Put Georgian on your playlist!
Tue, 17/08/10 – 15:59
Georgian College is launching a unique recruitment effort to draw potential students to its website – offering downloads of free music in “Put Georgian on your playlist.” Read the full story »
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Operation Hero raises $425,000 to date for military families
Wed, 18/08/10 – 11:58

Raising almost half a million dollars is a reason to celebrate. And with special guest Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay on hand, the celebration grew.

The volunteer leaders and fundraisers behind the Operation Hero scholarship program had an opportunity to meet with MacKay during his visit to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden and then Barrie on August 12. MacKay acknowledged the success of the scholarship, which already has raised $425,000 locally. Read the whole story »

Orangeville Campus receives $192,172 to support Step Up program
Wed, 7/07/10 – 13:11
Orangeville Campus receives $192,172 to support Step Up program

David Tilson, Member of Parliament for Dufferin-Caledon, presented $192,172 in federal funding to the Step Up program at the Orangeville Campus on June 28.
Tilson demonstrated his ongoing support and congratulations to a program that continues to assist and support youth facing employment barriers, develop life and job skills to ease transition to work, or return [...]

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Georgian program receives praise from provincial quality audit team
Wed, 7/07/10 – 13:05
Georgian program receives praise from provincial quality audit team

Georgian recently assessed its commitment to providing students with quality learning experiences and teaching excellence by taking part in its first Program Quality Assurance Process Audit (PQAPA). Georgian received the highest possible marks in all six areas scored – five individual criteria and one overall rating. No college scored higher.
 As part of the review process, [...]

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Georgian President says Green Employer honour and quality audit are key highlights of academic year
Mon, 28/06/10 – 10:44
Georgian President says Green Employer honour and quality audit are key highlights of academic year

Brian Tamblyn, President and CEO, Georgian College
While summer signals the end of another school year for many students, here at Georgian College, as soon as one semester ends, another begins.
Many students and faculty will be in class on our seven campuses throughout July and August, whether in full-time programs or part-time Continuing Education courses.
However, [...]

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Centre for Applied Research and Innovation opens at Barrie Campus
Wed, 23/06/10 – 15:30
Centre for Applied Research and Innovation opens at Barrie Campus

Georgian College has officially opened a new one-stop centre to connect local businesses with faculty and students who can conduct applied research to bring ideas to life in the commercial marketplace.
Bob Emptage, Dean of Engineering Technology, officially opened the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) at the Barrie Campus on June 17.
CARI is Georgian’s [...]

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Georgian College scores top marks in provincial audit on teaching and learning excellence
Wed, 23/06/10 – 15:24
Georgian College scores top marks in provincial audit on teaching and learning excellence

Over the past 40 years, Georgian College has evolved into a hub for post-secondary education in central Ontario by understanding and meeting the needs of its students and area employers.
Georgian College recently assessed its commitment to providing students with quality learning opportunities and teaching excellence by taking part in its first Program Quality Assurance Process [...]

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Georgian College marine cadets visit Queen’s Park
Wed, 23/06/10 – 14:46
Georgian College marine cadets visit Queen’s Park

Every two years, marine transportation industry representatives have an opportunity to meet with MPPs and cabinet ministers at Queen’s Park to discuss issues of relevance to the marine industry in Ontario.
One of Georgian’s industry partners, Seaway Marine Transport, invited Georgian to take part in a reception for this year’s Ontario Marine Transportation Forum.
This reception provided [...]

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Free Access to Apprenticeship program at Georgian College
Fri, 11/06/10 – 1:05
Free Access to Apprenticeship program at Georgian College

Georgian recently received funding to offer the Access to Apprenticeship program through the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
The College started running the program early in June at the Barrie Campus with the support of the Simcoe County District School Board and CONTACT-South Simcoe Community Information Centre, a non-profit charity organization that provides community-focused [...]

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Georgian College service helps Canadian newcomers
Fri, 11/06/10 – 1:00
Georgian College service helps Canadian newcomers

Many Canadian immigrants who would like to apply their skills within their new country face a variety of challenges.
An advisory service at Georgian can help skilled immigrants obtain the proper credentials and put them in touch with the people and agencies they need to develop great careers in Canada.
Colleges Integrating Immigrants to Employment (CIITE) assists [...]

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Construction begins on new home for Georgian College Collingwood Campus
Mon, 7/06/10 – 10:00
Construction begins on new home for Georgian College Collingwood Campus

Educational opportunities for local students will be enhanced and expanded, after ground was broken May 29 on the first permanent home for a Collingwood Campus of Georgian College.
The new 20,000-square-foot campus at the corner of Poplar Sideroad and Raglan Street is intended to strongly support the future economic growth of Collingwood and region.
This investment will [...]

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Annual Georgian College Golf Classic raises more than $772,000
Wed, 26/05/10 – 10:14
Annual Georgian College Golf Classic raises more than $772,000

This year’s Georgian College Golf Classic, held May 17, was a sold-out success with more than 288 golfers converging on The Club at Bond Head for the 23rd annual event.
The money is still being counted, but this year’s proceeds are expected to push the total amount raised to date for student awards and scholarships to [...]

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