This is SLC: Our College News

Elizabeth Dimitrov, a student in SLC's Digital Marketing Communications (DMC) graduate certificate program, details the connections that form between students and community partners, using their participation in an Ontario Women Anglers workshop as an example.

St. Lawrence College’s Pitch-In Day events returned after a three-year, pandemic-induced hiatus. On April 27, 2023, 90 volunteers gathered at SLC’s campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall to pitch-in and help clean up campus and community grounds following a long winter. In total, volunteers collected 814 lbs of trash and recycling – including some strange items such as a tiny bike, a baseball, a number of VHS tapes, and a rogue parking meter.

Spring/Summer Orientation Day on May 1, 2023, was a great success! SLC was thrilled to welcome more than 600 new students from around the world to our Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall campuses. Orientation coincided with Mental Health Week, which supported Student Wellness in engaging in a "Well-Being Welcome to SLC." Student Wellness & Accessibility and the Campus Health Centres partnered with keep.meSAFE to provide a warm welcome along with health and well-being resources for our students.

An update on the advancement of SLC's Integrated Mental Health Strategy (IMHS), shared on behalf of the Integrated Mental Health Task Force during Mental Health Week, May 1-7, 2023, where Canadian communities, schools, and workplaces rally to celebrate, protect, and promote mental health.

Helena Neveu, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, talks about the upcoming Downie Wenjack Legacy Spaces that will be installed on all three of our St. Lawrence College campuses. Inspired by Gord Downie’s – Wicapi Omani – Man Who Walks Among the Stars – call to build awareness and understanding of the Residential School System, legacy spaces build connections of friendship, love, and kindness in reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.