This is SLC: Our College News

SLC+ Continuing Education at St. Lawrence College is now delivering micro-credentials: short, competency-based training opportunities that focus on in-demand workplace skills.

A new program geared to ease transitions for SLC international students into their new community is launching thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The Global Engagement Community Development program is a new area of focus in the SLC Global Engagement Strategy, in support of SLC in Five. The gift will fund a new position to lead the program.

Over the last couple of years, SLC‘s Innovation and Business Engagement department has conducted several workforce development projects directly or in partnership using SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) funding within Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD). Read a brief overview of current and recently completed projects.

Caryn Langstaff, Director of Wellness, Accessibility & Student Success at SLC, presented at the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) Conference in June, alongside Niagara College and Anthology Beacon. In the session, How Two Campuses are Elevating Student Success through Proactive Outreach, Caryn shared how SLC is proactively identifying students who would benefit from additional outreach using non-cognitive assessments and early alerts using the Anthology Beacon Early Alert System.

St. Lawrence College celebrated its first cohort of the Contemporary Educator Program (CEP) on June 11 as 13 new full-time faculty celebrated their two-year learning journey with colleagues.