UPDATE: First Fall 2022 Community Check-in: Thurs, Oct 13, 2022; 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

October 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Community Check-ins are a great way to do just that—check-in! Creating space for conversations, check-ins, and feedback is important to the Executive Team (ET) and President Kahn. Join us on Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 8:00 AM–9:00 AM in the Quiet Dining Room (#9208)-PUB (#9000) for the first check-in of the fall & to enjoy light refreshments, listen, and share in growing our campus community. We appreciate you! 

We have added an option to attend Community Check-Ins virtually. Please see the access information below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83173429202

Telephone:

(253) 215-8782

Meeting ID: 831 7342 9202

Two other Community Check-ins are scheduled for the fall 2022 quarter:

  • Thursday, November 10, 2022; 2:00 PM-3:00 PM; Main Dining Room (#9215)
  • Thursday, December 8, 2022; 8:00 AM-9:00 AM; Main Dining Room (#9215)

Another way to connect with each member of the ET is through her/his/their virtual open office hours: ET Virtual Open Office Hours (Fall 2022).

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Save the date! VP for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Open Forums 10/20 & 10/21

October 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Good afternoon –

Please save the dates!

Shoreline Community College is excited to welcome two finalist candidates for the Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to campus. The candidates will present to the campus community and there will be a question and answer session immediately following. Participation will be available in person and via zoom.

October 20th from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Location and Zoom Link will be provided soon)

Dr. Carol Whittaker Leffall graduated from Northcentral University with a Doctorate in Business Administration – Specialization in Organizational Leadership. Whittaker Leffall is currently the Coordinator for the Transitions Center and Chair for the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Council at Lake Washington Institute of Technology and an Associate Adjunct Professor at Bellevue College.

October 21, 2022, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Location and Zoom Link will be provided soon)

Melanie Dixon graduated from Portland State University with a Master’s of Science Educational Leadership, Policy Foundations and Degree Administration. Dixon is currently the President at American River College – Los Rios Community College District.

Looking forward to seeing you there in person or via Zoom.

Elise

Elise Robinson, M.Ed.

Human Resource Manager

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Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees announces newly appointed member, Rebecca Ringer.

October 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Photograph of Rebecca Ringer

(Shoreline, Wash.) – The Shoreline Community College (Shoreline) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Ringer selected by Washington Governor Jay Inslee in June 2022. 

Ringer’s appointment is effective as of October 1, and her term will run through September 30, 2026. The Board is composed of five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Washington State Senate. Board members serve as the college’s policy-making body and are responsible for selecting, supervising, and evaluating the president. 

Ringer will replace Trustee Catherine Post D’Ambrosio who served two terms from November 2013 to September 2022. She joins four other trustees, including Rebecca Chan, Tom Lux, Eben Pobee and Kim Wells. 

Ringer recently retired after a 35-year career as a prominent trial lawyer. Prior to her Pacific Northwest law career, she practiced law on the East Coast for several years. She graduated with honors from the University of Kansas and later attended Cornell University School of Law. She enjoys time volunteering and playing tennis with her husband. 

“I am honored to have been appointed to the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees,” Ringer said. “I have long recognized Shoreline’s enormous value to our community. In addition to providing excellent educational opportunities, the college acts as a place where the community can gather for music, theater, science exhibits, cinema and more.”

For more information about the Shoreline Board of Trustees, visit https://www.shoreline.edu/about-shoreline/board/default.aspx

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New director for the Shoreline Concert Band at Shoreline Community College

October 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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Dr. Christopher Vongvithayamathakul (Mathakul) joined Shoreline Community College in the 2022-23 academic year as a full-time music faculty member and director of the Shoreline Concert Band. 

Previously, Dr. Mathakul directed the Symphonic Band and served as Music Ensembles Program Coordinator at the University of Illinois Chicago. 

Dr. Mathakul completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in instrumental conducting at the University of Washington in 2022, studying with Professor Timothy Salzman. 

As the concert band’s graduate assistant at Washington, Dr. Mathakul served as the director of the Concert Band and assistant conductor for the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. 

In the Spring of 2021, Dr. Mathakul and fellow graduate conducting student Daniel Fischer presented a clinic entitled “Creative Learning Experiences for Music Ensembles Using Digital Audio Tools” at multiple state music education conferences. 

This presentation was inspired by the virtual composition project entitled “Putting the E in Ensemble” piloted by the University of Washington Wind Ensemble in collaboration with composer Alex Shapiro in the Spring of 2020.

Dr. Mathakul earned a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from the University of New Mexico where he studied conducting with Professor Eric Rombach-Kendall and clarinet with Professor Keith Lemmons. 

During his time at New Mexico, Dr. Mathakul served as a graduate assistant for the UNM bands, where his responsibilities included assisting and conducting the concert bands, marching band, and running the “Soundpack” basketball pep band. Dr. Mathakul also served as the music director for the Symphony Orchestra of Albuquerque, a community orchestra.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Dr. Mathakul earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and spent seven years as a high school and middle school band director in schools on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i. During this time, Dr. Mathakul was an active member of the O’ahu Band Directors Association and chair of its Beginning Honor Band.

The concert band has openings for new players. Get out your instruments and sign up. The link to register is Shoreline Community Band (campusce.net) to register through Continuing Education, not for credit. 

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Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees announces newly appointed member

October 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Photograph of Rebecca Ringer

(Shoreline, Wash.) – The Shoreline Community College (Shoreline) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Ringer selected by Washington Governor Jay Inslee in June 2022. 

Ringer’s appointment is effective as of October 1, and her term will run through September 30, 2026. The Board is composed of five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Washington State Senate. Board members serve as the college’s policy-making body and are responsible for selecting, supervising, and evaluating the president. 

Ringer will replace Trustee Catherine Post D’Ambrosio who served two terms from November 2013 to September 2022. She joins four other trustees, including Rebecca Chan, Tom Lux, Eben Pobee and Kim Wells. 

Ringer recently retired after a 35-year career as a prominent trial lawyer. Prior to her Pacific Northwest law career, she practiced law on the East Coast for several years. She graduated with honors from the University of Kansas and later attended Cornell University School of Law. She enjoys time volunteering and playing tennis with her husband. 

“I am honored to have been appointed to the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees,” Ringer said. “I have long recognized Shoreline’s enormous value to our community. In addition to providing excellent educational opportunities, the college acts as a place where the community can gather for music, theater, science exhibits, cinema and more.”

For more information about the Shoreline Board of Trustees, visit https://www.shoreline.edu/about-shoreline/board/default.aspx

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