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Note from the Editor
As we stay focused on our mission to provide outstanding education to our students, we celebrate the endowment established by SCC Foundation Board member Harley O'Neil.  His unwaivering dedication to our students and our College is to be applauded.  In this edition of Net News, we bring you a spotlight on the many ways that we support our students - in and out of the classroom.  Be sure to read about our retention activities highlighted in the Announcements section.  Thanks to everyone for your support and caring of our students.

Spotlight on Learning
SCC Foundation kicks off 2006-07 Student Success Campaign
The SCC Foundation kicked off it's 2006-07 Student Success Campaign on November 9th with the ninth annual Community Breakfast at the Shoreline Center.  

The highlight of the breakfast was an announcement made that SCC Foundation Board President, Harley O'Neil has donated $100,000 to establish an endowment for scholarships, loans and other forms of student support.  O'Neil says, "I believe it gives hope.  My goal is to see students who live in the Shoreline area and do not have the resources available, have the opportunity to go to college free of charge," says O'Neil. O'Neil has been a member of the SCC Foundation Board for over five years. 

Ken and Pearl Noreen were awarded the 2006-07 Student Success Award for their outstanding support to the success of students at SCC.  "The Noreens were chosen for their ongoing and exceptional commitment and service to the college and to the local community," says SCC Foundation Acting Director, Ritva Manchester.  Together the two have served and worked for the following organizations: Shoreline YMCA, SCC, Shoreline/LFP Arts Council, Shoreline Breakfast Rotary, Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, UW Husky Marching Band Foundation, UW Women's Club and their church. Pearl was a parent educator at SCC for 30 years.  Ken was instrumental in forming the SCC Community Band which has become a national model as well as being a music instructor here at SCC for many years.  "They are role model citizens," says Manchester.

Student speaker Heather Evans. a 2003 SCC graduate, talked about the many people who offered support during her time here at SCC while earning her transfer degree. Evans received the President’s Medal from University of Washington last spring. This award is given to one university transfer student each year who demonstrates academic excellence while at the UW.  She is currently a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the university, where she hopes to earn her Ph.D. in Sociology. 

Evans comments, “My experience at Shoreline Community College was extremely positive. I was very supported by my professors and those who advised me. At the time I was looking to major in anthropology and wanted to work with professors such as Sonja Solland and Lew Tarrant. I became very interested in history at the same time.”

SCC Student, Ashley Webster performed on the piano. Faculty member, Diana Knauf emceed the breakfast.

A new record was set, with 197 people attending this year's fund-raiser.  Each year the SCC Foundation helps more than 200 students with scholarships, grants and no-interest loans to help pay for tuition, books, childcare and other expenses.  More than $31,000 was raised at this year's main fundraiser for direct aid to our students.  

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SCC and Adult Literacy Consortium recognize Westlund Buick-GMC
On Wednesday, November 8th, 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. 
 
Owner, Mark Westlund and Fixed Operations Director Doug Carmichael accepted Westlund’s award for their work with SCC’s new Automotive General Service Technician certificate program.   At the same time, State Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney will be recognized for her sponsorship of Targeted Opportunity Grants which make college programs accessible for community college students who otherwise might not be able to attend.    
 
Governor Chris Gregoire proclaimed Adult Literacy Week  (October 13-20) to recognize the important role that adult basic education plays in supporting our state’s economic growth and prosperity. 
 
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Washington Learns report released 
The Washington Learns Steering Committee released a report earlier this month on the state of our public education system.  The comprehensive report looks beyond high school programs and into the college and university arenas, addressing cost, accessibility and workforce training and more.  The Committee addresses issues related to our current educational system and implies that Washington students are falling behind international standards.  This calls to light the fact that our system needs to be transformed into one that supports better preparing our students to succeed in an ever-changing, competitive world economy.

After an 18-month process, committee members support a reform of our state's public education system to prepare our students for higher education and to support their success in a competitive global economy.  The report offers a myriad of ideas to better prepare our future students.  The timeline proposed for system redesign is to take place over the next decade. 

Some of the key findings included that students need to be better prepared for higher education curricula and that state colleges need to be more accessible to these students.  Post-secondary education and workforce training programs should be affordable so that a wide spectrum of our population has opportunities to enroll.  The report also suggests that worker retraining program funding be increased to reach out to limited English proficiency and low-income families.  A call for a new scholarship program for college tuition for low-income students was included in the report.  The report asked that the Legislature limit tuition increases to no more than seven percent a year. 

The draft report can be found on the Washington Learns website along with other good information about education in the state of Washington.

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Stuart Trippel and Colleen Ferguson join delegation to Boryeong, Korea
Stuart Trippel and Colleen Ferguson represented Shoreline Community College in a delegation to the City of Shoreline's sister city, Boryeong, South Korea November 11 - 16. Trippel and Ferguson traveled with city officials, local educational and business leaders and members of the Shoreline Sister Cities Association as guests of the City of Boryeong.

While in Seoul last month on the Governor’s Trade and Education Mission, President Lambert met with Ajou Motor College President Soo-Hun Lee signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Interchange (MOU). The MOU was signed to promote and develop cooperation in research and education, to promote closer ties, greater understanding, and mutual benefit and provides for the exchange of faculty members to give lectures and to conduct seminars and research. The MOU also supports the exchange of students in both long-term- and short-term programs. Ajou Motor College is located in the city of Boryeong.

Trippel and Ferguson met with President Soo-Hun Lee and other Ajou College staff while in Boryeong. They participated in a formal partnership ceremony and were treated to a tour of the college campus. The college facilities are impressive and include a race track where students test the small cars they build from scratch.

Students at AMC study automotive design and manufacturing technology in addition to automotive service. AMC partners with Daewoo, a Korean conglomerate that produces cars, trucks, buses, etc. and most Ajou students complete internships with Daewoo during their fourth and final semester. Some students transfer to Ajou University (near Seoul) to complete a 4-year automotive degree. AMC also sponsors an International Summer Institute and invites students from their partner colleges in China and Canada to participate. Students from SCC have been invited to attend this summer institute.

Another goal of the Sister City trip was to expand SCC's marketing efforts in Korea. "The sister City relationship between Shoreline and Boryeong opened doors for us to meet with staff and students in their high schools," says Ferguson. They visited Daechon Girls High School and Daechon Boy's High School and gave a presentation on the US higher education system and the advantages of earning a degree at Shoreline Community College. 

Trippel says that because Korea offers only three large universities, that many students are forced to look elsewhere for their higher education. "Going to college in the United States is a viable alternative if they can't get into one of the three universities in Korea," says Trippel.  He says that Korea has a strong economy and is a major economic force in the world. "We are very pleased with the relationships we are building. No other U.S. college has done this, and we know Ajou Motor College values this relationship."

Korean students make up the fourth largest country-of-origin group amongst international students at SCC - currently 85 total. These students are included in our FTE count.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Student Success Fair was, well, a success!  BIG Event and International Programs advising sessions are equally successful.
Jeff Omalanz-Hood, high school relations, recruitment and retention, made sure that this year's Student Success Fair was indeed a success.  As part of the College's Fall Retention Campaign, the event provides a venue to connect students to the resources they need to continue at Shoreline.  This year's fair, scheduled at the beginning of continuing registration for Winter Quarter, attracted at least 200 students.  Students were able to talk with Financial Aid, the Advising and Counseling Center, advising from all five academic divisions, Enrollment Services, the Academic Skills Center, Math Lab, Tutoring, The Office of Special Services, Campus Ambassadors, The Women's Center, the Multicultural Diversity Education Center, and more. 

 

Coupons were given to students that are redeemable for a free beverage at Whidbey Coffee locations when they take a faculty member to a Whidbey stand -- both the student and faculty member receive a free beverage.  The idea is to get students and faculty to connect outside the classroom, since studies show that faculty student interaction outside the classroom can increase retention.

 

Kudos also to the Business Division for another successful BIG (Business Information Groups) Event and to International Programs for the pre-registration advising sessions.  Both these events drew in over 600 students to prepare them for Winter Quarter registration.  These are ongoing activities that assist students in making decisions about their programs and registration and are becoming one of SCC's "best practices" in retention.

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GRAMMY U Club is off and running
There are approximately 100 members in the new Shoreline chapter of GRAMMY U, about one third to one half are SCC students according to Steve Malott, club advisor.  Students from the UW, Cornish, Art Institute of Seattle and other institutions make up the rest of the club membership.  Not too shabby, Steve!  Congratulations!

Members of the new Grammy U Club have met a couple of times already this quarter, and the SCC chapter has already hosted a couple of events – one on campus, one off campus.  Seattle-based music producer Jack Endino was the guest at the campus event.  He has worked with bands, Soundgarden and Mudhoney, but is best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989.  More recently he has produced albums for artists such as Hot Hot Heat and Zeke.  Endino has been associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement for many years.  He also performed with Skin Yard, and last winter, released his third solo album, Permanent Fatal Error. 

Shoreline’s GRAMMY U Club also hosted an external NARAS event at the Experience Music Project earlier this month.  The event, Studio Tech 2006, featured Thomas Dolby.  SCC will host the holiday membership party next month at the Paramount, and after the first of the year, will host two more events as well as the 49^th Annual Grammy Awards Telecast in February.  The club is planning a telecast party to be held on campus.  Watch Day at a Glance and Net News for more information.

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Campus community invited to participate in "The Clothesline Project"
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.

Women survivors of domestic violence and their families and friends are welcome to create their own T-shirt and add it to the existing clothesline.

The project is located in the hallway outside the Women’s Center, located on the lower floor of the library in Bldg. 4000. For more information, contact Lynette Peters at 206.546.4715.

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Dental Hygiene looking for clients
The Dental Hygiene Clinic at Shoreline Community College provides 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.  The clinic is located in Building 2500 in Room 2521 at the north end of campus.  To make an appointment or for questions, please call x4711. 

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KUDOS

Student E-Newsletter launched
The College has launched a new communications system with our current students.  Each week PIO will send a weekly email that will go to our current students directing them to the Week Ahead e-newsletter.  Students have given us feedback that they simply "don't know what's happening on campus."  Hopefully, this will be means for students to get up-to-date information on key events on campus, critical reminders about registration, and access to resources.  Please be sure that you send PIO information that you wish to go to student using the DAAG Submission form.  Thanks to Gavin Smith in TSS for working with PIO to set up the mass email system.

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SCC International Programs makes top 40 again
International Programs was ranked among the top 40 U.S. community colleges with the highest enrollment of international students in 2005-06 in Open Doors, an annual report prepared by the Institute of International Education that closely monitors enrollment trends across the country. SCC came in at number 34.  This is the second year that SCC made the list;  last year, SCC was number 40.

While the state of Washington saw a five percent increase in its international student population, SCC experienced a 10 percent increase in its international enrollment.  Report findings state that international students contributed nearly $257 million to the State of Washington, and that SCC international students contributed over $13 million of that amount.

Overall, international student numbers in the U.S. stabilized, ending a two-year decline following 09/11. Schools across the country have worried about declining international enrollments due to more stringent visa and immigration restrictions, as well as ever-increasing competition from other countries wanting to attract international students. In 2005-2006, international students contributed $13.5 billion to the U.S. economy.

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DaimlerChrysler Program receives grant
The College has received a $10,000 grant from DaimlerChrysler (the maximum amount they give) to be used for the CAP program.  Ken Campbell, instructor, says the amount granted is directly related to the college's CAP program standing with DaimlerChrysler and that only the schools with the best programs receive the full amount.  SCC's program receives the full amount each year.  Campbell says they will use the money to purchase special tool cabinets to store the special tools that DaimlerChrysler provides for the CAP students as well as recruiting efforts and hopefully another StarScan scan tool. In past years, they have purchased tool boards, scanners, laptops, charging cabinet, overhead projector, an Elmo projector, impact tools, impact wobbly sockets, tables, chairs, and much more with the grant dollars.  All of these purchases support student learning.

EVENTS  

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  SPECIAL GUEST TO HOLD WORKSHOPS AT SCC! Tim Wise to give workshops and all-campus lecture at SCC Wednesday, January 10, Room Campus Theater Anti-racist writer, speaker and educator, Tim Wise will facilitate workshops and present an all-campus lecture, Wednesday, January 10, 2007.  Wise was invited to SCC to open dialogue about issues of race, diversity, power and privilege.  We hope you will mark these events on your calendar.  Wise has been called one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation.  He has spoken at more than 400 college campuses in 48 states, including Harvard, Stanford and the law schools at Yale and Columbia.  He has provided anti-racism training across the nation to teachers, physicians and medical professionals, corporate, government, military, and law enforcement personnel.  As an adjunct faculty member at the Smith College for Social Work in Massachusetts, Wise co-taught a master's level class on racism in the U.S. in the summer of 2005.  He has also been a faculty-in-residence at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he trained journalists to eliminate racial bias in reporting.  Wise has also taught at other universities across the country.   He has been published a number of times — White Like Me:  Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, Soft Skull Press, and Affirmative Action:  Racial Preference in Black and White, Routledge Publishing.  His essays have been included in 15 books.  Wise is featured in White Men Challenging Racism:  Thirty-Five Personal Stories, from Duke University Press.  He has two new books being released next year — Disasters, Natural and Otherwise: Racism, Classism and the Lessons of Hurricane Katrina, and a collection of essays:  Speaking Treason Fluently:  Anti-Racist Reflections from an Angry White Male.  Wise was given the 2001 British Diversity Award for best feature essay on race issues, and his writings have been in dozens of popular, professional and scholarly journals.  He is the race and ethnicity editor for LIP magazine.  Wise has been interviewed on hundreds of radio and TV programs worldwide, and appears regularly on ESPN's Quite Frankly, with Stephen A. Smith, talking about racism in sports.  He was also featured in a 20/20 segment on white privilege this month. An agenda has been prepared by    9:30 & 10:30am             Student Workshops, Campus Theater    11:30am-12:20pm          Lunch with Students (Boardroom)    12:30-1:20pm                All Campus Lecture, Campus Theater    2:00-4:00pm                  Faculty/Staff/Administration Workshop, Campus Theater    4:30-5:30pm                  Reception/Book Signing Library/Sanctuary If you would like to learn more about Tim Wise, please visit the web site at http://www.timwise.org.  If you would like to bring your classes to the morning workshops, please contact Cecilia Martinez at cmartinez4@shoreline.edu or x6618 or Lynette Peters at lpeters@shoreline.edu or at x4715.

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December Events

The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance Presents: The Clothesline Project
Monday, November 27 - Friday, December 1
Hallway outside Multicultural/Women's Center, lower level of library
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.

Women survivors of domestic violence and their families and friends are welcome to create their own T-shirt and add it to the existing clothesline.

The project is located in the hallway outside the Women’s Center, located on the lower floor of the library in Bldg. 4000.  For more information, contact Lynette Peters at 206.546.4715.

For more information on The Clothesline Project, visit the web site: www.clotheslineproject.org. 

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Music & Theater

Friday, December 1
Student Afternoon Recital
12:30pm, Music Bldg., Room 818
Enjoy your lunchtime break with music performed by students of the SCC Music Department. This hour of entertainment will send you back to work or class refreshed and ready to meet the challenges! Free.

Fri & Sat, December 1—2 & Wed―Sat, December 6—9, 2006 “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller - Dec. 1—2 and Dec. 6—9 7:30pm, Lobby Theater Arthur Miller's play about the Salem witch trials is a classic and explores the moral dilemmas of socially sanctioned violence. General admission is $8, $7 for seniors and college students, and $6 for children 14 and younger and SCC students with College ID. Josh Truax and Brittney Fridette perform in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."

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Sat, December 2 & 3pm, Sun, December 3
Choir of the Sound Christmas Concert
3pm & 7pm, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
For tickets and information, please call 206.528.9990

Monday, December 4
Funkngroove Concert
7:30pm, Campus Theater
Once again the award winning SCC Jazz Ensemble joins the exciting popular music troupe, 'Funkngroove' for an evening of electrifying contemporary jazz and popular music. Dancing is encouraged. General admission is $7, $5 for seniors and college students, and $3 for children 14 and younger and SCC students with College ID.

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Tuesday, December 5
SCC Concert Band Performance
7:30pm, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
General admission is $7, $5 for seniors and college students, and $3 for children 14 and younger and SCC students with College ID. Call 206.546.4759 for information

Friday, December 8
Small Ensemble Recital
12:30pm, Music Bldg., Room 818
This recital features performances by the SCC small instrumental and vocal ensembles. Free.

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Sunday, December 10
Fall Choral Concert, featuring Chamber Chorale and Shoreline Singers
7:30pm, First Lutheran Church, Richmond Beach
General admission is $7, $5 for seniors and college students, and $3 for children 14 and younger, and SCC students with College ID.

Wednesday, December 13,
Nursing Graduation Pinning Ceremony
4:30pm, Theater
Ceremony for graduating students from the Nursing Program.

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College Gallery

Faculty member, Elizabeth Halfacre's work exhibited Nov. 2nd — Dec. 18th
The Shoreline Community College Art Gallery presents "Portraits: A Personal Experience," November 2 through December 18th.  The exhibit is a series of painted and collaged portraits by SCC associate faculty Elizabeth Halfacre, who combined photographs, drawings and painting with found objects to create these arresting portraits that deal with personal illness and loss.  A reception for the artist will be held Thursday Nov. 9th from 5 to 7 p.m. in the College Gallery.  The public is invited. 

Recent exhibits by Halfacre have been shown at Gallery 110, an artists’ cooperative, and the Greenwood Art Walk.  Her work has been included in the Juried Local Art Exhibition at Tacoma Community College for the past several years; and currently, her work is being shown at the Recycled Art Show sponsored by the Re-Store in Ballard.  Her work will also be shown next January in a group show at the Shoreline Arts Center.

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SPORTS

SCC soccer players receive All-Academic Team awards he Shoreline Community College women’s soccer team won the NWAACC North Division for the second consecutive year. Also, SCC women soccer players Stephanie Brossmann, Maggie Tonkin (in photo at left) and men’s soccer player, Bobby McDonough, were awarded All-Academic Awards at the NWAACC (Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges) quarterly conference. The awards recognize academic achievement of student athletes who play college sports in the NWAACC. To qualify, students must be sophomores, earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and be recommended by the College.         Stephanie Brossmann Bobby McDonough (facing camera).

SCC’s sports schedules are online at http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/

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THIS AND THAT

Michele Foley retires

Last month, Michele Foley retired after 30 years with the Washington State Community and Technical College system.  Michele really cared about Shoreline Community College and not only the success of our students, but the success of each administration she worked with.  She was quick on her feet and always approached her role with professionalism and passion.

At Shoreline, she worked with former presidents Gary Oertli and Holly Moore, and currently, with President Lambert.  Although excited about her retirement plans, Michele was sad to leave the College at this time.  She really enjoyed working with President Lambert and was excited about the new direction of the College. 

The College Gallery was full of SCC colleagues, former colleagues from other colleges, friends and family to celebrate with Michele.  The group at Spiro's was so large that many people were spilling out of the room into the hallway!

We wish Michele well.

Edie Loyer-Nelson gives tribute to Michele.	Chuck Fields recognizes Michele's personal attributes.
John Terrey returns to celebrate with Michele.	Former Edmonds CC VP for Advancement, Carol Berg-Christiansen and South Seattle CC President Jill Wakefield are longtime friends
President Lambert and Michele share a laugh - or possibly a tear.	Michele leaves the President's office in good hands with Lori Yonemitsu.

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