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2011

• George Brown College Theatre School Celebrates the Holiday Season With
  25 Years Of Munsch Fun
  This holiday season, the George Brown Theatre School celebrates 25 years of its annual children’s show with It’s Munsch Time, a colourful and exciting one-hour musical show based on five popular Robert Munsch stories: Class Clown, David’s Father, From Far Away, I’m So Embarrassed and A Promise is a Promise. 

• George Brown College Theatre School Opens its 2011-12 season with classic Little Women
  George Brown Theatre opens its 2011-2012 season of plays with one of the most beloved stories of all time: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.  First published in 1868, the story of the March sisters growing up in genteel poverty against the backdrop of the American Civil War became an immediate success and has been delighting readers, theatre and movie patrons for more than a century. 
  
  
  
• Work-Life Imbalance, Lack Of Self-Advocacy Leading Causes Of Gender And Pay Gap In Professional Kitchens
  While studies have shown that men occupy a disproportionate number of Toronto’s executive culinary positions and are paid more than their female counterparts, aspiring female chefs should not be discouraged.
  • Recipe for success — Report
  • Recipe for success — Infographics
    
    
    
• Limited number of George Brown College classes cancelled tonight due to broken water main
  Please note that due to a broken water main, a limited number classes in the George Brown College Centre for Continuous Learning scheduled for tonight will be cancelled. Only classes scheduled in St. James Campus at 300 Adelaide St. E. are affected. All other classes at the campus will proceed as normal, and classes in the impacted buildings will continue as scheduled on Tuesday, October 4.
  
  
  
• Industry and community leaders join George Brown College Foundation board
  The George Brown College Foundation announced today that it has added three new industry and community leaders to its Board of Directors roster. Their goal will be to help the foundation raise $60 million to fund much-needed college expansion projects.
  
  
• George Brown College Food and Beverage students to compete for trip for two to Australia
  While many students are enjoying their summer holidays, 15 students from George Brown College's School of Food and Beverage Management will be competing for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip for two to Australia.
  
  
• George Brown College increases commitment to Video Game Industry by expanding program space and creating new incubator
  School of Design will move to larger learning space and foster sector innovation in anticipation of 31 per cent industry growth in Ontario over next three years. June 28, 2011
  
  
• George Brown College to announce significant commitment to expansion of Toronto's Video Gaming Industry
  On Wednesday, June 29, George Brown College, in partnership with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the City of Toronto, will be announcing the details of a long-term commitment to the expansion of the video gaming and digital media industries in Toronto. June 27, 2011
  
  
• George Brown College President Anne Sado receives honorary doctorate from the University of Toronto. George Brown College is proud to announce that its president, Anne Sado, today received an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Toronto (UofT) during the university’s spring convocation ceremony. June 15, 2011
  
  
• Federal budget recognizes key role of colleges in innovation. George Brown College applauds the 2011 federal budget, presented today, for its recognition of the critical role colleges play in advancing innovation through applied research and commercialization strategies. June 6, 2011
  
  
• Employers say George Brown leads GTA colleges in producing graduates with most important skills. Soft skills most highly valued.
  Toronto-area employers have identified George Brown College as the College producing graduates with the skills they value most. May 30, 2011
  
  
  
• School of Fashion Photo Opportunity
  Attention: Fashion, City and Photo Editors - On Friday, April 29, students from the George Brown School of Fashion studies will present their year-end show EMERGE 2011 at the Design Exchange in Toronto.
  
  
• "King of Pastry" Jacquy Pfeiffer to provide George Brown Chef School students with exclusive Toronto lesson in "Sugar Pulling"
  Chef from the critically acclaimed documentary “Kings of Pastry” and The French Pastry School in Chicago to demonstrate techniques to George Brown Chef School pastry students. March 30, 2011.
  
  
• George Brown College commends Ontario government’s increased investment in colleges
  Budget funding will help colleges better contribute to province’s economic growth. March 29, 2011.
  
  
• Hated Nightfall and The Skin of Our Teeth launch Theatre School Spring 2011 Season
  After three years of intense training, the graduating class of George Brown College Theatre School will present a spring repertory of two plays by master playwrights Howard Barker and Thornton Wilder. March 29, 2011.
  
  
• Marriage of Food & Wine celebrates 10-year anniversary at George Brown College Chef School
  Annual event brings together the creations of culinary management students and local Ontario wineries; proceeds to benefit student scholarships. March 21, 2011.
  
  
• Bridgepoint Health joins Tenet Computer Group and George Brown College
  in launching innovative emergency preparedness software.
  Advanced crisis simulations to help manage risk through innovative mobile technology. March 9, 2011.
  
  
• George Brown College and MEMOTEXT to collaborate on new patient adherence intervention platform.
  George Brown College students will work with MEMOTEXT Patient Adherence Solutions on the research and development of a new patient adherence program. March 8, 2011.
  
  
• Role of Cultural Diversity in Mental Health Focus of 12th Annual George Brown College Mental Health Conference
  Phychiatrist and professor Dr. Kwame McKenzie to lead discussion. March 3, 2011.
  
  
• The Chef's House & George Brown College Chef School Celebrate Italian Culinary Tradition With The "VIVA ITALIA! CUCINA" Festival
  From Tuesday, February 22 to Friday, February 25, the George Brown Chef School and The Chefs’ House are once again home to Viva Italia!, an exclusive four-day festival celebrating the Italian culinary tradition.

About George Brown College

Toronto’s George Brown College has established a reputation for equipping students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. From its two main campuses located across the downtown core, George Brown offers 148 full-time and 1,600 continuing education programs across a wide variety of professions to a student body of approximately 63,000 (including those enrolled in full-time, part-time and continuing education programs). Students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four-year bachelor degrees.

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Revised: November 23, 2011