Required Opening Week Activities: Thurs 9/22 from 9am – 11:30am

Good Afternoon Colleagues,

With 2022 Opening Week activities beginning next week, please ensure your in-person attendance at the Thursday, September 22, 2022 morning activities as follows:

TimeActivityLocation
9am – 9:50amPresident’s WelcomePUB Main Dining Room
10am – 10:30amAwards & RecognitionsPUB Main Dining Room
10:45am – 11:30amCollege Community PanelPUB Main Dining Room

NOTE: Lunch will occur between 11:30am – 1pm (optional attendance) with food trucks sponsored by the College’s Foundation Office. Supervisors should coordinate office coverage to ensure all employees who wish to attend can do so.

To support employee ability to physically attend the required events listed above, please ensure you have updated your phone, email, and physical office space to reflect the campus closure of services between 9am – 11:30am on Thursday, September 22, 2022. For all public-facing units, please also identify options for those who may seek service during the closure, such as posting the unit email account for contact on the main entrance, etc.

With regards to those impacted by Opening Week activities across Rosh Hashanah, please review College Procedure 4729 – Employee Holidays for Reasons of Faith or Conscience for directions on reporting leave if needed.

Lastly, please contact HR at hr@shoreline.edu no later than September 20, 2022, should you require a medical accommodation to participate in opening week activities.

See you next week!

Veronica Zura
Executive Director of Human Resources

Shoreline Community College
www.shoreline.edu  |  206.546.7858

Waves of Gratitude

Waves of Gratitude for Bayta Maring of Administrative Services for Inclusive Excellence and Institutional Support. Bayta worked and led the team that coordinated the Adhoc accreditation report. This was a project that touched many departments and required many moving parts. Thank you Bayta for your hard work! From Crystal Berry Communications & Marketing.

Waves of Gratitude for Lauren Hadley Director of Workforce for program support and being a champion. Lauren had been my supervisor and Director of Manufacturing for 5+ years and has moved to other duties. Lauren is a champion for manufacturing and its instructors and staff. She is greatly appreciated and missed! Thank you, Lauren, for always working your magic to keep staff, navigator, and instructors!

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 Shoutout for groups.  Thank you from the Employee Recognition Committee – Rob, Wanda, and Megan.

Fall Continuing Education registration is open!

Fall Continuing Education registration is open!

Continuing Education | Shoreline Community College

CE Fall class offering flyer

7000 Reflection Room Opens for Fall 2022 on 9/13 6-7pm

The reflection room in 7000 will be open to the campus community beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 28th. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to visit the reflection room on the 2nd floor (down the hall from the lobby), or to utilize the lobby or Great Room to do some work, enjoy some lunch, etc. These spaces are available for use Mondays-Fridays from 9am-5pm except when the college is closed. Please Note: Any formal or group use of the lobby or Great Room requires a reservation which can be made by e-mailing Michaela Gomes at mgomes@shoreline.edu

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News Links | Sept. 13, 2022

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Bob Mohrbacher commentary: Real solution to student debt is making college affordable
Student debt has been in the news a lot lately. … Centralia College does not participate in any federal student loan programs. We actively counsel students against taking out risky, high-interest private loans for their education.
Centralia Chronicle, Sept. 12, 2022

Funding roundup: Washington
Highline College will use a $1.38 million TRIO Talent Search grant to ensure low-income, first-generation students can enroll and succeed in college. …  Peninsula College secured a $201,278 Job Skills Program (JSP) grant to help McKinley Paper upskill entry-level employees at its Port Angeles mill. … More Spokane Community College (SCC) students will have access to emergency aid thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.
Community College Daily, Sept. 12, 2022

Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new Early Learning Center playground
On September 6, Bellevue College celebrated the renovation of Bellevue’s Early Learning Center (ELC) playground with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The renovation was made possible through a decades-long partnership with Costco.
Bellevue Reporter, Sept. 9, 2022

Big Bend receives $1.16 million EOC grant
Big Bend Community College will make use of a $1.16 million grant to open a TRIO Educational Opportunity Center, according to a press release from the college. Funds from the EOC grant will pay for outreach personnel in communities within the BBCC service district …
Columbia-Basin Herald, Sept. 8, 2022

Edmonds College to offer certification in data analytics starting in October
Edmonds College launched an affordable data analytics certification program that will start in October. No programming experience is necessary, and students can complete the program in as little as nine months.
My Edmonds News, Sept. 8, 2022
TRENDS | HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Report reveals pandemic caused continued transfer drops
… All transfer pathways experienced declines, but transfers into two-year institutions were particularly affected. Lateral transfers (two-year to two-year) declined by over 21% and reverse transfers (four-year to two-year) declined by 18%.
Diverse Education, Sept. 8, 2022