reminder day division 2018-2019 vanier prospectus has arrived · 2017. 8. 31. · isabelle rivest...
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Intercom is published regularly and serves to inform Vanier staff and teachers of notices and special events. It is posted on the Vanier College Website and distributed electronically. Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Submissions should be in WORD, and sent as an attachment. No formatting or bullets. Deadline: 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding publication.
Reminder – Schedule Change – Day Division
Please note that on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 students and faculty will follow their Monday schedule. Please remind students in your classes of this change.
Office of the Academic Dean
Un nouveau de cours de français portant sur le développement durable
Chers collègues, Un nouveau de cours de français portant sur le développement durable sera offert à la session d'hiver 2018. Ce cours inclura un voyage d'études en France et en Suisse durant la semaine de relâche de mars 2018. Les étudiants devront ensuite réaliser un projet concret en faveur de la protection de l'environnement en équipe multidisciplinaire.
Ce cours s'adresse à tous les étudiants de niveau 101 à 103 qui ont déjà complété leur premier cours de français. Une rencontre d'informations aura lieu le mercredi 27 septembre à 12h30 au F 216. N'hésitez pas à faire connaître ce nouveau cours à vos étudiants! Pour plus d'informations, communiquez avec: Isabelle Rivest ([email protected]) Ext. 7853 ou avec Stéphane Giroux ([email protected]) Ext.: 7830 Merci et bonne journée!
Isabelle, Département de français
2018-2019 Vanier Prospectus has arrived
The new 2018-2019 Vanier College Prospectus has arrived. Thank you to everyone who made this book possible: all the teachers and coordinators I met with, the Communications staff, especially, Lora Terlizzese whose untiring patience catches the minutest of errors, and everyone who contributed to stories and photographs. This book is a community effort and I appreciate
everyone’s help and input. Teachers wishing a copy should come by Vanier Communications in F-229. See it online at: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/prospectus/
Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications
Vanier Volunteer Fair
The annual Vanier Volunteer Fair will take place on Wednesday 6 September during UB in the Student Mall. Over twenty volunteer organizations, including several Vanier volunteer opportunities, will be available to talk to students. Please draw this event to your students’ attention, as it is an excellent opportunity to find an enriching volunteer experience in Montreal. Some of our students may also be coping with difficult personal problems, and may be unaware of the local organizations that may be able to assist them. This event is organized by Vanier Student Life. We hope that you will join us in making this Volunteer Fair an excellent opportunity for our students to grow and enrich themselves within their community.
Rowena Selby, Student Services
Volume M19, Issue No. 3, September 4, 2017
Vanier College Print Shop Services
Check out the attachments at the
end of Intercom that outline the
various services provided by the
Vanier Print shop.
Mike Demole, Print shop
Call for Applications: Meg Sircom Memorial Scholarship
Please encourage students who like to write fiction, poetry, personal essays or other creative work, and who have good grades in English, to apply for the Meg Sircom Memorial Scholarship. Meg Sircom was an English teacher at our college from 2001-2011. She was a fiction writer, and valued both academic and creative writing. Scholarship amount: $500 Deadline for applications: November 6, 2017 Requirements:
The applicant must be a student at Vanier College during the A17 semester.
The student has received final grades of 80%+ in at least two English classes (101, 102, 103, HS)
The student will submit a portfolio of 5-15 pages of creative literary work (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic storytelling, or other)
For information on applying, students should contact
their English teachers, or
Dana Bath (A513, 514-744-7500 x 7814, or through MIO)
Dana Bath, English Department
The Tropics: Opportunities and Challenges
For the second time, a universal complementary course entitled “The Tropics: Opportunities and Challenges - An Exploration of Human-Environment Relationships in Belize” will be offered in the 2018 winter semester. The course will include a ten-day field trip to Belize during spring break 2018, in addition to eight lectures prior to departure. Course topics will be
addressed through a multi-disciplinary framework that will include natural resource sciences, economics, geography, international development, sociology, history and tourism. An information session will be held on September 13th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in A-310. Students from all programs are welcome. Please have a look at http://www.belizevanier.com/ for information from the 2016 course. For additional information, please contact Brandee Diner (Environmental and Wildlife Management): [email protected] or Myriam Mansour (Geography): [email protected]
Brandee Diner, Environmental and Wildlife Management
Referral Form: Early Alert Support
The Early Alert Support referral form is available online for teachers to refer at-risk students to the Academic Success Advisor. Teachers are encouraged to fill out the online referral form as soon as it becomes noticeable that a student is likely to fail and requires support beyond help understanding course content. Referred students will be invited to meet with the Academic Success Advisor, who will work with students, or refer them to the relevant resource(s), and follow up to help ensure the student receives the necessary support. Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you want further information: extension 7568 or [email protected]. Referral form: Early Alert Support: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/student-success/referral-form/. A link can also be found on: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/teachers.
Cari Clough, Tutoring and Academic Success Centre, E-308
Vanier College Book Loan Program
Please refer any students
who are experiencing
financial difficulties to
Student Services C-203 to see
me directly.
Books will be loaned to
students for the duration of the semester for those who cannot
afford them!
Jim Atkinson, Student Services
Learning Commons/Library Inauguration video
Last week we held a ceremony to inaugurate the new Learning
Commons/Library. The event featured speeches, a ribbon cutting
ceremony, a slide show documenting the evolution of the
construction and tours of the new facility.
Those of you who couldn’t make it can watch the following VTV
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Br_bRe3VY
Darren Becker, Communications, Corporate Affairs
IN-CLASS PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND WORKSHOPS The Tutoring and Academic Success Centre (TASC) has developed pedagogical workshops on a variety of topics relating to the development of
soft skills. The workshops can be as brief as 15 minutes, or take as long as an hour. It is possible to custom-tailor elements of any workshop
to better suit your specific class or assignment(s). It is also possible to combine workshops or elements from several workshops. If there is
something you see your class struggling with, and it’s not on this list, I am happy to design something specific for your class’s needs. Please
note that these workshops are also available for Continuing Education classes. Workshop topics include:
Avoiding Plagiarism / MLA and APA Referencing
Time Management and Avoiding Procrastination
Study Skills
Essay Writing
Oral Presentations
Note-Taking
Reading
Brainstorming:
Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Writing Better Sentences
If you would like to book or discuss a workshop, or a list with the workshop descriptions, please contact me ([email protected]
or x7891)
Kim Muncey, Tutoring and Academic Success Centre (TASC)
Indigenous Education Protocol Signing Ceremony – Wednesday, September 13, 12:30 – 1:30PM, Boardroom (F-216)
The Vanier Indigenous Circle warmly welcomes all Vanier community members to a special
ceremony to mark the signing of a pan-Canadian Indigenous Education Protocol. This protocol,
designed by the Indigenous Education Committee of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), seeks
to: “. . . support colleges’ and institutes’ commitment to Indigenous education and provide a
vision of how they can strive to improve and better serve Indigenous peoples.”
(https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/policyfocus/indigenous-learners/protocol/background-and-
context/)
Vanier College, as decreed by the Board of Directors in June 13, 2017, has agreed to become a
signatory to the protocol. To mark this historic occasion in the evolution of Indigenous Education
at our college, which supports the work that the Vanier Indigenous Circle has already been doing
for many years, we will be hosting a ceremony in the boardroom (F-216) from 12:30 – 1:30 on Wednesday, September 13. We will begin with
an opening drum song and a smudging ceremony. Speakers will include invited members of local Indigenous communities, such as the
Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) and the urban Indigenous community, the Vanier Indigenous Circle ,and John MacMahon, our Director General.
Light snacks and coffee will be available in the boardroom.
Jacky Vallée, Lisa Sparkes, Marya Grant, David Piercey The Vanier Indigenous Circle
STM Cards
Did you know you can get 2 months free on your STM card? If you commit to buying 12 months of STM public transit passes, Vanier and Opus will pay for your last 2 months. Find out more here: http://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/subscriptions/opus-cie To sign up: http://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/subscriptions/opus-cie/opus-cie-employees Access code: T3R4VZ3E (You must be a Vanier employee as each user is verified in the system). An Opus card will be sent to you and a monthly bill charged to your credit card or bank account. To be eligible for the program, you need to commit to buying 12 passes in the year to come and you also need to be a resident of the Island of Montreal. If you want to profit from the second month offered for free through the MTQ, you must sign up before November 14th. If you live off island and are a yearly transit user, you can sign up individually through the AMT for a one month fare reduction: https://www.amt.qc.ca/en/fares/memberships/opus-plus Any questions? Please contact Marya Grant, C203, ext 7395, [email protected]
Marya Grant, Student Services Student Development, Sustainability, & Indigenous Students
Spotted at Vanier
This urban dwelling sparrow species has become a yearly resident at Vanier. With its rufous cap, black eye stripe, trilling song, and regular “chip” call, the chipping sparrow is easy to identify. These seed and insect eaters tend to feed on the ground and have discovered the bird feeders near the N building, where Environmental and Wildlife Management students spread seed under the feeders each morning for these and other ground feeding species. They will gather in small groups to feed and allow observers to get quite close, so they are a nice bird to have on campus when teaching students about nature observation. Chipping sparrows prefer open woodlands with grassy clearings, so Vanier is a desirable habitat for them.
Chipping sparrow females seem to lack the meticulous nature of many birds and build flimsy nests made of grasses and rootlets low in shrubs and trees. Her seemingly half-hearted effort
usually takes three to four days and results in a finished product that looks like it will barely hold together. She lines it with animal hair if she can get it, or fine grasses. The males do not participate in nest building, but will guard the female while she works. The female lays 2 to 7, pale blue eggs which often have dark spots or streaks on the thicker end, that she will incubate for 10 to 15 days while the male brings her food. Young are born naked and helpless and the parents must bring an endless supply of protein rich insects to keep them fed. Chipping sparrows can have up to three broods per year. The Vanier population brings their young to the feeders where you can watch them and the chickadee juveniles learn to seed search for themselves. Chipping Sparrows are common throughout North America, but research indicates the species declined by about 36% between 1966 and 2015. They have a huge breeding range that spans from coast to coast and goes north to Alaska, Yukon and the Northwest Territories and south to Mexico. 56% of the estimated 230 million breed in Canada.
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Have a look for these “chipper” little birds before they fly south. They are around the feeders daily and may even pose for a picture. Keep your eyes and ears open. There are many bird species and other wildlife here at Vanier College. Take the time to look around. You may be surprised at what you see.
Evelynne Barten, Environmental and Wildlife Management
Vanier Gardens – A space for all!
What a season at the Vanier Collective Gardens this year! A detailed update is available on the
website below. In sum, we can easily state that this project is thriving with success following
improved infrastructures and increased visibility within the Vanier community. Our goal to make
it a tool accessible to all teachers, staff, programs and sectors of the college is being achieve at an
unprecedent rate. A Guide for Teachers and Staff is now available on the website. As usual, I invite
you to contact me to discuss how this special live laboratory and educational landscape can serve
you in your pedagogy. Our slogan Growing Knowledge drives all the initiatives we undertake!
Volunteers welcome: Urban gardens need people to flourish. Likewise, the benefits and stress-relieving effects of gardening on humans have
been proven. Everyone can participate without any experience needed. Further, anyone can harvest and enjoy the produce, though
moderately and respectful.
Gardening Sessions for August-September with Janella, Shazia or Myriam:
Every Monday, 12:00-13:30
Every Tuesday, 12:30-14:00
Every Thursday, 10:30-12:00
Location: We always start at the Open garden and then perhaps move to other planters on campus – please check on the garden
shed’s chalk board to find out where we are.
In case of rain: come to B205 for indoor gardening workshops.
Garden Meeting – open to all: September 12, 12:00-13:00 in B205. For details please contact Myriam.
Making use of the Open Garden space: A key to the garden shed available to all Vanier ID holders at the Security office, allowing anyone to
use the space for either gardening or social events such as the “Eclipse at the Garden” event on August 21. Contact me to organize your own
event.
Access educational material & audio-visuals on the Gardens:
- Visit the Gardens website: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/sustainability-major/collective-gardens/
- Visit the Gardens Omnivox Portal Community: https://vaniercollege.omnivox.ca/intr/VanierCollectiveGardens/ Have a great green spring
everyone!
Stay informed of upcoming gardening sessions and other events:
- Sign up to our mailing system, Mail Chimp: http://eepurl.com/b7vStn
- Join our face book page: Vanier College Collective Gardens: https://www.facebook.com/groups/956934947670755/?ref=bookmarks
- Contact Myriam at [email protected] or ext. 7329
Thank you for passing the information on to your students and colleagues!
Myriam Mansour, Geography
CALLING ALL NEW AND NEWISH TEACHERS! The PSI office is hosting So Now You’re a CEGEP Teacher…, a casual get-together for teachers who are new to Vanier College or have only a
few semesters at Vanier under their belts.
The event will be an opportunity for you to get to know one another, ask questions of your peers, and share ideas to help you develop your
teaching strategies and enrich the learning experience for all of your students.
There will also be a short presentation that will help you to navigate your new work environment; it will provide a brief overview of the CÉGEP
system, the program approach, and competency-based education. You’ll also find out about resources available to you as a teacher, including
innovative pedagogical technologies.
The event will be held during UB on Wednesday, September 13th. A location for the event will soon be publicized here on the PSI website.
Julia Hall, Pedagogical Support and Innovation
Stem Centre News
Tutoring Services Free drop-in peer tutoring in E-300 (accessible via the Library entrance). Monday-Thursday, 10am-4pm, Friday, 10am-1pm Private tutoring Free one-on-one tutoring is available for a maximum of 10 hours per student per semester. Recommendations for Tutors If you encounter any current Vanier students with strong communication and interpersonal skills who you think could make ideal peer tutors, please forward their names to Joshua Berman or Ashley Rankin. Thank you for passing on the information to your students.
Joshua Berman & Ashley Rankin, Tutoring & Academic Success Centre (TASC)
STEM Centre – D-301 September UB Review Sessions During most universal breaks we will be hosting review sessions for various topics. These reviews are open to all students. Here’s what we have scheduled this month:
MATH - Calculus I on September 6th in D508 by Prof. Mike Besner - Calculus II on September 13th in D508 by Prof. Mike Besner -Calculus I on September 20th in D508 by Prof. Mike Besner - Sec. 4 & 5 Functions (in D-508) on September 27th in D508 by Prof. Mike Besner CHEMISTRY - NYA Chemistry on September 20th in D505 by Prof. Jailson Lima PHYSICS - Mechanics on September 13th in D506 by Prof. Stephen Cohen - Waves / E&M on September 27th in D506 by Prof. Stephen Cohen
Students wishing to attend should sign up online: http://bit.ly/hVuZ4y
Science Teacher Drop-In hours If you would like to volunteer up to 1.5 hours per week in the new Tutoring and Academic Success Centre (TASC) to assist students, please send a message to [email protected] Thank you for passing on the information to your students.
Ashley Rankin, STEM Centre
