News and Announcements from George Brown Polytechnic

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Annual celebration recognizes exceptional leadership while supporting the next generation of sports business professionals.

Justin Purnoko, a third-semester Food and Beverage Management student, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Doug Smith Futures Award by the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO).

Dr. Has Malik has been appointed as Provost and Vice President, Academic at George Brown, effective January 5, 2026.

We are embracing our polytechnic roots with a name change, which coincides with the launch of our first master’s program.

The George Brown College Foundation hosted its 12th annual Food Court Social, bringing together over 600 guests for an extraordinary evening that raised nearly $700,000—a record amount for the signature fundraising event.

Our partnership with Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) helps us support small businesses and startups to secure their future ideas and innovations.

Dr. Fearon spoke at the Waterfront Symposium, hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade. George Brown hosted a tour of Limberlost Place as part of the event.

The appointments of Paul Trudel of EllisDon, sustainability and tech leader Sean Delsnider, and marketing innovator Julian Franklin will “bring not only strategic insight but also lived experience that aligns with our mission,” Foundation President Dr. Cindy Gouveia said.

Land Acknowledgement

Land Acknowledgement

George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.