Category: Announcements
April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Learning centers are an important part of supporting student success at Shoreline Community College and now officials are working on a plan that would move at least some of them to the center of campus.
“Our people are passionate about helping students,” Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Bob Francis said. “The learning centers are a key piece. They are places where students can go and find academic support from faculty and peers.”
Right now, the various learning centers are scattered across the campus, Francis said. The plan is to start bringing centers into the Ray Howard Library and Technology Center to figuratively and literally create a centralized point of learning support.
“It will take more than just a little re-arranging. The space is there, but all the details still need to be worked out,” Francis said. “It can’t happen all at once, but we would like to start with the two biggest centers first; The Writing and Learning Studio (TWLS) and the Math Learning Center (MLC).”
Francis started working with Dean of Humanities Kathie Hunt and Dean of Science Susan Hoyne, along with Grace Rhodes, Director of TWLS, and Rosalie Tepper, Director of the MLC. Faculty in the impacted areas have also been brought into the discussion, Francis said. In general, there are three main points for the move:
- Centralization of student learning support centers – Francis pointed out that tutoring services has already moved from its former location in the FOSS building to the library. Early returns seem to indicate the move has been a good one, according to Lindsay Cael, director for student tutoring. “Our library already includes many learning resources coordinated and facilitated by our wonderful library faculty and staff,” Francis said. “I have asked Grace, Rosalie, Lindsey and (library director) Chris Matz to starting discussing how to incorporate TWLS and MLC into this already great space.”Francis said the tutoring-center experience reinforces the feeling that being in the library helps students fin help. “I have often worried about the support ‘treasure hunt’ we send our students on,” he said. “Where should they go when seeking out help? 9000? 5000? 4000? 2200? 1700?”
- Free-up more classrooms – “Every quarter, there is a scramble to find enough teaching spaces to meet student demand at key times,” Francis said. “Much like the way that airlines over-book flights, we sometimes are overbooking classrooms in anticipation of class cancellations.”The result he said, is not always best for students. “Sometimes, we even lose students to other nearby colleges which have greater capacity,” Francis said. He added that the potential for a new health sciences complex depends on funding from the Legislature and is too far down the road to help today’s students today.
- Create access for more students – Currently, less than half of Shoreline’s funding comes from the state in the form of a “state allocation.” That allocation is based on a complicated formula that includes myriad factors. The most familiar factor is the full-time equivalent (FTE) target. There are ongoing discussions to change the allocation formula and President Cheryl Roberts has been actively engaged in those discussions. Not all the details are clear, but there a sense of urgency to around the recruitment, enrollment and retention of domestic students. With the strategic planning and strategic enrollment management efforts are aimed at those goals, optimizing our physical space on campus will help, he said.
As Francis and others looked more closely at the frailties of the moves, it became obvious that if TWLS and the MLC moved to the library, students needing classes at premium times would be better-off, students struggling to find the centers across campus would be better off and the directors and programs of both would have quality support.
“I don’t want to ignore that a move like this would have several challenges,” Francis said. “Certainly, moving the centers from long established locations is one of them. Another is the impact of the increased student traffic in the 4000 building.
“However, I am committed to seriously exploring this move as a way to meet student needs.”
Posted in Announcements, Services for Students Tagged with: library, Math Learning Center, MLC, Shoreline Community College, The Writing and Learning Studio
April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Students and volunteers with Deep Roots Community Garden give away seedlings for Earth Day 2015.
Earth Day 2015 was pretty awesome around Shoreline’s campus, with free grilled veggies from Patty Pan Cooperative and a seedling giveaway at the Deep Roots Community Garden. We also had a ton of great speakers and student learning about advocacy during Amp Your Voice, and had a great turn out for the Earth Day showing of the 1973 film “Soylent Green.”
Earth Week continues Thurs., April 23 with more awesome activities. Check out these fun events around campus today:
Native Plant Sale, PUB Courtyard – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Come support two local nurseries Go Natives Nursery and Kruckeberg Botanic Gardens that specialize in native plant habitat and the benefits that our yards and local greenbelts receive when we plant natives and remove invasive plants.
Shoreline Community College: The Land We Walk On, PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208) – 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Join us as Vicki Stiles, executive director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, presents the history of the land on which Shoreline Community College now stands. Using maps and photos Ms. Stiles will bring to light some interesting information about the College area’s environment.
Rio 2 film showing, PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208) – 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Rio 2 (2014) is an animated film about a family of Macaws that discover their way of life is challenged by a changing world, and how illegal logging is impacting the Amazon basin. The film will be followed by a discussion led by ALAS about the impacts of deforestation and what can be done about it.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: deep roots community garden, earth day 2015, earth week, seedling giveaway
April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Join us in the Administration building (1000) lobby art gallery this Thurs., April 23 from 4:30-6 p.m. for the Opening Reception of this year’s AFA portfolio show.
Each year the SCC Art Gallery hosts an exhibition of work by current graduates of Shoreline’s Associate of Fine Art Degree. These students present samples of their finest work in painting, drawing, printmaking, graphic design, photography, sculpture and ceramics.
This year’s show features work by:
Sara M. Rohde
SM Stephens
Haogeng Shi
Stacey Jurss
Dustin Tuttle
Ka Yi Lau
Adrian Gomez
Kelsey E. Deans
Brigid Wicks
Ma, Chun to Charles
Kyung H. Lee
Kylee Hutchison
Lulu Guo
Brian Quinn
Danitra Hunter
The AFA Portfolio Show is open now and runs in the gallery through May 15.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free Tagged with: art gallery, portfolio show, student art show
April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Did you know that SCC students have access to three types of online tutoring? You can (1) Meet with a tutor online via a fully interactive virtual environment, (2) submit an eQuestion (such as a math problem where you’re stuck) and an eTutor will respond within 48 hours or (3) submit your paper to the online writing lab, ask for specific feedback and receive an eTutor’s response within 48 hours.
Online tutoring is available for the following subjects: accounting, anatomy & physiology, biology, chemistry, economics, engineering (circuits & digital systems only), math, Microsoft Office, physics, psychology, Spanish, statistics, Web development and writing for any course.
To get started, go to www.etutoring.org.
Click the red LOGIN button.
In the pull-down menu select Western eTutoring Consortium.
Then select Shoreline Community College and follow the login directions.
Posted in Announcements, Free, Services for Students Tagged with: online tutoring, tutoring
April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
The SCC Foundation has extended the deadlines for a couple of our scholarships.
We are still accepting applications at this time for the following annual scholarships for 2015 -2016:
Dislocated Worker Scholarship
Eric Niemitalo Scholarship in Earth and Environmental Science
Friends of Mary Automotive Scholarship
Mark Galloway Automotive Scholarship
Shawn Henrichsen Memorial Dental Hygiene Scholarship
The Sparrow Scholarship for Music Tech Students – In Memory of Ted Luttrell
Deadline: Application for the above are due in the SCC Foundation office by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Information and applications can be found on the SCC Foundation website at:
http://www.shoreline.edu/foundation/scholarships.aspx
For questions, contact Lynn Yaw at lyaw@shoreline.edu or (206)533-6783 or Chandra Passe at cpasse@shoreine.edu or (206) 546-4755; in the SCC Foundation office – room 1005.
Posted in Announcements, Scholarships Tagged with: foundation, scholarships
April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Shoreline students and faculty prepare to take an Earth Day Nature Walk led by Professor Matt Loper.
Tuesday’s Earth Week events were awesome, with a talk on Racial/Restrictive Covenants by Shoreline’s own Dr. J, a showing of the powerful film “Princess Angeline,” which is an examination of the story of the Duwamish people told through the life of the daughter of Chief Seattle, and a nature walk through the gorgeous Boeing Creek Park that borders Shoreline’s campus.
Since Wed., April 22 is the actual day of Earth Day in the midst of this Earth Week celebration, it’s gonna be a doozy! What’s coming up?
From 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., the PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208) is all about Advocacy and Civic Engagement with Amp Your Voice! a workshop that equips students with some powerful advocacy and civic engagement tools.
From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the PUB Courtyard will be home to the Shoreline Farmers Market and sustainable Shoreline Community Groups showcasing their wares.
From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Deep Roots Community Garden will be doing a seedling giveaway in the garden North of the 2700 building. Get a free seedling and learn how to make seed starting pots from newspaper and get information about open pollination and seed saving.
Also during this event in the Deep Roots Community Garden, from 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Patty Pan Cooperative will be on site with cooperatively made Free organic Grilled Veggies (with some from our own Deep Roots Garden). They’ll be given away to raise awareness about the importance of locally sourced organic foods.
From 1:30-3:30 p.m., the PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208) will turn into a movie house with a showing of Soylent Green, a 1973 film that presents a dystopic future New York City, ravaged by overpopulation, the runaway greenhouse effect and a global food shortage. The film touches on themes of environmental and ecological responsibility, power structures, and social justice in times of climate change, economic shortage, the ethics of human resources and food production. A discussion will follow the film.
All week long during Earth Week you can stop by the PUB room 9102 and make art out of recycled materials. Also throughout the week don’t forget to turn in any of your old, unwanted electronics to one of three electronic recycling stations set up around campus. Electronic recycling stations are in the PUB lobby (by the whale), the Theater lobby and the lobby of the 2800 bldg.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: amp your voice, earth day 2015, earth week 2015
April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Just a reminder that we’ll have the second of our weekly discussions of Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi Wed., April 22. Come prepared to discuss chapters 5-9. We’ll be meeting in Room, 9202 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. DuValle Daniel and Leslie Potter-Henderson are leading this week’s discussion. Each week we’ll have a different facilitator(s).
Please come and share your insights, ask questions and enjoy the lively conversation. If you can’t make the discussion, remember that after the group discussion, we will post questions in Canvas, and you can share your thoughts there.
Hope to see you there!!
Posted in Announcements, Clubs, Events, Free Tagged with: community book read
April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
On Wed., April 22, 2015, the 2nd Annual EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KIT DAY will take place in the main lobby of the PUB, Building 9000. The event occurs from 10:00am to 2:30pm and is open to everyone. Back by popular demand, the event supports the idea that we hope we will never have to use the kit, but a number of things could happen in our daily lives that could cause us to need an emergency kit.
Stop by to learn how to better prepare yourself for an emergency incident at work, home, and on the road. See the many ideas and options available for pre-made kits, do it yourself lists, and emergency food and water storage preparation. Take the short, fun quiz to test your knowledge on emergency readiness on campus.
We are excited to announce we will be drawing the name of the employee who attended Winter Quarter’s “Get Ready Take Action” Training and entered the drawing for a new Grab ‘n Go Emergency Kit. The kit is self-contained in a backpack with a 3 day supply of emergency products.
We are grateful to the sponsors that will be supporting this educational event, including: Shelf Reliance – Thrive Foods, Costco, Sam’s Club, the SCC Safety Committee, Student Leadership, and SCC Emergency Management.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free Tagged with: campus safety, emergency preparedness
April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
The Student Leadership Center, in collaboration with RESULTS and the Global Affairs Center, is holding a FREE workshop Wed., April 22 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208) that equips students with some powerful advocacy and civic engagement tools. These can be applied to securing WA state funding for higher education, environmental protection and poverty reduction here and abroad.
The workshop schedule includes:
8:30 a.m. Welcome by SBA President Ashley Cowan
8:35-9:25 a.m. Advocacy and Civic Engagement on Poverty Issues by Karen Gielen of RESULTS Seattle
9:30-10:20 a.m. Washington State Funding for Higher Education by Shoreline’s Terry Taylor and Amy Kinsel
10:30-11:20 a.m. Washington State Environmental Challenges by Cathy Lehman, Voter Education and Outreach, Washington Environmental Council
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Technique for Effective Advocacy and Civic Engagement
Pizza Lunch, RESULTS Seattle Volunteers
12:30-1:20 p.m. Hands-on Advocacy Training
1:20 p.m. Closing, by Ashley Cowan SBA President
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free, Workshops Tagged with: advocacy and civic engagement, amp your voice, earth week 2015, global affairs center
April 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Keynote speaker Edie Loyer-Nelson, a former trustee of SCC and current Duwamish tribal member, and social sciences faculty member Michelle Kleisath at the Earth Day kickoff event.
Earth Week 2015 kicked off Monday with an informative speech by keynote speaker Edie Loyer-Nelson, a former trustee of SCC and current Duwamish tribal member. Edie Loyer-Nelson talked about what we mean by “Fostering an Ethic of Place” and why one needs to know who and what came before them to make sense of where we are today.
Earth Week festivities continue Tues., April 21 with three great events:
Racial/Restrictive Covenants: The Shameful Legacy of Greater Seattle
PUB 9208, 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Professor Ernest Johnson will discuss the history of restrictive covenants in the Seattle area, with the end of these only coming with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement. He will identify the land developers and real estate companies who wrote most of the regions racial and restrictive covenants, while also identifying the biggest names in land development were also the biggest names in Seattle’s segregation history.
Princess Angeline Film Showing
PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208), 12:30-1:45 p.m.
This film explores the story of the Duwamish people and their unrecognized tribal status primarily through the life of Princess Angeline the daughter of Chief Seattle. After watching the movie Prof. Michelle Kleisath and Duwamish tribal member Edie Loyer-Nelson will lead a discussion of the film.
Nature Walk Campus/Upper Boeing Creek
Meet outside the PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208), 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Explore the interface between the college and the beautiful forests that surround the campus with Prof. Matt Loper. Learn about the natural and cultural history of this interesting area, including uses of plants by native peoples and the establishment of the Boeing family hunting estate. Visit the “Al Gore Memorial Sink Hole” and see how a newly created wetland has helped to reduce the threat of floods and brought back valuable native habitat.
Posted in Announcements, Events, Free Tagged with: earth week 2015
