Category: Announcements
July 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Wed., July 22 is the last day students can purchase ORCA transit cards at a discount through Shoreline. If you still haven’t gotten yours this quarter, head to the Cashier’s Office windows on the second floor of the FOSS (5000) building. Bring payment, photo ID and proof of registration for summer quarter. ORCA cards for fall quarter will go on sale at the start of the quarter.
ORCA cards, the regional transit pass, are available to most students at Shoreline Community College. Shoreline’s ORCA card program is simple:
- For $125, a registered student can buy a $200 ORCA ePurse card.
- The student receives an ORCA card that is immediately usable for as long as there is still money on it.
- The $75 difference is covered by a subsidy funded by the SCOF fee.
An ORCA card is the equivalent of having cash that can be used on all Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro Transit, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries.
For more information, you can read about our ORCA program here.
Posted in Announcements, Services for Students Tagged with: orca transit card, SCOF
July 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
If you’re thinking of withdrawing from a class, Wed., July 22 is the last day that a “W” grade will be issued. Wednesday is also the last day to change your status in a class to or from an audit.
Posted in Announcements
July 16th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
New refillable and FREE to use water stations have made their way to Shoreline’s campus! Brought to you by Shoreline’s Sustainability committee, these refillable water stations are designed to work with sport bottles and are now functional and operating in the FOSS, 1800, 3000 and 2700 buildings. More are still to come in the PUB and a few other locations around campus, so look to see those (and benefit from them) later this summer.
Why the investment in refillable water stations, and why should you use them? According to banthebottle.net:
- Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for a year. And that’s not even including the oil used for transportation.
- The energy we waste using bottled water would be enough to power 190,000 homes.
- Last year, the average American used 167 disposable water bottles, but only recycled 38.
- Americans used about 50 billion plastic water bottles last year. However, the U.S.’s recycling rate for plastic is only 23 percent, which means 38 billion water bottles – more than $1 billion worth of plastic – are wasted each year.
- The recommended eight glasses of water a day, at U.S. tap rates equals about $.49 per year; that same amount of bottled water is about $1,400.
- Antimony, which is found in PET plastic bottles, in small doses can cause dizziness and depression; in larger doses it can cause nausea, vomiting and death.
So do yourself, your wallet and the environment a favor, and trade in those plastic bottles for a reusable bottle and swing by one of our new filling stations today!
Posted in Announcements, Free, Services for Students Tagged with: refillable water stations, sustainability committee
July 15th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us Thurs., July 16 from 1-2:30 p.m. in the ground floor of the FOSS building for a Job Seekers’ Roundtable focusing on applicant tracking software and how resumes are sorted.
Today’s job seekers need to spend the time to make sure that our professional resumes can get by the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), which is the software that reads your resume and ranks it according to keywords. Today about 65% of medium to large companies are now using Applicant Tracking Systems and this has created a nightmare for job seekers. In fact, a recent study indicated that about 75% of qualified job seekers are being eliminated because they do not know the rules.
We’ll share some of the do’s and don’ts with the usual treats and beverages. Bring your resume on a thumb drive, as we’ll broach other topics to do with resumes.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: job seekers roundtable, resume tips
July 13th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Canvas will be performing maintenance Thurs., July 16 between 12:01 and 1:00 a.m. During this 60-minute maintenance window, there will be less than five minutes of downtime where you will be unable to access or use Canvas. Please plan your late night studying accordingly!
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: canvas maintenance, elearning
July 10th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us for a free FAFSA workshop on Mon., July 13 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Workforce Education computer lab located on the ground floor of the FOSS (5000) building.
This is one in a series of repeating workshops taking place through August.
Additional upcoming dates are: July 27, August 10 and August 24
Bring: Your tax information or estimates, including parents’ tax information if applicable.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: fafsa
July 9th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Shoreline Community College is playing host once again for the NW SolarFest Sustainable Living Fair on Saturday, July 25 from 10 – 5 p.m.
Join us for fun in the sun with exhibits, Conversation Stations, a KIDZone, Seattle Barter, electric cars, Urban County Fair entries, music and food.
This will be the 12th SolarFest and it is always growing. There will be free parking and the event is also free. For more information, visit www.ShorelineSolar.org, email info@ShorelineSolar.org, or contact Amy Stapleton at 206.546.7841 or astaplet@shoreline.edu.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free Tagged with: solarfest 2015
July 9th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Please note that the Testing Center will be closed July 10-17 while undergoing a computer upgrade. It is scheduled to reopen for business as usual at 8 a.m. on Mon., July 20.
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: testing center closure
July 8th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us Thurs., July 9 from 1-2:30 p.m. in the ground floor level of FOSS (5000 bldg.) for this week’s Job Seekers’ Roundtable on how to correctly format your resume.
Nobody can ever underestimate how important it is to have a good resume. First impressions count, and the first impression that a potential employer will have of you is going to depend on how you present your resume. This is going to be your one and only chance to capture a potential employer’s attention, or for your resume to be tossed into the file of those they don’t want to pursue. And this is where resume formatting becomes exceptionally important.
So what makes a well-formatted resume stand out? In a nutshell, not so much the minutia of every job you’ve held over the past 10 or so years, but the precision and readability of your work history. Get rid of the fluff or “resume padding.” Proof for correct grammar. Make good use of white space. All these tips will be covered and more.
See you this Thursday! Please bring your resume and share some tips over iced tea and other treats compliments of Central Market.
And as always: Good Luck Out There!
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Services for Students Tagged with: job seekers roundtable, resume tips
July 7th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
A small fee increase was approved by the SCC Student Government for black & white printing on campus. Beginning with the Fall 2015 quarter, printing will cost 4 cents per page (up from 2 cents). This applies to all student printing campus wide but does not affect color printing, which is still 50 cents per page.
This increase is just to break even on our cost of doing business. Thanks for your understanding and make it a great quarter!
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: campus printing, printing cost increase
