Opening Week Starts Today 9/21/23 Welcome Back!

September 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Good morning everyone, 

Just a reminder that Opening Week festivities begin today Thursday September 21, 2023, at 9:00am.  As per Veronica’s e-mail last week, attendance is mandatory tomorrow morning, and the event can be attended either in person or online.  Come join us for snacks, coffee, and spend some quality time with your colleagues.   

All-College sessions are being planned in two modes, in-person or online. Concurrent sessions, division and department meetings will be concurrent in-person and online. We highly encourage you to attend in-person when possible. We are working on some fun ways to connect, and will be providing additional snacks, and other incentives that will only be available in-person. 

For more details on the festivities for the entire week, please visit the Opening Week website.   

Opening Week Highlights 

Delicious Food! 

You didn’t think we’d let you go hungry, did you? 😉 Boxed lunches will be provided on campus tomorrow from 12:00-1:00pm in the Main Lobby of the PUB. 

But wait, that’s not all!  We have slightly altered the food truck schedule this week and now food trucks will be available on Friday 9/22 for you to purchase lunch between 11:00am-2:00pm.  On the schedule are Alaska Dumplings and Levantine Cuisine. 

Next week the food truck schedule will resume as normal. 

Professional Development Day 

Friday 9/22 is Professional Development Day here at Shoreline.  Faculty Union, Senate Sessions, and Staff and Admin Training Sessions will be offered in the morning, with more professional development and trainings on offer in the afternoon.  For a more in-depth schedule click here.  

Annual Required Trainings 

As part of Opening Week, we will also be offering opportunities to take part in several trainings employees are required to take annually. There will be both online and in-person version of: 

  • Recurrent and Substantive Interactions (RSI) for all Faculty who teach online courses 
  • Title IX for all employees 
  • FERPA for all employees 
  • Anti-Racism for all employees 
  • Anti-Hazing- For All Employees 

Check the Opening Week schedule for specific times on Tuesday 9/26 for the trainings. 

We are excited to see you all as we welcome the start of a new school year.

See you there!  (I’ll be the tall, loud, redhead. 😉 )

Cat

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Welcome Week for Students Begins on Wednesday

September 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment

POSTING for VISIBILITY- We hope you will stop by and say hello to our students

Student Life invites all students to participate in Fall 2023 Welcome Week!

Start the new quarter off right by joining us for a variety of fun activities in-person and online. For more information about WW events, follow Student Life on Instagram @scc_studentlife. 

Weds. 9/27

  • Welcome Tables 9am-12pm (PUB Courtyard)
  • Swag Giveaway 1-3pm (PUB Courtyard)

Thurs. 9/28

  • Welcome Tables 9am-12pm (PUB Courtyard)
  • Scavenger Hunt 2:30-3:30pm (PUB Lobby)
  • Game Room Open House 3-5pm (PUB 9103)

Fri. 9/29

  • Virtual Movie Trivia 3-4pm (bit.ly/SCCMovieTrivia)

Mon. 10/2

  • Crafts & Snacks 11am-2pm (PUB Courtyard)

Tues. 10/3

  • Block Party Resource Fair 11:30am-2:30pm (PUB Courtyard)

Weds. 10/4

  • Welcome Week Food Truck Lunch 12-2pm (PUB Courtyard)
    • *FREE for all students, faculty, and staff while supplies last
This is a fall themed fliers with acorns and leaves advertising the events of Welcome Week for student.
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Get Started with Wikipedia Editing

September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment

The platform designed by Wiki Education allows students to create Wikipedia accounts they can use forever, update/add to Wikipedia articles of their choosing, give an analytics overview of our students’ contributions.

Date: Tuesday October 17, 2023

Time: 2:00-3:00pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Two hands cupping an object with the title Get Started with Editing Wikipedia as a title overlay

This event will get you started as an editor on Wikipedia with the following activities:

  • Choose a topic that needs to be improved on Wikipedia
  • Edit a Wikipedia article

Attendees can interact with others doing the activity in the following interactive discussions:

  • Thinking about sources and plagiarism     
  • What’s a content gap?
  • Thinking about Wikipedia
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Feeling Hungry? Free Lunch During Welcome Week Wed. 10/4/23

September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to enjoy FREE lunch as part of Fall 2023 Welcome Week. Stop by the PUB Courtyard on Weds. 10/4 from 12-2pm and get your free ticket to redeem at either Levantine (Mediterranean) or Yummy Box (Asian Fusion). Vegetarian and halal options are available. Quantities are limited, available while supplies last. 

Date: Wed. 10/4/23

Time: 12pm-2pm

Location: PUB Courtyard

Cost: Free (Quantities are limited while supplies last)

This is a yellow flyer with a drawing up a food truck advertising the free food happening next Wed. 10/4/23

Sponsored by Student Life and the generous donors who support SCC students and programs through the SCC Foundation.

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Campus Updates 9/15/23

September 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Good afternoon all, 

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! As you may know this month began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan and enacted into law as a month-long recognition in 1988. Recently president Biden released a proclamation designating this week, September 11-17, as National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week. 

We have a lot to celebrate with our diverse Latin(x)/Hispanic community here at Shoreline. One thing I am particularly excited about, due to the great work of our Deans Jonathan Molinaro, Nancy Dick, ESL faculty, and Aisha Hauser & Alejandra Salgado, we have partnered with the Latino Educational Training Institute and will be seeing 50+ new ESL seekers this fall at Shoreline Community College! We are also one of the hosts of the Seattle Latino Film Festival again this year which looks really great. Looking forward to updates on events and other opportunities to celebrate this month.  

This past week I caught up with Dr Singh, one of my mentors and President of Edmonds College. We were meeting monthly for a while but got thrown off due to the ransomware incident, so I am glad to be back on a regular schedule with him. He is a great person and resource as he has been president of several colleges across the country and has a lot of insight and real-world examples from a variety of institutions. I am learning a lot working with him.  

This past Sunday the Tibetan Association of Washington (TAW) hosted their first language and culture class on our campus! The day began at 2:50 pm with a “Meet and Greet” session, allowing Tibetan Language and Cultural Schoo (TLCS) kids and their parents to socialize and catch up. I was very humbled to participate in an “Opening Ceremony,” welcoming the community and featuring speeches by TLCS Director Lobsang Tsering, and TAW President Gonpo. After my presentation, the children were asked if they had any questions. This girl below asked, “Are you really the college president”? I loved it and assured her I was and that other could vouch for me. 😉 We are so lucky to have this community meeting regularly on our campus. Looking forward to more this coming year! 

These are students from the Tibetan Language and Culture School.

And hey what about the food trucks this week? I am kind of a Mexican food snob, having many favorite places in southern California and let me tell you the burrito I had was so good! The best part was socializing with some of you and seeing some good cheer and camaraderie. Our very own Trustee Ringer came out as well to support the effort! Can’t wait to see more faculty and students out there throughout the year once the term begins. 

Two employees in front of Dreamy Drinks truck
Employees queued in front of Solamente Al Pastor truck
Three employees in front of Dreamy Drinks truck

I know folks have been swamped with ghost students these past few weeks and we are all very appreciative of the teams in student services, TSS, and Instruction that are trying to balance the importance of removing fraudulent students and offering the courses students need to be successful. Thank you for all you do. 

Best, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates 

Human Resources 

New Hire Employee Updates:   

Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to Shoreline Community College:    

  • Anjali Chudasama – Full-Time Faculty, Music 
  • Logan Damon – Web Communications Coordinator, C&M 
  • Marcus Harvey – Custodian 2, Facilities 
  • Ahlam Mahai – Cook 1, Parent Child Center 
  • Kimberly-Cuc Pham – Custodian 2, Facilities  
  • Banafsheh Rassaian – Full-Time Faculty, Med Lab Technology  
  • Sarah Stackhouse – Sr Assoc Director of International Outreach, International Education 
  • Andrew Stephans – Full-Time Faculty, Economics 
  • Vasudha Sundaravaradan – Full-Time Faculty, Biology  
  • MJ Tomer – Pgm Spec 3, eLearning 
  • Christine Walters – Admin Asst 4, Social Sciences 
  • Benjamin Weimer – Pgm Coordinator, Internships 
  • Dean Weller – Grounds & Nursery Services Spec 2, Grounds 

Do you know someone who wants to join our team? Visit: Job Opportunities at Shoreline Community College.  

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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose 

We serve the educational, workforce, and cultural needs of our diverse students and communities. 

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