Day at a Glance

Every Wednesday, show your #PhinNation pride by wearing Shoreline attire. It’s a fun way to connect with colleagues and students each week. Don’t forget to take advantage of your employee discount at the Bookstore. Looking forward to seeing everyone decked out in Shoreline wear on Wednesdays!

The First-Year Experience (FYE) initiative is designed to help new students navigate college life through a series of recommended classes, orientation activities, and support services. It is an umbrella term that offers students the following:

• Get In Gear (GIG): GIG classes combine two subjects and two faculty together in one block class with coordinated assignments and integrated study skills for college success. Complete a full-time schedule (12 credits) with the same peers in one learning community.
• Explore Future Areas of Study with Convenient Block Schedules: New students can explore future areas of study by enrolling in selected pairs of classes, conveniently scheduled during the 12:30 block (Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu). Some of the courses in these pairs have integrated college success skills into their curricula (designated as FYE).
• Additional courses recommended for first-year students: These two or five credit courses integrate college success skills into the academic experience (designated FYE).
• New Student Orientation and Student Support Services:  New students are encouraged to take advantage of all the support services Shoreline offers.

Please refer to the detailed First Year Experience flyer that lists the specific offerings coming in Fall 2018.

Our ask:

• We encourage faculty and student services staff to review the attached flyer and keep it on hand, so you may recommend these opportunities to new students. You can also encourage your students to contact Advising for help choosing among the many different options.
• If you’re interested in revising a course popular with first-year students, consider applying to the FYE Institute! We are currently accepting applications to join the Fall 2018 cohort, who will be revising courses for Winter 2019. Apply here. Or contact Brigid Nulty (Associate Dean of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment) for more information.

Thurs., May 17 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD).

• When you think of the word “diversity,” what comes to mind?
• When you contemplate minority identity, is disability included?

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we acknowledge an aspect of diversity that is seldom represented in discussions of equity and cultural humility. Yet, according to the Institute on Disability, “disability is the largest minority that anyone can join at any time.”

As we work to promote Inclusive Excellence at Shoreline, here are a few ways employees can get involved in promoting access for all by expanding their own awareness of accessibility issues. 

• Gain empathy for user experience by taking the #NoMouse Challenge on your usual websites and software. Did you find them to be Accessible?
• Enroll in these asynchonous Canvas courses that teach introductions to designing Accessible digital content.

• Shoreline Accessibility 101
• How to make Canvas content accessible
• How to improve your Canvas course accessibility using Ally

Thank you,
Student Support Programs

On Fri., May 18, Shoreline Community College is hosting the 19th annual Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWBAR) Expo. The NWBAR encourages students to demonstrate their knowledge of the disciplines of biotechnology and biomedicine in creative ways. We are expecting 300-350 high school students from 20 regional schools to come to our campus with their presentations. Their activities will mostly take place in the PUB (9000) and Theater (1600) buildings.

Buses will start arriving with students outside the 1000 building at 7:15 a.m., and the students will be on campus until 2 p.m. Judges, parents, and teachers may utilize some of our parking spaces. The cafeteria will be open while the displays are up in the main dining room. Eating tables will be scattered throughout the building for this one-day event. Please welcome these future scientists to our campus! If you have any questions, please contact Amy Stapleton, astaplet@shoreline.edu.

Please join us on Fri., May 18 for the final Campus Update of 2017–2018. The steering committees (Learning Outcomes Assessment; Communication, Marketing, and Community Engagement; Disciplined Excellence; Inclusive Excellence; and Ecological Integrity), council (Strategic Planning and Budget), and coordinating committee (Student Learning Experience) will share committee and council work in relation to the College’s Strategic Plan Goals—including action plans and milestones.

The Campus Update will be recorded and the link to the video provided after closed captioning is completed. The campus update will be from 1:30-3pm on Fri., May 18 in Room 2308, 2300 Bldg. 

From the Human Resources Office: If you are planning to attend the Campus Updates in person, please abstain from wearing personal care products (including hair products, perfume or cologne) containing chemicals or fragrances that might impact individuals with chemical sensitivities.

Thank you.