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Note from the Editor
The winter
quarter started on icy footing with our snow closure and class cancellations.
Since then students and faculty have established their "learning and
teaching rhythms" in the class, and we are providing more and more focus to
issues outside of the classroom. We look forward to an interesting
presentation on the Kyoto Protocol, an event to support and promote both the
College's Sustainability and Globalization efforts.
America and the United
Nations at the Crossroads
Several
community colleges, including Shoreline Community College (SCC), have
partnered together to sponsor public forums to discuss the country's current
state of affairs. Joining SCC in this effort are
Bellevue, Yakima, Peninsula, Skagit Valley and Spokane community colleges.
This collaboration supports efforts by the colleges to promote an
understanding of the important work of the United Nations Association.
On Friday, February 16th, Dr. Trevor McMorris-Tate, a professor of political science and international studies at Bellevue Community College, will give a 40-minute presentation on "The Kyoto Protocol on Reducing Greenhouse Gases and U.S. Policy." His presentation looks at U.S. policy towards the Kyoto Protocol and provides background information of a policy that has become the center of discussion for many environmentalists. Dr. James Maynard, a BCC Center for Liberal Arts fellow and co-president of the Seattle Chapter of the USA-United Nations Association, will speak on obstacles in U.S. political culture vis-a-vis the signing of international agreements. A question and answer period will follow the presentations.
Topics for other forums will include human rights, preservation of the environment, nuclear weaponry and conflicting interpretations of the Geneva Convention and other international treaty obligations. Each presentation will consist of a background component and a series of modules that provide illustrative examples.
SCC's participation is sponsored by the College's Center for Global Studies and the Library/Media Center. Interim Dean, Library, Tom Moran, Dean, Social Sciences, Kenny Lawson and Professor Bob Francis are coordinating SCC's event.
BCC will sponsor another symposium in May.
Automotive Training Center expansion is on its way
"We are excited about the support we have received from the automobile
dealers, manufacturers, banks, insurance companies and the State of
Washington in our Capital Campaign,” said PSADA Director of Education and
Development, Don Schultz, referring to the fundraising campaign for
the expansion of the Professional Automotive Training Center. “We hope to
have the fundraising completed by spring or early summer,” stated Schultz.
Design work will begin this month. Schultz says that the
stakeholders will begin meeting with the architects, Group Mackenzie, in the
next week or two to start discussions on the design phase. Schultz is
hopeful the design phase will be completed by late spring or early summer.
Pete Calkins, director of automotive training at the College, says of
the major capital project, "The College is moving forward with the plans,
working on the master plan, city permits and architectural design."
The 24,000 to 26,000 square foot expansion will provide six
additional factory training quads comprised of offices, classrooms (with
enough room for a car for demonstration purposes), storage, and lab space
large enough to accommodate 4 vehicles. It is anticipated that ground
breaking will take place by the end of this year.
Suhendra Lie is 2007 All Academic student
Nineteen year old Suhendra Lie is SCC's 2007 All-Academic student. The chemical engineering student has a 3.79 GPA, earning him a place on the National Deans List as well as SCC's Vice President's List and the Honors List. Suhendra is completing a transfer degree at Shoreline.
As soon as he came to Shoreline from his home in Indonesia, Suhendra became a Student Senator so he could advocate for student interests. A year later, he was elected SBA Treasurer and is currently responsible for $2 million in student fees. He is treasurer of Phi Theta Kappa at SCC and is a member of the Indonesian Club.
Suhendra not only donates blood to the Puget Sound Blood Center, but has worked as an advocate in raising awareness for the need of blood donors from minority ethnic groups. He has also volunteered at a local food bank and the College’s Tutoring Program.
The international student came to SCC in March of 2006. "I was planning to eventually obtain a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, and I thought that Shoreline would be the best for me since it has a strong engineering program," says Suhendra. "I will be planning my transfer this year and thanks to its high quality and strong relations with the University of Washington, I am confident to say that my transfer to my dream school will be nothing but seamless."
Danish students study at SCC
Currently, six Danish students are studying at Shoreline
in a student and faculty exchange with Business Academy West, located in
Esbjerg, Denmark. Business Academy West (BA West) is a newly established
post-secondary institution in the south-western part of Denmark. They have
550 full-time students and 300 part-time students
These students from BA West are the first
students to participate in this exchange. The SCC Business
Administration faculty worked collaboratively with Colleen Ferguson,
Assistant Director, International Education, International Programs, to
provide the Danish students with excellent learning experiences.
Three of the Danish students have been placed into internships. SCC Professor Laura Portolese Dias helped Danish student Michael Pedersen to acquire an internship with Ascentium. Ascentium is a high-tech consulting business that designs Web-based interactive experiences, such as interactive marketing programs. SCC Professor David Starr helped Danish students Michelle Andersen and Rikke Lyngso to secure an internship with the Pepsi Corporation. This internship will provide the students with actual experience acting as brand managers and coordinating Pepsi regional promotional campaigns.
Laura will be the first SCC Professor to travel to BA West this Spring to teach classes in Finance and Marketing. It is hopeful that SCC will have students taking classes at BA West starting Fall Quarter 2007.
SCC to host first visiting professor from Denmark
During the second and third weeks of Spring Quarter, the College will host
the first visiting professor from BA West, Mr. Sonnich Jensen, who will guest
lecture and co-teach with SCC business faculty David Starr, Laura
Portolese-Dias and Steve McCloskey. Jensen is a banking and
finance and business instructor at BAW. He will be available
to guest lecture in other related courses and will speak to community organizations
and neighboring schools as well. A reception will be held to welcome him to
campus on April 10th.
"We are equally as excited to have a Denmark faculty member teach in our classes," says Portolese-Dias. "We feel having him discuss the European Union and Monetary policy in our classes will enrich student experience and understanding of global issues.”
Esbjerg is a port city on the west coast of Denmark. Industry, transportation, building and construction, as well as higher education are the major business sectors. The area offers beaches, tidal flats, wild birds and animals, and natural scenery, similar to the Shoreline/Seattle area. The population is 85,000.
Ferguson says that “all these activities are a result of an exploratory trip made by former Vice President Darlene Miller and Ferguson just one year ago.
“It’s satisfying to see all these exchange activities come together for the benefit of our students and faculty,” says Ferguson. “We look forward to sending SCC students to study business in Denmark in the near future.”
A reception will be held for Jensen on April 10th. Watch Day at a Glance for details.
SCC participates in the first
legislative trade fair in Olympia
(Contributed
by Keith Smith)
Cutting-edge products
from the City of Shoreline and from across Washington State were on display under the Capitol Dome
on Jan. 8 as the Washington State Legislature opened its 2007 session.
Producers from more than 25 legislative districts and all corners of
Washington came to the Capitol Rotunda to display their wares, ranging from
apples and aerospace to premium wines and a precision Stirling Engine
created by students in the manufacturing program at Shoreline Community
College.
Brian Mast,
an engineering consultant (Trippel/Mast Consulting LLC); Keith Smith,
manufacturing technology instructor; and Lindsay Mellum,
WSU technical consultant and interior design lead of the solar house
project at SCC represented SCC at the fair.
"We want state lawmakers and leaders to see the amazing diversity of great
products that are made or grown in Washington," said Representative
Maralyn Chase, a founder of this trade fair. "Everyone knows
about Boeing, Microsoft and other giants, but we've paid too little
attention to the importance and needs of other local producers who are
shaping the future of farming and manufacturing."
Several products at the trade fair highlighted the Shoreline community's
leadership in renewable energy, including a display of technologies that
power the Zero Energy House at Shoreline Community College.
Larry Owens, a solar specialist with Northwest Mechanical Inc. and president
of the Shoreline Solar Project, was on hand to demonstrate new technologies
and to tout the annual Shoreline Renewable Energy Fair, which has grown into
the biggest renewable energy event of its type in Western Washington,
according to a press release.
One of the exhibits at the trade fair was a display of creative pet costumes
handcrafted by Flytes of Fancy, a growing Shoreline home-based business
operated by Maryn Wynne, who also co-founded the Shoreline Solar Project.
Announcements
Campus Meeting provides information on rebasing status
At the January 26th All-Campus Meeting,
President Lambert
and Vice Presidents Trippel, Backes and Rye
discussed
the processes by which decisions are being made regarding next year's
2007-08 budget. The College anticipates a reduction in the budget
allocation coming from the State Board as a result of falling enrollment since
2003. This reduction, also called rebasing, is projected to be
approximately $1.2 million. In addition, the College will begin making
interest and principle payments on the new PUB and must plan for the
additional costs. This payment is being shared with Student Government
which has been collecting PUB renovation fees from students since 1989.
At this time, close to $ 1.7 million in budget reductions have been identified by each of the vice presidents. The budget reductions of goods and services and staffing will be discussed in more detail at the next all-campus meeting on February 2 at 12:30 pm in the Campus Theater.
to download a copy of the January 26th presentation. This meeting has been videotaped and will be available through the Library for check-out.Strategic Planning Committee update
The Strategic Planning Committee is working diligently to develop a strategic plan that will serve as a guide for the College that clearly articulates who we are, what we value and how we envision our future. The strategic plan of any institution serves as a compass to guide decision-making related to both its short-term and long-term future. These decisions include allocation of operating budgets, proposals for funding initiatives such as grants or capital appropriation, assignment of human resources, and more.
Your input is important to the SCC Strategic Plan. This is your primary chance to provide input as to what our strengths and challenges are as an institution. Be visionary - take some time to think about what you like and what you don't, as well as to dream about what Shoreline might look like in the future. You can do it in as little as 10 minutes, and we will keep the exercise open until February3rd (although sooner is better). Please complete the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats exercise.
PUB remodel update
Each and every day there is progress being made on
the construction of the new PUB. The small crane, brought in to lift
steel beams for the upper floor, has since finished its job and has been
removed. Facilities Executive Director Randy
Stegmeier, while diligently
watching over the construction of this building, says that the contractor is
doing everything possible to speed up construction and make up for lost
time.
Several things have contributed to construction delays, however the three most prominent were caused by latent conditions (existing conditions that the contractor had to deal with once construction began.). In August, additional asbestos was discovered that required special abatement procedures. The contractor has had to deal with the existing building which proved challenging as all of the campus utilities (power and gas) come through the PUB. It wasn't until underground work had started that the contractor found all the pipes and conduits that they would have to deal with. Some of this work required hand excavation (shovels) for safety assurance and to ensure a power or gas line was not ruptured. And most recently, when the contractor started to install structural steel beams, they found that the design wasn't structurally sufficient, reinforcements were required.
Inclement weather also caused delays. October brought record rainfall in the Puget Sound region, soaking the ground so badly that it was impossible to do work. Then the wind, snow and ice came. "When winds got up to 20 mph and above, use of the crane ceased," says Stegmeier.
Stegmeier says that the project is
currently about six weeks delayed, but that they hope to make up some of
that time.
Construction workers are working overtime and on
weekends. The contractor is compressing the schedule by
doing some work concurrently that is
normally done in sequence. We will know more about the scheduling once
the roof is on the structure.
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Retention and recruitment update
The What Do You Need to Succeed Retention Campaign continues with the
Enrollment Management Committee (EMC) once again coordinating the effort.
Manager, Recruitment and Retention, Jeff Omalanz-Hood, leads the EMC
sub-committee planning the Student Success Fair, to be held on February 27th
in the lower floor of the library. At least 200 students attended the fair
Fall Quarter.
"There were 171 more FTEs in the first day of Winter Quarter this year versus last winter," says Omalanz-Hood, "and we're hoping it's due to the retention campaign."
The committee will release a list of 10 things that all SCC faculty, staff and administrators can do to support retention. A list of all college resources will be posted in all classrooms just before Spring Quarter registration begins.
The sixth annual High School Counselor and Career Staff Breakfast will be held March 2nd this year, with more than 100 counselors expected to attend. These counselors take the knowledge they learn about SCC's programs and resources at the breakfast and relay it to high school students while helping them make decisions on where to go to college. Omalanz-Hood says that data reveals that this event has had a positive influence on enrollment.
Omalanz-Hood continues to visit high schools, already visiting the Shorecrest PTSA and Blanchett Parent Night this quarter. There are nearly 40 recruitment activities and events planned for this quarter, with people from all parts of campus participating.
Next quarter, Omalanz-Hood will go to the Yakima Valley to recruit students in support of our student Hispanic population.
Learning Centers
combine
The biology and chemistry faculty have combined the Biology Learning
Center and the Chemistry Learning Center into a single location, Room 2717.
Students had been complaining about the small size of the BLC and about lack
of access to the CLC. This is a creative way to meet the needs of our
students!
HR Corner
Milford B. Muskett, American Indian Studies/Multicultural Studies
Milford Muskett joined the Intra American Studies and Social Sciences
faculty this past Fall Quarter, teaching online courses until Winter Quarter. Muskett was a visiting assistant professor, Environmental
Issues and Indigenous Peoples, History of Environmental Sciences, & Native
American Environmental Policy, at Cornell University since 2004.
He taught Introduction to History of Science at Marquette University
for one quarter in 2003, and from 1995 to 2003, he was a lecturer at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, having taught Environmental Issues
and Native Americans and Introduction to American Indian Studies.
He also taught Historical/Cultural World Regional Geography at
Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin for two quarters. Muskett has a
doctorate of philosophy in land resources from the University of Wisconsin,
a master's degree in geography from Western Michigan University and a bachelor's
degree in geography from Calvin College, Michigan. Muskett has been a
guest speaker at a number of universities and organizations, covering a
myriad of subjects of the Native American culture, environmental issues and
history.
Separations
Chi-feng Wu
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KUDOS
Music grad places at Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Former SCC music student, Ms. Mieke
Rickert, was one of four singers who placed in the Metropolitan Opera
National Council Northwest District auditions on October 28, 2006. A total
of 21 singers, ages 23 to 28 and of all voice types, competed at the
audition. They will go on to compete in the Regional Auditions on February
11, 2007 at 1 p.m. at Meany Theater at the University of Washington. The
four Seattle winners will compete with 10 winners from the Western Canada
District, the Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana districts, and the
Oregon District.
Mieke was active in the Shoreline Music Department, singing in the choirs, operas and musical productions. She sang the lead soprano role in the one-act opera, The Face On The Barroom Floor by Henry Mollicone, and portrayed Will Rogers’ wife, Betty Blake, in The Will Rogers Follies.
Mieke transferred from PLU in the spring of 1998 and completed her AA in 2000, going on as a junior to the University of British Columbia where she completed her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. Mieke’s parents reside in the city of Shoreline.
Filmmaking
graduate, Garret Hunt wins award Digital
filmmaking technology graduate, Garret Hunt, recently won a filmmaking
contest called “It’s Your Show TV,” a challenge put out on the web site with
the same name every week. All film entries submitted are put on this web
site and the general public votes on the best one. The filmmaker who gets
the most votes is given a $1,000 prize and their film is entered into
another competition in which the winner gets $100,000 and their video is
aired on NBC. Hunt’s video, Practice Makes Perfect, shows the
dangerous attempts skateboarders take to improve their abilities. Hunt, 21,
has been on the road with a skateboard company, traveling to Florida and
then to Los Angeles where he plans to pursue a career in the filmmaking
industry. His film can be viewed at
www.iystv.com/2785 Practice Makes Perfect/media/.
“I thought all the filmmaking and drama classes (at SCC) provided a lot of useful knowledge to get started in a professional career, and the instructors were all awesome.” |
Jo McEntire receives
Perkins grant to build night ESL program
ESL Professor Jo McEntire has received a small Carl Perkins Best
Practices grant to build enrollment of our night program via community
outreach and to develop a series of .5 to one credit classes for ESL
students to better prepare them for work. McEntire has presented to
the Shoreline King County Library ESL classes, and is currently working with
Shoreline School District to send fliers with information about the new
course to all low-income Shoreline families. McEntire is coordinating
this ongoing outreach with Donna Miller-Parker and Aura Rios Erickson.
Gary Parks work published
B
lack Warrior Review,
based at the University of
Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and one of the more prestigious literary magazines in
the country, recently featured
"The American Magical Realist," the work
of Prof. Gary Parks.
Parks' "Revival" was also recently published in
Crosscurrents, the
Washington Community College Humanities Association literary magazine. In
2006, Parks received a Washington Artist Trust Grant for Artist Projects
grant to support his short story collection (see their news release at
http://www.artisttrust.org/about_us/press_room/06gaprecippr).
Parks was able to accomplish these things during
his 2005-06 sabbatical.
SCC Toyota TTEN Program receives award
SCC's Toyota TTEN Program was selected as one of only 10 recipients of the
2006 TTEN School Recognition Award. The program was established to
recognize the highest performing TTEN schools in the country. Toyota
Motor Sales, USA, Inc. will host a celebration in the Seattle area in the
near future.
Joyce Fagel is advisor for new student club
A new pre-medical science club has been formed at SCC, initiated and
organized by students. Joyce Fagel is the club's advisor. Prof.
Kira Wennstrom, biology, led a discussion on Bodies, The Exhibit and its
controversies. Prof. Steve Goetz, biology, attended the exhibit with
the students.
EVENTS
International Education Week offered several
interesting events
International Programs' International Education Week offered the campus
community a number of interesting talks, a Malaysian film and more.
Economics and Human Development in Thailand and Stories from Ireland provided opportunities for students, faculty and staff to learn about these programs as well as hear firsthand many personal experiences. Photos also were shared. An informational meetings was also offered for those who are considering participating in a future study abroad opportunity. And if that isn't good enough, a guest lecturer from the UW's Jackson School for International Studies joined Prof. Kenny Lawson to talk about how SCC students can prepare for transfer to the UW's international studies programs.
Upcoming Events
Career and Technical Education
Week coming up in February
The annual Career and Technical Education Week will be held on campus,
February 5-8th. Cristina Gonzales, a regional labor economist
with the Employment Security Department will present "Hot Careers in the
Global Market Place," providing information on where the employment gaps
are. A panel of professionals who work in alternative fuels, utilities
and sustainable energy industries provide a panel on renewable energy
careers. Mike Nelson, Northwest Solar Center (located here on
campus), is one of the panel members. Another panel will look at how
diversity gives business a global competitive edge. A career pathways
fair will be held at the Shoreline Center as well.
America and the United Nations at the Crossroads
SCC partners
to support UN outreach
Friday,
February 16th
11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m., in Room 2926 A&B
Several community colleges, including Shoreline Community College (SCC),
have partnered together to sponsor public forums to discuss the country's
current state of affairs. This collaboration supports efforts by the
colleges to promote an understanding of the important work of the United
Nations Association. Read more in
Top Stories.
Tape at
The New Space Theater
Shoreline Community College (SCC) current and former drama students present
Tape by Stephen Belber at The New Space Theater, located in North
City. The New Space Theater is a fringe theater/performance space
founded, funded and run by current and former SCC drama and film students
and faculty. The contemporary “who done it”, directed by Doupé, and stage
managed by current SCC drama student, Melissa Leland, will be presented
at 8 p.m., January 26-27 and February 1-3 and 8-10th. General admission is $10,
$8 for floor seating. The New Space is located at 17517 15th Avenue NE. For
more information about the play or the theater, check out the web site at
www.seattlenewspace@myspace.com.
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Faculty Piano
Recital
Dainius Vaicekonis and Helen Azevedo perform Musical Images
Sunday, February 11
3pm, Campus Theater
Dainius Vaicekonis and Helen Azevedo present Spanish and French piano
music inspired by images of nature, poetry and world cultures. The
featured work will be Debussy's Images, Books 1 and 2 and works by
Granados and Piazzolla. Proceeds
to benefit the SCC Piano Scholarship Fund. $15, $10, $5.
Opera Workshop Performances
Thursday – Saturday, March 1, March 2, & March 3, 2007
7:30pm, Campus Theater
Shoreline Community College presents, fully
staged and costumed, an adapted one-act version of Franz Lehár’s The
Merry Widow performed with chamber orchestra. Our adaptation presents
the most sparkling jewels from this treasure trove of giddy Waltzes and
soaring melodies. Also included are opera scenes of gorgeous duets and
ensembles ranging from Handel’s Julius Caesar
to
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier
with piano accompaniment.
Producer/Musical Director Susan Dolacky; Director Paul Linnes; Conductor
Teresa Metzger Howe; Pianist Charles Enlow; Adaptor, translator Catherine
Treadgold; and Chorus Director Fredrick Lokken. General Admission $12,
Seniors, Students, SCC Faculty/Staff, $10, and
SCC Students and Children, $8.
College Gallery
Paintings by
Rachel Van Citters
The
College Art Gallery presents Truthiness, Paintings by Rachel Van Citters.
Van Citters’ paintings combine animal and human figures with geometric
elements, featuring light surrounded by darkness, precise brushstrokes
and subtle color changes. Blocks of color direct the viewer into the
gaze of “Woojzees”, figures influenced by stories told to her by her
Dutch grandfather. The show runs Feb.
Rachel Van Citters paints playful and unpredictable surreal images using
rich blocks of color and texture, Her intuitive approach directs the
viewer into the intense gaze of personalized characters she calls “Woojzees”,
a tribute to the imaginative stories of her Dutch grandfather. Her
imagery reflects a critical consciousness of art and society’a
tragicomic situation.
According to Washington art critic Alec Clayton,“Van Citters' humor is
pointed and thoughtful, her paint surfaces are delicious, and her
designs are solid.”
Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Rachel Van Citters received a BFA from Texas
Women’s University and has taken classes at the Dallas Art Institute,
Eastfield College, San Francisco State University and the University of
North Texas. Early influences were Modrian and Soutine, but Van Citters
has always painted from her own observations of modern life. She
relocated to Edmonds,WA in 2003. Recently one of her works was purchased
by the City of Seattle "Structure: Works Inspired by the Built
Environment" for their public art collection. In 2005 she also received
“Juror’s Choice Award” for The 3rd Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition at
Tacoma Community College and had work on exhibit at the Museum of Flight
located in Seattle and a solo show at Art on Center Gallery in Tacoma.
She was awarded “The Juror’s Special Award” for Northwest Expressions:
Art Port Townsend 6th Annual Juried Art Show, and was included in
Bumberbiennale 2004:Consumables, curated by art critic Mathew Kangas.
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SPORTS
Volleyball team finishes fourth
The women's volleyball team took fourth place in their division,
however were defeated in the second round at the conference tournament.
Soccer teams finish 1st in division
Both men's and women's soccer teams did well in league play, finishing
first in their divisions, but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Basketball at SCC
The men's team has only one returning player this season, but is
doing well in league play. The women's team is struggling to even
get a team together due to injury and academic eligibility. The
season runs to the first week in March.
SCC’s sports schedules are online at
http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/
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Diversity
and Student Success Program Managers Cecelia Martinez and
Lynette Peters report that Tim Wise’s visit to campus on
January 10th was successful. The renowned anti-racist writer and
activist was at Shoreline to encourage students, faculty and staff
to be stewards of equality. He strongly encouraged the
audience to give
serious thought to issues of race, diversity, power, and more
specifically, to white privilege.