Participate in the Library’s contest: “Call me by my name”

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The library wants your help naming our Skull and Muscle figures! The winning name will be announced by June 5th.

You can find more information here: https://library.shoreline.edu/callmebymyname. Contest ends on May 15th! Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to participate.

Watch a short video about the contest.

Request for nominations for student and faculty speakers

Commencement 2020 preparations are in progress by the Commencement Committee.

The Commencement Committee requests nominations for student and faculty speakers. Nominees for Student Speaker will be interviewed via video conferencing and reviewed by the Student Speaker subcommittee at a later date. Speakers will be selected based on their accomplishments and potential to deliver meaningful, thought-provoking messages to graduates and guests. Those that are not chosen to be Student Speaker will still be able to communicate their story on the day of the ceremony, as some of the footage recorded will be displayed during the ceremony. Student nominees must have their graduation applications submitted by the April 30th deadline.

Shoreline Community College is also pleased to continue the tradition of presenting a Student Service Award to honor one or more of its graduating students. This award recognizes a student’s service and contributions to the College and is presented prior to the commencement ceremony each year. The recipient(s) will receive an individual plaque and their names will be added to a permanent plaque that is displayed in the Student Leadership Center.

Nominations can be submitted online. All submissions will need to be submitted by Friday, May 22nd, 2020 (by 4:30 p.m.) to be considered for either honor.

We would also like to put out a call for Administrators, Staff, and Faculty to participate in the selection process. If you would like to participate in this process, please contact Sarah Pearce at spearce@shoreline.edu by Friday, May 15th.

Rodney Walker hired as Head Women’s Basketball Coach

walkerShoreline Community College is pleased to announce that Rodney Walker will be the next Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Walker brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and experience to the Women’s Basketball program. He has spent the past two years as Co-Head Coach for the Shoreline Community College women’s basketball program and was instrumental in the program’s improvements and successes.

“We are excited to have Walker be a part of our coaching staff” – Athletic Director, Steve Eskridge.

Employee Connections: Featured Friday

Featured Employee:
Name: Robert Berg
Title of Employee: Media Producer
Length at College: 4 years

Something you want everyone to know about the work you do:
I work for all divisions of the college, not just eLearning. I create all types of videos like promotional, fundraising and motivational videos as well as animations, lesson plan videos, orientations and lectures. My skillset includes writing, recording video and audio, producing, editing, and motion graphics production. I also create videos for commencement, like student success videos, as well as highlights of commencement and other campus activities like Welcome Week. If you are interested in any kind of video for the college, employees, or students, I’m all in.

Whenever someone needs _____ they should contact you.
A video planned, written, recorded, produced, edited, converted, animated and/or uploaded to YouTube.

Connect with Rob by emailing him at rberg@shoreline.edu or saying hello on Teams!

Featured Professional Development
Consider joining Microsoft Teams! Every week more and more employees share how efficient and effective it is in improving their communication with colleagues. View this recorded online tutorial or schedule a training with Pilar Corder (pcorder@shoreline.edu) either for 1-on-1 or your whole team!

Featured Tech Tip
To avoid having participants talk over one another in a Zoom meeting, encourage participants to use the “raise hand” feature. This ensures that everyone is able to share equally.

Dawn Beck selected as Vice President for Business & Administrative Services

The College is pleased to announce that Dawn Beck, CPA, has accepted the position of Vice President for Business & Administrative Services.

In her role, Beck will be responsible for the following within the Business & Administrative Services division: Financial Services, Budget, Auxiliary Services, and Facilities & Capital Projects.

Dawn shared, “I am delighted to be joining Shoreline Community College. My career started as a work-study student in the accounting office of a local community college. Because of the opportunities received there, I am a strong believer in the accessibility and the high-quality education provided by our community colleges. Being able to bring my 25 years of professional experience in leading organizations and growing great finance teams feels like coming home. I’m looking forward to being part of the Shoreline Community College team with its reputation of excellence and quality education.”

Dawn is a Seattle native and a graduate of the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. She has 25 years of experience in both public accounting and private industry. Most recently, Dawn was with the Seattle Art Museum where she managed the finance department and worked extensively on the major capital renovation of the Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. She has also worked in the restaurant and food manufacturing industries, including experience at the Space Needle, Wild Ginger/Triple Door, and the Redhook Ale Brewery. Dawn has two grown children, loves cooking, hiking, is an avid beekeeper and lives with her husband and dog in North Seattle.

Please welcome Dawn to the Shoreline community! Her start date is June 1, 2020.