Category: Announcements
October 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Every year, the Northwest International Education Association (NIEA) sponsors a one-day conference for college faculty, staff and students to learn about current global issues and world events. The theme of the conference builds on the yearly theme of the Community College Master Teacher Institute with world-renowned researchers, discipline-specific experts and community leaders presenting.
This year’s theme is “From Peril to Hope: Migration and Refugees” and it will be held at Shoreline Community College on Fri., Oct. 23 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
To register, go to: www.nieawa.org
Posted in Announcements, Events, Workshops Tagged with: international education, NIEA
October 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
In honor of Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Special Services (OSS) is working to raise awareness of disabilities by offering a movie screening of FIXED.
FIXED Mon., Oct. 26 from 1-3 p.m. (movie is 60 minutes, with a discussion afterwards for those who can stay) in room 1504.
What is FIXED about??
A haunting, subtle, urgent documentary, FIXED questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. Told primarily through the perspectives of five people with disabilities: a scientist, journalist, disability justice educator, bionics engineer and exoskeleton test pilot, FIXED takes a close look at the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies for the future of humanity.
Check out the trailer here.
Please contact the Office of Special Services if you have questions.
Kathy Cook, Associate Dean
Office of Special Services
Ext. 4544
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free Tagged with: disability awareness month, FIXED, OSS
October 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
On Fri. Oct. 23, the International Education department will host approximately 100 educators from around the state for a large conference called “From Peril to Hope.” The timeframe will range from 8 a.m. arrivals to 3:30-4 p.m. departures. The primary meeting will be mostly in the PUB Main Dining Room, but then there will be break-out sessions spread around campus. Here are critical things you need to be aware of:
- Parking is complimentary this day. The six meters will be signed to welcome this association and state parking is complimentary.
- The guests will park all over campus, so no parking enforcement this date, except in the case of course of illegal parking.
- There will also be messaging made from IE to their guests that overflow parking is available at the Greenwood and Sears lots. The Sears shuttle will be fully staffed through the peak afternoon hours of 2-4 p.m. in the event some folks park at the Sears lot to take advantage of the extra space there.
Please leave yourself extra time to get to and from campus this day.
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: campus parking
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Soroptimist International of Bellevue Metropolitan is offering three awards in the amount of $1500 each to women who are a head of household with dependents. Several Shoreline students have won these awards in the past, so apply today! Applications must be submitted by Nov. 15, 2015.
Applications are available online here. Once you’ve downloaded and completed the application, mail it directly to:
Soroptimist International of Bellevue Metropolitan
PO Box 53563
Bellevue, WA 98015-3563
It’s important to mail the application directly to the above address rather than submit it online, as most Soroptimist chapters give just one award of $1,000 and the Bellevue chapter is offering multiple awards at $1500 apiece.
Posted in Announcements, Scholarships Tagged with: scholarships for women
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
In honor of Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Special Services (OSS) is working to raise awareness of disabilities by offering daily facts and tips about people with disabilities and living with disability. Please take a minute to read and broaden your understanding.
International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22
Did You Know?
- Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or dysfluencies, in a person’s speech, but there are nearly as many ways to stutter as there are people who stutter.
- The National Stuttering Association is a non-profit organization – the largest in the world – started in 1977, dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals through support, education, advocacy, and research. Our organization is largely volunteer run and member-donation funded.
Common Myths about Stuttering
People have found stuttering confusing for centuries, and as with so many mysteries, they have tried to explain it with folklore. For instance, people in some cultures once believed that a child stuttered because his mother saw a snake during pregnancy or because he ate a grasshopper as a toddler. We now know that stuttering is probably neurological in origin, may have genetic origins, and often results in emotional components.
However, myths about stuttering persist today. Here are just a few of them:
- People stutter because they are nervous. Because fluent speakers occasionally become more disfluent when they are nervous or under stress, some people assume that people who stutter do so for the same reason. While people who stutter may be nervous because they stutter, nervousness is not the cause.
- People who stutter are shy and self-conscious. Children and adults who stutter often are hesitant to speak up, but they are not otherwise shy by nature. Once they come to terms with stuttering, people who stutter can be assertive and outspoken. Many have succeeded in leadership positions that require talking.
- Stuttering is a psychological disorder. Emotional factors often accompany stuttering but it is not primarily a psychological condition. Stuttering treatment often includes counseling to help people who stutter deal with attitudes and fears that may be the result of stuttering.
- People who stutter are less intelligent or capable. People who stutter are disproving this every day. The stuttering community has its share of scientists, writers, and college professors. People who stutter have achieved success in every profession imaginable.
- Stuttering is caused by emotional trauma. Some have suggested that a traumatic episode may trigger stuttering in a child who already is predisposed to it, but the general scientific consensus is that this is not usually the root cause of the disorder.
- Stuttering is caused by bad parenting. When a child stutters, it is not the parents’ fault. Stress in a child’s environment child can exacerbate stuttering, but is not the cause.
- Stuttering is just a habit that people can break if they want to. Although the manner in which people stutter may develop in certain patterns, the cause of stuttering itself is not due to a habit. Because stuttering is a neurological condition, many, if not most, people who stutter as older children or adults will continue to do so—in some fashion—even when they work very hard at changing their speech.
- Children who stutter are imitating a stuttering parent or relative. Stuttering is not contagious. Since stuttering often runs in families, however, children who have a parent or close relative who stutters may be at risk for stuttering themselves. This is due to shared genes, not imitation.
- Forcing a left-handed child to become right-handed causes stuttering. This was widely believed early in the 20th century but has been disproven in most studies since 1940. Although attempts to change handedness do not cause stuttering, the stress that resulted when a child was forced to switch hands may have exacerbated stuttering for some individuals.
- Identifying or labeling a child as a stutterer results in chronic stuttering. This was the premise of a famous study in 1939. The study was discredited decades ago, but this outdated theory still crops up occasionally. Today, we know that talking about stuttering does not cause a child to stutter.
These are just a few of the common myths out there. Instead of perpetuating such myths, it is important to have the Facts About Stuttering!
The above information and more can be found here and here.
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: disability awareness month, OSS
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
As part of our Job and Career Success Series, please join us for a workshop titled “Choosing a Major or Career Path” on Tues., Oct. 27 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the PUB Quiet Dining Room.
Explore interests, strengths, and values and learn how they connect to deciding a major and/or career pathway that is right for you. Shoreline Community College Career Counselors will provide strategies for career exploration and share information about resources to help select a pathway that fits YOU!
Posted in Announcements, Free, Services for Students, Workshops Tagged with: advising and counseling, career planning
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Hello Students!
Tutoring Services is recruiting tutors! We’re looking for folks that feel comfortable tutoring the following subjects:
Nursing
Clean Energy
Business Calculus
Music Tech
Geography
Environmental Science
If you’re interested, please stop by Office 4203 (in the library) and complete an application.
Thanks for considering!
Posted in Announcements, Jobs on Campus Tagged with: tutoring
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: student survey
October 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Get your tickets for Shoreline’s Theater Department’s presentation of Avenue Q – opening this Fri., Oct. 23 and running through Nov. 1. This laugh-out-loud show is “an autobiographical and biographical coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood” – as told by puppets!
One of the longest-running Broadway shows, Avenue Q is the winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK. Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. This musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named PRINCETON who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets KATE (the girl next door), ROD (the Republican), TREKKIE (the internet sexpert), LUCY THE SLUT (need we say more?), and other colorful types who help PRINCETON finally discover his purpose in life!
Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention puppets, Avenue Q is a truly unique show that has quickly become a favorite for audiences everywhere. Although the show addresses humorous adult issues, it is similar to a beloved children’s show; a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned. That said, it’s not recommended for minors under the age of 15.
Selling out fast – Get your tickets here now!
Posted in Announcements, Arts & Entertainment, Events Tagged with: avenue q
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