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 intercom@vaniercollege.qc.ca. Submissions should be in WORD, and sent as an attachment. No formatting or bullets. Deadline: 4:00 publication.

Christina Cichon is named Interim Director of Student Services at Vanier College

I am very pleased to inform the community that Christina Cichon has been named Interim Director of

Student Services at Vanier College. She will begin working at the College on October 22nd and will be

replacing Monique Magnan, who is currently on a leave of absence from Vanier.

Christina has more than 20 years of experience in the education sector as well as a deep passion and

commitment to promoting student success. In addition to being a believer in life-long learning and a

team player, throughout her career Christina has always advocated on behalf of students and ensured

that their needs are always a priority. For all these reasons I am convinced she will be a valuable asset

to the College.

Prior to coming to Vanier Christina had been working at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board where she

held numerous positions including Assistant Director of Complementary and Pedagogical Services (interim), Principal of Phoenix Alternative

High School and Vice Principal of Rosemere High School. She holds a Bachelor of Education degree, a Certificate in Human Resources

Management and Graduate Certificates I and II in Educational Leadership, from McGill University.

“Throughout my career I have developed a thorough understanding of student needs and support services. I am very much looking forward

to coming to work at Vanier since it is an institution that promotes many values that I appreciate and champion such as accessibility,

inclusiveness, diversity and student success,” said Christina Cichon.

On behalf of the entire Vanier Community I would like to officially welcome Christina to the College and wish her the best of luck as she

embarks on this new challenge.

John McMahon, Director General

Volume M21, Issue No. 10, October 22, 2018

Collection of Second-hand Books

Dear Vanier community,

We are collecting second hand books to donate from October 15 to November 15!

Jake’s Co-op will be offering these books to La Fondation des parlementaires du Québec, Cultures à Partager. Most of them will be sent to libraries from countries in Africa and the Caribbean. The other books will be offered to other libraries in Montreal.

We will be accepting books in:

Books in English and French but preferably French.

Textbooks (History, Philosophy, Sciences, medicine)

Novels.

Children Books.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries

All books should be in excellent condition!

If you have any question regarding this program, come see us at the Co-op. It will be a pleasure for us to explain you the details.

Thanks for collaborating to this wonderful cause! Heather Eason, Jake’s Co-op

Sustainability Major & Vanier Gardens Information kiosks at Jake's

We will be there at Jake's Mall, on October 23, 1-3 pm, to answer any questions you or your students might have. Find below the Sustainability Major and Garden posters.

Also at the Mall at the same time will be information kiosks on the new Indigenous Studies Major, Women and Gender

Studies Major, and the S.T.A.R. program.

All these represent the many ways students can get involved and add an edge to their education. Please spread the

word among your students!

Links: Sustainability Major, Indigenous Studies Major, Women & Gender Studies Major, Vanier Gardens, S.T.A.R. program.

Myriam Mansour, Geography

For SALE: Canine and Equine Advent Calendars to support Animal Health Technology Students

The Animal Health Department is selling Canine and Equine Advent Calendars filled with twenty-

five oven-baked CROCX treats made with ingredients we would find in our own

pantry. https://crocx.co/categorie-produit/gateries/

These treats are loved by dogs, horses, but also by rodents, rabbits, and people can enjoy them as

well!

My Hunny Bunny really loves them :) Find attached an image of my

Hunny Bunny and her sample of the biscuit.

We are selling them for $10 per calendar.

Proceeds will benefit the BEA (Bien-Etre des Animaux de Compagnie du

Quebec) Foundation (http://www.fondationbea.org/en/) that also

helps promote the Vanier College Foundation fund

(http://vaniercollegefoundation.com/who-we-are/) benefiting our Animal Health Technology students, more

specifically for the promotion of the Profession and of their Accreditation (https://www.aavsb.org/vtne/).

Sara Varano, Animal Health Technology

Annual Holiday Craft Fair

Our annual Holiday Craft Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are interested in participating in

this year’s event, please reserve your table with me by Nov. 28th. The participant MUST be a member (faculty, staff or student not a family

member or friend) of the Vanier community. All items to be sold MUST BE HANDMADE by the participant. Each participant will pay $15.00

as a donation to the Vanier College Foundation. For any further information, please call me at ext. 7572.

Nora Soukiassian, FSSCAL

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 12, 2018

Requirements:

The applicant must be a student at Vanier College during the A18 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 double-spaced 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

Two-Sentence Horror Story Contest The Writing Centre is hosting a two-sentence horror story contest, where students have to write the scariest story they can in just two (grammatically correct) sentences. Please encourage your students to participate. The scariest story author will win $25 to spend at Jake’s and all the stories will be displayed in the Writing Centre on Halloween! Deadline: Monday, October 29th Submit online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/horrorstories or in person: Kim Muncey, E310

Kim Muncey, TASC

Halloween Haunted House

Please note that the staff lounge D-140 will be closed as of 4pm on October 30th and all day on October 31st for a Halloween haunted house

organized by the Vanier Student Life Leadership Team. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Kristen Whitelaw, Student Services

Invitation to Building Systems Engineering Technology PASS DAY events, October 24, 2018 Teachers, tell your students that on PASS Day, the Building Systems Engineering Technology Program is holding the Vanier/ASHRAE Building

Engineering career show in Jake’s mall for both BSET students, and students of other programs who might be interested in BSET or studying

Building Engineering in the future.

This career show could be of interest to some explorations and science students, and even some Continuing Education students. As well, any

high school students who are free that day are welcome to come and explore the possibilities of studying in the BSET program at Vanier.

Four companies will be giving presentations on career possibilities in the industry and inside the companies themselves. There are some very

big names, including Honeywell, Carrier, Pageau Morel, Bouthillette Parizeau, Nortek, and Baulne, among others, and some smaller names

like Big Ass Fans, who are always up for a show (seriously). Field trips will be given to the Bibliothèque du Boisé, and hosted by an engineer

from the Ville de Montréal who is responsible for the operation of the building.

Jake’s Coop will be open for purchase of coffee and sandwiches.

Email me for more info, or to let me know if you have any staff or students interested in attending. I would really like Jakes to be as full as

possible and since we only have about 60 active students in BSET I am looking for participation from all possible departments. I want to make

it worth it for those companies who took the time to send a delegation to Vanier, and need your help to fill up the event.

Please let your students know about this very interesting event. Presentations begin at 10 am and activities run to 12:30. See the poster below

for more details.

Ilya Meldrum, Building Systems Engineering Technology

Choir Concert No. 1: an Early Start Don’t forget that the Vanier College Choir directed by the amazing and talented Philippe Bourque, will be performing on Friday, October 26

at McGill University’s Pollack Hall.

Our choir will be teaming up with the McGill Concert Choir to perform Gioachino Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle. See the poster below.

Tickets can be bought in room A-212 for 10$.

Glen Ethier, Department of Music

Halloween Whoooo Done It

PSI NEWS

Social Annotation Webinar Active reading does not need to be a solitary activity. In fact, thanks to new technologies, it can be a collaborative process. In fact, research shows that when students engage in social annotation (commenting on discourses in a collaborative, digital environment) their understanding of and engagement with the discourse deepens. In this webinar, teachers will be introduced to, and try their hand at using, three free, online platforms that allow students to highlight, comment on, and discuss text and video individually or in groups. They will also explore ways to use these platforms to support active reading, student engagement, and collaborative learning. Join us online (whether from home or on-campus)! Time: Friday October 26th, 2018 Where: Microsoft Teams (in the Online Curation and Annotation team) Registration: Email Patti Kingsmill to join the webinar Technical specifications: You will need to access the webinar from a desktop or laptop using the desktop version of Microsoft Teams.

Performa – Master Teacher Program Winter 2019 Courses The following Master Teacher Program (MTP) courses will be offered by Performa this winter.

College Teaching and Course Design – Marianopolis College

Motivation for Learning – John Abbott College

Constructing Knowledge Across the Disciplines – Champlain College, St-Lambert

How Students Learn – Champlain College, St-Lambert

Blended Learning by Design – Dawson College

Philosophy of Education: What Matters Most – Dawson College

*NEW!* Fostering Creativity to Enhance Learning – Vanier College Please see the flyer below for specific dates and times. For more information or to register for a course, please contact Julia Hall at hallj@vaniercollege.qc.ca or extension 7375. The deadline to register is Friday, November 30, 2018.

Upcoming Pedagogical Workshops Working on a research proposal? Attend this workshop!

How to Write Research Proposals Presenter: Krista Riley Time and place: November 7th, 12:30-1:45, Room D-221 To register, visit http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/psi/a18-ped-workshop-registrations/.

Elana Cooperberg, Pedagogical Support and Innovation