The union representing support staff (OPSEU) has announced a strike will begin Sept. 1, 2011. Georgian College will remain open. Orientation will take place as scheduled and classes will resume as scheduled. For more information please check this page regularly: www.georgiancollege.ca/news/bargaining.
Request to graduate forms are due July 31. If you are in your last semester, submit your request to graduate form by the deadline in order to be declared a graduate. Forms are available at: www.georgiancollege.ca/graduation.
Wednesday, June 8: Georgian’s Orillia Campus (including the Athletic Centre) is currently closed due to a power failure. All evening classes are cancelled. Classes are expected to resume tomorrow.
Toronto photographer Ron Erwin takes centre stage at a national conference for photography teachers hosted by Georgian College May 27 to 29. Jason Ransom, official photographer for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was originally scheduled to headline the event but he has been called away to photograph Harper on his visit to the G8 meeting in [...]
Georgian College Hospitality students put their classroom skills to practical use this spring, finding out just how much they’ve learned, and raising $7,700 for local charities at the same time. Giving back to the community is just one of the benefits of a new final-year Applied Hospitality Management course for students in the Hospitality Administration [...]
The Barrie Campus of Georgian College will shut down on Sunday, May 1, for upgrades to electrical systems. There will be no access to any of the buildings, including the library and gym, during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
This five-week series will investigate different gallery spaces, exhibitions as well as artist studios throughout Simcoe County. This afternoon tour will highlight current exhibitions and discussion will pertain to current contemporary practices with an emphasis on art appreciation and the interpretation of art. If you would like to learn more about art, different styles and [...]
The Writers’ Workshop – Barrie Campus This five-session workshop for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction will provide participants with the opportunity to learn and polish some of the key skills for good writing, including imagery, form, dialogue, narrative, and pacing. Each student will receive individual feedback on his or her work (up to [...]
Whether you like, dislike or are simply terrified of math, this course will engage you with some of the great philosophical, spiritual, physical and biological ideas of mathematics. This is not a course about numbers but about the great gifts that math provides. Topics covered include the concept of zero, the idea of limits, how [...]