With the Fall semester coming to a close and the holiday season upon us, King Campus is alive with exam jitters and seasonal festivity. Be sure to check out the festive front foyer of Garriock Hall and we hope to see everyone at the holiday potluck.
Time to celebrate the holidays with food and fun. The King Campus Annual Potluck Lunch will take place on Friday, December 18th from noon until 2:00. Invites have been sent out. If you haven't received one, stop by the admin office and pick one up from Rachel.
A big thank you to Jane Davey from Environmental Landscaping for creating the beautiful holiday planters located in the front foyer. All of the materials were locally gathered from the surrounding environment. The planters add a wonderful holiday ambiance to Garriock Hall.
King Campus is having a toy drive for the Salvation Army.
Mark your calendars: Seneca's first Living Library is taking place on Tuesday, November 17th! This is a big event for both students and faculty, providing you an opportunity to connect with leaders and mentors in your field. What exactly is a living library? Read on for this and more King Campus info...
The 2nd Annual King Campus Ceremony took place at the flagpole on November 11th.
Feeling run-down, looking to reduce muscle tension, or simply in need of a little relaxation? Angie Lloyd, Registered Massage Therapist, will be at King Campus every Thursday beginning Nov. 19, 2009. If you are interested in making an appointment to see her, please contact her directly at (416) 729-4742.
The Learning Centre houses the Food Pantry for our students. They have a limited supply of bags of food for emergency situations. Students can go to the Learning Centre to get a bag or King employees can come in on behalf of a student. The Learning Centre also has a list of the local Food Banks and other financial budgeting tips.
Welcome to the new semester (and a special welcome to all new faculty and staff at King)! The campus is abuzz with activity as we start the Fall '09 term. We have had a Golf Tournament, brand new shelving in the library, and new tutors in the Learning Centre. Read on for more news!
The Learning Centre provides FREE tutoring for general and program-specific courses. Located inside the Library, the Learning Centre is open Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. New tutors from the University of Waterloo are available to work with your students. The centre will also be hiring Peer Tutors over the next few weeks. For suggestions and comments, please contact Marlene Lecompte. Pictured: Rose, Allison, Victor, Rasha, Daniela, and Marlene.
King Library staff took part in the Residence challenge on September 8th by staging the wildly popular "Who Wants to be a Library Millionaire" game. Fun and engaging, the game is designed to teach students about library services and policies. Please contact Autumn Piette if you would like library staff to stage this type of event for your students.
Not that we could tell with all the rain! Luckily campus summer events are unaffected by the weather: camp is in full swing, the flowers are in full bloom, and the fun goes on! Continue reading to see what's hot and happening.
A la carte menu every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 2:00 p.m. To make your reservations call Amy at 905 833 4500 ex. 231 or Sally at ex. 234.
Seneca's new president is throwing a BBQ lunch for King Campus employees on Wednesday, August 12th. Come say hello to David Agnew, enjoy some great food, and socialize with colleagues. Please RSVP to the e-vite.
In the mood for some literary drama and intrigue? Then curl up with Julie Cain's summer reading picks.
Students are graduating, faculty and staff are retiring, slow summer days are here. As we near the end of convocation week, an exciting time on campus, we are entering a period of transition. Read on to see what's hot and happening.
Enjoy the warm weather while getting exercise by joining a SeneACTION walking club. Walking clubs at King Campus are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon.
In case you missed the lively discussion generated by our last spring reading recommendations, you can find it here. For this issue of the King Campus News Blog we invited professor David Model to make reading recommendations. His selections can either be found in the King Library or through the library website.
Did you know that you can set up an e-mail alert to notify you when the latest issue of your favourite publication has been added to a database?
National Nursing Week is an opportunity to show appreciation for the vital role nursing plays in the health system and in the life of every Canadian. In honour of this event, cake and coffee were served in the boardroom last Monday. Thank you for being caring nursing faculty and students!
with Autumn Piette! She likes to relax with magazines from the King library's periodicals section. Autumn's selections include:
Need flowers for Mother's day? Want to get in touch with your creative side? Looking for great spring reads? With the new term days away and beautiful weather upon us, King Campus is happily abuzz with activity. Read on!
EVLC will be selling New Guinea Impatiens Hanging Baskets this Friday May 8th at the Greenhouse. They make a lovely Mothers' Day gift!!!
King campus is hosting a series of 5-day Artisan workshops this summer. Topics include: jewellery-making, painting, photography, stained glass, and more! Sign up and explore your creativity. For more information visit: https://www.senecac.on.ca/parttime/programs/kingartisan.html or call Lisa Harfield at 416-491-5050 ext. 5474.
Librarian Kathryn Klages' picks are graphic novels. This increasingly popular genre features complex story-lines accompanied by vivid illustrations.
The Nursing faculty are holding a raffle on April 30, 2009. Please
These beautiful images were captured by library staff member and photographer extraordinaire, Lisa Hurst-Rykhoff.
On April 13th student volunteers in the Exploring Environmental
King Library staff tied for first place with Westmount Public Library's team in the race across Canada. It took the King Superstars just under five weeks to beat the other 31 teams and cover the distance between St. John's and Vancouver. Congratulations Superstars!
Monday, April 6 - Sustainability Expo: As part of the Research @ Seneca event, students from NAT111 - Exploring Environmental Relationships - will be holding a poster session geared towards research around sustainability. Students will be in Pod C from 8:15-10:40 and from 12:35-3:15 to greet visitors to the expo and to answer questions about their applied research projects. All staff, faculty and students are welcome to drop by. From 11:00-12:30 speakers will be talking about research opportunities at Seneca and Carmen Schlamb will be presenting her research project "Everybody Counts! Students as Citizen Scientists" presented at the 2008 AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) conference in Raleigh, NC.
Wednesday, April 8 - Campus Spring Clean Day, 9:00-3:00:
