WHAT’S IN A NAME?WHAT’S IN A NAME?WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Our newsletter is back and you might be wondering why we

chose the name the “Paw Print”.

The name was carefully chosen for a few reasons: it connects us

with our Sault College athletics Cougars brand, encouraging

school spirit while maintaining the nostalgia of an old style news-

paper. It is also representative of the impressions and marks we

all leave as employees of Sault College. We are all part of the

Sault College community and the Paw Print will be one way to

keep us connected!

You’ll notice that there are some changes to the newsletter –

specifically the frequency that it’ll be distributed. We’ll be pub-

lishing every three months instead of monthly. We’ll also include

standard sections, including: ERP and iE3 updates until these pro-

jects are completed and the new employee spotlight! Addition-

ally, the “Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words” section will high-

light, through photos, all of the amazing events and milestones

that have taken place between editions.

We’ll still need your help. Story ideas and photos are welcomed

and encouraged! Send these along to the communications

team communications@saultcollege.ca. We hope you enjoy the

first edition of the Paw Print!

In This Edition:

Introduction

NEOS Professor

Sets Students up

for Success

Employee

Spotlights

ERP Update

iE3 Update

Pictures are

Worth a Thousand Words

DID YOU KNOW….

The Sault College Residence is named after the College’s first employee and President, Ray Lawson.

As a student, development opportunities in your field of study are an important step in starting your career. With this in

mind, NEOS Professor Dave Bronson, with the support and help of Carole Hunter and John Clement, has been at the

forefront of a successful event which has benefitted countless NEOS students.

For the last six years, Dave has worked with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to give NEOS stu-

dents the opportunity to interview for meaningful and relevant summer work. Through this partnership, Fire Operations

Supervisors from various parts of the province visit Sault College to speak with NEOS students about life as a firefighter

and to give them the unique opportunity of participating in an on-the-spot interview for summer employment on a fire

crew.

“My experience on the managerial and technical side cou-

pled with my role as a Professor allows me to be in a position to

help out our students,” says Dave Bronson. “I know how im-

portant these early connections can be and am willing to do

what I can to help our students,” he adds.

This year’s event, which took place on March 1, gave 14 NEOS

students the chance to participate in on-the-spot interviews for

summer employment. Both Fire Operations Supervisors (FOS)

who participated this year are Sault College alumni! “We’re

proud to support this event at Sault College because it helps us

to get a feel for students, have conversations with them and

learn more about them,” says FOS Bill Payne on his experience at this event. “And it is great to be back at the Col-

lege!”

For our students, this event provides them with an opportunity to gain summer employment and work within their per-

spective fields. These jobs offer good wages and unprecedented experience on fire crews. “This definitely takes a lot

of leg work out of finding a job,” says student, Adrian McCreath. “It can be daunting sending out resume after resume

and this means so much to me and will help me to get my foot in the door,” he adds.

Glen King adds that “Dave is an amazing teacher and this

event is all because of his hard-work and dedication to us. He

has gone above and beyond and we are grateful!”

Dave has certainly gone the extra mile for our students and is

a true testament to Sault College’s philosophy of putting stu-

dents first. “Dave puts the effort in to get FOS to come to the

College and sets up interviews for us. This is a great school

and it has been such a great experience,” added Lindsay

Lewkowitz.

Dave’s ongoing dedication to students and to this event has had a positive impact on many students. Last year alone

11 students were offered summer employment after the event. Although similar events have been organized at other

Colleges, they have not received the same momentum or success rate. “This year, the Ministry of Natural Resources

and Forestry reached out to me to begin planning the event,” adds Dave. This is a direct reflection of the calibre and

enthusiasm of students and the ongoing hard-work of Dave and his colleagues.

Although the event began with an idea from Dave, he notes that “this event could not continue without the help of

my colleagues Carole Hunter and John Clement. They are instrumental in ensuring it is a success each year.”

Congratulations on another successful event!

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Describe your work in one sentence. I am the

Office Assistant in Indigenous Education,

which means I make appointments for the

counsellors and assist students with anything

they might need.

What is the best part

about working for Sault

College? Feeling like a

rockstar walking the

halls! The students, in-

structors, and all other

people who work here

make the atmosphere

a happy and welcom-

ing place to be for me.

What is your proudest

moment at Sault College? Being asked to

make the Two-Row wampum belt that is now

hanging in the front of the College. I’m a very

proud Anishinaabekwe. If the belt will bring

awareness and help other Anishinaabe peo-

ple feel welcomed at the College then I feel

accomplished.

Three words to describe Sault College. Family.

Fun. Pride.

Favourite hobby. Beading

What is number one on your bucket list? Like

to take my family on a vacation to Jamaica.

What is the one thing you can’t live without?

My best friend Karen, who works across the

hall as the Indigenous Student Events Officer.

What would be the title of your autobiog-

raphy? According to my co-workers it would

be Dancing Queen!

Where is your favourite place to eat? Stack-

burger!!

What did you want to be when you ‘grew’ up?

I didn’t want to be a teacher, but I wanted to

be at school helping teachers. I was that

nerdy little kid waking up early and going to

school to clean chalkboards, I was the colla-

tor because photocopiers didn’t do that way

back then, and sharpened pencils. Little did I

know there was actually a profession doing

this! Now I have my dream job doing exactly

what I love to do!

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTEMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTEMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

KRISTOL ABEL Indigenous Studies, Office Assistant

Sault College employee since 2012

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iE3: Our Vision Becoming a Reality

Every day we get one step closer to the completion of the new innovative

Institute of Environment, Education and Entrepreneurship (iE3)! The iE3 will

be home to Sault College’s Natural Environment, Geographic Information

Systems and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) pro-

grams, new classrooms and labs for students and faculty, industry collabo-

ration zones, and a dedicated area for student services.

With recent funding announcements in October 2016 and January 2017,

we’re on our way to making our vision a reality.

One important step in this significant project – demolition – is well under-

way! In early January, Colin’s Haulage began demolition of E-wing. Next

up: construction of the new building, which is scheduled to begin in May!

We’ll keep you informed every step of the way – stay tuned for more ex-

citing announcements!

ERP IS ON ITS WAY!

With implementation of the new Financial Services, Human Resources and

Payroll systems less than two months away, the team is working tirelessly to

ensure we’re ready to go. Stay tuned for more information from the project

team and from your supervisor as we near change-over from the old system

to the new and as the training program rolls out. To further support this im-

portant time of change, members from across the College community are

coming together as a “change network” to help flow communications.

We’re “going-live” May 23! The Academic system will follow in early 2018.

Whether you work behind the scenes and you use the ERP system through-

out everyday to do your job, or if you spend your day with students and use

the system ad hoc, such as for purchase requisitions, a training program tai-

lored for your needs is being ironed out. There will be training tutorials in

computer labs in April and May as well as D2L-based training resources. De-

tailed user guides are being created and will accompany training delivery.

Members of the ERP project team take a 10-minute breather on Monday,

March 27. Captured is only a small representation of the project resources,

as others, including the technical support team, were unable to come up for

air!

Back Row: Rob Britton, Laurie Burrows, Angie Vairo, Shelley Leigh, Teri-Jean

Damignani, Morgan Levy, Farbod Biglar (Deloitte), Katie Paquette, Susan

Lee (Deloitte), Ishtiaq Ahmad (Deloitte), Bryan Sippel (Deloitte), Gina Drink-

water, Rishi Srivastava (Deloitte) Front Row: Dale Tucker, Jo-anne Glibota, Jill

Pateman, Paul Roche (Deloitte), Lauren Rosset, Josh Chapman (Deloitte)

Describe your

work in one

sentence.

Teach, moti-

vate, mark, re-

peat

What is the best

part about

working for

Sault College?

The best part

about working

at Sault College

is the family

atmosphere

and camarade-

rie with other staff as well as students.

What is your proudest moment at Sault Col-

lege? I feel proud every day while getting to

watch the students work hard and strive to

achieve their goals.

Three words to describe Sault College. “We

the North” or “Excellence in Education”

Favourite hobby. Weightlifting

What is number one on your bucket list? To

travel to as many different destinations as I

possibly can.

What is the one thing you can’t live without?

The gym

What would be the title of your autobiog-

raphy? This Ride’s A Little Bumpy

Where is your favourite place to eat? My

own kitchen

What did you want to be when you ‘grew’

up? A professional athlete

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTEMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTEMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

BRIAN CALCAFUOCO Professor, Language and Communications

Sault College employee since 2010

PICTURES ARE WORTH A PICTURES ARE WORTH A PICTURES ARE WORTH A

THOUSAND WORDSTHOUSAND WORDSTHOUSAND WORDS

TRIVIA:

What goes around the world

but stays in a corner?

Send your answer to:

communications@saultcollege.ca

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