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George Brown College welcomed back a small group of dancers from the college’s Commercial Dance Program on September 21. These students will now be able to complete the final in-person component of their program required to graduate. "It’s great to have a routine, somewhere to go and somewhere to be...
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Crafting the look and feel of one of George Brown College’s key reports was a project that Graphic Design student Chris Ensoll and recent Graphic Design graduate Lee Jong successfully completed despite the challenging circumstances in spring 2020, when the in-person collaborative design process they...
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George Brown College students and recent grads impressed at Ubisoft’s annual game development competition earning top-three finishes in three categories. Bruno Sampaio Leme Dias, a recent graduate of the Game – Art program, won first place in the animation category ( screenshot of his work above)...
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George Brown College alumna Diana Coatsworth is spearheading a sewing army that has swept across Canada, providing much-needed face masks, surgical caps and hospital gowns to health-care and essential workers who need them. Coatsworth, a graduate of George Brown’s fashion program, is a fashion...
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Milan Shahani knows firsthand the impact that adaptive clothing can have for people with disabilities. Shahani, Professor in the School of Fashion & Jewellery, was partially paralyzed on one side of her body after having a stroke eight years ago. Wearing clothing with buttons and zippers became...
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George Brown College was well represented at the 2019 Ubisoft NEXT competition with five students placing in the top three in three categories, including a first-place finish. Game Art student Jacob LaFortune won first place in the animation category. Contestants had approximately four months to...
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Five students from our School of Fashion and Jewellery started 2019 off right by celebrating impressive scholarship wins at a gala in New York City among the likes of Martha Stewart and Ryan Seacrest. Our Fashion Management students each won US$5,000 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund awards based on...