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THIS IS SLC: OUR COLLEGE NEWS

A weekly newsletter for St. Lawrence College employees.

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Our People
Nursing Professors Publish Findings in Academic Journal
August 11, 2022
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Categories: Our People
SLC Nursing professors Karin Zekveld and Dr. Renee Berquist have had their research published as the featured article for July in the AORN Journal, an academic journal dedicated to perioperative nursing. Their article, "Perioperative Nurse Recruitment: An OR Placement Program for Fourth-Year Nursing Students in Ontario,"  discusses SLC’s placement program for undergraduate students with local hospitals to enhance training in operating room procedures, and its success in SLC grads being hired.
New Rainbow Walkways at SLC Celebrate Pride Year-round
July 14, 2022
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Categories: Our People
In celebration of Pride month and as a year-round visible symbol of Pride and Belonging, student and employee volunteers painted rainbow walkways on each SLC campus in June.
Our Programs
Artisan Chocolate Training for SLC Professor
August 11, 2022
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Categories: Our Programs
SLC Chef Professor Ryan Brown recently spent three days of intensive learning with Toronto artisan chocolate maker, ChocoSol, which will hopefully be the start of a new culinary partnership at the College.
Our Students
The Impact of Donations and Support for SLC Students in 2021-2022
August 11, 2022
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Categories: Our Students
The impact of donations on our students’ lives is immeasurable. Every year Alumni and Development reports on the donations and support received in the College’s Annual Report and highlights the impacts the generosity of SLC employees, retirees, alumni, and friends, as well as community organizations and industry, have on SLC students through philanthropy.
Host ESL Students for Dinner
July 21, 2022
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Categories: Our Students
SLC has a long-standing partnership with Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in Japan. This summer, between August 8 and 26, 2022, a group of 30 Nagoya students will visit Kingston for a short-term ESL program. The program is designed to be experiential and immersive so students can explore Canadian culture. This is also a great opportunity for you to interact with our students and engage in intercultural learning, not to mention to show our guest true Canadian hospitality.
Our Communities
“Together We Are...” Exhibit Opens at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery
July 14, 2022
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Categories: Our Communities
“Together We Are...”, the new juried art exhibition opened on July 11 at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery on SLC’s Brockville campus.  
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Important dates

July 18-September 18: Fall round of bursaries open for application
August 1: Civic Holiday (College operations are shut down)
August 5: Last day of classes (Spring/Summer semester)
August 10: Grades due (Spring/Summer semester)
August 22: New faculty start
August 29: Full-time faculty/program coordinators return to work (most faculty)
September 6: Orientation Day
September 7: First day of classes (Fall semester)
November 28: Winter round of bursaries open for application

Faith, Culture, and Social Justice Calendar

July 28: World Hepatitis Day
July 30: Muharram (Islam)
August 1: Emancipation Day (Canada)
August 7: Tisha B'av (Jewish)
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 11: Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
August 12: International Youth Day
August 13-15: Obon (Buddhist)
August 15: The Assumption of Mary into Heaven (Christian)
August 15: National Acadian Day (Canada)
August 17: Marcus Garvey Day (Rastafarian)
August 18-19: Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
August 19: World Humanitarian Day
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 31: Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
August 31: International Overdose Awareness Day