In May 2016, we celebrated the new look in the PUB! The information desk is custom-made of reclaimed wood and the colors of the furnishings and walls bring in the beauty of the outside campus. The PUB is the heart of the campus, creating lounge and study spaces for all Shoreline Community College students to use and enjoy!
On Saturday May 21, 2016 the student leader teams International Marketing Assistants (IMA) and International Peer Mentor (IPM) had their bi-annual retreat. To conclude the retreat we held a BBQ with the entire International Education department.
At the retreat we welcomed and started training new team members, celebrated our achievements of the 2015-2016 academic year, and started planning for this upcoming 2016-2017 year. We also honored and congratulated the graduating and outgoing IMA and IPMs. Many of the student leaders will be transferring to schools all over the world including: University of Washington, Western Washington University, Seattle University, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, University of Minnesota, California State University Northridge, and Monash University in Australia.
The International Peer Mentors (IPMs) held an Ice Skating & Bubble Tea Social on the afternoon of Friday, January 22. The event involved a lot of fun and free stuff. All Shoreline students were invited to join the event for $6.25 to rent ice skates. The IPMs provided bubble tea in different flavors from a local Taiwanese restaurant, Looking For Chai (找茶), and plenty of snacks for everyone.
About 100 students came and enjoyed the event. For many students, it was their first time ice skating. Some people had trouble staying on their feet, but it’s always fun to try something new!
Some students who didn’t want to find out the hard way whether they were good at skating or not just came for the free bubble tea, snacks, and a chance to hang out with friends.
Photos and text by Beatrice Suherman
On Saturday, about 40 students from Shoreline Community College joined a trip to Leavenworth held by the International Education Department. We went there to celebrate Christmas Lighting Festival when the Bavarian town…
becomes the Village of Lights…
Over half a million lights are used to brighten up the village. The village looks exactly like villages in fairy tales. There were also many people dressed up in costumes to show their holiday spirit.
And Leavenworth has snow! We don’t have a lot of snow in Seattle area, but Leavenworth is only two hours away and it has snow! We had tons of fun playing in the snow.
By the end of the day, everyone was too tired because of all the fun time we had during the trip.
I guess this is why they call it the most wonderful time of the year!
Photos and text by Beatrice Suherman
On October 30th, the students of Shoreline Community College gathered on campus to celebrate Halloween. Organized by the International Peer Mentors (IPMs), the party went really well.
At about 6:00 p.m., students began gathering in the PUB (Pagoda Union Building) and enjoying each other’s creative and colorful costumes.
Over 100 students, as well as some staff and faculty members, attended the party. The organizers provided a variety of snacks and drinks for everyone. They also gave several pumpkins to the students for the competition of the most creative carving design.
At 7:00 p.m., the lights of the Main Dining room went off for the amazing dance, with a great music mix played by students DJs, Wayne from Taiwan and Junya from Japan.
Meanwhile, the Adventure Builders Club and Indonesian Students Community presented a haunted house where students witnessed the story of a murdered family.
Back to the Main Dining room, the dance paused for the toilet paper mummy competition, where students formed themselves in groups and wrapped one their teammates in toilet paper. The goal was to make a mummy out of toilet paper as fast as possible in order to win a prize.
At the end of the party, the IPMs announced the three best costumes and gave prizes to them.
The party was marvelous!
(Shout out to Student Engagement Manager Cassie Kwon and the IPMs for throwing this super spooky bash and giving all of us a great time!)
– Written by Ahmed Alsaif
Did you come to the Japanese Culture Festival earlier today? It was held on the quiet dining room in PUB Building. The festival was sponsored by HTC program from Shoreline Community College and they held it for free.
There were so many games at the festival. One of the game was Ken Dama, it is a hard but very addicting game. The game works by throwing the tied ball up and catch on the correct spot in the equipment. You need patience and balance to do the game. Another game is chopstick game, do you know that it can be really hard for some people to use chopsticks? Japanese people use chopsticks all the time and they are very good.
They have a wishing tree where we can write our wishes on a piece of paper and put it on the branches. It believed that our wishes will come true.
The students were also wearing kimono. Kimono is the traditional dress in Japan. They also provided us kimonos to try on and take picture with.
They also taught people on folding origami paper to make shapes, such as birds, medals and flowers. And you can bring your folded origami home.
Did you go to the party on September 25th, 2015? The party was held to celebrate Shoreline’s 50th anniversary, so we partied like it’s 1965!
The party was an open invitation, so everyone can come. Foods were provided for everyone who come, for free! They had pig in a blanket, root beer float, salad, and many more!
A lot of people dressed up in 1960s style including our President, Dr. Cheryl Roberts, and there was a little Best-Dressed competition.
They also provided free photo booth with many accessories to cherish the memories.
The British Export and The Beatniks were the main show. The British Export dressed exactly like The Beatles and they sang The Beatles’ songs. People were dancing and having a lot of fun. And not forgetting The Beatniks, they played old songs and people were singing. Even at the end of their show, people were screaming “One more song! One more song!” So they did sang another song for us. People just had so much fun in the party!
Everything can be so unfamiliar when you arrive to a new place. International Student Orientation will start on September 14, 2015 but that’s not the first day of class. There are plenty of things you can still do to get adjusted before class starts in September 23, 2015.
1.When you arrive in Seattle, you can still enjoy some beautiful weather, so take advantage of Sunny Seattle before Cloudy Seattle comes back. You can go to places around Seattle such as Green Lake, Carkeek Park, or even Snoqualmie Falls.
2. Learning how to cook would be a great idea too. Since you’re moving out of your parents’ house, no one will cook for you anymore. Eating in restaurants is not cheap in the U.S., so learning how to cook will save you a lot of money. But cooking is not just about making food to keep you from getting hungry; it’s also about staying healthy. If you look terrible, you’re never going to find a girl- and/or boyfriend.
3.When you were a kid, you might have thought that finishing high school would be the end of your time doing homework and sitting in classes. But finishing high school is the beginning of it. Back when you were in high school, you go to school for nine hours a day for five days in a week and you have to study six subjects in a day.
Now that you’re in college, your class schedule might be a little looser, but it is a lot busier. There are so many things to learn and things to do on your own. You have to be able to manage your time and keep school as your top priority. Each morning when I get up, I make a list of all the things I need to do that day—that way, I can organize my time to make sure that I accomplish everything I need to. Also, coffee is your friend.
4.Your grades are very important. Do not underestimate the value of your GPA. When you’re planning to transfer to a four-year university, your GPA will be one of the main things that universities consider.
5.Textbooks for classes are sometimes very expensive, especially for science classes. One way to save some money is by buying used books online on Amazon or eBay. You can also rent books from online stores.
6.Don’t be surprised by the fact that you have to use public transportation to go everywhere, unless you buy a car right away. Public transportation can be scary for people who are not used to it—it can be especially scary at night.
But it can teach you to be punctual. In some cultures, being right on schedule is not very important. In America, though, and especially for classes, you need to be on time. By riding public transportation, you will learn how, because the bus runs on a schedule and they won’t change it for you.
7.For students who wear contact lenses, it is probably better to buy your contacts at your home country. It takes so many steps to buy contact lenses in the U.S. because you need a prescription form a doctor to buy them.
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”— Berthold Auerbach
Are you being pulled down by the stressful academic life? Then, let the music refresh your life. At Shoreline Community College, we have Ukulele Club bringing you joyful moments with this cute little tiny instrument. Any levels of music are all welcomed to be a member. You can come as a freshman and we will help you explore the Ukulele world. Or you can come as an expert in Ukulele and join hands build up our club.
What are we doing?
We have meetings every week, learning to play and improving Ukulele skills together. We also have events every quarter where we can show the crowd our effort and cheer them up with our songs.
Why are we doing?
We want to build up a small community where Ukulele lovers can meet, exchange musical interest and make good friends. We believe that melodies can fix all of your maladies. Besides, most songs played with Ukulele bring the fun rhythm, which greatly help out with the academic pressure as well as speed up your boring life.
When are we doing?
Every Friday from 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Where are we doing?
Room 1515
YES! WE HAVE UKULELES FOR YOU! COME AND JOIN US NOW!!!
We also have Facebook Page and you can sign up here.
weare.shoreline.edu 