Save the date for Fall 2015 orientation now – we hope to see you there!

Hazel McCallion Campus Dates:

Tuesday, September 1

10AM, 2PM or 6PM – Diploma Students [have a choice of date/time]

Wednesday, September 2

5PM – Graduate Certificate Students

Thursday, September 3

9AM – Degree Students [mandatory]

10AM, 2PM or 6PM – Diploma Students [have a choice of date/time]

Have questions or would like to get involved? Please contact a member of First Year Student Transition team:
Dawn Sweeney [ext.2655 or dawn.sweeney@sheridancollege.ca]
Wendy Kanko [ext.2039 or wendy.kanko@sheridancollege.ca]

Save the date for Fall 2015 orientation now – we hope to see you there!

Trafalgar Road Campus Dates:

Thursday, September 3 – Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design

9AM – Diploma Students

12PM – Degree Students [excludes joint programs*]
Thursday, September 3

5PM – Graduate Certificate Students

Friday, September 4

9AM – Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies + Faculty for Humanities & Social Sciences
12PM – Faculty of Applied Science & Technology + Pilon School of Business

* orientation dates for joint program students are:
Tuesday, September 1 – UTM/Sheridan programs [Art & Art History + Theatre & Drama Studies]

Wednesday, September 9 – York/Sheridan [Bachelor of Design]

Have questions or would like to get involved? Please contact a member of First Year Student Transition team:
Dawn Sweeney [ext.2655 or dawn.sweeney@sheridancollege.ca]
Wendy Kanko [ext.2039 or wendy.kanko@sheridancollege.ca]

It is with mixed emotions that I inform you that Operations Manager, Laura Christopherson is leaving Sheridan. After 15 years of exemplary service to the college, Laura will be relocating to Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Jeff. Since beginning at Sheridan in 2000, Laura has progressed from the role of Assistant to the Associate Dean, to Assistant to the Dean, and since 2004, Operations Manager for the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies. In each of her roles Laura has demonstrated exceptional integrity and leadership. During her time at Sheridan Laura forged many life-long friendships, and she will always be remembered for her kind, caring, fun demeanor, and her respectful commitment to Sheridan. The members of the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies want to celebrate the many friendships and the legacy that Laura is leaving. Please join us as we host a drop-in reception for Laura on Wednesday, July 22. Details are as follows:

Wednesday July 22, 2015

Trafalgar Campus: President’s Boardroom from 11:00am to Noon

Davis Campus: B294 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Please stop by for coffee & cake, and a chance to bid farewell and best wishes.

Hope you can join us!

Richard Finch

Windows usually connect interior spaces with the world outside by directing our vision outward through a specific controlled aperture. Windows orient the viewer’s gaze by putting a selected slice of the universe inside a controlled frame. The B–Wing display window on Davis Campus in front of the B204 offices reverses this usual process by directing your gaze inward. Currently, it hosts some of the photographic work of Ken Snell, professor of Architectural Technology in the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology. This work features 24 images taken while Ken was on sabbatical leave in the fall of 2014. The images in this exhibition are like little windows inside of a bigger window. They provide a view upon creativity but also a glimpse inside the imaginative world of the person holding and pointing the camera and directing the viewer’s gaze.

Be sure to stop by the space when you are at the Davis Campus to see Ken’s work. Scan the QR code below for more details about Ken’s work:

Artist’s statement:

Possibility is not a characteristic of an object, but it is the recognition of potential by the viewer. When viewers seek personal meaning between the selected images they insert themselves into the creative process and discover a world of endless possibility within themselves… Fascination is the threshold of a daydream…it is the motivator of reverie and imagination.     – Ken Snell

Students and Faculty from the School of Applied Computing in collaboration with Centre for Elder Research have been engaged in a research project to design an innovative, online social platform for providing middle and later aged adults with the means to create the new and meaningful connections necessary for fostering a greater quality of life. This project is funded by NSERC and our Toronto-based industrial partner, Chumbuggy.com. We are pleased to invite you to join us for the official product launch and the chance to talk to our research team on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 12:30 – 2:30 PM. For more information, see flyer.

From the opening to closing ceremonies of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am games, Sheridan alumni, students and employees are well-represented – in competition, behind the scenes supporting the athletes’ experience, contributing to PANAMANIA, and treating injuries in a wide range of sporting events.

Carrying the torch

John Helliker, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Sheridan’s Screen Industries Research and Training (SIRT) Centre, carried the Pan Am Games torch through his neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto on July 9.

To read more about John’s once-in-a-lifetime experience, check out the latest post on Sheridan’s Curiosities blog here.

John Helliker running with the Pan Am torch

Behind the scenes

Amanda Fleet, a 2005 alumna, is a guiding force for both the opening and closing ceremonies in her role as production coordinator.  As a member of the Athlete Advisory Council TORONTO 2015, Warren Sawkiw, a 1999 graduate and former MLB baseball player, is working to provide the best possible experience for the thousands of athletes participating in the games.

In competition

Molham Babouli and Raheem Edwards, both Sheridan students and members of the Bruins soccer team, helped lead their team to a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national title in 2014, catching the eye of the men’s national soccer coach in the process. In Canada’s hard-fought opening game against Brazil on July 12, Mo Babouli scored Canada’s lone goal. Watch the video of his goal here (cue to 1:36).

Molham Babouli and Raheem Edwards

Amanda Braddock, a student in the Human Resources post-graduate program, competed in the 48kg weight class on July 11. Amanda solidified her place on the team at the Canadian Championships in May, lifting a 159kg total (71kg snatch and 88kg clean and jerk), and breaking two of her own Ontario records. The Pan Am Games marked her first international appearance.

Read more about Amanda’s journey to the Pan Am Games and how she has had to learn to embrace her new role as an athlete on Sheridan’s Curiosities blog.

Amanda Braddock competing at the Games.

Josh Cassidy, a 2009 Illustration graduate, is a two-time Paralympian and Canadian record-holder in wheelchair racing.  He will be competing in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m events at the Parapan Am Games.  Josh holds the record for the fastest wheelchair marathon ever, a title he earned at the 2012 Boston Marathon. He was recently featured in Sheridan’s alumni magazine, Ovation. Click here to read the full story and to see a video of Josh training.

Josh Cassidy

Joel Dembe is the No. 1 ranked wheelchair tennis player in Canada, and a London 2012 Paralympian.  In 2011, he was named Canada’s Male Wheelchair Athlete of the Year.  Joel graduated from the Marketing Management program in 2008.

PANAMANIA

Meaghan Ogilvie, a 2003 applied photography graduate, is one of 27 distinguished artists commissioned by PANAMANIA, the TORONTO 2015 arts and culture festival.  Her series Requiem of Water will be unveiled on July 13 at Toronto’s Brookfield Place.

Keeping athletes in the game

Sheridan’s renowned Bachelor of Athletic Therapy program has produced countless certified athletic therapists who are dedicated to helping athletes, professional and amateur alike, deal with sports injuries and return to play as soon and safely as possible.  Sheridan faculty and alumni have a long tradition of volunteering at the Pan Am and Parapan Games, Olympics, and other international sporting events.  TORONTO 2015 is no exception.

Amanda Halls and Nicole DiFilippo are the Director and Manager, respectively, of Sheridan’s Athletic Therapy Clinic.  Halls will be supporting the outdoor field hockey teams, while DiFilippo will be working with the water polo teams.  “It’s my first Games of this magnitude,” says Halls.  “I think it’s important to give back to the sporting community that has given me so much.”  Twenty-five additional Athletic Therapy alumni are lending their expertise to TORONTO 2015, in sports ranging from basketball and baseball, rugby and soccer to equestrian and combat sports, to name a few.

Read more about Sheridan alumni involved in the Games in the latest edition of Ovation.

To read the full news release about Sheridan’s involvement at the games, click here.

The Career Centre presents…

Backpack to Briefcase – Job Search Jumpstart

Date: August 25 & 26

Location: Davis Campus Brampton

For more details visit: https://www.sheridancollege.ca/alumni/events/backpack-to-briefcase-young-alumni-professional-development.aspx

It is with mixed emotions that I announce the departure of Bill Holmes, Vice Provost, effective August 28, 2015.  Bill has made many valuable contributions to Sheridan over the past five years, and we wish him all the best as he returns to British Columbia and assumes the position of Dean, Faculty of Management at Royal Roads University.   We will miss Bill’s thoughtful leadership, his commitment to the student experience and program quality, and his sense of humour.

Please join us as we host a drop-in reception for Bill on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Details are as follows:

Location:  Coffee Loft, Trafalgar Campus

Time:  12 pm to 2 pm

Information regarding interim leadership for this position will be circulated in mid-August.

Please join me in wishing Bill great success as he embarks on a new chapter in his career.

Mary Preece, PhD

Provost and Vice President, Academic

Read about some of Sheridan’s inspirational people, places, programs and ideas in the latest posts from Curiosities – the official blog of Sheridan College.

Thank you to Sheridan Illustration student Melissa Chung for her artwork, which is currently featured as the banner on the blog.

Reading the Bones – Jaime Ginter, Sheridan Professor of Biological Anthropology, runs a Co-Curricular Record (CCR) program that involves students processing, analyzing and curating a collection of skeletal remains on loan from a museum in Germany.

ICYMI:

Sheridan Carries the Flame for Pan Am Games – Sheridan Director of Strategic Partnerships and the Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT), John Helliker, had a once-in-a-lifetime experience carrying the Pan Am Games torch through his own neighbourhood in Toronto.

Worth the Weight - Sheridan Human Resources Management student Amanda Braddock discovered her sport, weightlifting, only three years ago. In a short time she has become an Ontario record holder, a Canadian Champion and recently competed on an international stage for the first time at the Pan Am Games.  ‪

Whether new students need information about Orientation, how to prepare for their first day, or navigating their first year, Sheridan’s First Year Experience Website serves as a one-stop first year resource and exists to help students successfully transition to Sheridan.  This website includes:

• A New Student Checklist to help students prepare for the start of term
• Tips to help students prepare and learn what to expect on their first day of classes
• A ‘First Year Lifeline’ to help students address their needs and wants by connecting them to the appropriate departments and services on campus and in the community
• The Friday Five Blog which highlights fun and informative things about life at Sheridan through weekly blog entries
• Information about getting involved on campus

If you work with Sheridan’s new student population, please refer them to the First Year Experience Website (firstyear.sheridancollege.ca).  If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Kanko, Specialist, New Student Transition & First Year Success at wendy.kanko@sheridancollege.ca (x2039).

Mississauga City Council recently approved a new by-law making Scholars’ Green Park, which is adjacent to the Hazel McCallion Campus, a smoke-free space. The by-law, which takes effect on August 1, 2015, prohibits smoking tobacco-based products such as cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and the use of tobacco in water pipes.

The City enacted the by-law in an effort to provide a healthier environment for students, employees and other users of the park.  Scholars’ Green Phase II, scheduled to open in 2017, will also be a smoke-free park.  The by-law builds on similar legislation enacted by the City which has made arenas, parks and other public spaces smoke-free.

For more information, visit City of Mississauga Smoking By-Law.

The organizing team behind this year’s President’s Creative Challenge is pleased to announce the launch of a new award category: The People’s Choice Award. This award was established at the suggestion of President Jeff Zabudsky, and allows members of the Sheridan community to vote for their favourite submission. Participation is easy: navigate to the People’s Choice award section of the PCC website, watch the video presentations of all submissions, and select your favourite. The President’s Creative Challenge 2015 presentation videos are available for viewing and voting now.

After two very successful rounds of presentations on the topic of ‘Internationalization: Envisioning a Sheridan without Borders’, the videos taken of each presentation were edited and formatted for general viewing. They are available here.

The video presentation that garners the most number of likes will be awarded the People’s Choice Award for PCC 2015. The People’s Choice winner will be announced along with the overall winners of the PCC by President Jeff Zabudsky at the ‘Welcome Back’ breakfast scheduled for September 2, 2015.

For more details on this year’s challenge, please visit: http://presidentschallenge.sheridancollege.ca/

To view and vote President’s Challenge 2015 presentations: http://presidentschallenge.sheridancollege.ca/#peoples-choice-award

Students and employees can now use their onecard to pay for a variety of services on campus. Please check out our website at onecard.sheridancollege.ca for instructions on how to load funds on your onecard and a list of participating locations. Get ready to Load.Tap.Save!

More details here.

The Spring/Summer issue of Alchemy, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Newsletter, is now out. You can find and read it online at https://fhass.wordpress.com/, where you can also download it as a PDF.

Please be advised that the Sheridan Shuttle Service will not be operating on Monday, August 3, 2015, due to the Civic Holiday. The shuttle service will resume on Tuesday, August 4, on a modified schedule: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note that there will be no overflow bus running during this time.

Please also be advised that the Sheridan Shuttle Service will not operate between Monday, August 24 to Monday, September 7 (inclusive). Regular shuttle service will resume on Tuesday, September 8.

For more details, including schedule information, please visit:
http://www.sheridancollege.ca/life-at-sheridan/campus-services/inter-campus-shuttle.aspx

The Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies welcomes Connie Taylor!

We are thrilled to have Connie Taylor join our team as our new Operations Manager. Connie brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from many related experiences both prior to, and since her arrival at Sheridan. Connie began her Sheridan career at our Corporate Training offices in 2005. Since then she has worked in Scheduling, and as an Administrative Portfolio Administrator (APA) in both FAST and FAAD. Connie also has experience in the classroom where she has taught Accounting Software Applications.

Prior to coming to Sheridan, Connie was a small business owner with a practice in accounting, and in designing, developing and implementing accounting systems. Her strong financial background, together with her Honours of Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, will add tremendous value to our Faculty, and to our Leadership Team.

Be sure to drop by B294-Davis, or B326-Trafalgar to offer congratulations to Connie!

-Richard Finch

While email attachments are a popular and convenient way to send documents, they are also a common source of viruses. Use caution when opening attachments, even if they appear to have been sent by someone you know.

Spam emails with attachments containing malware (i.e. computer viruses) can come from anyone, including your coworkers, family, and friends. These malicious file attachments may pretend to be anything, including work documents, family photos, voicemail messages, or fax messages. It is therefore important to always be careful with email attachments, especially if:

• you are not expecting the email
• the email is sent to a large number of recipients
• the attachment has a .zip and/or .exe file extension

If you receive a suspicious email to your Sheridan account, please do NOT open the attachment. Contact the IT Service Desk first. We will be happy to take a look at the email to determine its legitimacy. As well, if the email is spam and is coming from someone you know at Sheridan, we will then be able to follow up with that person to resolve the issue with their account and/or computer.

When in doubt contact servicedesk@sheridancollege.ca for a second opinion.

This coming long weekend, the work of Sheridan students will be featured at the Emancipation Day Family Picnic, an event sponsored by the Oakville Museum commemorating August 1, 1834: the day slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire.

In addition to games, drum circles and other fun activities, the event will feature two exhibitions by Sheridan students. The first is a poster presentation exhibit by students from the General Education elective, Canada in the Making: Understanding Canadian History. The posters cover a wide variety of topics in Canadian Black History, including the Underground Railroad, Black Settlement in Ontario, the War of 1812’s Coloured Corps, Black Loyalists, as well as profiles of such notables as Harriet Tubman and Mathieu deCosta. The second exhibition is a gallery of original art work created as the visual component to a research-based creative assignment in the Degree Breadth elective, Anthropology of Music.  These creative works are unique interpretations of Jazz that reflect the defining nature of this music as a symbol of human global thought and metaphors for democracy, freedom of expression, and tolerance.

This free, family-friendly event celebrating Oakville’s role in the Underground Railroad will be held on Monday, August 3^rd from 1-4pm at the Oakville Museum located at 8 Navy Street. For more information, please see http://www.oakville.ca/museum/programs-events.html and don’t forget to bring a picnic lunch and a lawn chair!

The Office of the Registrar bid a fond farewell on July 31 to Assistant to the Registrar Carrie Hinich. Carrie, who has been with the OTR for two short years, has assumed a new role with the Human Resources Department at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board.  We will miss Carrie’s warm approach with students!

We are actively recruiting for a replacement for this position; in the interim, I ask that any queries that would have been sent to Carrie  are forwarded to me directly.

– Linda Dalton, Registrar, linda.dalton@sheridancollege.ca, x2109