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Dr. Muhammad Owais Aziz (he/him) is Professor of Health Sciences at St. Lawrence College, Cornwall. He is also a member of the College’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) + Belonging Task Force. This is the third in a series of interviews profiling Task Force members who are considered change agents of the College. Change agents are individuals or groups that undertake the task of initiating and managing change in an organization.  

We are pleased to announce that we will be welcoming Sheila Watt-Cloutier as a keynote speaker for LCC2021! Sheila’s work has touched upon the intersectionality of climate change, foreign policy, the economy, and global health. She utilizes her Indigenous teachings to provide a more holistic understanding of sustainability and personal well-being by elevating global issues to a more personal level.

Secondary students recently completed the Women in Trades and Technology (WITTS) program offered by the PASS/Dual Credit office at SLC.

Korey Thomson, a third-year student in the Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology program is creating software to run virtual holograms for clinical simulations for medical students at the Queen’s University Medical Simulation Lab. The software will be used on a headset called the HoloLens which uses 3D models to create learning scenarios for medical students. Learn more about this collaborative project in an article written by Korey.

SLC has reached an incredible milestone 50+ years in the making: 100,000 graduates. The new issue of Voyageur, produced by the College’s Development and Alumni Relations team, celebrates this milestone and shines a light on many outstanding alumni.

The College’s Virtual Open House, a month-long offering of online events, began on April 5. The small, 60-minute live events on Zoom will continue to be offered to prospective students and current applicants until May 7. Two weeks into Virtual Open House, we share a progress report, including registration stats and event highlights that engaged attendees.

For the last several years, SLC students in the Autism and Behavioural Science program have engaged in a range of fundraising and public awareness activities in order to draw attention to both the needs and unique abilities of people with autism and their families.