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  • November 20, 2006
    SCC Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance offers
    The Clothesline Project November 27 – December 1, 2006 

    Shoreline, WA ─ The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at Shoreline Community College, along with several Women's Studies students and the Multicultural and Women's Center are sponsoring "The Clothesline Project" at the main campus,  November 27th through December 1st, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The “Clothesline Project” is a visual display that calls attention to violence against women. The project displays shirts designed by women survivors of violence and families and friends of women victims of violence.  The shirts hang side-by-side to "Break the Silence" and to bear witness to violence against women.  The project focuses on providing healing for survivors of violence, educating the public about violence, and providing solutions through individual action to prevent violence.
     

  • November 20, 2006
    Affordable dental services at Shoreline Community College 

    Shoreline, WA — The Dental Hygiene Clinic at Shoreline Community College is currently offering high quality, low-cost dental services, including cleanings, x-rays, fillings, and fluoride treatments.  Services are available to adults and children over five years of age.  To make an appointment, please call 206.546.4711. 
     

  • November 7, 2006
    SCC is selected as northwest regional satellite campus By National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 

    Shoreline, WA — The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) recently selected Shoreline Community College as their northwest regional satellite Grammy University (Grammy U) Network campus.  Grammy U is a not-for-profit organization that supports college students pursuing careers in the music industry.  SCC is one of only a dozen colleges across the country to be selected as a Grammy U campus.  NARAS is best known as the organization that presents the televised Grammy Awards
     

  • MEDIA ALERT
    Novmeber 2, 2006

    Shoreline Community College (SCC) and the Seattle Adult Literacy Consortium recognize and thank  Westlund Buick-GMC (Westlund) and WA State Rep. Phyllis Kenney for their support of educational opportunities for non-traditional students.   

     

  • “An Intimate Evening with Gypsy Soul”
    at Shoreline Community College
    Saturday, November 11th, 7:30pm

    Shoreline, WA ― Gypsy Soul performs at Shoreline Community College at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 11th in the Campus Theater.  The group will perform songs from their new CD, “Beneath the Covers:  A Rediscovery” on the CD pre-release tour.  General admission is $18, $16 for seniors and students, and $14 for SCC students with College ID and kids 14 and under.
     

  • September 7, 2006
    SCC and Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
    Co-host Odyssey Days
    A public event to heighten public awareness on energy independence and clean air via alternative fuels and advanced technologies
    OCTOBER 13-14, 2006 

    Shoreline, WA — On October 13-14, 2006, Shoreline Community College and the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition (PSCCC) will co-host 2006 Washington State Odyssey Days, a two-day event to heighten public awareness about reducing carbon emissions to produce cleaner air, energy independence and security, and economic opportunity through the use of alternative fuels and advanced technologies.  The event, to be held at the main campus of Shoreline Community College, will also support the creation of an in-state industry based on domestically-produced fuels as sources of renewable energy.  Guest speakers, workshops and exhibits will be included.
     

  • September 6, 2006
    WSU selects SCC as site for
    flagship NW Solar Center demonstration/test facility 

    Shoreline, WA ― In early September, Shoreline Community College (SCC) will become the home for a solar house designed and built by students at Washington State University in 2005. The house was entered as part of an international solar decathlon competition to demonstrate the advantages of a solar lifestyle. The structure will serve as a demonstration/test facility of the Northwest Solar Center (a WSU program) as well as a nucleus site for the development of curricula in alternative fuels, energy conservation, and renewable energy systems at SCC.
     

  • September 5, 2006
    New ATCO website supports
    technology-based careers in automotive industry 

    Shoreline, WA — A new website has been launched to help reverse a serious decline in the number of automotive workers across the state of Washington.  The new ATCO (Automotive Training & Career Opportunities) website, located at www.shoreline.edu/atco, provides information on technology-based automotive and automotive technology training programs (including pathways and career ladders) and career options in automotive sales and service throughout the state.  The site was created as part of the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative, a strategic plan to prepare workers for jobs in expanding industries of the U.S. economy.
     

  • August 21, 2006
    SCC appoints Stuart Trippel
    Acting Vice President Administrative Services

    Shoreline, WA -- Stuart Trippel has been appointed Acting Vice President for Administrative Services at Shoreline Community College, effective September 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.  Trippel will work with the college to address the budget, enrollment, and facilities challenges under the new leadership of President Lee D. Lambert, appointed by the Board of Trustees July 1, 2006. Trippel has six years experience teaching accounting at Shoreline Community College as an affiliate faculty member.  In addition, he has 20 years experience as a management consultant and consulting economist in the field of regulated industries, where he has performed economic analyses, capital budgeting studies, and cost allocation studies, and provided expert witness services in these areas.
     

  • August 16, 2006
    SCC to receive funding for Opportunity Grant
    pilot project for low income students

     Shoreline Community College is one of 10 community colleges in the state to receive funding from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges for a new program to provide workforce education for low-income students, especially those with limited English and basic skills proficiency.
     

  • August 10, 2006
    Bernice Vonnegut appointed AVP for Human Resources
    at Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, WA ― Bernice Vonnegut has been appointed Acting Vice President for Human Resources and Employee Relations at Shoreline Community College, effective August 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.  Vonnegut will facilitate current faculty negotiations and the College's transition/restructure under the new leadership of President Lee D. Lambert, appointed by the Board of Trustees July 1, 2006.
     

  • July 10, 2006
    SCC Board of Trustees approves Master Plan/FEIS &
    forwards documents to the City of Shoreline

    The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was approved by the Board of Trustees at their monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 28th at the Lake Forest Park campus. The College completed this process to assess the potential development impacts caused by future physical growth of the campus (to meet the needs of the College and its students) to surrounding neighborhoods.
     

  • July 7, 2006
    Gidget Terpstra was elected Chair by the
    Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College

    Gidget Terpstra was elected Chair by the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College on June 28, 2006. She was appointed as a trustee by the Governor in July 2004 and served as Vice Chair of the Board in 2005-2006.
     

  • July 3, 2006
    Shoreline Community College launches Honors Program

    Shoreline, WA  —  A new program for students interested in broadening their college experience will be launched at Shoreline Community College (SCC) this fall, thanks in part, to a generous gift from Walter and Denise Day of north Seattle.  The SCC Honors Program is well-suited for students who plan to transfer to a four-year university or who desire a more challenging curriculum. 
     

  • June 29, 2006
    SCC manager of Automotive Sales and Service Training
    Pathway project selected as panel member for Sector Skills Academy at Aspen Institute 

    Shoreline, WA ―Matt Houghton, project manager of the Automotive Sales and Service Training Pathway project at Shoreline Community College, has been selected to participate in the 2006-07 Sector Skills Academy at the Aspen Institute in Chicago.
     

  • June 28, 2006
    SCC launches alternative fuels training

    Shoreline Community College (SCC) offers two new alternative fuels training classes this summer for those interested in environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum-based transportation.
     

  • June 27, 2006
    Summer Wine Classes at SCC

    Shoreline, WA — Build your own collection of wine favorites for any occasion. Shoreline Community College offers wine appreciation classes with an emphasis on wine’s relationship to place and culture, as well as “lips on” training.  Instructor Jeff Omalanz-Hood has been a gourmet cook and wine connoisseur for over 18 years.  Classes meet on Shoreline Community College’s main campus at 16101 Greenwood Avenue North.
     

  • June 13, 2006
    Name That Film!
    Unique film sound production class at SCC

    Shoreline, WA ― Shoreline Community College offers a summer Certificate Program in Digital Performer, a premiere MIDI and digital audio sequencing program. In this 15-credit intensive recording workshop, students learn the intricacies of recording digital audio, creating sound effects and recording dialog for a major motion picture. Students get first-hand experience in audio consoles and their use, mixing control surfaces, microphone technique, sound design, automated dialog replacement and film mixing. This four-week intensive course is offered only during Summer Quarter, and Shoreline Community College is the only college in the state of Washington to offer this kind of class.
     

  • June 13, 2006
    Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees
    Names Dr. Lee Lambert President 

    Shoreline, WA ― At the June 9, 2006 special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College, the Board voted to appoint Dr. Lee Lambert as the new President, effective July 1, 2006. The Board unanimously approved Dr. Lambert’s appointment for a term of three years at an annual salary of $175,000.
     

  • June 7, 2006
    Shoreline Community College GM instructor
    achieves World Class Technician status 

    Shoreline, WA – Patrick Koenen, an instructor and graduate of Shoreline Community College’s (SCC) GM-ASEP Program, has achieved World Class Technician status, the highest ranking for achievement in GM service.  This accomplishment places Koenen among the most knowledgeable and skilled GM technicians in the country.  This is not only an accomplishment for Koenen, but a great opportunity for SCC GM-ASEP students.
     

  • June 6, 2006
    Shoreline Community College graduate
    Heather Evans receives UW President’s Medal

    Shoreline, WA
    Heather Evans, a graduate of Shoreline Community College in 2003, will receive the President’s Medal from University of Washington President Mark Emmert this Saturday, June 10, 2006 at the university’s 131st commencement ceremony. This award is given to one university transfer student each year who demonstrates academic excellence while at the UW. Shoreline Community College (SCC) Interim President Lee Lambert will join President Emmert for this presentation.
     

  • May 25, 2006
    SCC New Orleans relief team presents:
    Did you see the levee break?

    Tuesday, May 30, 8:30am – 2:30pm
    Shoreline, WA — Malik Rahim, New Orleans resident and co-founder of Common Ground Collective, a grassroots organization started to help rebuild New Orleans, discusses the racism, violence, corruption and criminal neglect experienced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, at Shoreline Community College from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 30th in the PUB.   Rahim joins a delegation of Shoreline Community College students, faculty and staff that traveled to New Orleans to help in the relief efforts, and former Black Panther leader, Aaron Dixon, who will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.   Hour-long presentations will be made from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
     

  • May 15, 2006
    Shoreline CC hosts 2nd annual
    American Sign Language competition

    Shoreline, WA ― The ASL (American Sign Language) Club at Shoreline Community College (SCC) hosted the annual ASL Bowl (a silent ASL competition for high school students), Saturday, May 6th at the main campus of the College.  A total of four high school teams participated, with approximately 150 students competing from Edmonds Home School Resource Center (2 teams), Everett High School (2 teams), Mountlake Terrace and Stanwood high schools.  The Mountlake Terrace students won first place Edmonds Home School Resource Center’s teams took second and third place.  
     

  • May 15, 2006
    Shoreline CC nursing students
    receive scholarships

    Shoreline, WA ― Shoreline Community College (SCC) nursing students, Christy Scholtes (Seattle resident) and Ijeoma Ezeokeke (Lynnwood resident) were awarded scholarships at the King County Nurses Association annual meeting and scholarship banquet on May 3rd a the Burke Museum.  SCC nursing graduates, George Baxter, RN and Keith Koga, RN, also received scholarships from KCNA.  SCC nursing faculty Lynn Von Schileder and Linda Barnes attended the event as did fellow SCC nursing students, Tabitha Burns, Matt Holzknecht and Margaret Randell.  Baxter will enter the CNS Masters Program at the University of Washington next fall. 
     

  • May 15, 2006
    New York, New York!
    Shoreline Concert Band performs concert with guest performances by Gregory Ridlington of the U.S. Marine Band and the Einstein Middle School Band

    Shoreline, WA — The Shoreline Concert Band performs a concert (directed by Ken Noreen) with guest performances by Gregory Ridlington of the U.S. Marine Band, the Around the Sound Community Band (directed by Mike Irons), and the Einstein Middle School Band (directed by Frank Halferty) at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 23rd at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center.

  • April 21, 2006
    Shoreline Community College joins
    City of Seattle as founding partner of
    Seattle Climate Partnership

    Shoreline, WA — Shoreline Community College (SCC) has joined the City of Seattle as a founding member of the Seattle Climate Partnership. The partnership will be modeled after the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in which participating employers commit to a series of actions to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve community-wide targets to reduce carbon dioxide and greenhouse emission and their effects on global warming. Partnership members will work with local government on solutions to protect our environment, and consequently, our economy.
     

  • April 17, 2006
    SCC selects four candidates as finalists in its
    Presidential Search

    Shoreline, WA — At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees at Shoreline Community College on April 17th, the BOT approved a list of four candidates to continue in the presidential search process.
     

  • April 12, 2006
    Center of Manufacturing Excellence at
    Shoreline Community College receives funding for four more years

    Shoreline, WA — Representatives from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Instruction Commission, Workforce Education Council, industry, and directors from the Center of Excellence, recently completed an assessment on the progress of the Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME), located at Shoreline Community College.
     

  • March 31, 2006
    Shoreline CC student wins engineering
    student paper competition

    Kenmore resident and Shoreline Community College (SCC) engineering student Jeromy Kostner took first place for his presentation of a human-powered paper vehicle in a student paper contest hosted by the Western Washington American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at Seattle University last month. Participants presented engineering projects and fielded questions from judges. Competitors were judged for content, organization, delivery and effectiveness, and discussion of their presentation. Kostner competed with students from the University of Washington, Seattle University and Green River Community College.
     

  • March 30, 2006
    SCC College Gallery to showcase
    sculpture by Lanny Bergner

    Shoreline, WA — The Shoreline Community College Gallery features the suspended and pedestal sculptures of Lanny Bergner April 4 – 29, 2006. Using hands-on processes of fraying, twisting, wrapping, gluing and connecting, Bergner transforms common screens, wire, silicone, glass frit (fused material used in making glass) and gourds into art pieces.
     

  • March 28, 2006
    Shoreline Splash: A Festival of Learning
    Shoreline Community College invites the public to a
    festival to celebrate student learning & program success

    Shoreline, WA — Shoreline Community College holds its second annual Shoreline Splash: A Festival of Learning, an open house to showcase student learning and the academic accomplishments of students. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, May 12th.
     
  • March 16, 2006
    SCC students help Katrina victims
    during spring break

    Shoreline, WA ― A group of SCC students, faculty and staff will travel to New Orleans during spring break to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The College club, the SCC Rebel Alliance, organized the delegation to help in the relief effort. More than 18 students are participating. The Black Student Union and Hip Hop Club have also collaborated on the project. Endorsers include ILWU, Teamsters Local 174, AFSCME Local 304, SEIU Local 6, Philip Randolph Institute (Seattle chapter), African American Longshore Coalition, LELO, MLK County Labor Council and Million Worker March Movement, Seattle committee. The group will leave March 22 and return April 2, 2006.
     

  • February 21, 2006
    SCC performs annual
    Opera Workshop Performances
    March 2 - 4, 2006

    Shoreline, WA ― An adapted version of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. is the one-act opera that that will be performed at the 2006 Opera Workshop Performances at Shoreline Community College, March 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Theater. The production will be fully staged and costumed, with approximately 30 music students participating.
     

  • February 14, 2006
    Shoreline Community College launches
    alternative fuel vehicle training center
    Senator Maria Cantwell Supports Advanced, Clean Energy Program

    Shoreline, WA — Shoreline Community College (SCC) has been selected by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) as the site of Washington State’s new National Training Center. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) congratulated SCC representatives in Washington, D.C. last week, saying that “People love their cars. The solution to our country’s energy independence may lie in using cleaner energy sources to power our cars and building public awareness of the benefits. Shoreline Community College’s Automotive Program is well-positioned for this important initiative.”  
     

  • February 10, 2006
    Developmental English Program wins national award

    Overall, only four two year colleges in the entire country were selected for recognition. The achievement will be noted in a national journal, Teaching English in the Two-year College, and on the TYCA web site. Shoreline will be honored at the TYCA Breakfast at the CCCC (Conference on College Composition and Communication) Convention in Chicago on March 25th, 2006.

     

  • January 26, 2006
    Different Channels, Different Truths
    Documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim lectures
    at Shoreline Community College -- March 1, 2006

    Shoreline, WA — Egyptian American documentary film director, Jehane Noujaim will lecture at Shoreline Community College at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Noujaim is best known for her films, Control Room and Startup.com. Her appearance is a part of the College’s 2005-06 Robert E. Colbert Lecture Series.
     

  • January 24, 2006
    Can I be a feminist and shave, eat meat, be religious?
    Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards lecture
    at Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, WA — The Robert E. Colbert Lecture Series at Shoreline Community College brings feminist authors and activists, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards to campus at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9th in the gymnasium. They have lectured at Vanderbilt University, the University of Michigan, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government as well as many other venues.

     

  • January 9, 2006
    SCC students named to All-USA Academic Team

    Shoreline, WA —Shoreline Community College (SCC) honor students Kelly Apling and Tahoma Khalsa have been named to the 2006 All-Washington Academic Team.  Both students are residents of Shoreline.  The team is sponsored each year by Phi Theta Kappa, USA Today and the American Association of Community Colleges to recognize community college students who excel academically and possess leadership qualities.   

     

  • December 31, 2005
    SCC College Gallery to showcase
    creative ceramics by Teri Silva

    Shoreline, WA — Birds of a Feather, a ceramics exhibit by Teri Silva of Sedro-Woolley, will be on exhibit at the Shoreline Community College Gallery from January 3rd through the end of the month. Humorous and thoughtful, Silva’s exhibit features the crows that congregate near her rural studio. She invites her audience to bring their knowledge and experience of crows to the objects.
     

  • December 20, 2005
    SCC Automotive Program to receive
    $10,000 grant from DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund

    Shoreline, WA — The Automotive Program at Shoreline Community College will receive a $10,000 grant from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund.  These funds will be used to purchase shop equipment, laptop computers, diagnostic scan tools, and storage systems for specialty tools and supplies for the students in the DaimlerChrysler College Automotive Program (CAP) at Shoreline.  With this funding, the College will be able to provide the latest technologies for students to learn on firsthand. New curriculum will also be developed and the College will conduct career day recruiting fairs.
     

  • December 15, 2005
    SCC partners with Swedish Medical Center and
    Service Employees International Union 1199NW
    to train Registered Nurses

    In 2003, the long-standing national shortage of registered nurses spurred Swedish Medical Center to partner with Shoreline Community College (SCC) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199NW to develop and provide a new innovative program to train people already working in health care to become RNs.  The Healthcare Career Advance Program (H-CAP) was launched at SCC as a pilot project to train nurses using a combination of online learning and a traditional clinical practicum.
     

  • December 13, 2005
    Dr. John Terrey donates Wyeth etchings and personal affects
    to Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, WA — Dr. John Terrey and his wife, Elizabeth, residents of Richmond Beach, have donated a collection of prints, books and videos of American painters, N.C. Wyeth, his son, Andrew, and grandson, James (Jamie) Wyeth to the Ray W. Howard Library at Shoreline Community College. Dr. Terrey, who has taught classes on the Wyeths at the College’s Summercollege for Seniors for many years, formally presented the gifts to the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustee at the December 7th board meeting.
     

  • December 9, 2005
    Shoubee Liaw named to Board of Trustees
    at Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, WA — Governor Christine Gregoire has named Shoubee Liaw as the newest member of the Board of Trustees at Shoreline Community College, effective December 10, 2005
     

  • December 5, 2005
    SCC music instructor Jensina Byington
    is selected to perform with UW University Symphony Orchestra

    Shoreline, WA — After two rounds of auditions, Shoreline Community College piano, class piano, music theory and ear training instructor Jensina Byington was recently selected as a winner of the UW School of Music’s Concerto Competition. She was accompanied by Shoreline CC’s staff accompanist, Dr. Charles Enlow. Other winners included two additional pianists, a violinist and an oboist.
     

  • November 14, 2005
    Shoreline Community College Literary Magazine,
    Spindrift Wins First Place in National Competition

    Shoreline, Washington—The 2005 edition of Shoreline Community College’s Art and Literary Journal, Spindrift, has been awarded first place for the Pacific-Western region of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) literary magazine competition. The art and literary anthology was selected from literary and art submissions from community colleges in California, Alaska, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Montana and other western states.

     

  • October 21, 2005
    SCC participates on Life Sciences/Bioscience
    skills panel for Puget Sound region

    Shoreline, WA — Shoreline Community College (Shoreline CC) has partnered with Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council, Bellevue Community College, the Puget Sound Regional Council, Prosperity Partnership and the Seattle-King County AFL-CEO to develop a comprehensive Life Sciences/Bioscience action plan for the Puget Sound region to ensure that Washington state’s workforce remains competitive.
     

  • October 14, 2005
    Lee Lambert appointed by Board of Trustees as Interim President
    at Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline, WA —
    At the October 13th special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College, the Board announced the appointment of an interim president.  Dr. Lee Lambert, Acting President and Vice President of Human Resources, will assume the position effective immediately.  Notes Board Chair Elsa Welch, “Lee has demonstrated his ability to provide critical leadership to stabilize the institution.  We are looking forward to working with him to advance the mission of the College.”

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