Champlain College Saint-Lambert is pleased to announce that Alain Blondeau will be the new Offensive Coordinator of the Champlain Cavaliers Football team. Coach Blondeau is coming back to coaching after taking a year off, prior to which he led the Édouard-Montpetit Football program dating back to 1999. “I am very happy that Alain accepted to become our new OC. His vast experience of the game will help our current players and his knowledge of the different teams on the South Shore will contribute positively to our recruitment,” said Head Coach Frank Chagnon, of the Champlain Cavaliers. “Alain knows what we value here at Champlain and how we view the student-athlete experience. He knows that we want to see a prosperous football program, but not at the expense of a student-athlete’s education.” Coach Blondeau started his coaching career in the 1970′s with the St-Hubert Rebelles. He taught football at Collège Charles-Lemoyne and founded the Metro.com team for the Wilson Challenge. He brought the Édouard-Montpetit team to the Bol d’Or semi-finals after their second season in the Division 1 league. Over the years, Coach Blondeau has assisted in the development of student-athletes such as Mathieu Bertrand, Patrick Dorvelus and Kristian Matte. He holds a Level 3 certification from the NCCP and has participated in numerous coaching clinics in the USA. “Following a one year break, I’ve decided to return to coaching in order to help young men become better student-athletes,” stated Blondeau. His nomination is effective immediately.
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Blondeau Joins Football Staff as New O.C.
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Basketball Teams Start 2014 on Winning Notes
The Cavaliers started the second half of their seasons this past Sunday (January 12) with a double-header at home against South Shore rivals, Édouard-Montpetit. The ladies, who were 6-2 going into the holiday break and in 4th place in the highly competitive RSEQ league, got off to a slow start but managed to take a 30-23 lead into half-time. The second half was explosive for the Cavaliers as they dominated, outscoring les Lynx 31-9 in the 2nd half alone. The win moves the Cavaliers, who are now 7-2, ahead of Ste-Foy and into 3rd place due to Dawson currently having the tie-breaker. Jeanne Gaumont had 16 points for the Cavaliers while Isabelle Dion and Sirah Diarra each had 12 points and 8 rebounds. The men have had a tough first half and are currently in 6th place with a 2-8 record. With new Head Coach Dan Martin at the helm, the Cavaliers were looking to get a key victory to stay in the play-off race. The team started of slow, falling behind in the early minutes but by the end of the 1st quarter they were up by 1. The pace was rough and tumble, with a lot of back and forth between two fairly matched teams. At the half, the Cavaliers had upped their lead to 5, 33-28. The team exploded in the 3rd quarter, outscoring Édouard 22-7 and took a 20 point lead into the home stretch. The game ended with the Cavaliers winning 66-52 in what many considered to be a must-win. Kasheem Thomas led the team with 21 points, while Alex Paquin, playing his first game since late October, scored 14. Sebastien Denault had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Nick Harvey was also a force on the boards with 10 rebounds. Both teams head uptown to face Vanier on Thursday, January 16th. The women tip-off at 7:00 PM while the men begin at 9:00 PM.
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Winter 2014 semester
Please note that Academic Advisors are available all week, from 9:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Registrar’s office, in room F-103 (no appointments necessary for the first week). As of January 27, Mondays and Wednesdays are drop-in days, and you could make an appointment for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. I.D. pictures can be taken at the Registrar’s office. For your lockers, please sign up on Omnivox. For transportation (bus passes, etc.) please go to Student Services, in room F-121. Have a great semester!
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Congratulations Mamadi Camara
Champlain College Saint-Lambert would like to congratulate, Mamadi Camara! Camara, a 2nd year Commerce student, has been recruited with a full scholarship by the Southern New Hampshire University to play soccer starting fall 2014. He is looking at studying in a business related program. He began playing soccer at the age of 6 with the NDG Panthers. He eventually transferred to the Longueuil soccer club, where he continues to play. He also plays for the Champlain Cavaliers soccer team. Camara is excited about this amazing opportunity to play soccer at SNHU. Congratulations!
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A big congrats to our very own Mr. Amin Ranjbar
Champlain College Saint-Lambert’s very own Amin Ranjbar has published a book: Confidentiality and Integrity in Crowdsourcing Systems Description: Confidentiality and Integrity in Crowdsourcing Systems focuses on identity, privacy, and security related issues in crowdsourcing systems and in particular the confidentiality and integrity of online data created via crowdsourcing. This book begins with an introduction to crowdsourcing and then covers the privacy and security challenges of Confidentiality. The book examines integrity in these systems and the management and control of crowdsourcing systems. For more information please visit the following websites: http://www.springer.com/engineering/signals/book/978-3-319-02716-6 http://www.amazon.ca/Confidentiality-Integrity-Crowdsourcing-Systems-Amin/dp/3319027166
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Writing Centre is now open
The Writing Centre is now open. Students can drop in for a one hour session any day from Monday to Friday. We encourage students to sign up ahead of time to reserve a spot. The schedule book is located just outside the door of the Centre at B307, upstairs in the library. Student tutors provide help with essay writing, reading, oral presentations, and the mastery of basic English. There are mainly two types of tutoring: drop-in tutoring on an hourly basis, and on-going tutoring when a tutor is matched with the student for the entire semester for one hour per week. To request on-going tutoring, a student needs to fill in a request form in the Learning Centre. For more information please contact Ms. Giuseppina Panzuto at: gpanzuto@champlaincollege.qc.ca
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Women’s Rugby Makes an Impact at Quebec ID Camp
The Quebec Rugby Federation held an Identification Camp for Quebec Women’s Rugby in mid-January and the Cavaliers were well represented as 6 ladies from the squad were in attendance. The Cavaliers that were there to showcase their skills were: Marley Chase, Casey Benoit, Gina L. Patenaude, Rachel Ten Eyck, Catherine Alain and Ophelie Lacasse. Hopefully some of them will be playing for Team Quebec this year and bringing back that experience to the others on the team. In other Rugby news, Rachel Ten Eyck was invited to play with Team Quebec at the New York 7s Tournament back in November 2013, and as a member of the squad, they won the Championship in the Girls U-18 Division! great job to Rachel and to everyone who represented the Cavaliers at the ID Camp!
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Deschamps Joins Cavaliers as New Football D.C.
Champlain College Saint-Lambert is pleased to announce that Sebastien Deschamps has come aboard as the new Defensive Coordinator of the Cavaliers Football Team. Coach Deschamps was Special Teams Coordinator for the last 2 seasons in the Édouard-Montpetit Football program. “I am very happy that Seb accepted to become our new DC. He knows what it takes to bring players to the next level, himself being a former CIS player. He is also familiar with the Collegiate league as a former player and as a coordinator,” said Head Coach Frank Chagnon, of the Champlain Cavaliers. “It’s important for us to bring young, talented coaches on the team”. As Special Teams Coordinator at Édouard-Montpetit, Coach Deschamps’ teams blocked 15 punts during his tenure and posted the best average in the league for kick-off returns in 2012. He also coached during the Alouettes’ Classic in 2012 and 2013. As a player, he played 11 seasons for the St-Bruno Barons where he made the all-star team in Bantam and Midget before heading to Édouard-Montpetit where he played for 3 years, named all-star for two of those seasons. Upon graduation, Seb was recruited by the Concordia Stingers where he played for 4 years. His nomination is effective immediately.
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Randy’s Rookies Spotlight on Men’s Basketball’s Kasheem Thomas
The Men’s Basketball team’s Kasheem Thomas was the focus of last Thursday’s Randy’s Rookies on CTV Montreal. The 1st year guard has had to step up in his rookie season due to injuries affecting some of the seniors on the team. Kasheem has met the challenge and is shaping up to be one of the team’s leaders in the future. Great job and congrats! Check out the video!
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Free The Children’s motivational speaker Alexandra Vallières coming to Champlain!
Excited that her birthday falls on the International Day of Peace, Alexandra takes advantage of the opportunity every year to inspire others around her to join her in promoting peace, love and harmony. On this day in 2012, Alex motivated friends, family, and colleagues to join her in giving free hugs for peace in downtown Montreal. Alex’s interest for social justice started at a young age, often acting as an advocate for others and enjoying promoting equality amongst her peers. In fact, her passion for people and making a difference inspired her to pursue studies in social services. After she completed her social work degree in university, she had the opportunity to travel all over the world while working with young people. As a globe trotter who loves nature and wildlife, as well as empowering youth, she decided to complete a leadership semester in Costa Rica where she really enjoyed her fieldwork as an outdoor experiential education instructor. Upon her return home, she further pursued her studies to be a guide in adventure tourism. Agreeing with Mark Twain that: ‘Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness’, Alex enjoys promoting global understanding and tolerance in the world by stimulating interest in other lands, peoples and cultures. A shameless idealist, she dreams of one day seeing a world where everyone would be free and equal in dignity and rights, regardless of where they are born. Alex joined Free The Children in 2012 as a motivational speaker to motivate and inspire youth to live up to their leadership potential; educating, engaging and empowering them to ‘Be the change they want to see in the world’. Join us next Wednesday, February 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Auditorium to hear what Alexandra Vallières has to say!
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Men’s Soccer Continues Off-Season Training
After 4 weeks of strength and fitness training under Cavalier Alumni and fitness specialist Hanna Zeidan Benavides, combined with some Futsal, the Champlain College Men’s Soccer took to the field against the LSEQ Senior AAA RDP team on Saturday, February 15th. The Cavaliers started in a 4-3-3 and controlled the tempo of the game. The 2nd half saw some substitutions and a switch to a 3-5-2. The high pressure and extra bodies in the midfield paid off with goals being scored by Felipe Ramirez and Alexandre Garceau giving the Cavaliers a 2-0 victory. David Bergeron earned the shutout. ” I am very happy with the way the team remained composed against a more experienced and older RDP team,” stated head coach Mauro Di Ciocco. The Cavaliers return to the fitness room this week before taking on the St-Lambert Senior AAA team on March 5th at the Complexe Bell in Brossard at 19:45.
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Cavalier Cagers End Seasons With Double Win at Home
The 2013-14 RSEQ Division 1 Basketball regular season came to a close on Friday night as the Cavaliers played host to John Abbott College and took home the two victories. The Women’s team, going into the game with an 11-4 record, was already guaranteed a play-off spot but were looking to finish in 3rd place and getting a better match-up for the quarter finals. The team got off to a slow start, missing in close and with their outside shooting off. Abbott was able to capitalize and keep the game close, with the Cavaliers taking a not reassuring 28-22 lead at half-time. The 2nd half saw the Cavaliers take control of the game, outscoring Abbott 44-25. The Cavaliers took the win with a final of 72-47. Senior Jeanne Gaumont led with 16 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Rookies Cindy Laliberté, Katrina Dosado and senior Cassandre Legault all scored in the double-digits, while senior Isabelle Dion had 12 big rebounds. The win has the Cavaliers lock up 3rd place – their best regular season finish ever. The team now preps to play host to 6th place Nouvelles-Frontières on Tuesday at 7:00 PM here at Champlain. A win on Tuesday would propel the team to play at John Abbott in the RSEQ Division 1 College Basketball Provincials next weekend. On the men’s side, the Cavaliers were coming off of a tight 65-63 win over Dawson last week and looking to end their season with a four-game winning streak. The team had lost two games to John Abbott this season and were looking for redemption in front of their home crowd. With a quick pace to start off the game, the Cavaliers took control for the 1st half and went into the break with a 12 point lead, 39-27. The start of the 2nd half continued with the Cavaliers taking a bigger lead, but John Abbott pushed back, reducing the Cavaliers lead to 8 points. The boys turned the tide in the 4th when senior, Alex Paquin, knocked back 4 consecutive 3-pointers, stopping any momentum that John Abbott had had. The Cavaliers took the game, wining 76-56. Paquin had 18 points, followed by rookies Nicky Noble (16 points) and Tijani Umar (14 points). Senior Sébastien Denault finished the night with 11 rebounds. Although the guys won’t be playing in the play-offs, they showed tremendous courage and heart this season, especially during the past few weeks, and that effort and determination bodes well for the 2014-15 season.
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Basketball Players Honoured at RSEQ Awards Gala
Four Cavalier Basketball players were presented awards and more were nominated for various accolades this evening at the 2014 RSEQ College Division 1 Basketball Awards banquet, held at the Holiday-Inn Pointe-Claire and hosted by John Abbott College. On the men’s side, Kasheem Thomas was nominated for Men’s Rookie of the Year and the team was nominated for the Team Sportsmanship award. 3rd Year guard, Alex Paquin, was named to the Men’s 2nd All-Star Team. Although his season was shortened due to injury, Alex still managed to average 14.2 / game, 7th overall in the league. The ladies had Coach Georges Germanos nominated as Women’s Coach of the Year while Metcheline Gabélus was nominated for Rookie of the year. Second year student-athlete Sirah Diarra was named to the 2nd All-Star Team. Diarra led the league in rebounding, with an average of 11.7 boards per game. Jeanne Gaumont, 3rd year, was awarded a 1st Team All-Star for the 2013-14 season. With a 14.4 pts/game average, Jeanne was 3rd in scoring in the tough RSEQ conference. Academic All-Star awards were handed out to Alex Paquin from the Men’s team and 3rd year student Cassandre Legault on the ladies side for maintaining the highest academic averages on their teams over the Winter 2013 and Fall 2013 semesters. Congratulations and well-done to all the award winners! Great job to all the Cavaliers!
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Congrats to our very own Dianne Bateman!
Congratulations to our very own Dianne Bateman for being one of this year’s College Sector Educator award recipients! The College Sector Educator Award recognizes exceptional teachers who have made quality efforts to promote and support the development of their peers with regard to teaching excellence. This year’s award winners represent faculty from across Canada who truly exemplify the best in college teaching excellence and peer mentoring. All of these educational leaders help to support and ensure the success of their teaching colleagues as well as their students. In addition to working at their own colleges, they have provided exceptional leadership regionally, provincially, nationally and internationally in the field of teaching and learning. STLHE will formally honour the 2014 CSEC Award recipients at the Awards Ceremony held during STLHE 2014, hosted this year by Queen¹s University, June 17-20, in Kingston, Ontario.
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CCAA Women’s Basketball Nationals This Week!
The top collegiate Women’s Basketball teams from across Canada converge on Champlain this week for the 2014 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championships. Teams start arriving on March 11, with the All-Canadian Banquet taking place on Wednesday, March 12 and the competition tipping-off on Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 PM. Aside from the games, Champlain will be hosting two workshops dealing with women in sport and leadership, presented by Égale-Action and CAAWS, and running the All-Canadian basketball clinic at a local high school. A full schedule of events can be found here. Visit the championship website or check out the scores and results from each game!
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Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert Campus, receives ministerial approval for the Early Childhood Education Program
Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert Campus, receives ministerial approval for the Early Childhood Education Program Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert Campus, is pleased to announce the addition of a new program starting in the fall 2015 semester as approved by the Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche de la Science et de la Technologie. The recently approved Early Childhood Education program “322.A0” will help to serve the needs of the job market for well-qualified educators in early childhood careers. The St. Lambert Campus Director, Mr. Don Shewan, noted, “The addition of the Early Childhood Education program will allow the College to provide an essential service to our school board partners and communities. While we have successfully offered the program through our Continuing Education Department for several years, it will now have an active role in our regular day division as part of our technical programs that respond to the needs of our community, business, and industry partners.” The Champlain Regional College Board of Governors wishes to thank the government for giving the College the opportunity to offer this program, as well as the Riverside and New Frontiers School Boards for their support in forwarding our request to the Minister. Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert Campus, is an English-language public college serving the Greater Montreal Area from its campus on Montreal’s south shore. It offers a wide range of pre-university and technical programs, for regular day division and continuing education sectors. For more information about Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert Campus, please contact Mrs. Hanna Hajilou at 450-672-7360 ext. 322 or by e-mail at hhajilou@champlaincollege.qc.ca, or visit www.champlainonline.com. Champlain Regional College reçoit l’autorisation ministérielle pour l’offre du programme de Technique d’éducation à l’enfance Champlain Regional College, Campus de Saint-Lambert, est fier d’annoncer l’autorisation accordée par le Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur, Science et Technologie pour la mise en œuvre du programme Technique d’éducation à l’enfance « 322.AO » à partir de l’automne 2015. Ce programme servira à combler un grand besoin de main-d’œuvre qualifiée pour le marché du travail dans plusieurs domaines reliés aux services de l’éducation à l’enfance. Le Directeur du campus Saint-Lambert M. Don Shewan mentionne «l’addition du programme de technique d’éducation à l’enfance permettra au Collège de fournir un service essentiel à nos partenaires de conseils scolaires et les communautés. Nous avons réussi à offrir le programme par le département d’éducation permanente pendant plusieurs années, il va maintenant jour un rôle actif dans notre programme de jour. » Le Conseil des gouverneurs du Champlain Regional College tient à remercier le gouvernement pour donner le Collège la possibilité d’offrir ce programme, ainsi que le Riverside et New Frontiers School Boards pour leur soutien dans la transmission de notre demande au ministre. Champlain Regional College, campus de Saint-Lambert, est un collège public et anglophone au service de la grande région de Montréal à partir de son campus sur la Rive-Sud. Le Campus propose une vaste gamme de programmes d’études pré-universitaires et techniques dans la formation régulière et continue. Pour plus d’informations sur le Collège Champlain Saint-Lambert, veuillez contacter Mme Hanna Hajilou au 450-672-7360 au poste 322 ou par courriel à hhajilou@champlaincollege.qc.ca, ou visitez notre site web : www.champlainonline.com.
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Champlain College Saint-Lambert’s Open Election Forum presented by the Champlain Student Association
Champlain College Saint-Lambert’s Open Election Forum presented by the Champlain Student Association Champlain College Saint-Lambert will hold an open election forum on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. for all our students, faculty and staff. The event, which will be held at our Saint-Lambert campus in the new student space, will allow students to raise questions and discuss their concerns. The candidates who have confirmed their attendance are: - Nicole Ménard- Liberal Party - Sophie Stanké- Parti Québécois - Christian Godin- Conservative Party of Quebec - Michèle St-Denis- Québec Solidaire - Donald Leblanc- Coalition Avenir Québec For more information about Champlain College Saint-Lambert, please contact Mrs. Hanna Hajilou at 450-672-7360 ext. 322 or by e-mail at hhajilou@champlaincollege.qc.ca, or visit www.champlainonline.com .
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Men’s Soccer Wrap Up Winter Training
The Cavaliers Men’s Soccer team completed their Winter Indoor training season with a perfect record after a 1–0 victory over FC St-Bruno Senior Men’s team from the LSEQ Div. 2 on Sunday in St-Hyacinthe. Charles Carrier-Cote tapped in a rebound in the 60th minute after a superb 1 vs 1 effort by Alexandre Garceau that ended with a shot to the far post. The game was a very physical event that provided a good test for the Cavaliers against the much more experienced St-Bruno side. “There was a lot of emotion on the field despite this just being a friendly and it is good for us to continue to learn how to play under these types of conditions”, stated Head Coach Mauro Di Ciocco. Goalkeepers David Bergeron and Charles Thibault-Gagnon combined for the shutout. After a series of exhibition matches and an intense strength and conditioning program during the Winter, the Cavaliers now release their players so they may prepare for their club seasons this summer. NOTE: The game marked the end of the Champlain careers for captain Olivier Georges (Concordia University) , Luca Valsorda (Concordia University) and Antoine Laliberte (Universite de Laval). Good luck and thanks for everything you added to the team and program!
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Georges Signs LOI With Stingers Soccer
Graduating Cavalier, Olivier Georges, has signed a Letter of Intent with Concordia University for the 2014-15 CIS Soccer season. Read more about it here!
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3 Cavaliers Named SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians
Three Champlain Cavaliers have been named as SIRC-CCAA Academic All-Canadians for the 2013-14 season: Alexandre Paquin (Men’s Basketball), Jeanne Gaumont (Women’s Basketball) and Julio Moncada Bogran (Men’s Soccer). The SIRC-CCAA Academic All Canadian award is the CCAA’s most prestigious student-athlete honour, epitomizing both organizations’ commitment to academic success and athletic achievement. Honourees must be recognized for academic excellence in their institution in addition to obtaining one of the following athletic achievements: named to their member conference All-Star Team (first or second) in soccer, volleyball, basketball or curling; earn a gold or silver medal at their member conference badminton championship; finish among the top seven men or women as well as finishing in the top third at their member conference cross-country running championship; or finish among the top three women or top five men as well as finishing in the top third at their member conference golf championship. Congratulations to all three and great work! Read the CCAA article with all winners here.
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