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Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Motto	Shine Brighter
Type	Public Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Established	1967
President	Dr. Jeff Zabudsky
Students	16,00 Full-time and 35,000 Part-time
Undergraduates	Available
Postgraduates	Available
Location	Oakville, Brampton and (as of Sept. 2011),Mississauga, Canada
Sports Teams	Sheridan Bruins
Colours	Double Blue,
Affiliations
Mascot	The Bruin
Website	[http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca/ Sheridan Institute

Sheridan College is a diploma and degree granting Canadian postsecondary educational institution with campuses in the western suburbs of Toronto, Ontario: Oakville, Brampton and as of September 2011, also Mississauga. Sheridan was founded in 1967 and is particularly well known for excellence in arts programs, such as animation, illustration, music theatre performance, and crafts and design.

Over 130 academic programs also include business, broadcast, print and new media journalism, information technologies, applied computing and engineering sciences, public safety and early childhood education. Additionally it teaches a broad array of continuing education courses for adult learners. Sheridan also offers a variety of programs and resources specific to the educational requirements and job placement needs of new Canadians. As well, academic and skills upgrading programs assist students to enter a college program or improve their job prospects.

History

Sheridan College was established in 1967 as a community college through the leadership of Bill Davis who at the time was the Ontario Government’s Minister of Education and Minister of University Affairs. It was originally located in a converted high school in Brampton before a purpose built campus was opened on Trafalgar Road in Oakville, Ontario. Sheridan also offers a variety of programs and resources specific to the educational requirements and job placement needs of new Canadians. As well, academic and skills upgrading programs assist students to enter a college program or improve their job prospects.

From its start the institution has been known for its progressive use of technology in its programs; for instance, it was one of the earliest users of computers in its animation course and one of the earliest colleges to incorporate the use of laptops into teaching methodology. Its role as an institution teaching advanced applied courses and the significance of technology was recognized in 2002 when it was renamed Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act).

Located in suburban cities just west of Toronto, the institution has full campuses in Oakville (in the region of Halton), and in Brampton (in the region of Peel). These regions have been two of the fastest growing regions in Canada helping drive the institution’s growth. In May 2009 funding was announced for a new campus in downtown Mississauga that will focus on business and is scheduled to open in September 2011.

Sheridan College Profile

Sheridan serves over 16,000 full-time students and 35,000 continuing education students annually. Its mission, as described in its 2009–2014 strategic plan, is “to provide students of all ages with the knowledge and skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world.” Its vision is to be “world-class providers of innovative and creative learning.” As a result of the changing nature of society and work, requiring more flexible skills, creativity and adaptability, the college is instituting new approaches to curriculum development and delivery. These are described in a working paper titled, Shine Brighter: Academic Innovation Strategy (AIS), published in July 2010.

The mandate of the college is to deliver learning that is immediately useful in the workplace helping students successfully launch into their future careers. College performance is monitored through annual surveys that measure student, graduate and employer satisfaction, graduation rate and employment rate. The resulting key performance indicators (KPIs) can be compared with similar institutions. KPI tracking is an initiative of the Ontario Provincial Government and the results are published regularly. Sheridan has been recognized with many prestigious awards over the years including 11 Premier’s Awards, more than any other Ontario college. The faculty, staff and students have received more Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) national awards of excellence, more than any other college in Canada. In 2010, in a field of only five categories, Sheridan was awarded three Gold and one Silver ACCC award. Sheridan graduates include Academy Award nominees (3) and winners (2), and in 2005, animation professor Kaj Pindal won an Emmy Award.

Sheridan is a member of Polytechnics Canada, a national alliance of Canada's nine leading research-intensive, colleges and institutes of technology, located in Canada’s key economic regions. All are degree-granting and industry-responsive postsecondary education institutions committed to ensuring that graduates find employment as highly qualified workers in the industry sector of their choice. Sheridan is a member of Ontario Colleges. This organization is owned and operated by Ontario’s 24 publicly-funded colleges. It is focused on bringing colleges and applicants together. Ontario Colleges stresses the importance of a college education. Canadians can apply for acceptance into full-time academic programs through the Ontario College Applications Service (OCAS).

Sheridan is also a member of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). The organization is the national and international voice of Canada’s colleges and institutes. It represents colleges and institutes, including Sheridan, to government, business and industry, both in Canada and internationally.

Accreditation

Sheridan offers an array of levels and accreditations including:

• 16 college certificate programs (1 year)
• 61 diploma and advanced diploma programs (2- and 3-year programs)
• 7 applied bachelor’s degrees (4 years)
• 6 collaborative (with universities) degrees (4 years). Partnerships include: University of Toronto at Mississauga, York University and Brock University.
• 24 post-graduate certificates – one year of applied, career preparation learning
• Professional certifications
• Corporate skills development and training
• New Canadian training programs
• Re-skilling for laid-off workers

Academic Faculties & School

For administrative purposes Sheridan’s academic programs are divided into five Faculties. There is one School – the School of Continuing Education and SheridanCorporate.

The Faculties are:

• Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design
• Faculty of Business
• Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies
• Faculty of Liberal Arts and Access
• Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

Programs

The programs and courses offered by Sheridan can be grouped into nine areas of interest:

Business and Management

Graduate certificate courses are taught in advertising management, accounting in Canada for internationally trained accountants, business process management, corporate communications, financial planning, human resource management, international business, manufacturing management, project management and quality assurance in manufacturing management. A bachelor’s degree is offered in global business management. Certificates and diplomas are offered in advertising, banking and wealth management, general business, accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, office administration (executive, general, legal and medical), tourism and travel, and paralegal.

Information Technologies

Graduate certificate courses are taught in corporate communications, enterprise database management, interactive multimedia and Web design. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in information systems security, computing and network communications, and communication culture and information technology. Certificates and diplomas are offered in computer engineering technology, computer programming, computer systems technician (software engineering, systems analyst, software development and network engineering), e-commerce management, information technologies support services and Internet communications technology.

Broadcast and Journalism

Graduate certificate courses are taught in new media journalism and media for global professionals. A bachelor’s degree is offered in communication, culture and information technology. Certificates and diplomas are offered in print journalism and broadcast journalism, and media arts.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts, Animation

Graduate certificate courses are taught in computer animation (character animation and visual effects), advanced television and film, and Web design. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in art and art history, animation, illustration, interior design, and design. Certificates and diplomas are offered in applied photography, art fundamentals, ceramics, fabrics, furniture, glass, interior decorating, visual and creative arts, and visual merchandising.

Sheridan is one of North America's most highly regarded schools of classical and computer animation supplying some of the top animators to Disney and other Hollywood studios as well as the Canadian National Film Board and Toronto's Corus Entertainment Inc. Sheridan trains students on AVID editing software and is the only AVID authorized training partner in Ontario.

Social and Health Sciences

Bachelor’s degrees are offered in applied health sciences (athletic therapy), and exercise science and health promotion. Certificates and diplomas are offered in animal care, child and youth worker, community and justice studies, community development, general arts and science (health profile), personal support worker, pharmacy technician, practical nursing, social service worker, cosmetic techniques and management, and veterinary technician.

Theatre and Performing Arts

A graduate certificate program is taught in advanced special effects makeup, prosthetics and props. There are bachelor of arts programs offered in music theatre (performance), and theatre and drama studies. Certificates and diplomas are offered in preparation for performing arts, and technical production for theatre and live events.

Engineering and Industrial Technology

Graduate certificate courses are taught in environmental control and quality assurance. Certificates and diplomas are offered in architectural technician/technology, apprenticeships, chemical engineering technology, chemical engineering technology (environmental), chemical laboratory technician, mechanical engineering technology/technician, mechanical engineering technology/technician (design and drafting), tool and die maker, and welding techniques.

Public Safety

Graduate certificate courses are taught in emergency management. Certificates and diplomas are offered in investigation (public and private), police foundations, and community and justice studies.

Education

Certificates and diplomas are offered in early childhood education and fundamentals of fitness leadership.

Continuing Education Programs

Sheridan offers over 800 courses for adult learners. The programs are diverse; many students pursue various certifications and credentials to help them in careers in business, in early childhood education and other fields. Recreational and leisure courses are also offered. Accreditations are awarded for many courses including certificates, diplomas, licences (for professional designations), and recognitions of achievement. Over 200 courses are offered online for distance learning

Corporate Skills Development and Training Programs

Sheridan offers corporate training programs including sales, leadership, communications and team building, as well as certificates in areas such as accounting, logistics and management development.

New Canadian Training Programs

Sheridan offers a number of programs to help new Canadians integrate into their new community and the workforce. Sheridan can help assess and improve their English, and upgrade in specific areas such as math, science and computer skills. Job finding clubs and support are also available. Full-time and part-time programs are offered including English as a Second Language (ESL), Occupation Specific Language Training (OSLT), Enhanced Language Training (ELT), and Academic Upgrading and Career Entrance (ACE). Some are government funded, such as Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC).

Applied Research

Applied research is an integral component of Sheridan College. Key areas of research include:

Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC)

Enhancing the quality of life for older persons everywhere is SERC’s mission. Our affiliated researchers and volunteers are dedicated to developing, testing and implementing innovative, realistic solutions that improve the day-to-day lives of older adults and their families.

Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT)

Opened in 2010 at Pinewood Toronto Studios, this digital media sound stage and post-production facility focuses on 2D and 3D stereoscopic production processes. The Centre's mission is to conduct world-class research into film, digital cinema and high definition imaging technologies in a wide variety of areas from capture to delivery and archiving. It was conceived and launched by Sheridan and will operate in partnership with creative industries and three levels of government. In July 2010 funding was announced for joint research programs with the University of Waterloo.

Visualization Design Institute (VDI)

Sheridan's Visualization Design Institute (VDI) is dedicated to innovation in the field of computer visualization specializing in deploying game technologies in 3D environments. Since its inception in 1999, the Institute's professional team has undertaken more than 30 projects covering an impressive range of sectors including: e-learning, health, bio-tech, municipal infrastructure and all genres of gaming from Web 2.0 through 4D environments that integrate 3D scanned objects and cultural artifacts.

Unique Partnerships

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT)

Opened in 2005 at the Davis Campus this facility, along with the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing (CSM), was developed to meet the demand in the manufacturing sector for graduates with a broad array of advanced technical and management skills. The Centre is a unique tripartite collaboration between Sheridan, provincial and municipal governments, and industry.

Sheridan High/Scope Teacher Education Centre

The Sheridan High/Scope Teacher Education Centre provides training in the High/Scope approach to practicing early childhood educators, as well as Sheridan’s own ECE students. The Centre was created through a partnership with the Region of Peel, which operates a certified High/Scope child care centre in a facility shared with the Teacher Education Centre at Sheridan’s Davis Campus.

New Business Development

Sheridan SPARK, Oakville's Digital Media Incubator, supports tenants involved in the development of digital media products and services.

Digital Capabilities

Sheridan runs many programs that require substantial computing and network capacities and has Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the campus. It is a member of The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION), an ultra high-speed fibre optic network that connects Ontario's research and education institutions to one another, and to partners and colleagues throughout Canada and around the world. The college also participates in SHARCNET (Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network), a consortium of Canadian academic institutions who share a network of high performance computers.

Campuses

Trafalgar Road Campus

Located in Oakville, is home to over 8 thousand students. Located just north of the Queen Elizabeth Highway/Highway 403, the Trafalgar Road Campus is home for many community service, general education and IT programs, and all of the animation, performing arts and visual arts programs. Services include an athletic facility, a Student Centre (ConneXion), library/learning commons equipped with extensive technology support for individual and group study, cafeteria and other food outlets.

Davis Campus

Located at Steeles and McLaughlin Road, close to downtown Brampton, the Davis Campus is home to over 6 thousand students and features a Student Centre (The Rec Room), plus an athletic facility, library/learning commons equipped with extensive technology support for individual and group study, full-service cafeteria and other food outlets. Programs offered at Davis include Health Sciences, Business, General Arts & Science, Engineering, IT, Public Safety, Community Studies and ESL.

Skills Training Centre

Located just north of the Queen Elizabeth Highway on Iroquois Shore Road, in Oakville, the Skills Training Centre is home to approximately 191 students. The building is equipped with current industry-standard equipment for programs for plumbers, electricians, millwrights, construction, tool and die, machinist, pattern maker and mould making.

Mississauga Campus

The Mississauga Campus, a 156,000-sq.-ft. facility, is scheduled to open in September 2011 in downtown Mississauga next to Square One shopping mall, just north of the Living Arts Centre. It will focus on business programs, initially accommodating 1,760 full-time students, growing to 5,000 when a second phase is completed.

Athletics

Sheridan has both men’s and women’s teams in basketball, soccer and volleyball. The College sports teams the Bruins a part of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.

There is an annual basketball contest between Davis Campus and the Trafalgar Road Campus known as the Better Bruins Bowl.

Student Services and Groups

Finance & Scholarships

Sheridan awards over $4 million in scholarships and bursaries each year to eligible students. Scholarships, bursaries and academic awards assist students with their educational costs. In addition to endowed bursary opportunities that Sheridan students can apply for, Sheridan receives notices from external agencies and organizations throughout the year regarding awards, scholarship and bursary opportunities.

Sheridan Student Union]

Run by students, the Sheridan Student Union (SSUI) has a mission to “enrich and empower the student experience.” It provides services that include: running elections, paralegal services, a food bank, helping with grade appeals, producing the student handbook, running events and developing communications.

College Council

The College Council is a democratically elected body in the college system whose purpose is to promote communication and consultation within Sheridan and provide a forum for staff and students to communicate with the president.

Media

Travis Magazine

Travis magazine is a free magazine produced six times/year by Sheridan College's Student Union. The magazine was founded by a group of journalism students in 2005. The magazine showcases art, writing and design by Sheridan students. The publication has grown to include an annual photography issue, online viewable version and blog.

Eye on Sheridan is an on-campus, online half-hour news show that is a project of students in the broadcast journalism program. Produced by the journalism school, the Sheridan Sun reports on local news both online and as a tabloid newspaper with a circulation of about 2,000.

List of Notable Alumni

• Danny Antonucci creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy
• Jeanette Atwood (Classical Animation), cartoonist, animator
• Donovan Bailey Retired Canadian sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metre race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games
• Andrew Bravener (Youtube star, MuchMusic VJ)
• Vera Brosgol (Animation), Laika Entertainment House
• Sandy Carruthers Illustrator for Black comic book series
• Svetlana Chmakova Dramacon Original English Language manga published by TOKYOPOP, the two-page “The Adventures of CG” for CosmoGIRL! magazine and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows for Girlamatic
• John Cutruzzola (Fine Arts), Canadian developer and artist
• Dean DeBlois (Animation), Disney animator
• Robb Denovan Animator
• Trish Doan (Media Arts), of the metal band Kittie
• Ian D'Sa (Classical Animation), of the Juno Award winning rock band Billy Talent
• Tom Freda (Applied Photography), photographer, activist
• Michel Gagné (Classical Animation)
• Wayne Gilbert (Classical Animation)
• Paul Gilligan
• Christopher Guinness, Art Director, animator, multi-Addy Award Winner
• Bryce Hallett (Classical Animation), animator/director, Frog Feet Productions
• Glen Hanson (Classical Animation), illustrator, art director, writer (Spy Groove)
• Steve Heineman Artist
• Jerome Hindrikson Legendary sack dealer/call of duty expert
• Philip Hoffman (Media Arts), Filmmaker, York University Professor
• Raman Hui, co-director of Shrek the Third
• Alison Jutzi, actor, singer
• John Kricfalusi, (attended for one year), creator of The Ren and Stimpy Show
• Dan Lee (Classical Animation) Pixar animator
• Lisa J. Lennox (Music Theatre Performance), actor
• Troy Little, animator, graphic-novel creator
• Andrew Kenneth Martin actor, director, photographer, cinematographer and visual artist, Train 48
• Glenn McQueen, supervising animator, Pixar Animation Studios (deceased)
• Alex Milne artist of Transformers comic book series
• Gary Pearson (Illustration, Cartooning and Graphic Story), editorial cartoonist
• James Picard (Fine Arts), artist, teacher, humanitarian
• Nik Ranieri (Classical Animation), Disney animator
• Dale Schott (Animation), directed the 1986 animated sequel, Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
• Marlon Sequeira Canadian soccer player
• Kathy Shaidle author, columnist, poet and blogger
• Don Sparrow (Advanced Illustration), editorial illustrator
• Michael Therriault (Music Theatre Performance), actor
• Gary Thompson (Media Arts), former Canadian international and North American Soccer League player
• Andrew Wright (Media Arts), video and large-scale photography

See Also

• List of colleges in Ontario
• Travis magazine
• Higher education in Ontario
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport
• Canadian government scientific research organizations
• Canadian university scientific research organizations
• Canadian industrial research and development organizations

External Links

• Official website
• http://sheridanshinebrighter.com ShowcaseSheridan.com – an online showcase for the creativity of Sheridan students, faculty, staff and alumni]
• A website detailing information for the Illustration program at Sheridan College

References

1. Sheridan Bruins
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• Education in Brampton
• Colleges in Ontario
• Educational institutions established in 1967
• Education in Oakville, Ontario
• Sheridan College