Flags are flying at half-staff at Georgian College today in honour of Barrie business leader and philanthropist Arch J.D. Brown. He passed away November 16, 2009 at the age of 81. Read the full story »
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 [...]
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[ 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
The Collingwood Campus of Georgian College is now offering a Bookkeeping program.
This one-year Ontario College Certificate in Bookkeeping qualifies for Second Career, an Ontario government program which helps laid off workers make the transition to new careers in growing areas of the economy and provides funding for tuition and books for eligible candidates.
Bookkeeping is a [...]
[ 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 [...]
A group of Office Administration students at Georgian’s Muskoka Campus recently donated $1,925 to the Bracebridge Public Library and the Town of Bracebridge.
Funds were raised through charity barbecues and a booth the students set up for a special event in Bracebridge July 31. The money will go toward the children’s section of the library.
This isn’t [...]
David Tilson, Member of Parliament for Dufferin-Caledon, on behalf of Minister Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced more than $250,000 in Youth Skills Link funding to the Step Up Program at Georgian’s Orangeville Campus on May 22.
Funding for the Step Up Program will help 45 Dufferin County youth facing employment barriers [...]
Job Connect Orillia will host a series of career-related workshops during Canada Career Week (Nov. 2 to 6) to help prepare students for the workplace.
DATES AND TIMES
Monday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., drop-in resumé and cover letter clinics, Career Centre (room A200).
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., hourly WHMIS (Workplace [...]
Course registration is now underway for the long-awaited university credit courses at Georgian’s Owen Sound Campus this fall. The Laurentian University courses are presented in collaboration with the University Partnership Centre. The courses are structured in two parts, running in fall 2009 and winter 2010.
Introduction to Writing and English Studies 1 (ENGL1706) will run Wednesday evenings [...]
