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 fourth-year Sheridan Illustration student Emma Stothers for her artwork, which is currently featured as the banner on the blog.
League of Bruins – Teamwork, strategy, and communication, culminating on a field of play to beat out an opponent in a hard-fought competition. This may sound like NFL Sunday, a rubber match or a playoff battle on the court, but for a group of students at Sheridan participating in the school’s newest intramural, it all comes to life online.
A New Paradigm for Business Education – Sheridan’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees aren’t teaching business students ‘stuff.’ They’re teaching them how to think, both critically and creatively.
Bringing Mother to Life – The Annie-nominated animated short film Mother, created by a group of Sheridan students, tells the story of a mother pushed to her breaking point as she struggles to juggle the multiple demands of caring for her young family.
Motify: Fostering the Development of Essential Skills – In this age of 3D printing, self-driving cars, and social networks, people are increasingly empowered and interconnected by the technologies that abound in our day-to-day lives. However, the needs of a growing segment of people in Canada are largely being ignored by the tech industry according to Sheridan students Shauna Jones and Keisha Alcott.
Who Am I to Judge? – Sheridan’s Director of Communications reflects on an opportunity to guest curate an exhibition of student art work at Trafalgar Campus.
Changing the Face of Social Media at Sheridan – In the fall of 2015, Sheridan launched its Social Community Leader (SCL) program to help improve engagement on its social media platforms. Shamelle Sutton and Justin Szostak, Business co-op students turned part-time Sheridan employees in the Marketing department, work with SCLs to develop content for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
Sharing her Story to End Stigma – Sheridan Journalism student Muluba Habanyama is an advocate for HIV/AIDS education to help end the stigma around a virus she has been living with since birth.