SLC Background
SLC BISTRO HOURS
New SLC Bistro closing hours
Please be advised that the SLC Bistro food service will now close at 14:00 every day this week. However, the cafeteria will remain open for your convenience until 16:00.
 
Upcoming activities at SLC




Student Council Logo SLCSA Elections for 2016-2017
On Tuesday, April 26th, 12:15 in the cafeteria candidates will present themselves. Voting begins at 13:00 and will end Wednesday at 13:00.
Positions available:
President, Internal Officer, Financial Officer, Academic Officer, Social Officer, Communications Officer
 

English Exit Exam Information Session
Are you taking the English Exit Exam? Are you worried?
Leigh Bateman will be hosting a workshop to help you prepare for the English Exit Exam
Room 347 on
Tuesday, April 26 at  12:20 p.m.
(The presentation will last approximately 40 minutes.)


 
Défi têtes rasées Leucan at SLC
Thursday, April 28th
Once again this year, French teacher Suzanne Lemay, will be helping a team of students organize this amazing event here at SLC.  It will be held on Thursday, April 28th at 12:30 in the cafeteria. Everybody is encouraged to either offer their head as a symbol of suport or to donate a few dollars to the cause. Whichever you choose, we thank you all in advance. For more info about the shaved head challenge here at SLC, please contact Suzanne Lemay.
For more info on the challenge or to donate, please visit their website: https://www.tetesrasees.com/en/

Patrick Savard, English teacher, Christopher Ludwig and William Savard are bravely donating their hair. Are you game?


Last Open Mic of the semester!
You are all invited to an easy going evening of music and enterainment on Thursday, April 28 at 19:30. Due to renovations in the cafeteria, Open Mic will be held in the gym. Come discover how much SLC has talent.






Important
LOCKER INFORMATION
VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO
EMPTY YOUR LOCKER WEDNESDAY MAY 18th AT THE VERY LATEST!
 
Exceptionnaly due to renovations, the lockers will be removed and stored for the summer allowing for renovations.  All locks will be cut on May 19th and the 20th and lockers emptied of their contents. NOTHING WILL BE KEPT.
WARNING: We do not keep any of the items found in the lockers. Clothes are given to charity and the other items thrown out. For more information see Joanne or Jérémie in room 272
The fitness centre will be closed for the summer beginning Monday, May 20th.
Fitness
ATTENTION: due to major renovations in the cafeteria and the locker room areas, the fitness centre will be CLOSED for the summer. 

Need help figuring out what lies ahead?

CAREER COUNSELLING SERVICES
Room 254 in the library
Nicole Anne Daigle, Guidance Counsellor,
offers educational and career counselling 4 days a week (Tuesday to Friday). 

Book appointments with the guidance counsellor online.
Only currently registered St. Lawrence students may book appointments online.   

Appointments with Career Counselling Intern:
Jean-Guillaume Boutet's last day in the office is April 28, 2016. 
Spring Cleaning
If you were very attached to your water bottle and or lunch box and have misplaced it, come to the LOST AND FOUND before Friday, May 20th. All objects left at the lost and found after this date will be thrown away.

Summer jobs are pouring in!
Job wanted  So follow this link weekly to see all the summer jobs offered to our SLC students: 
You will also find offers for part-time jobs and summer jobs out of town.
And don't forget, there is a bulletin board with all these job offers posted next to room 272.    
Your classes are overwhelming? You would like extra help?
Help
Help is available 
 
There are many workshops available to all students. 
English, Math, Chemistry as well as a Methodology and Research Workshop.
 
Follow this link to see their schedules: 

The math workshop is now open for business. Every day of the week at lunch. Please note that they changed classrooms. They are now in room 242. You may find the schedule on the workshop webpage: http://www.slc.qc.ca/students/workshops-english-math-chemistry-physics-methodology-and-business

Don't forget, if all else fails, Joanne Gosselin (room 272) can hook you up with a peer tutor in certain courses. Drop by her office and fill out a tutor request form. Within 24 to 48 hours you will be matched with a peer tutor that you can meet as many times as you want, free of charge. Please be advised that tutoring is offered in a limited amount of subjects.  

Oral presentation coming up?

A peer tutor can help you. 

See Joanne in room 272 for more info.




Student Success Tutorials
 
You like watching videos on YouTube? You like e-learning?
 
To complement the key role of teachers and other student success resources available on campus, Champlain - St. Lawrence is offering the following on-line Student Success Tutorials, to help students learn educational strategies and practical tools on their own time, wherever they are. Follow this link to the Student Success Tutorials Webpage: http://www.slc.qc.ca/students/student-success-tutorials
 
Time Management
#1- Understanding Where Your Time Goes
#2- Getting Organized
#3- How to Study Effectively
 
Stress Management
#1- What is Stress and How Does it Affect the Body?
#2- Understanding your own Stress
#3- How to Cope with Stress
 
Procrastination
#1- Understanding Procrastination
#2- How to Stop Putting Things Off
 
Cyber Bullying

You need help? You need to talk to someone?
On Campus: Sentinelles pour prévenir le suicide
1. Kiki Papaconstantinou, room 234, ext 208 (Winter 2016)
2. Patrick Savard, room 358, ext 472
3. France Séguin, room 277, ext 473
4. Anna Déra, room 277, ext 487
5. Susie Ratté, room 232, ext 201
6. Diane Denault, room 370, ext 419
7. Christian Brosseau, room 276, ext 236
8. Nicole-Anne Daigle, room 254., ext 218
 
Each of these people will have this sign on their door for easier recognition:

Centre de prévention du suicide:
Any time you need help for yourself or someone you know:
1-866-APPELLE     1 866 277-3553
Need help: http://www.aqps.info/besoin-aide-urgente/
Facebook : @preventiondusuicide et #tesimportant
 
Looking to buy a hoodie, tshirt, sweats, etc...  Tshirts are on sale at $16 instead of $20.

May be found next to the reception desk.
Bake sale for Multiple Sclerosis
Week of May 2nd in the main hall
MS Walk 2013
This year again, on May 29, we will be hundreds walking to support research on Multiple Sclerosis.
 
I will be walking especially for Mélanie, my son's wife.
But also for every person that suffers from that disease.
During the week of May 2nd, there will be a BAKE SALE to collect funds.
Please, help support the research.
Thank you very much!
Diane Denault
Thank you everyone! 119 donors for Hema Québec! 
Hema Quebec
A special mention goes out to all the first time donors. This year's objective was met with 119 blood donations. Just one less than last year.  A special thanks to Elisabeth and Caroline Gosselin as well as Gabrielle Morisette and their great group of volunteers. They worked very hard to make this blood drive a success. Thank you to all involved and see you next year! 

Need help correcting your class work?
Your Library Tip of the Week
Canadian authors have a special call number that starts with a C.
English-speaking writers' books may be found with other North American authors.
French-speaking writers' books may be found with other French-speaking authors.
 
Ex: Margaret Atwood C813.54
Michel Tremblay C843.54
On the shelves, books are arranged this way:
813...etc., then C813... etc.
843..etc,  then C843...etc.
If this is still not clear for you, ask the library team, we will be glad to help you.
Need an agenda?


School Agendas for students and staff
Did you lose your agenda? 
We have a few extra agendas in room 272. Just drop by to get yours.

The nurse will be on campus on Tuesday, May 3rd, in room 274 (inside 272 Student Activities room).
Do you need to speak to a professional for confidential advice and info about your health, sexuality or contraception?
  
I am available for drop-ins or appointments a few days a month. My office is 274, in the student activities room 272.
To reach me and/or make an appointment: schoolnurse@slc.qc.ca or 418-656-6921 ext. 217
Services offered: - Information on health - Information on sexuality and sexually transmitted infections - Contraception and condoms - Emergency contraception (day-after pill) - Pregnancy test Services are free and confidential.
Addiction Services
Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, Internet, Gaming and Others
 
Holly Neville will be at St. Lawrence every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00-15:00, to provide addiction services to students. You can find her office within room 272, Student Activities. 
Have questions? Want to book an appointment? Text or call Holly at 418-455-2787
Scholarships
Fondation Marc Bourgie 
May 1, 16 
Financial need, good academic standing, motivation to succeed It is the Financial Aid office who forwards applications and the internal deadline is May, 1st . Interested students may contact Nicole Anne Daigle, Guidance Counsellor. First-year CEGEP students may also apply. Click here for more information.


NEADS Equity through Education Scholarship
May 15, 16
Purpose: to encourage full access to post-secondary education for persons with disabilities who often have greater barriers to participation in higher education and
extra costs because of their disabilities.

Jeunes Boursiers des Grands Québécois
May 20, 2016, 4 p.m. 
Click here for more information.


Other scholarships? 
A pdf document with other scholarships, as well as links to other scholarship databases is available here (last update March 2016). 
CAREER COUNSELLING INFO

Go to university next fall:
You may still apply for "open programs". Check university websites for all program deadlines. 


View the list of programs still accepting applicants at l'Université Laval. Click here.  

UQAM has extended the deadline for some of their programs. Check information online here. 

View programs still open at l'Université de Sherbrooke. 

Other public CEGEPS in the region: 
SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec). The deadline to apply for the second-round of admissions is May 1st: https://www.sracq.qc.ca/

Tools for Students

Academos is an online ressource available to you if you would like to chat with someone who is actually working in the field you might want to enter later.

REPÈRES is an extensive educational and career information database. You can research information on careers, as well as university, college and high school programs. Read tasks descriptions and find out what the working conditions and educational requirements are for your dream job. To get a user code to access this site, contact Nicole Anne Daigle (MIO).

Upcoming Events

McGill University
June 9, 2016 from 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.
CEGEP Students! Learn how to prepare for a successful
transition, register for classes, meet other new
students, and connect with advisors. 
Registration deadline: June 6, 2016
Click here for more information. 

UQAR Rimouski 
Learn something interesting this summer!

Students graduating this year may seize this opportunity to explore a field that interests them. You may receive credit for this course at l'UQAR or request transfer credits from your future university. 

July 31-August 12
Deadline to register May 2, 2016

École de fouilles archéologiques - Parc national du Bic
June 13-July 8
Deadline to register May 6, 2016

Summer School of Oceanography
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski 
May 31, 2016 to June 3, 2016
There is a maximum of 20 participants. The deadline to apply is May 6, 2016. This activity is open to all CEGEP students. 
Click here for more information. 

This year the Champlain Regional College Foundation will present The Potter Family Award, a $1,000.00 prize, to an eligible student from the St. Lawrence campus at the graduation ceremony on May 27th.  
Created to honour Champlain Regional College for its education mission in memory of former Director of Studies, Arthur G. Potter III, the award is presented to a student from one of the Champlain Regional Colleges, on a rotating basis, each year - this year being Champlain St. Lawrence's turn.

 A $1,000.00 prize is awarded to support a student with an inquiring, innovative mind who is able to synthesize the educational experience at Champlain in a short essay.  You must be a student at Champlain-St-Lawrence with a cumulative grade average of at least 85% and in your last semester to apply.
For details, click here.
Application form, click here.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 26, 2016.
For more information, please see Nicole-Anne Daigle, guidance counsellor in room 254 (library) or by MIO. 
Off campus, conference -  Free
Conférence Grand Public - Démystifier l'imagerie du cerveau humain
Le cerveau humain vous fascine ?
Vous voulez savoir comment les chercheurs s'y prennent pour élucider ce formidable outil constitué de milliards de neurones, afin de mieux comprendre son fonctionnement et les maladies qui l'affectent?
 
Cette conférence est pour vous!
Organisé par le Consortium d'imagerie en neurosciences et santé mentale de Québec (CINQ), cet évènement met en vedette quatre professeurs-chercheurs de l'Université Laval, spécialiste de l'imagerie du cerveau humain.
Suivant ces présentations de nos experts, des équipes de recherche œuvrant dans le domaine des neurosciences et de la neuroimagerie seront présentes pour vous décrire leurs travaux et répondre à vos questions, dans un contexte informel et accueillant.

Lieu : Salle Marie-Renouard, Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Québec, 2601 Chemin de la Canardière
Date : Mardi 3 mai 2016 de 18:30 à 20:00
School Calendar
ST. LAWRENCE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015-2016

WHEN THE SEMESTER ENDS

The Winter 2016 semester ends on Friday, May 20th. All students are expected to be available until the end of the semester. 
In exceptional circumstances (ie: two exams scheduled at the same time, illness, etc.) students may be permitted to write a special exam.

*Should you have an emergency, contact Academic Services immediately. 

*IF YOU PLAN A TRIP DURING THE EXAM PERIOD, YOU RUN THE RISK OF FAILING THE COURSE.
PARKING AT THE PYRAMID?
NO! You will be towed!
This is very, very expensive and your car is towed very very far away. You have been warned.
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