Speed (Up)Dating

The 2023 edition of Speed (Up)Dating was held in hybrid format in the Bronfman building and on Zoom Wednesday November 8, 1:00 - 2:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides: 10th Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• Carrie Hanson, Skills Development Officer, Teaching and Learning Services
• Madeleine Elise Nadler, Business Analyst - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Enrolment Services
• Matthew Fidel Coutu-Moya, Administrative Supervisor, First Peoples' House
• Cindy Mancuso, Associate Dean of Students, Office of the Dean of Students
• Andrea Di Stefano, Manager - Registration, Programs, and Degree Evaluation, Enrolment Services
• Stephanie Alvarez, Communications Officer, McGill Office of Sustainability
• Stephane Cardinal, Director, Campus Life & Engagement
• Julie Adams-Whittaker, Learner Support Specialist, Student Accessibility and Achievement
• Courtney Sheppard, Collaboration Solutions Analyst, IT Services
• Evangelea Toufexis, Immigration Associate, International Student Services
• Lisa Campbell, Elaina Klukowski and Anurag Balasubramanian, International Education, McGill Abroad & Safety
• Samantha Goldberg, Manager - Wellness, Student Wellness Hub
• Carlene Gardner, Director, McGill Office of Religious & Spiritual Life
• Cailey Jackson, Senior Financial Aid Adviser, McGill Scholarship & Student Aid
• Emilie Marcotte, Associate Director, Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support & Education
• Tynan Jarrett, Director, Equity Team from the Provost's Office

The 2022 edition of Speed (Up)Dating was held virtually on MS Teams Wednesday November 16, 1:00 - 2:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides:  9th Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• Cindy Mancuso, Associate Dean of Students, and Caitlin Thomas, Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean of Students
• Meeko Singh-Ledoux, Access Services Advisor & (Interim) Team Lead, and Isabella Scurfield, Team Lead Learner Support, Student Accessibility and Achievement
• Shanna Lee, Financial Aid Counselor, Scholarships and Student Aid Office
• Evangelea Toufexis, Service Representative, International Student Services
• Antoine-Samuel Mauffette Alavo, Black Student Affairs Liaison, Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal Academic
• Marlowe Dubois, Indigenous Student Advisor, First Peoples' House
• Nick MacKenzie, Program Officer - Stay on Track, Teaching and Learning Services
• Susan Ajersch, Associate Director, Career Planning Service
• Patricia Strutz, Administrative Assistant, Campus Life & Engagement
• Johanne Houle, Director, Staff and Organizational Development
• Chloe Garcia, Manager, Academic Programs, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
• Megan Toth, Sustainability Officer, McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS)
• Chama Laassassy, Coordonnatrice, Activités étudiantes et projets spéciaux, French Language Centre

The 2021 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place virtually on MS Teams Wednesday, November 17, 1:00 - 2:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides:  8th Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

The event included updates from:

• Susan Ajersch, Associate Director, Career Planning Service
• Shondra Mings, Equity Education Advisor, Equity at McGill
• Andrea Di Stefano, Registration, Programs and Degree Evaluation Manager, Enrolment Services
• Chloe Garcia, Manager, Academic Programs, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
• Johanne Houle, Director, Organizational Development
• Megan Toth, Sustainability Officer, McGill Office of Sustainability
• Dana-Marie Williams, Administrative Coordinator, First Peoples' House
• Carrie Hanson, Skills Development Officer, Student Learning and Development, Teaching and Learning Services
• Kayin Kareen Queeley, Case Manager Crisis Response, Office of the Dean of Students
• Melissa Lutchman, Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Specialist, Office of the Dean of Students
• Giovanni Arcuri, Associate Director Hub Services, Student Wellness Hub
• Katherine Allan, Associate Director, Residence Life, Student Housing and Hospitality Service
• Amanda Rosenberg, Service Representative, Student Housing and Hospitality Service
• Emily Love, Manager, International Student Development & Communications, International Student Services
• Aïda Cissé, International Education Officer, Office of the Deputy Provost, Student Life and Learning

The 2020 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place virtually on MS Teams Wednesday, November 18, 1:00 - 2:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides:  sac_speed_updating_f2020.pdf

This event included updates from:

• Lorna MacEachern, Program Manager, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
• Kayin Kareen Queely, Case Manager, Office of the Dean of Students
• Dr. Robin Beech, Dean of Students, Office of the Dean of Students
• Amanda Simpson-Folco, Service Professional, Service Point
• Susan Ajersch, Associate Director, Career Planning Service (CaPS)
• Céline Roche, Associate Director, International Education
• Rosalia Felice, Manager, Career Advising and Transition Services, School of Continuing Studies
• Dr. Zachary Abram, Tutorial Service Coordinator, McGill Writing Centre
• Charlie Ohayon, Senior Advisor, Advising and Accommodations, Office for Students with Disabilities
• Dana Carsley, Resilience and Wellness Enhancement Specialist, Student Wellness Hub
• Joannie Proulx, Faculty Lecturer, Centre d'enseignement du francais
• Me. Leyda-Melissa Paulmier, Immigration Advisor, International Student Services
• Andrea Di Stefano, Registration, Program and Degree Evaluation Manager, Enrolment Services
• Katharine Tiitson, Co-Curricular Records Administrator, Career Planning Service (CaPS)
• Amelia Slone, Skills Developer Advisor, Career Planning Service (CaPS)

The 2019 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place in Leacock 232 Thursday, November 21, 1:15 - 2:15 pm.

Access the presentation slides:  speed_updating_slides_-_nov_2019.pdf

This event included updates from:

• Martine Gauthier, Executive Director, Student Services
• Giovanni Arcuri Manager - Administration, Student Services, and  Geneviève Latreille, Communications Advisor, Student Services, Student Wellness Hub
• Goldberg Manager - Wellness, Student Wellness Hub
• Alison MacKay, Financial Aid Counsellor, Scholarships and Student Aid Office (SSAO)
• Gillian Nycum, University Registrar and Executive Director, Enrolment Services
• Kristina Kotoulas, Degree Evaluation Officer, Student Records
• Émilie Marcotte, Sexual Violence Response Advisor, and Bianca Tétrault, Sexual Violence Education Advisor, Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE)
• Alison MacKay, Financial Aid Counsellor, SSAO
• Julie Major, Academic Advisor, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and Michelle Maillet, Undergraduate Program Advisor, Dept. of Geography, Academic Advisors' Network (AAN)
• Emily Love, Manager, International Student Development and Communications, International Student Services
• Nathalie Michaud, Service Professional, and Jamie MacDonald, Service Representative, Service Point
• Carrie Hanson & April Babey, Skills Development Officers, Teaching and Learning Services
• Lilia Eskildsen Torres, Fellowships Officer - Internal, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS)
• Katherine Belisle, Sexual Violence Education Program Manager, OSVRSE
• Shana Szikman, Associate Director, Student and Young Alumni, University Advancement
• Penny Kaill-Vinish, Student Affairs Officer, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, and Margaret Colton, Facilitator, Academic Advising Support - Concordia University, NACADA Quebec

The 2018 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place in Leacock 232 Tuesday, November 27, 3:00 - 4:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides: 5th Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• Rossy Wellness Hub
• News from Service Point
• Responding to Harassment, Discrimination & Sexual Violence
• Office for Students with Disabilities
• Office for Students with Disabilities – Inclusive Learning Supports
• Tutorial Services
• My Healthy Workplace
• LGBTQ2I + History Month
• What's New in Athletics? Women in Sport
• International Student Services (ISS)
• McGill Abroad
• Campus Life and Engagement (CLE)
• Peer Support Centre
• Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - MyProgress
• Social Equity & Diversity Education (SEDE) Office

The 2017 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place in Leacock 232 Wednesday, November 22, 3:00 - 4:00 pm.

Access the presentation slides: 4th Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• New EEO Bursaries for Students
• News from Service Point
• myPath
• OSD's Access Ambassadors Program
• Sexual Violence Response Advisor in the Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education
• SKILLS21
• Student Health and Wellness Services
• The Job Shadowing Program
• Student Affairs Case Manager
• What's New in Athletics?
• Access to Information
• Update from Recruitment
• New myInvolvement module
• ExL Program

The 2016 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place in the Thomson House Ballroom Thursday, October 27, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Access the presentation slides:  3rd Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• Integration of Counselling and Mental Health Services
• Introducing the new Dean of Students
• Undergraduate Skills Development Program
• GradLife McGill
• McGill University Interactive Campus Map
• Revised International Buddy Program
• Staff Mentoring Pilot Project
• Quick Guide from the Academic Advisers Network
• COMunity Program
• Updated Helping Students in Difficulty folder
• Individual Development Plan Project
• Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education
• News from Service Point
• Update from #ConsentMcGill
• Updates from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

The 2015 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place in Leacock 232 Thursday, November 19. In celebration of fall, Mac apples and door prizes generously donated by the Gault Nature Reserve and Ecomuseum Zoo were provided.

Access the presentation slides:  2nd Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• The McGill Commitment - Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning) Ollivier Dyens
• Update on Healthy McGill - Michael Dougan
• Office for Students with Disabilities: New opportunities, collaborations, and processes - Tanja Beck
• Le french side de McGill - Manon Gadbois
• Peer Programs Network - Vanessa Morelli and Rosalia Felice
• Bringing in the Bystander program, etc. - Bianca Tétrault
• Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship - Carol Clelland
• News from the Office of the Dean of Students - Penny Kaill-Vinish
• Course Equivalencies - Heidi Emami
• Safer Spaces Certificate - Tynan Alexander Jarrett
• McGill Admissions update - Karen Neuburger J'bari
• News from Service Point - Samantha Soles
• Mental Health Service and Eating Disorder Program update - Emily Yung
• What's new at Residences - Samantha Goldberg
• News from CAPS - Jan Bottomer and Cindy Mancuso
• Academic Advisors Network: Advising Syllabus - Michelle Maillet
• Counselling Service update - Jennifer Janzen
• Mentoring Across McGill program - Vanessa Di Francesco and Margaret Colton
• Family Resources Coordinator introduction (SEDE) - Tanya Lalonde
• Updates from the McGIll Writing Centre - Carolyn Samuel

The 2014 edition of Speed (Up)Dating took place at the Thomson House Ballroom Friday, December 12, 12:00 - 1:30 pm.

Access the presentation slides: 1st Annual Speed (Up)Dating slide deck

This event included updates from:

• MyInvolvement - Lina Di Genova/Timothy Wilfong
• Early Alert tool - Andre Costopoulos
• AskMcGill - Penny Kaill-Vinish
• Advising Checklist - Margaret Colton
• McGill 101 - Leslie Copeland
• Harm Reduction Liaison position - Bianca Tétrault
• Wellness Portal - Amanda Unruh
• The McGill App - Mitchell Miller
• Online Student Resources Directory - Rosalia Felice
• What's New in Student Aid - Maria Gabriel
• Communication in Advising (aka Advising Hub & Website) - Penny Kaill-Vinish
• Helping Students in Difficulty (aka Red folder) - Edith Breiner
• What's New at Service Point - Romesh Vadivel
• Mentoring Programs - Rosalia Felice
• Peer Support Initiatives - Ian Simmie
• Ask an Advisor - Margaret Colton
• Outdoor Advising Day - Andre Costopoulos
• Academic Advising Day Recap - Ruth Kuzaitis
• What’s New in Residences - Samantha Goldberg
• Mental Health First Aid - Evelyn Rodinos
• Health & Wellness Initiatives - Amanda Unruh