Join us for Letter’s Aloud where Private Letters are read in Public. Tonight’s show is THANKS, BUT NO THANKS – Greatest Rejection Letters EVER!
This FREE event includes performances by SCC Faculty, Students and even our President, Dr. Jack Kahn.
Live music, lots of laughs and loads of fun. One night only!
Join us for an exciting event. Open to all students, staff, and faculty interested hearing about or talking about AI.
Artificial Intelligence and what’s happening in the supply chain
FREE Supply Chain Coffee Klatch – A virtually social gathering for coffee and conversation.
5:30pm – 6:00pm Pacific, first and third Wednesday of the month.
February 7, our topic is AI and the Supply Chain.
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(Shoreline, Wash., February 2, 2024) In an earnest endeavor to strengthen ties with local tribes, and to honor the rich cultural heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest, Shoreline Community College (Shoreline) is proud to announce the naming of its new academic facility. The chosen name for the new building is, “Cedar,” and pays homage to the region’s natural environment, characterized by towering trees and dense plantings.
Washington State legislation requires the inclusion of Indigenous voices in the creation of new capital building projects, but leadership at Shoreline wanted to go beyond that requirement, and really work to forge an intentional and lasting collaboration with local tribes that will impact not only this building but also future community partnership efforts. The naming process was initiated as a collaborative effort with various tribes, including representatives of the Tulalip and Muckleshoot tribes, with a focus on engaging in meaningful conversations and respecting tribal perspectives. Shoreline also worked closely with Eliise Bill-Gerrish, a Lushootseed Language Educator from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, who played a pivotal role in ensuring that the naming process honored the authenticity of the Lushootseed language, the traditional language of many tribes in the Puget Sound Region, reflecting the wishes and cultural nuances of the tribes involved. Bill-Gerrish is meticulously translating and creating audio clips for each word in the Southern Lushootseed language. This approach was adopted to honor the language and culture in its true form, avoiding the phonetic translation into English.
“The Cedar building is named after the prolific Western Red Cedar trees, x̌əpay̓ac in Southern Lushootseed, which are beloved by Pacific Northwest Tribal Nations. The cedar tree is revered for its ability to lift the Lushootseed People up in numerous ways. For example, many styles of canoes are made from the trunks of the x̌əpay̓ac, the inner bark and roots are used to weave baskets and hats, and the leaves can be used to support respiratory systems,” said Bill-Gerrish about the meaning of the name.
“Another significant part of the story behind the new building name involves Shoreline’s Associated Student Government (ASG). Often new buildings are named after famous people or donors who made the highest donation toward the project. In our case we are proud to say that our largest donor was our students. Our student government also advocated strongly for honoring our region’s Indigenous heritage and at the recommendation of our Indigenous partners, ASG helped us choose the name Cedar for our new building,” said Dr. Jack Kahn, President of Shoreline Community College.
Shoreline Community College’s commitment to honoring Indigenous Peoples extends beyond this new building. “Tulalip and Muckleshoot tribal members, college leaders and the design team embraced Indigenous values by thinking about names for buildings and campus open spaces in terms of the nature of a place,” said Walter Schacht, Architect and Partner at the Mithun Architecture Firm. The College’s approach aligns with its broader initiative, of wayfinding across campus which seeks to name various features of the campus, including the proposal to associate Lushootseed names with Indigenous trees and shrubs.
“We know there is still much work to be done to acknowledge and serve our Indigenous communities, but we are excited about the prospect of building a relationship with Muckleshoot Tribal College and other tribes, fostering meaningful and ongoing collaboration. This is just the beginning of a continuous effort to strengthen relationships with the tribes and respect the cultural significance of the land we occupy,” said Dr. Kahn.
The Cedar building is devoted to the sciences and manufacturing, and will house biology and chemistry courses, biotech and biomanufacturing instruction, and advanced manufacturing, as well as a few other related programs. It is now fully open for instruction as of the start of the Winter Quarter, on January 8, 2024.
Dear Campus Community,
As TSS progresses with the restoration efforts, we want to provide you with some updates on the software/database systems coming back online. To make it easier for you, we have created individual sections for each software/database item along with a brief narrative of what it is, and where we are with each task.
There are several software systems that are scheduled for restoration across campus, but the following is a list of the initial systems that you will see being restored soon. The systems listed below were selected for initial work due to several factors including the availability of current supporting infrastructure, as well as the impact on the widest population affected, and the operational needs for the College. Some of the systems listed below may be operating with a temporary workaround solution, but these temporary measures are also being corrected to implement sustainable solutions going forward. As the work is completed and systems are brought back online, we will continue to send similar status updates, and add more systems that are in progress to the list.
The following items are currently in progress or will be starting soon with an expected date of completion by the end of the Winter Quarter.
| Program/System | Explanation |
| Datalink | This is the data connection to the State used to download ctcLink data and distribute it to our local SQL databases. This connection has been restored which is an integral piece of the restoration puzzle and impacts many of the other items listed below. |
| Datalink Data Warehouse | This Datalink software is supplied by the State and issued for analysis and reporting of historical data from multiple sources. Now that we have a connection to the State reestablished, the next step is configuring the software so that it works on our systems. This will be completed by the end of the week. (2/2/24) |
| Report Server (SSRS) | As many of you are aware, ransomware wiped out our report server requiring us to build a new one. This is currently in progress and once it is complete and has the proper configuration, we can begin rebuilding individual reports. While the server rebuild will be done prior to the end of Winter Quarter, it will take a significant amount of time to replace the volume of reports lost. However, reports will come back online individually as they become available. ETA: Late March |
| Starfish | This is our advising portal. Due to the ransomware incident, we lost the ability to sync a lot of information from ctcLink to Starfish which meant we had to do manual uploads of the information. We are currently in the testing phase to get that system fully functional again and are excited to report that we expect this to be completed very soon. TSS has completed the programming tasks for this phase of the project. The Starfish team is now testing and evaluating system readiness. |
| Directory | We are pleased to report that we will soon have our campus directory updated and accessible again. The reconstruction of this program will happen in two phases. The first phase will include basic employee information contained in ctcLink (e.g. e-mails, phone) that will be available to staff and students. This phase will be complete by the end of the Winter Quarter. The second phase will include the ability to personalize information a bit (e.g., professional bio, picture etc.) First phase completion expected February 23rd. |
| InstantID | This system will provide ID cards for both students and staff. The software will also capture photos which can then be used by other systems for identification purposes. The client/server setup is complete, and users are working with the vendor for training and testing. TSS is currently working to resolve errors found in testing. These issues are expected to be resolved by February 9th. |
| Neogov Onboarding | This is the HR onboarding software for all Shoreline employees. A file extract has been created for information synchronization to Neogov. TSS is working with HR for the creation of position numbers for every position across campus. This is expected to be completed by March. |
| AIM | The accessibility management system for student accessibility services (SAS) has not been functional since the ransomware incident. This system consists of an automated process for file extraction and information uploads. We will be restoring the system back to full functionality by the end of the quarter. An initial upload will be in place to get the system functional by the end of next week (2/9/24) |
| RAVE | The emergency alerts and operational texting system work is currently in progress. Currently emergency text messaging is in place and working as needed. Shoreline is developing a method for opt-in approval for text messaging which is an FCC requirement for non-emergency texting capabilities. Automated processes for the population and removal of contact information are being updated as well. ETA: Late March |
| Printers | Printers will start rolling out ready for use in select buildings prior to the end of the winter quarter. This process will start with buildings 6000 and 4000 and continue as the infrastructure improvements are put in place. These two buildings are up first because the infrastructure was put in place with the construction of the new Cedar building, and Library (4000 building) already has standalone printing stations for students and staff to use that will be swapped out for the new printers. |
| LinkedIn Learning | Students and employee access to courses on LinkedIn Learning for both education and training purposes. We have crafted a temporary workaround involving a manual upload process, but an automated process is being constructed to upload data from ctcLink to LinkedIn learning, thus allowing it to run more efficiently. ETA: Late March |
| ALMA | A custom file export and upload to the state’s ALMA program for library system. We have crafted a manual workaround, but an automated process is being constructed to upload data from Datalink to ALMA, which will make things more efficient. ETA: March 8th |
The following items are currently in progress or will be starting soon with an expected date of completion by the end of the Spring Quarter.
| Program/System | Explanation |
| Automatic Account Creation | This involves a custom process to build employee and student accounts upon the HR onboarding/offboarding process using ctcLink data. This project will also add efficiency to the previous process in place. |
| ISSM | The international processing system for SEVIS. The server configuration is in progress. Once complete, ISSM may require system recertification with the Department of Education. |
| Slate | This is an application software platform for sending data to ISSM. This involves a process for loading data for a document upload. |
| Formstack | This system is used for the college’s forms for data collection. Although a workaround is currently in place, work is still required to restore the automation for many forms. Basic reports/forms will not require this automation work. |
| Maxient | Tracks student information for specific student demographics. An automated file upload process is being constructed for the rebuild of this system. |
Thank you for your patience. We have made great strides with the restoration process and are excited to be able to share more good news with you soon. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jason Brandon at jbrandon@shoreline.edu
Good morning,
At approximately 5am this morning Campus Security discovered vandalism on several buildings across the East side of campus. While there was no hate speech or threat as part of the vandalized messaging, we wanted to mention it in case you see it this morning.
Facilities is working hard this morning to clean the paint off of the buildings, and the case will be referred to local law enforcement.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to safetyandsecurity@shoreline.edu
Thank you,
Cat
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