Seattle Latino Film Festival – SCC Showtimes 10/12, 10/13, and 10/14!

Join us in celebrating SLFF by supporting films shown at the Shoreline Community College Theater! The Seattle Latino Film Festival’s mission is focused on bringing audiences and filmmakers together for an educational experience and supporting the magic of filmmaking as part of Hispanic and Romance Language Cinema globally. Learn more here!

SLFF film showing details listed on a graphic

SLFF film showing details listed on a graphic
SLFF film showing details listed on a graphic
SLFF film showing details listed on a graphic

News Links | Oct. 11, 2022

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Honor Indigenous Peoples Day at art reception for Washington native, Indigenous artist
An art reception at Spokane Falls Community College is recognizing the work of Chad “Little Coyote” Yellowjohn. He’s a Washington-native with ties to the Shoshone-Bannock and Spokane Tribes. He’s debuting his visual art exhibit, “Masked Preservation” …
KXLY, Oct. 10, 2022

State business group visits Clark College lab, Camas’ Analog Devices in Manufacturing Week bus tour
A large bus decked out in Manufacturing Week decor pulled up to Clark College’s campus at the Columbia Tech Center on Monday morning. As the bus unloaded, people clad in blue Association of Washington Business jackets …
Columbian, Oct. 10, 2022

Comedian to bring show to Peninsula College
… “The ASC is thrilled to welcome comedian Troy Walker to Peninsula College,” said Hedvig Persson, vice president of programming. “This is a great opportunity for us to bring students and the community back to our beautiful campus for a fun night of comedy.”
Peninsula Daily News, Oct. 8, 2022

First Lady Jill Biden visits Bates Technical College in Tacoma
On Friday afternoon, students and faculty at Bates Technical College got a chance to meet First Lady Jill Biden. She toured classrooms and learned not only about some of the programs the school offers but also about the students themselves. She commended the students on their dedication to starting their careers. [Video]
KOMO News, Oct. 7, 2022

Where are Washington’s woman winemakers?
Walla Walla Community College’s Institute for Enology and Viticulture runs its own winery, College Cellars. The 22-year-old program quickly gets its students’ hands dirty, pushing past the romance of winemaking to underscore just how much of this profession centers on proper—and repeated—equipment cleaning.
Seattle Met, Oct. 7, 2022

Living images: Don Seabrook | September’s best photos
On the first day of September, I went with our GO! Editor to do a story at the Music & Arts Center (MAC) Gallery on the Wenatchee Valley College campus. I’d never been there before and when we arrived, Ellen Bruex and Nik Penny were busy carefully hanging art pieces in the room. [Photo]
Wenatchee World, Oct. 7, 2022

Digging into the past: Edmonds College faculty led archaeology excavation of historic Japanese community site in North Seattle
… in conjunction with Edmonds College and North Seattle College, Valentino led a four-week archeological excavation of the land. She conducted a field program that not only introduced students to the archaeological field …
My Edmonds News, Oct. 7, 2022

Pierce College EDI CARES empowers students through a record number of 10 summer camps
Pierce College EDI CARES successfully launched a record number of ten different culturally empowering summer camps to meet the needs of high school age youth in Pierce County this summer.
Suburban Times, Oct. 6, 2022
TRENDS | HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Pace of FAFSA simplification concerning
The long-awaited simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be open next fall, but financial aid administrators and college access advocates are skeptical that the U.S. Department of Education can meet that deadline.
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 10, 2022

Opinion: Parents’ Weekend: Could the model transfer?
… At a basic level, it could send the message that families are welcome. That’s important not just from the cynical perspective of keeping paying customers happy, as real as that is. It also recognizes that the idea of college as a place to break away from family is somewhat culturally specific.
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 10, 2022

Research network to examine strategies to help colleges bounce back post-pandemic
The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University will lead a federally funded research network to investigate ways to help community colleges recover from draconian enrollment drops and learning loss due to the Covid pandemic.
Community College Daily, Oct. 6, 2022

Notice of Board of Trustees Special Meeting: Thurs; Oct 13, 2022; 3:00 PM

The Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Thursday, October 13, 2022 beginning at 3:00 PM in room 1010M (the “Board Room”) in building 1000 (the “Administration building). The business to be transacted in this meeting will be/is published to https://www.shoreline.edu/about-shoreline/board/meeting-packets-2018.aspx.

The October 13, 2022, special meeting will be recorded and the video, available, when Board materials are posted for the next regular meeting on October 26, 2022.

The remote option (via Zoom) for the October 13, 2022, special meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83629913577

• (253) 215-8782

Meeting ID: 836 2991 3577

All Board of Trustees meetings include opportunity for public comment. Public comment(s) during the October 13, 2022 Communication from the Public segment will be presented to the Board verbally.

• For attendees attending in-person: Please sign-up to provide a public comment on the speaker sign-in sheet in the Board Room between 2:45 PM–3:00 PM on October 13, 2022. 

• For attendees connecting online: Please sign up to provide a public comment via the Chat function in Zoom between 2:45 PM–3:00 PM on October 13, 2022.

The Board Chair will call upon each speaker signed up to provide public comment. The total public comment period at the October 13, 2022 meeting will be no more than ten (10) minutes with up to two (2) minutes allotted per speaker. Adjustments to the two (2) minute allotment will be made if more than five (5) individuals sign up to speak. (For the entering of a public comment into the record and attaching to the minutes of the October 13, 2022 meeting, please send written public comment to Board Secretary Lori Yonemitsu at lyonemitsu@shoreline.edu following the October 13, 2022 meeting.)

Title IX Refresher Training 10/26 2:00-3:00pm

All employees are required to complete annual training on Title IX. This session fulfills that requirement. We’ll review your rights and responsibilities under Title IX and talk about how to respond when someone discloses to you that they have experienced sexual violence or harassment. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and apply your knowledge to real-life scenarios. Please email TitleIXCoordinator@shoreline.edu to register and indicate your preference to attend in person or via Zoom.

Introduction to Title IX 10/19/22 2:00-3:20pm

All new employees are required to complete training on Title IX, the Federal law that prohibits gender discrimination and sexual misconduct in educational programs. In this session, we’ll discuss your rights and responsibilities under Title IX and review Shoreline’s reporting and response procedures. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and apply your knowledge to real-life scenarios. To register, please email TitleIXCoordinator@shoreline.edu and indicate your preference to attend in person or via Zoom.