Presentations
Wednesday, May 14
President’s Welcome
Opening Keynote: Connecting with Youth
Michelle Dagnino, Social Justice Advocate & Youth Culture Expert
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Amid stories of disengagement among young people, lack of leadership opportunities in the
community and workplace and the worries about the "brain drain," we face the question of: how
to do we connect with young people? We need to connect with youth on a more meaningful level
— how do we involve them as valued members in the decision-making process and encourage
innovation and creativity? Michelle has spent her career inspiring youth to take challenges and
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- Life of a File more...
What happens to your students applications once they hit the submit button on their OUAC
application? Learn about the university application components that go beyond grades, including:
what happens during the processing at the OUAC; how are supplementary applications are
weighted; how additional requirements like portfolios, auditions and essays are evaluated.
Presented by Marisa Modeski, Manager of National Recruitment at Ryerson University. Marisa
served on a number of provincial university committees including the OURA Executive, the
Standing Committee on Secondary School Liaison, Ontario Universities' Fair Task Force and the
Liaison Workshop Committee.
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- From Here to There: a Model for Facilitating Career Decisions more...
Learn a creative career counselling technique that uses narrative approaches, law of attraction
processes and the often overlooked role of thoughts and feelings in making career/life decisions.
Using an innovative Making Career Decisions Diagram, you will learn how to guide students
through the complexity involved in making career decisions.
Presented by Leigh Anne Saxe. Leigh Anne is a Career Counsellor at York University's Career
Centre. She assists students and new graduates both one-on-one and in Career Exploration
workshops, to determine for themselves what's most important and what their next steps are
when it comes to their career. She holds a Master's in Counselling Psychology. Before coming to
York, she worked as a career counsellor at the YMCA, a program manager for ADLERCentre and
a psychotherapist in private practice.
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- Shifting Gears: Transition from High School to University more...
source of your socio-political commentary on the evening news? If so, it’s safe to say your
experience in schools and society is probably much different from the class of 2012. Shift gears
for an insightful, engaging and entertaining chat about preparing the ‘next great generation’ for
college and university life.
Presented by Chris McGrath and Tony Conte.
Chris is the Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and a PhD student in higher education at the
University of Toronto. He has published research in the areas of student over-involvement and
leadership development and service provision for diverse populations in the post-secondary
setting.
Tony is the Manager of the new Student Information and the Advising Centre at Ryerson
University. Over the course of his career he has worked in Student Affairs, Human Rights and in
Human Resources and travelled across the country speaking on diversity, leadership and
motivation.
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- Understanding Self Harm more...
This session will explore self-harm behaviours and mental illness in young people. Learn about
the symptoms, resources for support and what you can do to support students with mental illness.
Presented by Dr. Terry McQuaid. Terry works as a Clinical Psychologist in a private practice. In
addition, she holds positions at York University and the Traumatology Institute (Canada) as an
Instructor and Clinician. Her clinical interests include trauma, substance use, and disabilities
within disadvantaged groups.
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Thursday, May 15
Plenary Session: Student Demographics in Ontario: What it means for all of us
Robert J. Tiffin, Vice-President Students, York University
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The current demographic projections and trends in Ontario, and Canada, will have a significant
impact on the shape of post-secondary education. The population density in large urban centres,
coupled with a decline in population growth and changes in the age profiles of those outside of
large urban centres, will create a ripple effect that will felt throughout the Ontario postsecondary
system and have broad influence on student choice and support. Rob Tiffin, Vice-
President Student at York will examine the factors driving these changes and examine possible
scenarios for postsecondary education here in Ontario.
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- Navigating Students Through the Dynamic World of Financial Assistance more...
The landscape for financial assistance is constantly changing. Students and parents are
overwhelmed by the complexity of financial planning for university. This session will provide
an overview on how to access university-based funding, government assistance programs
(i.e. OSAP), the Student Access Guarantee and the impact of the 2008-2009 budget
announcement on student aid in Canada.
Presented by Angelique Saweczko, Associate Director, Scholarships & Bursaries, York University.
Angelique has currently pursuing a Masters of Education, Memorial University and is a graduate
of Kinesiology & Health Sciences at York University.
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- Partners in Learning: Supporting Students with Disabilities in Higher Education more...
The Disability Service Offices for Universities and Colleges facilitate and/or provide academic
support for students with disabilities. This interactive session will discuss the process for
accessing services at a post-secondary institution, the responsibilities of the student and the
supports that are available for students with disabilities.
Presented by Donna Grau and Eunice Lund-Lucas.
Donna is the Coordinator of the Learning Assistance Centre at Lakehead University in Thunder
Bay, Ontario. Donna received her Master of Education degree along with a Science degree from
the University of Manitoba.
Eunice has been the Manager of the Disability Services Office at Trent University in
Peterborough, Ontario. She has served for the Inter-university Disability Issues Association and
managed of one of the Learning Opportunities Task Force’s pilot projects.
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- Gang Awareness more...
This interactive session on gang awareness will discuss understanding graffiti, pop culture
representations of gangs and common identifiers. It will speak to creating healthy relationships
between youth, the police and their communities and advocate the understanding and use of
technology like the Internet and cell phones in a positive ways, including societal violence
prevention strategies.
Presented by Police Constable Scott Mills. Scott is the Toronto Crime Stoppers School Officer and
Legal Graffiti Art Coordinator for the Toronto Police Service. In addition, he volunteers with
NOtoGANGS.org. (Ontario Gang Investigators Association). He lectures on Using the Internet as a
Violence Prevention Tool.
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- Not another Mini UIP! more...
This round table session will address the points of view of the guidance community as well as the
liaison community as it relates to the planning, coordinating, and implementation of the mini UIP.
It will provide for an opportunity to dialogue about strategies to make the upcoming recruitment
season easier and of greater benefit to both communities and students alike.
Moderated by Mike Houston, Director, Liaison & Student Recruitment, University of Windsor
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Friday, May 16
Plenary Session: The Changing Face of Social Networking and Web 2.0
Dr. James Norrie, Strategy & Leadership Expert
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The pace of change brought about by this new generation of technologies and services is
overwhelming and constant. As a secondary school professional, you see the affects of rapidly
advanced social networking everyday: the web 2.0 / 3.0 hitting the Wi-Fi, your students use text
messages as the new e-mail; Facebook instant using the BlackBerry. Tens of thousands of text
messages are sent out each month and there is often confusion between the difference of private
and public forums. But what does this all mean? As a secondary school professional, it’s
important for you to be able to identify the opportunities that exist for you. Dr. James Norrie,
Director of the Information Technology Management program at Ryerson University talks about
the advantages, dangers and growing realities of social networking.
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- Opening Doors to Post-Secondary Education more...
University Path programs increase access to postsecondary education by engaging students and
their families and making the university a familiar part of their community. Programs help
students identify their strengths and allow them to experience campus life while still in
elementary or high school, providing the impetus to overcome systemic barriers due to race,
ethnicity, gender, or social or economic class.
Presented by Jackie Robinson and Heather Doyle.
Jackie Robinson has been a teacher, counsellor and administrator for many years. She currently
coordinates the Westview Partnership between the York Faculty of Education and TDSB.
The Partnership's mandate is to increase access to post-secondary for students in the Jane-Finch
community.
Heather Doyle is the Coordinator of Academic Advising at Lakehead University. She has her
Masters of Education degree in Counselling Psychology from Memorial University and is a
certified counsellor with the Canadian Counselling Association.
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- Internationalizing Your Degree more...
For students entering postsecondary education the options to add an international component to
their studies are growing. Progress is occurring in internationalization of curriculums and on
the development of on-campus activities for the majority of students who will remain at home.
Presenters will review current information on the programs available at Ontario universities.
Presented by Gilles Breton and Beth Alaksa.
Gilles Breton, PhD, is the Associate Vice-President Academic (International) at the University of
Ottawa. His publications focus on internationalization strategies for universities and analyze the
issues universities are facing in the context of increasing globalization.
Beth Alaksa is the Coordinator, International Mobilty, at York International, York University and
has been involved in international educational programs for almost 20 years. York has more than
100 exchange programs available for students and growing alternate international educational
programs both on and off campus.
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- The Other Side of Blue: The Truth About Teenage Depression more...
There is a widespread belief that depression in adolescence and young adulthood is "normal" —
that moodiness and "the blues" are almost a rite of passage. To some extent this may be true,
yet it can mask the fact that eight to ten percent of teens suffer from true clinical depression.
Dispel the myths, learn what to look for and what resources are available.
Presented by Linda Conn, MSW, RSW. Linda is a staff social worker in the Youth Division of
Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. She assesses adolescents
diagnosed with a major mental illness and provides counseling to them and their families. Linda
is also the coordinator of the Fresh Start Adolescent Day Treatment Programme.
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