Serving the campus since 1977 February 3, 2010 A Huge Success A sell-out crowd of 300 attended the 6th Annual Gifts from the Earth gala, sponsored by the South Seattle Community College Foundation. The evening, which included live and silent auctions, raised $150,000 to support scholarships, faculty development grants, program enhancements, and student success investments. Many thanks to our participating chefs and wineries; Title sponsor Food Services of America; and additional sponsors Boeing, Charlie s Produce, Red Dot Corporation, Interbay Food Company, Tony s Coffee, and Union Bank. And an especially big thank you to all the dedicated event volunteers who helped make the evening such a success! More Gifts from the Earth photos on pages 3 and 4.
Page 2 Events calendar W i nte r February is Black History Month. Wednesday, February 3 Sunday, February 7 Northwest Flower & Garden Show Wednesday - Saturday 9 am 8 pm, Sunday 9 am 6 pm Washington Convention Center, http://www.gardenshow. com/. Visit South s booth! Thursday, February 4 Bias Incident Awareness Training 11:00 11:50 am Student Session (faculty bring your classes or provide the information for students to attend) 2:00 3:30 pm Faculty, Staff and Administrators Session JMB A&B; Cessa Heard-Johnson, 768-6749. Friday, February 5 Power & Promise Campaign Celebration 5 7 pm, Charles H. Mitchell Activity Center (Seattle Central campus) RSVP 587-6325, or email: advancement@sccd.ctc.edu Saturday, February 6 Culinary Arts Information Tour 9:30 11:30 am, info at 768-6734 Sunday, February 7 Super Bowl XLIV! 3:30 pm kickoff Thursday, February 11 Workshop: Identifying and Responding to Aggressive Behavior 8:30 am 4:30 pm, $50 per person, location TBA, maximum 30 attendees. Facilitated by Dave Fowler (http://www.personalsafetytraining.com/about-psti.php). To register, contact Pin Gilman, pingil@sccd.ctc.edu, 587-5443. Monday, February 15 President s Day Campus Closed. Tuesday, February 16 Lunar New Year Raise the Red Lantern Noon 2 pm, Brockey Center 764-5330, vsa_sscc@hotmail.com Wednesday, February 17 Beyond the Textbook: Exploring Open Access Resources 2 3:30 pm, UNI 100 For more information contact Shireen Deboo, 768-6847, sdeboo@sccd.ctc.edu Thursday, February 18 Black History A Celebration 11:30 am 2:30 pm, Brockey Center Collaboration between Black Student Union and the Cultural Center. BSUsouth@gmail.com, 764-7950 February 19 March 19 live + work: artists respond to the recession Art Gallery For Art Gallery hours, visit http://studentlife.southseattle. edu/art.html, or contact Tracy Cilona at 764-5337. Saturday, February 20 Community Harvest of South Seattle Seed Swap 1 4 pm LHO area; 11 am 4 pm Garden Center open, 764-5323 Tuesday & Wednesday, February 23 & 24 Industrial First Aid & Safety (mandatory attendance both sessions) 5 9 pm, Georgetown Campus, Bldg. A, Room 112, $73 fee Registration form online at: http://georgetown.southseattle. edu/ifs.htm Contact Gayle Flakus at 764-5355 for info. Wednesday, February 24 Japanese American Day of Remembrance 11 am 12 pm, Olympic Hall Theater Guest speaker Lorraine Bannai, professor of Lawyering Skills and associate director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University. For information, contact Marcia Kato at mkato@sccd.ctc. edu, or Monica Lundberg at mlundberg@sccd.ctc.edu. Nursing Program Orientation 11 am 2 pm (NAC, LPN, RN), RAH 126; 768-6654 Thursday, February 25 African Cultural Day Celebration Noon 2 pm, Brockey Center; 764-7950 Experiments in Student Success 2 3:30 pm, UNI 100 Contact Chad Hickox at chickox@sccd.ctc.edu, or Maureen Shadair at mshadair@sccd.ctc.edu, for information. CASAS exam (required for entry into NAC program) 4 6 pm, RAH 126, 768-6654 Garden Center Open February 11, 13, 20*, 25, 11 am 3 pm *Open until 4 pm; 764-5323
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Page 4 Gifts from the Earth Don t Spread Your Cooties! Wash your hands often. Sneeze and cough into your sleeve. Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth. Get a flu shot. Use hand sanitizer after touching handrails, elevator buttons, door knobs, shared computers, etc. Be a Flu Fighter! www.seattlecolleges.edu/district/flu/pandemic.aspx www.doh.wa.gov/swineflu/
Page 5 did you know? Kung Flu The District website http://www.seattlecolleges.edu/ DISTRICT/flu/pandemic.aspx contains the most current information about the H1N1 pandemic, including an updated FAQ document. Bias Incident Awareness Training Representatives from Safe Schools Coalition (www. safeschoolscoalition.org) will be on campus to conduct a campus-wide training on how to identify and interrupt incidents of bias. Please save the date: Thursday, February 4, 2010. Contact Cessa Heard-Johnson for more information, 768-6749. Procedure for Emergency Closing Please remember that the college is open unless a closure announcement is made. In the event of closure, the Public Information Office posts the message first on the Public Schools Emergency Communications System site: http:// www.schoolreport.org; then on college main telephone, 206 764-5300; and web www.southseattle.edu. (Refresh your browser window once at the campus website to ensure you see updated information.) Global Impact Opportunities If you missed the February 1 information session, it s still not too late to sign up for one of Global Impact s Summer 2010 programs. They include: Peru Quest (August 21-September 4), Vietnam Village Trek (August 21-August 31), Tanzania Expedition (August 27-September 11), and Rajasthan Camel Caravan (August 21-September 4). Deadline is March 1. For information, visit seattlecolleges.edu/globalimpact, or contact Andrea Insley, district coordinator, at 587-3899. Best Practices Exchange Plan to attend Experiments in Student Success, the second annual best practices exchange sponsored by the Student Success Task Force. It s an opportunity to share ideas and learn about best practices implemented by your colleagues. Be sure to complete and submit the best practices form by February 5 to Chad Hickox at chickox@ sccd.ctc.edu, or Maureen Shadair at mshadair@sccd.ctc.edu From the Bookstore In celebration of Black History Month, a wide range of books will be discounted 20%, through the end of February. Student Writing Opportunities Please encourage students to submit work for the annual League for Innovation Literary Competition personal essay, fiction, poetry, one-act play. Deadline is March 19. Contact Mike Hickey at mhickey@sccd.ctc.edu 768-6495), or visit www.seattlecolleges.edu/literarycompetition. Sweet Dreams To save energy, reduce computer heat stress and mechanical wear, and ensure our computers are properly updated, IT Services has implemented an automated nightly shutdown of all computer workstations at 10 pm. This process will happen automatically and other than ensuring that you are logged off by the 10 pm shutdown time, no other actions are required. If you have any questions, contact the IT staff at 768-5844. Spring has Sprung Northwest Flower & Garden Show South s LHO students and faculty will once again be participating in the annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show, February 3 7. For show info, go to http://www. gardenshow.com/. Seed N Swap On Saturday, February 20, Community Harvest of SW Seattle will host a Seed N Swap in the LHO area from 1-4 pm. They will have seeds for sale and a table for people to swap seeds. To help support this effort the Garden Center will be open that day from 11 am 4 pm. More info at: http:// www.gleanit.org/seedswap.html. Get to know the Arboretum this spring. Aboretum coordinator and LHO graduate Clair Hendrickson conducts one-hour weekly tours Monday through Friday. Book a tour at arboretum@sccdmctc.edu or call 764-5323. Day of Remembrance This day commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. It authorized the evacuation and incarceration of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, most of whom were U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. On February 24, Attorney Lorraine Bannai will speak about the ethical choices that shaped this part of history. Professor Bannai was part of the legal team in Korematsu v. United States, an action that successfully challenged Mr. Korematsu s conviction for refusing to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. Contact Marcia Kato, mkato@sccd.ctc. edu, or Monica Lundberg, mlundberg@sccd.ctc.edu, if you are planning to bring your class to this presentation.
Page 6 did you know? Online Course Development Funds District e-learning Program grants are available for faculty to develop a new online course or revise an existing online course. Find the application, grant guidelines and deadlines through the Intranet at www.insideseattlecolleges.com, login using your Exchange userid and password, click on Instruction and Online Course Grants. First major deadline is February 16 last day for faculty to submit proposals online to their division deans for approval. For more information, contact Sara Newman at 768-6698. Hot Off the Presses! Deadline to submit material to The Sentinel is Wednesday by 9 am, as follows: February 17 for the March issue March 24 for the April issue April 21 for the May issue May 19 for the June & Summer issue Business Cards A business card order template is located at Southnet under B. Be sure to include quantity and budget number. Cards take anywhere from 3-6 weeks to print. Legislative News Follow what s happening in this legislative session through the SBCTC Legislative News, a weekly summary of news and happenings related to Washington s community and technical colleges during the 2010 legislative session. It may be accessed at: http://www.sbctc.edu/legislativenews. In Case of Emergency The Emergency Funds Committee reminds faculty and staff that the college has emergency funds available for students. Funding is primarily focused on tuition, fees, texts, and supplies need. Funding guidelines and application are available on SouthNet. South Blogs Green Bookmark South Goes Green, Dean Michael Ryan s blog on sustainable programs and projects at South. Access it at: http://southgoesgreen.blogspot.com CAmPus Security Reports January 4 A continuously loud and disruptive student, who refused to accurately identify himself, was escorted from the Library by Security. At the student s request, he was taken to the Vice President of Student Services. January 5 The student involved in disruptive behavior in the Library on January 4 was reported to have made a threat of physical harm to a Registration employee. January 26 A student was found smoking marijuana in his van in the South Parking Lot and was taken to the Vice President of Student Services, where the student surrendered drug paraphernalia. January 27 Security was informed about a physical attack off campus against a Career Link student, in connection with a stolen cell phone. All-Washington Team Members Congratulations to An Chu and Kelleen Curtiss, South s 2010 All-Washington Academic Team representatives. They and other student representatives from the state s two-year community and technical colleges will be recognized for their academic achievement, leadership, and community service at a ceremony March 25 in Olympia. They will also each receive a $750 scholarship provided by NELA and KeyBank.
Page 7 Fourth Annual Health & Wellness Fair January 13 Celebrating Years 1969-2009 Start Here, Go Anywhere South Staff Stuff Welcome New Staff Joel Bouchey Bookstore Manager Joel has been with Barnes & Noble since 2006, as lead cashier, supervisor and, most recently, department manager of the WSU bookstore, The Bookie. Responsible for oversight of 13,000+ titles, he also launched Bookie Community Days, and coordinated in-store events and book signings. A 2008 winner of the Student Book Corporation Outstanding Employee Scholarship, he graduated from WSU with a BA in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Joel earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was a Unit Commissioner with the Boy Scouts of America. Attendees at the 4th Annual Health & Wellness Fair held January 13 were offered a variety of information from participating organizations. Oh! Look who s all a twitter now! Submissions & Questions: coehler@sccd.ctc. edu. Contact PIO 4-6 weeks prior to an event you want publicized via press release and/or readerboard. South is now on Twitter! Follow us at twitter.com/southseattlecc
Page 8 Celebrating Graduates of Inaugural Class! Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn came to our Georgetown Campus January 27 to celebrate the first graduating class of an innovative weatherization training program, supported by Seattle s Office of Economic Development, and in cooperation with Seattle Jobs Initiative. McGinn was joined by Chancellor Jill Wakefield and Interim President Gary Oertli in congratulating the 18 graduates of the inaugural class. IN THE NEWS... Links to the following articles may be found in News & Press on South s website. Two Continuing Education classes (US Civil War Beyond the Battles and Gyotaku, the Art of Japanese Fish Printing) were featured in the West Seattle Herald. Gifts from the Earth was publicized in the West Seattle Herald and Highline Times. The West Seattle Blog and West Seattle Herald also covered the event. English instructor Mike Hickey, Seattle s Poet Populist, was quoted in a Seattle Times feature, Local poets asked to give voice to cities.
Page 9 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF STATE RESOURCES As state employees, we work under some restrictions about the use of public resources. The Ethics in Public Service Act states that resources under our official control may not be used for the private benefit or gain of a state officer, state employee, or another person. The state Attorney General s office explains that private benefit or gain can range from avoiding a cost or expense by the use of using resources to support your outside business, or paying a discounted government rate for a personal phone call. There are some uses that do not appear to have a cost but may result in private benefit or gain. For example, it may not cost a significant amount of money to use a state computer to access the Internet. Nevertheless, by making a personal use of a resource available to you only because you are a state employee, you are receiving a private benefit or gain. The law does allow us de minimus use of state resources. The Attorney General s office defines de minimis use as an infrequent or occasional use that results in little or no actual cost to the state. An occasional brief local phone call to make a medical or dental appointment is an allowable de minimis use of state resources. The cost of a brief phone call is negligible and is not likely to interfere with your job. The following examples address de minimis use. (See WAC 292-100-010(3)) Example A: An employee makes a telephone call or sends an e-mail message to his/her children to make sure that they have arrived home safely from school. This is not an ethical violation. So long as the call or e-mail is brief in duration, there is little or no cost to the state, i.e., your SCAN code is not used, and sending a brief message does not interfere with the performance of official duties. Example B: An employee uses his/her agency computer to send electronic mail to another employee wishing them a happy birthday. This is not an ethical violation. The personal message is brief and does not interfere with the performance of official duties. Use of email and the Internet is a specific area for caution, with the same kind of restrictions, according to the Attorney General s office: State resources may not be used for the benefit of any other person, whether or not operated for profit, unless the use is within the course of official duties. The following example addresses this kind of concern. (See WAC 292-100-010(3)) Example: An employee is active in a local PTA organization that holds fund-raising events to send children to the nation s capital. Although a parental payment of expenses for the trip is expected, the more raised through individual contributions, the less the parent must pay. The employee uses agency e-mail to solicit contributions to the fund-raiser from a broad distribution list of co-workers. The e-mail asks each recipient to pass along the e-mail to other state employees. This is an ethical violation. The employee is using state resources to promote an outside organization and a private interest. By sending the e-mail to other state employees and asking state employees to pass the solicitation along, the employee is asking other state employees to improperly use state resources in a manner that interferes with the performance of official duties. The ethics rules can be complicated. You can find advice at the state Executive Ethics Board website: http://www. ethics.wa.gov/index.htm In addition, this is a link to specific FAQ from the Attorney General s office about use of state resources: http://www.ethics.wa.gov/advisories/opinions/02-02. htm?zoom_highlight=private+gain