A total of 23 GBC students have been certified to run in the 2022 General Elections for the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC), which will have four executive and six student representative positions up for grabs. One of the top two executive directors as well as two student representatives positions will go uncontested…
On Monday, VP of Student Success Chris McGrath released a statement providing a list of changes to health and safety protocol on campus beginning May 1, including the removal of the college’s mask and physical distancing requirements. Earlier this month, GBC announced that proof of vaccination would no longer be needed to enter any one…
Learning how to make effective financial decisions within our means is important for everyone, especially students. But unfortunately, it is not something that happens overnight. The stress that comes with not knowing your financial standing or how you’re going to find money to pay your bills for the month can be really hard on people….
“Every single day is a challenge, because you don’t know what might happen in the next 20 minutes, in an hour. It is devastating, mentally and physically.” Kateryna Postrybailo, a postgraduate digital media marketing student from Kyiv, could not have imagined that her final academic semester would be riddled with so much fear, anxiety and…
With the promise of more in-person activities at GBC for the incoming Spring and Fall semesters, students will be happy to know that they will soon be able to get more out of recreation and activity services offered on campus. Currently, recreation services are limited to the Casa Loma campus, since the St. James Athletic…
Enactus George Brown dazzled in the 2022 Enactus Canada Regional Exposition by finishing in the top three for all four competitions held during the event, which concluded on March 12. Enactus is an international nonprofit student organization that focuses on engaging students in leadership, innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours that offer solutions to environmental, social and…
The Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) has extended the time period to pay the six million dollars that the Association had pledged to George Brown College Foundation (GBCF) in 2013 with an understanding that the majority of the sum would be used in funding student scholarships. The decision was approved by the SA…
After hours of discussions last night, the union representing college faculty and the College Employer Council agreed to binding interest arbitration. Following a week of tension and uncertainty, the union has officially suspended a strike action that was scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. today. “We have said all along that binding interest arbitration is…
Due to the rise of social media, the majority of our time on the Internet is spent gathering, sharing, and viewing information. And because so much information is available with just a swipe or a tap, we are constantly being exposed to a bombardment of headlines, so much so that we neglect being critical and…
As the province loosens pandemic guidelines and GBC moves forward with the removal of its vaccination policy for the Spring term, Executive Director of the Canadian Public Health Association Ian Culbert is wary of an emerging COVID-19 variant. “We need to remain constantly vigilant, given the possibility of new variants and the possibility of future…
In a Twitter update released by the bargaining team on Monday morning, the college faculty team – which represents faculty at 24 Ontario colleges including George Brown – announced that they will be setting a strike deadline to push the CEC to either continue with negotiations or enter binding interest arbitration. If neither option is…
With the seemingly endless string of senseless tragedies and conflicts around the world over the past two years, it has been a difficult time for many. On Thursday, March 10, a vigil hosted by George Brown College was held via Zoom to allow students the opportunity to reflect on these events, mourn and heal. The…
