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.
The Shoreline Community College Professional Automotive Training Center – Dealer Training Academy will be hosting the Vehicle Maintenance Management Conference (VMMC) March 24-26.
This is a large event that happens annually and will likely have some impact on parking around the 2100 building. We have taken steps to help lessen the impact to the campus community during the spring break and the first days of the spring quarter. Please note that there will be an increase in traffic around the 2100 building and we will be moving vehicles back to the building in a scheduled manner to help lessen the impact to students, staff and faculty.
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Michael Boehm
The spring-quarter schedule of “Get Ready – Take Action, All-Hazards Training” is set.
The big news is that faculty and staff will be able to take the training online in addition to choosing from three afternoon face-to-face sessions.
“I’m very excited about the online training,” said Safety & Security Director Robin Blacksmith. “I’m working with our eLearning department to create a class in Canvas that will then be available for all employees to take when it is convenient for them.”
The work to build the class has started and Blacksmith said the goal is to have it available by mid-spring quarter. “A number of people who have already taken the class have asked if they can take it again as a refresher,” she said. “The answer is ‘yes,’ and the online option may help address that request.”
Some people prefer to be in a traditional face-to-face learning environment and there are three such classes set for this spring. In previous quarters, most of the 90-minute classes were scheduled between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. For spring, Blacksmith consulted with faculty union President Amy Kinsel to set the three sessions. “We wanted to perhaps reach a group of employees who haven’t been able to get to the other classes,” Blacksmith said.
The dates, times and locations are:
Blacksmith also noted that there are two session remaining this month:
For employees who want to come to a face-to-face class, Blacksmith asks that they use the form below to sign up. Once the online class is available, employees will be able to access it at any time with no signup required. As reminder, associate faculty members who are attending either the face-to-face or the online training and submit a completed time-sheet to the VPASA’s office will be paid for that time at the contractual rate for non-instructional work, $39 per hour. Associate faculty payment applies only to those who are taking the training for the first time.
The goal is to have all employees who work on campus to participate, including staff and full- and part-time faculty. The college began in June, 2014, to offer Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) –based training to all employees.
President Cheryl Roberts has expressed that all employees who work on campus should complete what is now labeled, “Get Ready – Take Action, All Hazards Training.”
This training is intended to help make the campus a safer environment for employees, students and everyone who comes to the college. Employees who do not work on campus may also choose to participate in the trainings, either in class or online.
Shoreline Community College hosted a Japanese koto (13-string instrument) music workshop for K-14 educators and musicians this past weekend on Sat., Feb. 28. The workshop was co-sponsored by Seattle Miyagi Koto Association, Silk Strings and the University of Washington East Asia Resource Center. This hands-on workshop was led by Anne Prescott of the Five College Center for East Asian Studies, Smith College in Massachusetts. Participants learned the history of the koto from the 17th century to today, and learned how to play “Sakura, Sakura” on the koto. Attendees also enjoyed koto performances by Chiaki Endo and Seattle koto artist Shiho Kurauchi, who is a Shoreline resident. On March 1, Chiaki Endo was a guest performer with Seattle Symphony, performing in the “Celebrate Asia” Series.
During the workshop, the 815 classroom in the music building was filled with K-14 teachers trying to play koto for the first time. Since the Westernization of Japan in the 19th century, Western music has been encouraged and the sound of traditional musical instruments such as koto have grown rare in Japan. This workshop is part of an effort to preserve traditional Japanese musical instruments in a creative way that also appeals to Westernized ears. All the participants were impressed with the beautiful sounds of koto and were reminded of how the traditional aesthetic value transcends time and space
The Plus 50 program is thrilled to bring Lee Mozena of Zena Consulting to campus this Friday, Feb. 27 to participate in a Job Seekers roundtable discussion about personal branding.
When it comes to your own life you are marketing your personal brand every single day, whether you realize it or not. Marketing is how you present yourself to those around you and what you consistently offer to them. The work you do along with your own networks and friends are professional resources others can potentially utilize. When marketing yourself, it’s about consciously building that experience so that you can effectively get what you want in return from your life.
Lee Mozena of Zena Consulting will share personal branding ideas and give examples of how your brand can best stand out among the rest. Feel like you’ve got your personal brand down? Tell your students about this opportunity to learn to more effectively market themselves to employers.
More details of Lee’s services are found on her Linkedin page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leemozena
Great conversation and networking opportunities (along with quality coffee and snacks, compliments of Central Market) await you!
When: Friday, February 27, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Where: Shoreline Community College, Room 5116, Building 5000 (ground floor)
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