Georgian College is offering a part-time Practical Nursing diploma in the Greater Toronto Area starting Spring 2010. Read the whole story »
More than 1,000 guests converged on Georgian College’s Barrie Campus for the 21st Annual H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) motorcycle rally last July. The success of the event was entirely dependent on the participant’s experience during their stay in Barrie, says David Fox, H.O.G. rally co-ordinator.
“We needed to find a destination that would be able [...]
Georgian College’s Barrie Campus will be the site of a new nurse practitioner-led clinic. Premier Dalton McGuinty made the announcement during a visit to the College today. The clinic will become an important part of the Georgian College Centre for Health and Wellness which is slated to open in 2011. It is one of 25 [...]
Read the full story »[ November 25, 2009; 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. November 26, 2009; 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Georgian’s Robbert Hartog Midland Campus has received funding from the Ontario government to offer the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Marine and Small Engine Technician pre-apprenticeship program.
WIST provides funding for pre-apprenticeship training designed exclusively for women in a gender-sensitive environment.
The six-month program, which is fully funded by the Ontario Women’s Directorate, gets underway Jan. 18 [...]
Read the full story »A group of graduating students made history at Georgian’s University Partnership Centre (UPC) convocation ceremony Oct. 27. They were part of the first graduating class of the Bachelor of Science in Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
The graduates all hold diplomas from Georgian’s Aviation Management program. They successfully graduated from a degree completion program [...]
Andrew Maconachie, a current Georgian College student, will appear on the CBC’s Dragon’s Den on Friday, Nov. 13, in an effort to win a $100,000 franchise prize package.
Maconachie qualified for the contest by submitting a five-minute video on how he would promote a franchise on a limited budget.
The hosts of the Dragon’s Den will [...]
[ November 12, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. November 13, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. November 14, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Hot off the Press, an annual sale of student works and master prints, will take place in the Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Arts (D building) at Georgian’s Barrie Campus Nov. 12 to 14.
Selected master prints will be offered at a significantly reduced price well below true market value ($200 for one [...]
Read the full story »Staff and students are invited to attend Georgian’s Remembrance Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Barrie Campus. It takes place outside the Administrative (C) Building at 10:40 a.m.
Read the full story »Georgian President and CEO Brian Tamblyn has received an honorary degree from Huntington University for his visionary leadership. The presentation took place at an Oct. 27 convocation ceremony at the Barrie Campus.
“To achieve excellence requires tremendous dedication and perseverance,” said Huntington University President Dr. Kevin McCormick.“Huntington University is honoured to recognize Brian Tamblyn for his [...]
At nine-years-old, Glen Allen is already a philanthropist.
The son of Georgian Nursing instructor Deb Witmer, Glen raises money each year by asking his friends to bring $10 to his birthday party in lieu of a gift.
He uses half of the money to buy himself something special and donates the other half to a charity [...]
Special guests and more than 70 Georgian employees, advisory board members, clients and Advertising graduates, celebrated the grand opening of Tree Fort Creative Advertising on Oct. 1.
Tree Fort is a student-run marketing and communications advertising agency.
Billed as the “home of youthful imagination,” Tree Fort is staffed by Advertising students under the supervision of program graduates [...]