Neil Robb says goodbye to all at Sheridan College and The School of Business – one more time

January 30, 2010

Neil Robb is ready to cut the cakes to celebrate his retirement.

Neil Robb fondly bid farewell to Sheridan College and his School of Business colleagues at a small in-office reception at each campus as he finally started his retirement plans for certain this time.

Robb was coerced out retirement by former School of Business Dean, Gerard Mercer to assist the School of Business as an interim Associate Dean while the search process was conducted to replace administrators who had moved on.

Sheridan School of Business faculty and staff thanked Robb for his contribution to the school during his latest tenure. Interim Dean, Carolyn Ferreira praised Robb’s contribution to program development.

“Neil has contributed much to the culture and viability of Sheridan College and The Sheridan School of Business programs,” said Ferreira.

The search process for a new Dean for the Sheridan School of Business continues.

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School of Business Creative Visioning Workshop envisions a new campus at Mississauga City Centre

January 27, 2010

Peter Bouffard facilitates the Creative Visioning Workshop for the new School of Business campus to be located at Mississauga City Centre.

More than 100 Sheridan School of Business faculty explored the challenge to envision “what could be…” for Sheridan’s new Mississauga City Centre campus. Assisted by the Creative Campus committee, School of Business professor Peter Bouffard and facilitators lead his colleagues through a visioning process

Peggy Barnwell records her group's visioning.

that challenged School of Business faculty to question the relevance and effectiveness of  every current decision making process, every initiative, and every academic act that happens or will happen at Sheridan College.

Over the period of several hours School of Business faculty representing more than 30 programs brainstormed the questions “What new and innovative things might we do in the School of Business to release the full potential of each student?’, and “What new and innovative things will transform our School of Business into a world leader?”

Banking and Wealth Management program Coordinator, Henry Katz is completely immersed in the visioning process.

Groups of eight faculty and facilitators grappled with the questions in the context of the elements of space, technology, community, curriculum, and inter-professional in order to explore the impact of the visioning process and the proposed ideas on the shape of the new Sheridan School of Business. Each faculty participant were invited to add to the group vision recorded and share with the entire group.

Doug Greenwood shares his group's vision with the workshop.

A result of the Creative Visioning process will be to share the envisioned ideas with other participants at Sheridan College and to post the results of the workshop for reflection in the School of Business and the college at large.

The Sheridan School of Business is slated to move some programs to the new campus for September 2011, and to completely move the School of Business several years after that.

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Sheridan School of Business Mississauga City Centre campus Start-Up Team to assist with transition

January 26, 2010

Sheridan School of Business professors, Sally Mitzel, Chuck Minken, Brian Lyons, Doug Greenwood, and Kellie Hayward hold the plans for the new City Centre campus.

Sheridan School of Business professors Sally Mitzel, Brian Lyons, Doug Greenwood, and Kellie Hayward with team leader Chuck Minken will form the Mississauga City Centre Campus Start-up Group to focus on some of the challenges facing the Business School during the planning process.

The mandate of the Campus Start-up Group will be to solicit feedback from the various Sheridan School of Business programs to make recommendations to Sheridan College administrators about program and course inclusion at the new campus.

“We see ourselves as an advisory group, soliciting feedback from our School of Business colleagues about any and all elements surrounding the future move by the Sheridan School of Business to City Centre, and presenting it to Sheridan’s administrative group,” said Chuck Minken, team leader.

A copy of the floor and elevation plans for the new City Centre campus are posted in the main School of Business office at each campus.

Rendering of South East corner City Centre campus

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Sheridan School of Business professor Harvey Skolnick tries his hand at sculpting

January 25, 2010

Harvey Skolnick, sculptor

Sheridan School of Business professor Harvey Skolnick was looking for a hobby that would indulge his creative side when he discovered clay sculpting.

“I was looking for something creative to do – I didn’t want to wait to retire to have a hobby.  I didn’t think I could draw and take art classes, but a friend of mine suggested pottery,” said Skolnick.

Skolnick showed pictures of his work to his colleagues at Sheridan and they were quite impressed. This led to his first sale which came from a request from Darlene Davidson to sculpt a figurine in uniform of her son Brandon who was thinking of joining the Canadian Armed Forces at the time.

More recently, Skolnick sculpted a figurine for Darlene’s other son David, who likes playing soccer. He decided to show him in the uniform of his favourite team, Barcelona, also including his dog, peering out from his gym bag.

Skolnick’s next commission was for Golnaz Golnaraghi who wanted a sculpture to celebrate her anniversary. Golnaz said that she enjoyed ballroom dancing, while her husband Bob liked the Leafs. So they agreed that Skolnick would sculpt two figurines, one of Golnaz in a ballroom dress and one of her husband holding a hockey stick and wearing a Leafs jersey. Golnaz says that the sculpture sits proudly in her kitchen and is a conversation piece when people come over.

“The amazing thing about this hobby is how I am getting better as time goes by. It’s nice to look back at my sculptures when I first started and seeing the progression,” said Skolnick.

“I am doing pottery mostly as a hobby as opposed to a money-making venture. However, when I do get a commission, I become very motivated to try my darndest to make something that people will like,” said Skolnick.

All Skolnick’s  sculptures are made from clay.  When he finishes sculpting a figurine, it goes into a kiln for the first firing. Next, he dips the entire figurine into a clear glaze and then it is fired again. Then he brings  the figurine home and it’s time for painting.

“I make most of my figurines for family and friends, but at the same time I like to occasionally have a commission as well. The great thing about this hobby is the happiness that it brings to people. It is one of the most personalized gifts that I can think of that can be enjoyed over and over again,” said Skolnick.

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The Sheridan School of Business warmly welcomes three new full-time faculty members

January 7, 2010

Wael Ramadan

Wael Ramadan joins The Sheridan School of Business with a primary focus on teaching Project Management and will also contribute to several programs. Ramadan has taught project management and business administration courses for seven years at business schools in USA, Netherlands, and Palestine.  His academic background includes an MBA in Economic Policy and Corporate Strategy from Holland, a Bachelor of Engineering from UK, and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).  Ramadan has just completed his doctoral program at Cleveland State University (CSU) where his dissertation explored the effect of organizational culture on sustainable competitive advantage of SMEs.  Ramadan will locate his main office at the Trafalgar campus, and will teach at the Davis campus as well.

Guillermo Wilches

Guillermo Wilches joins Sheridan Business teaching a variety of marketing related subjects with a primary focus on the Global Business Management degree .  He will also be working with the International Business and Business Process Management programs at the Davis campus.  Wilches has worked in the marketing and market research sector in Columbia and in Ontario, and most recently has taught at Wilfred Laurier, and the University of Guelph.  Wilches recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Management Sciences, and has an M.Sc.from the University of Guelph in Marketing and Consumer Studies, and a B.Sc. from the University Konrad Lorenz, Columbia, in Psychology. His office will be at the Davis campus.

Lisa Trabucco

Lisa Trabucco joins the Sheridan School of Business Paralegal program at the Davis campus.  She has most recently taught in the Paralegal and Law Clerk programs at Seneca College, as well as continuing education courses at Sheridan.  Prior to teaching, Trabucco practiced law in the areas of civil litigation (personal injury, insurance defence) and intellectual property law. Trabucco has completed a Masters of Law in Intellectual Property from Osgoode Hall, an LL.B, from the University of Windsor and a Honours Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton, and is planning to start her Ph.D. in Law.

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Sheridan College School of Business programs to occupy new Mississauga campus at City Centre

January 5, 2010

Mississauga City Council recently approved the Lease Agreement for a Sheridan College campus in the heart of the City Centre.

“We’re excited that Sheridan will be our partner in building a state-of-the-art post secondary institution and an integrated community park in our downtown,” said Mayor Hazel McCallion. “This is a plan and partnership that brings our Strategic Plan and our City Centre to life.”

In its first phase of development, Sheridan’s Mississauga campus will accommodate 1,760 students when it opens in fall 2011. An additional 3,740 students will follow in Phase Two bringing the potential student enrolment total to 5,000. Sheridan School of Business will locate its programs and students at this signature campus.

“Our City Centre is the ideal location for a college or university. We look forward to Sheridan College participating in new and innovative plans to inspire and connect youth to our City, and help our businesses and economy grow,” said Ward 4 Councillor Frank Dale. “This partnership with Sheridan also advances the City’s Downtown21 Plan which will create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban places in the City’s core.”

According to the City’s Master Plan, a conceptual representation of proposed development on the 3.46 ha (8.55 ac.) property just north of the Living Arts Centre, the site includes approximately 1.07 ha (2.65 ac.) of new parkland. The plan will be used to prepare the detailed site plan and development drawings.

According to the Council Report, the Lease Agreement for Phase One grants Sheridan a 99-year lease to construct a post-secondary education facility on 0.45 ha (1.11ac.) of the property, with an option to develop Phase Two on 0.74 ha (1.84 ac.) within 10 years from the opening of the Phase One building. The City and Sheridan also reached agreement on sharing costs to service and develop the property as well as the construction and operation of two municipal parking lots with at least 352 parking spaces.

“This is a unique partnership that resulted from a close collaboration between the City and Sheridan staff who share our vision for expanding education opportunities and bringing a new vibrancy to our downtown,” said City Manager and CAO Janice Baker. “This will be the first of many new options for youth, new immigrants and others to pursue their education in Mississauga as we continue to bring more post-secondary institutions to our City to meet our strategic plan objectives.”

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Sheridan School of Business partners with Tourist Office of Spain to deliver Spain Specialist course

January 3, 2010

Professors Donna Black and Victoria Renton with some of their Spain Specialist students.

The Tourist Office of Spain in Canada recently partnered with Sheridan College to include a Spain Specialist module for students in the Sheridan School of Business Tourism and Travel program.

The Spain Specialist program module was offered by Professors Donna Black and Victoria Renton in an intense three-hour  section of the Selling Destinations III course offered to third semester students. The students were then encouraged to study the Spain specialist material for an additional two weeks and prepare for a written test  provided by the Tourist Office of Spain.  The results are outstanding: 93 per cent of the students passed the exam with a 70 per cent or higher grade. Each of these 62 students received a special certificate issued by the Tourist Office of Spain in recognition of their achievements to become Spain Specialists.

Some of the 62 second year Tourism and Travel student relax after their Spain Specialist test.

“Since many of our students will enter the travel industry as retail sales consultants, cruise specialists and consultants with wholesalers, we feel the students will now be able to sell Spain with confidence. They will be able to recommend the areas of Spain that would most interest their clients. We encouraged the students to know how to use the Sales Guide effectively since knowing where to find information is critical to being successful with clients,” said professor Black.

The second year class Sheridan School of Business Tourism and Travel program.

The Sheridan School of Business Tourism and Travel program is a two-year diploma program offered over four semesters. The Spain Specialist module was offered in the third semester to second year students, who will graduate in June 2010. The Tourist Office of Spain contributed to the course module with brochures, sales guides, maps and DVDs, so students had the latest material with which to prepare their course. The Tourist Office of Spain stated they are fully committed to this partnership with the Sheridan School of Business and aim to offer assistance for future Spain Specialist programs at Sheridan College in the Tourism and Travel program.

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