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Black students and recent graduates from George Brown College can now apply to be part of a mentorship program that will connect them to Black leaders at Canadian corporations. George Brown partnered with the Onyx Initiative in October 2020 with the goal of increasing representation of Black...

A new pilot project is enabling George Brown College students to reap the benefits of international work-integrated learning (WIL) – including building intercultural competencies and preparing for success in the global economy – without leaving home. From Jan. 1 to March 31, several students will...

Image: Student Association members distributing free bagged lunches for students completing labs on campus. Physical distancing and other public health measures were in place at these events. Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Student Association (SA) of George Brown College has...

An annual tradition at the Chef School moved online this year. The virtual version of the gingerbread house competition was a big success with two students winning for creations inspired by their grandparents. Every year in the main lobby of the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts building...

Think you have what it takes to run a successful company? A team of Business Administration students in Professor Mario Pascucci’s Applied Business Planning class do. They recently ranked in the Global Top 100 of the Business Strategy Game (BSG), an online simulation exercise in which student teams...

It started with a red apron and a desire to connect strangers through good food. When Jennifer Mitsche started teaching at George Brown, she noticed how many students treated their on-campus meals as just fuel, eaten quickly in between classes. A professor in the English and Communications...

Many students come to George Brown College’s Chef School with dreams of baking-show stardom. Jasmine Linton did the reverse. After making it to the quarter finals of season three of The Great Canadian Baking Show, Jasmine started her first year of the Baking and Pastry Arts Management program in...

Counselling Corner articles feature tips from George Brown College counsellors. In this post Counsellor Aarti Dhanda provides advice on what to do when you're feeling low energy.  Let’s get real. College is hard and demanding. There are lots of assignments and group projects, and they all seem to be...

Counselling Corner articles feature tips from George Brown College counsellors. In this post Counsellor Aarti Dhanda highlights FOG in relationships (fear, obligation and guilt).  Many people find themselves in relationships with dynamics they wish would improve or be different. This can be in any...

George Brown College is proud to be a partner in an exciting initiative that aims to boost recruitment of Black students among Canadian corporations and create the conditions that will lead to continued career success. The Onyx Initiative launched October 21, 2020 with the goal of increasing...