Friday 5/12/23 

Events and News 

Well good evening everyone,

This past week has been really busy but more on the “internal” side of things.  I’ve been in my office in meetings, and doing emails a lot (likely as you have) and looking out my window enjoying the sunshine!  That is definitely something to celebrate. 

I wanted to sincerely thank everyone who participated in the Day of Learning this year.  I really felt like we balanced the right tone combining education and fun, delivering some important message along the way. Thank you so much to the team that developed the program and found ways for us to connect in various modalities in very meaningfully ways. Thank you to the funny-sock subcommittee (I’m kidding about the subcommittee 😊), the folks who rolled up their sleeves to work on SMART objectives and learning outcomes, and to those that met in strategic planning sessions.  I know we have a lot of work to do as well as some hurdles to overcome.  We are at a time where we take steps forward, then a bit backward, but always forward again.  As I said in the welcome, we will be making some changes this year that help significantly improve the College, and we will continue to evolve and improve.  I appreciate you all, and all that you do! 

Finally, I did have one opportunity for a community connection this week at City Hall.  I have been meeting regularly with the Chief of Police and Greg Cranson to plan projects, but I’m hoping to do so with other city partners, particularly in assisting the City (and SCC) in finding ways to demonstrate the City’s anti-racism resolution, creating tangible results that support students in the community.  We are already doing a lot of this great work through Workforce and other means (and a big thanks To Lauren and her team who were mentioned at the meeting!) but with some more structure and explicit goals, we could see some additional great things happen. 

Enjoy your week 

Best, 

Jack 

Spring Quarter Updates 

• Lavender Graduation 
• Important Avanti Food Service Update 
• Construction Update for 3000 Building and 2900 Parking Lot 
• Important: System Outage Update 5/12/23 

Accreditation: 

• Thanks for playing along with the “Accreditation Anchored in DEIA” Kahoot! sessions during Day of Learning. Want to review what you learned? Check out the Study Guide.  
  
• Kahoot prize winners for in-person session: Derek Levy, Caela Smith, Kelvin Campbell.  
  Prize winners for online session (not pictured): Kira Wennstrom, Aleka Overby, Karen Bretz. 

Human Resources 

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

• Oscar Arroyo – Humanities Admin Associate  
• Brandon Beauvais – Campus Security Officer 
• Becca Chen – Acting Director of Budget 
• Zoe Withered – NEW ROLE! Program Specialist 3 (Transitional Studies) 

Other Personnel Updates:  

• Vice President for Business & Administrative Services 

• Following the review and initial round of interview activities, no candidates were identified to move forward in the recruitment process. With this in mind, the VP-B&AS position has been reposted for application with an updated date of consideration set for May 31, 2023. Additional advertising efforts are underway and college employees are encouraged to help share this recruitment out within their networks and system connections.  

• Budget Director 

• Shoreline is excited to announce Becca Chen will be joining our campus as the Acting Director of Budget while the permanent position is open for recruitment. Becca will join Renee Burchfield (Director of Financial Services), Yulian Ligioso (Acting VP for B&AS) and Holly Woodmansee (Acting VP for B&AS) in support of the College fiscal functions until new permanent positions are hired through our recruitment process.  

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

Events and Updates 

• Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Volunteers Needed 
• Publishing Though Pressbooks 

• Growing Food: A Garden Party- Register Today! 
• Athletics Update: Welcome to our new softball coaches! 
• AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration Event- May 24, 2023 
• The Food Trucks are Coming! 
• Timesheets are Due 
• SIFF International Film Festival is Here! 

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Shoreline Community College MISSION – Our Purpose 

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

Events and News 

Good afternoon, all, I hope your week has been going well. Post-Ransomware progress is continuing to happen, and we should have some updates on data we are trying to recover by the end of this week/beginning of next, and hope to have an update to share in the forum next week. Keep an eye out for email updates. 

This week I was lucky to attend the Academic Team ceremony where community college students from across the state were recognized for their achievements and given scholarships. I was able to meet Siu Hung Yip (Jason) who is 18 yrs. old and is deciding between college acceptances from University of California, Berkeley, UCLA, University of Washington, and is waiting to hear from Princeton University. We had lunch together with Trustee Ringer and colleagues from Green River college. Our second winner Ai Ngamkitcharoenlap was out of the country and missed the event. I hope to meet Ai on campus soon! Governor Jay Inslee did the keynote, and it was very inspiring and supportive of community colleges!  

I also was able to attend the WATCC president’s monthly meeting in-person down in Olympia. It was a great meeting, and I made new connections, and received some collegial support from folks (particularly around the ransomware incident). 

Last week I forgot to mention that I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of the DECA students at the Small Business Center opening. You may have heard about their recent trip to complete in Orlando. The students were so great to chat with, and their enthusiasm for entrepreneurship was contagious. Keep up the good work Professor Novsky! 

Finally, I was able to attend the “900 days of siege” event in recognition of Holocaust Awareness Day. Mrs. Rita Davidova was so courageous in sharing her story, educating us about the 900-day siege of Leningrad. She was five years old at the time but has many vivid memories, some she had never shared before. Our community partner Rabbi Sadya Davidoff (who brought the event to us) gave flowers to all the organizers (Suzanne make sure you get yours!!) as a thank you, and raved about how warm and welcoming our security and planning team are. I couldn’t agree more! 

Best, 

Jack 

Spring Quarter Updates 

• Parking Permit Update 
• System Outage Update 4/28/23 
• Verizon Update 
• Commencement Speaker Nominations 
• Cheer Students On! Volunteer for Commencement 

Accreditation: 

• Please join us: Area Reviews: Guided Working Session, Friday, May 5^th, 1 pm during Day of Learning. Associate faculty will be paid to attend and work on their relevant Area Review.  
• Area Reviews due June 16, 2024.  
• See all past announcements regarding accreditation here. 

ctcLink: 

• The Shoreline Support Center is a resource for employees, as well as students. If you have suggested knowledge-based articles to add to the support center, submit a ticket and we will publish it! 

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

Events and Updates 

• Athletics Camps on Campus 
• Chinese Culture Workshop: Paper-Cutting Art 
• Continuing Education Children’s Book Class 
• Congrats to Our NCORE Delegation! 
• Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Month in May- Check out this wonderful learning opportunity! 
• Pamper Yourself with Aromatherapy- Today 
• Join us for Mindfulness Mondays 

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