You are cordially invited to attend the two events for faculty hosted by the LDS Team next week:

1. Teaching & Learning Boot Camp Level 2 (February 28^th); and
2. Winter Teaching & Learning Day (March 1^st)

Scroll down for more information, and registration links.

Please click here to register for a Teaching & Learning Boot Camp session.

Winter Teaching & Learning Day

Please join the Learning Design & Support Team and Judith Limkilde, Vice-President Academic, for an exciting and engaging day focused on professional development and teaching and learning at Fleming!
Download the Teaching Learning Day Schedule.

Your RSVP is required by February 22. Please click here to RSVP.
Please email any questions or comments to LDSTeam@flemingcollege.ca to the LDS Team:
Learning Design & Support Team
705-749-5530 ext. 1216
https://department.flemingcollege.ca/lds
Twitter: @FlemingLDS  #FlemingLDS

***On behalf of the School of Health and Wellness***

On Tuesday March 14^th the Pharmacy Technician Students will be celebrating Pharmacy Awareness Week!

Students will be collaborating with community volunteers to offer education and services to the public. Pharmacy Technicians are crucial members of the health care team. We are required to participate in health promotional activities, collaborate inter-professionally to ensure continuity of care and we must feel comfortable connecting patients to supports and services within the community.

On Tuesday March 14^th between 10am and 1pm in the main foyer of Sutherland Campus Fleming College Pharmacy Technician students will be working with the following community volunteer professionals to deliver a unique complimentary service to college staff, students and members of the public. Please encourage your students and peers to attend.

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Erin Daley
Fourth Semester Practical Nursing Student
COPD education

 Osteopathy
Ravi-Inder Soligo B.Ed, RCST, DOMP
Offering one on one complimentary consultations

 Infection Control and Proper Handwashing
Shannon Crowe RPN
Are you washing your hands correctly? Come and find out if you pass the test!

 Massage Therapy
Complimentary mini massage sessions

Indigenous Medicine and Healing
Joe Pitawanakwat Indigenous Medicine Expert
Offering one on one complimentary Indigenous Medicine consultations

 Mastectomy and Bra fittings, Self Breast Exams
Bridget Leslie, Service Provider
Are you wearing the right bra size?  Come and find out from our expert! 
Do you or do you know someone who would benefit from proper fitting mastectomy bras or breast prosthetics?

Yoga & Mindfullness
Tara Meldrum, Yoga Trainer
Kayla Stanistreet, Yoga Trainer
Complimentary mini yoga sessions in the main foyer

 Holistic Nutrition
Marissa Laughlin, Holistic Nutritionist
One on one complimentary consultation with a Holistic Nutritionist
Do you suffer from diabetes, PCOS, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, bowel disease, lactose intolerance or crohn’s disease?  We can help you!

 Heart Health
Donny Watson, Paramedic
Do you know how and when to take your blood pressure accurately?  Come and find out!
Find out your risk for heart disease

 Nutrition and Individual Meal Planning
Jill Smallwood, Nutrition Consultant
Jennifer Franks, Nutrition Consultant
Do you suffer from lactose intolerance, crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, stress, acne, poly cystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome etc?  Come meet with our nutritional consultants to receive your free menu!

 Fitness and Health Promotion
Matt Pritchard, Personal Trainer
Receive complimentary mini fitness sessions

This message is sent on behalf of the Office of Sustainability.

Reminder! Please ask your students to take their garbage with them when they leave the classroom.

Sutherland Campus moving to new Centralized Sorting System!

Fleming College is moving in a new direction – starting in Week 4 we implemented a Centralized Waste Sorting System at Sutherland Campus. In this system, small waste receptacles from classrooms and lecture halls were removed and students will be responsible for sorting their waste at the all newly redesigned sorting stations. Labs will be exempt but will receive additional recycling bins.

Classrooms and lecture halls were identified as main problem areas, with waste diversion rates as low as 10%. Recently conducted waste audits have shown that in these areas up to 75% of recyclable material was lost to landfill.

Frost Campus moved to the Centralized Sorting System at the start of the winter semester and has already experienced a noticeable increase in the amount of recycling captured and sent for processing!

Research indicates that centralized systems greatly improve waste diversion rates in academic institutions. Nova Scotia Community College provides a leading example with diversion rates of up to 90% on some campuses utilizing a centralized system.

 We need your help!

If you still haven’t seen our new “Sort it Out” video please find the link for the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9-BN4fWP4

 
To find out more about the program check out our all new Waste Diversion webpage at the link below:

https://flemingcollege.ca/sustainability/waste-diversion-at-fleming-college

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact:

Tania Clerac

Operations Lead, Office of Sustainability
Tania.clerac@flemingcollege.ca

Ben Colgan
Sustainability and Waste Diversion Intern
ben.colgan@flemingcollege.ca

Terry Williams
Director, Physical Resources
terry.williams@flemingcollege.ca

Mike Peart
Manager, Facilities Operations and Maintenance Services
mike.peart@flemingcollege.ca

Fleming College is moving in a new direction – We are implementing a Centralized Waste Sorting System starting January 2017.

Please take a look at the Centralized Waste Sorting System document and youYouTube video.

Our Faculty Resources tab on our affinity website now has a new sub-tab for Accommodations / Absences where you will find:

• Class Absence Operating Procedure 2-205 (1)
• Fequently Asked Questions
• Faculty Referral Form
• Link to Counselling Services Affinity website

New content will be uploaded as it becomes available.

New and returning faculty: We’re here to help!

1. For new employee information, faculty resources, and Contract Faculty FAQs, please go to the HR New Employees page.
2. Join us for a campus tour and Teaching & Learning Boot Camp:

Teaching and Learning Boot Camp Level 1

At this interactive session, you’ll learn some teaching tips for the first days and weeks of class. We’ll discuss how to:

• Set positive expectations for learning
• Promote engagement through classroom management
• Plan and deliver effective and engaging lessons
• Get started with D2L

Although this session is targeted to new faculty, all are welcome.

 Frost Campus – Wednesday, January 4^th

• Campus Tour – 4:30 p.m., starting at the main entrance (ending at the Boot Camp)
• Teaching & Learning Boot Camp – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Room 103

Sutherland Campus – Thursday, January 5^th

• Teaching & Learning Boot Camp – 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in B2 101
• Campus Tour – 11:00 a.m., starting at the Boot Camp (ending at the LRC for the “Get It Together” drop-in)
• Campus Tour – 4:30 p.m., starting at the Information Booth at the main entrance (ending at the 5:00 p.m. Boot Camp)
• Teaching & Learning Boot Camp – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in B2 101

Please register here for a Boot Camp and Campus Tour.

 Get It Together!

New and returning faculty are invited to drop in (no registration needed) to get your questions answered and meet colleagues who can help.
Stop by booths from the following departments:

• IT/AV
• Academic Operations (course outlines, etc.)
• Accessible Learning Materials
• Learning Design and Support Team (D2L, Teaching and Learning, Assessment)
• Library
• Tutoring & Academic Skills
• School Offices

Frost Campus – Wednesday, January 4^th

Drop in anytime between 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons

Sutherland Campus – Thursday, January 5^th

Drop in anytime between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC)

For ongoing support, please contact the LDS Team: LDSTeam@flemingcollege.ca

Winter Orientation for new first semester students at the Sutherland Campus will be held Monday, January 9^th.   First semester students will be following orientation schedules on the first day of school.  Regular academic timetables for all new students will begin on Tuesday, January 10^th.

Please refer to the schedules that can be found through the link on the portal main page. You can also find the link to the January social calendar of events for the Frost and Sutherland campuses.

Here are a few highlights for your review regarding Orientation on Monday, January 9th:

• All staff and students are invited to join us at 1:00 pm in the main foyer for cake to commemorate Sir Sandford Fleming’s birthday, who was born on January 7th, 1827
• There will be an ‘Ask Me’ desk set up in the main foyer between 8:30 am – 3:00 pm to answer any Orientation inquiries. Orientation schedules will be also available for pick-up if students did not print or bring their Orientation schedule with them to campus.
• A number of service departments will be in the main foyer between 12:00 – 3:00 pm providing awareness of their services including, but not limited to Athletics and Recreation, Career Services, Student Life, International Student Services, Residence, Food @ Fleming, Student Administrative Council (SAC), Library Services, Tutoring and Academic Skills and the Office of Sustainability
• Student volunteers will be present in various locations to welcome our new students and help direct them to various departments and session locations.

A reminder that unlike fall orientation, upper semester students are scheduled for classes on day one unless otherwise notified by their faculty or program coordinator. New first semester students are expected to follow their Orientation schedule.

Details can be found on our external website and internal website (including Orientation Schedule download)

Please remember to set up your Out of the Office message before you go on holiday. Here are the instructions on how to do it: Download PDF here

Have a wonderful holiday!

***
A message from Sandra Dupret, Dean
And
Silvana Macdonald, Associate Dean
School of General Arts and Sciences and Haliburton School of Art + Design
***
Hello all!

I hope all of you had a great weekend. I suspect many of you didn’t really care about the cold weather and snow over the weekend as you were likely busy with marking and finishing up with your course work.

As we wrap up this fall semester, a couple of gentle reminders to keep in mind:

1) Final grades are due to the Registrar’s Office by Tuesday, December 20th (noon). This is a hard deadline that must be met. Students are expecting to see their final grades tomorrow and understandably become quite anxious when grades are missing. Cristina and I will receive a listing of all courses where grades are missing and will be following up with individual faculty members.

a. An email was sent by the Registrar’s Office on Tues. Dec. 6th regarding how to enter final grades into Evolve for students.

b. Even though you have calculated final grades within your gradebook in D2L, final grades still need to be entered into the Evolve system.

c. This Youtube video, prepared by the Registrar’s Office outlines the process for entering final grades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng2WxSCCygs

d. When entering final grades in Evolve, all students on your roster who are enrolled in your course must receive a grade from “0” to “100”. This includes students who never (or rarely) attended and/or students who didn’t complete many (or any) assessments. If they are on your roster, they get a grade.

2) Students do have the right to appeal a final grade. An email was sent on Fri. Dec. 16 from our Vice-President Academic regarding the process. Please ensure you are familiar with the timelines for a faculty response should a student wish to appeal a grade in your course. The department website for Academic Appeals is found here: https://department.flemingcollege.ca/academic-appeals/

3) If you are giving a student an “Incomplete” – please ensure you notify our School Office with the following pieces of information so that there is a record:

a. Name of Student / ID
b. Course
c. Assessments to be completed
d. Deadline you have provided to the student.
e. As per the Academic Regulations, an “Incomplete” that has not been removed within 4 weeks of the end of a semester will change to a “Fail”.

4) If you are assigning a Grade Deferred (GD): as per our Academic Regulations, this rare or extenuating circumstance needs to be discussed and approved by the Dean. A faculty member can recommend the grade deferred when supporting a student attempt to attain a passing grade in a course by completing additional assignments or activities. The time limit for removal of a grade deferred is at the discretion of the faculty member with the maximum time allowed being one year. If a revised grade is not provided within the time limit, the standing will be changed to a “Fail”.

That’s all the administrative house-keeping out of the way.

ln closing, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for all of the hard work, time, energy, dedication and commitment shown to our students. I would also like to thank all faculty and staff who mentored or supported new faculty in our School.
The winter semester will be upon us before we know it so I hope that all of you take some much-deserved time to relax and enjoy the holiday season with family and friends.

On behalf of our Dean, Sandra Dupret and myself, we wish all of you a joyous and restful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year.

Cheers!

Regards,
Silvana

Silvana Macdonald, Ph.D.
Associate Dean – School of General Arts & Sciences
Haliburton School of Art + Design
Ext. 1218 / Office: B3-327
Silvana.Macdonald@flemingcollege.ca