A new email has been created for general education, to better serve students, faculty and staff over the coming years. This also alleviates confusion during the Spring/Summer term and faculty transitions.
Please direct all questions or concerns related to general education and advanced standing for general electives to:
I’m very pleased to welcome Desiree Thyme as the new Media Production Coordinator for the Department of Film, Television and Journalism.
Desiree is a familiar face to many of us, having taught television production part-time with the Media Arts program since 2003. A Sheridan Media Arts graduate, Desiree brings over 20 years of front-line production management experience in both live television programs and post-produced series where she honed exceptional organizational skills and the ability to maintain a sense of humour under tight deadlines.
As a valued member of our faculty team in Media Arts, Desiree has been instrumental in our collaborative development processes for the television production component of the new Bachelor of Film and Television curriculum. Her attention to detail and clear focus, coupled with a warm and supportive communication style, created an exceptional combination for teaching and learning that always rendered Desiree a favourite of students.
The Media Production Coordinator is a new role in our effort to formalize and expand the vital experiential learning elements of television, film and journalism production curricula at Sheridan. Our goal is to create opportunities for students beyond the classroom to maximize their time in the field to practice their chosen professional crafts in a safe, supported and scaffolded environment toward eventual independence and leadership. The Media Production Coordinator will anchor this activity, working in collaboration with students, technologists, faculty, Sheridan Production House and other college and external stakeholders to coordinate, catalogue and communicate student media production at Sheridan.
Please join me in welcoming Desiree to this exciting new role!
– Maija Saari
Associate Dean of Film, Television and Journalism
Library and Learning Services now provides access to approximately 4300 high-quality titles covering a variety of subjects in the Humanities discipline.
The ACLS Humanities E-Book is a collection of recommended and reviewed titles offered in collaboration with 30 learned societies, over 100 contributing publishers, and the Michigan Publishing Division at the University of Michigan Library. The collection boasts:
For more information:
Find ACLS and more through our Database A-Z list.
Questions? Contact eresources@sheridancollege.ca
If you are looking for a colleague or colleagues to share your ride to work, you may consider signing up for Smart Commute’s online carpooling program. Sheridan College is a member of Smart Commute, which provides a tool specifically for three Sheridan campuses. When you register at this site, you can select and join any of the following available networks:
At Davis and Trafalgar, some parking spots are designated for cars with carpooling permits and are located near main entrances of campus buildings. For information about the carpooling permit and parking at Sheridan, please visit parking.sheridancollege.ca or e-mail parking@sheridancollege.ca.
Through carpooling, you can help reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and fight global warming, in addition to the social benefits. To find out how much greenhouse gas emissions you can avoid by using alternative transportation modes such as public transit and cycling, please visit the Smart Commute site at https://explore.smartcommute.ca/#/ .
Sheridan is implementing its Mission Zero initiatives as we progress to an energy-efficient and zero waste campus by 2020. If you would like to help Sheridan become a sustainable campus, consider getting involved by joining the Green Team at your campus. The Green Team is made up of voluntary members from different departments and faculty. As a Green Team member, you can help raise awareness about sustainability in your own group. You can also share your ideas on how to incorporate sustainability into the daily activities in your office or classroom. Not only will your experience with the Green Team empower you to be a leader of sustainability at Sheridan, but it will also broaden your horizons as part of your professional development.
Each Green Team generally meets once a month. Below are the details for the upcoming meetings in September:
Trafalgar Green Team
Time: Tuesday, September 22, 12 – 1 pm
Location: C226, Trafalgar campus
Davis Green Team
Time: Thursday, September 24, 1 – 2 pm
Location: B232, Davis campus
HMC Green Team
Time: Tuesday, September 30, 2 – 3 pm
Location: A242, HMC campus
If you are interested in joining one of the Green Teams, please email Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator (waichu.cheng@sheridancollege.ca). Feel free to contact Wai Chu to learn more about the Green Team initiative.
The Office of Security, Parking & Emergency Preparedness is pleased to support Sheridan’s Student Emergency Fund through the sale of its collection of ‘Lost & Found’ bicycles.
Ten (10) abandoned bikes will be up for bid through a SILENT AUCTION at Trafalgar Campus on Thursday, August 27, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the B-Wing (1st floor, in front of the Security Office and Tim Horton’s).
Thank you for supporting the Student Emergency Fund.
The Alumni Office is pleased to present the August edition of Ovation Online.
We hope you find these stories both interesting and inspirational, and we encourage you to send the names of any graduates you would like to see featured in an upcoming newsletter to alumni@sheridancollege.ca.
The August issue features:
Honouring our proud Bruins legacy
Media Arts grads nominated for Emmys
I Want My Hat Back coming to U.K. stage
Animation grad wins BC screen award
Applied Arts win for illustration alumnus
The universal language of music
Read the August issue of Ovation Online here.
The organizing team of the President’s Creative Challenge (PCC) 2015 would like to thank everyone who has voted so far for the People’s Choice Award. We would like to announce that voting will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, August 28.
The People’s Choice Award was added to the President’s Creative Challenge this year at the suggestion of President Jeff Zabudsky. Members of the Sheridan community can watch videos of the submissions for this year’s President’s Creative Challenge and vote for their favourite.
After two very successful rounds of presentations on the topic of ‘Internationalization: Envisioning a Sheridan without Borders’, the videos taken of each presentation have been edited and formatted for general viewing. They are available here. Participation in the voting process of PCC 2015 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 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.
Please note that decision on the winning submission will be based on the number of votes received from non-duplicate IP addresses.
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
Sheridan would like to acknowledge the tremendous contribution of Joe Sant, Professor in the School of Applied Computing (FAST), who has been a key faculty member for the school since 1983.
Joe has been integral to the School of Applied Computing (FAST) for 32 years of dedicated service. He has been instrumental in teaching and has also published and presented several papers in international journals and conferences on computing. His most recent presentation was in May of 2015 on his paper “Code Repurposing as an Assessment Tool” at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) in Florence, Italy.
Joe’s energy, knowledge and enthusiasm will be greatly missed but his retirement is well deserved. Please take some time to wish Joe well this week before he enters retirement. His last day at Sheridan will be this Thursday, August 27.
All of Sheridan wishes Joe the best. We are sure he will stay in touch and look forward to hearing about his travelling adventures!
Joe Varrasso
Associate Dean, School of Applied Computing
As indicated in the March 30 edition of the Insider, IT has ended support for Office 2010 and it will no longer be available from lab computers or classroom podium PCs. Office 2013 is our current supported standard.
Getting Office 2013
If you have further questions or concerns contact the IT Service Desk at ext. 2150 or send email to servicedesk@sheridancollege.ca.
On October 28, 2015, Sheridan will hold its inaugural Conference of Scholars and Creators, a day-long event meant to engage, celebrate and advance a range of scholarly, research and creative activities across disciplines and departments at Sheridan. This event will feature a keynote address, interactive sessions and workshops, and some exciting announcements related to SRCA at Sheridan, so plan to be there.
On October 29, 2015, the 3rd annual Showcase for Teaching and Learning is taking place. This exciting day will be dedicated to exploring and sharing ideas around critical thinking, reflective practice and innovation. Faculty and staff will have an opportunity to connect with colleagues through posters and sessions dedicated to enhancing their teaching and learning practice.
Go to http://sheridancreates.sheridancollege.ca/ for more information and to submit your proposal for a presentation/workshop/poster/roundtable/creative marketplace session/exhibits/performance pieces/etc. Feel free to get creative with your proposal!
I am pleased to announce two appointments in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences effective September 1. I am delighted to share that Sean McNabney has accepted the position of Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Creativity. Sean has provided exemplary leadership to the School over the past two years as the Acting Associate Dean, and will be taking on the role on a permanent basis. Sean joined Sheridan as a faculty member in 2008 and has taught Communications courses, literary studies electives, and has served as Coordinator in three separate portfolios: English Communications, General Education, and Degree Breadth. A member of College Council from 2010-2013, he served as the Council’s Chair for the 2012-2013 academic year; he has also been a member of the FHASS’ Local Academic Council since 2011 and is currently the Chair of the Program Quality Assurance subcommittee of the LAC.
Sean holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Western Ontario, where he also completed his Master of Arts degree with a focus on the study of American Literature. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies at York University, where he continues to focus on his research interests in the Western and Detective Fiction genres, gender and cultural studies, historiography, creativity, and narrativity.
It is also a great pleasure to announce that Stephanie Samboo has accepted the position of Associate Dean, School of Communication and Literary Studies. Stephanie has led the School over the past 15 months with great success, and I am delighted that she will continue to provide leadership in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Stephanie joined Sheridan as a faculty member in 2004, and has served in the capacity of Coordinator of ESL and, subsequently, of English Communication. She was one of the key members involved in the start-up of the Learning Centre at Sheridan in 2011, and has been an active member of Sheridan’s Senate, of the Academic Pathways Standing Committee of the Senate, of FHASS’s LAC, among others. Stephanie is currently the Chair of FHASS’ Pathways and Academic Partnerships subcommittee of the LAC.
Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (English Studies) from the National University of Singapore. She is also TESL (Teaching English as Second Language) certified, a CLBPT (Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test) assessor and became a certified ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) facilitator in April 2013. Her research interests include Language Acquisition, Intercultural Rhetoric, Composition Pedagogy and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Stephanie is currently pursuing her PhD in English with a focus on Intercultural Rhetoric at the University of Waterloo.
Please join me in congratulating Sean McNabney and Stephanie Samboo on their roles!
Has Malik, Dean
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Next Wednesday, September 2, you’re invited to attend the annual Welcome Back event at Trafalgar Campus to kick off our new academic year.
Following feedback received from post-event surveys over the years, the Welcome Back event is returning to campus.
Please wear comfortable clothes for the event, which will take place both indoors and outdoors. Weather contingencies are in place. The event will proceed rain or shine.
Please visit the following link to both RSVP for the event and to indicate whether or not you will require bus transportation to and from Trafalgar Campus. Buses will depart from Davis Campus at the H-wing bus stop at 7:30 a.m. sharp and from HMC’s south entrance near the Sheridan ‘S’ statue at 7:40 a.m. sharp.
The morning begins in Lot 7, Athletics Complex at Trafalgar. Please park in the staff lot and follow the signs to the event. Breakfast will be available beginning at 8 a.m., with the program starting at 8:45 a.m. The event concludes at 10:30 a.m. While the college’s buildings will remain open, arrangements have been made to close services to students and other constituents in order to allow staff to attend the event. Regular services for students will reopen at 11 a.m.
Please remember to bring your oneCARD as it serves as your ticket to be entered into a draw for prizes. We look forward to seeing you at the event for a morning filled with fun, activities and surprises.
On August 28, Bill Holmes will be leaving Sheridan to assume new responsibilities as the Dean of the Faculty of Management at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. This is a wonderful opportunity for Bill to pursue his professional goals and for his family to return to the West coast and its myriad attractions. Royal Roads’ gain is our loss – that being said, I wish Bill every success in his future as an academic leader and will miss his counsel and support.
With the departure of Bill, I have had to make some changes to ensure that his responsibilities as Vice Provost are delegated and that the short-term and long-term interests of Sheridan are clearly addressed. In order to consider our long-term needs in light of our Vision, Mission, Self Study process and creation of the next iteration of the Academic Innovation Strategy, I am putting a short-term (12 to 18 months) structure in place so that we can meet our collective responsibilities while stepping back to consider our long-term needs.
Please join me in welcoming this new team as it assumes its new roles and we work together towards a bright future for Sheridan. The revised organizational chart is attached for your information.
– Mary Preece
Provost & Vice President, Academic
Below is important orientation event information for new Davis students. If students are on-campus and have questions, please feel free to refer them to the Student Services Centre in Room B230 or orientation@sheridancollege.ca. Thanks for your support – we appreciate it!
– Dawn Sweeney & Wendy Kanko, First Year Student Transition Team
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Below is important orientation event information for new HMC students. If students are on-campus and have questions, please feel free to refer them to the Welcome Desk or orientation@sheridancollege.ca. Thanks for your support – we appreciate it!
– Dawn Sweeney & Wendy Kanko, First Year Student Transition Team
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Below is important orientation event information for new Trafalgar/STC students. If students are on-campus and have questions, please feel free to refer them to the Student Services Centre in Room B104 or orientation@sheridancollege.ca. Thanks for your support – we appreciate it!
– Dawn Sweeney & Wendy Kanko, First Year Student Transition Team
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A Co-Curricular Record (CCR) is a document that formally recognizes student participation in out-of-classroom activities that enhance student learning, personal growth and professional development.
Activities listed in the CCR Opportunities Directory include student life programs, student leadership development programs, community engagement activities, athletics, research and project teams.
Academic credit is not provided for participating in these activities.
To visit the CCR website, go to Access Sheridan and select the link MySheridanCo-Curricular.
We add activities to the CCR’s Opportunities Directory throughout the academic year so please contact us if you have your students involved in activities outside the classroom! It may be CCR eligible!
Want to encourage your students to get involved in activities outside the classroom? Send us an email to arrange for a 5 or 10 minute class visit! We’ll introduce them to the CCR, Student Union’s new Volunteer Board and Sheridan’s Student Leadership and Engagement!
The Conference Scholarship Program is back for Fall 2015! Created to enable full-time post-probationary faculty to explore current issues, share best practices and advance their knowledge in teaching and learning, successful applicants are eligible for reimbursement up to $1500 for eligible conference expenses.
Click here for more information and to access the application form.
Application deadline is Monday September 14, 2015 at 4:30 pm.