ONCAT Conference 2015

The 4th Annual Student Pathways in Higher Education Conference

Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel | April 20 – 21, 2015

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Monday, April 20, 2015

10-10:45am Annual General Meeting  
10:45-11am Break  
11am-12:10pm Welcome Glenn Craney, ONCAT Executive Director
  Plenary I - Presidents' Panel
  • Moderator: Erin Harvey, Transfer student, Durham/UOIT
  • Dominic Giroux, President and Vice-Chancellor, Laurentian University, ONCAT Board Co-Chair
  • Glenn Vollebregt, President and CEO, St. Lawrence College, ONCAT Board Co-Chair
  • Don Lovisa, President, Durham College
  • Tim McTiernan, President and Vice-Chancellor, UOIT
12:10-1:15pm Lunch  
12:30-12:50pm Official Opening Remarks
  • Dominic Giroux, President & Vice-Chancellor, Laurentian University, ONCAT Co-Chair
  • Glenn Vollebregt, President & CEO, St. Lawrence College, ONCAT Co-Chair
  Plenary II The Honourable Reza Moridi, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Research and Innovation
1:30-5pm Breakout Sessions 1-3  
5-6:00pm Networking Reception  


Breakout Sessions


Block 1 (1:30-2:30pm)

  • Jean Bridge, Professor, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University
  • Jeffrey Post, Manager, Academic Quality, Niagara College
  • Yvette Munro, Academic Planning & Strategic Initiatives Officer, York University
  • Julie Parna, Director, Strategic Academic Initiatives, York
    University 
  • Richard Smith, Acting Director, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis, York University
  • Heather O’Leary, Manager of College & University Partnerships, University of Waterloo
  • Illan Kandiah, Manager, Transfer Credits, Office of the Registrar, Ryerson University
  • Sonya Lee, Transfer Credit Officer, Ryerson University
    Sammy Younan, Transfer Credit Administrator, Ryerson University
  • Rob Fleming, Executive Director and Co-Chair, BCCAT
    Robin Fisher, Chair, ACAT
  • Glenn Craney, Executive Director, ONCAT
  • Sherri Murray, Coordinator, Academic Operations and Pathways, Sheridan College
  • Mokhtar Noka, Research Assistant, Sheridan College
     

Block 2 (2:45-3:45pm)

  • Joanne Duklas, Researcher and Consultant, Duklas Cornerstone Consulting
  • Serge Demers, Registrar and Secretary of Senate, Laurentian University
  • Sacha Burrows, Degree Programs and Academic Pathways Consultant, Conestoga College
  • George Granger, Executive Director, OUAC
  • Gina Marshall, Director of Academic Quality, Centennial College
  • Cheryl Shook, Registrar, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
  • Jennifer Guyatt, Associate Registrar, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
  • Curtis Norman, Manager of Access Programs, Front-line Services and Registrarial Communications, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto
  • Ursula McCloy, Research Project Manager, Centre for Research in Student Mobility, Seneca College
  • Mitchell Steffler, Research Analyst, Centre for Research in Student Mobility, Seneca College
  • Curtis Gonyou, Admission Assistant, Queen’s University
  • Gabrielle Clarke, Admission Coordinator, Queen’s University
  • Ryan Snowdon, Admission Coordinator, Queen’s University
  • Rashmi Gupta, Manager, Institutional Research and Planning, Durham College
  • Kyle Paul, Research and Planning Analyst, Durham College
  • Stephen Draper, Research and Planning Analyst, Durham College
  • Karine Lacoste, York-Seneca Partnership Manager, York University and Seneca College
  • Kim Michasiw, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
  • Henry Decock, Associate Vice-President Academic Partnerships, Seneca College
  • Alice Pitt, Vice-Provost Academic, York University


Block 3 (4-5pm)

  • Jennifer Foote, Assistant Professor, Biology, Algoma University
  • Rose Chan, ONTransfer.ca Coordinator, ONCAT
  • Melinda Cheng, Special Project Analyst, Data Projects, ONCAT
  • Stephanie Rose, Operations Director, ONCAT
  • Lauren Eisler, Inter-Faculty Associate Dean: Academic Development, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Elaine Francombe, Coordinator, Academic Development and Assessment, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Kelly Bishop, Administrative Assistant and Research Assistant, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Samantha Murray, Assistant Registrar, Faculties of Arts & Environment, University of Waterloo
  • Eric Breugst, Manager, Academic Advising, University of Waterloo
  • Eric Jardin, Admissions Officer, Faculties of Arts & Environment, University of Waterloo​​​​​​
  • Christine Arnold, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
  • Sean Woodhead, Manager, Pathways & Academic Partnerships, Centennial College
  • Tim Brunet, College University Pathway Specialist for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of Windsor; Vice Chair of the Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions & Transfer (PCCAT)
  • Wendy Asher, Dean, Community Services & Liberal Studies and Educational Pathways, Lambton College
  • Nadine Cervi, Pathways Research Consultant, Lambton College
     


Tuesday, April 21, 2014

7:45-8:45am Breakfast  
9-10:10am Plenary III

Paddy Buckley, ADM (interim), Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

10:10-10:30am Networking Refreshments  
10:30-11:30am Breakout Sessions 4  
11:30am-12:15pm Lunch  
12:15-1:15pm Plenary IV

Jane Rex, Director, Office of Transfer Services, Appalachian State University

 

1:30-2:30pm Breakout Sessions 5  
2:30pm Closing  


Breakout Sessions
 

Block 4 (10:30-11:30am)

  • Matt Caron, Director of Advocacy, College Student Alliance
  • Sean Madden, Executive Director, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
  • Alastair Woods, Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario
  • Ashley McKnight, Orientation Coordinator, University of Waterloo
  • Mat Brown, Admissions and Recruitment Officer, Transfer Students, University of Waterloo
  • Harpreet Singh, Academic Manager, Curriculum Services, Algonquin College
  • Renay Dixon, Transfer Student Coordinator, Algonquin College
  • Joyce Helmer, Consultant, First Nations Technical Institute 
  • Janice Battiston, Project Advisor, Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning, Confederation College
  • Dan Longboat, Director, Indigenous Environmental Studies Program,Trent University
  • Leesa Wheelahan, William G. Davis Chair of Community College Leadership, OISE, University of Toronto
  • Gavin Moodie, Adjunct Professor, OISE/University of Toronto 
  • Eric Lavigne, Graduate Student, OISE/University of Toronto
  • Amanda Brijmohan, Graduate Student, OISE/University of Toronto
  • Victoria Baker, Manager, Degree and Credit Transfer, Seneca College
  • Jennifer Kloosterman, Degree and Credit Transfer Coordinator, Seneca College
     

Block 5 (1:30-2:30pm)

  • Mary Wilson, Director, Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College
  • Christine Arnold, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
  • Paola Borin, Curriculum Development Consultant, Ryerson University
  • Jean Bridge, Professor, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University
  • Brian Frank, Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Queen’s University
  • Jovan Groen, Acting Director, Centre for University Teaching, University of Ottawa
  • Mary Catharine Lennon, PhD candidate in Higher Education, University of Toronto
  • Judith Spring, Dean of Business, IT and Management, Durham College
  • Leesa Wheelahan, William G. Davis Chair of Community College Leadership, OISE/University of Toronto
  • Robert Brown, Research Coordinator, Toronto District School Board; Adjunct Professor of Education, York University
  • Karen Robson, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
  • Gillian Parekh, Post-doctoral Fellow, OISE/University of Toronto
  • Chris Conley, Data Analyst and Executive MISA Lead, Durham District School Board
  • Lisa Newton, Data Analyst, Toronto District School Board
  • Mary Pierce, Chair, Lawrence Kinlin School of Business, Fanshawe
  • Helene Vukovich, Acting Dean, Centre for Business, George Brown College, Co-Chair, HOB Transfer Agreements Steering Committee
  • Jeannine Cookson, Project Lead, HOB System-Wide Transfer Agreements Implementation
  • Minette Klazinga, Pathways Consultant, Lawrence Kinlin School of Business, Fanshawe College
  • Jonathan Christie, UAR Client Service Manager, Ryerson University
  • Cheryl Ramage, Client Service Transfer Specialist, Ryerson University
  • Thomas Dunbar, Client Service Transfer Specialist, Ryerson University
  • Amy Bastoros, Admission/Information Officer, Ryerson University
  • Henry Decock, Associate Vice-President Academic Partnerships, Centre for Research in Student Mobility, Seneca College
  • Ursula McCloy, Research Project Manager, Centre for Research in Student Mobility, Seneca College
  • Mitchell Steffler, Research Analyst, Centre for Research in Student Mobility, Seneca College
  • Sylvie Lamoureux, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
  • Julie Beauchamp, Vice-Dean, Undergraduate and Professional Programs, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
  • Andrea Secord, Coordinator and Resource Person, Student Academic Support Services, University of Ottawa
  • Klehr D’Souza, Assistance to Learning Consultant, Student Academic Support Services, University of Ottawa
  • Jean-Luc Daoust, Interim Associate-Registrar, Manager, Student Academic Support Services, University of Ottawa