Campus Updates 10/31/24

Events and News 

I can’t believe that it is the last week of October!   Anyone have any fun Halloween plans?  I do not this year, though I do enjoy giving out candy and seeing all the costumes.  I also imagine there will be a horror movie or two in my future, in celebration of the night! 

This week has been jammed with meetings and preparation for the board meeting this Wednesday.  We had a foundation board of trustees meeting on Tuesday night and Wednesday night is the regular board meeting. I also had a Pro-D lunch meeting with one of my colleagues and I’m catching up on many projects.  I don’t have anything particularly exciting to report but it has been really nice to reconnect with folks on campus throughout the week. 

Happy Halloween as well- I’m currently waiting to see the PCC kiddos- highlight of the month! 

Here is the monthly President Update– featuring special guest Appa!  There are a lot of fantastic events coming up in Nov, so make sure you listen all the way through, so you don’t miss any. 

I am really looking forward to the Giving Table event tomorrow!  Updates next week! Be well.  

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time 
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:  

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.  

Accreditation 

Find your 2024-25 Program Review here.  

  • Program Reviews have a new due date structure based on which resources you request; see bottom section of your Program Review for details.   
  • Right now, please work on updating the “Background” and “Progress on Goals” sections.  
  • Also, start thinking about Innovation Grant ideas.   

Read the October 2024 Learning Outcomes Assessment newsletter. 

ctcLink 

ctcLink Maintenance: Saturday, November 2, 2024, 6:00 am – 1:00 pm:  

  • The Campus Solutions (CS) pillar will be unavailable. 
  • The Portal, Finance (FSCM), and Human Capital Management (HCM) pillars will remain online. 
  • Admissions (OAAP), HighPoint HCX mobile pages, and Campus CE integration will be unavailable. 
  • Canvas will not be impacted. 

Committee/Council Updates:  

Enrollments: 

Foundation: 

The Giving Table Luncheon in support of students and programs at SCC is happening Friday 11/1!  

We have 300 folks registered to attend, and we are excited to share a great program with them, including great stories from students and alumni. If you can’t make the event, but want to support the cause, click here! 

Huge gratitude to the staff and faculty who have enthusiastically volunteered, offered to speak, and helped in a million other ways – Thank you, your help will impact students! 

Human Resources: 

Upcoming Holidays – Don’t forget to update your unit and personal messaging!  

  • Nov 11th (Veterans Day), November 28th (Thanksgiving), November 29th (Native American Heritage Day), December 25th (Christmas)  

2024 Winter Campus Closure 

  • Reminder – College will be closed with no services available during the week of December 23 – 27, 2024. 

Classified Comp Time Accrual   

  • Don’t forget to complete your comp time accrual by November 30th for your use across the 2024 Winter Campus Closure (Dec 23-27, 2024)  

Employee Badges, Business Cards, and Name Plates 

Benefits Open Enrollment: 10/28/2024 – 11/25/2024 

  • Changes made take effect January 2025 forward. 
  • All employees will need to pick a Vision Plan this year.   
  • Check out the HCA website for details.   

  Payroll Reminders  

  • Leave Reports are due: Wednesday, 10/30 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor.  
  • Timesheets are due: Thursday 10/31 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor    

Payroll questions? Join us online, Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.  

New Employees  

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

  • Jennifer Nelson – Secretary Senior for BCSS  

New Job Postings!  

Other Hot Postings!  

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

Events and Updates 

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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. 

Campus Updates 10/17/24

Events and News 

Good morning, all!  Well, actually as I write this it’s yesterday afternoon for you.  Hope you had a great day!  

This was another productive week full of meetings with partners in China.  We finished our time in Beijing by visiting a high school and another international school.  Both visits were interesting and showed much potential.  I think I mentioned it earlier, but one of our enrollment strategies is to build up more partnerships with institutions (in addition to agents) and China is an excellent place to do so, as interest is high. 

As of writing this, we have just arrived in Qingdao. In the hotel we are staying at there happens to be a Chinese dental technology conference occurring, so maybe we can partner with them and our awesome dental hygiene program! 

One of the best parts of this trip has been meeting the parents of our students who are attending Shoreline, which has been so moving.  They are so delighted with our program and our college! 

Thanks so much to the folks who inquired about the black tofu- glad you are reading these, and I love hearing from you as well. 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time 
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:  

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.  

Accreditation 

  • Area Reviews are now called Program Reviews. 
  • We have been sending out Program Reviews to lead administrators for the last few months and now all have been sent out. 
  • Please begin work on your 2024-25 Program Review. 

Enrollments: 

Foundation 

The Giving Table Luncheon in support of students and programs at SCC is only 2 weeks away! Funds raised at this luncheon help bridge financial gaps for students struggling with basic needs insecurities, fund on-campus initiatives like the Ethnic Studies Lecture Series, and pay for equipment and tools to help us do our jobs more efficiently. This year, we are hoping to raise over $100,000! Attendance at the luncheon is free, but please be aware guests will be asked to make a gift that is personally meaningful during the event. You can learn more and/or RSVP by clicking here. 

The Foundation needs help with décor, set-up, and tear-down for the upcoming “Giving Table” event on November 1, 2024. Specifically, we are looking for help on: 

  • October 31 from 2:00pm-3:00pm to help set-up décor. There will be pizza! 
  • November 1 from 10:30am-11:30am to help with day-of-setup and handing out name badges.  

Employees interested in helping out can do so with supervisor approval as long as there is no impact to the completion of regular duties.  Contact sccfoundation@shoreline.edu once you’ve gained supervisor approval to do so and thank you in advance for your help! 

Hey everyone – here’s a great press release about how donors help students! Oh, and here is another one! 

Human Resources: 

 Updates  

Upcoming Holidays – Don’t forget to update your unit and personal messaging!  

  • Nov 11th – Veteran’s Day  
  • Nov 28th – Thanksgiving  
  • Nov 29th – Native American Heritage Day  

Classified Comp Time Accrual   

Don’t forget to complete your comp time accrual by November 30th for your use across the 2024 Winter Campus Closure (week of Christmas holiday)  

Payroll Reminders  

  • Leave Reports are due: Wednesday, 10/30 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor.  
  • Timesheets are due: Thursday 10/31 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor    

  Payroll questions? Join us online, Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.  

 New Employees  

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

  • Laura Brown – Program Specialist 3, SIP & Guided Pathways  
  • Jennifer Burrell – Cook 3, Parent Child Center  
  • Stephanie Carlson – Campus Security Officer, Safety & Security  
  • Micheal Chen – IE Marketing Manager, International Education   
  • Colleen Ferguson – Assoc. Director for Global Engagement, International Education   
  • Heather Harris – Customer Service Specialist 2, Enrollment Services 
  • Elle Rivera Soto – Student Outreach & Recruitment, Enrollment Services  
  • Aidan Sweney – Program Specialist 2, AANAPISI  

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

 Strategic Plan Updates 

In a follow up to the Opening week presentation on participatory governance, the Task Force asks that you review this draft document and provide feedback in this form.  

Study Abroad: 

Know anyone who might be interested in studying abroad in Rome?  if you do, please send them to our info session 

  • Date: Wednesday 10/23/24 
  • Time: 3:00-4:00pm 
  • Location: Online via Zoom- register below to get the link 

To register for the meeting, please visit: https://www.wcccsa.com/rome 

Events and Updates 

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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. 

Campus Updates 10/4/24

Events and News 

Hey folks- hope your week is going well! It seems that food is the theme this week as we continue to welcome our new students and faculty to campus. I participated in Ask-Me stations (and got pastries and treats from students) and attended a great Associated Student Government (ASG) “Pizza with the President” event, where I really enjoyed connecting and hanging out with students (and eating pizza of course!). 

I was also able to get to the WAVES Mid-Autumn Festival put together by Tasha, Scott, and team – what fun! There was great student turn-out, delicious tea and mooncakes, ukulele music (Scott has extra talent there!), friendship bracelet making, and more. Kudos to our AANAPISI Center for an excellent event! 

ASG and the Foundation put on a tasty food truck event on Wednesday.  It was great seeing some of you out there and I loved connecting with so many students   Just in case you hear a rumor- I did NOT eat two veggie dogs.  I gave the first one to a student and then got another one!  After I ate it, I did kind of want another one though- so good! Great job to ASG, Student Services and the Foundation! 

This week I will be meeting with the presidents for the WACTC retreat where we will be focused on several items including the recent OFM concern. As stated previously, I will share updates as I have them.  

On Saturday I will be travelling with Samira and Bo from International Education to China to meet some folks and help solidify some partnerships in that region.  As per our Strategic Plan work, our hope is to continue to add institutional partnerships to the College (in addition to our fantastic agents) to recruit cohorts of students. This provides a lot of advantages to the College and to the cohorts of students as well!  I will try and get updates into the weekly update and certainly will be in touch via e-mail, though I will miss seeing you all on campus and on ZOOM.  

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time 
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:  

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.  

Accreditation 

  • Our institutional accreditor, the NW Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), requested that we write an article for their newsletter since our Mid-Cycle accreditation visit in April went so well!  
  • Read the article here: “From a Culture of ‘Why do it?’ to ‘Let’s do it!’ – Lessons Learned on Creating a Culture of Learning Outcomes Assessment,” September 24, 2024.  

Enrollments: 

The daily enrollment report is open to all employees here.     

Communications Marketing 

The press release on the Housing Pilot Project was picked up by four different news outlets this week, which is great for the College!  Yesterday Komo News 4 came and did a feature which turned out very well.  You can see it here. 

Human Resources: 

Updates 

  • Please be sure to check Employee Forms and Resources at the bottom of our website pages for the latest and greatest forms and processes.  
  • COMING SOON! Stay tuned for ….  
  • New Hire Forms for Student, Temp/Hourly Positions & New Student/Hourly Personnel Action (PA) Forms 

Payroll Reminders 

  • Leave Reports are due: Monday 10/14 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor. 
  • Timesheets are due: Tuesday 10/15 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor   

Payroll questions? Join us online, Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. 

New Employees 

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

  • David Owens – Director of Outcomes Assessment – PIE 
  • Maiya Bailey – Executive Assistant for VP of Instruction & VP of Student Services 

Positions CLOSING Soon! 

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

Events and Updates 

Check out Ben and Ryan attending their first Shoreline Volleyball Game! 

Follow Shoreline Community College on social media! 

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. 

Campus Updates 9/27/24

Events and News 

Hey hey folks- first week of classes are here, and what a great start!  Convocation was a great event last week.  I really enjoyed reconnecting with faculty and attending Opening Week sessions.  Also, wow- those food trucks were good!  Thank you so much to Veronica Zura and Ben Weng for coordinating the week’s events.  I can’t wait to welcome back more faculty!  I also want to say a huge congratulations to our annual award winners: 

  • Classified Star of the Year: Janel Middleton (Enrollment Services) 
  • Admin of the Year: Yushin Wung (International Education) 
  • Exceptional Faculty Award Winners:  
    • Nicole Buyagawan (Ethnic Studies) 
    • Wendy Hurley (Mathematics) 
    • Zach Mazur (Visual Arts) 

Thank you to the faculty and staff that attended our first reworked open house as part of Opening Week! This Guided Pathways event brought new students together with faculty and staff and provided opportunities for students to learn about the pathways possible at the college and… pizza and prizes as well! Ryan Aiello, Mari Cosen, Jill Marquis and team did a great job taking us to the next level on this one! 

Did you all see this proclamation by President Biden about API week?  Thank you to our new director Dr. Scott Kurashige for reminding me to bring it to your attention! This is what it said: 

“I call on public officials, educators, and all the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that acknowledge the many ways these institutions and their graduates contribute to our country.”  

Make sure you also check out the WAVES Fall Welcome/Mid-Autumn Festival Open House on Oct. 2nd next week.   

As mentioned in last week’s memo I want to update you on progress with the Office of Financial Management (OFM) issue.  This week: 

  1. The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) unanimously approved a resolution to encourage the state to “offset the recovery of the over-funding” (meaning that if we have to return *this* funding that they should substitute the amount from another budget source. 
  1. The SBCTC (with President representation) met with OFM to express our concern.  OFM did not respond with any solutions at this time. 
  1. The Presidents are meeting next week during our regularly scheduled meeting to strategize work with presidents and Board members across the state – this will need to be a legislative charge, and we will need to work closely with legislators to have an impact. 
    • We intend to be very active in that effort. 

In the meantime, keep your focus on student learning on helping students meet their goals, because that is why we are here.  I will continue to keep you posted with updates as I reeive more information. 

See you next week! 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time 
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:  

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.  

Accreditation 

  • Our institutional accreditor, the NW Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), requested that we write an article for their newsletter since our Mid-Cycle accreditation visit in April went so well!  
  • Read the article here: “From a Culture of ‘Why do it?’ to ‘Let’s do it!’ – Lessons Learned on Creating a Culture of Learning Outcomes Assessment,” September 24, 2024.  

Enrollments: 

As of today (Thursday, 9/26), enrollments are up compared to last fall! The daily enrollment report is open to all employees here.   

Communications and Marketing 

Please stop by our offices (in the 1000 Building) and grab your 60th anniversary notepad.  We gave them out at Convocation but printed enough for all employees to have one, so if you were out or virtual that day come take one.  A big thank you to Mia for the design! 

Printing Services   

Printing Services will be closed from Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, through Friday, Oct. 4th, and will reopen on Monday, Oct. 7th.  Please plan accordingly and contact Greg Jensen via email or phone at (206) 546-4674 if you need assistance with your printing needs. 

Foundation: 

Please note, in an effort to streamline services and minimize sending students to multiple offices, all Emergency Assistance goes through the Benefits Hub (Yay! BH Staff!!) including tuition requests. Please do not send students seeking emergency aid to the Foundation office. The Benefits Hub has limited funds for tuition assistance.  A student must have an emergency, extenuating circumstances if they are requesting assistance for tuition through benefits hub.  

The student will need to complete an e-aid application and indicate why they need tuition assistance along with why they need e-aid.  Their application will be reviewed, and funding will be awarded case by case.  Link to e-aid information and application: Emergency Funding | Shoreline Community College 

All scholarship funds for 24/25 and Fall 24 have been disbursed. Students seeking scholarship funding should be referred to https://www.shoreline.edu/foundation/scholarships.aspx for application information and timing.  

 Anyone wanting to help with our annual Giving Table Luncheon on November 1 from 11:30 – 12:00 is invited to reach out to Wendy Coates or Kara Haney.  

Human Resources: 

Updates 

  • Provide your Sept 19th Convocation feedback HERE.  
  • This survey will remain open until Friday, September 27, at 6:00pm. 
  • OPEN GYM & INTRAMURALS BEGIN!  
  • Join students and colleagues at the FREE open gym activities offered Monday-Thursday each week.   

Payroll Reminders 

  • Leave Reports are due: Friday Sept 27 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor. 
  • Timesheets are due: Monday Sept 30 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor   

Payroll questions? Join us online, Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. 

New Job Postings! 

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

Guided Pathways: 

Thank you for all of the great support as we’ve introduced our new Guided Pathways Core Team during Opening Week! We have created a lot of positive momentum as we shift into Fall term, and we feel deep gratitude for the work of everyone who has contributed to our Guided Pathways efforts over the past few years.  

As a reminder, we have chosen five priorities to focus our work this year. Each aligns with specific element of our Equity-Centered Strategic Plan:  

  • Make Education Planning easy and transparent for our students. (A8, A9, A10) 
  • Ensure that every new student is welcomed onto their Shoreline Pathway through mandatory entry advising. (A8, B3)  
  • Give every student tools for exploring career paths. (A9) 
  • Center equity in our teaching practices. (C5) 
  • Build data-rich tools to support decision-making. (A1, B1) 

We’ll be inviting faculty to join in planning and implementing each of these priorities throughout the year. Look for a Director of Guided Pathways (a.k.a. Belle Lamb) coming soon to a Division Meeting near you! In the meantime, don’t hesitate to reach out to blamb@shoreline.edu – and don’t forget to ask Belle how her horse is doing. Pics provided on request. 

Cheers, 

Belle and the GP Core Team 

Events and Updates 

Follow Shoreline Community College on social media! 

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. 

Campus Updates 9/17/24

Events and News 

Well folks, it’s been “a week”. 

This week began with the notice from OFM (please see memo last Friday and another this Thursday).  It has taken up much of my time in meetings and planning.   

One highlight this week was chatting with Representative Cindy Ryu, representatives from Life Science Washington, and our very own Ben Weng and Dalila Paredes.  We chatted about our great biotech program and how we might collaborate to work together to see more students completing our programs.  We will be working with LS Washington and folks from industry to help identify and reduce barriers.  More on this exciting progress soon. 

Looking forward to convocation at Convocation on Thursday! 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates: 

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time 
The Executive Team (ET) is now scheduling and holding virtual open office time via Microsoft Bookings:  

Executive Team (ET) Open Office Time.  

Accreditation 

  • Our Accreditation page reflects that the sanction of warning was removed by our institutional accreditors based on the April 2024 Mid-Cycle report and visit!  The accreditors said it was not expected for a college to get a sanction lifted in just one year’s time.   
  • This positive outcome reflects the countless hours of hard work done by so many across the College.   
  • Special thanks to: the Accreditation Committee and additional contributors to the accreditation report (as listed on pgs. 4-5). 
  •   The ~70 employees who were interviewed by the accreditors, as well as those who helped prepare for and support those meetings.   
  •  We now are in Year 4 of our seven year accreditation cycle with reports due each year. Our next scheduled accreditation visit will be fall 2027.   
  • We now have just two accreditation recommendations, in which we are substantially in compliance with our accreditation standards but need to demonstrate improvement.   

Enrollments: 

Foundation:  

We are excited to announce that we have two new Scholarship Endowments and two new Planned Gifts! More details about the endowments will be coming! Thank you to all of you who talk about our school, our students, and the good work that happens – donors hear you and they believe in you! 

The Giving Table – Save the Date 11/1/24 – Volunteer? Attend? Give? Look for details in next week’s update! 

Human Resources: 

2024 OPENING WEEK!  (Sept 19-24, 2024) 

  • All campus services will be closed to the public on Thursday, September 19th from 8:00am to 1:30pm for Convocation activities.  
  • Convocation activities will be offered both in-person and via streaming online so that employees can choose the modality which best fits their needs.  
  • Please also check out the Opening Week – FAQ site for additional information on some of the common inquiries received.   

Payroll Reminders 

  • Absences are DUE: Friday Sept 27 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor. 
  • Timesheets are DUE: Monday Sept 30 at noon by employee and 5pm by supervisor  

New Employees 

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

  • Binyam Asibb – Custodian 2 
  • Ana Barnes Promes – History Instructor Tenure-Track  
  • Audrey Bauer – Nursing Instructor Tenure-Track  
  • Carley Borgen – Nursing Instructor Tenure-Track  
  • Nicole Buyagawan – Ethnic Studies Instructor Tenure-Track  
  • Carolyn Callaghan – Librarian Tenure-Track 
  • Allison Fader – Librarian Tenure-Track 
  • Jennifer Frame – Dental Hygiene Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Silvia Ghinassi – Math Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Chris Hardy – Math Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Nicole Lupinacci – Med Lab Technology Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Nyx Mann – Sr. Research Analyst – PIE 
  • Renda Palo – Business Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Romina Plozza – ESL Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Q Quast – Studio Arts Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Carl Roer – Accounting Instructor Tenure-Track 
  • Heather Stevens – Sr. Research Analyst – PIE 
  • Brady Summers – Recreation & Athletics Specialist 2 

  

New Job Postings! 

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

Events and Updates 

Follow Shoreline Community College on social media! 

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.