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April 23rd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

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Interviewing for work is a tough business. Some of the pitfalls for not winning over the selection panel or HR reps are real, while others may be our imagination getting the best of us. We have to ask good questions based on what we know about the workplace, and meet their questions with concise and thoughtful answers. All the while remembering to curb enthusiasm, anxiety and to never appear too hungry.

Join us this Fri., April 24 in FOSS 5116 from 1-2:30 p.m. for a FREE talk by author, Compassionate Communication Trainer and life coach, Moreah Vestan. Topics covered in this workshop that job seekers can apply to interviewing include:

–How to connect at interviews or when you fill out an application
-How to deal with disappointment and frustration over job hunting
-How to manage difficult interactions with family, friends, at work, etc.

Moreah brings 11 years’ experience in communication training, and has much wisdom to share about maximizing your impact at the interview. There are also tips on choosing how to react, which benefits not only the interview process, but every area of your job search.

Not to be missed! Also the usual great coffee and other delights, compliments of Central Market.

See you Friday – and as always – Good Luck Out There!

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April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

In this free workshop from the Writing and Learning Studio, Room 1501, from12:30-1:30 p.m. we’ll teach you to use a time-proven strategy to read and remember textbook material. Bring your own textbook for practice! (This session is a repeat of the April 15 session.)

Read Smarter, Not Harder is part of a series of workshops by the Writing and Learning Studio aimed at supporting students in all disciplines to become more effective, more confident learners and writers so they may reach their academic, professional and/or personal goals. To see the other workshops in the series, check out the Writing and Learning Studio calendar here.

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April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
seedling giveaway

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.

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April 22nd, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

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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.

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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.

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April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
earth week nature walk

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.

TVslide_GAC_AMPSp2015From 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.
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April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

Spring 2015 Community Read FlierJust 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!!

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April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

preparednessOn 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!

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April 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

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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

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April 20th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu
Edie Loyer-Nelson and Michelle Kleisath

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.

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