Category: Announcements
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
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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
October 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
In honor of National 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.
October is Polio Awareness Month
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g., contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
Initial symptoms of polio include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck and pain in the limbs. In a small proportion of cases, the disease causes paralysis, which is often permanent. There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented by immunization.
Key facts
- Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under 5 years of age.
- One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized.
- Polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988, from an estimated 350,000 cases then, to 359 reported cases in 2014. The reduction is the result of the global effort to eradicate the disease.
- Today, only 2 countries (Afghanistan and Pakistan) remain polio-endemic, down from more than 125 in 1988.
- As long as a single child remains infected, children in all countries are at risk of contracting polio. Failure to eradicate polio from these last remaining strongholds could result in as many as 200,000 new cases every year, within 10 years, all over the world.
- In most countries, the global effort has expanded capacities to tackle other infectious diseases by building effective surveillance and immunization systems.
Polio and its symptoms
Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis (usually in the legs). Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized.
Global caseload
Today, only 2 countries in the world remain endemic for the disease–the smallest geographic area in history. Of the 3 strains of wild poliovirus (type 1, type 2, and type 3), wild poliovirus type 2 was eradicated in 1999 and case numbers of wild poliovirus type 3 are down to the lowest-ever levels with the no cases reported since November 2012 from Nigeria.
The above information and more can be found here.
Posted in Announcements Tagged with: national disability month, OSS
October 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us this Thursday evening as the Global Affairs Center (GAC) fall quarter events continue with a talk by UW Philosophy Professor, Bill Talbott, How to Believe in Universal Human Rights, on Oct. 22, 7:00 pm, (Room 9208 in the PUB). Attendance is open to the public and FREE. And parking anywhere on campus in the evening is also FREE.
Below are links to the calendar page where you will find complete details for other upcoming GAC events.
Oct 28 A Multicultural South Africa, Ernest Johnson, Shoreline Community College [12:30 pm]
Oct 29 Cuba-U.S. Relations, Marc McLeod, Seattle University [7:00 pm]
Nov 4 Women and Social Protest, Rachel David, Shoreline Community College [11:30 am]
Nov 5 Guatemala-U.S. Relations, John Hamilton, U.S. Ambassador (retired) [7:00 pm]
Nov 12 Canada-U.S. Relations, James Hill, Consul General of Canada [7:00 pm]
Nov 18 Cambodia, Diana Knauf, Shoreline Community College [12:30 pm]
Nov 19 Mexico, Eduardo Baca Cuenca, Consul General of Mexico [7:00 pm]
Nov 24 Service-Learning in Bolivia, Katie Fleming, and Lisa Libassi, Shoreline CC [10:30 am]
And please note:
- All events take place at Shoreline Community College, in Room 9208 (QDR).
- Evening events begin at 7:00 pm. Starting times for daytime events vary; (see list above).
- All events are open to the public, and FREE.
- Parking on campus is FREE in the evening; a small fee is charged during the day for anyone without a parking permit.
For more information about the Global Affairs Center, past and future programs, how you can join the GAC mailing list, and how you can support these programs, please go the GAC website.
Hope to see you Thursday evening!
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: global affairs center
October 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Students: We would like to share information about how Counseling Services can help you and our campus community.
Shoreline Community College Counseling Services
Counseling Services provides free, confidential and professional counseling services, resources, and referral to support the academic and personal success, health, and well-being of our students and campus community. Bottom line…we are here to help!
More about what Counseling Services offers students and our campus community…
Personal Counseling – Are you dealing with personal concerns that may impact your success? Counselors are trained to be supportive, relate to others and are sensitive to each student’s background and life experience. Counseling can offer a student an ear to listen without judgement, help students learn how to address concerns and how to cope, manage and thrive. Call x4559 to speak with a counselor!
Career Counseling – Are you undecided about your major or questioning if you chose the “right major?” We help students to develop a better understanding of themselves, learn about career and academic research tools, and develop a method for informed decision making.
Academic / Educational Success Counseling – Having difficulty in your classes or navigating the college system? Our counselors can help students develop skills and strategies for success. Call x4559 to speak with a counselor!
Resources and Referral – Need help with day-to-day or long-term needs? Students are welcome to visit our office or our website for information on a variety of topics or ask our staff for assistance to connect with resources to meet their needs.
Learn more at Counseling Services!
FOSS – Room 5229 | 206.546.4559
http://www.shoreline.edu/counseling-services/
Posted in Announcements, Free, Services for Students Tagged with: advising and counseling
October 20th, 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 have to park at the Sears lot.
Please leave yourself extra time to get to and from campus this day.
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