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Welcome Letter From Jack

Welcome to Shoreline Community CollegeI am very excited to be here as the new president of this wonderful collegeShoreline Community College provides stellar academic and career training in a fun and personal environment where students get to know each other, our talented and engaged faculty as well as our caring staff.  We are dedicated to providing a diverse and engaging college community where you will meet students from 64 different countries, interact with multiple community organizations representing the diversity of Shoreline and beyond, and study in a beautiful and serene atmosphere. We ensure our community knows that this is their college. 

Shoreline is focused on multiple major projects that have been approved by our Board of Trustees which are detailed below.  These projects are guided by our philosophy to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and access throughout our institutionWe are also engaged in a series of Trust projects with our faculty and staff to demonstrate action as it relates to improving the institution through these principlesBelow you can also find more information from our board of trustees, campus updates, and videos that document our growthWe hope you will find these documents educational as you learn more about our commitment to continuous improvement to serve our community. 

To learn more about our academic and workforce offerings please visit our programs page. To learn more about our progress with DEIA goals please visit this pageThank you for visiting the Presidents page and if you have any questions or comments, please email me anytime.  

 

Campus Updates

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Video Updates

Presidential Strategic Goals 2024-25

Top goals for 2024-25 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025).

Most of goals should support the Equity-Centered Strategic Plan

GOAL ONE: Improve communication and relationship building on campus.

Supports which Strategic Goal/Objective?

B: Student Support Services

C: Organizational Development, Systems, and Process-es

Action(s) to realize your goal

  • Work with Executive Director-Human Resources on onboarding new Human Resources Manager with employee retention duties and create goals and actions for that position that support the Strategic Plan.
  • Create at least three additional opportunities to engage faculty and staff in building a stronger communi-ty and presence on campus.

GOAL TWO: Increase the College’s presence in the broader community.

Supports which Strategic Goal/Objective?

A: Student Success and Academic Excellence

E: Community Connections, Partnerships, and Collaboration

Action(s) to realize your goal

  • Develop one specific instructional partnership to support indigenous students. This will include at least one shared activity during the year and ideally will result in a plan for regular connection and activities amongst constituencies in support of the Strategic Plan.
  • Develop at least one new program designed to serve adult learners.
  • Create a structured partnership with the City of Shoreline to develop workforce opportunities that lever-age the projected growth of the city of Shoreline and the surrounding areas.
  • Create a new partnership with an organization dedicated to the success of Black or African American students that results in at least one tangible action tied to the strategic plan.
  • Create a new partnership with an organization dedicated to the success of Hispanic/LatinX students that results in at least one tangible action tied to the strategic plan.

GOAL THREE: Create plan for systematizing professional development, retention, and succession planning

Supports which Strategic Goal/Objective?

C: Organizational Development, Systems, and Processes

Action(s) to realize your goal

  • Launch new annual Classified and Administrative Staff Professional Development Day for summer 2024 and assess efficacy.
  • Take additional steps with the Professional Development Committee to offer a Professional Development track in alignment with the Strategic Plan.

GOAL FOUR: Demonstrate the College’s continuing dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Supports which Strategic Goal/Objective?

Entire Equity-Centered Strategic Plan

Action(s) to realize your goal

  • Develop a webpage that demonstrates compliance with DEIA House bills.
  • Review hiring and recruitment practices with DEIA lens and modify with goals and outcome assessment.
  • Review current practices and policies for bias reporting for students and for staff.
  • Continue to support DEIA initiatives by providing structured support and onboarding of the new VP DEIA.

GOAL FIVE: Improve college infrastructure.

Supports which Strategic Goal/Objective?

E: Community Connections, Partnerships, and Collabo-ration F: Enrollment Management and Fiscal Stability

Action(s) to realize your goal

  • Improve budget development including forecasting, reporting, & training.
  • Create a plan to resolve current debts including next steps on parking, Parent Child Center, & contracts debts.
  • Create a plan for clean audited financial statements.
  • Improve food and coffee options on campus.
  • Continue making improvements on compliance with accreditation standards.

President’s Outcomes related to Goals

Outcomes 2023