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Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Motto	Shine Brighter
Type	Public Community College of Technology and Advanced Learning
Established	1967
President	Dr. Jeff Zabudsky
Undergraduates	Available
Postgraduates	Available
Location	Oakville, Ontario Brampton, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Suburban
Sports Teams	Sheridan Bruins
Colours	Double Blue
Affiliations	CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE, Polytechnics Canada
Mascot	The Bruin
Website	www.SheridanInstitute.ca/

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students. Founded in 1967, the college is known for its animation and illustration courses, a music theatre performance program, undergraduate and post-graduate film programs, and a craft and design program. They also have courses in business, applied computing, engineering technology, community studies, and liberal studies. Their traditional animation department was dubbed "the Harvard of animation schools" by animator Michael Hirsh in 1996, with alumni contributing significantly to the Canadian animation industry since the 1970's. They have campuses in Brampton, Ontario and Oakville, Ontario, both suburbs of Toronto. A new campus in the Mississauga City Centre is planned to open in September 2011.

History

Founding

Sheridan College was established during the formation of Ontario’s college system, and opened in 1967. It was part of a provincial initiative from May 21, 1965 to create many such institutions providing career-oriented diploma and certificate courses, as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities. The school's founding president, Jack Porter, immediately began putting multiple programs and courses into action, which would grow into complete departments.

Contributions to animation

In the 1960's and early 1970's, the Canadian animation industry was little formed and virtually non-existent, excepting animation pioneers of the National Film Board. In 1968 President Porter organized the school's first course in classical animation, even though at the time there was little evidence of demand for graduates.

In 1984, Sheridan student John Minnis created the short animation piece Charade. The five-minute film was animated by Minnis with Pantone markers on paper during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards. As Sheridan's animation department continued to grow, it produced hundreds of animators into Canadian and international studios, at one point in 1996 being called "the Harvard of animation schools" on "a worldwide basis" by animator Michael Hirsh. A significant number of graduates have held key positions at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Don Bluth Productions, and Pixar Animation Studios, both for traditional and CGI animation. Sheridan graduates include eight Academy Award nominees and two winners, and in 2005, animation professor Kaj Pindal won an Emmy Award.

Academics

Programs

The college has more than 130 programs leading to degrees, certificates, diplomas, and post-graduate diplomas. Sheridan College has a music theatre performance program, undergraduate and post-graduate film programs, and a craft and design program. They have courses in business, animation, illustration, applied computing, engineering sciences, community studies, and liberal studies, among others.

Research

Sheridan Elder Research Center (SERC)

The college has multiple research facilities, including the Sheridan Elder Research Center (SERC). SERC researchers' stated mission is to enhance quality of life for older individuals, by developing, testing, and implementing new and realistic solutions to improve the day-to-day experiences of elders and their families.

Screen Industries Research and Training Center (SIRT)

Opened at Pinewood Toronto Studies in 2010, Screen Industries Research and Training Center (SIRT) is a digital media sound stage and post-production facility that focuses on 2D and 3D stereoscopic production processes. SIRT was conceived and launched by Sheridan College to operate in connection to the creative industries and three levels of the Canadian government. The Center's stated mission is to conduct high-level research on film, digital cinema, and high-definition technologies in all levels of production and display. The University of Waterloo announced in July 2010 that funding was awarded for joint research between their film department and SIRT.

Campuses

Sheridan College has three campuses located in Ontario, Canada. The Davis Campus in Brampton, Ontario (7899 Mclaughlin Road) serves approximately 4,500 students. The Trafalgar Road Campus, located in Oakville, Ontario (1430 Trafalgar Road), serves 6,500 students. A new campus in the City Centre of Mississauga, Ontario is planned to open in September 2011. It was approved by the Mississauga City Council on October 28, 2009. It's initial phase of development is intended for approximately 2,000 students, with an additional 3,700 students to be accommodated later. Residential dorms are currently on both the Trafalgar and Davis campuses.

Student life

Publications

Travis Magazine is a free monthly magazine produced by Sheridan College's Student Union. The magazine, which showcases art, writing, photography and design by Sheridan students, produces 5,000 issues monthly. The title of the magazine is a portmonteau of Trafalgar Road and Davis, the names of the Oakville and Brampton Campuses respectively. In its fourth year of being, Travis Magazine featured stories on Alexisonfire, Lights, Tokyo Police Club, the Sam Roberts Band, K'naan, The Stills, Lawrence Hill, Jian Ghomeshi, Raine Maida, and Arkells. The magazine was founded by students in Sheridan's print journalism program.

The journalism school also produces the Sheridan Sun, an online and print newspaper with a circulation of approximately 2,000.

Athletics

An informal hockey team was formed by students in Sheridan's first year of operation, 1967. The team officially joined the newly created Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) the next year, along with 20 other new hockey teams from throughout Canada. The Bruins won their Central Division, also participating in the very first Provincial Championship tournament. The hockey team was discontinued after a successful history in 1992, with the void filled by other Bruins Varsity sports. Apart from intramural sports, Sheridan College currently has men's and women's Varsity teams for basketball, soccer, and volleyball. They are still associated with the OCAA.

People

Presidents

Notable alumni

• Danny Antonucci, creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy
• Jeanette Atwood (Classical Animation), cartoonist, animator
• Donovan Bailey
• Vera Brosgol
• Brent Butt Canadian actor, creator of TV show Corner Gas
• Sandy Carruthers
• Svetlana Chmakova
• John Cutruzzola (Fine Arts), Canadian developer and artist
• Dean DeBlois (Animation), Disney animator, Dreamworks Director
• Robb Denovan
• 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
• 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, photographer, actor (Train 48)
• Glenn McQueen, supervising animator, Pixar Animation Studios (deceased)
• Alex Milne, comic book artist
• Gary Pearson (Illustration, Cartooning and Graphic Story), editorial cartoonist
• James Picard (Fine Arts), artist, teacher, humanitarian
• Nikki Ponte artist
• Nik Ranieri (Classical Animation), Disney animator
• Marlon Sequeira, Canadian soccer player
• Kathy Shaidle, author
• Don Sparrow (Advanced Illustration), editorial illustrator
• Michael Therriault (Music Theatre Performance), actor
• Andrew Wright, artist
• Robert Poulton, Emmy® nominated Creative Director-CNN Worldwide

See also

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

References

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Further reading

• History of the Bruins Hockey Team
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Canadians succeed in Animation (June 1996)
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Sheridan College Animation Program Acclaimed (June 1996)

External links

• Official website

• Education in Brampton
• Colleges in Ontario
• Educational institutions established in 1967
• Education in Oakville, Ontario
• Sheridan College
• Animation schools