Colleague Screens
We use this screen to record remarks and notes about students during their time at Lambton College.
What is XSRK.
This unwelcome visitor caused an office-wide kerfuffle when he passed through in September 2023.
Who is the mouse.
Before preparing students “for what comes next” and encouraging them to “connect”, Lambton College was advertised as this.
What is your bridge to the future.
While transporting a shipment of program guides, Hannah once got stuck in this.
What is an elevator.
The Business Administration program has a well-known pathway to this university, allowing students to complete a degree without leaving Sarnia-Lambton.
What is Nipissing University.
Looking for a class roster? This screen will get you there.
What is SROS.
This global event started off with our team crowded around each other’s computers as Justin Trudeau provided daily announcements.
What is COVID-19.
This retired director was known for the phrase, “low hanging fruit”.
Who is Cindy Buchanan.
In early 2023, Julie returned from parental leave and disposed of this during an office declutter, describing it as “some sort of Tamagotchi thing”.
What is a panic button.
Our Police Foundations program facilitates this service, helping members of the college community navigate campus after dark.
What is Safe Walk.
This screen can be used as a “cheat sheet” when determining if a student has passed the admissions rules.
What is ADAI.
This event took place in the fall of 2017, enduring for five weeks and resulting in an unprecedented number of withdrawals.
What is the faculty strike.
Former director of HR (or POD), Dave McLean, would say he liked your “this” when you presented an opposing viewpoint.
What is “candor”.
In December 2018, our office participated in this activity to de-stress before the holidays, during which several of us fell asleep.
What is meditative yoga.
This program, soon to be discontinued, was the first of its kind in Ontario, priding itself on its state-of-the-art facility and niche subject matter.
What is Esports Entrepreneurship & Administration.
Saving out of this screen at the wrong time can cause a glitch that moves an applicant to MTS, sometimes seen with paramedic applicants.
What is SACP.
After several security issues, our office was given this training to help protect ourselves.
What is self defense.
Rob Kardas encourages all of us to adhere to this line of thinking and behaving.
What is The Lambton Way.
In 2022, this game took the department by storm, facilitated by Joanne almost every afternoon.
What is the Heardle.
This program will get you into what some may call a hairy situation, while others might call it a sticky situation. Either way, your client will be wincing.
What is Esthetician (re: waxing).
This screen houses program information, such as the APS and MTCU codes.
What is XPGM.
The College has been evacuated for two of these in the past seven years, one of which we forgot to alert Sebastien of until it was almost too late.
What are bomb threats.
Before her retirement, Judith Morris often said we were confronting the fourth version of this.
What is the industrial revolution (fourth industrial revolution).
In 2019, our department was cooking this in the Den when we tripped the breaker due to plugging in too many George Foremans.
What are grilled cheese sandwiches.
Lambton College’s nursing lab famously had a maternal care patient simulator doll, known by this name.
What is Noelle.