We’re excited to welcome so many of you to campus this week as Winter Quarter gets underway. At the same time, we want to share an important update.
Due to a local Microsoft outage, the college is still experiencing limited access to email and phone systems. While our teams work with Microsoft to fully restore services, we’ve put additional support options in place to help you this week.
Please note that ctcLink and Canvas are not impacted by the outage, so you should be able to register if need be, and begin your classes.
Here’s how you can get help right now:
Zoom Room Student Support (Extended) Based on positive feedback, we are continuing Zoom support through the end of the week, rather than ending it earlier as planned.
Please use these email addresses for questions or support until our Microsoft systems are fully restored.
We truly appreciate your patience and flexibility as we work through this disruption. Our goal is to support you as smoothly as possible, and we’re grateful for your understanding as we do so.
Thank you for being part of the Shoreline community.
We are still experiencing technical difficulties related to a Microsoft outage and want to share a few important updates as we prepare for Winter Quarter, which begins this Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
The College is open and we are happy to meet with you in person or via Zoom (see information below) but are unable to receive phone calls or emails.
Please review the information below carefully.
Dolphin Day Update
The Winter 2026 in-person Dolphin Day scheduled for Friday, January 2, 2026 has been cancelled so our staff can focus on providing direct one-on-one support to students during this time.
You are welcome to attend the Spring 2026 Dolphin Day to learn more about campus services. The date will be posted on our website soon.
The Virtual Dolphin Day has been rescheduled to Monday, January 5, 2026 from 6:30–8:30 p.m.
This session is designed for online students, but all students are welcome.
If you were planning to attend the in-person event, we’d love to have you join us virtually.
Due to the ongoing Microsoft outage, financial aid disbursements anticipated to begin on Friday, January 2, 2026 may be delayed. Processing of recent loan requests and responses to email may also take longer than usual.
Live Zoom Support
To better support students during this time and as Winter Quarter begins, we will be offering additional live Zoom support for questions.
Welcome in the New Year with Shoreline’s first ever Internship Co-Lab!
DATE: Jan. 28, 2026
TIME: 11am – 1pm
PLACE: PUB 9208 (Quiet Dining Room)
COST: Free!
This is not your standard Career Fair style event – expect to connect directly with employers to plan out your next Internship with them.
Connect with employers
Share your skills
Design an internship that fits you!
Employers from all kinds of different industries will have tables and an openness to working with Shoreline CC students! As a student, you’ll work with these employers to share your skills and abilities to see how these connect to the work that the employer does. If it’s a good match, then the Career Center will help facilitate creating an internship description and getting the project on the road!
Meet employees and owners from local businesses such as:
Rising Reels Film Non-Profit
Seattle Golf Course
Seven Ways Consulting
Seattle Reconomy/Shoreline Tool Library
Shoreline Historical Museum
Nurture Well Center
Open Doors
and more!
Attend the pre-workshop on the 14th of January to learn more about this event and how to talk to employers about internships with them!
We are looking forward to having you here with us.
We invite you to join the Career Center and discover free online tools that help you explore what you love—and connect to real careers, job opportunities, and Shoreline programs that fit your goals.
Whether you’re still figuring things out or further along in your process, these tools are geared to help you figure out next steps and turn your interests into a plan.
DATE: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month during fall quarter 2025
On Saturday, December 6th, 2025, starting at 10:00am, our staff will lead students and parents on a tour of the building, looking at the amenities and apartments!
After the tour, we will move to our multipurpose room for a presentation on the benefits of living on campus, accompanied by a light lunch and plenty of time for questions from everyone.
Along the way, we will have a simple scavenger hunt for tour participants, with 7000 branded items as prizes!
Be sure to RSVP so we can purchase enough food, and plan to arrive at 10:00am, this is a structured event, and we don’t want you to miss a thing!
As you make your way through fall quarter, I just wanted to check in and remind you about the many support services that are available to you.
If you’re feeling stressed, struggling with classwork, facing financial difficulties, or just looking for ways to stay connected, please take a look at the links I’ve included below.
As I mentioned in the video, winter quarter class registration has started. I encourage you to sign up early to make sure you get the classes you want.
Wishing you all the best in the second half of the quarter!
Jack Kahn President Shoreline Community College LinkedIn
Riley Fern, the Assistant Director of Admissions from the University of Washington Bothell will be available. This is good opportunity to learn more about the school and ask questions.
75+ colleges and universities will be represented at this fall’s International Transfer Fair!
All students, staff, and faculty are welcome!
The college representatives are generally focused on international admissions but will be able to answer some questions for non-international applicants!
We invite you to join the Career Center and discover free online tools that help you explore what you love—and connect to real careers, job opportunities, and Shoreline programs that fit your goals.
Whether you’re still figuring things out or further along in your process, these tools are geared to help you figure out next steps and turn your interests into a plan.
DATE: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month during fall quarter 2025
Join us at this upcoming information session for students on the process of transferring to Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington.
Host: Madeline R. Miller, Academic Counselor – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Programs at the University of Washington.
