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Departments and Ministries
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List and links to the various departments in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Scroll down for details about each department. Use the list here for quick links to each department site.
Advisory Committee on Science & Technology
To address several needs among both clergy and laity, the Archdiocesan Advisory Committee on Science and Technology (AACST) was formed in 2001 by a group of scientists, engineers, medical and legal professionals, as well as theologians under the guidance of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, and with the approval of the Holy Eparchial Synod and the Archdiocesan Council
Since the establishment of the first Greek Orthodox Church in 1864, the evolution of the Greek-American community has been a primary concern of the leadership of the Church. To meet this concern this department works to maintain the historical documents of the Greek Orthodox Church and of Hellenism in the Americas.
Benefits Committee
The Archdiocese Benefits Committee is the legal body of the Church in America to address the temporal needs of our clergy and lay employees of the Archdiocese.
Center for Family Care
This department has been established to deal with marriage and family—fundamental institutions of vital importance for the Church and Society. A significant part of the work of the department is the issue of inter-Christian marriages.
The primary work and ministry of the Department of Communications is to facilitate proper and coordinated communication throughout the Church in America and to communicate the scope of the ministry and activity of Archdiocese in the larger contexts of America and the world. The Department has the task of assisting the Hierarchs, Clergy, Parishes, Departments, Organizations, Institutions, and Programs in receiving and communicating information in timely and effective ways, as this is critical both to the growth and support of every area of the life of the Church.
Education Office / Direct Archdiocesan District
The Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education serves the District's parochial day schools and the afternoon Greek language schools by providing professional training for all teachers (Greek and English curricula); appropriate materials for teaching Greek as a second language; and The Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek for the evaluation of student learning.
The Department of Finance is charged with maintaining the material well-being of the Archdiocese of America that it may flourish as an icon of God's plenty and mercy. It is responsible for the oversight of all financial matters of the Archdiocese.
The mission of GOTelecom is to serve the needs of the Church by producing and disseminating religious, cultural and educational mass media materials pertaining to Orthodox Christianity and Hellenic Culture. A wide assortment of GOTelecom videos is available for viewing and purchasing online within this section.
Greek Education
The purpose of the Greek Education and Culture program of the Archdiocese is to instill in our youth the spiritual, moral and cultural values of our Greek Orthodox heritage so that they may be exemplary American citizens and faithful members of our Holy Orthodox Church.
Information Technologies
The IT Department is responsible for all computer operations and systems at the Archdiocese. Coordinating technology efforts in the various Archdiocesan departments, organizations, and institutions is also a focal point for the IT Department in order to improve the speed, efficiency, and accuracy of information shared and disseminated.
Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
The Ecumenical Office has as its main function the task of providing information, stimulating interest and coordinating ecumenical activities on the archdiocesan, metropolitan and parish levels. It adheres to the principle that Orthodoxy and Orthodox ecumenism must always speak the truth, never compromising the integrity and purity of Orthodox teachings, but always respecting the sincerity of the religious convictions and spiritual sensitivities of others.
Internet Ministries
The IM Department manages and facilitates internet development for all Archdiocesan departments, institutions, and organizations. The department also coordinates computer-based multimedia development for the Archdiocese. The mission of Internet Ministries is to follow the commandment of our Lord Jesus Christ who said: "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." (Mark 16:15)
Orthodox Observer
The Orthodox Observer is a monthly publication of the Archdiocese for the purpose of serving as a direct link between the leadership of the Church and each individual reader. It communicates the message of the Gospel and provides news of local, national and international interest about the Church.
Outreach and Evangelism
The Department of Outreach & Evangelism has been established to renew and share the Orthodox Christian Faith in America by nurturing a deeper commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ within His Church, by reaching out to inactive Orthodox Christians and to the unchurched, by meeting the needs of those inquiring about the Orthodox faith, and offering each community the tools for parish renewal and for the establishment of new parishes.
Parish Development
At any point in time, many parishes throughout the Archdiocese are in need of fundraising assistance from an outside, objective, and experienced source, but with the special needs of Greek Orthodox parishes in mind. In 2004, the Archdiocese created the Office of Parish Development as a resource for various aspects of parish development, including raising funds for expansion projects and renovations, stewardship, grant opportunities, endowments, and more. The Office of Parish Development aims to assist parishes to work according to an effective strategy that is rooted in sound fundraising principles. Even more importantly, the office works to ensure that funds are raised in such a way as to glorify God and to enhance the spiritual life of all involved.
As of 2006, the annual Stewardship Program materials of the Archdiocese are created and distributed through the Office of Parish Development.
The task of this newly instituted department is to develop further and to coordinate the philanthropic work of the Archdiocese. Working closely with various community organizations, most especially the Ladies Philoptochos Society, this Department will coordinate on a national level the philanthropic work of the Church wherever the need may arise.
Press Office, News and Media Relations
This office is responsible for the coordination of the English and Greek Press Offices, Radio and Television Office (GOTelecom) and Archdiocese involvement in matters of public and political affairs in the United States and relations with the White House, Congress, academic leaders, local and state officials. Further the department is responsible for the implementation of programming for public events involving the Archdiocese, and the Clergy-Laity Congresses.
Public Affairs
The Department of Public Affairs assists the Office of the Archbishop in coordinating the Archdiocese involvement in matters of public and political affairs in the United States, the White House, Congress, academic leaders and local and state officials. This office also implements programming for public events related to public affairs.
This department keeps the vital records of the Greek Orthodox Faithful, including marriages, divorces, baptisms, and funerals. It compiles annual vital statistics in cooperation with diocesan registrars, and maintains the canonical files.
Religious Education
The purpose of this department is to serve the parishes and metropolises by providing materials and services that will advance their programs of religious education. The department also serves individuals, organizations, military bases, ecumenical groups, and overseas parishes with catechetical resources that advance the spiritual admonition to "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18)
Stewardship Program
The Stewardship Program is a ministry resource to help guide parish stewardship campaigns. Materials are created around a central theme, which changes annually, and include posters, brochures, sample communication documents, month to month operation guidelines, and other resources for priests and lay leadership. The stewardship materials are mailed to all parishes in the fall of each year and are also available online at goarch.org. The Office of Parish Development, which oversees the Stewardship Program, is also available to provide additional assistance to parishes regarding their individual stewardship programs.
Youth and Young Adult Ministries
The mission of the department is to minister to youth workers, young people and their families, enabling them to fully experience the Orthodox Faith; to assist the local parish and metropolis in creating and sustaining youth and young adult ministries; and to create resources, which are disseminated throughout our Archdiocese.


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The following objectives were met to address the college's mandate to reduce its budget by 6.3 percent:
Reduce current year operating budget by the target: $1.363 million
Sustain programs/services required to meet FTE target
Maximize use of non-state funds for ongoing operating expenses
Minimize personnel reductions in 2010-2011
Capture (in the current year) a portionof the anticipated 2011-2012 budget reduction
Retain flexibility to adjust/modify reductions, as able, in current year
Reduction Category Amount ($)
Lapsed salaries 199,242 and un-used sabbaticals
Goods/services/travel 512,002*
President's contingency 100,000
Shift of salaries and 551,756 expenses from state to non-state sources
Total 1,363,000
* Figure contains about $260,000 from one-time funding sources.
SBCTC systemwide response
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges was required to submit a system response to the 6.3 percent budget reduction by Thursday . The SBCTC response to the 10 percent level is expected to be transmitted Friday, Oct. 1.
Shoreline Community College will achieve the state-mandated 6.3 percent budget reduction that is scheduled to start today, Oct. 1, 2010, without layoffs.
Reduction details
The following objectives were met to address the college's mandate to reduce its budget by 6.3 percent:
Reduction Category Amount ($)
* Figure contains about $260,000 from one-time funding sources.
SBCTC systemwide response
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges was required to submit a system response to the 6.3 percent budget reduction by Thursday . The SBCTC response to the 10 percent level is expected to be transmitted Friday, Oct. 1.
"This plan is a delicate balance and not without some risk," President Lee Lambert said Thursday, Sept. 30. Lambert thanked Vice President for Administrative Services Daryl Campbell and the rest of the Senior Executive Team for the recommendation that he approved. "This was difficult and done on a very short timeline," he said.
While nobody will lose their job as a result of the current cuts, the plan does capture varying levels of savings from what is generally labeled as "lapsed salaries." About 15 positions are in that category which includes positions that are unfilled, delayed hiring or filled at lower expense to the college.
The risk involved, Lambert said, is that the plan uses about $260,000 from one-time funding sources to get to the target of $1.363 million. "Normally, we'd avoid using funding that isn't sustainable," Lambert said. "However, this is one-time money for a one-time purpose; buying us time. That we are able to do this now is a result of our conservative approach over the past two years."
Another strategy used in the plan is to shift expenses to non-state funding sources, which generally come from various fees. College officials have been working on that process, but it was accelerated by the state's call for immediate cuts.
The time purchased by the plan will be used to get back to the process of planning for the next round of budget cuts announced by Gov. Chris Gregoire: A predicted 10 percent target that would take effect on July 1, 2011.
"We know another cut, a bigger cut, is coming," Lambert said. "The question was, 'How much of that cut could we do now, potentially easing that coming burden?' We know that 10 percent would require significant layoffs and a restructuring of the college. This lets us do that in as thoughtful a way as possible."
Lambert said that roughly half of the current $1.363 million reduction plan is in areas that could be considered for continuing into the next biennium. Those choices could reduce the overall amount needed to hit the coming 10 percent target of $2.249 million, he said.
"We don't have to decide that now, but having the option is prudent," Lambert said.
Lambert said the next steps will be to start the planning process outlined in June. That process includes work done over the summer by the Strategic Planning/Budget Committee which gave a report Sept. 21 during the Opening Week all-campus lunch. That committee will continue to provide the foundation for budget-reduction discussions in the coming academic year.
"While we're planning for reductions, we also must continue looking beyond these immediate challenges to the future," Lambert said. "I've also asked the Strategic Planning/Budget Committee to form a sub-group, tasked with looking at how we build a virtual college and achieve the 2020 vision of serving 20,000 students with our current campus and a new virtual campus.
"None of these current issues move us off of that goal."
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Shoreline Community College met the deadline for submitting a budget-reduction impact survey to the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges with time to spare.
"We sent in our answers to the survey on Friday," said Daryl Campbell, Vice President for administrative Services, adding that the deadline was Sunday, Sept. 26. "Our Senior Executive Team worked together to get this work done on a very short timeline."
The survey is part of the work set in motion by Gov. Chris Gregoire's call for across-the-board budget cuts for all state agencies of 6.3 percent. Those cuts are to take effect starting Friday Oct. 1. In addition plans for immediate reductions, Gregoire also asked agencies to plan for 10 percent cuts starting July 1, 2011.
The survey, however, is a request by state board staff to better understand what the various cut levels could mean to the overall system.
"The survey is not our budget plan," Campbell said. "It is a narrative to outline what the potential impacts could be to college."
Campbell said the Senior Executive Team will complete work budget-reduction recommendations early this week for review and an ultimate decision by President Lee Lambert before the Oct. 1 deadline. Although Lambert has been with Gov. Gregoire on a trade mission in China and Vietnam, he has had regular communication with Campbell and others on campus. Lambert will be on campus to meet with the Senior Executive Team before making a budget decision.
The 6.3 percent reduction target translates to $1.363 million for Shoreline. The 10 percent target equals a $2.249 million reduction.
Campbell said the survey was put together by business officers from across the system as well as state board staff. The document and possible responses were reviewed by the Senior Executive Team on Sept. 13, 16, 20 and 23, before being finalized and transmitted on Sept. 24.
Brightly colored triangles with messages from faculty and staff at Shoreline Community College are displayed on the wall in the PUB Main Dining room. (More photos)
A quilt of hopes, made of heartfelt messages on brightly colored triangles of paper, is taking shape on one wall of the Main Dining Room in the Pagoda Union Building at Shoreline Community College.
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Want to share your hopes and dreams for students? Stop by PIO in the 1000 Building and pickup a triangle and add your thoughts.Then, just send or drop it by PIO, or bring to the all-campus lunch, and PIO staff will see to it that your contribution is included.The idea came from a collective brainstorm of participants on the ad hoc Fall Convocation planning group at the college. With Vice President for Student Success Tonya Drake leading the way, the group moved the centerpiece event of the traditional opening week lineup from an "all-campus meeting" to a "convo cation."
The right angle
Want to share your hopes and dreams for students? Stop by PIO in the 1000 Building and pickup a triangle and add your thoughts.Then, just send or drop it by PIO, or bring to the all-campus lunch, and PIO staff will see to it that your contribution is included.
"The word 'convocation' can have many interpretations," Drake said "In our case, I think it means a gathering in a purposeful way to build community."
Along with the convocation intent came the idea to bring Gillies Malnarich, co-director of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education, as keynote speaker, and the colorful messages for students.
Malnarich introduced the exercise to convocation attendees.
"It is a letter to students," Malnarich said. "What do you want for your students?"
As a guide, she gave three questions to those in the room:
When you leave Shoreline Community College, I hope that:
In the company of others, you will be able to …
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Every attendee received one of the colorful triangles and had a chance to share their hopes for the incoming students. For those who would like to participate, materials are available in the college Public Information Office.
Drake said this is just the first step.
"A fall convocation implies that there should be a spring convocation," Drake said. "In the spring we'll ask the students to share back with us, to create a dialogue."
Gillies Malnarich reads a passage from "Hope" during her presentation at Fall Convocation 2010. More photos.
Faculty, staff and Student Government representatives came together for the first meeting of the 2010-11 academic year on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The Fall Convocation began with an all-campus reception (coffee and juice provided by Chartwells and muffins by Costco.)
Vice President John Backes got the ball rolling by introducing Tom Prigmore, Accounting/Budgeting, who performed a personal rendition of the national anthem on sax that elicited huge applause. Backes gave a brief welcome followed by a budget process update by VP Daryl Campbell and Board of Trustees Chair Jerry Smith shared a personal accounting of the value of an education, sharing humility and inspiration.
After a brief presentation by SBA President Robin Aranas and introductions of Student Government representatives, VP Stephen Smith introduced new employees and those who earned 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 35 year service awards. Fifty-five employees were honored for their service of five years up to 35 years by Marcia Liaw and Gillian Lewis.
Dean Susan Hoyne was completely surprised - even "without words" when she received the Administrator of the Year Award. Hoyne was commended for her leadership and personal skills. "She truly seems to understand our work unit and our jobs and supports our efforts," a colleague wrote. Hoyne's open door policy and willingness to look at things with different perspectives were also highlighted. Her work developing new programs and bringing new partnerships to the college were also noted.
Ron Norimatsu asked his crew to join him on stage when he accepted the Classified Star Award. His pleasant personality, positive outlook and can-do attitude were common remarks on the nomination forms. One nomination read, "I haven't EVER seen him grouchy!" His determination and skills set were also highlighted. The humble Norimatsu did what he does so well -- shared the point that we all work together and we do it well no matter what. The "Shoreline way...that's what we do," he said.
Gary Parks accepted the Faculty Excellence Award for Gloria Anderson, whose nominations came from students, faculty and administrators. A student of Anderson's who was in her 40s raved about her instructor's ability to understand her challenges at returning to school. "She is an exceptional instructor and mentor who makes me want to learn as much as I can to be a better student," she wrote in her nomination form. Another student said that Anderson has a "knack for taking the student on a journey to find answers rather than providing answers outright."
Gillies Malnarich, co-director of the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, The Evergreen State College, gave the keynote, capturing the interest of all, sharing her ideas and experiences around teaching and learning strategies. The center is organized as a consortium, working in collaboration with institutions across the country. Malnarich works with faculty members, staff, and administrators to share good practices and carry out collaborative projects aimed at improving undergraduate teaching and student learning. Through workshops, institutes, campus visits, publications, and our website, the Washington Center promotes projects aimed at improving student achievement. All Washington state community and technical colleges are members. President Lee Lambert talked about the possibilities that lie ahead for college, sharing his vision of reaching aggressive enrollment numbers via a virtual college and a larger international student population via a 24-minute video presentation. Lambert is currently in Asia with the Governor's International Mission.
Shoreline Community College officials went into a Thursday afternoon meeting to discuss how to plan for current-year budget cuts of 4 and 6 percent.
They came out of the meeting to find that Gov. Chris Gregoire has pegged the number at 6.3 percent, the system could lose "9,000 slots" and State Board of Community and Technical Colleges Executive Director Charlie Earl saying to forget about 4 percent.
"It isn't entirely unexpected news, but we weren't sure when we'd know it," said Daryl Campbell, Vice President for Administrative Services. "Now we know. If there is any good news, it is that we had just been discussing the likelihood of the cut staying at the higher end of the spectrum."
Campbell and the other members of the Senior Executive Team met to work on the college response to a state board survey about the projected impacts of two separate budget reductions scenarios: 1) a 6 percent cut for this year, with language that legislative action in January could knock that down to about 4 percent, and; 2) a 10 percent reduction for the coming two-year budget period that starts July 1, 2011. The survey is due back to the state board by Sunday, Sept. 26.
While Gregoire had already predicted the current-year cuts would be 4-7 percent, the actual number, 6.3 percent, came Thursday on the heels of a state revenue projection that sees very little good in the near future.
"Job growth remains anemic; housing is looking for a new bottom; and, despite some easing in credit conditions, small businesses continue to face a challenging credit environment," says the Economic & Revenue Forecast Council report. "There is still considerable drag in the economy, little indication of any impending acceleration, and increased uncertainty."
Less certain was whether that number would hold or be reduced to something closer to 4 percent. At play is a "maintenance of effort" (MOE) clause that all states, including Washington, agreed to in return for accepting federal stimulus money. However, also on Thursday afternoon came an e-mail memo from Earl to all colleges strongly advising to not plan on any MOE budget protection.
"We now question whether they will be able to balance the state budget without violating these limits," Earl wrote. "As a result, I STRONGLY urge you to assume that the Governor's across-the-board reductions will hold up as the level of reduction for FY 2011."
A week ago, state board staff had supplied all colleges with dollar targets for the 6 percent cut scenario. Shoreline's target was $1.298 million. Just minutes after Earl's memo was sent, a notice went out from the state Office of Financial Management translating 6.3 percent into a new target: $1.363 million for Shoreline.
Campbell said the executive team will meet twice again next week to complete the state board survey and arrive at a plan to meet the new cut level and make a recommendation to President Lee Lambert.
Lambert, on a trade mission to China and Vietnam with Gregoire,is staying close to the situation and interacting with staff by e-mail. Lambert was closely involved with the vice presidents and budget discussions before leaving for Asia.
Late Thursday a news release posted on her Web site, said: "Gregoire warned that the cuts could mean the loss of up to 9,000 slots at local community and technical colleges at a time when demand is at its highest, a reduction of funding for 75 percent of our local school districts that receive extra financial support through levy equalization, and the closure of another state prison. These cuts will affect communities and services across the state."
An unauthorized campsite discovered in a heavily wooded area on the Shoreline Community College campus and used by a homeless person has been dismantled.
The camp was the site where the body of a 42-year-old woman was found Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The incident was investigated by King County Sheriff's Office detectives. The King County Medical Examiner's Office is waiting for toxicology tests to be returned before determining the cause of death. No arrests were made.
The camp was also used by a man who has been ordered by Shoreline Police and college officials to not return to the campus.
College officials and Shoreline Police are working together to survey all the undeveloped areas of 83-acre campus that abuts the city of Shoreline's wooded Boeing Creek Park. If anyone is found camped on college property, they will be given a list of social-services resources and advised to leave, college officials said. A subsequent sweep will be made to remove any camp material, they said.
Sept. 10: Received survey from state board describing impacts for 6 percent and 10 percent cuts
Sept. 13: Senior Executive team review, discuss survey
Sept. 16: Senior Executive team review, discuss survey
Sept. 20: Senior Executive team review, discuss survey
Sept. 21: Budget and Strategic Planning Committee present budget-related data and other information
Sept. 23: Senior Executive team review, discuss survey
Sept. 26: Survey response due to state board
Oct. 1: Implement reductions in 4 percent plan
Sept. 15: State board will adopt the system's 2011-13 biennium operating budget request.
Sept.16: State revenue update released
Sept. 17: Governor expected to announce across-the-board budget reductions
Sept. 30: 2011-13 biennium budget requests due to the Governor.
Sept. 30: 10 percent budget reduction packages due to the Governor.
Oct. 13: 6 percent 2010-11 budget reduction packages are due to state Office of Financial Management along with 2011 supplemental budget requests.
December: Governor expected to propose a 2010-11 supplemental budget to adjust across-the-board cuts
December: The Governor's 2011-13 budget proposal will be released
Late January: Legislature expected to adopt a 2010-11 supplemental budget
April 2011: Legislature expected to adopt a 2011-13 biennium budgetShoreline Community College officials are working quickly to meet state-mandated deadlines for budget-reduction proposals.
All colleges are being asked to prepare two budget-reduction scenarios; one at 6 percent for the current year ending June 30, 2011 and one at 10 percent for the two-year period starting July 1, 2011. Both are due to state officials in the next three weeks.
"We have not much time to do this," Vice President for Administrative Services Daryl Campbell said.
The work is revolving around a survey worked out in discussions this past week among business officers and staff from across the state system. "There was consensus that we just don't have time to offer detailed plans to the state board," Campbell said. "What we agreed to is more of a narrative approach, describing how each college will achieve its own reduction target."
The purpose of the survey is to gather information from the colleges that will be used to provide system-level information and to provide information to the Legislature on budget reduction impacts. The survey was reviewed Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, by Campbell, fellow VPs John Backes, Tonya Drake and Stephen Smith as well as presidential special assistants Holly Woodmansee and Jim Hills and Chief Advancement Officer Jane McNabb. The group is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, Sept. 16, Monday, Sept. 20 and Thursday, Sept. 23.
For Shoreline, the 6 percent target number is $1.298 million with the plan due to the state board on Sunday, Sept. 26. The 10 percent target is $2.249 million. That plan is due to Gov. Chris Gregoire's office on Sept. 30.
Campbell said it is helpful to take separate looks at the details and circumstances of each reduction plan. Both plans start from a baseline of the adopted 2010-11 college budget.
The 6 percent plan is based on Gregoire's announcement that she would call for such cuts immediately after the September state revenue projection, which is due Thursday, Sept. 16. By law, Gregoire can only call for across-the-board cuts. Only the Legislature can adjust cut levels between agencies and Gregoire says she will ask lawmakers to do so when they convene in January.
"There is a 'maintenance of effort' clause that came with the state's acceptance of federal stimulus money," Campbell said. "Assuming that holds, then our actual cut for this year wouldn't be 6 percent, but more like 4 percent. However, we won't know that until January at the earliest and we're being asked now for a 6 percent plan, which we will submit."
Earlier this summer, college officials identified a 4 percent plan that avoids cutting positions. "The idea is to reduce spending and hold it aside until we get a specific number from the state," Campbell said. Once finalized and approved by President Lee Lambert, the 4 percent-level reductions could take effect as soon as Oct. 1.
Getting from 4 percent to 6 percent, however, could impact positions. While not finalized, President Lambert has said any position cuts for this year would likely come from administrative and classified areas.
The 10 percent plan is based on statements by Gov. Gregoire and projections by the state Office of Financial Management. Based on current information, the state is be looking at a $3 billion deficit for the 2011-13 biennium, which could equate to about a 10 percent cut for community and technical colleges. Gregoire has said that the outlook for the following two years, 2013-15, is even bleaker with a projected $9 billion deficit.
A cut at the 10 percent level, Lambert has said, would have to mean significant full-time faculty reductions.
Lambert has said that while current-year reductions will move ahead quickly, the inclusive, campus-wide process for the potentially deeper 2011-13 cuts will continue. The Strategic Planning and Budget Committee is scheduled to present budget-related data and other information gathered over the summer at the all-campus lunch, scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21.
"We have to give the Governor's office some information about Shoreline meeting the target," Campbell said. "However, there will still be time to discuss and get input before getting a final number from the Legislature next spring and adoption of a final budget for the next two years."
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Nineteen high school teachers from around the greater Seattle area, from Snohomish to Olympia, participated in the 4th Annual Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program run by David Paul, a biotechnology lab technician at Shoreline Community College.
The Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program is an educational outreach program that provides equipment, curriculum assistance and supplies to high schools and colleges. The Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program engages students from diverse backgrounds in learning molecular biology using relevant curricula, tools and techniques. It exposes students to the wide range of career opportunities in science. Aligned with National and State Science Education Standards, the program supports the goal of achieving scientific literacy. (This information was taken from the Amgen-Bruce Wallace web site. http://www.bwbiotechprogram.com/aboutus.php).
Shoreline Community College was the only college in the Puget Sound area to receive funding for the Amgen program and Paul and Outreach Coordinator Adrienne Houck invited high schools from around the area to participate.
Aligned with the new science standards in Washington state, the Amgen Bruce Wallace program provides all of the equipment, chemicals, consumables and reagents to perform eight multi-day cohesive labs from pipetting to transformation of bacteria to purification of the protein. Participating faculty can check the kits out throughout the year and provide this to all of their students (which is many times 150 students per teacher). With enough supplies to run lab groups of two in the high schools, students get first-hand experience of concepts in biotechnology and the techniques done by technicians in the field.
Shoreline Community College's Biotechnology Program's technician, David Paul, works closely with the instructors to help support them in incorporating the curriculum into existing curricula. Paul will also be available to help instructors with the kits.
Outreach Coordinator, Adrienne Houck, plans to schedule classroom visits as a resource on biotechnology careers and career pathways. Houck will take her own hands-on lab activities to the schools. "I hope to inspire students to engage in this important field in our lives and our community," Houck said.


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Creating Convincing ContentWritten by Krista Johnson -- July 30th, 2008 in Copywriting
Is bias versus non-bias as simple as persuading your audience?! Of course this is a possibility, but the assignment can be very detailed and technical.
In order to be a persuasive writer, make sure to provide plenty of proof, as well as solid facts to ensure your credibility. Persuasion can be as easy as presenting each side of an equation. However, a problem that might surface is when your argument is weighed by bias.
If you have ever been given an assignment to, or been in an argument where you have to prove your point, it is very difficult to present yourself without adding your own two cents. Adding your own opinions and voicing your personal feelings in any dispute is a prime example bias. Bias often occurs when a person ignores facts, or when a person refuses to belief anything other than themselves. Bias can even occur when somebody knows they're wrong but continues to push the issue, just to prove their point.
Here are a few strategies to try when writing persuasively:
*Â Â Â Provide a sense of humor
*Â Â Â Use creative writing
*Â Â Â Animate your copy
*Â Â Â Play around narration
*Â Â Â and even attempt to push your audience to exude further contribution to the controversy.
These suggestions might come in handy when trying to produce a reputable persuasive piece of writing. However, if you do not find that you are successful with these strategies, try approaching the task with other options and see if you can't come up with a better solution.


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Featured in Midwest Living magazine, the Arcola Flower Patch offers a lovely downstairs parlor, shaded porch swing, quiet gazebo for tea or coffee & gift shop. Lynn, the Artist in Residence, displays framed porcelain art and watercolors throughout the house. Every room abounds with floral arrangements, crafts, curios and family memorabilia. With floral rugs, potted plans and displays of fresh and dried flowers, it's always spring at the bed & breakfast. Guests and non-guests alike are welcome to tour the backyard garden, where the Harshbargers grow the herbs used in their epicurean masterpieces
This two-story hotel with 41 rooms is conveniently located off Interstate 57, just 15 miles from Lake Shelbyville. The facility also is close to area attractions including Tuscola Outlet Mall, Rockome Gardens, and the Amish community.
74 rooms, free continental breakfast. Cable TV with HBO. Two floors with exterior corridor. Suites are available. Handicap accessible.
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Arcola Diamond House is just what you hope to find in a bed-and-breakfast... a touch of whimsy, a dash of nostalgia and engaging hosts brimming with small-town friendliness. The Harshbargers, a family of porcelain artists, poets, musicians and scholars, have developed a sure-fire formula for enchanting their guests. Blending the decorative arts with culinary flavors, they have turned their family homes into masterpieces. Shining with personality, The Flower Patch & Diamond House make a pleasant beacon of exquisite taste; in more ways than one.
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Built in spring 2000 by a local Amish contractor, this 1 1/2 salt-box cottage includes two spacious siutes, private baths and kitchen located in the heart of Illinois Amish Country.
Conveniently located on IL 133, this facility is a short distance from an Amish pastry and coffee shop, a cheese shop, woodcraft store, and a family restaurant. The 16 modern rooms are all moderately priced.
Located between Arthur and Arcola in the small group of houses called Chesterville. This is a one bedroom house, with living room, full kitchen and bathroom. The bedroom has a queen size bed and the living room has a queen size sofa bed. It also has air conditioning and a washer & dryer, it is newly remodeled.
Located in a very historic area of Camargo, IL at the well-known Patterson Springs where the spring water fills three concrete pools on the grounds, within three acres of wooded nature land, next to the Embarrass River. The Gothic Revival house with a mansard roof was built in 1880. History abounds on the grounds from Native Americans drinking from the springs, to 1906-16 Chautauqua's, to a $50,000 amusement park from 1927-1942. Relax in the peaceful surroundings and enjoy the aura of a time gone by.
A beautiful wooded country setting, within walking distance to several restaurants. Outdoor pool.
A Civil War era, hewn log house that has been moved to Central Illinois and restored. It is furnished with mid-19th Century antiques, has a full kitchen and bath, and sits on 55 acres of woodlands, meadow and fields.
Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1892; sits on a wooded 1½-acre lot and is located 3 blocks from Eastern Illinois University.
For this locally owned hotel, showing guests special attention is our goal to make your stay as comfortable as possible. We have connections with caterers and plenty of ballroom area to host your next party or conference. We are a 77 room hotel with ballroom facilities, seasonal swimming pool, free WIFI and continental breakfast. Located in Charleston, Illinois near Eastern Illinois University.
Rooms with single, double and kingsize beds
A pleasant walk from the campus of Eastern Illinois University, The McGrady Inn honors its heritage, a United Brethren church constructed in 1919. From the original maple floors to the nine-panel stained glass window at the center of the 23-foot sanctuary ceilings, guests are surrounded by the results of a three-year restoration matching the original craftsmanship. The Inn offers modern amenities such as flat screen televisions, wireless internet and spacious bathrooms in the company of intricate oak woodwork and nineteenth century church pews. Enjoy a stroll to one of the many restaurants located on Charleston's courthouse square or simply relax in the shade of a hard maple tree on our front porch. The McGrady Inn is centrally located among the distinguished homes in our college community.
Small 27-unit motel, cable TV with free HBO.
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This 61 room facility is located just off I-57 and Illinois Route 16, and has a variety of restaurants within walking distance. Attractions nearby include the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site and the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum. Free Wi-Fi, business center, free breakfast bonanza, and pet-friendly. Kids 17 and under stay free with an adult.
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123 room facility located in Mattoon, IL. Located just off Interstate 57 and a short drive from Charleston, Eastern Illinois University, Lake Shelbyville, Tuscola and Amish Country.
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They are magnificent sculpts, but I can't get into the concept of dog or wolf people. Our GM has removed them from his game universe from too many jokes about them eating other animals' feces. Shame, really.
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Sinatra's Humiliating Godfather Tell-Off, Retold In $700 Book
Photographer Steve Schapiro needs a hook to sell his $700 special edition book about the Godfather movie. The behind-the-scenes pictures (including James Caan wired up with explosive squibs, left), 1,000-copy print run and author signatures might not be enough, and lord knows the economy isn't going to help matters. So he struck a deal to excerpt Mario Puzo's 1972 book on the making of the film. This excerpt was, in turn, excerpted in the Daily Mail this weekend, and the part where the late crooner Frank Sinatra screams at Puzo in a restaurant is the talk of the blogs, 35 years after it surfaced in Time. It's a worthy tale.
Puzo wrote into the Godfather a character named Johnny Fontane, whose career is assisted by the mob several times, most infamously in a scene where a Hollywood shot-caller awakens to find the head of his beloved horse in bed with him. Fontane was widely believed to be a stand-in for Sinatra.
Sinatra was not happy, and Puzo knew it: At Elaine's, the proprietress asks Sinatra is he would like an introduction to the author. He objects, as Puzo anticipated.
But the author was eventually dragged into an introduction, literally, by an apparently drunk millionaire buddy of the singer's who ignored Puzo's objections
On the way out the millionaire started leading me toward a table. His right-hand man took me by the other hand...
'I'd like you to meet my good friend, Mario Puzo,' said the millionaire.
'I don't think so,' Sinatra said...
I was trying to get past the right-hand man and get the hell out of there... The millionaire was actually in tears.
'Frank, I'm sorry, God, Frank, I didn't know, Frank, I'm sorry…'
I always run away from an argument and I have rarely in my life been disgusted by anything human beings do, but after that I said to Sinatra, 'Listen, it wasn't my idea.'
...He said, and his voice was almost kind, 'Who told you to put that in the book, your publisher?'
...Finally I said, 'I mean about being introduced to you.' Time has mercifully dimmed the humiliation of what followed. Sinatra started to shout abuse. I remember that, contrary to his reputation, he did not use foul language at all. The worst thing he called me was a pimp. I do remember him saying that if it wasn't that I was so much older than he, he would beat the hell out of me. What hurt was that here he was, a northern Italian, threatening me, a southern Italian, with physical violence. This was roughly equivalent to Einstein pulling a knife on Al Capone. It just wasn't done.
Sinatra kept up his abuse and I kept staring at him. He kept staring down at his plate. Yelling. He never looked up. Finally, I walked away and out of the restaurant.
My humiliation must have showed because he yelled after me, 'Choke. Go ahead and choke.'
That last quote sounds exactly like what one would expect Sinatra to yell after someone he's just told off, actually. It's kind of perfect! Writers may not get the respect of singers or filmmakers (Sinatra was actually nice to Francis Ford Coppola, even though the Godfather film included the Fontane character), but they do tend to get the last word.


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One Seed at a Time: Plant Materials Center in Los Lunas, New Mexico Helps Restore the Grand Canyon's South Rim
For more than 20 years, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been growing seeds for the Grand Canyon National Park and other national parks.
When the National Park Service renovated the Grand Canyon's South Rim visitor center in 2008, they looked to the NRCS Plants Materials Center in Los Lunas, N.M. to produce the seed needed to restore native grasses in the area.
Now, driving along eight miles of twists and turns of the South Rim, you can see the bright green grasses surrounding the parking lots, roads, and popular viewpoints including Prima Point, Hermit's Rest and the Bright Angel Trailhead.
"Where you don't have native grasses put in, you would have invasive weeds coming through," said Janice Bosco, park horticulturalist with the National Park Service. "The native grasses grown by NRCS also give elk and deer some nice food."
In national parks across the West including Zion, Arches, Canyonlands and the Grand Canyon, the Park Service uses seed from the Plant Materials Center in Los Lunas to restore disturbed areas where roads, trails, walkways and parking lots have been added or removed.
But finding and growing the seeds isn't easy.
Because each species of plant has developed an advanced genetic makeup specific to the cliffs, valleys and ridges of the parks, the Park Service uses seed native to that specific park area. In the long run, native plants are better able to resist damage from freezing, drought, common diseases and grazing animals like elk and deer.
The Park Service collects a small amount of those specific seeds and provides them to NRCS for planting. The Plant Materials Center starts the seed, such as blue grama, spike muhly, muttongrass and needle-and-thread and Indian ricegrass, in a greenhouse before transplanting it in a nearby field to mature.
Each planted seed will end up producing hundreds of seeds for many years. With each harvest, the seeds are processed, bagged and delivered in quantities of tens to hundreds of pounds ready to be planted by the Park Service.
In addition to supplying seeds to the national parks, the Plant Materials Center also develops new varieties of plants that are drought tolerant and combat erosion to be used for conservation projects and on public and private lands across the southwest.
"These grasses not only reduce erosion and provide food and cover for wildlife, but they also beautify the area," said Greg Fenchel, the center's manager.
The next task for NRCS is to replant Orphan Mine, an old mining site of the Grand Canyon used as a source of uranium from 1953 until 1972.
The Park Service is looking to reclaim Orphan Mine and the surrounding area and will be using seed from the Los Lunas Plant Materials Center.
"It is an honor for us to be a part of these replanting efforts for our national parks – some of the most beautiful places in the world," Fenchel said.


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I've gotten some interesting feedback from my post about teaching children about hoarding. I wrote how I felt I am failing my daughter by not coaching her on better organizational habits earlier.
You Responded!
I was delighted to read your comments! Thank you to all who took the time to leave a note on the blog or email me in person. You were all reassuring that I haven't ruined my kids just yet! Phew! There's still time to teach them about personal organization!
Knee Jerk Reaction
I suppose I'm being extra cautious. Living so close to someone with a mental illness makes you paranoid (wait, isn't that a mental condition too??? ). Perhaps it's similar to those with an alcoholic parent and forbidding their own children to ever toast with wine at holiday dinners. I'm probably being hyper-sensitive, but I know I've read in several places that compulsive hoarding can be hereditary. Diabetes also strongly runs in the family…some future I've got facing me, huh?
Nature vs Nuture
Genetics aside, I think learned behavior goes a long way. I don't want to go overboard and insist on unattainable perfection. I can't maintain that myself anyway. But if I can begin to instill the proper techniques for organizing personal space, encouraging attachment to people instead of objects, and how to begin and finish any project, then I think I'll be giving my girls some great life skills. And hey, it doesn't hurt to practice them myself, right? I'm sure Will would agree, as he eyes my creatively chaotic craft room.
Your Suggestions for Teaching Kids About Personal Organization
You had some great ideas for helping kids learn about organizing, and learning how to let go of treasured toys.
- take photos of toys before donating them, and put photos in an album to preserve their memory
- designate a set number of keepers. Let them choose which keepers, but don't go past the number.
- designate a box for toys and don't let it go past the top. If it doesn't fit the box, it can't stay.
- trim pieces from favourite blankets, clothing, or stuffed animals and sew them into a memory quilt or pillow (careful this doesn't add to your own long list of projects *cough*)
- Remind them of children less fortunate, and encourage a social conscience.
Feel free to keep sending your ideas, and I'll add them to this list. I'm sure I'm not the only parent in this boat.
I also just came across the Overindulgence website. It discusses dealing with spoiled children, the feeling of entitlement some kids seem to have, and gives a few ideas about giving chores.
My own purge continues
Going back to my craft room for a minute, I worked on clearing that room out, too. Yes, I've been on a purging kick the last 2 months and it's feeling great. I didn't realize exactly HOW great until I sat down at my sewing machine and did a quick little project. I mentioned this to another creative kindred spirit, my best friend, and she said "Rae, I think that's how we feed our soul."
How we feed our soul. Yes. Yes, I think that's it.
And because my craft room is the dumping ground for when we don't know where else to put something, I had crowded out my opportunity to feed my soul. And I was starving. Funny how having too much can make you feel so empty.
Have you carved out a space all your own? How do you keep it clear for spontaneous use? I'd love to hear about it!
In case you're wondering, Mom is still without a phone. We've not spoken since I saw her about 3 weeks ago. That seems like a long time to go without hearing from your mother, doesn't it?


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