News and Announcements
You've written your final exams and completed your program – congratulations! And on top of that, you accomplished this during a global pandemic — wow! "I am incredibly proud of your hard work, and I am confident that you will flourish in the years ahead with everything you have learned through this...
The Spring 2021 semester for full-time students starts Monday, May 10. Follow the steps below to set yourself up for success in the new term. Attend orientation events. The Student Success team plans a range of great online events to make sure you're fully prepared for the new semester. New students...
Since Fall 2020, our student social media ambassadors have been creating fun, short-form videos that help support and engage their peers on TikTok, George Brown’s newest social media channel. “As a channel, TikTok provided an exciting opportunity to further humanize the George Brown College brand...
George Brown College students impressed industry professionals at a recent hackathon where they created automated solutions that can save significant time for medical administrators and patients. The results of the virtual event were announced on March 9. George Brown teams won the Top Overall...
Genevieve Weigel is someone you should know. We’re highlighting Genevieve because she provides a vital service for students and because April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “It’s important for students to know that I’m the person they should come to if they want support around sexual violence,”...
New funding to support innovative work-integrated learning (WIL) projects is providing more avenues for students to gain real-world experience at George Brown College. The funding provides financial support to 308 students who participated in enhanced and new WIL projects during the Winter 2021...
George Brown College students won a combined $10,000 in seed money for their entrepreneurial ideas as part of the annual Pitch It! competition hosted by startGBC. The 2021 competition—held online due to COVID-19—awarded ideas in two streams: business (for-profit) and social innovation. A...
Business student Erin MacKay is gaining invaluable international work experience in her program — experience that’s helping lay the foundations of a future career as a sustainability consultant. Erin is in her third year of the Business Administration-International Business program, and she’s among...
After years of avoiding leadership roles, business student Sandra Adderley-Melbourne decided to welcome the challenges that come with taking the helm. Now, she's pushing student entrepreneurship projects forward, working to create positive changes in the greater community, and strengthening online...
Katherine Cabrera Velasquez knows what it takes to run a business—she and her husband have been operating a successful international fruit export company for a decade. Now Katherine is working toward earning a diploma at George Brown College’s Centre for Business “because I have the experience, but...
