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The Indigenous Education Council (IEC) is composed of SLC employees, Indigenous representatives from community partners, and Indigenous students and alumni. This diverse group of voices is dedicated to advancing Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being at the College.  Co-chaired by Shannon Hall, Educational Developer – Indigenous Pedagogies, and Amanda Cook, Post-Secondary Coordinator at Iohahi:io Akwesasne Education & Training Institute, the IEC met for its first meeting of 2025 on March 24.  

A Business-Accounting class recently took part in a wampum workshop in SLC Cornwall’s Waasaabiidaasamose Indigenous Centre. Wampum, or traditional beads, have been and are used by Indigenous Peoples to record important words and meetings, as a form of an agreement, treaty, or alliance. 

On March 19 the Recruitment team hosted secondary students from Limestone District School Board’s River Program and Gateway Program on the Kingston campus, giving them a look at life at SLC.  The group enjoyed stump stamping, frame building, and wood burning activities, and were able to take home their creations -- and we discovered artists within the group! Following an electrical demonstration, the students worked in pairs to run and secure wires to switches and lightbulbs.    The students toured campus and learned about many programs and services offered at SLC before spending some time in the Waasaabiidaasamose Indigenous Centre. 

This week, on March 27, 28, and 29, the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery is hosting the "TAKE A STAND" project to help raise awareness about the human trafficking epidemic along the 401 corridor that is targeting the young people in our communities and the vulnerable students at our college.   This impactful project was started by the staff at the Maison Baldwin House women's shelter in Cornwall after receiving a substantial donation of white Calvin Klein jeans for their fundraising boutique. The Public Educator for the shelter, Danielle McCormick, developed a presentation about human trafficking that she took into the high schools in the Cornwall area to teach students about what they can do to protect themselves and their friends.

The "D Executives" student team from St. Lawrence College made history at the Ontario Project Management Competition on March 24, 2025, held at Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management.  As the first team from Cornwall to reach the finals, they secured fourth place and received an honorary recognition from the judges. The competition featured ten student teams from universities and colleges across Ontario.