eLearning invites you to puzzle through lunch with us on Mondays, starting June 3. We always have an easy puzzle and a more challenging puzzle available to work on. For remote folks, we can do puzzles online via Zoom!
Bring your lunch, your coworkers and classmates and even puzzles to swap!
Happy day folks- hope you all are well. Last week was certainly a very exciting one. Between our College Commencement and special graduations for nursing and dental hygiene, the College was overflowing with joy! I always love seeing the students and meeting their families. It is one thing I really miss from my faculty days as certainly I knew many more students then and never missed a graduation. However, even in this role I get to have some connections with students, and of course with you all who know them so much more. I even caught a couple of our folks in tears as their loved ones exited the gym as graduates. Thank you all for what you do during the year and for the team that puts this together- it is a lot of work!
This week I was able to attend the international orientation for new summer students. It’s always fun to see the students experience Shoreline for the first time, and observe how our staff and volunteers engage them, and ensure they are getting their needs met.
One event I unfortunately was unable to attend this week was the Muckleshoot Effective Teaching Institute. We had a great contingent of 20+ folks that went, and I am eager to hear what they learned, and look forward to continuing moving initiatives forward to better support our diverse indigenous communities. I am promised a picture below.
In light of the Holiday next week, we won’t be sending out a Campus Update, so I hope you all have a fun, and safe 4th of July holiday!
Have a great week all!
Cheers,
Jack
Spring Quarter Updates
Enrollments
The daily summer enrollment report is open to all employees.
Foundation
The SCC Foundation is thrilled to share that Kara Haney has accepted the position of Program Coordinator. I am excited for Kara to share her incredible systems and process management skills with us, as well as her humor, kindness, experience, and intellect. She starts on July 1 – YIPPEEE!!!
We are still advertising for an Annual Fund Manager – https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/shorelinecc/jobs/4474345/manager-annual-fund-e – This is a great opportunity for someone with strong fundraising skills looking for advancement. Please share the link with anyone you know.
Academic year 24/25 and Summer 24 Scholarships have been awarded and students have been notified. Thank you to the many, many of you helped evaluate applications.
The Fall 24 scholarship Cycle will begin on July 10th. Please share this link with students and urge them to apply https://www.shoreline.edu/foundation/scholarships.aspx
Technology Support Services (TSS)
We are excited to announce that the union strike has ended, and we can now proceed to work with our third party (Milne) on the wired network restoration project. Work has begun this week and will likely continue for the remainder of the calendar year. We are working on an updated building schedule and once we have that finalized, we will share with the campus the projected work durations for each building. We will make sure to work with each department/division during this process to ensure minimal disruptions to college operations. We thank you for your patience and support during this unfortunate delay.
As previously reported, Formstack has announced a major platform upgrade that will include changes to the way some forms are displayed coming on July 2nd. One particularly notable change is how items are displayed on drop down menu questions. Previously, we added either a blank option or “Select One” and ensured those were not valid selectable options. Now with the new update, a blank option is always presented by default. The old options of a blank or select one are no longer shown as the first item and are now valid selections. This means until those extra blank or select one options are removed, we may receive submissions without valid selections.
Action Needed: Please review your forms and if you need a change made to any form, please fill out the request at https://shoreline.formstack.com/forms/form_request. There are many other changes coming to Formstack during this upgrade, however we believe the dropdown menu is the most significant change that will impact our environment. Please take some time to review all your forms beginning on July 3rd or as soon as you can.
Human Resources
Updates
Payroll Reminders
2024 Absence & Timesheet deadlines can be found here. Payroll questions? Join us online Tuesday, June 25 from 3pm to 4pm OR Friday June 28 from 9:30am to 10:30am.
New Job Postings!
Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College.
Communications and Marketing
I just want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped with our virtual campus tour shoot this week. Everyone was so kind, helpful and willing to jump in whether that meant wrangling folks to be in a video, cleaning up your spaces, painting, reupholstering furniture, arranging artwork etc. The campus looked beautiful. The shoot went really smoothly, and I think we will have a great tour to share with our students soon. I genuinely appreciate you all. ~Cat
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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose
Shoreline Community College offers accessible, high-quality education and workforce training that empowers students for success. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, equity, and community engagement, we foster an educational environment that contributes to the enrichment of both our local and global communities.
Join us for the Seattle Pride Parade Meet-up
A Shoreline Shout-out To the hard-working team that helped to make the 2024 Commencement ceremony a success, thank you for all of the time and effort you put forth to help us round out another year, and to celebrate such an important milestone in our students’ lives.
I have appreciated all of the entertaining and constructive conversations that you have been a part of, and am indebted to you for your expertise and problem-solving as we navigated a variety of challenges returning to one ceremony after five years.
A special shoutout to our facilities team led by Kim, Aimee, and Ron, thank you SO MUCH for all of your hard work putting together the gym and overflow rooms, and for making the campus shine.
My sincerest gratitude to the Student Life team, Mashaal and Amalia, who helped to dot the “i”s and cross the “t”s, steaming gowns, calling vendors, and everything in between. This truly could not have been done without you.
Last but certainly not least, to our co-lead Yushin, for the countless hours of planning, your attention to detail, and your positivity and moral support.
Commencement will always be my favorite event of the year. The smiling faces of the graduates and their families, all of the faculty in their regalia, for me it will always represent the best of Shoreline. Thanks to everyone who made the magic happen.
Sundi Musnicki
Commencement Committee
As a reminder, for those wishing to acknowledge the work of fellow shoreline staff members or a group at Shoreline, you need only submit a Waves of Gratitude form for individuals or a Shoreline Shout-out for groups.
The Student Learning Center Will Open for Summer Quarter on Monday, July 8.
Math & Sciences Learning Center: 4213
Writing Studio: 4301
Summer Quarter Hours (In-Person and Online):
For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit our website!
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