George Brown College (GBC) says its current operations will largely not be affected by the Ontario government’s newly-declared state of emergency, as in-person classes are expected to continue. The provincially-mandated restrictions were announced on Tuesday and went into effect on Thursday. In a message to students, GBC president Anne Sado wrote, “I am writing to…
Design by Katie Doyle Amid paying high tuition fees, adjusting to a new country, and trying to learn the material in what, for many, is a second or third language, international students are now faced with the challenge of not returning to their home countries for the holidays. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and government-imposed policies,…
George Brown College’s (GBC) new financial relief fund for GBC students, funded in partnership with the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) is open for students to apply as of Monday, December 14. The COVID-19 Relief Fund is designed to support those experiencing financial hardship as an outcome of the pandemic. This includes effects…
Students in the Early Childhood Education program (ECE) at George Brown College (GBC) are petitioning to cancel work placements scheduled for March 2021, citing health and safety concerns regarding COVID-19. In a list of reasons for the petition, ECE students say they believe it is unfair that they are being told to attend placements, despite…
The George, George Brown College’s (GBC) student residence, says it is officially COVID-19 free after four positive cases among student residents were confirmed in November. “We had between nine or ten people self-isolating, not all of which had tested positive but were all in close contact,” says Erica Fearnall, general manager of Campus Living Centres…
George Brown College (GBC) is now welcoming back international students whose study abroad opportunities were previously impeded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Winter 2021 semester remains online, students are nevertheless happy to be here. “It has been a huge relief to study in the time zone and times that I am meant to…
Dr. Md. Safiuddin, a professor at George Brown’s Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management, recently published two technical papers with a faculty member at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, suggesting that N95 respirators and surgical masks may not be as protective as expected. In two papers which were published in the International Research Journal…
The urgency for trained personal support workers (PSWs) amid COVID-19 has allowed George Brown College (GBC) students the opportunity to receive work experience in their fields prior to graduation. GBC’s Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing and the Rekai Centres in Toronto have teamed up to provide students the required hands-on experiences they need to…
By Victoria Surla On November 17, George Brown College (GBC) officially received approval for its COVID-19 readiness plan from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Now that the college has been added to the approved designated learning institutions (DLI) list, a list of schools approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students,…
