Campus Updates 3/15/24

March 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hey folks, I hope all is well.  This has been a remarkably busy week for the President’s Office, but a lot of great events occurred. 

Last week I attended the inspiring Student Art Show Gallery opening. These shows are always terrific events, but this time I had the daunting challenge of choosing a winner for the President’s Choice award. IT WAS SO HARD!! I walked through the gallery about 17 times trying to narrow down my choices. After a lot of deliberation, I gave the President’s Award to Ashley Mwalimu who had several beautiful pieces in the show. Thank you to Zach Mazur, our donors, and the Shoreline Community College Foundation for sponsoring the event and the awards as well! 

These are images of the award winners from the student art show

I want to extend a big thank you to everyone who came out for the Tim Wise presentation on Critical Race theory last week. I heard nothing but positive comments about the event. It was also great to see so many community members join us that night. Mr. Wise also did a training with ALL our administrators on anti-racist leadership at the institution the next morning. It was an excellent conversation and provided many learning opportunities, really setting the stage for next steps in growth and action at our college. I know Dr. Johnson has some wonderful ideas about how to continue this conversation and help us learn how to apply anti-racist principles to the work we are doing across the college. 

This week I also had the pleasure of learning about all the great work faculty are doing in the classroom and with the community. The board reviewed the ARCS for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year tenure candidates on Wednesday. I really enjoyed this process last year and I did this year as well (especially now that I know so many more of the faculty). It is impressive what our folks are doing – I hope we can find many ways to share that with the campus community. 

Lastly, I am including a link to this month’s video update from the President’s Office. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Winter Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

  • Area Reviews due Friday, March 15, 2024. 
  • BEROP tool due April 1, 2024, to Joe Mazur in the Budget Office. 
  • Your Executive Team member may have deadlines prior to this date to allow for their review before submission to the Budget Office. 

 
Human Resources 

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

Foundation 

  • 2024-2025 Annual Scholarship application closes on March 29. Help us spread the news to our students.  
  • Volunteers are needed to review scholarship applications from April 1 – 22. For more information or to sign up, please contact Michelle Cimaroli. 

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Campus Updates 3/8/24

March 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Thursday 3/7/24 

Hello folks- I hope you are having a good week.  My week has mostly been meetings and reading/re-reading the accreditation report which was due this week! A HUGE thanks to everyone who contributed and helped us pivot and improve for the April visit! 

I am really looking forward to attending the art show on Thursday but what I am not looking forward to is choosing ONE person to win the President’s Choice Award.  I know this will sound corny, but it is 100% accurate- have you seen the student art show?!  I dare you to come by and try to narrow it down to one favorite.  There’s so much creativity!! 

Today Lori and I walked around campus to hand-deliver personal thank you cards that Chair Chan had put together to thank everyone involved in the strategic plan and accreditation process.  it was a somewhat amusing e-mail chain that went like this: 

Chair Chan: “Jack, can you send me a list of everyone that participated in the strategic plan?  I’d like to send them a personal thank you.” 

Pres Jack: (gulp) “Yes, I can but it’s um pretty long…..” 

Chair Chan: “No problem, I just think it’s the right thing to do.” 

Pres Jack: “Lori, release the spreadsheet!” 

In all seriousness our board knows how hard people worked to get all this together and they really appreciate all the work folks put into these major steps in our development. 

I’m looking forward to seeing Tim Wise.  I have seen him present before and was really blown away by his presentation.  Really hoping we get a great turnout for it!!  See you there! 

Not sure when you will read this but Happy International Women’s Day (Friday March 8th)!   Our Gender Equity Center has done a great job rolling out some events, so please look!  We are fortunate in Higher Education (and certainly at Shoreline) to have many wonderful leaders who are strong advocates for gender equality, and who push us to be more inclusive and equitable when it comes to gender and identity.  Thank you all for all you do. 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Winter Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

  • Area Reviews due Friday, March 15, 2024.   
  • Remove yellow highlights as you fill in the requested content. Completed Area Reviews will have no highlights.  
  • Find your review: Institutional Planning & Assessment Calendar 2011-2028.xlsx    
  • The BEROP Budget Development tool was sent on 3/4/24 to Budget Managers to request resources for the 2024-25 Budget, as informed by the data and analysis in the Area Reviews. Deadline for BEROP review, completion, and submission to Joe Mazur in the Budget Office is close of business on 4/1/24. NOTE: Your Executive Team E.D./A.V.P./V.P. will have deadlines prior to this date to allow for their review before submission to the Budget Office. 
  • The accreditation report has been submitted to the NWCCU and is now published on the Accreditation page.  
     

Human Resources 

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

Instruction 

We have some great updates to share with you from Instruction. You can view them at the link below: 

Foundation 

  • Spring scholarship awards will be made starting March 12. 
  • Volunteers are needed to review the Annual 2024-2025 scholarship applications from April 1 – 22. Contact Michelle Cimaroli at mcimaroli@shoreline.edu if interested in volunteering. 
  • Scholarship Committee Meeting May 14th 4:00pm. Contact wcoates@shoreline.edu if you would like to be invited. 
  • Save the Date: Cedar Building Grand Opening Celebration, Thursday, May 2nd from 4:00 – 6:00pm. 

Financial Services – Accounts Payable 

Suzanne Gugger, Assistant Director of Continuing Education, is now located in Building 1500, Room 1530. We are in discussions with Communications and Marketing to update the Campus Maps to reflect this recent change. 

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Campus Updates 3/1/24

March 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hello everyone, hope all is well! As I was putting together this week’s update, I thought about how what I put here might bias the reader a bit in terms of their perception of what I am doing. I tend to update more on the external things I am involved with as I assume that they would be interesting and “less known” to campus. I often don’t report on the stuff I am doing here on campus as it involves a lot of meetings, councils, reading/ re-reading/writing reports, emails, etc. In any case, if you are interested in hearing more about the MANY things I am doing on campus please let me know! 

With that in mind—this week has been a lot of long days and evenings spent working on the accreditation report updates and preparing updates on the strategic plan for the board. There were many great suggestions from our campus community that have been incorporated and others that will be useful later in implementation. Thank you all for the great ideas! It really is a community driven plan. I am very happy to announce that the Board of Trustees approved the strategic plan on Wednesday night, and it is now able to be viewed in its entirety on our website. As part of that planning process, we have also adopted a new mission, vision, set of values, and equity statement that can be found on a brand new page on our site. 

Thank you everyone who participated in the Mock Accreditation visit as well. As I said in an earlier email, it really served exactly the function we were hoping it would. We received a lot of great feedback in areas in which we are doing well, and for places we need to improve prior to the real accreditation visit this spring. The link to the feedback from the mock accreditation team is below in the accreditation update. 

I did have a couple breaks from these two projects this week as well. The standout was meeting with the Korean Consul General Seo Eun-Ji- & her assistant Jing Chung to discuss all the projects we are doing to support the Korean community, and to see if there are other things, we can do to support her vision. It was a great meeting, and we came out of it with some tangible ways to support our WAVES center, International Education connections with Korea, and our burgeoning language project.  Thanks to Dr J, Savena, Lucas, Samira, Romina, and Tasha for joining.  

Best,  

Jack 

Winter Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

  • Area Reviews due Friday, March 15, 2024.  
  • Find your review: Institutional Planning & Assessment Calendar 2011-2028.xlsx  
    Updated data has been copied/pasted from the data spreadsheet into individual instructional Area Reviews, for your convenience. 
  • The Budget Office will send budget managers the 2024-25 BEROP Budget Development tool by March 4, 2024.  
  • The mock accreditation visit was an excellent learning experience! 
  • April 18-19, 2024: official Mid-Cycle accreditation visit.  
  • Per our NWCCU Liaison, Ed Harri: the College’s sanction of warning could be lifted as a result of the visit (though that result is very rare during a Mid-Cycle visit), or it could be continued.  

ctcLink  

Will be offline: Saturday, March 2nd from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. 

Human Resources 

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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose 

Shoreline Community College offers accessible, high-quality education and workforce training that empowers students for success. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, equity, and community engagement, we foster an educational environment that contributes to the enrichment of both our local and global communities. 

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Campus Updates 2/8/24

February 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hello folks! I hope you are doing well! I am writing from Washington, D.C., participating in the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) National Legislative Summit with Board Chair & Trustee Rebecca Chan and Trustee James Stark. Community College representatives from across the country are here to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and/or their staff to advocate for students and community colleges. It has been a wonderful experience to connect with presidents, trustees, and students, as well as learn more about their colleges and the great work being done to serve students and our communities. 

These are images from the National Legislative Summit. Image 1 is Patty Murray, Image 2 is Dr. Kahn and Senior Murray's legislative aide, Image 3 is Dr. Kahn and Trustee Chan in front of Senator Murray's office and Image 4 is Dr. Kahn and Trustees Chan and Stark outside of the Capitol Building

A team of us from Washington first met with Senator Murray. She was extremely busy but spent some time thanking us for coming and describing some of the projects she was working on. She emphasized her support of community colleges and all that we do. She also mentioned that she once taught at Shoreline Community College! And yes, after she mentioned that, Trustee Chan and I did cheer! After her presentation, her aide Abby Laver sat with our team and engaged in the conversation. Students from some of our sister colleges began the conversation discussing some of their challenges including food insecurity, childcare, and financial aid. The focus was on expanding the PELL for short-time programs, helping with the delayed FAFSA roll out, assistance with workforce programs, and other topics. We also had a great team meeting with King County folks from the Seattle district, and we met with Representative Pramila Jayapal. She was amazing. She sat with us for about twenty minutes and discussed similar topics, and some of the roadblocks she (and some of her other colleagues) have been struggling with recently. She was very open and warm to us, and it was really wonderful to know she is on our side! Her aide Michael Bauduy was really great as well. I’m so glad we strengthened these relationships. 

It has been a great conference but I’m ready to return to Shoreline. I will be recording the February monthly update video with a special guest! Get ready! Hope you had a great week. 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Winter Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

  • February 5-12: accreditation report DRAFT being reviewed by our NWCCU Liaison and mock evaluators for feedback.  
  • February 23: Mock Accreditation Visit 
  • Attendees needing accommodation for these in-person activities should reach out to Human Resources scchr@shoreline.edu  by Wednesday, February 14 for coordination. 
  • April 18-19: Mid-Cycle Accreditation Visit on Campus  
  • External evaluators will determine the exact hour-by-hour schedule closer to the visit.   
  • April 22: Celebrate with the Accreditation Committee, 1:30-3 pm, Boardroom, 1000 building.  

Human Resources 

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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Campus Updates 2/2/24

February 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Happy February all—hope your month is off to a good start. It has been a very busy week with a lot to report on! 

I had a great day last week in Olympia Washington with Trustee Rebecca Ringer, former student (and current employee!) Mashaal Shameem and current student Isabella Briones. We thanked our legislators for their support for community colleges and for advocating for our system.  The students were of course the superstars, and several of our legislative representatives commented on how impressive they were! 

On Tuesday, we held the Edwin T. Pratt community event here on campus.  It was a great event with presentations from our new Mayor Chris Roberts, Police Chief Kelly Park, poets Kilam Tel Aviv & E Mandisa Subira, & Jean Soliz & Ken Winnick who provided a brief history (in words and photos) of Edwin Pratt’s life.  It was a moving event, and it was so wonderful to see so many people come out for it.  Special thanks to the Black Heritage Society and the Urban League being a part of the event, for your continued work on social justice issues and for preserving Mr. Pratt’s legacy.  

These are images taking during the Edwin Pratt Event.

We also had King County, WA Councilmember Rod Dembowski and his chief of staff Kristina Logsdon visit campus with Trustees Rebecca Chan & Jamie Stark for visiting Shoreline Community College yesterday. We showed him our new Cedar x̌əpay̓ac building and he was VERY impressed with the space (and even got to meet Professor Keith Smith and a few students).  He was also super pleased to see all the creative work going on at the Center for Education & Career Opportunities (CECO) program, as well as what we are doing in our automotive programs! We look forward to finding more ways to support the county and be better connected- hey, we are North King County after all! 

In addition to that I had two meetings with presidents this week (one former, one current) for continued professional development and support.  I really appreciate my colleagues taking time out to connect! 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Winter Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 
 

  • Friday, February 23: Mock Accreditation Visit.  
  • Friday, March 15: the deadline for Area Reviews has been extended from March 1st to the 15th to allow areas time to create goals for 2024-25 that support the forthcoming Strategic Plan framework, which will be finalized in late February.  In the meantime, prepare by reviewing the DRAFT Strategic Plan framework (and give feedback here). 
     

Human Resources 

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

Foundation 

Edwin T. Pratt Day of Remembrance  

On the evening of Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Shoreline Community College hosted the City of Shoreline’s tribute to the life and legacy of Edwin T. Pratt. Mayor Chris Roberts read the official proclamation of January 30th as the Edwin T. Pratt Day of Remembrance. Mr. Pratt, one of the very first African American residents of the area that would become Shoreline, was the Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League and worked tirelessly toward the advancement civil rights in our community, including the desegregation of Seattle Public Schools and fair housing initiatives. Tragically, Mr. Pratt was assassinated in 1969, but his memory lives on in a growing number of tributes and memorials throughout the city, including the Shoreline Community College Foundation Edwin T. Pratt Scholarship for Students of Color. 

Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who helped make Tuesday’s tribute to Edwin T. Pratt such a moving and wonderful event. Josh Krupke and Michelle Cimaroli deserve special notice for their efforts! – Wendy 

These are images taken at this week's Edwin Pratt event

Scholarship Application is Now Open! 

Spring Quarter Scholarship application is open until Feb 28   
Annual Scholarship application is open until Mar 29   
Apply online beginning Feb 1 

Volunteers Needed 

Enrollment is up and that means that scholarship applications are up as well! The Foundation is seeking volunteers to participate in the scholarship review committee. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to directly assist students in need. Let Wendy know if you want to participate wcoates@shoreline.edu.  

Student Emergency Aid 

Applications for student emergency assistance grants are now being processed by the Benefits Hub. If you are aware of a student in urgent need of support, please refer them to the Benefits Hub and have them fill out an Emergency Aid application. 

Business & Administrative Services – Risk Management 

Please take a few minutes to complete a short safety survey with questions about workplace safety!  Each year, the DES State Office of Risk Management, together with the State Agency Safety Professionals Alliance (SASPA), administers the safety survey.  The 2024 Safety Survey will be open to all employees through February 18, 2024.  

Because many employees are now teleworking on a permanent basis, to some degree, the first question of this year’s survey allows employees to choose their current work environment from six options.  This will allow employees to answer survey questions that are only pertinent to their work environment. The six options are: 

  1. working from home 100% 
  1. working in the field 100%* 
  1. working in the office 100% 
  1. hybrid home and office 
  1. hybrid home and field* 
  1. hybrid field and office* 

*Field is any work environment that is not a home or conventional office, for example, instructional clinical locations. 

The intent of the survey is to enhance our culture of worker safety.  State agencies use survey results to develop a safety action plan for addressing the issues identified.  Survey information will help the Office of Risk Management (Joe Mazur) evaluate our current safety program, identify gaps, and plan safety initiatives to enhance employee workplace safety. 

The 2024 Safety Survey is anonymous.  Results will be collected by the DES State Office of Risk Management, then tallied and sent in summary form to each state agency. Thank you for your participation, and please let Joe Mazur know if you have any questions. 

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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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