As the vice-president of facilities and sustainability at George Brown College, Michelle McCollum says she is honoured to be part of Toronto’s growth.
“I am so proud to work at George Brown,” says McCollum. “I’m honestly so happy. And because of the opportunities I’m given, I can pass those down to my team, creating really great, meaningful working spaces, both mentally and physically.”
She’s also proud of how the college has helped shape Toronto’s waterfront while providing leading-edge buildings for its employees and students.
The college transformed the East Bayfront community in 2012 with the opening of the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at Waterfront Campus, housing the nursing, dental and other health sciences programs. In 2018, the School of Design moved into the Daniels Waterfront - City of the Arts complex, a hybrid of design principles, technology and game design. Restaurants, shops, medical care and transit have followed the Waterfront Campus growth.
“When George Brown College goes somewhere, there’s a lot of economic impact,” McCollum says. “While we benefit from the development that happens around us, we also stimulate much of it because of all our students and employees who are suddenly populating the area.”
Read the full story, published December 3, 2024, in The Globe and Mail.
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