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May 9, 2007 Top Stories
John Backes appointed VPAA Carmona, who taught English for 19 years at the university level, is also here to learn about the College's ESL program with a special interest in the College's ESL classes for special purposes, i.e.,, Medical Terminology for ESL students, which the institute would like to incorporate into their program offerings. She will visit both day and evening ESL classes to observe the different levels of ESL instruction. Her visit was made possible by a training program sponsored by Partners of the Americas. The purpose of the agency is to promote exchanges between Latin America and the U.S. Each U.S. chapter adopts a country; the Washington state chapter adopted Chile. Immigrant Student Advisor Aura Rios Erickson, a member of POA, coordinated Carmona's visit. Carmona is thrilled to be here not only for the academic experience, but the cultural experience. She has always wanted to visit the states and this is her first trip here. "The people are so nice," she says about not only the students, faculty and staff here at the College, but community members. "The bus drivers and people in the stores are so helpful." The North American Bi-National Center actually provides American and Chilean cultural experiences such as Thanksgiving and Halloween.
Danish business
professor Sonnich Jensen's visit kicks off faculty exchange Jensen spoke to pre-law, banking, business and international studies students about the monetary operations of the European Union (EU) and the challenges in outsourcing in the EU. He also talked to human relations classes about business etiquette in Denmark. Prof. Jensen compared U.S. business policy to the European Union's, reminding students that Europe has 27 presidents versus one — and 27 languages. "It's a real problem - talking across the borders." He also inspired SCC students to go to BA West to study. "It's different there," says Jensen. "Students go to a specific program (like your prof-tech programs here) and so they see each other throughout their programs and relationships pop up." The classroom student-instructor ratio is the same, however, as are the average ages of students. BA West also provides worker retraining. BA West offers the Business Administration and Marketing, Information Technology, and Multimedia Design/ Visual Communication in English. "We have student government, but they are not very active," saying that the school is quite small, with approximately 550 students and only 50 teachers. The International Program and Business Division sponsored Mr. Jensen's visit. Shoreline CC hosted three BA West business/marketing, information technology and multimedia communication technology faculty in January 2006. SCC instructors and deans met with the Danish instructors to discuss their respective curricula and their interest in faculty and student exchange. Like Shoreline, the professional and technical programs at BA West offer terminal two-year degrees or the option for students to continue their studies at university. The colleges offer similar programs in business administration, marketing, and visual communications technology.
SCC's Center for Manufacturing Excellence hosts
conference SCC's manufacturing program was first on the list of tour options. Savereux says the Shoreline tour was well attended, with 15 faculty, administrators and industry representatives checking out our Manufacturing/Industrial Technology Program. "They were very impressed with our state-of-the-art technology," says Savereux. After looking at Lake Washington's program, it became clear that both colleges offer different lab equipment for students to experience, and administrators and faculty are now discussing the possibility of students attending both colleges to train on the different technologies, hopefully beginning Winter Quarter 2008.
Workshops ranged from nano-technology to lean manufacturing, supply chain management, composites (the next Boeing 787 will be made up over 50 percent of composites and the Dreamliner will consist of composite materials as well.) Exhibits by vendors, manufacturers and colleges, and recruiters from industry shared information about jobs in manufacturing, engineering, robotics, machining, and tool and dye making. Other tours included Lake Washington Technical, Phillips Medical in Bothell, the Lighthouse for the Blind, where they saw blind machinists make parts for Boeing; Todd Pacific Shipyards; Snohomish High School Manufacturing Program; Damar Machining (Snohomish); Janicki Industries (marine/aerospace mfg engineering company that produces molds for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Anacortes); Skagit Valley Community College's Marine Technology Center; San Juan Yachts; Sno-Isle Skill Center; Everett Aviation; and Edmonds CC's Monroe Hall, a composites training facility. Savereux says they plan to offer the conference next March with the focus on composites. CME partners received a Sunny Kobe Cook grant in the amount of $2,500 to help with conference expenses. Dream it Do It
Campaign Update Announcements Congratulations to
new tenured faculty
Hasegawa is a lifelong resident of Beacon Hill and lives in the house he grew up in. He works to support the revitalization of our communities and for citizen voices to be heard. The Representative also supports funding for transportation and capital improvements, and protection of our civil and voters’ rights.
CEO student, Jonathan Kuhn, 20, has been selected to give the student address at Commencement 2007.
He has performed in professional theater in Seattle for a number of years, including The Boxcar Children at Seattle Children’s Theater and Kenny’s Window. He grew up in Shoreline and attended Shorewood High School before entering the SCC CEO Program in 2005.
Counseling services available for students and staff For many, the unwarranted violence in our communities and around the world has increased our concerns for safety and affect our emotional and spiritual well being. We want everyone to know that we are here to provide support and assist individuals with managing life's circumstances. If you know of any students who are dealing with difficult circumstances in their personal life, or exhibiting unhealthy behaviors, please encourage them to see a counselor in the Advising and Counseling Department located in the FOSS building Room 5229. We offer free confidential counseling services, consultation, and referrals to mental health resources. Faculty and staff who want to obtain counseling information or services should contact the Employee Assistance Program. The Seattle contact number for The Washington State Employee Assistance Program is (206) 281-6315. Their services are voluntary, confidential and are available to all state employees and their family members. For additional information, visit the web site www.dop.wa.gov/EAP. Ken LaFountaine Scholarship recipients announced
Slogan voted on for Spirit Days
The campus community voted Shoreline: A Lifetime of Opportunities as the slogan for Spirit Days at SCC. Other suggestions included Shoreline: Your Neighborhood, Your College, Your Future, and Shoreline - Where People Make the Difference. The new slogan will be imprinted on fleece zip jackets and vests, polo shirts and windbreakers to be sold in the SCC Bookstore, with proceeds going to the classified training endowment through the SCC Foundation. Orders can be made at the Bookstore beginning in late May through mid-June.. Students, faculty and staff are invited to wear the items during Spirit Days (to be held throughout the year) to support community at SCC. Committee members hope to see a lot of Spirit Day clothing during Opening Week 2007. Questions, contact Arlene Strong at x4540 or at astrong@shoreline.edu. HR Corner
Separations Kudos
His camera
turns the focus on history His 2004 film, "Body and Soul" is a comparative analysis of Jews and blacks. His latest film, "The End of Old Days," takes a look at the last 100 years of African American community building and civil rights activism in Seattle. He generally focuses his work on local authors and professors which provides his work with a local sentiment. Read the full article
SCC brings
community together to support Earth Day 2007 Environmental Club co-advisor, Loper says, "Overall it was a fun and successful event, and we look forward to more of the same several times per year, now that the City is instituting its Ivy-Out campaign." The campus community offered a number of presentations and videos during Earth Week 2007. Subjects ranged from renewable fuel, creative solutions to local environmental challenges to global warming, sustainable urban and building design and more. Kim Cambern published in new Worker Retraining publication Aura Rios-Erickson is
published in Academic Advising Today
Lab Specialist
Program open house was a success! Houck continues to promote the Biotechnology Program in the community. She has visited numerous schools and given demonstrations and has developed a relationship with the Education Outreach Specialist at Children's Hospital and set up internship opportunities for our students. "They're also interested in hiring our students," says Houck.
Work of Jane Winslow included in 12th annual Greenwood-Phinney
ArtWalk Congrats, Jane!
Events
Spring Evening Recital
Brigadoon Student
Recital
SCC’s sports schedules are online at
http://www.shoreline.edu/athletics/
This and That
Student Andy
Bryant beats personal best in Boston Marathon The determined young athlete broke a record in the October 2005 Portland City Marathon, completing the race in just three hours, 18 minutes and 38 seconds. The prior record for the winner in the Special Olympic Division was three hours, 38 minutes. Bryant has competed in Special Olympics races locally, taking first place in every 5,000– and 10,000 meter races he has run. He has also been selected to go to China this fall for the Special Olympics. At the College, he runs with the Running Club when his schedule permits. He began taking classes at Shoreline CC in January of 2005 as a Community Integration Program (CIP) student. The CIP is a branch of the Office of Special Services that serves adults with developmental disabilities. He has found his niche in the Art Department and is currently pursuing a Certificate of Proficiency with the help of Prof. Bruce Amstutz. Bryant, whose passion is creating sculpture and 3-D design, is planning on completing the program by the end of the year. “Andy really knows what he wants,” says Rosemary Dunne, program manager of the Community Integration Program. “He is very determined and goes for it – whatever it is. He is just such a self-starter.” Dunne says that the entire art faculty have been very supportive of Bryant. Bryant was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and on KING 5 and KONG on April 16th. Jim Fink performs in Cabaret Fink says that it's fun and demanding playing such a wide variety of musical styles. "Working for Civic Light Opera has been just terrific; great casts, beautiful music and wonderful plays. It's the best second job in the world!"
Natalie Niblack's work exhibited at Tacoma Art Museum
Mary Sheaffer's great niece wins Staples contest
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John P. Backes has been appointed to the position of Vice President of
Academic Affairs at Shoreline Community College (SCC). Backes has held the
interim position since July, 2005.
Last month,
the Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME), which includes Shoreline, Edmonds and
Skagit Valley community colleges, hosted Washington
Innovations in Manufacturing, a two-day conference that
highlighted new innovations in manufacturing processes and materials, and
how these are changing industry and bringing new job and career
opportunities to the state of Washington. Students, faculty,
staff, industry and the public attended workshops and panel discussions at
the Lynnwood Conference Center and field trips to college programs and
industry sites. The CME is an alliance
of employers, industry associations, educators, community-based
organizations, government, and labor— all working together with both public
and private funds, to support manufacturing in the State of Washington. The
partners support the industry through the development of training programs
and other resources to produce an effective, highly skilled manufacturing
workforce. John Vicklund, president of Washington Manufacturing
Services and Rep. Maralyn Chase pose with Phil Savereux, CME
project director.
Ron
Donovan, left, of OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction)
spoke at the conference. Dr. Bonnie Dunbar,
former NASA astronaut, gave the keynote. She is currently the
President and CEO of Seattle's Museum of Flight. Dunbar talked about her
space shuttle experience and her work with NASA. Dr. Mel Richardson,
director of Research at the Centre of Excellence for Manufacturing in
Portsmouth, England, gave a workshop on nano-technology. He is
considered one of the world's most knowledgeable in this area. Bob Leber, director of
education and workforce development at Northrop Grumman in Washington, D.C.,
talked about current issues facing the manufacturing industry.
Congratulations to the ten faculty members who were granted tenure
at the March 21st Board of Trustees meeting. Don Christensen, psychology;
Tony Doupé, drama/cinema;
Matt Fordham, audio engineering; Amy Kinsel, history; Georgia Pierce,
nursing; James Reddin, digital imaging; Lauren Sandven, mathematics;
Sueanne
Seegers, medical lab technology; Jeanne Strieck, academic advisor/health
occupations; and Amar Yahiaoui, chemistry.
Prof.
Kathleen Lynch will give
the faculty address at this year's commencement on June 10th. 
Tami Barron enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program last September.
Although Barron is a mother of three and commutes to Shoreline from Auburn,
she has been successful at maintaining a very high GPA in her pre-requisite
classes. Additionally, the single mom works multiple jobs to support
her family. Her instructor, Marianne Baker says that "Tami is
cheerful, positive and immediately develops a good rapport with patients of
diverse backgrounds." Barron plans to educate "underprivileged
children about health and nutrition while delivering quality dental care to
those in need." Her experience helping her father, who was a
quadriplegic his last five years, moved her to decide to "make a difference
in the lives of disabled children." She has worked in various dental hygiene
roles over the last 16 years. Barron will graduate in 2008.
Matthew (Matt) Fitzsimmons, currently Student Body President at SCC,
plans to transfer to the University of Washington after completing the
business program to continue his studies in business marketing and business
administration. David Starr, business faculty and Delta Epsilon
Chi faculty advisor, is impressed with Fitzsimmons. "He clearly
demonstrates those desired personal traits of leadership, character, great
attendance and positive attitude." His appreciation for the value
of analytical skills and effective communication will support his success in
the business administration arena. Starr says it is evident that he is
comfortable being either the team leader or a team member. While
stationed in Japan with the U.S. Air Force, he tutored English at a
community center and volunteered at the Special Olympics. He looks forward to working as an innovative marketing
director in the global workforce.
On
a recent Saturday, 30 Shoreline CC students, faculty and community
members pulled ivy and planted nearly 80 native plants at Boeing Creek in
honor of Earth Day 2007. The SCC Environmental Club donated funds to
purchase plants and Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group donated 50
conifers. Café Appassionato donated songbird-friendly coffee and Central
Market donated muffins. The day was a part of the College's week of planned
activities, coordinated by the Environmental and Wordly Philosopher’s and
Dismal Scientists’ Society clubs. 
An article written by Immigrant Student Advisor Aura Rios Erickson
was recently published on the electronic publication, Academic Advising
Today. The article,
The
12th annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk will be held Friday evening, May 11th,
from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 12th, from noon to 5 p.m. The
ArtWalk is a festive neighborhood event. Advertised throughout the city, it
draws thousands of people. Selected artists are paired with
participating businesses between 65th & 87th on Greenwood and Phinney
Avenues. Jane Winslow and her work will be at the Phinney Ridge
Cabinet Company. Enjoy music and other entertainment that night as
well. 
The
Shoreline Concert Band performs its annual spring concert,
Homegrown, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 22nd at the Shorecrest
Performing Arts Center. Staff Sergeant Harry Ong of “The President’s
Own” U.S. Marine Band will give a guest solo performance and the
Kellogg Middle School Band will perform. General admission is $7, $5
for seniors and faculty, and $3 for SCC students with College ID.
This
annual event showcases student work in a variety of media, including
ceramics, photography, paintings, prints, and drawings. Show runs
through August 21st.
Jim Fink,
of TSS, once again performs (he has at least a half dozen shows under his
belt so far) in the orchestra pit for Civic Light Opera's production of
Cabaret, May 11-27th at Magnuson Park Community Center. Fink is third
from the left in the photo. 
The
work of Art Instructor Natalie Niblack is being displayed at the 8th
Northwest Biennial Exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum. Rather
than select specific works of art by a slide jury, the focus of the Eighth
Northwest Biennial will be the scope of the artist’s contributions and
recent accomplishments. Individual artists will be invited to participate in
the exhibition through a collaborative jury by David Kiehl, Curator of
Prints at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and Rock Hushka,
Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art at Tacoma Art Museum.