By William Brown Photo by Halley Requena-Silva George Brown College’s newest building project was revealed on Tuesday at an event that announced a $10m donation from a Toronto businessman. The building will be named Limberlost Place and promises to be innovative among Ontario education facilities, with net-zero carbon emissions, sustainable construction materials and heated and…
Two current board members of the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) Sri Krishna Rajan and Dhwani Bhalavat were appointed as interim director of communications and internal and interim director of operations respectively in a board meeting held on December 13. No candidates ran for these positions in the fall 2021 election which concluded…
Illustration by Katie Doyle From December 9-11, over two thirds of CAAT-A members, which make up the union of faculty, councillors and librarians at Ontario colleges, cast their votes in favour of permitting the union to pursue actions such as work-to-rule or a strike if necessary. A total of 59.4 per cent of votes authorized…
By Christina Flores-Chan – special to the Dialog When Toronto contemporary dancer Emma Lum-Gerry tilted her head upward at the theatre stage lights shining down on her five years ago, she made sure to soak in their warmth. She kept her eyes wide open, taking in the bright beams that put her centre stage in otherwise…
Marion Shevlin and Elise Patterson were declared winners in the Student Association of George Brown College’s (SAGBC) fall 2021 election in their respective educational centre representative positions after voting closed on December 8. Patterson and Shevlin will be the SAGBC’s community services and early childhood and business centres respectively. These were the only two positions…
After months of unproductive conversation with the College Employer Council (CEC), the faculty’s union, OPSEU-O, has confirmed that a strike mandate vote will be taking place on December 9, 10 and 11. The vote will follow the CEC’s refusal to participate in binding interest arbitration, which would allow an arbitrator to review proposals offered by…
Illustration by Katie Doyle The pandemic has made the Canadian education experience not what it appeared. Amidst the chaos of the pandemic and the uncertainty that came with it, I applied for George Brown College. After three months of waiting, I received my offer letter in April of this year. After my acceptance came paying…
Illustration by Katie Doyle Voting for the Fall 2021 SAGBC Elections began on December 1 without any candidates running for offices of director of communications and internal and director of operations, its two highest executive positions. Additionally, no candidates were put forward for the role of preparatory and liberal studies centre representative. The Dialog is…
Illustration by Katie Doyle It has been over one year since Robby Thompson, a former board member on the Student Association of George Brown College, raised concerns over the inability of students to display their name and pronouns on student systems such as Blackboard to avoid misgendering. Despite creating a comprehensive action plan to tackle…
The Fall 2021 Elections of the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) is set to go ahead without any candidates running for offices of director of communications and internal and director of operations, its two highest executive positions. Despite extending the nomination period with the aim of finding candidates for these top two offices,…
Photo courtesy of De Beers Group Almost two years after graduating from George Brown College’s Jewelry Arts program, designers Virginia Muralt and Valerie Lamiel reflected on their recognition as finalists at this year’s De Beers Groups Designers Initiative Shining Light Awards as an emotional moment. The Shining Light Awards is an initiative held by the…
A Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) representative helped pass a motion at the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) National General Meeting last week which will see the CFS sign the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Accord. The pledge will see the CFS commit to the 17 SDGs, which encompass issues such as…
