Alia Somani Takes New Role as GenEd Coordinator
By Alia Somani In January of 2024, I took on the role of Programme Coordinator of General Education. In addition to teaching, which I love, this role enables me to engage with the broader Sheridan community. It involves… Read More
Lisa Droogendyk assumes GASU Coordinator Role
Greetings from the new General Arts and Sciences Coordinator! Having served as the General Arts and Sciences Faculty Advisor last semester, I am excited to take on this new role where I can work closely with Dalia and our… Read More
Dalia Hanna (AD) Presents Research at ICERI & Ed Tech Conferences
Last year, Dalia Hanna (Associate Dean, School of Social & Life Science) engaged in several research opportunities, highlighting the outcomes of research and development work conducted within Sheridan and extending her postdoctoral interdisciplinary work. Dalia presented virtually and… Read More
Jennifer Phenix’s Lessons about Greek Myth Inspire Student’s Professional Work
Jennifer Phenix’s courses about Greek Myth are providing fodder for professional illustrator Kai Lui’s work after graduation. In Jennifer’s Degree Breadth Elective Myths of the Greek Gods, students are invited to create a visual piece of a Greek… Read More
Patsy Marshall’s Students Push Their Boundaries!
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions”. — Oliver Wendell Holmes An assignment given to our students in the Principles of Creative Problem-Solving course involves them trying… Read More
Read More Poetry
One of the many things I love about poetry is how deeply elusive it is. Which can also be maddening. But it is the thing most compatible (at least for me) with the fact of being alive. By… Read More
When the House is Alive
My book recommendation for this week is something to get your mind off all your schoolwork, but you can read it quickly enough to return to your schoolwork in a timely manner: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. The book… Read More
On Small Elliptical Novels
A lot of people have sent me a lot of writing this year, for which I’m grateful. I’ve done my best to offer thoughtful, kindly, and helpful advice. Sometimes, of course, this advice sounds a little rote in… Read More
Book Rec: Biography of X, by Catherine Lacey
March 12, 2024 I’ll go short this week. Just one book, but it’s a big weird sprawling experimental novel, only don’t be put off by that. You will be riveted. It’s an art novel, a marriage novel, a… Read More
In Praise of Books in Which Nothing Happens
Sometimes nothing needs to “happen.” Sometimes, as a reader, just following a mysterious fictional stranger as they go about the awkward and unstable business of living is enough. This can be one of the deepest and most satisfying… Read More
