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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.
Geography teacher, Myriam Mansour, receives the 2016-2017 Vanier College Teaching Excellence Award
An outstanding teacher inspires both students and colleagues and this is certainly the case of Myriam Mansour, the recipient of the 2016-2017 Vanier College Teaching Excellence Award.
Throughout the 20 years that Myriam Mansour has taught at Vanier College, creativity and caring have been at the heart of her teaching and the projects she has initiated or supervised. In 2014, Myriam worked with the French Department’s Catherine Duranleau to develop Le Nord: Territoires et Imaginaires – a course that culminated with a 9-day trip to explore the Quebec North Shore. In 2016, she teamed up with Brandee Diner and Quentin van Ginhoven from Environmental and Wildlife Management to develop The Tropics: Opportunities and Challenges a universal complementary course centered on sustainability that also incorporated a 9-day trip to Belize. “Myriam’s enthusiasm for teaching, her passion for her subject, her boundless energy and her generosity of spirit are what make her such a successful and well-loved teacher,” says colleague Lourdes Meana who supported Myriam’s nomination for the Teaching Excellence Award. Congratulations to Myriam Mansour. Read the full news release.
Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications
Vanier’s Alex Moore and Florence Laroche win 2017 Hydro Quebec-FAEQ Scholarships
Vanier College is pleased to announce that Social Science students Alex Moore and Florence Laroche both received scholarships from Hydro Quebec in collaboration with the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec (Québec foundation for athletic excellence, or FAEQ). Florence received a $4,000 scholarship for Academic Excellence, and Alex received a $5,000 university recruit scholarship. Florence Laroche is a soccer player who was on the Gold Medal Quebec Team at the 2017 Canada Games. She was also invited twice to the selection camp for the Canadian Team for U-20 in 2017. When she finally hangs up her cleats, Florence wants to become a criminologist. Alex Moore is an Olympic wrestler who came in 7th at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Finland and won a Gold Medal at the 2017 Junior Canadian Championships. His long-term ambition is a career in sports management and he will begin studies in Economics at Concordia University in January 2018.
Visit the Newsroom for the full story.
Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications
Volume M19, Issue No. 6, September 25, 2017
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 Rivest, Département de français
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
Music
Well now, after last week’s exceptional performance by retired piano teacher Norair Artinian, it is time to come down to the Auditorium for
an outstanding show by Vanier Music students in the final year of their three-year Professional Music and Song Techniques program. This will
be the first of four free recitals by the two 2017-2018 Jazz Improvisation groups directed by the inimitable Nick Di Tomaso.
What—you slyly but justifiably ask—will you hear at this recital? Oh, just a few rare tunes by little-known artists such as Thelonious Monk,
Destiny’s Child, Linda Ronstadt, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, and some kind of bird group (called The Eagles or something like that).
As always, this recital is free and is open to all, and quite clearly the music is going to be fantastic—all part of the friendly service courtesy of
your generous and talented Music Department.
So, this Wednesday, September 27th at 12:30 in the Auditorium, don’t forget to join us for a wonderful musical experience.
Glen Ethier, Department of Music
PSI NEWS
Office 365 Training for Teachers and Staff
Microsoft will be on campus October 11th to give teachers and staff training in Office 365. There are many apps useful for classrooms and
departments, so please come by and learn about what advantages Office 365 can offer. For more details, see our post on PSI’s site:
http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/psi/office-365-training-for-teachers-and-staff/
Online Moodle Workshops
DECclic is again offering Online Moodle training this semester. A schedule of the workshops and registration information are available on
PSI’s website.
Patti Kingsmill, Pedagogical Support and Innovation
Montreal Space Symposium If you have an interest in aerospace or astronomy, there is an upcoming event you should not miss: The Montreal Space Symposium. It is
organized by the MSSA (Montreal Students Space Association), which is a collective of student space associations across Montreal
universities.
When: Thursday - Friday, Oct 5 - 6.
Where: Palais des Congrès (201 Avenue Viger West, Montreal, Canada)
To register (free of charge) for the symposium or for any information about the speakers and talks, visit: http://www.montrealspace.ca/
Note that while much of the talks overlap with class time, Stephen Cohen of the Physics Department at Vanier College will be giving a 50-
minute talk about the space elevator at 5:00 PM on the Friday, October 6.
Stephen Cohen, Physics Department
More kudos for the student trip to Austria and Italy in May entitled “Moral Responsibility and Global Citizenship”
In case you missed it, there was a very positive article in the
September 13th edition of the Suburban Newspaper written by
the editor Beryl Wajsman, on the Vanier student study trip
entitled “Moral Responsibility and Global Citizenship” that took
place in May.
As you may remember, the trip was organized to mark the 25th
anniversary of Vanier’s Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide, which is organized in partnership with the Holocaust Education
and Genocide Prevention Foundation.
Do check out the article (“Vanier’s Mission for Morality”) at: http://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/vanier-s-mission-for-
morality/article_40fca29d-cad6-5035-82c8-ed26fd39cdd0.html
As well, Kelly Purdy who went on the trip wrote a report on it in the August 21 issue of Intercom if you want to read that as well. The trip
and the Symposium were both organized with support from the Vanier College Foundation.
Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications
Vanier College Humanities Symposium: Call for Presenters
CALL FOR PRESENTERS
Humanities Symposium, February 5th-9th, 2018
The Humanities Department at Vanier College is hosting its 7th annual Humanities Symposium, to be held during the week of Monday,
February 5th to Friday, February 9th, 2018. The symposium committee invites scholarly, academic, professional, and artistic expressions on
the theme of “Beauty.”
Theme Description
“Beauty will be convulsive, or it will not be at all,” declared the founder of the surrealist movement, André Breton, in his novel, Nadja (1928).
This was not merely an eccentric provocation. Indeed, the statement embodies the modernist spirit which, from dance and music to art,
architecture, and literature, set out to dismantle the classical idea of beauty as something that had to do with order, harmony, and reason,
and that was supposed to be pleasing to the senses. Neither was this merely a youthful revolt against tradition. The modernists wanted to
draw attention to the fact that classical beauty had increasingly come to appear meaningless: detached from old metaphysical ideals and
incapable of responding to a world permeated by violence, injustice, and exploitation. Today, despite the enduring lack of agreement
concerning the meaning or value of the concept, we nevertheless continue to be fascinated by beauty, and our responses to it reveal much
about who we are. Ideas about beauty permeate our explicit or implicit, conscious or unconscious notions of sex, gender, class, race, ethnicity,
health, or power, and today’s beauty industry is not only unprecedented in scale, but also in its function as a kind of moral, social, political, or
economic imperative hardly anyone can escape. So how should we think about beauty in the 21st century? How should we speak about this
seemingly indefinable quality that, all too often, can feel at once oppressive and rare?
Submission Criteria
The theme of beauty is not bound to any particular field of inquiry and invites analyses and interpretation from art, music, cinema, literature,
architecture, design, gender and sexuality, media studies, ethnic studies, cultural studies, religion, history, and science to name only a few
possible modes of inquest. We invite individuals from a multitude of backgrounds to freely appropriate the theme of beauty, in order to
develop presentations according to their acumen and expertise.
Abstracts should be roughly 50 - 75 words and ideally should not exceed 250 words. Please send abstracts to the symposium committee, c/o
the following email: [email protected].
Submission deadline for abstracts is Friday, October 20th, 2017.
All presentations will be held in the Vanier College Auditorium. Presenters will be expected to speak for approximately 40 minutes and allow 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion. Audio-visual technologies are available upon request. Questions and concerns pertaining to any aspect of the Humanities Symposium should be addressed to David Koloszyc at [email protected]
David Koloszyc, Humanities Department
Special Care Counsellors Walk for the Cause!
Photos from Parkinson Journey Montreal-Laval, 2017
In Special Care Counselling, we consider community work, volunteerism and activism as a fundamental piece in helping the fight against many
of the physical and cognitive diseases and illnesses that affect the clients we work with.
As such, on Sunday September 17, approximately a dozen Special Care Counselling students and teachers walked and volunteered for the
annual Parkinson's Journey Montreal-Laval http://parkinsonquebec.ca/en/activite/parkinsons-journey-montreal-laval at Lafontaine Park,
raising awareness for a neurological disorder causing reduced dopamine in the brain and affecting mainly the movements of those affected
(parkinsonquebec.ca, 2017).
On October 15th at 10:30, the students and faculty will again hit the Montreal streets at the Montreal Walk for Mental Health
www.mtlwalks.com in Philips Square. We encourage other Vanier health care faculty and students to join us in helping raise funds and
awareness by participating alongside our team as the subject of Mental Wellness concerns us all, with mental illness affecting 1 in 5 Canadians
at some point over their lifetime, with 18% of Quebecers currently having a mental health disorder (www.mtlwalks.com/mental-health, 2017).
Additionally, if you'd like to volunteer for the event please email [email protected].
We hope to see you there...we'll be the ones with the big red Vanier banner, all welcome!
To join us please email Dayna Morrow [email protected] or Rita Bonar [email protected] in the Special Care Counselling
Department.
Dayna Morrow, Special Care Counselling
Anxiety and Depression Screening Day
The Vanier College Counselling Center would like to invite the Vanier College community to participate in our annual Anxiety and Depression
Screening Day, which will take place on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Counselling Center staff and third-year students of the Special Care Counselling program will be available, with the professional staff
conducting the screenings and the students providing information and support.
Anxiety and Depression Screening Day is an opportunity to call attention to the prevalence of mental illness in our society and to educate
people about signs and symptoms. Further, it provides an excellent opportunity to inform our community of the availability of effective
intervention and to diminish the perceived social stigma of talking about it or seeking help.
Students suffering from mental health problems often experience serious difficulty concentrating on their studies, to the point of failing
courses and/or withdrawing from school. In addition to seriously undermining academic performance, it can lead to alcohol and drug use, and
even suicide. Despite this, mental illnesses are treatable.
Initiated by AMI-Quebec, Depression Screening Day is a joint collaboration of hospitals, CSSS’s, CEGEP’s universities and community
organizations.
Anxiety and depression screening at Vanier will take place on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in the Carrefour and the N-Building Lobby from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Publications, handouts and other information on numerous mental health topics will be available in the Student Mall. Please encourage
students to participate.
Irma Mazzonna, The Counselling Center, Student Services
Dorothy Yen - Women of Science Bursary
The International Education in partnership with the Vanier Foundation and STEM are now accepting applications for the Dorothy Yen Bursary. We hope that teachers will encourage their students to apply. Please click on the link to find the application form on scholarship page: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/scholarships/scholarships/dorothy-yen-woman-of-science-bursary/ The objective of the Dorothy Yen Bursary is to encourage women to pursue higher education and/or careers in the science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Eligibility: This bursary is open to all full-time students. Number of awards: We are offering two bursaries valued at $ 200 each. Selection Criteria:
Good Academic Standing
Financial Need
A Selection committee consisting of at least four members will meet and review the candidates. Candidates may be asked to attend an interview. Notification: Students will be notified by January 2018. How to Apply:
Fill in the application form from the scholarship website
Provide 1 recommendation letter
Submit a transcript of grades
Deadline: Please submit all documents electronically to Jennifer Joseph at [email protected] by October 31st, 2017.
Jennifer Joseph, International Education
Call for Nominations: CICan Awards of Excellence 2017-2018
Deadline: December 4, 2017 The Colleges and Institutes Canada Awards of Excellence Program recognizes and promotes excellence within colleges, institutes, cégeps, and
polytechnics in Canada. The Awards showcase the extraordinary contribution of individuals to their communities and highlight the role of
Canadian institutions in social, cultural and economic development. There are three levels of recognition: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
There are eight awards of excellence categories
Leadership Excellence, Student
The Leadership Excellence Award for Students recognizes an individual student or team that have made an exceptional contribution within
their institution and within the communities it serves. This Award is for currently enrolled students.
Leadership Excellence, Faculty
The Leadership Excellence Award for Faculty recognizes an individual or a team who has exhibited consistent excellence in teaching and has
had a significant impact on the personal and academic growth of students. The nominee or team must be currently employed by the institution.
Leadership Excellence, Staff – Managerial
The Leadership Excellence Award for Staff – managerial recognizes an individual or a team who has made an exceptional contribution within
their institution and within the communities it serves. The nominee or team must be currently employed by the institution and play a
managerial role. Each college or institute may submit up to two (2) nominations in this category. CEOs and board members are not eligible.
Leadership Excellence, Staff – Non-Managerial
The Leadership Excellence Award for Staff – non-managerial recognizes an individual or a team who has made an exceptional contribution
within their institution and within the communities it serves. The nominee or team must be currently employed by the institution and play a
non-managerial role. Each college or institute may submit up to two (2) nominations in this category. CEOs and board members are not
eligible.
Program Excellence
Please note that for the purposes of this award, a program is considered a series of related courses that result in a post-secondary credential.
Each college or institute may submit up to two (2) nominations in each of the categories above.
Indigenous Education Excellence
The Indigenous Education Excellence Award recognizes a college or institute that has a demonstrated commitment to Indigenous education
through innovative approaches and dedicated structures, curriculum, holistic support services and community partnerships that contribute to
learner success, as well as socio-economic development and reconciliation within communities. This award is not for an individual.
Applied Research and Innovation Excellence
The Applied Research and Innovation Excellence Award recognizes a college or institute that has improved the productivity of small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and community partners through the development of new and improved products, processes and services
and has provided students and graduates with real world innovation experience. This award is not for an individual.
Internationalization Excellence
The Internationalization Excellence Award recognizes a college or institute that has shown leadership in the internationalizing of their entire
institution for the benefit of its learners and community. This award is not for an individual.
Guidelines
Deadline
Nominations must be submitted electronically, by 23:59 EST Monday, December 4th, 2017 to: [email protected]
Nomination
Each nomination must be submitted electronically and should not exceed 5 pages in total. The nomination should include the following:
Endorsement Letter: The endorsement letter must be included and signed by the President or Director General of the institution.
The letter is not counted within the 5 pages.
Executive Summary: The executive summary should provide a condensed overview of the key elements of the nomination in no more
than 350 words. The executive summary of gold recipients will be included in the Awards Showcase, on the CICan website.
Biographical Summary of the Nominee or Team: For Leadership Excellence Award nominees. This should not be presented in a CV
format.
Evidence: The nomination must provide evidence that supports each of the criteria.
Supporting Testimonials: More than one testimonial may be included on a same page.
Photo of Nominee: A high resolution color photo in JPG format is required. For the Leadership Excellence Awards, a head shot photo
of the nominee or color photo of the team is best, for the other awards, a group photo (students and instructors or in the field) is
best. Please attach the file separately. The Photo is not counted within the 5 pages.
Contact information: Please provide contact information for CICan follow up.
Note: Gold recipients will be asked to provide a one (1) minute video clip to be shown at the conference.
Acknowledgement
Upon receipt of the completed nomination, an acknowledgement email will be sent to the person who submitted the nomination.
Final Results
In February, the results will be sent the President or Director General of each nominating institution.
Recognition
Awards of Excellence recipients will be recognized at the CICan 2018 Conference in Victoria, BC, from April 29 to May 1, 2018.
Awards Selection Committees
Each nomination is reviewed by an independent selection committee with representation from across CICan member institutions. Peer
reviewers participate on a voluntary basis and a reviewer cannot sit on more than one selection committee. Every nomination is reviewed
independently from one another and a nomination will not be reviewed by someone from the same institution as the nominee.
For more information and criteria for each category, please consult the following link: https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/news-
centre/calls-for-submission/cican-awards-of-excellence/
Silvana Cannatelli, Director General's Office
Guidance Counsellor Information Sessions On September 14th and 15th, we welcomed guidance counsellors from French and English high schools to our annual information sessions.
Thirty-eight counsellors from the French sector attended on the 14th and seventy from the English sector on the 15th.
This year the sessions were held in the new TASC area of the Library and it proved to be a good choice with counsellors and presenters.
Our new Academic Dean, Annie-Claude Banville welcomed the counsellors and spoke briefly of revisions to certain programs as well as a few
new initiatives. Giovanna Arcuri, the External Liaison Officer did an excellent job in the role of MC.
We were fortunate to have Coordinators from Building Systems Engineering Technology, Environmental and Wildlife Management,
Explorations, Industrial Electronics, Liberal Arts and Nursing who gave very interesting and informative presentations. Representatives from
Access for Students with Disabilities and the Language School provided the guidance counsellors with important information to bring back to
their students.
There is always interest from the counsellors on admissions stats and the Registrar along Admissions gave the counsellors a breakdown of our
enrollment numbers and answered general questions from the counsellors.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the sessions either with presentations or by merely attending in order to meet with the counsellors
afterwards. It all added to the success of both sessions.
Annabelle Kennedy, Vanier Communications
Internet Safety Course
ISU is offering a complete on-line learning program to keep up with the
rapidly changing digital landscape.
Through 6-hours of video content, you will be introduced to the dark side
of the internet and provided with information on how to protect yourself
from threat. See the two forms that follow in Intercom for more details.
This program has been made free to Vanier students and employees. Click here link below to access material:
http://internetsafetyuniversity.teachable.com/p/vanier-isu/?product_id=411844&coupon_code=VANIERISU2017-2018
Contact Marie Longpré ([email protected] or ext. 7896) with any questions or concerns.
Marie Elaine Longpré, Services for Students
