The 3 S’s; Strength, Support and Success – Syrena Oswald

As a new faculty member at Bow Valley College (BVC), I would like to send out a gigantic thank you to all the faculty and staff in the Centre of Excellence in Foundational Learning (CEFL) and the program coordinator Trish. I believe it is important to recognize faculty for welcoming new members to the workplace as it can often be somewhat daunting. What has impressed me the most, is that so many faculty and staff have been supportive, friendly and have purposely gone out of their way to assist myself and other new faculty members. This has resulted in us feeling connected and in the ‘loop’.

During my first two weeks at BVC I have encountered endless smiles, hellos, support and encouragement. For example, many faculty members took time to provide me with instructional materials, pep talks and pertinent day to day housekeeping information. So needless to say, thank you to the Bow Valley College faculty for providing myself and other new faculty members with a supportive and inspiring learning space.

As Maya Angelou said,

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”