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The
Week of
February 8, 2010
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.
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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
KING
COUNTY'S NEW SNOW BROCHURE
Please take a look at King County
Metro's new online snow brochure
which features three things you
should know about transit service
before our local streets and
freeways are covered in snow and
ice.
1) New tools will give you timely
updates:
http://metro.kingcounty.gov/signup/index.html
2) New online map
will highlight trouble areas at an
Alert Center:
http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/rr/alertscenter.html
(Then click on Snow, Ice & Flood)
3) Metro's Emergency Service
Network:
http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/rr/emergency.html
Questions?
Contact Angie Gorosave at
agorosav@shoreline.edu or at x4633
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NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ******************
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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2010 – 2011
 Good
news! A number of the SCC Scholarship applications for the
2010-2011 school year are now available. They can be found on the
SCC
Foundation website.
Deadlines are in April. Please check back in the next few weeks for
the addition of other applications. Included are scholarships for
both students new to SCC and for continuing SCC students.
Questions? Contact Lynn Yaw in the SCC Foundation office -
room 1005 in the 1000 Building across from the PUB;
lyaw@shoreline.edu or (206)533-6783.
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SCC
HOMECOMING ON FEBRUARY 17
Shoreline Community College will host Homecoming on Wednesday,
February 17, 2010 in conjunction with the men’s and women’s
basketball games against Whatcom Community College that night.
Read more about Homecoming 2010.
ALARM TESTING FOR CHARTWELLS KITCHEN (PUB)
3-5pm, Tues, Feb 9
On Tuesday afternoon, semi-annual alarm testing will take place in
the dining room & kitchen of the PUB. If you hear an alarm between
3-5 p.m. there is no need to evacuate the building. The alarms will
be brief. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience/disruption
this may cause. Thank you.
ART CLUB VALENTINE SALE
10am - 3pm, Wed & Thurs, & 10am - 1pm, Friday, Feb 10-12, PUB Lobby
The Shoreline Art Club is hosting the second annual
valentine sale in the PUB lobby on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
Feb. 10, 11, and 12. The sale will be 10 to 3 on Wednesday and
Thursday and 10 to 1:00 on Friday. Please stop by. Maybe you
will find the perfect thing for your valentine.
DON'T FORGET! VALENTINE'S DAY GIFTS AT THE BOOKSTORE
 Celebrate
the love(s) of your life by giving them a Valentine's Day Bee Bear.
He's cute, he's fuzzy and holds in his hand a personal love message
from you! There are also tubes of Jelly Belly Valentine Mixes sure
to satisfy your Sweet's sweet. Come down to the bookstore before
Valentine's Day and get that special someone a gift that says "you
are special to me!"
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TRANSFER TABLE
11:30am - 12:30pm, Wed, Feb 10, PUB
UW BOTHELL TRANSFER TABLE
10am – 1pm, Thursday, February 11, 2010, PUB
WINTER UNIVERSITY TRANSFER FAIR
10am - 1pm, Wed. February 17, PUB 9215
IRELAND STUDY ABROAD MEETING
11:30am, Wed, Feb 17, TBA
In this 5 credit course, led by
Professor Gary Parks, students will learn about Irish culture and
creative writing through class lectures, visits to Ireland’s
plentiful heritage sites and inspiring landscapes, and attendance at
literary readings, theater, and other cultural events. Literary
arts are thriving in Ireland and the class will be exposed first
hand to the Irish literary scene and various inspirations
for creative expression. Class choices include Introduction to
Irish Literature or Beginning Short Story Writing.
SAVE THE DATE! PARENT-CHILD CENTER ANNUAL AUCTION
4:30-9pm, Fri, May 7, PUB
Exciting details to follow . . .
WE WANT YOUR VOTE! ART JURY SHOW - FEBRUARY 17TH
11am
to 3pm, VCT
Bldg. Lobby
Photography, fine art, and 3-D art. Bring your friends and family to
Spindrift's Art Jury Show and vote on your favorites! OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC. Ask your family and friends to come vote, too!
REMINDER: COLLECTION BARRELS FOR HOMELESS
Four collections barrels will be at several locations around
campus to collect items for the homeless. The sites of the
collection barrels are the PUB, Library, Nursing Building 2300, and
the Dental Hygiene Building 2500. The barrels have a bright yellow
neon sign on them.
TESTING CENTER MOVES
TO NEW LOCATION
On Monday,
February 1, the Testing
Center moved to its new
location, room 5100 on
the lower level of FOSS
near the old Student
Lounge. The new
location provides
increased capacity for
students, with 30
computers as opposed to
10 in the previous
location. "It's a much
better environment,
too," said Colleen
Taylor, program manager
of the center. "It is
much more comfortable
and the windows provide
natural lighting." For
more information about
the testing center,
check out their web site.
Questions? Call
546-4608.
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EVENTS, LECTURES, ETC. ******************
THE RIGHT TO
DREAM-PRESENTED BY
LIVING VOICES
11:30am & 12:30pm, Tues,
Feb 9, PUB 9208
Through the viewing and
participation in this
live presentation of THE
RIGHT TO DREAM, students
will gain a greater
understanding of the
American civil rights
movement.
The Right to Dream is
Raymond/Ruby’s story, a
young African American
growing up in
Mississippi on the brink
of the American Civil
Rights movement. Early
on, Raymond/Ruby feels
the daily impact of
racism and then is
introduced to leaders
like Rosa Parks and
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
showing him/her that
something different may
be possible for blacks
in America. Dedicated to
joining these leaders,
Raymond/Ruby receives a
scholarship to attend
Tougaloo College.
Raymond/Ruby begins
his/her involvement in
the movement when s/he
leads a sit-in at a
local lunch counter.
S/he then becomes a part
of SNCC (the Student
Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee) and is a
participant in the voter
registration drive, the
March on Washington,
Freedom Summer and the
March from Selma to
Montgomery.
Read more - Study Guide.
Join us!
OPERA WORKSHOP
PERFORMANCES FEATURES
WORK OF EMERITI GLORIA
SWISHER & WILLY CLARK
7:30pm, Thurs-Sat, Feb
18-20, SCC Theater
This year’s performance
will feature the world
premiere of The
Legend of Poker Alice,
a one-act opera by
Shoreline emeriti
Gloria Swisher and Willy
Clark. The story
line retells the true
story of Alice Ivers.
Also featured will be
excerpts from Verdi's Il
Trovatore and Falstaff,
Mozart's The Abduction
from the Seraglio, and
Mark Adamo's Little
Women.
Read more.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CENTER TO HOST
SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
The Global Affairs Center will host a symposium on international
humanitarian assistance to take place on campus the week of February
22. The focus will be on the work of local non-government
organizations. There will be three events the evenings of February
22, 23 and 24. Read
more.
· Monday, February 22, 6:30 p.m.
Arlene Mitchell, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, 9208 PUB (Quiet Dining Room).
· Tuesday, February 23, 6:30 p.m., Heidi Peterson, National
Director of Leadership Gifts, CARE USA, 9208 PUB (Quiet Dining
Room).
· Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 p.m. “Once in Afghanistan,”
documentary viewing and discussion with former Peace Corps
volunteers who participated in small-pox eradication campaign in
1969 in Afghanistan. 9208 PUB (Quiet Dining Room).
STUDY IN DENMARK
INFORMATION MEETING
1-2pm, Tues, Feb, 23, PUB 9208
Business/marketing and VCT students are invited to learn about SCC's
exchange program with Business Academy Southwest in Esbjerg,
Denmark. Hear from SCC students who studied there last fall and
Danish students currently studying at SCC. Scholarships are
available for this program.
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.
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE EVENTS CALENDAR LOCATED ON THE MAIN
PAGE OF THE COLLEGE WEB SITE.
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SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS
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SPORTS UPDATE:
SHORELINE MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROUTS OLYMPIC COLLEGE
The SCC men's basketball team defeated Olympic College 97-72 in a
NWAACC Northern Region game Saturday afternoon. Jesse Vaughan hit 25
points with 11 rebounds to lead SCC to the victory. Shawn West added
16, Sean Jones 14, Alfie Miller-Soukasen 13, and Spencer Wozeniak
10. SCC is now 14-4, 8-2 in the region and in first place. Shoreline
travels to Mt. Vernon on Wednesday to play Skagit Valley College at
7 p.m.
SCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
CAPTURES FIRST REGION WIN OVER OLYMPIC
Ana Haberman had 25 points and Lynsey Sandum added 18 as the Lady
Dolphins won their first NWAACC Northern Region game of the year,
57-42 over Olympic College. SCC led 33-23 at half-time but Olympic
cut the lead down to five points late in the game. SCC took charge
again and won by 15. SCC is 2-16 overall, 1-9 in the region. The
Lady Dolphins play again on Wednesday at Skagit Valley College in
Mt. Vernon at 5 p.m.
KEEP UP WITH SCC SPORTS
Check out what's coming up, what has already happened and lots more
at the SCC athletics web site. If you are
interested in supporting our Dolphin athletes, this is the place to
go for a listing of home and out-of-town games.
http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/
RECREATION
CLASS
SCHEDULE
-
WINTER
QUARTER
Make
those
New
Years
Resolutions
come
true,
attend
the
FREE
SCC
Recreation
Department
fitness
classes.
Reduce
your
stress
at
the
end
of
the
day,
energize
for
the
afternoon,
dance
to
Zumba,
relax
to
yoga,
get
the
heart
rate
up
with
step
aerobics.
| Monday/Wednesday |
12:35 PM, Zumba
5:05 PM, Step Aerobics |
| Tuesday/Thursday: |
12:35 PM, Yoga/Pilates
5:05 PM, Yoga |
All
classes
are
free
for
SCC
students,
faculty
and
staff
and
are
held
in
Room
3025
of
the
SCC
Gym,
except
the
Thursday
5:05
PM
class.
It
is
is
in
Room
3011.
Submitted
by
Doug
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FOLLOW SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS
ON TWITTER
Keep up with SCC Athletics! The Shoreline Community College
Athletic Department is now on Twitter. Follow scores from men's and
women's basketball and then the spring sports on Twitter: Shoreline
Account: twitter.com/sccathletics/
SCC Athletics is also on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shoreline-Community-College-Athletic-Department/105347137404?.
And at the Shoreline CC Athletic Website:
http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/.
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REMINDERS
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FREE H1N1 VACCINATIONS
Public Health – Seattle & King County is now offering free HINI
vaccinations at community clinics throughout King County. The
vaccinations are available free of charge to anyone who cannot
afford the vaccine. You will not be asked for proof of health
insurance or citizenship.
Children under 10 years of age should get two doses of the H1N1
vaccine. If 28 days or more have passed since the first dose, your
child is ready for the second dose.
Please see the
attached flyer for the full listing of free H1N1 Vaccination clinic
locations.
For more Information about the clinics or H1N1, please call the
Public Health – Seattle & King County hotline, 877-903-KING (5464)
or
visit this flu/immunization site.
E-TUTORING NOW AVAILABLE 24/7
Shoreline now has online tutoring! The service is open to all
students and is available 24/7. A writing lab, drop-off center, and
live chat are all available. Students who submit papers for feedback
can anticipate a response from any of the tutors in the consortium
within 48 hours.
Shoreline students may receive free and online tutoring in the
following subjects:
• Writing (for Comp. classes and across the curriculum
• Math (including calculus and statistics)
• Spanish
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Accounting
• Information Literacy (research methods)
Students interested in tutoring just need to
access the website (http://www.etutoring.org/)
and login to their account. Simply click on “Northwest Consortium”
and then choose “Shoreline” from a drop-down menu. Next, students
select the “log in” button and Shoreline’s announcement page
welcomes the student and identifies the following information
necessary to continue:
• username = Your Blackboard username
• password = “scc” plus the last five digits of your Student ID
number. (Example: “scc78654”)
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FOOD SERVICE HOURS FOR WINTER
QUARTER
Cafeteria:
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-2:30pm & Friday 7:30am-2pm
Espresso/Deli in PUB:
Mon-Thurs 7am-6pm & Friday 7am-4pm
Coffee Shack (2200 Bldg):
Mon-Thurs 7:30am-2:30pm & Friday 7:30am-1:30pm |
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.
SHORT TERM LOANS FOR TEXTBOOKS
Students may be eligible to apply for a short-term loan administered
by the Multicultural Center and the Women's Center. Loan decisions
are made on a case by case basis. Loan must be repaid in full by
March 15, 2010.
See attachment for more information.
THE WRITING & LEARNING STUDIO
TWLS offers drop-in tutoring and other instructional resources in the areas of writing, reading, and learning/study skills
for all students.
Also be sure to try a student success workshop. For more
information visit
http://shoreline.edu/twls/.
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/.
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
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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.
SCC IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING
STUDENTS ARE FINANCIALLY PREPARED
Provided in an All Campus email November 24, 2009 by VP Tonya Drake
Shoreline Community College is dedicated to ensuring students are
financially prepared to attend college. The college has been
proactive in
financial assistance programs and services to meet the growing
need and demand.
Read more.
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VETERANS SUPPORT SERVICES AT SCC
The Veterans Department is 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.
Read about Veterans Program
Veterans Web Site.
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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/.
LEARN ABOUT STUDY ABROAD
OPPORTUNITIES VIA NEW
ENEWS
International Programs has just
published the first Study Abroad Programs Enews. The
publication, to be published quarterly, provides all kinds of
information -- such as summer and quarter-long programs, financial
aid, information about why you might want to study abroad, and
information meetings. In fact, an information meeting is being
held this week on Wednesday about the Summer Program -- Bali,
Ireland and Jamaica as well as the quarter-long programs in
Florence, London and Denmark. Be sure to check this out if you
are interested in earning credit toward your degree while learning a
new language and building your resumé. (See Events section
below for more info).
****************** COLLEGE GALLERY *********************
Ceramic artist Brendan Fuller explores pottery and
firing influenced by traditional Japanese ceramics.
Combining the available materials of the land, an
experimental attitude with surface treatments and
material reactions, and a true love of his work,
Brendan creates soul filled usable pieces of art.
Black and white, crawling white glaze on dark brown
clay.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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U.S. CENSUS 2010 JOBS AVAILABLE
The U.S. Census Bureau is accepting employment applications for 2010
Census work. Hired workers will earn good pay, get paid weekly, work
flexible hours, receive paid training, and receive other benefits.
As a Census taker, you'll help to make sure that everyone in your
community is counted.
You may qualify for Census work if you are a U.S. citizen, at least
18 years old, have a valid Social Security Number, pass a written
test of basic skills, and meet other requirements. Testing starts in
February here on SCC campus. Find more complete information at
http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/ or call 1-866-861-2010 to
schedule a test in your neighborhood. Help your community have a
successful 2010 Census.
SHORELINE-LFP ARTS COUNCIL'S GALLERY
OPENING & ANNUAL MEETING
6pm, Tues, Feb 9, Shoreline City Hall,
175th & Midvale Ave. N.,
Shoreline
You’re invited! The staff and board of
directors of the Shoreline-Lake Forest
Park Arts Council would like to invite
the community to its Gallery Opening and
Annual Meeting on Tuesday, February 9 at
6 p.m. The festivities will include a
reception for the artists in the current
City Hall Gallery exhibition.
Read more.
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