Throughout the month of November, GBC’s Peerconnect will be offering free courses centred around mental health and life skills every Monday. Groups will be spearheaded by two student peer coaches who have gone through experiences of navigating wellness while being in school, and who will aid other students in doing the same by building resiliency…
Image courtesy of Cintia Freitas, GBC Huskies Haley Tice had no designs on being a varsity athlete this school year. But almost two months after showing up to a lone tryout, the sports and events marketing student laced up the boots for the Huskies women’s soccer team’s first-ever quarterfinal match. And though Tice and her…
After doing all the hard work required to obtain your college diploma, there is almost nothing as rewarding as getting a job in the same field as that of your studies. However, your degree is only one half of the equation when it comes to landing your dream job. The process of figuring out the…
Illustration by Katie Doyle Midterms are here, and students must brace themselves to deal with the sudden influx of assignments, projects and tests.. As students balance their time between classes and jobs, our college has various resources that students can access to ease their burden and help them succeed academically. GBC’s Tutoring and Learning Centre…
Members of the George Brown College (GBC) community present at yesterday’s GBC Anti-Racism Strategy Review Forum called for developing a curriculum on Anti-Racism & Decolonization Practices and making it mandatory for all students. The forum organized by the Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights (OAREHRS) at GBC took place virtually on October 20 to…
Illustration by Katie Doyle Our college has seen significant changes to its pandemic policies in the past few months. By November 1, all students attending on-campus classes will be required to provide proof of vaccination as stated in a recent policy. The Dialog discussed the new policy at length with VP of student success Chris…
The Board of Directors of the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) decided on Monday that its director of communications and internal as well as the community service and childhood representative position will be treated as vacant. The board intends to re-elect these positions this Fall 2021. The decision to deem both positions vacant…
Illustration by Katie Doyle This week, George Brown College (GBC) is participating in Women Entrepreneurship Week 2021, a global event intent on inspiring women to get interested in running their own businesses. startGBC, Enactus, Youth Going Forward and GBC Gaming Incubator have collaborated to celebrate the occasion with various events during Women’s Entrepreneurship Week from…
One of the latest amendments to GBC Student Association’s bylaws will now require its director of communications and internal and director of operations to be part-time students in order to perform their duties. The amendment regarding the eligibility and obligations of those two executive positions was passed in the Annual General Meeting of the Student…
Innovators are hardly deterred by obstacles – in fact, it is often in the face of adversity that they thrive. This is exactly what students from George Brown College’s (GBC) Centre for Arts, Design & Information Technology did in the demanding, nine-month-long MAKECanada contest which concluded this month. MAKECanada is a multidisciplinary, inventive clothing design…
By William Brown George Brown College (GBC) is aiming to reopen its 200 King Street E. building, which was the site of a fire in August, in a limited capacity by the end of the calendar year according to the college’s chief digital and infrastructure officer Dr. Nasir Kenea. According to Kenea, the college hopes…
George Brown College president Gervan Fearon is one of eight Toronto post-secondary school presidents to have signed a letter calling for city councillors to allow licensed multi-tenant houses across Toronto, but at a meeting on Monday, October 4, Mayor John Tory proposed a deferral on the legalization of rooming houses in Toronto, with staff expecting…
