Faculty and Staff Commencement Cap and Gown Orders Due May 5

Commencement will be held on Sun., June 7, 2015 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium. All faculty, administrators and staff are invited to wear commencement attire. Your participation is encouraged as a tribute to the dedication and achievements of our 2015 graduates.

The deadline for ordering caps and gowns is extended to Tuesday, May 5. You can go online to order your commencement wear. Our cap and gown vendor, Herff Jones Cap and Gown, has set up an online ordering system that is very easy to complete for PC users, and somewhat slower for Mac users. You can access the Herff Jones website here.

All Users:
Customer number (46000591000) and the order number (#3207250).

Your order must be submitted no later than Tuesday, May 5. The College covers all rental expenses for regalia ordered and returned by the established deadlines, but not thereafter.

If you ordered during the past year:

  1. Scroll down to your name under “Faculty Name” to verify or edit your size and degree information. (NOTE: Support staff and administrators are also listed under “Faculty Name”).
  2. If no changes are necessary, click on Finished”.

For first-time orders:

  1. Anticipate a short system delay to place your order; there may be a delay from the time you select “New Faculty Member” and click “Continue”.
  2. Please be sure to click “Confirm” when you’ve completed and verified your order.

You may also order through Lisa Smith in the Student Leadership Center via email at lsmi@shoreline.edu. We do encourage you, however, to try the online order system first.

Please mark your calendar to pick up your commencement wear between June 1 and June 5, but no later than Friday, June 5 by 3 p.m., in the Student Leadership Center, PUB 3rd floor. After that time, you may pick it up on the day of Commencement at the Issue Room in the lower level of the gymnasium, between 12:30-1:30 p.m.

After the commencement ceremony, we encourage you to wear your regalia to the reception for pictures with students. It is imperative that all caps, gowns and hoods be returned on Sunday, June 7, at the conclusion of the ceremony at the drop off area in the PUB, room 9202. We must ship the commencement wear the following day in order to avoid late charges.

Please contact Lisa Smith at (206) 546-5862 or lsmi@shoreline.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

So far, only 17 people have submitted their orders. We strongly suggest that those who have already submitted their orders check the verified orders list here as computer errors/glitches may occur, and there is always the chance that your order may not have processed or come through as verified. Please call Lisa Smith if this happens to you!

Thank you for your attention and understanding!!

Applications for Honors Program Class of 2015-16 Now Open

The Shoreline Honors Program is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 class. Please recommend this to any students you may know who would benefit from our Honors Program. This program allows students to work closely with faculty on projects that they design with their mentors. Students earn 10 credits (5 of which can be used to satisfy their Humanities or Social Sciences distribution requirements).

Check out our latest brochure here and share it with any students you think might benefit from this program. Interested students can access the application form here.

I’d like to offer special thanks to all those faculty who have served as mentors (formal and informal) to our students and also those faculty that keep the honors program going with the gifts of their time and talents.

Spring Presentations
We have a very exciting group of students with a broad range of topics in this year’s program and hope that you will encourage prospective students to attend our final presentations this year on June 3, 2015 in the Quiet Dining Room of the PUB starting at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.

Terry Taylor

Join Us for a Live-Streaming of Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing, Thurs., March 26

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will live-stream findings from its recent research report, Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing. This report will feature the latest data on girls’ achievement in subjects related to engineering and computing, how few women are working in these fields, and what can be done. All are welcome!

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in room 1102 of the Administration building.

Request for 2015-2016 Community Book Read Nominations and Volunteers for Book Selection Committee

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The SCC Community Book Read Committee is currently in need of your assistance in choosing a book for next year.  We need book recommendations and volunteers to serve on the 2015-2016 Book Selection Committee.

Book Nominations for the 2015-2016 SCC Community Book Read are needed by Friday, April 10. We are looking for books that meet the following criteria:

Content is meaningful, relevant to our lives today and would be found relatable for a variety of readers
Length of book is 250 pages or less
Book is readily available in paperback, ebook and audio

When submitting your recommendation, please include the following information for consideration by the Book Selection Committee:
Brief Bio about the Author
Brief explanation of why you are recommending the book: What makes it relevant and relatable to our lives today? Why do you think this book will stimulate interesting and in-depth discussions of the book? Why do you like this book?  (no more than 250 words)
If possible, suggest potential events that we could sponsor at SCC that relate to the book (i.e. speakers, films, presentations).
If your recommended book were chosen, would you be interested in facilitating one or more of the book discussions? Are you interested in leading or sponsoring an event? (participation is optional, not required for the adoption of the book.)
Have you used the book in one of your courses?
Are you interested in using the book in one of your courses?

The Selection Committee will consist of 5-11 representatives from faculty, staff, students and administrators of the college community. If you are interested in participating in the selection process for the 2015-2016 Community Book Read, Contact Lianne Almughirah, lalmughirah@shoreline.edu by Wed., April 8.

In order to streamline the process, the goal is for there to be only 3 meetings. Below is the tentative/suggested schedule of activities for the Book Selection committee:

initial meeting   (week of April 13)
read all submissions and select top 3 books (week of April 20)
each member read one of the top 3 books
committee selects final (week of May 18)
campus community informed of the 2015-16 Community Read book selection (Week of May 25)

Time to Get Your Caps and Gowns

Dear College Employees,

Commencement is just around the corner, and it’s that time again to support our amazing students. Here are instructions for placing commencement cap and gown orders.

Thank you for your attention to this, and please call or email me with any questions you may have.

Submitted by:

Lisa Smith
206-546-5862
lsmi@shoreline.edu