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Volume M24, Issue No. 1, January 20, 2020 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. Photos are welcome. Deadline: 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the week of publication. Information Evening, February 4, 2020 To the Academic Department Coordinators: If you have not yet confirmed your participation to Vanier’s Information Evening on February 4, 2020, please sign up online by January 24 at https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/information-evening/register/. Thank you. Lora Terlizzese, Vanier Communications & Corporate Affairs (F-229) 514-744-7500 Ext 7823 Information Evening at Vanier College If you know of any students who would like to volunteer as a tour guide at our Information Evening on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, please have them sign up online at the following link: https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/visiting-vanier/information- evening-volunteer.php. Please note that students can use the volunteer hours to apply to the S.T.A.R. Program (Student Transcript Activity Record). Thank you. Lora Terlizzese Vanier Communications & Corporate Affairs (F-229) 514-744-7500 Ext 7823 Three Vanier Athletes Awarded at the FAEQ College and University Bursary Awards Night Vanier College is proud to announce that three Vanier student athletes received bursaries at the College and University Bursary Awards Night, hosted by the Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ) in partnership with the RSEQ on November 28, 2019. Congratulations to Vanier basketball players Hans Sarah Bailly and Thierry Tshibola, from the Social Science Program, and Yannice Biyik Nlned from the Social Science, Sports and Leisure Major, who each received $3000 College Recruitment bursaries. “Both Thierry and Yannice are from Quebec City, where they came out as the top recruits last year,” said Mai Anh Nguyen, Vanier College Student Life Advisor-Athletics. “They both wanted to come to Vanier College, to improve their English skills as well as play for the defending provincial Champions.” “They are great student athletes that work hard and are always eager to learn. They entered a veteran team with 6 graduating players, and have been able to make a name for themselves. The Vanier Athletics Department is extremely happy to have two mature young men join the Cheetah family, and we are excited to see them grow as students, as athletes and as young men.” Sarah Hans Bailly comes from St-Laurent Express, the top women’s basketball program in Montreal. Sarah played for the Quebec Provincial team last summer where the team won Gold. “Sarah is very humble and quiet, but her big game speaks volumes. We hope that she will be able to bring game experience, and her big plays to our Women’s Basketball program,” states Mai Anh Nguyen. In all $434,000 in individual bursaries were handed out to 81 of Quebec’s top college and university student-athletes who had distinguished themselves academically, athletically or through their social involvement during the 2018-2019 season. Among the awards granted by the FAEQ were 20 College Recruitment bursaries worth $3,000 over three years and 32 University Recruitment bursaries worth $10,000 over five years. In addition, two student-athletes from outside Quebec, who wish to pursue their studies at Quebec universities, received bursaries worth $3,000. Another 21 Merit Scholarships, worth $2,000 each, were awarded to 19 student-athletes who, based on their achievements during the 2018-2019 season, were finalists in the College and University Bursary Awards Night’s seven award categories. The event took place in the John Molson Room at the Molson Brewery, which has been a partner of the Foundation for almost 35 years. Each Vanier athlete is photographed with Mr. Claude Chagnon, President of the FAEQ. Congratulations to these three outstanding students Marguerite Corriveau, Communications and Corporate Affairs Monica Bhattacharya new Vanier Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs Vanier College is pleased to announce that Monica Bhattacharya has been named Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Vanier College. Monica Bhattacharya has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate communications including over 10 years at the senior administrative level. She also has several years’ experience working in corporate compliance, outreach and ethics for major multi-national firms. The combination of working in a communications and compliance environment will serve her well in the combined role of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Vanier. “I am very pleased to announce Monica’s nomination. She will undoubtedly be a major asset to the College and her many years of expertise as a Director of Communications will help maintain and further develop Vanier Communications as a vital service to our internal and external constituents,” said John McMahon, Vanier College’s Director General. For the past several years, Ms Bhattacharya has worked as a Senior Consultant and specialist for several companies in the business-to-business sector. Prior to that, she worked for several organizations and companies, primarily in marketing and communications. She also worked as a part-time Professor at the John Molson School of Business. Monica Bhattacharya holds an MBA from John Molson School of Business, Concordia University and a BA in Economics from McGill University. “I am extremely excited to come to Vanier to start this new professional challenge and I look forward to ensuring Vanier Communications continues to serve and represent the entire Vanier Community,” said Monica Bhattacharya. Monica began her new mandate at Vanier on January 6, 2020. Please drop by the Communications Office in F-229 to say hello. Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications and Corporate Affairs High School Outreach The high school outreach project consists of a series of videoconference sessions where Vanier students and teachers meet up online with students from high schools throughout Quebec! This semester we be having our first session on February 5, 2020 at UB (12:00-1:30). Vanier student mentors get the opportunity to share their thoughts on a range of topics dealing with student life at college. We need Vanier students for these sessions to work. The atmosphere is fun and casual, and pizza is provided! Students can use this project to accumulate volunteer hours for the STAR program. Please circulate this message to your students. Please Mio Marlene Grossman if students are interested. Marlene Grossman, Psychology Department International Women’s Week 2020 at Vanier: Save the Date! Vanier's Women and Gender Studies Program is excited to announce the dates for our next International Women's Week (IWW) event at the College. The event will be held March 2-6, 2020, and the theme will be "Backlash". We encourage all interested teachers to consider incorporating IWW into their schedule as they plan their courses for the Winter term. The schedule of panels, presentations, performances, films, and workshops will be announced early in the Winter term. We look forward to seeing you there! Alan Wong, English Department Religious Holy Days The Office of the Academic Dean would like to remind faculty members of the College's policy and procedures regarding religious holy days. The only holidays formally recognized by Vanier's Academic Calendar are those set by law or by the collective agreements. These holidays are Labour Day, Thanksgiving, the Christmas break, Good Friday, Easter Monday and Victoria Day. Other religious holy days, such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover (Jewish) and Id al-Fitr (Islamic) amongst others, are not recognized in the Academic Calendar. On such days, College proceedings and classes take place as usual. Students who are absent for religious reasons should not suffer a penalty related only to their absence. They are responsible for the material covered in the classes and labs that they miss, same as with other absences. Faculty, however, should avoid giving examinations on these days, or should provide a suitable alternative to the students who will be fulfilling their religious obligations. Faculty should realize that Jewish Holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the holiday. Late afternoon exams should be avoided on these days, if possible, in order to permit students to be at home by sundown. Faculty should inform students who wish to observe religious holy days during regularly scheduled class time that they must submit to their attention a completed Religious Holy Days Absence Form http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/registrars/request-forms/religious-holy-days within the first week of classes specifying particular date(s), time(s) and name(s) of the religious holy day(s) on which they will be absent. Alternative arrangements convenient to both students and faculty can then be made. Information on Student Absences for Religious Holy Days can be found in sections 2.2.8 and 2.2.9 of the IPESA https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/bylaws-policies-procedures/files/IPESA-Revised-and-Approved-June-18-2019-1.pdf In order to provide the full class time for the students, faculty who are absent for religious holy days should make every effort to see that their classes meet as usual. 1. A teacher who plans to be absent is invited to find a teacher qualified to teach in his/her discipline that would be willing to cover for him/her at no cost to the College and to inform the Faculty Dean in writing prior to the absence. This notification must include the name of the religious holy day(s) and the date(s) of absence, the scheduled classes for these days and the name of the substitute teacher(s).