On behalf of Shoreline Community College, we wanted to reach out to the campus community to express our concern for students, faculty, staff, and family members who may be impacted by the recent event that unfolded at Michigan State University.
We are devastated by another senseless act of violence in the form of a mass shooting. As a college community, we must not only stand with all members of the MSU campus community but take action against the consistent assaults on our communities. We will continue to focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a mechanism to achieve social justice for all. We are responsible for our community, let’s choose to lead with love.
We recognize the trauma incidents such as these can have on our college community and want to remind all employees of the resources available to support you through this unfathomable time. Please do not hesitate to seek out services and should you see someone in need, please extend support.
Please know that we have resources available to both students and employees to counsel you through any potential emotional distress from this event.
CAMPUS RESOURCES
Employees may access services and support at any time through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at 877-313-4455 (as provided by the Diversity Equity Officers Commission). Their service is confidential and free. We urge you to keep this number readily available in the event you or a colleague need to lean into this level of support. The EAP is available and here for you, should you or a family member want or need support. As a reminder, the EAP offers the following:
Amharic for beginners is designed for K-12th-grade youth who are interested in learning the basic phonics of Amharic letters and words. The focus of this course is to learn how to speak, listen, write, and read Amharic. Instructor Selam Habte incorporates culturally responsive teaching and creates an inclusive classroom that highlights the Ethiopian culture in and welcoming environment. The curriculum is taught in an interactive and fun way to encourage youth to engage with their peers.
Parent Orientation will be scheduled on the first day of class, and occasional speakers and information will be provided for interested parents.
At a time when the need for dental hygienists is at an all-time high, Delta Dental of Washington is celebrating the opening of a new dental hygiene education clinic at the University of Washington School of Dentistry.
Delta Dental of Washington provided a gift of $1.5 million to help relocate the Shoreline Community College dental hygiene program to the UW School of Dentistry. The new Delta Dental of Washington Clinic at the UW School of Dentistry will be operated by the Shoreline Community College dental hygiene program, in partnership with the UW School of Dentistry.
Shoreline CC Science division, Continuing /Education and Kids in Medicine (KIM), to bring this advanced lab program to local middle and high school students. The program is taught by medical professionals from KIMSeattle on early-release Wednesdays. Each week involves 30 minutes of lecture followed by 90 minutes of extensive lab work.
5th – 8th grade March 15th and 29th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on early release days
Week 1 – Heart dissection/medical devices
Week 2 – Forensic Wildlife Skull Identification
9th – 12th grade March 1st and 8th from 1:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on early release days
Week 1 – Forensic Facial Reconstruction
Week 2 – Micro Pipetting and DNA Gel Electrophoresis
Kids in Medicine (KIM), is an interactive education program designed to captivate and inspire young learners toward a future in science or medicine. Students receive enriching instruction to extend their knowledge and complete real laboratory experiences traditionally reserved for medical professionals. Every program and lab explores a particular career cluster, exposing students to a broad category of occupations grouped by knowledge and skills required – connecting learning to life goals.
Dorothy Lee Thomas Hollingsworth was born on October 29, 1920, in Bishopville, South Carolina. Dorothy was the oldest of three children. Her sister died at 14 of pneumonia and her brother died from injuries sustained in World War II. Dorothy once said she always knew she wanted to help people—a desire that grew after learning about social work as a career at an eighth-grade job fair. After graduating from Atkins High School, a missionary from the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church encouraged Dorothy to further her education. She was accepted at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, and was granted a scholarship from the missionaries. Dorothy continued her education and graduated from an HBCU in 1941, with degrees in social science and education, and was immediately hired as a third-grade teacher.
In 1946, Dorothy and her husband moved to Seattle, WA. The couple sought a new beginning in the hope of escaping the hardships of the South that came with repressive Jim Crow laws and racial segregation. A lifelong learner, Dorothy enrolled at the University of Washington, and in 1959 she received her master’s degree from the School of Social Work. After graduating, she became a social worker for Seattle Public Schools.
In the early 1960s, Dorothy became involved in the local civil rights movement, protesting restrictive covenants, fighting for equitable education, and open housing initiatives throughout the city. In 1965, she was selected as the Director of Head Start, a program that was part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society’s national anti-poverty initiative—the first in Washington State. Dorothy then became the first African American woman to be elected to the Seattle School Board, becoming board president in 1979. Dorothy served a six-year term helping to guide the city through racial tensions that escalated with the desegregation of schools.
We Celebrate Dorothy Hollingsworth for helping the Seattle, WA community to be more inclusive and equity-minded.
Attend an upcoming information session to learn more about Health Informatics & Information Management (HIIM) programs (see list below), career options, student success stories, and to ask questions.
Health Informatics & Information Management (HIIM) Programs:
• Health Information Foundations Certificate
• Comprehensive Coding & Revenue Integrity Specialist Certificate
• HIT AAAS degree
• Health Data Analyst Certificate
