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The
Week of November 23, 2009
Week Ahead will be sent to you
each week to keep you informed about college activities including
workshops, sports, music and drama events as well as announcements
from Student Government officers about governance activities that
you may want to know about. Week Ahead will also include
articles about awards and accomplishments of fellow students,
faculty and staff.
Additionally, a
link will be provided each week for you to check on important dates
and deadlines (such as registration due dates, last day to make
schedule changes, tuition deferment balance due dates, etc.).
Please be sure to check out due dates and deadlines that may affect
you.
If you have any questions
regarding these announcements, please contact Donna Myers in the
Public Information Office at
dmyers@shoreline.edu.
If you have questions for faculty, please correspond directly with
your instructors. Thank you.
******** ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS *********
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TRUSTEES OK GRADUATION CREDIT CHANGE
The SCC Board of Trustees
at the April 22, 2009, meeting unanimously approved a plan that will
trim the college’s most popular transfer degree - Associate in Arts
and Sciences, Option A - to 90 credits by dropping Physical
Education and Intra-American Studies as graduation requirements.
Read more on blog.
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SUSPENDED
OPERATIONS NOTIFICATION
Should the College close because of an
unexpected event such as inclement weather, fire, power outage,
etc., closure or late opening information is posted on the college
main web site at
www.shoreline.edu,
on the main college phone voicemail at 206-546-4101 and via a number
of radio and TV stations (see below). You can also check
www.schoolreport.org
for updated information. Also, watch for a new text
messaging service for these and other important messages in the near
future.
206-546-4101 (main campus)
206-533-6700 (LFP
campus)
KIRO 710/KBSG 97.3 FM
KOMO 1000 AM
KIRO–
Channel 7
KOMO–
Channel 4
KING/KONG
– channels 5/6
KCPQ
– Channel 13
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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS *******************
COLLEGE
CLOSED NOV. 26-27 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
The college will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26-27 for
the Thanksgiving Holiday.
FALL QUARTER IS ALMOST OVER!
The last day of instruction for Fall Quarter is December 4, 2009,
Finals are December 8-10, and Winter Quarter begins Monday, January
4, 2010. Good luck with your finals and enjoy your winter
break!
FLAG AT HALF-STAFF IN MEMORY OF DOT
EMPLOYEE, NEAL RICHARDS
Governor Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington
State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, November
23, in memory of Neal Richards, a Washington State Department of
Transportation employee, who died November 19 after being hit by a
falling tree limb while working to clear a slide on US 101 near
Indian Hill east of Port Angeles. The flag will remain at
half-staff until the close of business.
HOLIDAY RESOURCES
There are a number of organizations that provide meals during the
holidays. Please check out the attached document that offers
locations as well as contact info on other community resources.
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VETERANS SUPPORT SERVICES AT SCC
With increased numbers of veterans returning from Iraq and
Afghanistan and a new GI bill, Shoreline Community College is
developing a new plan for veteran support services.
“One of the most important things the campus community can do for
veterans is to understand they are making a transition between two
very different cultures,” said Kim Thompson, Director of Special
Services and chair of the Campus Veterans Education Team. “One of
our main responsibilities is to assist student veterans as they make
that transition and learn to negotiate the post secondary system.”
The college is providing that support in the form of two people who
have recently been assigned to ensure that our vets get all the help
they need.
Read more about Veterans Program
Veterans Web Site.
The Veterans Department is housed in the Office of Special Services
in the FOSS Building (5000), Room 5226. Office Hours are
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
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ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN
FOR GET
Washington’s
Guaranteed Education
Tuition (GET)
Program helps
families save for
college. Payroll
deduction is
available for this
plan. With a state
guarantee, choice of
colleges nationwide,
tax benefits and
flexible payment
options, GET offers
an easy and safe way
to save for your
child’s or
grandchild’s college
education. Open the
PDF for more
information or visit
the Website at
http://www.get.wa.gov/.
Enroll by March 31,
2010.
Read more.
Submitted by Ellen
Pincus
DECA SPONSORS BACKPACK AND JACKET DRIVE THROUGH NOV
25,
2009
DECA is sponsoring a drive for new and used backpacks and warm
jackets for all ages. Collection bins are located in the library,
the gym, Visual Arts Building and the main level of the PUB. All
donations benefit the St. Francis House in Seattle Backpack and
Jacket Drive sponsored by DECA.
Submitted by Kisa Nishimoto
KITTY NEEDS A
HOME
 This
adorable kitten
has been hanging
outside one of
the buildings on
campus for
several weeks.
An employee has
been caring for
it and feeding
it once a day,
but cannot
provide for the
kitten much
longer.
The kitten is
friendly and,
although
independent,
enjoys
attention.
If you are
interested in
adopting this
sweet kitten,
please contact
Susan Leonhardi
at 206-542-3551
between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00
p.m. or after
work hours at
206-546-6626.
This kitten
needs a
permanent home.
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**************** WHERE
CAN I FIND OUT? *****************
CURRENT STUDENT WEB SITE IS THE PLACE TO GO
FOR ANSWERS
Be sure to check out the
Current Students web site
at:
http://www.shoreline.edu/currentstudents.html
for all student information. If you cannot find what
you need, please contact the campus operator at 206-546-4101, #0.
EVENTS CALENDAR & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please be sure to check out the events calendar and the
announcements on the main page of the college web site. The
calendar provides everything from sports events, women's soccer
games and important deadlines.
ENROLLMENT
SERVICES NEWSLETTER
Be sure to look at this newsletter for important dates, tuition
payment options and more. Also, be sure to check out the web
site at
http://www.shoreline.edu/esdraft/esnews.htm.
E-ADVISING HELP IS ONLINE
Statistics show that
students who utilize advising services are more successful than
those who don't. Shoreline offers advising services online as
well as in person to promote your success.
SCC's eAdvising is a drop-in advising
service available to students whose goal is to obtain basic advising
information and referral. Advisors can help you with your
concerns and develop your educational goals. You
can find your Advisor by contacting Advising and Counseling at
206-546-4559.
Shoreline's eAdvisors are Diana Knauf,
Aura Rios-Erikson and Alicia Zweifach. Please be sure to use
Shoreline's online advising services at:
http://www.shoreline.edu/eadvising/Default.aspx.
BLACKBOARD PROBLEMS?
It is important that we know when you are experiencing problems with
Blackboard so we can fix the problem(s) as quickly as possible.
Please be sure to contact us at the elearning help line at
eLearning@shoreline.edu
to report any problems you are experiencing at any time day or
night. Hearing directly from you gives the eLearning staff
important information that might otherwise go unreported. This
form of reporting will promote a quicker response to any and all
Blackboard problems.
WRITING & LEARNING STUDIO, ROOM
1501
Drop-in tutoring will be available to students from ANY course
working on essays, research papers, reports, summaries, etc., and to
students wanting strategies for better reading and learning. For
more information visit
http://shoreline.edu/twls/.
Submitted by Grace Rhodes
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EVENTS, LECTURES, ETC. ******************
CAMPUS EVENTS
Read more about college events at the
events site.
"DEATH IS SHORT, MAKE
THE MOST OF IT!"
SCC Presents “Eurydice”
by Sarah Ruhl
7:30pm, Nov.
19-21 & 2pm, Nov. 22
(Ends Sunday)
 Love,
death and rock and roll
take center stage in the
Shoreline Community
College production of
Sarah Ruhl’s
award-winning play, a
modern adaptation of the
classic myth,
“Eurydice."
“This is one of the most
ambitious projects that
the Shoreline Drama
Department has ever
undertaken. Building off
of the buzz that has
been steadily growing
around the Shoreline
theater community, the
time seemed right to
harness the enthusiasm
of the production staff
and a new group of eager
and talented actors to
take on a daring project
like this,” says
director Jesse Ross.
The scale and scope of
this production are
extraordinary, not just
for Shoreline Community
College, but for any
non-profit theater
organization in the
region. Set construction
began last summer and
the production as a
whole has relied on the
contributions of more
than 40 students,
faculty, and staff
members. Read
more.
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SCC GLOBAL AFFAIRS CENTER HOSTS
DISCUSSION OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
The series of four discussions is halfway over. At the
first discussion, Dr. David Fleming, Public Health Director for King
County and Seattle led a discussion on health care in five other
capitalist democracies following the documentary, "Sick Around the
World." Canadian freelance journalist Ian Parker, who worked
on the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada,
talked about Canada's system at the second discussion.
Coming up:
NORWAY'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
12:30 - 1:30pm, Tuesday, November 24, PUB 9208 (Quiet Dining
Room)
Kim Nesselquist, Honorary Consul General for Norway in Seattle, and
former Deputy Minister for Health and Human Services in Oslo, will
speak about Norway's heath care system today.
Read more...
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BROADEN YOURSELF ... ABROAD
Where will your studies
take you? SCC Study abroad programs offered in 2009-10 in
Costa Rica, Italy, Denmark, London, Bali, Jamaica, and Ireland. For
more information
Come to an Info Meeting
or
Go
Online
or Call/Email: Pollie McCloskey, 206-533-6656 or
pmccloskey@shoreline.edu.
Study Abroad Scholarships offered for all of the programs.
Click here to find out more about scholarship opportunities!
GREAT WORKS FROM GREAT COUNTRIES - SHORELINE
CONCERT BAND
7:30pm, Tuesday, December 8, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
Directed by Ken Noreen, the Shoreline Concert Band will perform "Finlandia"
by Sibelius, "Water Music Suite" by Handel, and "Il Signor Bruchino,"
an overture by Rossini. The band will also perform "Victory at Sea,"
the musical selection dedicated to the Second World War. This
concert will also feature guest group, the Shorecrest High School
Wind Ensemble, who have been labeled one of the best high school
bands in the state. Directed by Dave Johnson. $8, $6,
$4. Tickets available at the door.
SOULFUL SOUNDS OF
CHRISTMAS XXI
Monday, December
21, 7 p.m., SCC
Theater
Soulful Sounds of
Christmas XXI
returns to Shoreline
Community College
after taking one
year off. This year
marks 21 years of
performing this
spirit-filled, high
energy concert at
Shoreline CC
featuring legendary
Gospel singer Pat
Wright & The Total
Experience Gospel
Choir and powerful
soloist Nichol Venee'
Eskridge. For ticket
information contact
Nichol Eskridge at
360-224-7513. This
is a community event
that benefits
feeding the homeless
and reaching teen
run-a-ways.
Submitted by Steve
Eskridge
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE EVENTS CALENDAR LOCATED ON THE MAIN
PAGE OF THE COLLEGE WEB SITE.
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REMINDERS
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THINKING OF TRANSFERRING TO THE UW?
CONSIDER TRANSFER THURSDAYS
If you are considering transferring to the University of Washington,
Transfer Thursdays are for you! Every Thursday afternoon is
dedicated to serving prospective transfer students. At Transfer
Thursday you can attend an admission information session, talk
one-on-one with an academic and/or admissions counselor, attend one
of many departmental or pre-professional program information
sessions, go on a tour of campus, and more, all in preparation for
transferring into the UW.
Read about.
EVERY TUESDAY - 10am - 12pm, PUB Lobby
"WHO IS PENNY LARA AND WHY SHOULD STUDENTS KNOW HER?"
Penny Lara provides free, drop-in assistance sponsored by
PeoplePoint, a program of the City of Seattle and Public
Health-Seattle King County. She helps low- and moderate income
people apply for reduced-cost childcare/preschool, energy,
utilities, food and healthcare insurance. Learn more at
http://www.peoplepoint.info/.
WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY AWARDS-SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Women's Center is partnering with the Bellevue Metropolitan
Soroptimist Club to distribute applications for the Women's
Opportunity Awards program. Application deadline for this local
scholarship is December 15, 2009. Please see Lynette in the Women's
Center, PUB, 9302 for more information!
http://www.soroptimist.org/awards/apply.html
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SPORTS AND ATHLETICS *****************
UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS
& EVENTS AT OTHER
COLLEGES
http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/
****************** COLLEGE GALLERY *********************
JUAN FUENTES EXHIBITION
 Powerful
images depicting the lives of workers, women, people
of color and war are all part of “Spirit in Lines,”
the art of nationally renowned Chicano printmaker
Juan R. Fuentes at the College Gallery at Shoreline
Community College through Jan. 5,
2010. The exhibit will include a selection of
silkscreen posters from his involvement in the
Chicano poster movement that address both local and
international issues such as apartheid, Palestinian
conflicts and struggles in Latin America.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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FREE
SCREENING OF "FINDING
PLAYLAND" FILM
7pm, Tuesday, December
1, SCC Theater
Free Screening of
FINDING PLAYLAND -
an
hour-long neighborhood
documentary exploring
what it meant to work
and play with the family
at Seattle's long-lost
Playland Amusement Park
on the shores of
Bitterlake, just off
Aurora avenue at 130th
St. in North Seattle.
Open from 1930 until
1960, generations of
Seattle kids were
thrilled by rides such
as the Shoot the Chutes
and the Big Dipper.
Regional amusement parks
such as Playland were a
characteristic feature
of American urban
centers at this time and
Playland's story
reflects opportunities
and changes in American
history.
Frenetic Productions
is an award-winning Seattle-based film production
company. Their most recent release, THE VIOLIN
MAKER, took honors at the 2009 International
Documentary Challenge and has been screened at the
Port Townsend Film Festival. The film is available
to view in its entirety at:
http://www.freneticproductions.com/.
A
short Q&A with director, Greg Brotherton, will
follow screening. DVDs will be available for $10.
Details at
http://www.findingplayland.com/.
Submitted by Suzanne Gugger
U.W.
ZETA TAU ALPHA "THINK
PINK!" INVITATIONAL
CHEER COMPETITION
1st Annual Zeta Tau
Alpha THINK PINK
Invitational
Saturday, December 5,
2009, SCC Gym, Doors
open at 8am
The Think Pink
Invitational is a cheer
exhibition to raise
money for Zeta Tau
Alpha's philanthropy
supporting breast cancer
awareness, research, and
education. The day is
filled with spirit as
teams cheer in honor of
those they know who have
been affected by breast
cancer. Competitive
teams use this as a
Dress Rehearsal as they
prepare for their
competition season and
non-competitive teams
take this opportunity to
showcase their talent
outside of the games
setting. Teams of all
age levels and abilities
are invited to
participate and unite as
one in a positive
atmosphere. Admission
fee is $5.
http://thinkpinkinvitational.ztauw.com/index.html.
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