Seven new degrees at a glance
STORY BY DEVON GENERAL Next September, Sheridan College will add seven new university-level degree programs to its steadily growing roster in preparation for the eventual transition to Sheridan University. Degrees will be offered in Craft & Design, Film & TV and five business programs. These new programs will combine Sheridan’s practical learning approach with a […]
Arts and Innovation Day: taking care of business
STORY BY JAIME POLMATEER PHOTOS PROVIDED BY KELLY KARIUS Students interested in the business of the arts will have a chance to pick the brains of Sheridan grads and business partners Friday. Arts and Innovation Day, part of Halton Entrepreneurship Week, kicks off at 8:15 a.m. in J102 in SCAET wing. “What we are trying […]
University fair offers students more options
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANTONIA SALAPIC Sheridan College will hold a university fair Thursday with careercounsellors coming from Wilfrid Laurier, UofT Mississauga, Waterloo and York. Last week, career counselling specialists from the University of Guelph-Humber,Laurentian University and Griffith University were on hand to answer questions from students looking to further their education. “There are so […]
Sheridan’s United Way campaign to help improve community living
STORY AND PHOTO BY DONTEI WYNTER Sheridan served up tasty cinnabuns Monday to kick off this year’s United Way campaign. The campaign started with selling cinnabuns at all Sheridan College campuses from 7.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $2 and there will be a spaghetti lunch every day for the rest of the week, sponsored […]
Take Back the Forest
STORY BY JOEL P. JACOBSON Sheridan’s Social Justice Club will be hosting the first Take Back the Forest Walk on Nov. 21 in response to a rash of sexual assaults in the area this year. The walk will take place in the forests surrounding Sheridan College from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The walk will […]
Let there be light
PHOTOS BY SAM TASKIE Sheridan College President Jeff Zabudsky unveils a light sculpture by alumnus Pierre Poussin outside the entrance to Trafalgar’s SCAET Building on Friday. The sculpture changes through the blues and orange of the college’s new branding scheme. Poussin also has a piece at Hazel McCallion Campus, and is a 2006 graduate of […]
Trafalgar students catch live stream of Davis Campus ceremony
VIDEO BY NAT GILPO Sheridan College’s Davis Campus hosted the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday. Students at Trafalgar Campus were invited to the SCAET lobby to view a live stream of the event. http://youtu.be/Iyci49rDaxU
G Wing kiosk closed for business
STORY & PHOTOS BY GREG LONGLEY The food kiosk on the second floor of G-Wing at Trafalgar Campus that once sold pastries and Starbucks coffee has been closed for two years now, and it doesn’t look like it’ll be reopening any time soon. “Ultimately it’s going to come down to what Sheridan wants to do,” […]
Fighting the flu at Sheridan’s health centre
VIDEO BY JESSICA BEAULIEU The flu is a highly contagious respiratory infection, which results in about 1,000 hospitalizations and 300 deaths in Canada each year. The illness is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, aches, chills, fatigue, coughing and sneezing. Flu season takes place between November and April each year and Canadians are urged […]
Foster puppies in a class of their own
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT The Oakville training centre for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides has four or five puppies looking for foster homes and they want you to foster one of them. Oakville is home to one of only two Lions Club Dog Guides training facilities in Canada. The other is […]
Sheridan Student Union kicks off byelection
STORY BY GRAEME FRISQUE Campaign season is kicking into high gear at Sheridan as the Student Union begins preparations for its 2013 board of director’s byelection. Students will get a chance to cast their vote Nov. 20 to 22 online or in person at all three campuses. The deadline for candidate submission was Tuesday and […]
A day of remembrance
INFOGRAPHIC BY MAXINE LOWE Monday was a day to remember and show our thanks to the soldiers who fought for our rights and freedoms. From veterans to poppies, The Sheridan Sun gives you a look at the different reasons why you should remember your fallen soldiers.
