Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs – Failed Search

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to thank the EVP-ASA Screening Committee members for their time and good work in following the recruitment search process and recommending four finalists for my consideration. After the President, the EVP-ASA is the most senior position at the college. When we looked at recruitment for this position, we changed the title to the Executive Vice President acknowledging its importance.

I would also like to thank the Dean Team and the entire campus community for your interest and involvement in meeting, interviewing, asking excellent questions at the open forums, and providing feedback on the finalists. I carefully considered all available information including your comments and feedback and have determined this to be a “failed search.”

We do have viable options available to us. Unfortunately, Bob Francis is retiring from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs and does not represent one of those options. There are qualified executives available nationally on a shorter term basis. I will consider all options and will bear in mind the importance of selecting the best person to help the College move forward into our new and comprehensive strategic plan. I expect to have further information to share with the campus by the middle of next week.

Thank you for your involvement in our search for this key position and your dedication to our future.

Best regards,
Cheryl
Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President

Reminder to keep your calendar free for Open Forums for Dean of Science/Math/Engineering

Please save the date for Open Forums for the hiring of the Dean of Math/Science/Engineering. The tentative schedule for the forums is as follows:

April 20, 22, 25 from 12:45-1:45 p.m.
April 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

We’ll announce candidate names, room numbers, and additional information closer to the dates!

Teams now forming for Bike to Work Month!

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Bike to Work month is fast approaching and we’d like to start building teams now so we can get started on the right foot.

Please contact Alan Loveless at wloveless@shoreline.edu or Jonathan Betz-Zall at jbetz-zall@shoreline.edu to let us know if you are interested in riding or being a captain.

Also, if you know any students who want to help form the official Biking Dolphins student club, please send them our way as well.

College Council Meeting: Tues., March 1

The College Council Meeting will be held Tues., March 1 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Board Room (#1010M).

Campus events for Wed., Feb. 24: Humanities degree planning, body image workshop, Dr. Esquibel on sundown towns, and more!

These are the events happening around campus for Wed., Feb. 24.

Planning for a Humanities Degree, Room 1725
Wed., Feb. 24: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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The Humanities faculty advisor will discuss degree requirements and course sequencing for the Associate Arts-General Transfer, the Associate of Fine Arts, and the Associate of Music Degree. In addition, the advisor will work with students to draft an educational (course) plan.

Margin to Center: Dr.Elena Esquibel on Sundown Towns, PUB 9208
Wed., Feb. 24: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Dr. Elena Esquibel earned a Ph.D. in Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University. During her Doctoral program, she focused on Intercultural Communication, Performance Studies, and Critical Communication Pedagogy as well as Critical Race Theory and performance ethnography as theoretical methodologies. She is a professor in the Communications Department at Shoreline.

Dr.Esquibel will discuss the hidden history of sundown towns or “all-White” communities that have historically banned African Americans after dark. Specifically, looking at southern Illinois as a case study.

Community Read: Octavia’s Brood, PUB 9208
Wed., Feb. 24: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Join us for our weekly meeting of the Community Read of Octavia’s Brood. This week we’ll be discussing the stories: Manhunters, Aftermath, Fire on the Mountain.

Don’t know what Community Read is? Read on:
Each year a new book is selected for our Community Book Read. Together we share our impressions and ideas. Weekly analyses of the text are led by a variety of college volunteers, bringing with them their unique backgrounds, expertise and perspectives. This keeps the discussion fresh, lively and relevant.

This year’s book is Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements. Octavia’s Brood is a collection of social justice-themed science fiction stories that feature things like time travel, shape shifting, dystopian worlds, re-imaginings of “model minorities” and the possibilities of using visionary fiction to develop new ideas of future worlds. The works are inspired by the writings of Octavia Butler, an award-winning science fiction writer (Kindred, Parable of the Sower, and Lilith’s Brood) who lived in Lake Forest Park before her death in 2006.

More Than the Mirror: Maintaining a positive body image in an image obsessed society, PUB 9102
Wed., Feb. 24: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Do you or someone you know struggle with body image concerns?  Would you like to learn about body image and practice techniques for improving body image?  If so, join Gwyn Hoffman-Robinson, SCC counselor, for an interactive workshop in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2016.

Did you know?

• The rate of eating disorders among college students has risen to 10 to 20 percent of women and 4 to 10 percent of men (NEDA, 2013).

• Full-blown eating disorders typically begin between 18 and 21 years of age (Hudson, 2007).

• 35 percent of “normal” dieters progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25 percent progress to partial or full-syndrome eating disorders (Shisslak & Crago, 1995).

• Eating disorders are the mental illness with the highest mortality rate (Arcelus, 2011).

• Help-seeking decreases significantly when people are not aware of the options available to them (Ben-Porath, 2002; Friedman, 2009; Nolen-Hoeksema, 2006; Gould, 2007).

Intramural Yoga, Athletics Room 3025
Wed., Feb. 24: 12:35-1:25 p.m.

Take time out from your day to rejuvenate and build core strength. Free to students, faculty, and staff.

Phins Basketball on the road against Everett
Wed., Feb. 24: 5-9 p.m.

Screen Shot 2016-01-19 at 4.24.58 PMThe Phins Men’s and Women’s basketball teams take to the road to take on Everett. #GoPhins!