The first Wednesday of the month means Phin Nation spirit is through the roof! Join the Student Leadership Center in the PUB lobby for GIVE AWAYS, PRIZES, REFRESHMENTS and more this Wed., Feb. 3 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.!
Show your Phin pride by wearing your Shoreline Community College swag and joining in the event! Don’t have any Shoreline swag? Students get 20% off Shoreline gear in the bookstore on Spirit Days, so head to the bookstore on Wednesday and get geared up!
Join us Wed., Feb. 3 at 12:40 p.m. for our weekly meeting of the Community Read of Octavia’s Brood. We meet on Wednesdays in the PUB 9208 from 12:40-1:40 p.m.
This week we’ll be discussing the stories: Small and Bright, In Spite of Darkness, Hollow.
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.
The entire campus community is invited to read and discuss the stories inside Octavia’s Brood during winter quarter. Students will be able to receive a FREE copy of the book after signing up!
You can explore the book, its message and its authors at the library’s learning guide here.
You can find more information and a link to sign up on the SLC web page and you can also sign up to join the read here.
The next College Council meeting is Tues., Feb. 2 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Admin bldg. (1000) Board Room (1010M).
The College Council is composed of students, classified staff, faculty and administrators and plays an important role in the governance structure of the college. The meetings are open to everyone to attend.
The Global Affairs Center Presents: Political and Economic Changes In Myanmar (Burma) Wed., Feb. 3 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208).
Myanmar (Burma) is undergoing significant political and economic reforms. On November 8, 2015, The National League for Democracy, led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (who was under house arrest from 1989 to 2010), won a stunning nationwide election, defeating a military establishment that has ruled Myanmar since 1962. The country’s election commission announced that the party had won 348 seats, enough for a majority in Parliament, and well more than the 40 won by the ruling (military) party. Yet the military will continue to hold many levers of power, suggesting that a complex dance between entrenched interests and the will of the people is the new reality.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma (until 1989), is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and boasts a population of more than 50 million. Myanmar emerged from British colonial rule in 1948, and has remained under military control since General Ne Win overthrew the civilian government in a 1962 coup. The country’s modern history has been marred by persistent human rights violations, ethnic strife, cronyism and failed state-run economic management that has resulted in widespread poverty.
Join our discussion about Myanmar’s political and economic changes, together with Larry Dohrs, Chairman, U.S. Campaign for Burma.
For more information about Larry Dohrs, visit our biographies page.
The Shoreline Piano Series is back with Shoreline music faculty Dr. Jensina Oliver joined by Sergio Pallottelli on flute Sun., Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Main Campus Theater. Sergio is flying in from Houston for the concert – he is an international performer and teacher. The duo will perform pieces by Mozart, Debussy, Paganini, and even some tangos by Gardel!
As usual, the concert proceeds go directly to the Shoreline Community College Piano Scholarship Fund to build our scholarship program for music students in need of financial assistance.
Ticket prices are as follows:
General admission – $15
Shoreline Community College faculty and staff, Seniors, and other students – $10
Shoreline Community College students with ID – $5
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