I am delighted to announce that Natalie Manrique will join Sheridan as the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences/Continuing and Professional Studies on November 3.  Natalie comes with over 20 years of administrative experience, and most recently served as the Office Manager at Field Performance Group (FPG) where she supported the offices of the President and Vice-President.  As the Office Manager she developed and reviewed company policies for FPG, created and maintained an electronic filing system, and was the primary contact for corporate clients.  In addition, Natalie brings skills in programming in Visual Basic and developing SQL queries for databases.

Prior to her role as Office Manager, Natalie was at Siemens Canada, where she held the position of Bilingual Customer Service Representative, and Pro-Rep Marketing, where she was the Executive Assistant to the CEO and Office Manager. Her depth of expertise will serve as a great asset for both FHASS and FCAPS, as she supports the Office of the Dean in the two Faculties.  Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Natalie.

Has Malik

Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean, Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies

Sheridan’s 2014 United Way campaign is set to kick off on Monday, Nov. 17. This year, Sheridan has set an ambitious goal to raise $70,000 and we need your support to make this happen.

There are many ways to get involved during the campaign:

• PLEDGING: You can make a one-time pledge or a payroll-deduction pledge online, or download and print out a paper pledge form. Please note that payroll deduction pledges made during last year’s campaign do not carry over to this year’s campaign. You will need to fill out a new payroll pledge. More details about pledging can be found here: https://www.sheridancollege.ca/unitedway.aspx
• TOONIE TUESDAY: Bring your change and drop it off on campus to Toonie Tuesday United Way volunteers on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
• SPAGHETTI LUNCHES: Take part in one of the Spaghetti Lunch events taking place during the week of Nov. 17 at each campus. A minimum donation of only $5 will get you a plate of spaghetti with vegetable or meat sauce, garlic bread, salad and a small drink. A big thanks to Chartwells for providing the delicious food for these events.
• CINNAMON BUN BREAKFAST: Purchase a cinnamon bun and hot beverage on campus on Tuesday, Nov. 25 for a minimum donation of $3! Chef Kal is preparing a delicious cinnamon bun recipe for this event, which is co-sponsored by OPSEU Locals 244 and 245.
• SILENT AUCTION: Participate in the Sheridan United Way Silent Auction starting on Friday, Nov. 21 and ending at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26. There are many great prizes to be won this year including hockey tickets, culinary experiences and glass art.

We are looking for volunteers to help serve food at one of the lunch or breakfast events. Please email unitedway@sheridancollege.ca if you are able to donate an hour or two of your time.

All donations from all of Sheridan’s campaign events are in support of United Way and the important initiatives that the organization does to enrich the communities in which we live and work.

We look forward to seeing you at the events and working together to reach our campaign goal!

Thank you for your support.

- The Sheridan United Way Committee

Many of you may have noticed that Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus is home to a new piece of public art. The installation is part of the Temporary Contemporary initiative and was created by artist Jon Sasaki.

In its third year, Temporary Contemporary is an opportunity to showcase the work of high-profile artists in the Sheridan community by animating public spaces on campus with engaging and creative design. “Sheridan’s students, faculty, and staff are able to connect with the broader art community and the artist’s work inspires unique opportunities for curriculum integration,” said Ronni Rosenberg, Dean of Sheridan’s Faculty of Animation, Art and Design.

A call for proposals went out earlier this year and artists submitted designs. A jury that included Sheridan staff and community members unanimously selected the work of the multidisciplinary artist to be featured on campus for one year. Sasaki’s art has been featured at numerous solo exhibitions including shows at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, the Dunlop Art Gallery, the Prairie Art Gallery, the MacLaren Art Centre and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Sasaki’s design features a digital clock, mounted above the main entrance of the campus. The practical fixture has a thought-provoking twist. “Unlike most campus clocks, this one will be set 24 hours fast, always displaying tomorrow’s time,” describes Sasaki. “Of course, tomorrow’s time is indistinguishable from today’s time and therein lies a small bit of levity that I hope will open up a range of interpretations.”

For the past year the work of Roula Partheniou entitled “Dopplekopf 2013” was featured in the Learning Commons at Sheridan. Her piece included mirrored objects in colour and shades of grey. Canadian Art Magazine featured her work and highlighted her installation at Sheridan.

To read more about Sasaki’s piece and to see a video of it being installed, visit the Sheridan Arts Blog.

President Zabudsky, President’s Council and the Board of Governors hosted ‘A Celebration of Time’ on Thursday, November 6 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Each year this memorable event recognizes Sheridan employees with full-time service of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years and also celebrates Sheridan retirees from the past academic year. This year we celebrated with over 95 long service and retiree recipients along with their guests.

This cherished and long standing event allows us to acknowledge our employees’ commitment and dedication to the work they do every day that ensures the success of our students.

Please click here to view this year’s list of honoured recipients and the video presentation shown at the event.

We sincerely hope those who attended on November 6 enjoyed this celebration.

After 23 years with Sheridan, Janette Fattore, Senior Payroll Officer in the Financial Services department, will be retiring at the end of November.

Most people won’t know that Janette has been the most important person in their life every other week, “pressing the button” to ensure each one of us get paid accurately and on time.

Known around the college for her hard work and diligence, she also makes a mean cheesecake!

Please join me in wishing Janette all the best in her well deserved retirement.

I am pleased to announce that Anna Guz will be joining the Advancement department today, Monday, November 17, as the Awards and Annual Giving Coordinator. Anna has been with Sheridan for more than seven years, working in the Finance Department and most recently in the OTR as the Financial Aid and Awards Advisor at HMC. Anna has an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Guelph and is also a proud alum from Sheridan’s Business Administration – Accounting Co-op program.

Anna’s knowledge and experience will be a tremendous asset to our department.

Denise Lach

Manager, Awards & Annual Giving

This week you will notice holiday trees popping up around campus. However, they are not yet decorated as we’d like to get the Sheridan community involved this year. We thought we could set a goal of decorating (or completely covering) each tree with pairs of mittens for children and adults who are in need this holiday season.

We ask that when you are out doing your shopping, pick up a pair of mittens. Using the clothespins provided on the basket near each tree, hang your pair of mittens on the tree. When each tree is full, we will collect them and donate them to a local charity.

The trees can be found in the following locations:

Trafalgar – in front of the Security desk in the B-wing

Davis – Main entrance / Welcome Centre

HMC – Atrium across from the Welcome Desk

STC – Main entrance across from the Welcome Desk.

You may have noticed holiday trees popping up around campus. However, they are not yet decorated as we’d like to get the Sheridan community involved this year. We thought we could set a goal of decorating (or completely covering) each tree with pairs of mittens for children and adults who are in need this holiday season.

We ask that when you are out doing your shopping, pick up a pair of mittens. Using the clothespins provided on the basket near each tree, hang your pair of mittens on the tree. When each tree is full, we will collect them and donate them to a local charity.

The trees can be found in the following locations:

Trafalgar – in front of the Security desk in the B-wing

Davis – Main entrance / Welcome Centre

HMC – Atrium across from the Welcome Desk

STC – Main entrance across from the Welcome Desk.

Please join me in welcoming Alvin Tedjo to the Communications and External Relations team. Alvin joined us on November 24 in the newly-created position of Manager, Government Relations.

In this role, Alvin will be providing support to the Executive Advisor to the President, and giving expert advice to the President and leadership team on government-related issues that affect Sheridan, and government funding programs that are available to different areas of the institution, among other government relations matters. He will also be building connections with politicians, officials and organizations within our local communities, as we seek to enhance support and advocacy for the Sheridan Journey.

Alvin comes to us from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, where he served most recently as Senior Policy Advisor on Postsecondary Education. His previous positions with the Ministry include Acting Chief of Staff, Senior Advisor, Communications, and Special Assistant, Communications.

Alvin graduated with a BA in Political Studies from Queen’s University, where he also earned an International Study Abroad Certificate in Liberal Arts. Alvin lives in Mississauga with his wife and three children, with their most recent addition arriving just 2 weeks ago.

Alvin’s office is located in the B-wing, 2^nd floor at Trafalgar Campus, and his extension # is 4182. Please welcome him as he takes the time to get to know our community and campuses over the coming weeks.

Christine Szustaczek

Director, Corporate Communications & External Relations

I am delighted to announce that Michael Cassidy has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies, and will start in his new role effective immediately. As you know, Michael has most recently provided leadership in the position of Program Manager, Workforce Development within FCAPS. Prior to joining Sheridan, he was the Project Director at OneSmartWorld, and was responsible for training, development, and advising of adult educators, instructors and learning development professionals.  He also had oversight on all aspects of business development and research related to education technology at OneSmartWorld.  Michael brings with him a rich and broad range of experiences, having served as Director at Smart Learning: English Language Services; Program Manager of Community Health and Safety Promotion at Community Housing Corporation; and Program Manager of Community Development at Evergreen Foundation, as well as Instructional Designer and Trainer, RedR UK.

In addition, Michael’s extensive international work experience, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, and his knowledge of industry trends will prove extremely valuable as FCAPS positions itself as a recognized leader and an provider of choice for career-related and professional education in Canada and around the globe. I am confident that Michael’s leadership will help FCAPS make significant advances in offering excellence in professional education.

Michael holds a Master in Education: Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from OISE, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-Anthropology from the Concordia University.

Please join me in congratulating Michael on his new leadership role!

Has Malik

Dean, Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies

It’s time once again to share Sheridan’s animated holiday short film with your colleagues, partners, friends and family. The ‘share’ functionality will be available starting on December 9, 2014.

Take a few minutes to enjoy the film and start spreading the holiday cheer tomorrow!

Many thanks to Sheridan grad Leigh Anna Frostad for the beautiful animation, and the talented Sheridan staff in Marketing and Brand Strategy and the Sheridan Production House for all their hard work in bringing this project to life!

Please note: The holiday card works in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 9 (or higher). You may need to upgrade your browser to enable all features.

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

Sheridan’s Scrabble® King – Community Worker – Outreach and Development student Shan Abbasi is known around campus as Sheridan’s Scrabble® King. Find out what it takes to be a competitive Scrabble® player and how he plans to bridge his passion for the board game with his community studies education.

What’s in a Name? Ian Brignell Tells a Story One Letter at a Time – The next time you raise a glass of your favourite beverage, you might be toasting the artistry of Sheridan Graphic Design alumnus Ian Brignell.

Behind the Scenes with the Keeper of the Cup - Sheridan business alumnus Phil Pritchard may have the official title of Vice President, Resource Centre and Curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, but to most Canadians he’s better known as his twitter handle suggests — Keeper of the Cup.

A Career for the Inquisitive – When thinking about investigative work, it’s hard not to conjure up images of dramatic interrogations and stealth stakeouts that are so often portrayed on TV and in film. Investigations program coordinator Gary Galbraith sheds some light on what the Sheridan program is all about.

Animation Graduate reflects on his Role in Disney’s Latest Hit - The stars were aligned one September day in 2013 for Mitchell Counsell. Within 30 minutes of proposing to his girlfriend in Toronto, the Sheridan animation graduate received a call from Disney offering him a job in Los Angeles.

Finding My Way at Sheridan – Elyse Maxwell, a recent Corporate Communications grad, credits her time at Sheridan as what helped her land a job in her field with the United Way of Oakville.

It is with pleasure that I announce, Cory Latimer as Acting Manager, Co-operative Education.  Cory has been an active member of the Co-op Team for over seven years and has experience as a Job Developer, Student/Employer Liaison, and Co-op Advisor.  He has supported programs in Animation, Arts, and Design; Applied Science and Technology, Business; and Community and Health.

Additionally, Cory has been providing leadership to many of our key initiatives, such as environmental scans/research to understand industry requirements for Co-op, updating our policies and procedures, training and onboarding new staff, implementing new legislation (e.g. Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation), and is Co-op’s liaison with Centre for Teaching and Learning. These past experiences well position him to continue in a leadership capacity.

Moving into this management role will allow Cory to position our department for the future, design and implement work integrated learning for the new Sheridan Degree programs, and focus on strengthening our relationships with industry and employers.  Cory believes that the experiential learning offered by Co-op is an essential component of the applied nature of our programs and is designed to ensure that Sheridan students are job-ready upon graduation.

Please join me in welcoming Cory to this new role!

Regards,

Matt Rempel

Associate Dean, Student Services

Attention Davis Campus staff and faculty!

Bruin Coffeehouse in the Student Centre is offering any size Reunion Island Coffee and Tea from Dec. 15 to Dec. 19 for only $1 to staff and faculty.

Also, be sure to pick up some of our fresh homemade goodies like Maria’s famous banana bread, fresh-baked muffins, breakfast bagels, or try one of our sandwiches made fresh daily!

Hours of Operation: Dec. 15 to Dec. 19, 8 am to 2 pm

Happy and safe holidays from the Sheridan Student Union

With the help of the Facilities Management team and FAAD’s Leslie McGale, the work of Sheridan Art and Art History faculty member Lyn Carter is now on display in the SCAET Atrium at the Trafalgar Campus. Her 10 foot by 8 foot installation is titled Bouquet and is part of a series of work of Sheridan’s Institute for Creativity, which is committed to developing creative spaces on campus.

Make sure to check out the installation next time you are at the Trafalgar Campus.

Click here to watch a short video of the piece being installed.

Library and Learning Services is very happy to announce that Sandra Shoufani is the new FCAPS Liaison Librarian.

Sandra has 16 years of extensive research and training experience from her work at Bain & Company, a global management consulting company. At Bain & Company, she held the role of Manager, Americas Information Services. Sandra provided research results to 1500 customers across North America for various industries including technology, media (internet/social/traditional), telecom, forestry and mining. In addition to her advanced research skills, she also provided business research training for Bain consultants. Sandra has extensive experience collaborating with colleagues remotely and participated in an international transfer to Bain’s Stockholm office for 4 months. In Stockholm, she consulted on effective research practices and overhauled the consultant training program.

Sandra earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto.

Sandra joined Sheridan on December 8 and is eager to work with FCAPS faculty and students in the new year. She is keen to employ her work experience and creativity to help enhance the reputation of Sheridan as a leading post-secondary institution in continuing and professional development design and delivery. Sandra can be contacted at sandra.shoufani@sheridancollege.ca and is based out of the HMC Library.

Please join me in welcoming Cathy Miyata as a full-time Teaching and Learning Consultant with the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Cathy starts with CTL on Monday, Jan. 5.

Formerly an instructor and faculty advisor at Brock University, Cathy’s subject areas are 21st century literacies, instructional methodology and drama. For the past 27 years Cathy has also been involved with K-12 education and operating her own educational consulting business, Creative Expressions. As an educational consultant she has provided professional development, taught courses, lectured, delivered keynote speeches, and performed as a storyteller in Sweden, Greece, Mexico, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Serbia, Germany and across Canada. Cathy is also an award-winning author with five books to her credit. For the past two years she has been working on her Ph.D. thesis at OISE and is an active member of a research team that has recently published four articles and three book chapters. Cathy is very excited to begin as a new member of the Sheridan community!

Stephanie Dimech
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning

I am very pleased to announce that Rossana Gorys has accepted the position of Associate Dean, Special Funded Programs, which will provide leadership to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada suite of programs, the Academic Upgrading program, and the School-within-a-College program, as well as offer overarching coordination of the college-wide School-College-Work-Initiatives and other specially funded program opportunities. She starts her new role effective January 5, 2015.

Rossana brings to the role a depth and breadth of academic and administrative experience. Most recently, she held the role of Acting Senior Manager, Special Projects in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHASS), and sits as Sheridan’s representative in a number of external committees and regional working groups, including PIEC (Peel Industry Education Council), Connecting GTA Teachers Planning Team, and Brampton Multicultural Centre Youth Mentoring Project. Rossana has also served as the Operations Manager for the Faculty for four years.

Before she joined FHASS, Rossana provided leadership as Second Career Coordinator in the School of Workforce Development, and helped establish the Second Career initiative within Sheridan, while working in close partnership with Employment Ontario offices and MTCU.  Her experience at Sheridan also includes serving as the Administrative Assistant to the Office of the Vice-President Academic, and teaching in the Office Administration program in the Pilon School of Business.

Prior to joining Sheridan, Rossana held a number of different positions, including Communications Assistant at the Community Care Access Centre of Peel, Policy Reporting Administrator at Prudential of America Life Insurance Company (Canada), and Administrative Assistant at York University.

Rossana holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Office & Administrative Studies from Ryerson University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Please join me in congratulating Rossana Gorys on her new leadership role!

Has Malik

Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean, Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies

I am very pleased to announce that Shelley Barr has accepted the position of Special Event Services Coordinator, effective Monday, January 12. Shelley has been with the Conference & Event Services department on a part-time basis for seven years, so I’m sure most of you will know her well.

In this position, Shelley will provide event planning expertise to the college and its external clients, ensuring protocol appropriate to public and private VIP representatives and guests are followed. She will also be available to provide advice to internal departments on planning events that comply with all legislation, policies, and guidelines of Sheridan, including all health and safety and fire codes, following risk management protocols and overcoming obstacles that may present themselves.

Prior to working part-time at Sheridan, Shelley was with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for thirteen years during the tenure of The Honourable Lincoln Alexander, The Honourable Henry (Hal) Jackman,
The Honourable Hilary Weston and The Honourable James Bartleman.

Please join me in congratulating Shelley!

It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to Nastaran Ghazanfari, who passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Nastaran was a part time professor, teaching ESL in our Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.  A funeral service is being arranged in Nastaran’s home country of Iran. Sheridan’s flags have been lowered to half-staff today in honour of Nastaran.