Waves of Gratitude

Waves of Gratitude for Ron Norimatsu for Integrity and Leadership. Ron and his day shift team (Erik, Tommy, Quang, Aimee, Hugo, Antonio) face significant challenges but continue to get the job done every day. The unique group of staff who still report to campus every day know that Ron and his team are dedicated to ensuring excellent campus grounds and buildings. Recognized by anonymous.

Waves of Gratitude for Wanda Waldrop for Inclusive Excellence, Respect, and Student Engagement. Wanda goes above and beyond to support student success outside of the classroom helping them remove barriers to be successful in school. I am constantly impressed with her energy and creative ways she builds community within the manufacturing program. Recognized by Lauren Hadley

Waves of Gratitude for Jenna Durney-Schlein for Community Engagement. Jenna spoke at the October Shoreline Chamber of Commerce breakfast and did an amazing job speaking to small business owners about how they can access education. She spoke from the heart about her own experience as a daughter of a small business owner and did an amazing job talking about opportunities here at Shoreline. She was an excellent ambassador of the college. Recognized by Lauren Hadley

Waves of Gratitude for Linda Mickleberry. Linda has been making a ton of forms for the college to make sure staff coming onto campus are safe and students are able to get their needs met. She always has a positive attitude and demonstrates an ethic of care about all those connected to Shoreline. She is quick to reply and get things done. Recognized by Jenna Durney-Schlein.

Waves of Gratitude for Donna Langley. Donna has been incredible to work with in helping students work through tricky situations to get financial aid awarded. I had one student who needed some extra documentation and she worked really close with me to make sure this student understood what needed to be submitted. While it took a little while on the students’ end to get all the paperwork in order, Donna was always quick to respond, positive and committed to student success. She even found a colleague to help translate if need be! From her efforts, we were able to award the student over $2000 in financial aid and made it so this student was not sent to collections! Recognized by Jenna Durney-Schlein.

Waves of Gratitude for Linda Mickleberry for Inclusive Excellence, Student Engagement, and Smooth operations of the college during this time of remote learning and remote services. Linda has been working diligently behind the scenes for years keeping our online forms via Formstack, and databases working efficiently. Her work has been even more important during campus remote operations in 2020 and now going forward into 2021!

She helps staff create online input forms for students, staff, and the community to troubleshoot these forms when there are problems and always has ideas for you to make them more effective and clear for students and the community to use. Linda has a very professional and positive attitude, and is a pleasure to work with! Recognized by Suzanne Gugger.

Waves of Gratitude for John Nold for Respect, Caring, and Helpfulness. John comes every day to sanitize public surfaces at the Parent Child Center. He always comes in with a positive and friendly attitude. I appreciate what he is doing for us as it is helping us maintain a healthy environment. Recognized by Debbie Sztain.

Waves of Gratitude for Student Support Programs for Inclusive Excellence, Respect, and Community Engagement. I want to give a BIG shout out to everyone that assisted Community Employment Program (CEP) with our successful King County Monitoring visit on the15th. I want to thank Jennifer Fenske, Brandi Okano, Delene Bryant, Melissa Sanders, Ric-James Doike for providing crucial information and documentation to make our visit smooth. I could not have done it without you! Recognized by Sue Anne Lemkin

Waves of Gratitude for Lynette Peters for Respect. Lynette has shown me a huge amount of trust in my additional duties assisting students find their path. I appreciate her trust in me. She has also proven to be a great support for me. I appreciate you! Recognized by Wanda Waldrop.

Waves of gratitude for Fatiha Mahfoudi for Respect. Fatiha has trusted me to work with the students in her funding program. It is always great when you get the trust of another and Fatiha’s trust in my skills is greatly appreciated. Recognized by Wanda Waldrop

Waves of Gratitude for the Custodial, Landscaping, and Facilities crew for Community Engagement. The Facilities, day and evening custodial crew and landscaping staff have been doing an exemplary job sprucing up the campus. The green spaces look tidy and refreshed, and Tony has been pressure washing every inch of our campus sidewalks, breezeways and courtyards. Facilities have fixed potholes and courtyard cracks, and completed many capital/maintenance projects on campus. Michelle and her evening custodial crew have been sanitizing and deep cleaning all of the buildings. John Nold (temporary daytime custodial) has steam cleaned so many chairs and upholstery in all of the buildings and he created an amazing video for the classified staff meeting that documented all of the staff working on campus! Thank you to all of the staff working so hard on campus these days. Recognized by Suzanne Gugger.

****Submit a wave of gratitude for your fellow colleagues.**

-The Recognition Committee

Annual Title IX Training Requirement

Dear Colleagues,

Maintaining a safe, supportive learning and working environment is one of the most important things we can do for our students and each other. To that end, Shoreline requires that all students and employees complete annual training on Title IX, the Federal law that prohibits gender discrimination and sexual harassment in learning organizations receiving Federal funding.

Training is more important this year than ever, as significant changes to the law took effect in August, requiring the College to revise its procedures for responding to reports of sexual misconduct. These updated procedures can be found on the Policies and Procedures page: https://www.shoreline.edu/about-shoreline/policies-procedures

If you last completed Title IX training prior to July 1, 2020, please plan to refresh your training by the end of Fall Quarter. Employees will receive an email soon with a link to access online Title IX training. To fulfill the annual training requirement, either complete this online training by Friday, December 4th OR attend the live Title IX Refresher training session on Tuesday, November 17th from 10:00 – 11:00 am (Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6444335460).

Training is to be completed during regular work time. Associate Faculty: to receive compensation for training time, please send an email with the date of completion to TitleIXCoordinator@shoreline.edu

Thank you for your continued commitment to making Shoreline a safe and supportive environment for all of us.

Tricia Lovely
Title IX / EEO Coordinator

Nominate a Current or Former Student for the 2021 ACT Transforming Lives Award(s): by 5PM Mon., Nov. 23, 2020

The Washington ACT Transforming Lives Award(s) recognize current or former students whose lives have been transformed by attending a Washington state community or technical college (CTC). 

• The Board of Trustees from each of the thirty-four (34) community and technical colleges will select one (1) award recipient from its college.

• The recipient from each college will be awarded $200.00 (two-hundred dollars) from the ACT.

• The thirty-four (34) recipients from each college will be recognized virtually during the ACT’s winter 2021 conference and Transforming Lives Awards ceremony.

Download the criteria & nomination form below:

Winter Quarter Scholarships

Dear Colleagues,

The Foundation’s winter quarter scholarship application is open to students through December 7. Please help us spread the word.

The following email went out to students earlier this week. 

Dear Students,

The Shoreline Community College Foundation’s winter quarter scholarship application is now open through Monday, December 7, 2020. See the instructions below on how to apply.

Each quarter Shoreline Community College Foundation awards scholarships to students studying the following fields:

• Criminal Justice
• Studio Arts
• Automotive
• Philosophy
• Automotive
• Nursing
• Music

In addition, we offer scholarships to First Nations students, students with disabilities, and students with a minimum GPA of 2.0. The amounts and number of scholarships awarded vary from quarter to quarter based on available funding.

Full-time, part-time, international, and undocumented students are eligible to apply.

Scholarships will be awarded the week of December 21st.

To get started:

  1. Create your user account by navigating to https://shoreline.awardspring.com/. If you created a user account in the past, sign-in with the credentials you used when setting up your account.
  2. Click “Register”.
  3. Enter all of the required information, click the agreement box, then click the “Create Account” button.
  4. Once registration is complete, you will be directed to your Dashboard.

Application Instructions

  1. Sign in to your account at https://shoreline.awardspring.com/.
  2. Click the “Start Application” button to begin filling out your application.
  3. Click the “Submit Application” button in the lower right corner. (Note: The “Submit Application” button is disabled until the application is complete.)
  4. You will be directed back to your Dashboard where you will see the number of scholarships to which you have been automatically applied.
  5. You may be eligible for additional scholarships that require additional information. The Dashboard will prompt you to provide this by showing a number in the “Items requiring completion” box.
  6. After completing all follow-up items for the scholarship, click the “Resubmit Application” button to submit your application. (Note: If there are no follow-up items that need to be completed, you do not need to resubmit your application.)
  7. Proceed through all Follow-Up items for all scholarships listed until you see “0 items requiring completion” on your Dashboard.

Questions?

Contact Michelle Cimaroli at scholarships@shoreline.edu

Note:

An application for Shoreline CC Foundation scholarships does not take place of the Financial Aid application. All students, excluding international students, are encouraged to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or the WASFA (for HB 1079 students) application for the current year, in addition to the scholarship application. For information about financial aid, go to https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/funding-and-aid/financial-aid/default.aspx or call (206) 546-4762.

Michelle Cimaroli
Foundation Manager

Distance Learning Week Nov 9-13th

In honor of National Distance Learning Week November 9-13, we have put together some great information, resources and webinars. We will be sharing some data from students and what they say they need during this unprecedented pandemic, helpful Canvas tips, the USDLA’s schedule for workshops focusing on current distance learning techniques, and will have our very own workshop focusing on Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI).

This year’s theme is “From Surviving to Thriving: Rocking the New Normal.”

Shoreline eLearning Services would like to invite you to explore the activities and events for National Distance Learning Week.

In a long tradition of honoring National Distance Learning Week, this year the United States Distance Learning Association will once again host a series of free, virtual NDLW sessions throughout the week meant to:

  • Generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning higher education
  • Discuss current issues and emerging trends
  • Highlight best practices
  • Recognize leaders in the field

Nationally, this year’s USDLA webinars offer a wide range of topics for those interested in online learning trends and practices.  For your convenience, the complete list of free webinars is posted below.  Register for any of these sessions.

Monday, November 9, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am EST – Welcome to the 2020 USDLA series of Events and Keynote Address
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – EST Meet with D2L
  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm EST – Session 1: Focus on the Hybrid and Online High School Classroom: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity
  • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm EST – Session 2: Focus on the Government (Panel Discussion)

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am EST – Session 3: Focus on Accessibility (Panel Discussion)
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST – Meet with Logitech
  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm EST – Speed Networking: Focus on Distance Learning Topics
  • 2:00 pm – 2”45 pm EST – Session 4: Focus on Online Collaboratories: Approaches to Building Community Remotely

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am EST – Session 5: Focus on Open Education Resources and Digital Textbooks (Panel Discussion)
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST – Meet with all the USDLA sponsors
  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm EST – Awards
  • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm EST – Session 6: Focus on Visual Labs (Panel Discussion)

Thursday, November 12, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am EST – Session 7: Focus on K-12 Flex Classroom
  • 12:00 pm – 12:45 m EST – Meet with NC SARA
  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm EST – Speed Networking: Focus on Distance Learning Professionals
  • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm EST – Session 8: Focus on the State of Broadband (Panel Discussion)

Friday, November 13th, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am EST – Session 9: Focus on Proctoring (Panel Discussion)
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST – Meet with Poly
  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm EST – Session 10: Focus on Faculty
  • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm EST – Session 11: Focus on Leadership in Online Education (Panel Discussion)