Shoreline Welcomes Two New Associate Deans

Dear Shoreline Staff,

During the Winter & Spring Quarters, we hired two new Associate Deans, Dalila Paredes (STEM & Workforce) and Shanon Reedy (BCSS).  They both bring a diversity of experiences to the Shoreline community which you can read more about below.  Please note that both of the following passages were co-written by each dean and new associate dean.

Dalila Paredes – Associate Dean of STEM & Workforce

Joining the Shoreline community with eleven years of experience as faculty at community colleges both in and out of state, we welcome Dalila Paredes as our Associate Dean of Workforce & STEM.

Throughout her career, Dalila has leveraged a lens of equity and inclusion to create equitable learning environments for historically underserved students, faculty, and staff.  Most recently, she served as the Director for Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) at Clark College, and under her leadership, MESA received a $350,000 grant which was used to intentionally serve marginalized students during the pandemic.  Dalila also has successful teaching experience in both chemistry and biology at Amarillo College and Clark College.

She is deeply committed to serving the Shoreline community and is especially excited about exploring innovative ways of engaging, supporting, and retaining students of color.  “Our students are highly capable and bring their own lived experiences to our classrooms which are their strengths.  I feel a deep responsibility to ensure that Shoreline creates learning environments where our communities feel safe and supported to take the next steps in their career and in life. Si se puede!”

Outside of work, Dalila enjoys crafting with leather, wood, and glass, adding to her growing collection of plants and books, and spending quality time in nature and with her family.

Shanon Reedy – Associate Dean of BCSS

We welcome Shanon Ehmke Reedy as the new Associate Dean of Business, Communication Studies, and Social Sciences. Shanon brings several higher education experiences to Shoreline Community College, most recently from Bellevue College, University of Washington, and Roosevelt University (RU) in Chicago. In her most recent role as Principal Program Manager, she had oversight over staff and programming in four applied baccalaureate degrees. Shanon was a founding member of the SBCTC’s Baccalaureate Leadership Council and is currently on the executive committee.

Shanon has teaching experiences at both 4-year and 2-year institutions.  At RU she taught classes for adult students in the Bachelor of General Studies program, and this included the Seminar in Social Science.  She currently teaches marketing research classes at Bellevue College.  Shanon continues to teach in order to see students for, “not what they have done or where they come from, but for what they can become.”

Shanon also has over 25 years of experience in higher education including advising, disability services, corporate and continuing education, outreach and recruitment, enrollment management, program and curriculum development, faculty development and support, assessment, and instruction.  While Shanon’s experience has crossed different types of college and university settings, her heart lies in the mission of the Community College, access to higher education.

Shanon has been married to her husband Chris for 20 years.  They have two children, Ethan (13) and Ella (18), and a chocolate lab puppy named Ruby.  In her spare time, Shanon enjoys skiing, car camping, taking Ethan to Karate, and watching Ella compete in swim meets.  Shanon completed an MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Illinois State University and a BA in Psychology at the University of Kansas—Go Jayhawks!

Please join me in welcoming both Dalila & Shanon to Shoreline Community College.

Phillip J. King, Ed.D.

Vice President for Student Learning, Equity, and Success

Shoreline Community College

From Payroll Manager D. Bryant: READ ME | CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS | HOLIDAY PAY

IMPORTANT – MUST READ

This is a gentle yet important notification. 

Absence requests and approval, Leave Without Pay requests and approval, Shared Leave requests and approval, and time reporting and approval need to be submitted by Noon – Wednesday, June 1, 2022

If you are going to be on leave next week, be sure to submit before leaving on your leave. 

Supervisors if you are going to be out, please have your employees submit before you leave (contact payroll@shoreline.edu to push timesheets to you, if you need to see them today).

Timesheets for the 5/16-5/31 pay period will be locked at noon on Wednesday, June 1st;  this means you will no longer be able to submit a timesheet for this pay period after NOON on June 1st.

  • An email will be sent when timesheets are re-opened for entering your time for the 6/1-6/15 pay period.
  • When submitting a Leave Without Pay or Shared Leave request, please also notify the payroll office  Delene Bryant Ext. 4515  or the benefits office Lisa Patterson Ext. 4510.  This step is not necessary for vacation, sick leave, personal holiday or leave, etc.
  • Working overtime, and the hours need to be reported to a different combo code (budget) than your main job?  Please email dbryant@shoreline.edu.

Compliance with this schedule will assure timely and accurate leave processing and pay for you.

Please remember, pay periods run from the first day of the month through the 15th day of the month and from the 16th day of the month through the last day of the month.  The due date for absence reporting and approvals, Leave Without Pay requests and approvals, Shared Leave requests and approvals and time reporting and approvals is noted above.

Please me know if you have questions.

Delene Bryant
Payroll Manager
HR & Employee Relations

Shoreline Community College
www.shoreline.edu  |  206.546.4515
E-mail:  dbryant@shoreline.edu
Fax:  206.546.5850

Memorial Day Event

PLEASE JOIN VETERAN & MILITARY STUDENT SERVICES (VMSS) for

ONE MINUTE OF SILENCE

MEMORIAL DAY
MONDAY, MAY 30th 
3:00pm

The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3:00pm on Memorial Day for one minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the United States.

Create Positive Impact with an Innovation Project: Application Now Open

Dear Shoreline Staff, 

I am writing to you with an update about our annual application process for Innovation Projects which empowers staff to pursue innovative ideas at the College. 

This year, we are seeking project proposals that will increase recruitment and enrollment, encourage or support wellness and health, or support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. More information about the process, including application materials, can be found by clicking this link to our website.  

All staff are invited to apply. Applications are due before midnight on June 6, 2022. Questions? Please connect with Alexander Mitu at amitu@shoreline.edu.  

Sincerely, 

Steve Hanson
Interim President
Office of the President

Campus Updates 05/25/22

Hi Campus Community,   

Here are this week’s updates!

RETURN TO CAMPUS/COVID-19  
Cases    

  • 12 new positive cases were reported in the last 7 days (as compared to 5 new cases the prior week).  

Vaccines 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strengthens their recommendations for booster shots and expands who is eligible. Here is how to stay up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccines. Staff can use work time to get a booster, but that cannot include travel time. Please note that you are not required to get booster shots to be eligible to work at the College; being fully vaccinated (or gaining an approved exemption) is the requirement for employment and is defined on pg. 13 of the Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Proclamation.  

Tests 

Can you use a home test after the expiration date? Answers from King County Public Health.  

Masks 

Masks are now voluntary on college shuttles/vans, which brings the College into alignment with current federal practice regarding masks on public transportation. Signage has been updated around campus; feel free to print / post more in your area, as needed: Campus COVID-19 Precautions sign and Masks Voluntary sign.  

Questions?     

EVENTS AND NEWS 

Events  

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