Volume 11, No. 3 - December 2008 - John Abbott College

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CAREER WEEK 2008 For the first time in 18 years, the Student Employment Centre’s Career Fair, normally a two-day affair, was extended to nearly a full week of careerrelated activities including presentations and panel discussions. The event’s sudden expansion was the result of a partnership with the Business Administration’s Project Management Class, in which two teams of students each undertook the planning and organizing of one of the events. Needless to say, their efforts were not in vain as these were a meaningful addition to the week’s agenda. The week kicked off with an opening presentation entitled “Who Said Choosing a Career was Easy”, featuring special guests discussing their own career paths. Academic Advisor Lou Chapman and Counsellor David Ditkofsky also shared what JAC Student Services can do to help students who are not sure about their program choice. The Fair enjoyed its usual success as students swarmed the Agora, eager to explore their future prospects. Over the course of this two-day event, over 80 careers were represented by 106 guest volunteers (including 12 JAC alumni) manning a series of interactive booths and information stations. Students had the opportunity to visit the booths and engage in conversations on careers, education requirements, job opportunities, salaries with the experienced professionals and tradespersons. The week’s events concluded with a discussion panel on the importance of international work. John Abbott used its recent partnership with Mexico and France to invite some of its new partners to participate in the panel. Panel members included Stéfane Charrette from Horizon Cosmopolite, Marion Marchesi, an international exchange student, Marina Monter from Exatec Montreal-Mexico, Mireille Saad from JAC International Program Office and Doug Brown an English teacher at John Abbott College. All in all, the week was a spectacular success and we hope to see its continued success in future years. A special thanks goes out to a group of 18 Pathways students who volunteered their time outside of class to aid in organizing and setting up the events and to Sylvie Boucher and Sandra Martin from the Student Employment Centre for making this all happen. Sylvie Boucher with guest at Career Week’s kickoff presentation. Volunteers man a booth at Career Fair. 6
COMEDY NIGHT A HOME RUN The John Abbott intercollegiate baseball team held its second annual Comedy Night in the Agora on September 26. The fundraiser was an outstanding success, as comedians Neil Jenna, Joey Elias and others were greeted by a full house that enjoyed every moment of the three-hour show. The event yielded $2700, a fabulous return that will cover the bulk of the team’s expenses for a Florida tournament, tentatively planned for January. The staging of Comedy Night is a testament to the continuing attempt at enhancing the exposure of baseball at Abbott and in the West Island community. The team is now a recognized contender in the CIBA Northern Division, with three straight seasons above the .500 mark. Visit their website at www.johnabbott.qc.ca/baseball. POLITICAL AWARENESS DAY Candidates take questions from students on Political Awareness Day In the weeks leading up to the October 14 federal election, SUJAC representatives took measures to reinforce political involvement within the College by launching Political Awareness Day. On October 9, political candidates representing four of the five parties for the Lac-St-Louis riding were invited to the College to participate in a group discussion. Daniel Quinn from the New Democratic Party, Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia , Peter Graham from the Green Party and Andrea Paine from the Conservative Party sat down in the Agora and addressed the College community on the main issues surrounding this election in a “debate style” discussion panel. Audience members also had the chance to ask the candidates questions. One thing that was not present on this day was a lack of interest in the democratic process as the Agora was filled to the brim with students, most of them firsttime voters. The crowd listened attentively to each party’s take on issues such as the environment, an impending global financial crisis and the war in Iraq. The affair was hosted and moderated by Global TV’s Andrew Peplowski. The enormous success of Political Awareness Day shines a ray of optimism on current thoughts on the state of Canadian votership and proves that political involvement is alive amongst Abbott students. 7
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