PEACE of Cake 2006 has wrapped up another year with bows and ribbons and holiday cheer. Thank you to all the many volunteers from George Brown College, the Canadian Armed Forces and others who joined with their families to help bake and package the holiday baskets. This past weekend was the biggest PEACE of Cake event yet with 1500 PEACE baskets delivered to the Vets at Sunnybrook Hospital, Yonge Street Mission, Pathways to Education and the Salvation Army. With more helpers than ever before, more baskets to fill and more laughter to be shared it was a definitely a weekend to remember. Please take a minute to look at all the pictures and we hope you can join us again in 2007 for the 5th year of PEACE of Cake.

See the photos from PEACE of Cake 2006 event

Making a smooth, wrinkle-free bed is an important skill that nursing students learn in their first year so as to minimize skin irritation and to ensure that clients are comfortable. To show off their skills George Brown nursing students from the Nursing (BScN) and Practical Nursing (PN) programs participated in the third annual bed making challenge on November 30, 2006. Out of 33 competitors, two BScN students and two PN students were named winners. Dary Sally Trujillo [BScN] and Edward Eugenio [PN] won the competition for unoccupied bed while Marie Riddell [BScN] and Rozalia Szabo [PN] won the occupied bed competition.

Find out more about Centre for Nursing at George Brown college

In photo (from left to right): Mary Froment (Nursing Faculty), Dianne Diniz (Chair, BScN Program), Beth O'Brien (Nursing Faculty), Ann Atkinson (Nursing Faculty), Edward Eugenio (Winner), Rozalia Szabo (kneeling, Winner), Brenda Kirkconnell (Elsevier Publishers Representative), Dary Sally Trujillo (In Front, Winner), Lorie Shekter-Wolfson (Back, Dean CSHS), Marie Riddell (Winner).

This year (2006) George Brown College's team (all current marketing students in Centre for Business) made the college's best showing in the last 10 years and possibly ever. Out of 16 schools the team placed fourth (just 3 points out of third). Seneca, Sheridan and Conestoga took home the top prizes. In total George Brown College team racked up 5 medals.

George Brown Health Science students (in blue t-shirts) introduce Grade 7 and 8 students to ideas for healthy living and careers in health sciences at Health in the City at George Brown College on Nov. 23, 2006. [See the photos from the Health in the City 2006 event...]

George Brown College survey shows 40 per cent of middle-school students eat junk food every day while 53 per cent fail to exercise even four hours a week. [Find out the complete results of the Health in the City Students Survey...]

Minister Responsible for Women's Issues Sandra Pupatello today announced a new $4 million training program that will help vulnerable women develop new skills, find employment, and achieve economic independence.

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto is delivering one of the programs, a residential air conditioning systems mechanic training program being offered in partnership with Direct Energy Essential Home Services and Nellie's Shelter.

The George Brown School of Design is hosting a lecture and book launch on Monday, December 11, 2006, 7-9 p.m.

Join us for an event celebrating the launch of the book Canada Innovates: Sustainable Design. Over 50 projects from across Canada are featured including commercial, residential and educational works.

[Find out more about Canada Innovates: Sustainable Building Book Launch at the George Brown School of Design...]

On December 9th and 10th, 2006, 1500 holiday treat baskets filled with fruitcake, fudge, shortbread cookies, gingerbread and delicious baked goodies will be baked and packaged.

PEACE of Cake 2006 is a college-wide campaign and all George Brown College staff and students and their families are invited to volunteer.

Find out more
and
register to volunteer for PEACE of Cake 2006 event.

It is time again for the Flu Shot Clinics. This is an annual event sponsored by Occupational Health and the Centre for Health Sciences. The flu shot clinics are available to all students, faculty, staff and clients of George Brown College.

One of the flu shot clinics at Casa Loma Campus is being held in the Community Centre for Healthy Living, Room B101 at 175 Kendal. This Centre is a health promotion service offered to all students, faculty, staff, and clients of the College. Please visit the Centre to learn ways to incorporate healthy choices into your work and home life.

Flu shot clinics at George Brown College will be held as follows:

St. James Campus - Main Floor West Foyer:

Monday November 27 7:30am to 2:30pm / 3:30pm to 6:30pm
Tuesday November 28 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Wednesday November 29 1:00pm to 4:00pm / 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Friday December 1 11:00am to 1:00pm

Casa Loma Campus:

Tuesday November 28 - Room B101 175 Kendal 9:00am to 12:00pm
Tuesday November 28 - E Building Main Lobby, 146 Kendal 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Thursday November 30 - E Building Main Lobby, 146 Kendal 7:30am to 2:30pm

Ryerson Campus - SHE Building Main Lobby

Monday November 27 8:30am to 11:30am
Wednesday November 29 4:00pm to 7:00pm

For more information, please read the Let's Beat the Flu Information Sheet (pdf file*)

To spend less time in line, please complete the Consent Form (pdf file*) prior to coming to the clinic.

Students from the Event Marketing course,
Business Administration Marketing program present:
Date-a-rama

Date: November 30, 2006
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: St. James Campus,
Student Lounge
Admission: $2.00 and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Hospital for Sick Children's Sickkids Foundation.

Find out more and download the Invitation...

Located in the gym on the 1st floor, 160 Kendal Ave., C building.

The two college stores will have tons of merchandise, raffles, a live DJ, refreshments and more! Come out for a great time!

IMPORTANT: Bring a canned good to support the local food bank and pay NO TAX!

Cash only please.

Health in the City is a multifaceted, day-long event, designed to highlight the role of George Brown College in the delivery of progressive and interprofessional health-care education.

[Find more about Health in the City...]

George Brown College Black & White Ball, Saturday November 18, 2006. Last week to buy your tickets!!!

Find out more and register...

Toronto Children's Services and George Brown College present:

REGISTER NOW for "Raising the Bar- Sharing the Vision" presented by the City of Toronto, Children's Services Division and George Brown College. This learning symposium features insightful speakers, thought provoking learning experiences, opportunities to dialogue with colleagues and practical hands on workshops. Don't miss this opportunity!

[Find out more about the Symposium and Registration...]

Second year student Nancy Hoang, 20, was chosen winner of the White Cashmere Student Design Competition in Toronto on September 21, edging out seven other finalists from three Toronto-area colleges.

The competition was dominated by the creativity of George Brown students. George Brown not only sent two finalists to the competition from the preliminary college-based competition, but judges selected two additional students from the college to occupy "wild card" finalist spots from among the more than 100 students who entered the contest at the three colleges. [Read more...]

Congratulations to George Brown Chef School Apprentice Patrick Kriss for winning Regional Title and qualifying for a spot in the S. Pellegrino® Almost Famous Chef Competition this fall. [Read more...]

Join the Faculties of
Business & Creative Arts and Technology for the
October Intersession Week George Brown College in NYC Excursion!

[Find out more...]

Discovering an Education that Works - Ontario's high school students, international students and mature learners, will be introduced to over 20 diploma granting colleges and institutes from throughout Ontario at this year's 6th annual Ontario College Information Fair.

The Fair will be happening on Tuesday, October 17, at the Direct Energy Building at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

For more information, including directions, please visit www.collegefair.ca.

You are invited to attend International Student Party on October 12th, 2006.

For more information and to download your Official Entry Card, please visit George Brown International Centre Upcoming Events page.

George Brown College and Chitkara Educational Trust in Chandigarh, India to launch a new partnership that will commence August 2006 with a dual credential Computer Systems Technology program.

Read the press release

Find out more about Chitkara Educational Trust (the link opens a new window)

Find out more information about Computer Systems Technology Bachelor of Computer Applications Program (T247)

George Brown students, Steph Paczay, Caroline Rosenberg, Stephanie Kidd and Nancy Hoang are preparing to compete in the White Cashmere Student Design Competition Finale on September 21, in Toronto.

Designed to nurture and inspire Canada's young fashion talent, the competition challenged more than 200 fashion students at seven Toronto and Montreal schools to create original fashions in an entirely new medium - luxurious sheets of pure Cashmere, Canada's best-selling bathroom tissue.

[Find out more about George Brown's Fashion Studies Students participating in White Cashmere Student Design Competition...]

New and Returning George Brown College Students!

Missed your academic orientation?
Upper year student?

View the Orientation Guide Book 2006-2007

Toronto, ON - An agreement announced today between George Brown College and Associates Advancing Relationship Marketing / Relationship Management (AARM) is being heralded as good news for students, and the two organizations. Graduates of the just launched Strategic Relationship Marketing program at George Brown College's School of Business will be eligible for AARM's professional certification, as part of the George Brown College program's curriculum. Meanwhile, the College will be able to leverage the industry knowledge and connections of AARM to keep the school's curriculum relevant and leading edge, and the Association will gain new and active members in the form of highly trained, industry-ready graduates. [Read the Press Release...]

Our New Full-time Programs Guide is live in our web site. George Brown College offers a wide selection of over 150 full-time programs (from apprenticeships to diplomas and certificates to degrees) designed to prepare our students to become employers' candidates of choice. [Find out more...]

For more information and to register, please visit George Brown International Centre Upcoming Events page.

Date: Saturday, July 29 & Sunday, July 30, 2006
Location: The Ice Gardens @ York University
Price: $550 per team (3 game guarantee)

• Join us for your chance to win great prizes
• Bid on great items in the Silent Auction
• All proceeds will be donated to Shoot For A Cure

Registration: on-line at www.icegardens.com
Or call: 416.661.5900, Ext.235

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The best way to get an idea of what college life is really like is to see it for yourself.

George Brown offers campus tours and information sessions throughout the year; check www.georgebrown.ca/tours for more details.

Once you've signed up for a tour, you want to make sure you get the most out of it especially if you are coming from out of town to check out the campus. Here's how.

On May 18th, George Brown College hosted the 5th annual Technology in the City event. The event, focusing on apprenticeships, provided a great opportunity for students, guidance counsellors and parents to ask questions, tour our facilities, meet professors and talk to industry representatives.

[Find out more about Tech in the City 2006 and see the photos from the event...]

On Monday, April 24 George Brown College Fashion Studies hosted Signatures 2006: Exposed!, their annual student fashion show.

First- and second-year Fashion Techniques and Design students exposed their design talents to a sold out room at the Gladstone Hotel. Awards were presented to eight students in a variety of categories sponsored by industry and friends of the college.

Students donated $1000 in proceeds from the show to The Princess Margaret Foundation and the Hospital for Sick Children.

View a selection of photos from the Signatures 2006: Exposed! fashion show (Photography provided courtesy of Mark R. Burton)

Delicious meals and superior service are what you can expect from the George Brown Dining Room (Siegfried's).

Savour a fine dining experience in a casual setting for under $30.

On Wednesday, May 31 at 6 pm, Nicholas Hoare Books (45 Front St. E.) hosts an evening featuring short readings from the published works of George Brown creative writing instructors. [Find out more...]

Chefs in The City™ is our signature annual event for high schools students and chef apprentices competing in culinary and baking individual and team events, for $60,000.00 in scholarships and cash prizes.

Check out the new "A Taste of Success" newsletter celebrating students, volunteers and staff who made this event such a success.

George Brown College Foundation applauds the Federal Government's move on May 2, 2006 to eliminate capital gains tax on gifts of appreciated securities. Effective immediately, gifts of shares to registered charities will enjoy complete capital gains relief, meaning donors will get the same benefits from giving shares as from giving cash without paying capital gains tax on the growth of these securities.

Leaders in the charitable sector agree this provision will boost philanthropic giving in Canada, enhance the vitality of the voluntary sector, and positively affect the lives of all Canadians. The Association of Fundraising Professionals predicts the change could result in increases of donations in as much as hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

A gift of appreciated shares allows you to make a meaningful contribution to a worthy cause, enhancing higher education. At the same time, you'll save the tax on capital gains and receive a tax credit through the charitable receipt for your gift. Please contact Cathy Callaghan at 416-415-5000 ext. 2063 or ccallagh@gbrownc.on.ca if you would like to make a gift of securities to George Brown College Foundation.

Hello everyone!

I am Vikas Verma, a graduate of the Marketing Management - Financial Services Postgraduate Certificate Program at George Brown College.

I graduated after completing my Coop Work Term at the United Way of Greater Toronto as a Sponsored Employee. It was a wonderful experience studying at George Brown College. The Financial Services program gave me insight into how the Canadian Financial Markets operate and helped to sharpen the marketing skills I will need to excel in this field. George Brown is a great place to learn and meet students from different cultures. After working at the United Way, I took it upon myself to organize a volunteering effort of GBC students and staff for Native Men's Residence - Outreach Program...

George Brown College Corporate Training Presents:

Manufacturing Leadership Certificate Program (MLCP)

Today's manufacturing supervisors must demonstrate multifaceted leadership combined with a high level of technical expertise. The Manufacturing Leadership Certificate Program is exactly what you need if you are a supervisor, manager or have goals targeted in that direction.

[Find out more about Manufacturing Leadership Certificate Program - MLCP - at George Brown College...]

3rd Annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development, June 8, 2006

Join us at the third annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development for a series of workshops, group discussions, and panel presentations.

Leaders in early childhood development will come together at the event to think about what we are learning from Toronto First Duty experiences and where we need to go next.

This event is a celebration of students, prospective students, and partners. Technology in the City at George Brown College features tours of our state-of-the-art facilities, Toronto high school student competitions and exhibits from George Brown industry partners and students.

Technology in the City is all about partnerships.
Partnerships that work.

The largest event of its kind in Canada

May 8-9, 2006

The Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Centre for Hospitality and Tourism's Chef School at George Brown College hosted the sixth annual Child Care Cooks' Conference 2006.

The Show will open on April 13 and run until May 7, 2006. The opening reception for the show will be April 13, 5:30-8:30 pm at Bounty, York Quay Centre, Harbourfront, 235 Queens Quay West. The student awards presentations will occur on the same evening.

View the work of the Jewellery Arts Graduates 2006

The Deadline for Bursary Applications has been Extended!

The Bursary Applications for the De La Salle Award and the Frank Sorochinsky Award have been extended to April 21, 2006.

The De La Salle Bursary is open to students in the Faculty of Community Services and Health Sciences. Applications can be downloaded from the George Brown College Foundation website at:
www.georgebrown.ca/foundation/awards/csci.aspx

The Frank Sorochinsky Bursary is open to all student leaders enrolled at GBC. Applications can be downloaded from the George Brown College Foundation website at:
www.georgebrown.ca/foundation/awards/collegewide.aspx

The School of Design at George Brown College invites you to RAW, an exhibition highlighting the best from the Class of 2006 graphic design students.

[Find out more information and print the invitation...]

Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West.

Find more information...

Over the past three years, about 50 students have been involved in the Jamaica Project in the parish of Westmoreland.

In January 2006, 13 students left for Jamaica and return on January 28th, 2006.

The students report back to their peers, family, faculty etc. via email.

Update Your Spring Wardrobe

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday
Casa Loma campus
Building C, room C432

Currently attending George Brown College in the Community Services program, Theo Steryannis is one of the lucky Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Excellence Awards Laureates.

As one of the 100 top-level in-course awards winners from post-secondary institutions around Canada in 2005, Steryannis is being rewarded for his leadership, innovation, community involvement and good grades. Each year, the Foundation gives out 1,200 in-course Excellence awards at three different levels. [Read more...]

290 Adelaide Street East Room 406 (6-8 pm)

Guest Speaker: Tasos Calantzis presents "South of Somewhere"

Some bright but not necessarily smart kids from South Africa have tried to make a go of it in the tough world of product design. They may have actually begun to succeed by winning two of the world's biggest design prizes. This is their story.

To RSVP contact: Alice Lee (416) 415-5000x 2103 or alee@gbrownc.on.ca.

Download the flyer in PDF* format (opens a new window)

George Brown College and our panel of industry judges extend hearty congratulations to all of the participants in the culinary competitions at Chefs in the City.

Please see the Chefs in the City winners by categories.

See the photos from the George Brown International Students Party 2006 (opens a new window)

Workplace romances gone sour are costing Canada millions in lost productivity, a survey by George Brown College business students has found. [read the press release]

The Institute without Boundaries (IwB) is an innovative, interdisciplinary post graduate program at George Brown College that offers students an opportunity to make a difference.

This year's theme: World House Project tackles the housing challenges faced by developed and developing countries and asks the questions about universal access, sustainability, intelligent and green design.

[Read the Press Release...]

Find out more about Chefs in the City event...

We are pleased to announce that our 5th annual Ready, Set, Cook & Win competition has been changed to an exciting two-day event with a new look and a new name - Chefs in the City™!

The Ready, Set, Cook & Win competition has been enhanced and expanded to an exciting two day event with a new culinary and hospitality focus under the Chefs in the City™ umbrella of learning excellence for tomorrows demands.

February 28 - March 1, 2006

George Brown College Chef School, 300 Adelaide St. East.

TVO has announced the Best Lecturer Competition II and is asking university and college students across Ontario to send in nominations for their favourite lecturer by midnight on February 20, 2006.

Students can visit www.tvo.org/bigideas for entry details. Professors and instructors who were nominated last year, including Professor Arne Kislenko who won the inaugural competition, are eligible for nomination this year.

A panel of judges will select 10 finalists from among the nominations and air their taped lecture on Big Ideas in January 2007. Viewers will be given the chance to grade each of the 10 finalists and will ultimately determine who will be named Ontario's next best lecturer. The winner's institution will also be the recipient of the $10,000 TD Meloche Monnex scholarship.

Last year's Best Lecturer, Arne Kislenko, Professor of History at Ryerson University, beat out nine other finalists from six universities and Ryerson University was awarded the scholarship.

So hurry and send in your nominations!

Wednesday, February 15
10am -11:30am

300 Adelaide St E, Room 303

Join Special Events and Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure students hear Wendy describe the development of her adventure company, her take on current issues and trends, and be dazzled by her slides of remote adventures in Canada's far north and Greenland.

[Find out more...]

HOSPITALITY CAREER FAIR 2006

Please join us on Wednesday, February 1, 2006
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism
300 Adelaide St. E.

[Find out more ... ]

TECHNOLOGY CAREER FAIR 2006

Please join us on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Casa Loma Campus Gymnasium

[Find out more ... ]