Jun
21
2016
June 21st, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

ORCA LIFT sign-up event, PUB Lobby
Wed., June 22: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Do you ride the bus? Qualified low-income riders can save 50% on every ride in King County by joining the ORCA LIFT program. Apply TODAY in the PUB Lobby from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.! If you want to save even more money, start at the Cashier’s Office, where you can purchase a $200 ORCA card for just $100. Then bring your pass to the Orca LIFT table in the PUB.

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Apr
05
2016
April 5th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

It’s an exciting time for the Sustainability and Commuter Options Fee committee (SCOF). If you haven’t already, visit the SCOF site and take a look at the results of last quarter’s Commuter Option Survey.

Last week we held a special meeting where we discussed ORCA card possibilities, installing new water bottle refilling stations, the Transit Riders Union campaign for a reduced fare for college students, the Tree Campus USA Recognition Award program, and Earth Week activities.

The next SCOF meeting is Tues., April 12. For more information on the committee, contact the committee chair at studentsustain@shoreline.edu.

To become the next Sustainability Officer/SCOF chair, apply for the position here.

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Mar
31
2016
March 31st, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

Several students told us they didn’t see this post the first time around, so we’re re-posting.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Sustainable Commuter Option Fee (SCOF) Student Commuter Options Survey from this past February. We had anamazing response. We have compiled the results and put them together below…

We will use the results of the survey to help direct future SCOF committee activities. Stay tuned!!!SCOF survey results[2]

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Mar
28
2016
March 28th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Sustainable Commuter Option Fee (SCOF) Student Commuter Options Survey from this past February. We had an amazing response. We have compiled the results and put them together below…

We will use the results of the survey to help direct future SCOF committee activities. Stay tuned!!!

SCOF survey results[2]

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Feb
11
2016
February 11th, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

amazonStudents! We need your help shaping the future of Shoreline, reducing our impact on the environment, and easing the stress of commuting to campus. Please take a few moments to take this brief survey, created by students, regarding our Commuter Options. It’s quick, we promise! It will be open February 1-12. All responses are confidential, but if you put your Shoreline student email address, you’ll be entered to win one of ten $50 Amazon gift certificates.

Thank you for your time! Your feedback will help us as we strive to reduce our impact on the environment and make it easier to commute to Shoreline Community College.

Thank you,
The Sustainability & Commuter Options Fee (SCOF) Committee

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Feb
01
2016
February 1st, 2016 by pio@shoreline.edu

commutingStudents! We need your help shaping the future of Shoreline, reducing our impact on the environment, and easing the stress of commuting to campus. Please take a few moments to take this brief survey, created by students, regarding our Commuter Options. It’s quick, we promise! It will be open February 1-12. All responses are confidential, but if you put your Shoreline student email address, you’ll be entered to win one of ten $50 Amazon gift certificates.

Thank you for your time! Your feedback will help us as we strive to reduce our impact on the environment and make it easier to commute to Shoreline Community College.

Thank you,
The Sustainability & Commuter Options Fee (SCOF) Committee

 

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Jul
21
2015
July 21st, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

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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.

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Jun
08
2015
June 8th, 2015 by pio@shoreline.edu

Real Orcas need a safe environment.

So do ORCA cards, the regional transit pass now available to students at Shoreline Community College.

ORCA logoThe price of the prepaid cards are subsidized through a program funded by a student fee called the Sustainable Commuting Options Fee (SCOF). Program changes made this spring by student government are intended to help make the program easier to use and available to more students.

With freedom, however, comes responsibility.

The new ORCA card program is simple: For $125, a registered student taking two or more credits in a quarter can buy a $200 ORCA ePurse card. Done. The student walks away with 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.

And that’s where the responsibility thing comes in.

The very first thing a card buyer should do is go online at www.orcacard.com and register the card. The SCOF fee subsidizes the initial cost, but once it is purchased, the college is out of the picture. The card is a relationship between the ORCA program, which is administered by King County Metro, and the student.

That means losing a card is like losing cash. Registering the card allows the owner to use the ORCA-process to get a replacement card. The college does not do refunds. Students under 19 who register their cards may qualify for the youth rate, making the $200 go a little farther.

Under the new program, SCOF-subsidized ORCA ePurse cards are available for purchase three business days before the start of each quarter. For example, Summer Quarter 2015 starts June 22 so cards will be available for sale starting June 17.  Sales of subsidized cards will stop each quarter on the last to drop a class and receive a “W” grade. For summer quarter 2015, that’s July 22. Information about that date for other quarters is available at www.shoreline.edu/calendars.

Regardless of when it is sold, the card and any funds on it don’t expire.

If a student doesn’t use all of the $200 on the card, it is still available to use between quarters, the following quarter … anytime. If a student does use the full value, they may go online to add additional funds. Students may purchase one card per quarter.

For more information about how ORCA cards work, go to www.orcacard.com

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