News and Announcements
Counselling Corner articles feature tips from George Brown College counsellors. In this post we hear from Counsellor Alan Choi. Stress tends to increase as the semester winds down and exams and final projects approach. It is normal to feel stressed as academic pressures rise at certain times of the...
As hospitality and tourism businesses look to reimagine experiences for a post-pandemic world, we’ve launched an exciting partnership with the Culinary Tourism Alliance to support and help shape the future of the sector. The agreement with the Culinary Tourism Alliance announced October 27 outlines...
Three School of Design students gained real-world work experience crafting the look and feel of an important George Brown College report shared with our many community and industry partners. Graphic Design students Natalie Franke and Emma Keat, and Interaction Design student Tanya Khatcherian began...
George Brown College teamed up with Canadian fashion industry leader Robin Kay to launch a student competition to create wearables that serve a meaningful purpose in a pandemic and post-pandemic world. The MAKECanada Challenge launched in the fall of 2020. It called on students at the Centre for...
The Indigenous Education and Services team has unveiled a new medallion, featuring a star blanket design created by artist Joseph Sagaj. In Ojibwe teachings, the star blanket is seven pointed and carries the seven original clans and the seven grandmother/grandfather teachings. It can represent...
Dr. Gervan Fearon became known as the people’s president and a community builder throughout his career as a leader in post-secondary education. It is a nickname and phrase that he is proud of, and he hopes it follows him to his new role as President of George Brown College. Fearon greatly enjoys...
The work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada drives Audrey Rochette both professionally and personally — “it’s part of who I am,” she said. As the new Director of Indigenous Initiatives, she's eager to move the commission’s calls to action forward in the George Brown College...
Nadia Richards, Manager of Anti-Racism Integration at the Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights Services (OAREHRS), has created a tool to help the George Brown community engage in the work of Anti-Racism. Take 5 for Anti-Racism is a framework modelled on our college’s existing Take 5 for...
Prefixcode Inc. is an entertainment company with a mission to become a leader in the escape room business. Their premier part-escape room, part-video game simulator Proxima Command is an immersive game experience for teams of four to seven players that simulates the bridge of a futuristic starship...
As we reported last week, there was a fire at 200 King St. E. (St. James Campus). This situation remains under investigation as we assess the damage to the building and HVAC units. Although the fire was contained in a mechanical room on the sixth floor, smoke from the fire and water from the Toronto...
