A number of stories about Sheridan College appeared in news outlets during the month of May. Here are some of the highlights, in case you missed them:
Animation alumnus David Soren directs new film by Dreamworks called Turbo – in theatres July 17
Sheridan partners with Cisco Canada and Canadian charity Partners-In-Research to expand opportunities to bring expertise about science, technology, engineering and math to K-12 classrooms across the country – reported in the Wall Street Journal online and Bloomberg Business Week:
Sheridan College’s Screen Industries Research and Training Centre received a federal grant for $800,000 grant to advance its cutting-edge work.
Sheridan College was announced as the host of the 2014 Men’s Basketball Championships by the Ontario Colleges Athletics Association.
Sheridan’s new Interaction Design and Game Design Degrees were picked up in daily digests and in trades magazines.
Music Theatre professor Robert Gontier creates 360 screenings.
Beautifully Broken, a documentary co-created by two Sheridan faculty airs on TVO.
Engineering.com outlines Sheridan’s unique approach to teaching engineering: http://www.engineering.com/Education/EducationArticles/ArticleID/5759/The-end-of-the-Engineering-Ivory-Tower.aspx
Sheridan College students compete with 30 universities from Canada, the United States and Estonia in Formula North – a competition that challenges student teams to design, build and operate a weekend auto-cross racecar
Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky speaks at West GTA Summit
Sheridan President Jeff Zabudsky outlines his vision for Sheridan University