Intersections: Technology on Trial
By Dr. Alex Hollenberg This year at Sheridan Creates three professors were asked to debate the vexing question of whether technology is always an ennobling force. “Could it be,” session chair Dr. Mike McNamara provocatively asked, “that in… Read More
Sheridan Reads 2016: Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian
Sheridan Reads returned again this year to write its second chapter! Sheridan Reads is a series of events developed from the One Book, One Community model. You can read more about it here. The program is designed to… Read More
Hope for the Holidays: 2016 Home Suite Hope Gift Drive
By Prof. Sara Cumming (Sociology) and Prof. Jennifer Phenix (Humanities) As promised, here is the full article that was circulated to the FHASS listserv ahead of the deadline for collections. Thanks to all who donated! According to… Read More
Roots of Freedom Nurtured at Sheridan
By: Prof. Jennifer Phenix (Humanities) The Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH), in partnership with Oakville Museum and Sheridan College, presented the 10th Annual Roots of Freedom Festival on October 26-27, 2016. On Wednesday, October 26th in the… Read More
Breadth Students Get Creative
By: Prof. Patrice Esson (Psychology) The Setting: A chilly Friday afternoon at the beginning of April, 2016. The Scene: The Student Union’s Leadership Symposium – a large meeting room with three walls of windows and awkwardly placed columns… Read More
Introducing the Academic Mental Health Collective
By: Prof. Lisa Droogendyk (Psychology) Hello Sheridan colleagues! I’m excited to tell you about the launch of a new website that I’ve been involved in creating – the Academic Mental Health Collective (www.amhcollective.com). If you care about mental… Read More
“For Her We Speak” Comes to Campus
By: Prof. Sarah Sinclair (Communications and Literary Studies) On October 13th, in collaboration with Halton Women’s Place and FHASS, literature professor and Ph.D researcher Nicolette Little hosted For Her We Speak at the Trafalgar campus: an evening event… Read More
ESL Centre Project
By Kathleen Oakey, M.L.I.S. (Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian) It all started with a President’s Creative Challenge and an email in my inbox from Paula Ogg. The year was 2014 — the year of “internationalization” — and Paula… Read More
Mark Your Calendar: “Voices of South Asia” Coming to Sheridan
As part of Asian and South Asian Heritage Month (May!), the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHASS) is excited to announce an upcoming event called “Voices of South Asia.” The event, which is the first of its… Read More
Reminder: Sheridan Creates Returns on March 1, 2017
By Prof. Christian Knudsen (History) On March 1, 2017, Sheridan will hold its second annual Scholars, Creators and Innovators Conference, a day-long event meant to engage, celebrate and advance a range of scholarly, creative and research activities across… Read More
