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From the day you accept your offer to the day you graduate, the Student Life team provides orientation and transition programming to support you on your journey! Check out our Orientation pages — and our Online Orientation site — to get all the important information and events to get you started.

MyGBC Student Portal

The MyGBC Student Portal is your virtual GBC home base. Besides having all of your quick links and tools in one spot, it's also your best source of student news, events and opportunities. Make sure to bookmark it and check it regularly!

MYGBC PODCAST

Life as a George Brown College student is full of opportunities for success at school and beyond! In this weekly podcast, George Brown students lead thought-provoking interviews that delve into different services, supports, groups and events affecting students on a daily basis. From highlighting academic and human rights services to providing tips for managing finances and wellness, there’s something here for every student.

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Current Episode

Cookies you can draw on, furniture made from plastic, a cancer care cookbook, these are just some of the fascinating projects created out of the Research and Innovation Department at George Brown College! Don't know anything about that department? Neither did we, until we had the opportunity to sit down with the R&I's Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, Jillian Butler and find out how many cool things are being created right here at our college and how students play a part.  

Key Moments:

8:55 – How Research & Innovation has grown and become more relevant since 2007

12:58 – A research project that turned recycled plastics into furniture

17:50 – A project using 3D digitization to uncover the lost heritage of the Algonquins of Greater Golden Lake First Nation

21:52 - How researchers apply to get projects started

23:41 – Yummy food projects and how you can sign up to be a "sensory tester"

27:01 – Social innovation projects on disabilities in the workforce

29:44 – How students can get involved in R&I projects

Previous Episode

Want to travel the world for work? Stages are everywhere and the love for dance is everywhere! And that makes the Dance program at George Brown a great option for students like Jackson Young. Tune into this week's episode to find out about what it's like to be a Dance student.

Key Moments:

2:30 – Jackson's history of dancing from first lessons to George Brown College

5:55 – All about the Dance courses at GBC and what makes the program stand out

12:50 – Some of the job opportunities after you graduate from the program

15:10 – Strategies and resources to improve your grades as a dance student

16:30 – How to take care of your mental health in this program

19:13 – Travelling and connecting: the future as a professional dancer

20:20 – Dance role models and the importance of Ballet Jörgen at GBC

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Ask George Brown

Ask George Brown is the place to go to find answers — and submit your own — about student life at GBC.

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Student services

Many free services are available to you as a GBC student. You can access counselling, tutoring, accessibility services, career advising and more.

Get the most out of your online learning

Taking courses online? We have plenty of tips on how to maximize your virtual education!