One year ago today, following the announcement of George Brown College’s (GBC) new anti-racism strategy, the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) sent an open letter to the administration, calling on the college to take more meaningful action in its anti-racism efforts. Outlined in it were eight key demands of support for students vulnerable…
Representatives of George Brown College (GBC) presented details regarding its proposed Transition to Campus Plan for the Fall 2021 semester at a Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) Board of Directors meeting on July 19. The proposed plan includes updates on scenario planning guidelines, support and service delivery, estimates on the number of students…
On July 19, George Brown College (GBC) announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be mandatory for all students living in residence and varsity athletes for the Fall 2021 semester. The vaccine requirement was announced by Chris McGrath, Vice-President, Student Success; Melissa Gallo, Director, Student Engagement and Career Success; and Melanie Gerin-Lajoie, Manager, Athletics and Recreation. “We…
Partway through semester one of online school in November, Maddison Fal, a GBC game programming student, missed the midterm for an elective because of a COVID test. Fortunately, this elective was offered for a couple of periods, and the teacher allowed her to take the midterm with another class. Arriving in that Blackboard Collaborate classroom,…
Although students can now log on to Blackboard and STU-VIEW, George Brown College’s IT shutdown has seemingly affected applicants who have applied to the college. Since many members of GBC’s admissions team could not access their email accounts for more than two weeks, applicants who were waiting for their offers were beyond frustrated. On Twitter,…
As of July 5, George Brown College (GBC) has announced that the e-mail system and Stuview are back up and running, after being shut down due to a suspected malware infection on the evening that occurred on the evening of June 13. Although it says there has been no indication of a data breach at…
