Conestoga news

March 2017 archives

March 31, 2017
Communications conference attracts sell-out crowd

Second-year students in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Public Relations program put their event planning and promotional skills into practice to co-host...


March 31, 2017
Notice regarding potential Grand River Transit strike

The Region of Waterloo has announced that UNIFOR Local 4304, representing Grand River Transit (GRT) and MobilityPLUS operators, dispatchers, fleet...


March 30, 2017
Applications open for free pre-apprenticeship program

Conestoga is now accepting applications for the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) General Carpenter Pre-apprenticeship program that begins this September...


March 30, 2017
Recreation Centre selected as finalist for architecture award

Conestoga’s Recreation Centre at the Doon campus has been named one of 20 finalists in the Ontario Association of Architects...


March 27, 2017
Conestoga hosts Truth and Reconciliation event

On March 24, students, employees and members of the Conestoga community gathered in the Recreation Centre at the Doon campus...


March 27, 2017
Top employers and students honoured during National Co-op Week

In recognition of National Co-op Week, Conestoga’s School of Career & Academic Access, Department of Co-operative Education, and Corporate Training...


March 27, 2017
Conestoga awarded grants to support e-waste recycling research

Dr. Hamid Karbasi, Conestoga’s NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Advanced Recycling Technologies for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...


March 24, 2017
Ontario invests in pre-apprenticeship training

MPP Liz Sandals visited Conestoga’s Guelph campus on Friday, March 24 to announce an investment of $250,416 from the Government...


March 22, 2017
Hospitality and Culinary Arts chair delivers workshop at Institut Paul Bocuse

Keith Muller, Conestoga’s chair of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, was invited to present a workshop on Canadian wines at the...


March 20, 2017
Financial Planning students win gold and bronze at case competition

On March 4, Conestoga’s Financial Planning students finished the Canadian Institute of Financial Planning’s (CIFP) 2017 Case Challenge Competition with...


March 20, 2017
Conestoga student wins international welding robotics competition

Conestoga student Riley Ogilvie has won the International Student Robotic Welding Competition. Sponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), the...


March 13, 2017
HGTV personality Sherry Holmes joins students at TNT Day

HGTV personality Sherry Holmes, of Holmes Makes it Right, joined girls in grades seven to 10 at the Waterloo campus...


March 13, 2017
Canstruction team celebrates 10th anniversary

Conestoga’s Canstruction team, led by faculty member Jim Gerrard and supported by students in the Architecture - Construction Engineering Technology...


March 10, 2017
Hospitality and Tourism students set sail for applied learning experience

A group of Conestoga Hospitality and Tourism students spent the February study break on a seven-night Western Caribbean tour on...


March 10, 2017
Conestoga celebrates International Women's Day

On March 8, the Conestoga community observed International Women’s Day at the Doon campus with a keynote address by Tahani...


March 8, 2017
Interior Decorating students host CHAIRity fundraiser at KPL

A collection of 17 repurposed chairs, professionally reupholstered and painted by Conestoga’s Interior Decorating students, are now on display at...


March 6, 2017
Technology opportunities highlighted at Go CODE Girl

On March 4, Conestoga welcomed girls in grades 7 to 11 to the Cambridge campus for Go CODE Girl. The...


March 6, 2017
Students develop technology solutions for accessibility

During Conestoga’s Student Success Week, a group of Engineering and IT students put their technical skills to work in the...


March 22, 2017
Free technology training program for women starts April 2017

Conestoga has been awarded funding for a fourth intake delivery of the IT Business Analysis program through the Women in...