When dozens of brave (some would say crazy) souls hit the water in Lake Couchiching last weekend, the Dean of Georgian’s Orillia Campus was the first to take the plunge.
Mary O’Farrell-Bowers represented the Campus and its students as the “celebrity dipper” for this year’s Polar Bear Dip.
She has also worked hard to fundraise, because [...]

When Marvia Mitchell (pictured) moved from North Bay two years ago to take a full-time faculty position at the Orillia Campus of Georgian College, she needed to choose everything from a grocery store to a gas station.
Mitchell teaches in the Communicative Disorders Assistant program; part of Georgian’s University Partnership Centre. Her story provides a clear [...]

Students in Georgian’s Veterinary Technician program worked hard last Christmas to meet the needs of several animal shelters.
Each year, the students spend countless hours organizing bake sales and other events for animal shelters and rescue organizations that partner with the Veterinary Technician program.
Last year, the students raised more than $800 from their fundraising events.
Thanks to [...]

By: Sharon Burkhart, Manager, Corporate Communications, Georgian College
This article begins a new series of monthly columns focusing on the Orillia Campus of Georgian College. It seems fitting to begin with a visit to the Veterinary Technician program.
When I drop in, two second-year students have their hands full working with two very exuberant shepherd-mix puppies.
Since arriving [...]

Join us at Open House Nov. 14
Here’s your opportunity to visit Georgian College’s Barrie, Orillia, Owen Sound and Midland campuses and meet faculty, co-ordinators and/or deans.
Come along for a campus tour – led by our teams of Peer Ambassadors.
Join us any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 14. Just drop [...]

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 [...]

The year was 1969. Get Smart and Bewitched were top TV shows. The Montreal Expos played their first home game. Pierre Trudeau was a rookie Prime Minister. And the Orillia Campus of Georgian College opened for business.
William Leslie remembers it well. He worked with Orillia’s Adult Education Centre when it became the Orillia Campus on [...]

The 40th anniversary of Georgian’s Orillia Campus kicked off with a staff celebration Friday, Oct. 16.
The Campus opened in 1969 in the Orillia Armoury with 400 continuing education students.
Over the past four decades, it has grown to become the modern, full-service campus operating today.
The Orillia Campus wraps up the party with an Open House [...]

Two Zoll AED Plus units (inset) were recently installed at Georgian’s Orillia Campus. These units are located in the fitness centre and in the first floor lobby beside the elevator.
There are 10 full-time staff members and 10 part-time fitness centre staff members trained in the use of AEDs at the Orillia Campus.
To make the Campus [...]

Sara-Marie Way (inset) is a winner in more ways than one. Not only did she become a client of the Orillia Job Connect program, but she’s also the winner of a draw for a new bicycle.
The draw was held earlier this month among new clients of the Job Connect program, delivered in the Orillia area [...]