U.S. Culture Chat: Formal Meeting Language

International Education Department has been hosting a U.S. Culture Chat series on Zoom to help international students learn the language and culture in different aspects of life here in the U.S.

At our next U.S. Culture Chat, we will offer a special topic on formal meeting language and parliamentary procedure. Although this is not something that is easy to “pick up” from everyday conversation, it is vital for ASG meetings, club meetings, business meetings, etc.

All students around the world are welcome to join us at the U.S. Culture Chat on Thursday, May 19 at 7:00 pm, PT. Anyone who would like to attend can register and receive the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/iespring2022zoom.

READ ME | ALL EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS | ABSENCE AND TIME REQUESTS

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 5pm – Friday, May 13, 2022.

Timesheets for the 5/1-5/15 pay period will be locked at noon on Monday May 16th;  this means you will no longer be able to submit a timesheet for this pay period after NOON on May 16th.

  • An email will be sent when timesheets are re-opened for entering your time for the 5/16-5/31 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
  • 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

SCC Blood Drive Stats!

Thank you to all the helped and participated in the blood drive at Shoreline CC!

Dates: May 10 & 11 All Day

Location: PUB QDR

Partnership between SCC/Student Life & Bloodworks


  • Registered Donors: 61
  • First Time Donors: 14
  • Collected Units: 51

With just two days, your impact has helped many patients in the Pacific Northwest! All the donors were thanked individually, but feel free to share these results with the rest of the campus.

From everyone at Bloodworks Northwest, including patients and hospital partners, THANK YOU for continuing to step up to help our community. All types of blood donations are critical for the health and safety of our community, and your contribution from planning & prepping for the Pop-Up event to recruiting donors is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances you help create.

Campus Updates 05/12/22

Hi Campus Community,   

Here are this week’s updates! View this message on the web! 
RETURN TO CAMPUS/COVID-19  
Cases     

  • 13 new positive cases were reported in the last 7 days. 

Vaccines & Medications 

  • Vaccine counseling reimbursement coverage extended. The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) has extended the emergency order to require coverage for COVID-19 vaccine counseling for another 30 days.  The extension is in effect through June 6, 2022. 
  • Immunocompromised folks may be eligible for medication that helps protect from severe COVID-19 illness per King County Public Health

Questions?      

EVENTS AND NEWS  

Student Communications 

A student email communications feed has been created at this link! Please bookmark this link and visit to see information being sent to students throughout the quarter.  

For all Communication and Marketing Requests, please send the following: 

Please include a timeline for your project. We will respond within 24-48 hours. Sending requests for design or web support creates a ticket in Zendesk. 

ctcLink Updates: 

Shoreline Operational Reporting Network (SHORN), which currently includes staff from TSS and Institutional Assessment and Data Management (IADM) has received a number of questions about the report server, so would like to provide answers to a few FAQs. 

Why is my report not updated? 

The Shoreline Operational Reporting Network is working through a prioritized list of reports from the archived report server.  If you find that a report that you use frequently is not updating with ctcLink data, please submit a Report Request Form, and the team will be in touch about when to expect an updated report. 

What about Formstack reports? 

Staff from TSS, web support and instruction are working on ensuring that key forms related to enrollment and transcripts (e.g., student grading options, hardship withdrawal, ESL/ABE applications) are developed to meet key deadlines.  If you have a question about Formstack forms or using data from Formstack, please submit a ticket through the Support Center

If you have questions, please visit shoreline.edu/ctclink or our Support Center at support.shoreline.edu

Foundation News: 

  • If anyone has a need for funding from the Foundation for the 2022/2023 academic year, please fill out the Emerging Needs Grant form and submit it to Jkrupke@shoreline.edu

Events  

Please share with your students and campus community networks:  

Commencement Updates – Week of May 9 

Over the next few weeks, the Commencement Committee will be sharing weekly updates related to this year’s in-person ceremonies that will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 10am and 2pm.  

Commencement Updates – Week of May 9 

  • All students graduating in spring or summer 2022 must complete the application to graduate in order to receive their diploma. The deadline for spring 2022 graduates has been extended to Monday, May 16th.   
  • Once students have applied to graduate, they are encouraged to sign up to participate in Commencement on Saturday, June 18th.  The deadline to sign up is Monday, May 16th. Students will be invited to attend either the morning or afternoon ceremony depending on their degree/certificate type. Information about this is available on the Commencement website, which is now updated to include information about tickets/guests, ordering regalia, and requesting accommodations.  
  • All students participating in Commencement must wear regalia. Cap & gown can be purchased from Jostens by Thursday, May 26th. Students who are concerned about the financial burden of purchasing regalia may rent a cap & gown by e-mailing commencement@shoreline.edu (while supplies last). 

We’ll be providing more updates in the upcoming weeks. If you could help to share this information with your students and encourage them to check their e-mail and the Commencement website for regular updates, we would really appreciate it. If you have any questions about Commencement, please e-mail commencement@shoreline.edu.  

Go Phins! 

Commencement Committee