Intercom is published regularly and serves to inform Vanier staff and teachers of notices and special events. It is posted on the Vanier College Website and distributed electronically. Submissions should be sent to intercom@vaniercollege.qc.ca. Submissions should be in WORD, and sent as an attachment. No formatting or bullets. Deadline: 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding publication.

Perspectives d’avenir - Looking Ahead What Now for French Immersion?

Fifty years after the birth of Canada’s first French Immersion program on Montreal’s South Shore, an examination of the state of French as a second language programs and their outcomes for Anglophone youth in Quebec will take place on Friday, November 18th, 9 am to 3:30 pm, at Vanier College in the Auditorium. Registration of $25 is mandatory and includes lunch. The conference is free for Vanier students with a valid I.D. Highlights of the day include presentations of existing research 9:30am-12:00pm and a moderated discussion 1:00pm-3:00pm. See the flyer at the end of Intercom for complete details and registration information.

Philippe Gagné, French Department

Universities Visiting Vanier College

Universities will be visiting Vanier College throughout the months of October/November, usually with events being held during Universal Break. Please encourage students to come and speak to Admission representatives from Concordia, McGill, Bishop’s, UQAM, Universite de Montréal, HEC, Polytechnique, École de technologie supérieure (ETS), Ontario Universities, University of British Columbia, Atlantic Universities, and Canada Law Abroad. For specific times and places, please visit our website under “Universities Visiting Vanier College” or go to www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/advising.

Marco Passucci, Academic Advising

Seeking Student Tutors

The Learning Centre and Math & Science Centre are looking to recruit additional volunteer student tutors for this semester. Ideal tutors should have strong study habits and superior communication/social skills. If you have encountered any students that you feel would make excellent tutors, could you please forward their names and ID numbers by Mio to our attention. Thank you very much for your help.

Joanne Ellis & Josh Berman, The Learning Centre

Vanier Physics’ Rhys Adams publishes research with Nature Publishing Group

Vanier now has a publication with the Nature Publishing Group! In conjunction with my FRQNT research in photonics at McGill University, I was involved with experiments, analysis and writing of a project led by PhD and Post Doc students, along with international collaborators from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) and the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). The experiments were conducted during summer 2015 and the article was published in July 2016. The project focused on a novel integrative photonic tool useful for future optical communication applications. The article can be found at: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep30235

Rhys Adams, Physics Department

Volume M17, Issue No. 7, October 3, 2016

Wednesday UB Recital: Two Bands for the Price of One!

One of our most auspicious events of the Fall semester is happening this week. No, it’s not a trip to go apple picking on the North Shore; it’s even better. Both the Vanier College Big Band directed by Jocelyn Couture, and the Vanier College Concert Band directed by Christopher Smith will be playing a free recital this Wednesday, October 5 in the Auditorium during Universal Break. Now, not to blow our own horns here, but if you don't mind me trumpeting about these large ensembles, I will tell you that this will be a most excellent show. Not tubad at all! And I am fairly certain you can afford the price of admission—it’s free! Hope to see you there.

Glen Ethier, Department of Music

Spotted at Vanier:

Spotted at Vanier: Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)

Native to the main islands of Japan, this ornamental insect was first discovered in North America in southern New Jersey in 1916. According the Canadian Food inspection agency, the first known Canadian specimen arrived in 1939 via ferry from Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Later that year three more adults were captured at Yarmouth and three in Lacolle, Quebec. Since its inception in 1939 the annual Japanese Beetle trapping program appears to have been quite effective in detecting infestations, however, treatment programs have been unable to eliminate this pest from Canada. This voracious insect pest was first noted on Vanier property in 2014. This is not an event to be happy about. The larval stage (grub) feeds on plant roots, favouring turf grass. As they eat the roots of the grass entire sections of lawn may die. In turn, skunks will dig up grass to eat the grubs, leaving holes behind. These holes are easily filled and once grubs are removed, the grass may survive. Female Japanese beetles lay up to 60 eggs approximately 8 cm deep in soil of grassy areas. Within two weeks, eggs hatch and the

larvae feed. Larvae overwinter underground and resume feeding in the spring. When ready, the larvae pupate. Adult beetles emerge in late June or early July. The adult life span is 30 to 45 days, in which time they feed and breed. Adults fly responding to stimuli of food or sex pheromones and can travel up to 8 km with the wind. These beetles are heavy feeders, eating leaves, flowers and fruit of more than 250 plants. The Canadian Food Inspection agency lists the following as plants severely injured by the Japanese beetle: elm, maple, grape vine, peach, apple, apricot, cherry, plum, rose, zinnia, corn, asparagus, soybean, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. At Vanier they have been found on mallow, roses, linden and wild grape. These beetles thrive in clear summer days between 21°C and 35°C, with a relative humidity above 60%. There is little feeding on cloudy and windy days and no feeding on rainy days. Damage done to plant leaves is recognizable by their habit of feeding on the upper surface of leaves, chewing the tissue between the veins, leaving a lace-like skeleton. To reduce damage from these beetles it is recommended to walk through your garden with a bucket of water or soapy water and simply knock them into the bucket and allow them to drown. I personally squish them with rocks after collecting them, to make sure they are dead. Japanese beetle traps are sold, however research indicates that these traps may simply attract more insects to an area, without catching a majority of them. It is recommended to put the traps in an area of the garden that does not contain sensitive, beetle targeted plants. As well, once full, the beetles in the traps still need to be killed. Rupturing of a trap will allow the insects to escape, but keep attracting them to the area. One home and garden blogger stated that ducks will eat both beetles and grubs, but I don’t think ducks are a reasonable option here at Vanier, or logistically anywhere. I’m wondering if chickens have a taste for them. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates the movement of material that can carry Japanese beetles or larvae to prevent its spread. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are considered infested with the Japanese Beetle and movement of regulated material from these areas to other parts of Canada must meet specific requirements to prevent further spread. Keep your eyes and ears open. There is an abundance of wildlife here at Vanier College. Take the time to look around. You may be surprised at what you see.

Evelynne Barten, Environmental and Wildlife Management

Depression Screening Day

The Vanier College Counselling Center would like to invite the Vanier College community to participate in our annual Depression Screening Day which will take place on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Counselling Center staff and third-year students of the Special Care Counselling program will be available, with the professional staff conducting the screenings and the students providing information and support. Depression Screening Day is an opportunity to call attention to the prevalence of mental illness in our society and to educate people about signs and symptoms. Further, it provides an excellent opportunity to inform our community of the availability of effective intervention and to diminish the perceived social stigma of talking about it or seeking help. Students suffering from mental health problems often experience serious difficulty concentrating on their studies, to the point of failing courses and/or withdrawing from school. Depression is more than a sad mood. Depression affects a person’s ability to think, feel and behave in a normal manner. In addition to seriously undermining academic performance, it can lead to alcohol and drug use, and even suicide. Despite this, depression is a treatable illness. Initiated by AMI-Quebec, Depression Screening Day is a joint collaboration of hospitals, CSSS’s, CEGEP’s universities and community organizations. Depression screening at Vanier will take place on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 in the Board Room (F-216) and the N-Building Lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Publications, handouts and other information on numerous mental health topics will be available in the Student Mall. Please encourage students to participate.

Irma Mazzonna, The Counselling Center

Montreal Walk For Mental Health

Vanier College will be participating in the Montreal Walk For Mental Health. The event is taking place on Sunday October 16th at 11 a.m. at Phillips Square in downtown Montreal (corner Ste Catherine and Union Streets). Montreal Walks for mental health is an annual 4 km walk organized by the Montreal Walks for mental health Foundation. Every fall, walkers take to the streets of

downtown Montreal to help increase public awareness about mental health and eliminate stigma and discrimination towards people living with mental illness. Plus, the walk is an opportunity to raise funds for organizations providing mental health services. If you would like to participate, or to register please visit mtlwalks.com or you can register on site on the day of the walk. The event is free of charge. For more information please contact Kiraz Johannsen at ext. 7880

Kiraz Johannsen, Student Services

Call for Applications: Meg Sircom Memorial Scholarship 2016

Please encourage students who like to write fiction, poetry, personal essays or other creative work, and who have good grades in English, to apply for the Meg Sircom Memorial Scholarship. Meg Sircom was a Vanier English teacher from 2001-2011. She was a fiction writer, and valued both academic and creative writing. Scholarship amount: $500 Requirements:

The student has received final grades of 80%+ in at least two English classes (101, 102, 103, HS)

The student will submit a portfolio of 5-15 double-spaced pages of creative literary work (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic storytelling, or other)

To apply, students should contact

their English teachers, or

Dana Bath (A513, 514-744-7500 x 7814, or through MIO) Deadline for applications: November 7, 2016

Dana Bath, English Department

Link to International Education Newsletter

If you missed the latest issue of the

International Education Newsletter

for a look at all the projects that took

place in the past year, here is the link

that was missing from last week’s

item:

http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/international-

education/files/2013/12/international-newsletter-15-16.pdf

Jennifer Joseph, International Education Office

Humanities Symposium Call for Presenters

Check out the flyer at the end of Intercom that calls for suggestions for presenters for the Humanities Symposium. Contact Jeff sims for more information.

Jeff Sims, Humanities Department

PSI News

Pedagogy

Special issue of Pédagogie collégiale The AQPC has just issued a special edition of its journal, presenting a selection of recently published flagship papers, both original English submissions as well as articles translated from French. This special issue is in print format, and we’ve received enough to distribute to all teachers. Should you have been omitted, please come by the PSI office in B228 to collect your copy.

Research and Innovation

Workshop of Interest The Association pour la recherche au collégial (ARC) is offering on Oct. 13 a workshop on three funds that are part of the Tri-Council's College and Community Innovation Program. To attend, you have to be an ARC member. Registration fees apply. More info here: http://vega.cvm.qc.ca/arc/3_1_activites.php#1252 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) The journal of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) entitled Teaching Learning Inquiry has a new issue out that includes a special section on Students as Co-Inquirers, with six articles exploring the idea of promoting student engagement through partnership. All in Open Access here: http://tlijournal.com/tli/index.php/TLI/issue/view/15/showToc

Call for communications

The Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) has launched its call for symposia and individual communications for its conference entitled Vers de nouveaux sommets to be held May 8-12, 2017 at McGill. More information here: http://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres

Isabelle Delisle, Pedagogical Support and Innovation

Did you know you can get 2 months free on your STM card?

If you commit to buying 12 months of STM public transit passes, Vanier and Opus will pay for your last 2 months. Find out more here: http://www.stm.info/English/tarification/a-opusetcie.htm To sign up: http://www.stm.info/en/info/fares/subscriptions/opus-cie/opus-cie-employees Access code: T3R4VZ3E (You must be a Vanier employee as each user is verified in the system). An Opus card will be sent to you and a monthly bill charged to your credit card or bank account. To be eligible for the program, you need to commit to buying 12 passes in the year to come and you also need to be a resident of the Island of Montreal. If you want to profit from the second month offered for free through the MTQ, you must sign up before November 14th. If you live off island and are a yearly transit user, you can sign up individually through the AMT for a one month fare reduction: https://www.amt.qc.ca/en/fares/memberships/opus-plus Any questions? Please contact Marya Grant, C203, ext 7395, grantm@vaniercollege.qc.ca

Marya Grant Student Development, Sustainability, & Indigenous Students

Harvest Potluck! – Wednesday, Oct. 5, 12:30-13:30 in A310 To celebrate the harvest period, the Vanier College Collective Garden team is organizing a community potluck based on the garden produce. While enjoying a convivial meal, the gaol is also to share knowledge on the benefits of local, organic and fresh foods. Volunteers (students and other Vanier members) will be preparing dishes which contain at least one produce from the gardens and will provide nutritional information on these specific ingredients. The “Sustainability for the Future” Student Club (aka Vegan Club) is will also contribute to the potluck. Everyone is invited to join! You can contribute with a dish of your own or you can simply come over for dish-tasting. If possible,

please bring your own plate, utensils and mug for a taste of our herbal teas! Below is the list of produce still available in the garden, although not always in profusion. You will notice the predominance of leaves and herbs. Here's the challenge: to cook with these perhaps less common ingredients! Leafy plants: - Swiss chard - kale - sorrel - zucchini flowers (if available) - red cabbage leaves For herbal tea: - mint - lemon balm - orange mint - lemon thyme

Herbs: - basil - mint - oregano - marjoram - thyme - tarragon - rosemary - parsley - sage - garlic chives - chives

Who will dare to try these unusual produce?: - amaranth leaves & seeds (my contribution) - nasturtiums - marigolds - ood sorrel - lamium - lamb’s quarters

For details, contact me: mansourm@vaniercollege, ext. 7329 Webpage: http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/sustainability-major/collective-gardens/

Myriam Mansour, Geography

Responsible for the Garden Project

Women of Science Once again, Vanier College has a series of talks lined up for the annual presentation of Women of Science. Speakers this year include the following. If you have questions, contact Stephanie Felkai at felkais@vanier.college. Wednesday, October 5 at Universal Break (12:30PM to 2PM) in N326

Women in Medicine Today! The changing identity of the profession - what this means and why we should care. Speaker: Dr. Sonali Srivastava, Vanier alumna, MSc in Medical Anthropology (Oxford University), MD and family physician (McGill, University) Tuesday, October 11 at 12:30PM to 2PM in B-223 (Amphitheatre)

Using Videogames to Influence Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours among Young Adolescents. Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, (McGill University).

Wednesday, October 12 at Universal Break (12:30 PM to 2PM) in A-548 Why There Are Fewer Women Choosing Science: a historical and current societal review Chrystelle El-Khoury, 2nd year Vanier Science Student. Thursday, October 13th at 2PM to 3:30PM in A103 (Auditorium) Finding love, making money, changing the world: a few statistical successes Dr. Anne-Sophie Charest, Département de mathématiques et de statistique (Université Laval)

When Where What Who

Wednesday, October 5 at Universal Break (12:30PM to 2PM)

N326 Women in Medicine Today! The changing identity of the profession - what this means and why we should care.

Dr. Sonali Srivastava, Vanier alumna, MSc in Medical Anthropology (Oxford University), MD and family physician (McGill, University)

Tuesday, October 11 at 12:30PM to 2PM

B-223 (Amphitheatre) Using Videogames to Influence Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours among Young Adolescents.

Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, (McGill University).

Wednesday, October 12 at Universal Break (12:30 PM to 2PM)

A-548 Why There are Fewer Women Choosing Science: a historical and current societal review.

Chrystelle El-Khoury, 2nd year Vanier Science Student.

Thursday, October 13th at 2PM to 3:30PM

A103 (Auditorium)

Finding love, making money, changing the world: a few statistical successes

Dr. Anne-Sophie Charest, Département de mathématiques et de statistique (Université Laval).

See the poster at the end of Intercom.

Stephanie Felkai, Biology Department

Vanier Social Science Festival 2016: Vanier and the City

The City Comes to Vanier Vanier’s Annual Social Science Festival is only two weeks away, and this year’s roster of guests boasts a wonderful array of Montreal activists, community leaders, artists, and academics. The festival’s schedule has been posted online, and a detailed program will be posted within the next week. The following is a brief summary of events. Please note that all lecture presentations will be held in the auditorium. Workshops will be held in various locations throughout the school. Please feel free to contact Kelly MacDonald (macdonak@vaniercollege.qc.ca) if you have any questions, or would like to register for a workshop.

Monday October 17: 8:30 – 9:45: INTEGRATION ON VANIER’S CAMPUS Representatives from the Re-adaptation Center will be discussing community living initiatives and providing care for people with developmental issues and special needs. 10:00 – 11:15: EXPLORING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS Michelle Ladonne, Development Officer from Dans La Rue, will present on youth homelessness in Montreal and her organization’s role in helping youth transition off the streets. 11:30-12:45: INDIGENOUS POWER Nakuset, Executive Director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, will talk about the resilience of urban Aboriginals, from first contact with Europeans through to today. 2:30-3:45: THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT Zachary Patterson, Associate Professor at Concordia’s Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, will talk about the use of smartphone apps to collect data for transportation planning. 2:00 – 4:00: MOBILITIES WORKSHOP (By Registration) Aimee Louw, artist and accessibility activist, will be conducting a workshop on mobility and accessibility rights with a focus on Montreal. 4:00- 5:15: ALLOPHONES AND ACTIVISM Vanier English teacher, Alan David Wong, and sociologist, Leslie Cheung, will do a joint presentation on Montreal’s Allophone community, and the various ways second generation immigrants negotiate their Quebecois identity. Leslie will highlight her sociological research on Vietnamese, Philippino, Anglo-Caribbean, and Haitian Montrealers. Alan will discuss his interdisciplinary analysis of Montreal activists whose bodies are marked by the intersection of sexuality, race, ethnicity, colonization, gender, and class.

Tuesday October 18 9:30-10:45: WHO’S THE TEACHER? Rachel Zellars, Executive Director of Girls’ Action Foundation and lecturer at McGill, will be discussing how cultural and ethnic diversification of scholars affects the nature of academic focus and historical perspectives on race, gender and sexuality. 11:00 – 12:15: THERE’S NO NEED TO KEEP SCORE Paloma Holmes, PhD candidate in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, will be discussing her sociological study of non-competitive sport and how these practices shape cultural understandings of embodiment, risk, and social bonding. 12:30 – 1:45: IS IT ALL IN YOUR HEAD? Ask a Psychologist: A panel of Vanier’s esteemed Psychology teachers will be conducting a Q & A on questions relating to the study of Psychology. 4:00 – 5:15: WATER – EVERYBODY’S ISSUE David Goodin, lecturer at McGill’s School of the Environment, and School of Religious Studies, will be discussing the role of social sciences and humanities in finding solutions to water resource challenges in the developed and developing world.

Wednesday October 19 9:30 – 10:45: DIGGING UP MONTREAL’S PAST Matthew Sossoyan, Vanier Anthropology teacher, will present on the various archeological sites within the city of Montreal, including pre-historic burial grounds. 11:00 - 12:15: ART ON THE CITY

Sterling Downey, founder of the Under Pressure Festival; Melissa Proietti, curator of the Fresh Paint Gallery; and graphic artists, Jimmy Baptiste, will be presenting on Montreal’s street-art scene. 12:30 – 2:00: GRAFFITI ART WORKSHOP (UB – Open House) Melissa Proietti and Jimmy Baptiste will hold a graffiti-art workshop in the theatre room during UB. All are welcome. 4:00 – 5:15: ACTIVISM FOR TRANSGENDERED YOUTH Kimberley Ens Manning, Principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute and Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University, will be presenting on parents’ activism for transgendered children and youth in Montreal.

Thursday October 20 8:00 – 10:00: CREATIVITY WORKSHOP (By Registration) Elana Cooperberg, Vanier Commerce teacher, will be conducting a workshop on creativity. 9:30 – 10:45: IS HERITAGE OLD SCHOOL? Isabelle Coriveau, art historian, architect, and guide at Heritage Montreal, will discuss the value of Montreal’s architectural heritage in relation to the city’s history. 12:30 – 1:45: VANIER’S GREEN THUMB Marc Reynolds and Vanier student, Janella Snagg-Romeo, will present on Vanier’s garden initiative and the value of urban agriculture. 2:00 – 3:15: PK WHO? Avi Goldberg, Vanier Sociology teacher and hockey aficionado, will be discussing the complicated relationship between PK Subban, the Montreal Canadians, and the City of Montreal.

Friday October 21 8:30 – 9:45: MONTREAL, MY MUSE Claire Holden Rothman, author of The Heart Specialist and My October, will discuss her experience writing historical fiction based in Montreal. 10:00 – 11:15: MONEY MATTERS….OR DOES IT? Jonathan Glencross, Manager of Strategic Growth at Purpose Capital, will be discussing the various ways that one can define success - individually and in business – that goes beyond making money.

Kelly Macdonald, Social Science

Perspectives d’avenir - Looking Ahead

What Now for French Immersion?

Cinquante ans après la naissance du programme d’immersion fran-

çaise sur la rive sud de Montréal, une analyse des programmes de

français langue seconde et leur impact sur la jeunesse anglophone du

Québec

Le vendredi 18 novembre à l’auditorium du Collège Vanier,

821, Sainte-Croix, Montréal, Québec H4L 3X9

Ouverture des portes 9h00

Présentation des recherches actuelles 9h30 à 12h00

Diner 12h00

Discussion modéree 13h00 à 15h00

Fin de la conférence 15h30

Inscription obligatoire : 25$ (dîner inclus)

Gratuit pour les étudiants du Collège Vanier

(Carte étudiante valide requise)

RSVP avant le 10 novembre :

http://whatnowforfrenchimmersion.eventbrite.ca

Fifty years after the birth of Canada’s first French Immersion program

on Montreal’s South Shore, an examination of the state of French as a

second language programs and their outcomes for Anglophone youth

in Quebec

Friday, November 18th at Vanier College Auditorium,

821 Sainte-Croix, Montréal , Québec H4L 3X9

Doors open at 9:00 am

Presentation of existing research 9:30am-12:00pm

Lunch 12:00pm

Moderated discussion 1:00pm-3:00pm

Conference End 3:30pm

Registration mandatory - $25 (includes lunch)

Free for Vanier College students

(Valid student ID required)

RSVP before November 10th :

http://whatnowforfrenchimmersion.eventbrite.ca

VANIER COLLEGE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

Humanities Symposium, January 30th to February 3rd, 2017

The Humanities Department at Vanier College is hosting its 6th annual Humanities Symposium, to be held during the week

of Monday, January 30th to Friday, February 3rd, 2017. The symposium committee invites scholarly, academic,

professional, and artistic expressions on the theme of “Silence.”

Silence has been the concern of mystics, monks, and nuns, as well as philosophers and psychologists, to name only a few of

its conscious human negotiators. Unmistakably, however, the phenomenon of silence opens itself to a broad range of

interpretation and analyses, lending it to a broad spectrum of human agents. Poets and musicians, architects and

politicians have all affixed their work to the phenomenon of silence. Our modern world knows well that silence may be a

vital means of self-preservation, or, it may be a vivid reminder of humanity’s latent moral apathy. It engenders a space of

restful – even blissful – solitude, or, it may embody an overwhelming scenario of human loneliness and isolation. Silence is

the necessary absence of interference which allows creativity to breathe, whether in the arts or sciences. As well, it is a

place where political tyrants rule and social actors become voiceless.

The theme of silence is not bound to any particular field of inquiry and invites analyses and interpretation from philosophy,

science, art, literature, religion, history, sociology, psychology, women's studies, ethnic studies, cultural studies, to name

only a few possible modes of inquest. We invite individuals from a multitude of backgrounds to freely appropriate the

theme of silence, in order to develop presentations according to their acumen and expertise. Additional interests might

include, for example:

silent film and cinema

photography and silence

silence and the environment

media and silence

the internet and silence

silence and war

immigration and silence

language, limits, and silence

minorities and silence

silence and gender

silence and religion

silence and morality

silence and sexuality

ethics and silence

All presentations will be held in the comfortable confines of the Vanier College Auditorium. Presenters will be expected to speak for

roughly 40 minutes and allow 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion. Audio-visual technologies are available upon request.

Abstracts should be roughly 50 - 75 words and should not exceed 250 words, unless absolutely necessary. Please send abstracts to

the symposium committee, c/o the following email: simsj@vaniercollege.qc.ca.

Submission deadline for abstracts is Friday, October 14th, 2016.

Or, contact Jeff Sims to discuss a proposal with the symposium committee. Questions and concerns with respect to any aspect of the

Humanities Symposium can be addressed to Jeff Sims at simsj@vaniercollege.qc.ca