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At 47 years of age, I became
a student at SCC this past
fall.
At the suggestion of one of
the staff during my regis-
tration, I added the Math
Learning Center (MLC) to
my schedule. Wow! I am so
glad I did. I hope you will
take this feedback and use
it for any future curriculum
scheduling planning as this
class/service is a must.
I have logged over 70
hours within the MLC, 30
over what I was required to
earn credit. The staff and
volunteers are amazing! Pat,
Lorna, Mike, Chase, just to
name a few. They have rep-
resented themselves in such
a positive way that brings
credit to themselves as well
as credit upon SCC and its
leadership.
This class is invaluable for
the support, knowledge, and
cheerleading of the attend-
ees in their pursuit to learn
math.
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Makeover
more than
skin deep
Redesigned
space and
process will
help students
Shoreline Community College
Lots of other things are re-
quired at college than just go-
ing to class.
There are admissions, reg-
istration, records, transcripts,
residency, graduation, finan-
cial aid and cashiering to
name a few. Sometimes, navi- SCC photo
gating all those services that Vice President for Student Success Tonya Drake stands in the new enrollment services area that opened in late
could be necessary at some January. The new layout reflects the department’s streamlined processes designed to help students.
point can feel more over-
whelming than the actual charged with coordinating this juggling act
studying. is Bob Roehl, director of facilities.
But a major project just finished at Shore- “The one-stop idea is “These are critical services that couldn’t
be interrupted for any length of time,” Roehl
line Community College is aiming to make
all that easier and smoother for students. more friendly to students.” said. “We needed to set up temporary loca-
“We’re moving toward a one-stop shop- Tonya Drake, VPSS tions for all the employees that would allow
them to keep working. Then do the remodel,
ping model that will have one person be able
to take care of a number of needs for stu- then put them all back.”
rollment-services area before we can really
dents,” said Tonya Drake, Vice President for
change the way we serve students,” Drake
Roehl gave credit to the facilities crew and
the employees being moved, saying, “Every-
Student Success. “Before, it was more like
an assembly line, with the student forced to said. body worked together to get this thing done
go from person to person.” Easily said, but that meant stripping a sig- to better serve students.”
nificant portion of the second floor of the With the work completed, students will
However, the old setup didn’t match the
new plan. FOSS building down to the floor, includ- see intake stations that combine enrollment
“We had to redesign and rebuild the en- ing the carpeting. And, all of those services and financial-aid services.
had to continue to serve students. The man
New skills for
experienced workers.
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 Lawmakers looking
From the President

Dealing with the present

while looking to the future
W
ith all that is
going on in the
world, it would be
easy, even understandable,
to become distracted and
to let uncertainty become
the excuse for inaction.
That isn’t happening at Shoreline Com-
munity College. Not among our faculty or
our staff and absolutely not with our stu-
dents who take the education and train-
ing they get at Shoreline and change their
lives and the world.
Shoreline is not immune to the effects
of the worst economic conditions in 80
years or the shifting political winds that
blow from well-intentioned efforts to fix
the problem. We’ve dealt with budget re-
ductions over the past several years and
we undoubtedly will face more.
We can’t control those circumstances,
but we can control our response.
Shoreline Community College is re-
sponding by staying focused on students
and putting the college in a position to
meet their needs now and in the future.
Right now, Shoreline is doing every-
thing it can to help our state’s economic
recovery. In two of the past three years,
we’ve had a workforce development pro-
gram named top ten in the country. We’re
working with more than 20 other colleg-
es across the state to align training pro-
grams with the needs of the aerospace
industry.
We’re continuing to build on our reputa-
tion as one of the best two-year colleges
for students starting their journey toward
a four-year degree. The numbers show
that Shoreline graduates do as well or bet-
ter once they transfer to a university than
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students who start
out there. And, our
students achieve
that level of perfor-
mance for far less
money.
We’re exploring
ways to be more
efficient with our
dwindling state sup-
port. Shoreline is
SCC President
part of the ground-
Lee Lambert
breaking Five-Star
Consortium along
with Cascadia, Ev-
erett and Edmonds community colleges
and Lake Washington Technical College.
Together, we’re looking at ways to coor-
dinate programs and share expenses to
bring better services to students at all five
campuses.
Looking to the future, we’re planning
ways to expand Shoreline’s already suc-
cessful eLearning program into a full-
featured virtual college. Online education
is growing because it meets the needs of
students. Technological advancements
are making for an even richer, and more
convenient, learning environment.
In Washington, one in three jobs are
tied to trade. Shoreline takes internation-
alization seriously, bringing students from
around the world to the campus, sponsor-
ing study abroad programs and hosting
the Global Affairs Center as a forum for
ideas and conversations. We’re investing
in this area because international aware-
ness is critical to our students’ futures.
While uncertainty will continue to
swirl, at Shoreline Community College,
we’re doing everything we can to meet
the needs of our students, now, and in the
future.
at higher education
Shoreline Community College
While the budget is the focal point of
nearly everything in Olympia, higher ed-
ucation is getting extra attention because
it is one of the few areas available to state
legislators for reductions.
For the coming two-year budget cycle,
Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed a plan
that, if passed, would reduce Shoreline’s
state-allocated funding by 9.2 percent.
The plan also includes a 10 percent tu-
ition increase but then passes on some
new expenses to colleges. For Shoreline,
the projected reduction as calculated by
the State Board of Community and Tech-
nical Colleges could be about $2.25 mil-
lion. College officials are currently work-
ing on just how and where such cuts
might be made.
Undoubtedly getting the most atten-
tion is Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposal to
create a single, cabinet-level Department
of Education, combining K-12, communi-
ty and technical colleges and universities
under one roof. The bill was introduced
Wednesday, Feb. 2, before the Senate
Early Learning & K-12 Education Com-
mittee, chaired by Sen. Rosemary McAu-
liffe, D-Bothell.
“The status quo is simply not meeting
the needs of our students for the 21st
century,” Gregoire said. When she asked
herself why the system wasn’t working,
her answer was because “we don’t have
an education system; we have silos.”
Among other things, the Governor
hopes a single education agency will
make it easier to take best practices or ef-
ficiencies from one school or one sector
and implement them in all sectors. “Our
community and technical colleges are us-
ing online textbooks,” she said as one ex-
ample. “It’s cost effective and should be
implemented system-wide.”
“Let us unite with one goal in mind:
How do we meet needs of students?” she
said.
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction Randy Dorn, in charge of K-12
things broken” in the education system
and she would like to get to work on fix-
ing them. “We need stability, leadership
and one voice that will put all the aspects
of education together for our kids,” she
said.
Shoreline President Lee Lambert said
the proposal certainly is sweeping. “I
support the goals of better serving stu-
dents,” Lambert said. “I look forward to
working with the Governor and our law-
makers to find the best way to achieve
those goals.”
Many other education related bills
have been introduced. Here are just
some of them:
Supplemental budget
While the Legislature convened in
December for a special session, the ac-
tion taken then didn’t actually enact re-
ductions needed to balance the budget
for the current fiscal year ending June
30. Colleges and universities have ex-
pressed concerns about changes that
could impact students and schools in
Spring quarter, a very short timeframe
to make adjustments.
Student members on boards of trustees
The House Higher Education Commit-
tee heard testimony on House Bill 1568,
which encourages student participation
on college boards for the purpose of pol-
icy development and decision-making at
the district and state level. This act pro-
hibits the student member of any board
from participating or voting on matters
relating to the hiring, discipline, or ten-
ure of faculty members and personnel.
Thaw spending freeze
The House Higher Education Commit-
tee, chaired by Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-
Gig Harbor, heard testimony on House
Bill 1394, enacting the college efficiency
and savings act. Among other things, the
bill would lift restrictions on meetings,
personal services contracts, equipment

public education, opposed the bill. “The

won’t eat your people of the state deserve an indepen-
purchases, out-of-state travel, and hiring.
Restrictions will expire June 30, but the
homework for you. dent voice—24/7—thinking about kids,”
Dorn said.
bill would allow it to take effect immedi-
ately.
Sen. McAuliffe said “there are many

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Film program director on the big screen, twice
Shoreline Community College

One way to see Tony Doupe, depart-

ment head for Shoreline’s blossoming
performance and digital filmmaking
program, is to make an appointment
during office hours.
Pretty soon, another way
could be to buy a ticket at
the local movie theater.
An active film and stage ac-
tor in addition to his role as
full-time teacher, Doupe has
significant parts in two films
making debuts this winter.
“The Off Hours” pre-
miered at the 2011 Sundance
Film Festival in the category Tony
for films made with a truly Doupe
independent model. Doupe
plays “Stu” in the film that
examines the life of a wait-
ress working the night shift at a high- Shoreline Community College digital filmmaking program director Tony Doupe plays a key role in “The Off Hours,” which premiered at
way diner. the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Doupe is also appearing in “The River Sorrow,” which stars Ray Liotta and Christian Slater.
Also in the film are SCC student Garr
Godfrey and Lynn Shelton, a renowned
director in her own right who recently
presented an MTV project at SCC and New film degree, certificates ready for close-up
hosted workshops for students. Shoreline Community College
“ ‘Off Hours’ was a great experience,”
The film and performance program
Doupe said.
at Shoreline Community College just
The color of financial assistance
This past fall, Doupe hopped over to
cttontinues to get stronger and str The SCC Foundation Digital Film Production Scholarship
Spokane to work in a film with Holly-
onger. was established by the SCC Digital Film Production fac-
wood stars Ray Liotta, Christian Slater
“We’ve had a very good program for ulty and advisory council in 2010 from the proceeds of the
and Ving Rhames. “The River Sorrow,”
years, and we’re continuing to build,” campus theater showing of the “$5 Cover- Seattle” by Lynn
a murder mystery, produced by North
said John Backes, Vice President for Shelton. The Shoreline Community College Foundation is
by Northwest Studio is now in post-pro-
Academic Affairs. “Now, it’s official.” making the Digital Film Production Scholarship available to
duction and has been picked up by Sony
“It” is the approval for an Associate one student in the amount of $500 for 2011-12 academic
International Pictures for distribution.
in Applied Arts and Sciences degree Norma year. www.shoreline.edu/foundation
While he’s excited to be doing his own
in Performance Arts/Digital Film- Goldstein
film work, Doupe is more interested in
making recently received from the
talking about students’ work than his
State Board of Community and Tech-
own film exploits. Here’s his rundown
nical Colleges. Along with the degree, technical degree, noting that other “Both Kris and I came into the pro-
of recent and ongoing student projects:
two certificates of proficiency were film and video programs at colleges gram in Fall of 2008 with the same
also approved, one in Acting for Stage and universities across the state were goal of seeing the program expand
• Web series, “Storming Heaven”
and Camera and the other in Writing very oriented toward professional- into a degree,” Gregory said. “Our
written by SCC student Taft Rector,
and Directing for the Camera. technical aspects. certificate programs were already so
third episode in pre-production.
Backes said a previous program, “We wanted students to leave not big they were almost degrees any-
• About 50 SCC students, alumni,
Digital Filmmaking Technology, is only loving film and video but also way. Dean Goldstein really helped us
North Seattle CC students and lo-
replaced by the new degree and two having a good, strong academic back- to find grants to support that devel-
cal industry members producing a
other certificates are now incorporat- ground,” Gregory said. “Kris and opment and soon enough we were on
Web series called “Watch.”
ed in the new offerings. I believe that to make really good our way.”

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• Drama students will produce an
Norma Goldstein, Dean of Humani- films, students need a strong academ- The degree is available now and in-
evening of American one-acts in
ties, said the new degree and cer- ic foundation.” terested students are already contact-
Spring Quarter.
tificates are evidence of Shoreline’s Students in the program will com- ing Gregory. “We may see a couple
• Film/video students provided video
commitment to the arts. plete 15 credits of electives outside students graduate this spring at the
coverage of The Edmonds Interna-
“While some other schools may be the department. very earliest,” she said. “It is incred-
tional Film Festival.
cutting back, we’re focusing on the “For example, if students are inter- ibly exciting.”
• Film/video students provided video
arts,” Goldstein said. “With all the ested in history, they can take specif- While the credits transfer to many
coverage of The Seattle Marathon.
advancements in music, film, video, ic classes in the history department four-year schools, students who com-
• VCT students did marketing work
graphic arts and more, education and and then incorporate that knowledge plete the degree path with a 2.4 GPA
for the production of “Diviners.”
training in the arts can have a positive into a film they are producing,” Greg- or better can apply to transfer to Cen-
• Faculty Jesse Ross and Lauren Wil-
impact on the economy. The arts put ory said. tral Washington University and enter
son working with the Seattle Rep-
people to work.” “It’s really wonderful that our fac- their Film and Video Studies program
ertory Theatre and Shoreline ESL
The new degree and certificates ulty invest the time and energy to de- as a junior. “Part of the degree cre-
students on the theatrical produc-
are thanks in large part to the vision velop the program into one that offers ation process for us was making sure
tion of “I Speak.”
and work of film and video instruc- students a foundation in general edu- that it not only offered professional
• Drama students produced three
tors Ruth Gregory and Kris Boustedt. cation courses, too,” Goldstein said. opportunities for our students, but
commercials for “The Washboard,”
Gregory and Boustedt had talked It took three grants written by Gold- also transfer options,” Gregory said,
an online scholarship provider.
many times about offering students stein, Boustedt and Gregory to make “Having options is always important.”
• Acting students working with Book
more than a stand-alone professional- the new degree possible.
Buddy Digital Media doing voice-
3

over work for audio books.

 SCC grad leads UW team in life-saving effort
Shoreline Community College

At 26, Matthew Hicks is a Shoreline Mobile Midwives’ Ultrasound functionality to allow midwives to detect three common
obstetrical conditions: placenta previa, multiple gesta-
Community College graduate, leads a Ultrasound imaging is an effective tool for identifying tions, and breech presentation. To evaluate our solution,
team of University of Washington un- maternal mortality risk factors. Unfortunately, ultrasound we tested the accuracy of ultrasound measurements, im-
dergraduate students and is developing is nearly absent in many rural healthcare facilities in de- age quality, and whether midwives could use ultrasound.
a medical tool veloping regions due to the high costs of both equipment Testing performed by nine clinicians indicated our device
that may save and required training. would be appropriate for identifying the three conditions.
untold numbers To leverage existing healthcare systems commonly Our modular design approach allows for easy modi-
of lives found in these contexts, we have focused our efforts on fication, and the device is designed to utilize existing
Not bad for a increasing the diagnostic capabilities of midwives – often local healthcare resources in order to create a sustainable
guy who just a central medical figures in rural and low-income commu- solution that does not depend on continuous foreign as-
few years ago nities. We have designed and built a low-cost portable sistance.
was sitting in ultrasound device consisting of a USB ultrasound probe
a basic math and a touchscreen netbook for a total cost of around From a paper describing Portable Antenatal Ultra-
Matthew Hicks in class and question- $3,500 sound Platform for Village Midwives developed by a
Uganda, ing if he could do Compared to currently available ultrasound de- team of students at the University of Washington led by
the work. vices, we simplified the user interface while maintaining SCC graduate Matthew Hicks.
Last year, Hicks, now a University of
Washington senior, attended a lecture by
Dr. Rob Nathan on the challenges faced an ultrasound probe that connects to a USB port on net- nology. “We hope to get the training down to about two
by midwives in developing countries that lead to high book-size computers with a touch screen. The machine weeks.”
mortality rates of pregnant women and newborns. Na- can help detect multiple- and breech-birth situations and Graduate students, engineering and computer science
than explained that access to easy-to-use, portable test- when the birth canal is blocked. professors, a radiologist and a physician have jumped
ing devices used early in pregnancies could detect prob- In short, the machine can save lives and Hicks could on board recently to help out. The project has been pre-
lems and change the grave statistics. Nathan said that not be happier. sented at a conference in London and at other computer
current devices cost from $15,000 to $60,000, making it The prototype has been tested by radiologists and ul- science workshops.
nearly impossible for doctors or even governments to ac- trasound technicians at several Seattle-area hospitals. Hicks says the confidence it took to be able to be a part
quire the machines. The response has been positive. Using free software has of something so significant really came from his instruc-
Then, Nathan challenged the students to consider de- helped keep the cost of production to about $3,500. tors at Shoreline, specifically, Sarah Leyden.
signing an easy to use portable ultrasound machine that In November, Hicks’ research team was awarded a “She shared her struggles in math and she prevailed
could be produced at a much lower cost. $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand and is now living her dream teaching others how to de-
“I went to bed that night not being able to sleep be- Challenges Explorations grant. With 2,400 applicants, feat their fears,” Hicks said. “I was able to get the confi-
cause I couldn’t stop thinking about Dr. Nathan’s request the UW team was one of only 65 to win an award. Hicks dence to be able to break them down and conquer them
for a cheaper ultrasound device,” said Hicks, who isn’t and his team hope to go to Uganda this spring to work with her support.”
an engineering student; he’ll earn his bachelor’s degree with midwives. Leyden said she’s pleased for her former student.
in Comparative History of Ideas and Informatics this The team will continue to make improvements, Hicks “He just underestimated what he was capable of doing
spring. “That’s when I knew I had to tackle this project.” said. and it wasn’t until he started listening to (his instructors)
However, Hicks knew what he needed and put togeth- “It’s important that the process is easy for midwives that he began to believe he could do anything he set his
er a team of five undergraduate students from engineer- to use,” Hicks said, explaining that the midwives work mind to,” Leyden said. “It’s amazing to see how far he
ing and computer science. Just ten months later, the 16-hour days and don’t have time for complicated tech- has come.”
team had built an ultrasound “platform” that consists of

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ence I had in the writing studio last
quarter.
Writing has always been difficult for
me. In the past, writing classes have
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011
life) to communicate to me what I was
doing wrong, and more importantly,
they were able to communicate to me
what I needed to do to communicate
my ideas clearly through writing.
The writing studio is the most valu-
able educational resource I have ever
experienced. It has made me (and I’m
sure others) a better and more capable
about their business.
The two events make a powerful
combination to support small business-
es with valuable information, and with
a friendly place to build relationships
with other small business people in the
North End.
A bonus for me: I have already gotten
one referral from someone I met there.
I look forward to attending future
put it off anymore I’d send a thank you
e-mail instead.
It was just over a year ago that I asked
you for a letter of recommendation for
my CSU scholarship application. I am
so thankful that you were able to do that
for me and even more thankful when I
received two scholarships for this aca-
demic year! It made such an amazing
difference in my financial aid and has al-

consistently derailed my educational

experience. My experience in the writ-
ing studio changed all of that. Without
their help, I do not think I would have
passed my English 100 class last quar-
ter, but with their help, I received a 4.0.
I am willing to do the work but tradi-
tional English classes do not provide
the guidance that I need in order to
become a better writer. This is under-
standable due to the way a “class” is
typically organized. It may be a good
structure for Math, but it is completely
ineffective for English.
Thankfully, Grace Rhodes had the vi-
sion to structure the learning studio in
a way that maximizes the educational
benefit of it. By providing one-on-one
guided discovery, the learning assis-
4
student.
Thank you for your time,
Matt Lorentz,
Program helps get
down to business
I want to express my appreciation for
Shoreline’s “Lunch & Learn” program.
I was a presenter on Oct 19, and was
delighted to have 18 small-business
owners in attendance. They asked
great questions and were very support-
ive of each other during our discussion.
The follow up on Thursday gave sev-
eral of us an opportunity to delve into
specific questions each participant had
Lunch & Learn events in Shoreline,
and will recommend them to my col-
leagues.
Kudos to Mark McVeety for his vi-
sion, energy and enthusiasm to provide
this valuable program!
Barbara Breckenfeld
Blue Horse Marketing LLC
Recommedation
was letter-perfect
Hi, Matt (Loper),
I have been meaning to send you a
thank you letter for almost a year now
and have decided that in an effort to not
lowed me to work less and study more.
I just started my second semester
at CSU and everything is going great.
I also have a class this semester that
requires 20 hours of service learning
similar to what you did in environmental
studies. I had such a wonderful learn-
ing experience when I volunteered at
Carkeek Park as a Salmon Steward and
am really looking forward to finding
another service that allows me to learn
and volunteer and expand my experi-
ences.
I hope everything in Seattle is treat-
ing you well. Thank you so much for
your letter of recommendation. I truly
appreciate it.
LeAnn Knutson
Ex-Dolphin
pounds out
Husky rap
Shoreline Community College
Former SCC music student Johnny
Bousquet formed his own company,
worked with top performers and sound
engineers and now made a name for
himself in sports by writing and produc-
ing “I’m a Husky, Baby.”
The rap, performed by University of
Washington football player Johri Foger-
son and recorded at the legendary Rob-
ert Lang Studios in Richmond Beach,
has become a staple on KJR Sports Ra-
dio.
Shoreline music faculty member
Bruce Spitz said he isn’t surprised to
see his former music student find suc-
cess. “I’ve predicted several times that
Johnny is our next Grammy Award win-
ner,” Spitz said.
Bousquet, who studied at Shoreline
from 2005-09, networked with other
Shoreline music students to form the
ATB (Above the Bar) Team, several of
whom are involved in the “Husky, Baby”
video.
“He knew what he was doing, that’s
for sure,” Spitz said.
A creative songwriter and producer,
Bousquet would get his music friends
together to do car washes on Saturday
afternoons and pool the money to pro-
duce songs. Nick Baker, the keyboard
player for Funkngroove for a few years,
performed on the “Husky, Baby” video.
Other Shoreline students who worked
on it were Chris Pack and Adam Kutch-
man.
At Shoreline, the Chicago native was
named to the Vice President’s List for
Academic Excellence and the Presi-
dent’s List for his work in MIDI Music
Production/Audio Engineering. Spitz
said Bousquet recently went to Los An-
geles with an ATB Team member to
perform for record producer and actor,
Dr. Dre.
Spitz said one of his fondest memories
is the project that Bousquet coordinat-
ed for a pop theory class. Each student
was required to do a creative project,
individually or together, and they put a
piece together in which every student
participated.
“What was really cool was that they
named everybody in the department (in
the piece),” Spitz said. “They named it
‘The Final Project.’”
Bousquet says on his Facebook page
that he appreciates the education he got
at Shoreline, even naming Spitz and re-
cently retired Nancy Matesky as friends
as well as “awesome teachers.”
“I’m a Husky, Baby” can be seen at
http://www.kjram.com/main.html
Players and coaches from SCC’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer teams receive applause at the November, 2010 Board of
Trustees meeting
SCC athletes post terrific fall season
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline sports teams showed what
they were made of during Fall Quarter
2010.
The men’s soccer team had a slow
start, losing its first few games and play-
ing a tie game with Community Colleges
of Spokane before beating Skagit for the
first win of the season. The team went
on to beat Everett and Whatcom, putting
them in a good position going into the
regional finals, where they performed so
well that they were able to bring home
the NWAACC Northern Region trophy.
In the 80th minute of the playoff game
against Whatcom Community College,
Greg Wolfe scored with the help of
Greg Testa. It was that goal that won the
Shoreline team the game.
The Dolphins took charge again in the
second round of playoffs, defeating Bel-
levue.
“The Dolphins pulled an upset in the
quarter finals,” head coach George
Dremousis said, “as the squad, led by
goalkeeper Collin Harlow, shutout the
second best offense in the NWAACC.”
Kevin Flavin went on to score with an as-
sist by Ben Wilmont. “This was the play
that took us to the Final Four,” Dremou-
sis said.
The coach, who also credited Flavin
for the 15 saves he made in the game,
said that only one goal had been allowed
by the goalkeeper in the last five match-
es of the season.
Dremousis is entering his tenth sea-
son at the helm of SCC men’s soccer
program, guiding the Dolphins to four
play-off appearances and becoming the
program’s all-time leader in wins in the
2008 season.
The SCC women’s soccer team opened
the season with a 4-3 victory over Bel-
levue College, followed by a win over
Chemeketa College before their first
loss to top-ranked Walla Walla Commu-
nity College. The team came back to
tie Treasure Valley Community College
(Oregon).
“Newcomer Meaghan Slighter scored
to save the tie for the Lady Dolphins,”
head coach Mark Szabo said.
SCC photo
For the record
The men’s soccer team won the
2010 NWAACC Northern Region
title with a goal by Greg Wolfe,
assisted by Greg Testa. This was
the first region title for the Shore-
line team since 1993.
The SCC women’s soccer team
went 8-8-1 on the season; 4-4 in
the Northern Region, and tied for
third in region standings.
The women’s volleyball team fin-
ished their season 27-11 overall,
making them Co-champions of
the NWAACC Northern Region.
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011
Wilson Tsoi Photography
The team went on to lose a few
games before getting back on the win-
ner’s track, defeating Whatcom, putting
them at 5-6-1 on the season, 2-6-1 in the
NWAACC Northern Region. The win
scored the team a tie with Whatcom for
third place in the league, which meant
a direct pass to the NWAACC playoffs.
The team ended their season with a
1-0 loss to Lane Community College dur-
ing the first round of the playoffs. The
team went 8-8-1 in the season, 4-4 in the
See SPORTS, Page 6
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 Student-
athletes are
academic
achievers
Shoreline Community College

In January, SCC Athletic De-

partment officials announced the
names of student-athletes who re-
ceived academic awards during
Fall Quarter.
Director of Athletics Doug
Palmer reported that 58 student-
athletes maintained a 3.0 GPA or
better.
“Twenty of those students made
Wilson Tsoi Photography a 3.5 or better GPA,” Palmer said.

Men take winning record into season’s second half

“We had one student enter the
Dolphin Club also, earning a 4.0
Fall Quarter.”
The Shoreline Community College men’s basketball team lead by head coach Greg Turcott (at right) have an 11-7 record at the Blair Stone, a tennis player, led
season’s halfway point, including victories over Everett, North Seattle and perennial powerhouse Whatcom community colleges. the way for the academic clubs,
Shoreline will host Edmonds and Penninsula community colleges at home on Feb. 21 and Feb. 23. with a perfect 4.0 GPA. 
Palmer says that the student-
athletes are holding their high
grades. “Even with three new
Honors for 2010 coaches this year, the main focus
of our department is to produce

women’s softball,
good students – and that goal has
been maintained,” he said.

men’s basketball Student-athletes claim

Shoreline Community College
The SCC 2009-10 men’s basketball
team was honored along with the 2010
women’s softball team in November
at an SCC basketball game with their
Northern Region Championship ban-
ners for 2009-10.
The SCC men’s basketball team went
from last to first in one season, as for-
mer coach Butch Estes led the team to
a 19-6 record after being 6-20 in 2008-09
and winless in the NWAACC Northern
Region. SCC was 13-3 in the region and
won the division by two games. Estes
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011
Players and coaches from SCC’s women’s softball team pose for the 2010 team picture.
women’s basketball game vs. Northwest
Indian College.
At half-time of the men’s basketball
Wilson Tsoi Photography
banner. The team went 26-11 overall in
2010 and a very impressive 21-3 in the
Northern Region. SCC had the MVP for
fall-sport conference awards
As the SCC Fall sports teams claim
prizes, the individual student-athletes
also had a good season during the
Fall 2010 campaign, led by Lisa Day
on the Women’s Volleyball team, as
she was named the NWAACC North-
ern Region Most Valuable Player.
NWAACC All-Academic Teams
Men’s Soccer: Joseph Ademolf, Soph
(3.90 GPA)
Women’s Soccer: Carly Thompson,
Soph (3.83 GPA)
Volleyball: Shelby Souther, Soph

was named regional Coach of the Year.

SCC Board of Trustee member,
Shoubee Liaw, presented team members
with the banner at half-time of the SCC
game against Northwest Indian, SCC the region with several other All-Region (3.43 GPA)
President Lee Lambert, presented the players. Coach Lance Swehla was named
SCC women’s softball team with their Coach of the Year.
NWAACC All-Stars

SPORTS,
community colleges. Their season ended with a 2-0 loss to Men’s Soccer: Greg Wolfe, Fresh.
Whatcom College at the NWAACC tournament. The team had Volleyball: Region MVP Lisa Day
lost to Chemeketa Community College earlier in the tourna- (Fresh); 1st Team Shelby Souther
From Page 5 ment, but had defeated Lower Columbia 2-0 in the first game (Soph; 2nd Team Christine Jenson
of the loser’s bracket. (Fresh); Honorable Mention Natalie
Lisa Day, the NWAACC Northern Region’s MVP for 2010 Kaltbrunner (Soph)
Northern Region and tied for third in regional standings. led the Lady Dolphins with 35 kills in the three games. NWAACC Volleyball All-Sophomore
Coach Szabo has a long and distinguished career in soccer The team finished the season 27-11 overall and was Co- Team: Shelby Souther, Marina Lutsky,
both as a player and as a coach. In 2005 and 2008, he was Champion of the NWAACC Northern Region with Whatcom. Natalie Kaltbrunner (Alternative)
named the NWAACC North Division Coach of the Year. SCC and Whatcom split four games during season play. NWAACC All-Northern Region Men’s
The women’s volleyball team wins co- Head coaches Mark West and Raquel Chumpitaz-West came Soccer Team: Jacob Byrnes (Fresh);
championship of Northern Region to Shoreline in 1997 as co-Head Coaches. Greg Wolfe (Fresh); Daniel Dravich
The team was ranked 7 th in the NWAACC early in the season, They have over 35 years of coaching experience together at (Fresh)
with a 16-7 record in play and a 5-1 in the Northern Region, a variety of levels.
which put them in a tied position with Edmonds and Whatcom
6
Auto program top 10 in country
SCC is Bellwether Award
finalist for second time
Shoreline Community College
The Shoreline Community College
Automotive Program was named a final-
ist for the 2010 Bellwether Award in the
Workforce Development category.
The national award program, which
recognizes outstanding and innovative
programs at community colleges each
year, selected Shoreline for its success-
ful partnerships with manufacturers and
dealerships, its graduate employment
rate (90-100 percent), and its integration
of the short-term, entry-level General
Service Technician (GST) program for
non-native and low-skilled students.
This is the second time in three years
an SCC program was named a finalist.
In 2008, the Clean Energy Technology
program was honored for its innovative
and ground-breaking approach to help-
ing put people to work. This year, Shore-
line was one of four Washington colleges
nominated, easily the most from any one
state. The other schools were Centralia,
Bellevue and Edmonds.
In SCC’s automotive program, stu-
dents have earned certificates and two-
year degrees with factory-sponsored
programs including Chrysler, General
Motors, Honda and Toyota for more than
25 years. Graduates have moved into lu-
crative careers and some have gone on
to become master technicians. Addition-
ally, local dealers send their technicians
to Shoreline for upgrade training, saying
it has saved them up to $65,000 annually
in training expenses.
“The instructors and industry part-
ners are so committed to this program
that it’s easy to understand its success,”
Susan Hoyne, Dean of Science at Shore-
line said. “It’s a real feather in the cap to
have the hard work of everyone recog-
SCC students create TV spots for new scholarship site
Shoreline Community College
The creative power behind a series of
TV commercials promoting a new Web-
based scholarship clearinghouse know
what they’re talking about because they
are the target audience: Students.
TheWashBoard.org is a new, free,
web-based scholarship information site
to help Washington students find schol-
arships and avoid loan debt. Launched
in January, 2010, the site matches Wash-
ington scholarship seekers with Wash-
ington scholarship providers.
“Most community college students
don’t have large amounts of money for
school,” said Shane Freund, a 32-year-
old Shoreline student. “TheWashBoard.
org is a great site for students to find
scholarships to help them get through
Students work on brakes at SCC’s Professional Automotive Training Center.
nized with this award.”
Although Shoreline’s automotive pro-
grams have grabbed lots of attention
for years, it is the three-quarter GST
program that impressed the Bellwether
judges. The program was developed and
launched three years ago for students
who needed help with basic academic
and/or English language skills and to
lead to employment. The program is a
model for what has become known as
school quicker and easier.”
Freund and his classmates thought
theWashBoard.org would be such a use-
ful tool for students that they offered
to create 30 and 60 second TV spots as
part of their classroom work in “Acting,
Writing, and Directing for the Camera,”
a class taught by Tony Doupe, of Shore-
line’s Drama and Film Program.
“The students are excited to work
on theWashBoard.org project because
most of them can relate with how diffi-
cult it is to pay for college,” Doupe said.
“And, none of them want to take on more
debt than they have to.”
The Shoreline students taped the
spots in late October using Shoreline’s
on-campus studio and production equip-
ment. Marketing and communications
staff for theWashBoard.org has posted
SCC offers
season pass to
spring drama,
musical events
Shoreline Community Col-
lege now offers a season pass
for drama and musical events
scheduled for winter and
spring. Performances covered
by the season pass include:
Opera Workshop
Performances,
Mozart’s
‘The Impresario’
- 7:30 p.m., Feb. 17-19
- Directed by Theresa Thuman
One-Acts
- March 3-5 & 10-12
- Directed by Tony Doupé
and Chelsea Rieves
SCC Musical
SCC photo
“She Loves Me”
- May 20-21 & 26-28
- Directed by Theresa Thuman
I-BEST, or Integrated Basic Education
and Skills Training. - Produced by Sue Dolacky and
Betsy Binnian teaches English as a Charles Enlow
second language and basic skills for the
GST program. Binnian is in the class-
room about 50 percent of the time to en- The Shoreline Shorts
sure that students get the help they need
with English, reading comprehension, - Student written & directed
vignettes
- June 8-11
See BELLWETHER, Page 8
- Directed by Tony Doupé
Spring season pass prices
the spots on YouTube, Facebook and
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011
$38 - Adult General Admission
will offer them to local cable access sta-
$24 - Seniors 60+, Non-SCC
tions across the state.
students, and SCC
Over 31,000 scholarship-seekers and
faculty and staff
130 scholarship-providers are registered
$20 - Children 12 & under,
on theWashBoard.org. In 2010, more
SCC students
than $14 million in scholarship funds
were available.
The Washington Scholarship Coali- Spring Season Passes can
tion (WSC), a public/private partner- be purchased in advance by
ship, created theWashBoard.org after contacting John Nold at 206-
five years of research and feasibility 546-4728 or at jnold@shoreline.
and business planning. Given the ris- edu or at the door of any drama
ing cost of tuition, the fact that increas- or musical event.
ing numbers of students are enrolling
and stretching limited financial aid dol- Info:
lars, and concerns about borrowing too www.shoreline.edu/dramavideo
much, WSC leaders anticipate a growing www.shoreline.edu/music
demand for theWashBoard.org.
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 Five colleges working together to BELLWETHER,
From Page 7

find better ways to serve students study skills development – anything that will
help them succeed.
Shoreline Community College “A lot of these students have been out of
Five colleges are moving ahead school for a long time or not been in school
with efforts to better serve students before,” GST instructor Mark Hankins said.
and save money while doing it. “Having Betsy there really helps them believe
Presidents, vice presidents and in themselves and get the help they need.”
trustees from Shoreline, Cascadia, Students complete internships during the
Edmonds and Everett community last quarter and Binnian makes sure they are
colleges and Lake Washington Tech- ready to start working, helping them with ré-
nical College all gathered Thursday, sumé development, writing cover letters for
Dec. 16, at Shoreline in the first-ever job applications and interviewing skills to
such joint meeting to hear recom- prepare them for getting a job when they’ve
mendations on how the five colleges finished the program. Hankins said there are
can work together. currently 21 students in the program.
“Our five colleges have been work- The GST graduates enter the workforce in
ing together for a number of years,” entry-level positions with basic automotive di-
Shoreline President Lee Lambert agnosis and repair skills.
said in his welcoming remarks. The Certificate of Proficiency not only gets
“This effort is a natural outgrowth of students into the workforce, but provides a
those efforts.” pathway into other automotive programs.
Known as the Five-Star Consor- The majority of them decide to continue their
tium, the group was formed in 2009 education, 61 percent of them enrolling in
SCC photo one of the college’s two-year auto programs.
with the “goal of maximizing effi- Participating in the Dec. 16, 2010 Five-Star Consortium meeting at Shoreline Com-
ciencies and promoting institutional munity College are (from left) Cascadia President Eric Murray, SCC Vice President for In a recent report prepared by Andrew Ang,
coordination and collaboration,” ac- Academic Affairs John Backes and SCC Trustee Gidget Terpstra. a career navigator whose job includes sup-
cording to the memorandum of un- porting GST students, it was noted that more
derstanding signed by all five col- than 44 percent of students who complete the
better assess student transcripts that hardware replacement and software GST continued their studies, with nearly 61
lege presidents. Over the past year, would perhaps allow skipping place- costs.
vice presidents and other college staff ment tests that are costly to both stu- percent of them enrolling in one of the facto-
Other items considered by the ad- ry-sponsored automotive programs. Ang also
have been working to see just how dents and colleges. ministration group were a central
that goal might be achieved. found that more than 90 percent of GST grad-
Residency requirements – Not warehouse for equipment purchasing, uates were still employed after two years.
Everett President David Beyer said where students live, but the require- print shop and graphic design efficien-
the presidents had “set the pathway, ments for where they complete de- cies and shared capital project man- Tae Young Kim is an example of Ang’s sta-
then asked our vice presidents to fig- grees are the issue. Currently, stu- agement. tistics.
ure out how to get us there.” Although dents who hop from college to college A GST graduate, Kim went on to complete
the meeting itself was informational, may be forced to take credits beyond Computer woes the Honda PACT program at the top of his
by the end Cascadia President Eric the degree requirement to satisfy resi- class in June, 2009. Now, Kim is impressing
Vice presidents George Smith of his boss at Lynnwood Honda.
Murray proposed to nods all around dency rules. Edmonds and Tonya Drake of Shore-
that all five presidents “go back and “He is a model employee,” Lynnwood Hon-
Also on instruction’s list are: Align line presented the student services re- da service manager John Royce said. “He has
e-mail the vice presidents to move start-stop dates for academic quar- port. Heading their list was a familiar
ahead with the priorities we’ve seen ters, publish a combined annual class refrain, the HP 3000. excellent work ethics and has a very strong
today.” focus on quality and taking care of the cus-
schedule, joint purchasing for text- “We identified two top objectives,” tomer.” Kim started his work changing oil
Setting goals books and combined professional de- Drake said. “Common student identi- and has now moved into a technician. Royce
velopment efforts for all employees. fication numbers and shared access to said he is “a gem.”
On Dec. 16, everyone got a glimpse
Fowler-Hill said the group also recom- student records.” Honda program instructor and interim cen-
of the priority lists in four broad areas The report says that removing
mended a work plan that could imple- ter director Bob Biesiedzinski says he has
including instruction, administration,
ment the top two priorities by winter HP 3000 firewalls between college seen impressive outcomes since the GST pro-
student services and human resourc- records would allow records to be
quarter, 2012. gram was implemented in 2007.
es.
Daryl Campbell, Vice President for shared. That means students who “The students feel such a sense of ac-
Topping the list for the instruction
Administrative Services at Shoreline, move between colleges would have
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011

group is the HP 3000, the state’s aging complishment – many never dreaming that
said that the group “generated a ton of their records move with them in a they could earn a degree - something they
mainframe computer that is the foun-
ideas and we explored 25 possibilities seamless manner. For ID numbers, wouldn’t have experienced without the GST
dation of all key student records for students now get a new number each
with a range of implications.” program,” Biesiedzinski said. “Now, our ESL
all colleges. “The HP is the key,” said
In the end, Campbell said the group time they enroll at a different college. and ABE students are earning degrees and
Sandra Fowler-Hill, VP for Instruction
identified six items to prioritize and A common number would allow easy moving into the workforce earning good sala-
at Everett. “It is the biggest single bar-
then chose one they feel has signifi- tracking and access for students and ries.”
rier we face.”
cant, long-term potential: implementa- colleges. Lucas Nielsen completed the GST pro-
Acknowledging the enormity of fix- The final report, involving human
tion of a virtual desktop interface. gram and moved into the Honda PACT pro-
ing that problem, Fowler-Hill listed
“Is that like Google Docs?” asked resources departments, was present- gram. “He’ll graduate in June,” Biesiedzinski
the group’s other top two priorities, ed by Gina Lorenz of Cascadia. That
Edmonds Trustee Mauri Moore. said, adding that Nielsen came to Shoreline
which are well within grasp, including:
Basically, yes, Campbell said. The group looked at six areas, including through the Career Education Options pro-
Common placement test – Four of
idea would use centralized servers cooperating on background checks, gram. “Now, he’s closing in on earning a two-
the five schools use Compass tests
hosting content and programs for ac- employment recruiting, personnel in- year degree that will provide him with not
while one uses Accuplacer. Besides
cess by any Web-enabled device, from vestigations, training, mandatory di- only a job, but a career.”
picking one test, the colleges would
a desktop computer to a smart phone. rect deposit and sharing expertise in Shoreline President Lee Lambert, Dean
also agree on common scoring for
The group’s report shows potential specific subjects. Hoyne, Biesiedzinski and Ang presented at
class placements, she said. Fowler- Lorenz said that aligning back-
savings to the consortium ranging the Community College Futures Assembly in
Hill also said there have been talks
from $412,000 to $773,000 a year over grounding processes and sharing re- Orlando, Fla., in January.
with local high schools on how to
five years, primarily through reduced ports could be implemented by July 1.
8

Helping
students
helps us all
Scott Saunders
SCC Foundation President
I am proud to serve as the Presi-
dent for the
Shoreline
Commu-
nity College
Foundation.
Shoreline
Community
College of-
fers excel-
lent aca-
demic and
work force
training pro-
grams to Scott
meet the life- Saunders
long learn-
ing needs of our community.
One of the best parts of this job
is the ability to provide these life
changing educational opportuni-
ties through scholarship assis-
tance. This year the SCC Foun-
dation is offering over $72,000
in academic scholarships for the
2011-2012 school year. Scholar-
ship applications are posted on
our website: www.shoreline.edu/
foundation/Scholarships.
I encourage high school seniors
to apply. Community colleges, es-
pecially Shoreline Community
College, offer great value in ob-
taining transfer degrees and pro-
fessional and technical program
certificates which prepare stu-
dents for employment in today’s
economy. Along with the advan-
tage of smaller class sizes, Shore-
line’s dedicated faculty and staff
are committed to the success of
our students.
These scholarships are provid-
ed through the generosity of our
donors, alumni, staff and business
partners. We are grateful for the
ongoing support of our benefac-
tors. Please consider contributing
to continue the legacy of providing
quality education to our students.
Your gift can be made online at
www.shoreline.edu/foundation or
sent directly to the SCC Founda-
tion office. Your support is valued.
SCC scholarships
Shoreline Community College Foun- • Sparrow Scholarship OTHER ONGOING SCHOLARSHIPS
dation is pleased to announce scholar-
ships are available for the 2011-12 year.
Interested applicants can go to www.
for Music Tech Students
- In Memory of Ted Luttrell
• Carli Edwards Memorial Scholarship
• Corvette Marque Club
shoreline.edu/foundation.
Qualification criteria vary by scholar-
ship. Deadlines are generally March-
• Study Abroad Scholarship
• Tammi O'Brien Shanks
of Seattle Scholarship
• Joseph Schultz Memorial
Memorial Nursing Scholarship
April. Automotive Scholarship
The SCC Foundation is dedicated to • VIVA Hispanic Foundation
increasing student success and access • Joseph Jex Martin Music Tech Scholarship
NW Scholarship
through raising funds, building partner- • Ken LaFountaine First Nations Scholarship
ships and advocating for students and • Vivian Wellman Batty
the college. The SCC Foundation is a Memorial Nursing Scholarship • Michael Mitchell Voice Scholarship
separate 501 c3 tax-exempt organization • Michael Thompson Fund for Students
established in 1984 to provide funding
for student and college needs not oth- COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS with Disabilities
erwise met by state funding and tuition • Merit Scholarship • Nell F. Brown Emergency Scholarship
fees.
Scholarships include: • SCC Music Scholarships • Norton Family Automotive Scholarship
• Beta Sigma Phi - Fine Arts Scholarship • Leona Hickman Scholarship
• Digital Film Production Scholarship
• Dorothy Ball Gough Scholarship for
Women
• Dr. Bill Johnson Scholarship
• Elizabeth R. Thomas
IT’S
ALUMNI
Alumni Nursing Scholarship
• Eric Niemitalo Scholarship in Earth and
Environmental Science
• Friends of Fircrest Scholarship
• Friends of Mary Automotive Scholarship
• High School Academic Scholarship
• Hugh S. Cannon Foundation Scholarship MY COLLEGE
• Ina Knutsen Scholarship
The campus is just as beautiful
• Joan Heeter Memorial Nursing and full of hope as you remember.
Scholarship
Check out what’s new,
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011
• Joseph Wood Rogers get involved and reconnect.
Memorial Scholarship
Join the SCC alumni community.
• Linda Breiwick/MLT
Program Scholarship First Name
• Mallett Nursing Scholarship
Last Name
• Mark Galloway Automotive Scholarship
• SCC Foundation Peggy O'Coyne Memorial Address
Music Scholarship
• Ron LaFreniere Business Scholarship City State Zip Code
• SCC Full-Time Continuing
Student Scholarship E-mail Address Program/Year(s) attended
• SCC Part-Time Continuing Return to: SCC Alumni
Student Scholarship 16101 Greenwood Ave. N.
Room 1005
• Shoreline Breakfast Rotary
9
Presidents Scholarship Shoreline, WA 98133
www.shoreline.edu/foundation/alumniform.htm
• Sonia O. Kemp Nursing Scholarship
 Study abroad in Bolivia and help others
Trip focuses on dental care for the
poor and empowering women Broaden yourself
Shoreline Community College with study abroad
Next summer, dental hygiene students from Shore- Shoreline Community College is
line Community College and other schools across host to one of the oldest and most
Washington and Oregon will have the opportunity to respected study-abroad programs
put their skills to work helping young, poor Bolivian in Washington. Program director is
women. Pollie McCloskey 206-533-6656. Pro-
The new study-abroad program, “Oral Health Train- grams available in the coming year
include:
ing in Bolivia: Increasing the Opportunity for Young
Women Living in Pov-
erty,” will work in the Cape Town, South Africa
Smiles Forever Den- Fall Quarter 2011
Rosie is tal Hygiene School
in Cochabamba, Bo-
Sept. 18-Nov. 25, 2011
15 credits
livia, the first and
riveting
Applications due: June 24
only dental hygiene
training facility and Esbjerg, Denmark
Rosie Bellert graduated clinic in Bolivia. Stu-
in 1974 from Shoreline dents from the U.S. Fall Quarter 2011
will help Bolivian stu- Late August- Mid December, 2011
Community College. She
dents learn basic den- Business and Visual Communications
has practiced traditional technology students
and restorative hygiene tal hygienist skills.
Rosie Bellert, inter- 15-20 credits
for 34 years, 12 years of Applications due: April 8, 2011
which were dedicated im director of Shore-
to restorative hygiene. line’s Dental Hygiene
Bellert is the lead program, says that Florence, Italy
restorative instructor the program offers
Spring Quarter 2012
for the Shoreline Dental students not only the
March-June 2012
Hygiene Program and opportunity to study 15 credits (Italian Language and Cul-
teaches Dental Anat- and work abroad, but ture; Geography of Weather, Climate,
omy, Local Anesthesia the opportunity to put Vegetation, & Soil; Geography of
and Pain Control. She is their skills and knowl- World Affairs)
also one of the second edge to work right Applications due: December, 2011
year Clinical Hygiene away. June 3-19, 2011 Application due: April 20, 2011
instructors. “The students will Valencia, Spain 5 credits (PSYCH 285 Special Topics,
work one-on-one with International Service Learning) Additional Programs
the Bolivian students, Winter Quarter 2012
teaching them all Jan 6-March 19, 2012 Costa Rica Spring 2012- Florence, Italy
Fall 2012- London, United Kingdom
they learned in their first year of the program,” Bellert 15 credits
said. “They will be helping them leave the poverty they Applications due: November, 2011 Summer 2011
have known and move into the world of work as dental Alajuela, Costa Rica
hygienists.” Jamaica Service Learning Aug. 20-Sept. 17, 2011 www.shoreline.edu/
The program is also a for-credit class, with U.S. stu- 5 credits (Spanish language)
dents earning three credits in Special Topic: Dental
Program studyabroad
Hygiene 292.
Students enrolled in the program will attend a lecture
with,” Bellert said. thought, why not bring students down to help,” she
one day a week and work in the clinic four days a week.
Several years ago, Bellert met Sandy Kemper, the said.
They will also visit community schools and shelters to
woman behind Smiles Forever. Bellert went to Coch- Smiles Forever is a local non-profit organization that
Shoreline Community College - Winter, 2011

teach basic dental care and to talk about the value of

abamba this past summer to volunteer. By the end of provides education to homeless, indigenous women in
eating a nutritious diet leading to healthy oral hygiene.
her stay, she had decided that she wanted to provide Bolivia to become dental hygienists. Kemper says it is
“This program allows us to not only help these young
the same kind of experience for the students in the the first dental hygiene program accepted by the Boliv-
women by providing an education, but to help fight
SCC Dental Hygiene Program. ian government and Dental Society. She hopes to have
the immense oral hygiene problems that Bolivians live
“If I can make a difference as just one person, I 28 graduates by the end of the school year.

China expert said it first in Global Affairs Center speech

Shoreline Community College
The Global Affairs Center at
Shoreline Community College is
quickly developing a reputation for
assembling key players for frank
talk on the toughest issues of the
day.
Building on that reputation was
Seattle author Wendy Liu in a re-
10
cently published open letter to Chi- January. Wendy Liu
nese President Hu Jintao. “One question was how I felt (right) answers
“Recently, I was invited to share upon becoming an American citi- a question
with a group of local college stu- zen. I told them the truth: I felt during her
dents my immigrant experience,” a huge relief the moment I was presentation
Liu wrote in the letter published sworn in and told myself that now at SCC Global
Jan. 18 in The American Chronicle, I can say anything and not (fear) Affairs Center,
an online magazine. Hu visited Se- being recorded, reported and pun- Nov. 9, 2010.
attle in 2006 and Liu’s letter was
timed for his most recent visit this SCC photo
See LIU, Page 11
SCC receives federal grant to help veterans
Combat to Campus to
Community creating bridges
for veterans in transition
Shoreline Community College has re-
ceived a $370,000, three-year grant from
the U.S. Department of Education to
support military veterans returning to
school.
The money will help create a Center of
Excellence for Veterans Student Success
as Shoreline’s nationally recognized Vet-
erans Program focuses on helping veter-
ans move from their service experience
to college and into the community.
“Shoreline is committed to serving the
growing number of veteran students that
are moving from combat to campus and
then into the communities they served
and protected,” said Kim Thompson, Di-
rector of the Office of Special Services.
At Shoreline, veterans already get help
enrolling, utilizing their veterans’ ben-
efits and navigating the post-secondary
system. “Now we’ll be able to do even
more,” Thompson said. The program
design uses a multi-faceted approach
to expand veteran student success as it
provides transitional bridges and extra
supports at critical points to mitigate
barriers veterans face in adjusting from
combat to campus and campus to com-
munity.
The grant provides funding for a full-
time veterans’ counselor, new comput-
ers for the Veterans Resource Center,
funding for textbook loans as well as
short term childcare and housing loans.
The funding will also support getting
the word out to veterans that Shoreline
is here for them and that once they are
here, the services are here to help them
succeed.
The Veteran Counselor/Academic Ad-
visor position will be funded for the en-
tirety of the three year grant. This indi-
vidual will have the knowledge and skills
necessary to support the unique experi-
ences and transition issues of veterans.
The grant award also provides fund-
ing for a peer mentoring program that
matches current veteran students with
LIU,
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ished for it,” she wrote.
Liu was referring to the Center’s Hu-
man Migration Symposium a four-semi-
nar series Oct. 19-Nov. 16. Liu appeared
Nov. 9 in a program titled, “Internal Mi-
gration: China’s Achille’s Heel?” She
spoke about her experiences in China
and the U.S. and offered perspective
on the pressures and dynamics facing
China.
Liu’s latest book is “Everything I Un-
What a day
Bright sun shines
on the Veterans Day
ceremony at Shore-
line Community
College, Nov. 11,
2010. The Veterans
Center at the col-
lege took charge
of the ceremony,
which included
veterans and
supporters from
college employees,
students and the
community.
SCC photos
veterans entering school. “We sat down and proposals were due by July 30, 2010. Duggan, institutional researcher, helped
with our student veterans and asked “We had to put it together very quickly define some of the data. Thompson was
them what would be helpful,” Thompson and the campus community really came most grateful, to the Special Services
said. “We wanted to really hear from together to ensure that we had all the in- team, OSS program coordinators, Ange-
them what kinds of barriers they were formation necessary.” la Atkinson and Angela Hughes, and her
facing and what strategies they thought Thompson recognized the extraordi- supervisor, Vice President for Student
would be helpful.” nary effort made by people from across Success Tonya Drake.
Those conversations helped Thomp- the campus community. Vice President Additionally, letters of support came
son put the grant application package to- for Administrative Services Daryl Camp- from U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-
gether as did help from faculty and staff bell, along with Sharon Wines, Holly Wash., Shoreline Community College
from across campus. Woodmansee and Stuart Trippel of the President Lee Lambert, the state De-
“It was a group effort. We wouldn’t Administrative Services office made partment of Veterans Affairs, Vetcorps,
have been able to do this without the sure that Thompson had everything nec- the Washington State Approving Agen-
help of a lot of people,” Thompson said. essary on the financial end. They also cy, American Legion Post and from
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The application was released on June 30, reviewed the final proposal. Chris Tay- members of the college’s Veterans Club.
lor from Enrollment Services and Joe
Global Affairs Center 100,000 Strong: SCC students can join
U.S. effort to study abroad in China
• February 2-24, 2011
International Humanitarian
Assistance Symposium
• April 7 - May 28, 2011
Shoreline Community College represent only 3 percent of those who
Great Discussions
The 100,000 Strong Initiative of the study abroad,” said SCC President Lee
• April 12 - 26, 2011
Global Commons U.S. State Department promotes mutual Lambert, who will attend a special event
understanding through encouraging pri- in Washington, D.C. for this program. 
vate-sector student exchanges and as- Shoreline Community College is fortu-
derstand about America I Learned in pires to have 100,000 American students nate to have received a generous grant
Chinese Proverbs.” study in China over the next four years. from the SCC Foundation of $10,000 in
Liu’s letter is available at www. “Although community colleges enroll financial assistance available for SCC
americanchronicle.com/ar ticles/ more than half of the undergraduates students to study in China for a “mini-
view/212213 in the U.S., community college students mester” pilot project.
 Shoreline ranked as top CC in Washington
Bellingham top technical
college, says online service
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline Community College is the
top-ranked community college in Wash-
ington, according to the online ranking
service, StateUniversity.com.
“This ranking system of U.S. public
and private educational institutions is
statistical and based on U.S. government
surveys and reports provided by the
schools themselves,” the service Web
in the state and 26th among all colleges.
Bellingham Technical College is the top
technical school, according to the rank-
ings.
“I’m pleased that the efforts made
by everyone here at Shoreline are pay-
ing off in this statistical analysis of per-
formance,” Shoreline President Lee
Lambert said. “We know this is a great
college, our students know it is a great
college, now everybody can know it.”
StateUniversity.com says the primary
difference between their process and
other rankings is the absence of peer
evaluation and peer surveys.
“Some other popular ranking systems
rely heavily on peer evaluations - colleg-
es’ evaluations of other colleges - in de-
termining the ‘best’ schools,” a posting
on the site says. “In recent years, peer
evaluations have come under fire by col-
lege ranking critics, who assert that the
peer surveys introduce bias and inaccu-
racy into the process.”
The top three colleges in Washington,
according to the rankings are: Whitman
College, Gonzaga University and the
University of Puget Sound. The Univer-
sity of Washington is ranked fourth with
Seattle University fifth.

we complete
site says. “Based on the data provided by
these schools, we rank the schools on a
combination of factors including student
retention, faculty salary, and student/
faculty ratio.”
Shoreline Community College is
ranked first among community colleges

Workforce group
picks Lambert
for national post
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline Community College Presi-
dent Lee Lambert has been named Vice
Chair of the Board of the National Co-
alition of Certification Centers (NC3), a
coalition of business and education rep-
resentatives charged to support national
industry standards in critical manufac-
turing areas via certified training pro-
grams.
“I’m honored to work with this group
to support world class standards in in-
dustry,” Lambert said. “These standards
will lead the way to the future by instill-
ing confidence for the industries we
serve while paving the way for our stu-
dents as they move into the workforce.”
The group will focus on the transporta-
more than 100 degree and certificate options
tion, aviation and energy sectors. It will
look at ways to replicate existing pro-
grams that have successfully supported
industry. The Professional Automotive www.shoreline.edu
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Training Center at Shoreline Communi-

ty College offers a prime example of this
type of program.
206.546.4101
“Our graduates can go anywhere to
work,” Lambert said. Students gradu-
ate with top skills and certifications that
assure both dealers and customers the
best service possible. The innovative
model was originated by the college and
industry partners to integrate education
with hands-on experience in the work-
place.
Lambert said that the success of the
automotive program is what sparked
other partnerships between the college
and industry, such as Snap-on Industrial,
which provides the opportunity for auto-
motive students (as well as incumbent
workers) to get hands-on training using
SnapOn diagnostic tools.