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Welcome to the inaugural edition of 'Life in the FAST Lane', FAST's first of many e-newsletters for our Faculty, about our Faculty.
As a work-in-progress publication, we will be developing the newsletter with each edition. We value your input (this is for you, after all) so we can deliver content that is useful, informative and engaging. If you have an article or a suggestion you'd like to share through a FAST communication channel, please email fast_events@sheridancollege.ca
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Message from the Dean, Vertha Coligan
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Season's Greetings!
I am so pleased to be able to share this first edition of the FAST e-newsletter with you. Since starting almost one year ago, one of my initiatives was to improve communications within our Faculty. With the PD conference in the spring, the Welcome Back in the early fall, and the launch of this newsletter, I'm happy to be making progress within my first year here at Sheridan. But there's still so much we can do to keep the lines of communication open and clear. And believe me, there's more to come.
As we move forward with our strategic plan, we are all working hard to deliver a stronger and more targeted curriculum to our students while keeping our faculty and staff current, updated and engaged.
This e-newsletter will be circulated at the beginning of each semester and will highlight some of the outstanding accomplishments within our Faculty. We want to keep the content as relevant and interesting to everyone as possible, so many of the stories you won't see elsewhere.
Please do keep sending me your accomplishments and successes. Some accomplishments will be celebrated as we move through the school year, others will be celebrated through successive publications of our e-newsletter. But you can be sure of one thing, your successes will be celebrated, and are tremendously valued!
Have a restful and restorative break and I look forward to welcoming in a new year with positivity, productivity and success. I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and every happiness in 2020.
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December Capstone ShowcasesThe Capstone Showcase for Applied Computing, and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology (MEET) have just concluded. Our students presented some outstanding research projects and, as always, proved just how inspired and capable they are!
Details and photos of the Capstone Showcases will be included in the official launch of 'Life in the FAST Lane' in January.
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| Celebrating our Diversity
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An Invitation to Share Your Unique PerspectiveAt the Welcome Back Event in August, Sheridan's Centre for Equity & Inclusion led exercises which focused on, and celebrated, the diversity of our Faculty.
We'd like to continue to explore and share that diversity by finding out more about you. What is your perspective on equity, diversity and inclusion in post secondary education? How do you recognize and foster the inclusion of people’s diverse identities in the classroom?
The Ontario Human Rights Code identifies some of the key areas of diversity, and provides a good starting point for our exploration. These areas include:
- race, ancestry, place of origin, colour ethnic origin, citizenship
- creed (religious, Indigenous or spiritual observance)
- sex, sexual orientation
- disability
- age
- gender expression, gender identity
We invite you to share your thoughts with us. For example, how and when do you celebrate your culture and special observances? How do you cater to diversity in teaching? Send your photos & stories to fast_events@sheridancollege.ca
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2019 Welcome Back Event
Although it seems like ages ago now, we were so pleased with the amazing turnout at our Welcome Back event in August. We were thrilled that so many of our faculty made the trip to Burlington to participate in our special, off-campus event.
We received some very insightful and helpful feedback from the event survey. We thank those who completed the survey, for your time and your honesty. Based on survey feedback, a sample of suggested topics for coverage is below:
- Inform of new or updated programs (planned and/or launched)
- Practical applications of teaching science and technology to improve our teaching as well as student success
- FAST initiatives
- Speed networking to get to know others in the Faculty
- News and plans that affect the whole faculty
- What we can do to make our programs better
This feedback will help to guide some of the content of Faculty events, and this newsletter, moving forward. We plan to present topics that are relevant to the entire FAST community and represent the phenomenal growth and development of our Faculty offerings.
We will be connecting again, face-to-face, on February 25th for a day of Professional Development, networking and learning. Mark it on your calendars; more about this PD Conference to come!
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Seized Professional Development OpportunitiesMany of our faculty have pursued interesting and topical professional development throughout the past year. Professional Development offers opportunities for growth that can be incorporated into our teaching. We are working on developing a repository of professional development activities so we can learn from the experience of others, and maintain a comprehensive list of our faculty's pursuit of professional development activities.
Outside of presenting research and papers at conferences and workshops, oppoortunities of which are abundant and truly impressive, FAST folks have attended some engaging and relevant conferences and workshops both within Sheridan and outside of our College. If you haven't seized the opportunity to attend a professional development activity, please do. Take your proposal to your Associate Dean who will review and share with the approval committee. It is our understanding that this past year, no professional development applications were denied by the committee!
Here are some examples of PD conferences and workshops from the recent past:
- Armstrong's Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Training Session learning about the latest technology for integration into the Electrical Engineering Technician's Programmable Logic Controllers course
- Energy Storage Canada 2019 Conference reviewing the latest power storage technologies for integration into the Renewable Energy course curriculum
- The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum's National Symposium: Preparing Youth for a Career in the Skilled Trades
- Workshop: "Strategies for Reaching 'I Don't Care' and Disengaged Students", delivered by behaviour expert MaryAnn Brittingham
- AMATYC (American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges) Conference
- Norm Lee Rendering Conference on the future of architectural visualization.
- Biophilic Design Seminar at the 2019 Interior Design Show (IDS)
2019 OAA Conference (Ontario Association of Architects)
- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) Conference
- Higher Education Summit, an annual event that explores the top issues affecting post-secondary education today.
- 2019 IDTechEx Show, an event which presents the latest emerging technologies, from materials and manufacturing innovations to end-user case studies
- RICC IoT Technology Showcase and Demo Day 2019
- 2019 Make IT Secure: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing Conference, hosted by Ryerson University.
- 2019 Manufacturing Innovation Summit: Industry 4.0 - The Journey Continues Conference at Georgian College
- 2019 Sarnia-Lambton Manufacturing Summit
- The College System & Introduction to Collective Bargaining webinar, offered by Colleges Ontario
- 2019 Blackhat & Defcon Internet Security Conference
- Android Development Summit 2019
- Online Learning 2019 - Global Online Learning Summit
- IEEE IEMCON - 10th Annual IEEE Information Technology, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference
- 2019 SecTor - Security Education Conference
- IEEE 5G Conference
- Rockwell Automation Training Program
- PEO (Professional Engineers Ontario) Symposium
- ABB Robotics Training
- American Wind Association Conference
- ASQ World Conference
- International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering
- 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer
- CAMX: The Materials Expo & Conference
- ASHRAE "HVAC Design Training"
- FANUC Training - Handling Tool Operation and Programmin
- Autonomous Transportation Canada Conference: Ahead of the Curv
- 27th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering
We look forward to connecting with you again, face-to-face, on February 25th for our annual Faculty Professional Development conference; a day of networking, learning and growing as educators. Mark it on your calendars; details to follow in the new year!
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Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Hosted IEEE 5G Summit This one day summit provided a platform for industry leaders, innovators, academics and researchers to learn, from industry experts, about 5G technology and exchange ideas in emerging communication technologies that may help in fast-tracking standards and expediting real-world deployment.
Much appreciation to MEET professors, Mouhamed Abdulla and Zohreh Motamedi, who did a fantastic job of planning, coordinating and executing this successful and informative event.
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5th Annual Architecture Week a Great
Success!
A fantastic variety of architectural technology instruction was offered during the 5th annual Arch Tech week. All Arch Tech students were involved in the week-long event, participating in activities like building structures, touring local landmarks, and learning from experienced guest speakers. The week was filled with an exciting array of 'outside-of-the-box' learning activities which provided an interactive and unique learning experience. Beyond that, Arch Tech week fostered a sense of community and collaboration within the School of Architectural Technology, and expanded our liaisons with external partners and influencers.
Jacqueline, Brad, and Amr from the City of Mississauga’s Urban Planning Department presented the Tactical Urbanism project that they set-up on the street at City Hall this summer. We were fortunate enough to have them stay with us during the event's zenith, offering one-to-one feedback to over 250 students during the all-school charrette. It was a great learning experience as well as a great networking opportunity for the students as they formed new connections with each other.
Thank you to all our staff who worked so hard to make this week-long event a great success, and to the students who participated with enthusiasm and creativity. An extra big thank you to Shannon Pirie who worked tirelessly to deliver this unique and special week of hands-on learning.
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Fall Convocation
A special time at the end of each student's journey at Sheridan, convocation is a cherished and celebratory event for students and faculty alike.
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Announcing the Launch of thinkFAST
We are so excited to announce the official launch of our brand new student-centred website...
thinkFAST.sheridancollege.ca
This website represents many of the special features of FAST's practical, project-based education, all targeted and relevant to a student population. ThinkFAST features FAST news and events, details on all FAST clubs (both SSU clubs and those not affiliated with the SSU), various student projects (Capstones, Technical Reports, CCR Activities, Studio 6 Projects, Student Research) and Awards.
Please help us to promote thinkFAST to our students by mentioning it in class, posting the url on your SLATE groups and making sure your clubs know about it. We want to showcase our student's diverse activities both in and out of the classroom. Feel free to send us information about students for students and we will try to incorporate it into the site. ThinkFAST is a progressive website that will evolve and expand as content and technologies progress.
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2018 OACETT Outstanding Educator Award
Recipients
We are thrilled to announce that two of our Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology professors have been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Educator Award from the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT). OACETT describes this award as being granted to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the training and education of engineering/applied science technicians and technologists. The award recognizes teaching excellence over many years, and not for one singular accomplishment. In addition, Mozammel also received an Honorary Membership Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Mozammel Khan, Professor & Coordinator, Quality Assurance (Post Grad) Program and Dr. Srinivas Ganapathyraju, Professor, Coordinator & Researcher, Electromechanical Engineering Technician/Technology Programs. We are so proud of your accomplishments, and grateful for your significant contributions to education at Sheridan.
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In case you missed FAST in the news, below is a list of internal and external links to keep you updated!
Sheridan Publications
External Sources
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Found: Associate Dean, Applied Computing
It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Mark Orlando to the position of Associate Dean of Applied Computing at Davis Campus effective Monday, January 6th.
Mark has been with Sheridan in Applied Computing for almost 20 years as a professor, as a program coordinator, an academic advisor and as an acting associate dean since joining the institution. He has also participated with enthusiasm on a number of committees including Senate, Sheridan Academic Council, the precursor to Senate, as Chair, and most recently, the Faculty of Applied Science & Technology Local Academic Council as Chair. In addition, Mark has been active in applied research and successful in securing funding for multiple research projects including significant funding from NSERC. Furthermore, he has also been active in curriculum development and recently led the collaborative effort to develop the program proposal for a new Honours Bachelor of Computer Science degree in Applied Computing which is currently awaiting Ministry approval.
Mark brings extensive experience in IT and in Management from the private sector as a business analyst, business development manager, project manager, and office manager and is currently actively involved as a member of the Information Systems and Technology Accreditation Council (ISTAC) which accredits IT and computing programs at publicly-funded post-secondary institutions across Canada and around the world.
Notably, Mark is a proud Sheridan alumnus who graduated from the Information Technology Professional Internship Graduate Certificate program and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Toronto as well as a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from Athabasca University. Mark is a firm believer in lifelong learning and in the role of education to transform students into active and resilient problem solvers who contribute to our country’s healthy economy and diverse society by thriving in an ever-changing landscape.
Please join me in congratulating Mark and wishing him happiness and success in his new role.
Vertha Coligan, BA, BEd, MBA, EdD Candidate
Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
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Upcoming Events
If you'd like additional information about any of the events below, please email fast_events@sheridancollege.ca
FAST PD Conference (FAST) - Feb 25th, 2020
Women in the Trades (STC) - Feb 26th, 2020
Skills Sheridan (FAST) - March 4th, 2020
Capture the Flag (AC - ISS Club) - March 14th, 2020
Testing the Trades (STC) - April 24th and 27th, 2020
Spotlight Sheridan (Sheridan-wide) - April 28 - May 1, 2020
Skills Ontario (Sheridan-wide) - May 4 - 6, 2020
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