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By Leslie Quinlan When the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a mass exodus from local workplaces last March, few of us could’ve imagined that we’d still be working remotely a year later. Remote working went from a rarity to the status quo, literally overnight. So, with mass vaccination on the horizon...
Since Fall 2020, our student social media ambassadors have been creating fun, short-form videos that help support and engage their peers on TikTok, George Brown’s newest social media channel. “As a channel, TikTok provided an exciting opportunity to further humanize the George Brown College brand...
George Brown College students impressed industry professionals at a recent hackathon where they created automated solutions that can save significant time for medical administrators and patients. The results of the virtual event were announced on March 9. George Brown teams won the Top Overall...
New funding to support innovative work-integrated learning (WIL) projects is providing more avenues for students to gain real-world experience at George Brown College. The funding provides financial support to 308 students who participated in enhanced and new WIL projects during the Winter 2021...
George Brown College students won a combined $10,000 in seed money for their entrepreneurial ideas as part of the annual Pitch It! competition hosted by startGBC. The 2021 competition—held online due to COVID-19—awarded ideas in two streams: business (for-profit) and social innovation. A...
Business student Erin MacKay is gaining invaluable international work experience in her program — experience that’s helping lay the foundations of a future career as a sustainability consultant. Erin is in her third year of the Business Administration-International Business program, and she’s among...
Young people are receiving training and mentorship and getting a foot in the door to launch careers in the financial services industry thanks to a collaboration between George Brown College, RBC and the Michael "Pinball" Clemons Foundation. The partnership produced Foundations in Banking, a 13-week...
By Dario Guescini Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations in virtually every sector have needed to adapt and pivot, implementing new practices and technologies to support their sustainability and growth. This rapid change has accelerated challenges that Canadian companies were facing even...