Category: Announcements
July 28th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Due to demand, we’ve added extra Compass testing sessions this week, so if you or someone you know needs to take the test, please visit our website to make an appointment here.
If the session you want is full, try stopping by the Testing Center anyway because we often have no shows. We’ll test you if there is room!
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July 23rd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Shoreline is hosting a blood drive next Thurs., July 30 in the PUB Quiet Dining Room from 10 a.m – 4 p.m. (closed from 12-1 p.m.). There are plenty of openings to accommodate all donors! Walk ins are welcomed day of, or you can click here to schedule an appointment in advance.
Double your impact by bringing a friend along. Photo I.D. Required.
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July 23rd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us for a free FAFSA workshop on Mon., July 27 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: August 10 and 24
Bring: Your tax information or estimates, including parents’ tax information if applicable.
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July 23rd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
If you are struggling in any of your classes, or just want to shore up your skills before finals, we have plenty of tutors still available for Summer Quarter. Please fill out an application for a tutor in room 4203 or online here. Tutoring services are free for students, so take advantage of them if you need!
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July 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Looking for tutorials? Lynda.com’s extensive catalogue of online tutorials is available to Shoreline students for free.
Lynda.com is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. To learn how to make use of your free subscription to the site as a student at Shoreline, check out these instructions.
Posted in Announcements, Free Tagged with: lynda.com, tutorials
July 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Shoreline Community College is playing host to the 12th Annual NW SolarFest Sustainable Living Fair on Sat., July 25 from 10 a.m. – 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 is a free event, and parking will be free as well.
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 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.
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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.
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