Campus Updates 12/8/23

December 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Hello all and hope you are doing well.  It’s been a super rainy week with some kind of “crud” going around.  Try your best to stay healthy and dry! 

It has also been an action-packed week on my end, but there are several good things happening.  I attended the monthly WACTC President’s meeting which was online this time.  It was convenient of course, but I missed seeing my colleagues in person.  There is some good planning in the works which I will share once more things come to fruition. 

A highlight of this week was a meeting with members of the Seattle Korean School, Samira Pardanani and Sookyung Park, Romina Plozza, and AnnaMaria Winters (ESL/Faculty Senate), Mayumi Steinmetz (World Languages), and Rachel Lee (Anthropology).  It was a great brainstorming meeting for future partnerships and there was a lot of energy in the room.  We have taken another step forward with this partnership, and I will keep you posted as we get closer to tangible projects that will serve our community 

This is an image of the people mentioned above in the text standing in our art gallery

We had a great Board Meeting this week- thank you so much to folks who attended and participated.  I also attended a great meeting with the Deans and learned about some of the really interesting initiatives they are collaborating with faculty to create. It was really impressive! Kudos to the Dean team and Faculty for being creative in thinking of ways to serve students!  

Finally, I want to offer a brief thank you to all who engaged in giving initial feedback on the strategic plan and components.  The conversations have been lively and are really helpful.   

Have a great weekend! 

Cheers, 

Jack 
 

Fall Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

  • The 2023-24 Area Reviews were sent to lead administrators over the last few weeks.  
  • Due March 1, 2024. 
  • Area Reviews ensure operational planning is in alignment with institutional strategic planning.  
  • Area Reviews also directly inform resource allocation in that they are a data-informed means to request an increase or decrease in resources (human, technology, facilities, and funding) to help improve area effectiveness. 
  • This self-reflective, continuous improvement process is a key assessment effort that addresses the College’s accreditation warning and helps prepare for the upcoming April 18-19, 2024 Mid-Cycle Accreditation visit.  

ctcLink 

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 10:30 am. ctcLink will be down for maintenance.  

  • Students will be notified.  
  • Canvas will not be impacted. 

Enrollment 

Daily enrollment reporting for winter 2024 is available here. 

Student Services 

Good news from Dannica Totten and the Assessment & Testing Center. We’re excited to report that GED testing is available again in the Center. A BIG THANK YOU to the Technology Support Services Team who worked diligently in getting this complex testing up and running again, and our proctors as they got their certifications. 

Come support Phins Basketball this Friday, 12/8, in the Gym 

  • 6:00 pm Women play Multnomah College 
  • 8:00 pm Men play Christian Faith 

Human Resources 

12/14/22 Employee Event:

This is an image of evergreen trees with a snowy background with blue writing advertising the HR cocoa, cookies and cider event.

ADMIN & CLASSIFIED EVALS 

Don’t forget! Evaluation of ALL admin/exempt and classified staff employees at the College are due to HR no later than 12/31/23.   

  • Are you supervised by an admin/exempt or classified employee?  
  • Provide your 360 feedback HERE.  
  • Do you need forms, resources, and directions?  
  • Do you have a question and need help? Come to one of the upcoming Evaluation Drop-In Sessions! 
  • Thursday, December 7th @ 10am-11am via Zoom Link  
  • Tuesday, December 12th @ 11am-12pm via Zoom Link 
  • Thursday, December 14th @ 2pm-3pm via Zoom Link 
  • Monday, December 18th @ 11am-12pm via Zoom Link 
  • Wednesday, December 20th @ 2pm-3pm via Zoom Link 
  • Thursday, December 21st @ 10am-11am via  Zoom Link 

NEW EMPLOYEES:  

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

  • Chris Hardy – Pro-Rata Faculty, Math  
  • Syed Jamal – Pgm Spec 3, ABE/ESL/GED 
  • Tricia Lovely – (Transition) HR Consultant 3, HR   
  • Paul Miller – Pro-Rata Faculty, Math  
  • Kasha Neal – Early Childhood Program Specialist 1, Parent Child Center 
  • Jim Piper – Pro-Rata Faculty, Computer Science 

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

Foundation 

Follow this link for the video story of how donors impact students at Shoreline Community College. 

On Friday, November 3, 2023, the Shoreline Community College Foundation hosted its annual fundraising event in support of students and programs at SCC. With 225 guests, 20 volunteers, and 34 individual and corporate sponsors, $107,682 was raised. 

This is a picture of Dolphin high-fiving at the Foundation event

Thank you to Dolphie, and all of the incredible volunteers who helped us do this. We are grateful! 

Events and Updates 

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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 12/1/23

December 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hello folks, hope all are well. Here we are back from the Thanksgiving break and of course busy as ever! 

This week has been spent mostly here on campus at my desk doing emails, and in a lot of meetings (I imagine many can relate).  I’m excited about the great work you all have done on the strategic plan, and watching it evolve has been fun to see. 

I can’t believe it’s December already! I hope you all have great plans for the break.  Mine are a bit up in the air at the moment, but I can tell you it will not involve driving long distances… Had a great time visiting with my in-laws, niece and nephews in the Sacramento area over Thanksgiving, but the drive- too much in a short period! Have a great rest of your week.  

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

You should be discussing progress on your Area Review goals in department and division meetings. 

ctcLink 

Saturday, December 2, 2023, 6:00 am – 1:00 pm – Maintenance 

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

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 10:30 am. ctcLink will be down for maintenance.  

  • Students will be notified.  
  • Canvas will not be impacted. 

Enrollment 

Daily enrollment reporting for winter 2024 is available here. 

Business & Administrative Services 

Hello Shoreline Budget Managers, please contact Gayla Hocker if you have not received a Zoom meeting invitation to attend “ctcLink Budget Access Training” sessions hosted by Becca Chen next Monday, 12/4 through Wednesday, 12/6.  

NOTE: As you go through the budget training and annual review, it is possible a clerical error has been made. If you note discrepancies against the BEROP tool that was reviewed, please contact Becca through 12/15/2023. After this date, please contact Atsuko Donovan. We want to collaborate on correcting and building an improved process for the remainder of the year and into the future! 

Technology Support Services 

TSS has worked with Campus Security on issues with the 911 service from our SCC phone number via Microsoft Teams. We have identified the issues and the 911 service is now restored for all SCC numbers associated with the campus address. This has been tested and verified successfully.  

Human Resources 

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

Marketing and Communications 

Shoreline Community College is turning 60! I am looking for interested people who want to join me on the planning committee so we can find some fun ways to celebrate this important milestone. If you are interested, please send me an e-mail by Wednesday December 6, 2023- cchiappa@shoreline.edu  

Foundation 

Volunteers needed! Want to be a scholarship reader? It’s fun, interesting, and rewarding! Email Michelle Cimaroli for details mcimaroli@shoreline.edu 

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

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Campus Updates 11/22/23

November 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Hey there folks! I hope all are well. It’s a short week with Thanksgiving around the corner but here are a few updates for you.  

Unfortunately, I missed a LOT of International Education Week which is a bummer as IE does such a great job with it. I was able to go over for Trivia Day with our new ASG president Lena (after our meeting) and it was really fun. I tried to guess the top 10 countries we are representing here (and did *OK*) and managed to win a few prizes and see some photos of IE staff as babies, which was a fun bonus! 

At the end of last week, I attended the Association for College Trustees meeting in Seattle with Board members Chan, Wells and Ringer. We attended some good sessions and spent some time with local colleagues as well. 

On Saturday, some faculty and staff attended a Gimjang event (which is focused on Kimchi making) at the United Seattle & Bellevue Korean School. There were 450 K-12 kids, 80 parents, volunteers & community leaders in attendance including Seo Eunji, the Korean Consul General of Seattle. We are meeting with school representatives from there in a week or so to discuss possible partnerships. More soon! 

These are two images showing the event at the Korean School this weekend.

What a blast it was yesterday celebrating SOUPSGIVING!! Special thanks to Human Resources for this wonderful event. It was terrific. I also want to thank Nora Peters who always reminds us how important community events are. Thanks also to The Wanz for being our celebrity judge and to Lucas Rucks who won a glass dolphin (Don’t tell him we give these away all the time) with his “Chicken Tortilla Soup”.  The People’s Choice Award, winner of the Golden Ladle goes to Director of Student Learning, Jeffrey Janosik with the PNW Seafood Chowder. I am a vegetarian so I unfortunately couldn’t sample either of those soups, but I heard from everyone who tasted them that they were both delicious! 

These are images of faculty and staff from Soupsgiving on 112123

I hope you all have a wonderful week and time with your friends and family.  

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

Countdown: 5 months until our Mid-Cycle Accreditation Visit on April 18-19, 2024. 

Campus Climate Survey 

  • The survey has been emailed to employees.  
  • It opened Wednesday, November 15th and closes Thursday November 30th.  
  • Survey feedback will help improve our practices to create a warm and inclusive environment for everyone. 
  • Please respond to the survey honestly and candidly.  
  • Survey results will be shared on the college Survey’s page. 

ctcLink 

ctcLink will be down for maintenance on Saturday, December 9, 2023, 8:00 am – 10:30 am. Students will be notified. Canvas will not be impacted. 

Facilities 

The Cedar (HSAMCC) Phase 2 Project Demolition of Buildings 2400, 2600, 2700, 2800 will begin on Wednesday, November 29th and continue through Thursday, December 21st. You may feel vibrations and hear demolition noises during this time. 

TSS 

A new version of MS Teams coming January 2024: You may have noticed a message banner on your Microsoft Teams application stating a new Teams version will be coming in the beginning of January 2024. TSS is currently preparing our computers for this update from Microsoft. The new version is very similar to the current version with minimal visual differences; however, the new version is stated to have faster and more reliable performance.  More information will come soon on this update. 

Enrollment 

Daily enrollment reporting for winter 2024 is now available here. 

Human Resources 

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

Foundation and Advancement 

  • Winter 2024 scholarship application closes December 4. Awards will be made the week of December 18. 
  • Volunteers are needed to review the applications December 5 – 14. Email Michelle Cimaroli to sign up. 
  • Open office hours for the Foundation: 
  • Monday 2:00 – 4:00pm 
  • Tuesday 9:00 – 11:00am 
  • Thursday 2:00 – 3:30pm 
  • Friday 9:00 – 11:00am 

Events and Updates 

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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 11/16/23

November 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hi folks- I hope all are doing well.  

Last week one of the big highlights for me was the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities: Strategic Governance Considerations in a Changing Higher Ed Landscape conference right here in Seattle!  I attended some great presentations and saw several Shoreline folks there as well.  Our Board Chair and Vice-Chair also attended the meetings focused on governance.  I really enjoyed seeing so many of us there having a chance to learn and connect with colleagues. 

This week, Carl (from Mithun) and Stephen (from SSW- our architecture firms) did a presentation on our capital projects with a focus on the new STEAM building to the Associated Student Government (ASG) meeting. While the Board already approved the naming practice for our buildings, I thought giving the students some choice (within the narrowed down/translated terms) would be good.  Sundi reported that the students enjoyed hearing about the updates to the STEAM project and about the new wayfinding initiatives that are planned for the campus.  The students were most excited about Bracken (Fern) as the name for the new STEAM building so we will be adopting that recommendation. Like Cedar, this will be accompanied by the Lushootseed translation. I am very proud of our community for moving this work forward and for including our students! 

This week I also attended the Higher Education Research and Development Institute (West) as a new Board member. The organization is focused on bringing innovative modern technologies in higher education to presidents and chancellors to get feedback on them, and to educate others on the possibilities for their use. It was super interesting, and I am really interested in exploring some of these ideas with the campus. 

In case you missed guest speaker Peter Bacho’s wonderful talk from last week, Rob Berg was kind enough to make a recording of the event which you can find here. 

Lastly, I wanted to give you an update on something that might have been on your mind over the past few days as you have been following the news. This week, a federal government shutdown was averted when the House and the Senate passed a continuing resolution to maintain operating funds without an approved budget in place. We expect the President to sign this week as well, which will confirm the continued operations of federal agencies through at least February 2024.  

How does this impact Shoreline? Between now and February 2024, not at all. Shoreline utilizes several federal grants to maintain some student support services as well as financial aid packages and accesses these funds through a governmental funding drawn-down process throughout the year. If a federal shutdown occurs, this stops the College from being able to draw down funding from closed federal agencies. In preparation for this, by November 17th, Shoreline will have drawn down all federal student aid awards/grants for fall quarter and will be proactively continuing to draw down federal and grant funds throughout the year to ensure any future shutdown will have limited to no impact on our ability to serve students.  

The Executive Team will also continue to closely monitor federal funding actions in the coming months and provide additional updates to campus as they are available. Questions regarding this information can be directed to the Budget Office (sccbudget@shoreline.edu) at any time. 

Enjoy the rest of your week! 

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates 

https://shorelineccwa.sharepoint.com/sites/ExecutiveTeamETOpenOfficeHours9

Enrollment 

Daily enrollment reporting for winter 2024 is now available here. 

Communications and Marketing 

Just a reminder that if you have an event you would like to submit to the calendar or see in DAAG or ST, please submit it via this link. Remember that DAAG is for employee facing information and ST is student facing. It is also very helpful when you submit your request to specify on which blog you would like your content to be featured.  

Human Resources 

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

Campus Climate Survey 

  • The survey has been emailed to employees.  
  • It opened Wednesday, November 15th and closes Thursday November 30th.  
  • Survey feedback will help improve our practices to create a warm and inclusive environment for everyone. 
  • Please respond to the survey honestly and candidly.  
  • Survey results will be shared on the college Survey’s page. 

Foundation and Advancement 

  • Winter 2024 scholarship application closes December 4. Awards will be made the week of December 18. 
  • Volunteers are needed to review the applications December 5 – 14. Email Michelle Cimaroli to sign up. 
  • Open office hours for the Foundation: 
  • Monday 2:00 – 4:00pm 
  • Tuesday 9:00 – 11:00am 
  • Thursday 2:00 – 3:30pm 
  • Friday 9:00 – 11:00am 

Print Services  

Print services will be closed beginning on Wednesday, November 22nd through the Thanksgiving holiday. Please plan ahead for your printing needs. Print Services will reopen on Monday, November 27th, 2023. 

Events and Updates 

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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 11/9/23

November 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Events and News 

Hello all- I hope you are doing well!  

VP-Instruction Recruitment Update 

As shared in my 10/26/23 Campus Update, the College did not identify a hire from the Fall 2023 Vice President for Instruction (VP-I) candidate pool. An updated recruitment announcement which highlights the DEIA lens for position work will be posted for application beginning next week, with an updated timeline established to bring finalist on campus towards the middle of January 2024 for a potential hire by April 1st.  A big thank you to the VP-I screening committee for their continued work in support of a hire for VP-I position.  

Related to the VP-I recruitment update above, both Lucas Rucks and Shanon Ehmke-Reedy have been extended through April 30, 2024, in their Acting VP-I and Acting Executive Dean of Business, Communications & Social Sciences, respectively. Their continued support in these leadership roles is much appreciated. 

As usual it was a busy week at Shoreline, and here are a few of my highlights. 

I attended a really inspiring talk yesterday by Professor Peter Bacho. He read from his award-winning book “Cebu” as well as his recently released “Uncle Rico’s Encore.” Professor Bacho discussed the history and legacy of “Pinoy Seattle” as well as the resistance and strength of the local AAPI community in a way that was entertaining, moving, and powerful. His sense of humor and poignant points about racism and resiliency were inspirational and I think we all learned a great deal. Thank you so much to Professor Nicole Buyagawan and the Ethnic Studies program for this important event. 

Yesterday we had another wonderful gallery opening event focused on one of our amazing new faculty members. The showing is called “Go Home” by Parisa Ghaderi. The work is beautiful and thought provoking, creating a great space for conversation and community. Come check it out for yourself – in the 1000 building (and say hi if you come by)! 

This past week we really enjoyed seeing our partners Director of EDI Sophia Kristina Aratrap and Director of Tribal/Government Affairs Glenda Breiler from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. They came to connect and tour the new Cedar (6000) building! They are both wonderful leaders, and we are chatting about ways we can work together to help support their vision for the State in bringing us all together to create collective action and change. More to come. 

Thank you to everyone that came and donated to Shoreline Community College Foundation Giving Table event last week. It was so wonderful spending time with everyone. My guess is Wendy will give you the details below, but she and the team did a FANTASTIC job!  They met the fund-raising goal and packed the house with wonderful guests who care about our college and want to see us be successful! Check out this great video that Rob, Cat, and Tony did—so well done!  

And finally—Pizza. Thank you to everyone who sent in pizza suggestions.  I consider this data gathering, so yes, I will try various places and report back to you in person.  

Cheers, 

Jack 

Fall Quarter Updates 

Accreditation 

Accounts Payable/Travel 

Financial Services is pleased to announce that Donah Fortes joined Shoreline Community College as our AP Fiscal Specialist I in Accounts Payable on November 1, 2023. Donah has a bachelor’s in business administration and over 15 years of experience. We are so excited and happy to have Donah join us at SCC! Please welcome Donah when you see her in the Foss Building. 

Accounts Receivable 

Accounts Receivable prepares miscellaneous billing and deposit of funds remitted to the college by customers (non-students). To ensure proper recording of these transactions, please contact accountsreceivable@shoreline.edu with the amount and the department budget coding when expecting these customer payments. 

Budget Office 

FY 2024 budget process has moved from development to implementation. A huge thank you to our budget consultant, Becca Chen, for getting the FY 2024 budget developed after some major hurdles this year. SCC Budget analysts are busy uploading budgets into ctcLink. Please be patient as response times may be somewhat delayed. 

Purchasing 

SCC Purchasing now has additional support. Tracy Bjerkset, TSS purchasing specialist, will now be able to dispatch purchase orders. The goal is to provide end-to-end purchasing in TSS resulting in purchasing efficiencies campus-wide. Thank you, Tracy! 

Student Finance/Cashier’s Office 

Staff are reviewing student accounts with an outstanding balance for the 2023-2024 academic year. Students owing $500 or more will have a hold placed on their account.  The hold threshold was raised from $100 to $500 at the start of Fall 2023 term.  Holds placed for non-payment will prevent the student from enrolling in Winter 2024 term.  Students may contact the Cashier’s Office in person during college business hours located in Foss 5227, telephone 206-546-7850 or email accountsreceivable@shoreline.edu. 

Nelnet payment plans are available for Winter 2024. Students may enroll in a Nelnet payment plan through ctcLink.  Winter quarter Enrollment begins on November 8th.  

Winter 2024 Nelnet Payment Plan 
Last day to Enroll Online Required Down Payment Month & Percentage of Payment 
December 22, 2023 None January 5, 2024                50% 
    February 5, 2024              50% 
January 12,2024 33% February 5, 2024              33% 
    March 5, 2024                  34% 
Winter 2024 Nelnet Payment Plan

Belated THANK YOU to TSS 

Financial Services wishes to send our appreciation for the hard work and effort by TSS and Ric Doike-Foreman for prioritizing restoration of the network connection lost in the ransomware event. They were able to get SCC accounts payable’s check printer back up and running after several long weeks last summer. This made daily printing of check payments to vendors, employees, and students possible again. Thank you! 

Communications and Marketing: 

I would like to officially welcome Steve Marshall to the Communications and Marketing team.  Steve has been doing great work with the Outreach and Recruitment team, but after a review of many of our communication practices and platforms this summer, it was determined that he could be a great asset to the C&M team, and can really help us shore up a lot of student communication across campus in myriad ways, both with our prospective and existing students. Stay tuned for more updates! 

Human Resources 

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

  • Donah Fortes – Fiscal Spec 1, Financial Services  

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

Foundation and Advancement 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, gave generously, and/or captained a table! I am thrilled to share that we more than tripled the amount of money raised at last year’s event! We had a room full of engaged and happy supporters who truly believe in the good work you do. Extra thanks and gratitude to Cat and C&M folks and Josh and Michelle in the Foundation office, and Tony Doupe for his heartfelt and compelling ask! Check out Jack’s message above for links to an awesome video (thank you Rob and Cat) and ways to give. 

Events and Updates 

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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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