TPE program a "tool kit" for GBC students
Revised program provides the skills to be more active participants in life
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Deaf and hard of hearing services at George Brown College
Dolores Santos, acting manager for Deaf services at George Brown College (GBC) describes her hope for the coming year: to provide ”information that facilitates communication, increases understanding, and ensures that teaching faculty and service providers work effectively together to provide an accessible learning environment for students.” Located left of the main doors at St. James campus…
New Empowered Youth Startup Hub at GBC
George Brown College (GBC) is giving thirteen lucky participants a chance at making their business proposals come to life.Through the “Empowered Youth Startup Hub,” youth participants, 18 to 29 years of age, can bring their proposals to a panel of judges for a chance at receiving a $3,000–$8,000 business grant toward starting their business.Designed to provide youth with…
George Brown students can use prefered names
Students at George Brown College can now use their prefered names on official school documents
Chasm between rhetoric and reality on accessibility
I was surprised by the sight that greeted me when I pushed through the double doors of St. James campus the morning of the first day of school while intending to purchase my textbooks before heading to the library to check my email. The reason for my surprise is that if I was a student…
Tuition fees are continuing to increase student debt
Students have said enough is enough,” said Alastair Woods, chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O), in June about high tuition fees. The federation of 350,000 students in Ontario is prepared to continue to pressure the government to make their concerns a priority. This December will mark 48 years since the Canadian government signed…
Toronto mayoral debate coming to George Brown
Transit, housing, job creation. Whoever becomes the next mayor of Toronto will be making decisions that will affect students at George Brown College. In recognition of this, the college is working with the Globe and Mail and The Dialog newspaper to hold a 90-minute debate between leading mayoral candidates at the Waterfront campus on Oct. 8…
8 things I wish I knew in first year at George Brown College
Some words of wisdom from a veteran George Brown College student