Tourism and Travel students experience Norway
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY JENNIFER RADIC Led by program coordinator Bob McElman and professor Roger Halfacre, 19 participants safely touched down at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Oct. 26 after a 10-day trip to Norway. Halfacre says there are lots of benefits for students who participated in the trip to Norway. “For some of them […]
Impress potenital employers with the perfect interview
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA Don’t sweat about an upcoming job interview. Practise instead. Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Career Centre in partnership with Sheridan’s peer mentors offer students a mock interview service, allowing them to come in and practise their interview skills. “We run through an actual interview with them and […]
Tourism and Travel students receive specialist certificates
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT Representatives from the Spain Tourism Board came to Sheridan College on last week to present the students of the Tourism and Travel program with Spain Specialist Certificates. The Spain Specialist Program, which is a part of the course Selling Destinations Europe, was incorporated into the program about […]
HPV: Are you protected?
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA Four out of five women will be infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) at least once in their lifetime, according to Sheridan’s Health Centre, but there are ways to prevent the disease. The simplest and cheapest method is the use of condoms. On the other end of the scale are two […]
Sheridan student inspires hope at Ontario Brain Injury Conference
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SHOT AND EDITED BY STEF CASERTA AND GREG LONGLEY The Ontario Brain Injury Association hosted its fourth biennial conference last week in Niagara Falls where Sheridan student Taylor Shappert shared the incredible story of surviving a motor vehicle collision that left her with an acquired brain injury.
Have no fear, help is here: Ontario offers mental health helpline
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA Ontario has officially launched Good2Talk, a mental health helpline available to college and university students. Available to students 24/7, 365 days a year in both French and English, students can call in to talk about everything from academics and relationships to health and mental well being. “We want to let college […]
Tourism and Travel students expand their horizons with trip to Cuba
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STORY BY STEF CASERTA PHOTOS BY HIRA RAMZAN Sun, sand and knowledge – that’s what Sheridan’s Tourism and Travel students experienced over the mid-semester break. Seven students from the program and two professors departed for Varadero, Cuba on Sunday, Oct. 20 for an all-inclusive seven-night stay at the four-star Memories Varadero Beach Resort. Called a […]
Sheridan students ‘go purple’ to help children
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY STEF CASERTA The Child and Youth Work (CYW) program at Sheridan College is promoting October as Child Abuse Prevention Month by wearing purple and raising money for the community’s Children Aid Society (CAS). CAS donated ribbons and pins, which were on sale for $1 and bracelets, which sold for $2. Students […]
Workshop aims to help students feel comfortable in their own skins
STORY BY STEF CASERTA Sheridan College’s Counselling Services office at Trafalgar Campus is changing the way students think about themselves so they can lead a happier life. Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin is a workshop divided into four closed group sessions that educate students on how thoughts can impact their lives. During the sessions […]
Mental Illness: You are not alone
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INFOGRAPHIC BY STEF CASERTA Studies show thousands of people throughout Ontario suffer with mental illness and one in four post-secondary students have considered suicide as a way out. Below is an infographic that outlines how heavily mental health disorders weigh in on the lives of individuals throughout the province and the resources available to those […]