Conestoga news

November 2017 archives

November 30, 2017
Annual tradition supports Conestoga student families in need

Conestoga’s Christmas Wish Tree program, a college tradition started by Conestoga Student’s Inc. (CSI) nearly 20 years ago, will help...


November 28, 2017
Contest inspires innovation among Ontario college graduates

Winners of the William G. Davis Innovation Fund contest were announced on Sunday, November 26 at the Higher Education Summit...


November 28, 2017
Applications now open for Student Strike Relief Fund

Conestoga students can now apply for financial assistance to cover incremental costs resulting from the five-week faculty strike at Ontario’s...


November 19, 2017
Faculty strike ends - classes to resume on Tuesday, November 21

The following message dated November 19 is directed to all Conestoga students from Mike Dinning, Vice President of Student Affairs....


November 17, 2017
Classes expected to resume week of November 20

The following message dated November 17 is directed to all Conestoga students from Mike Dinning, Vice President of Student Affairs....


November 16, 2017
Faculty reject college's offer of settlement

Faculty at Ontario colleges have rejected the Offer of Settlement from the colleges. As a result, the province-wide faculty strike...


November 16, 2017
Conestoga celebrates Fall Convocation 2017

Almost 1,600 new graduates will be recognized at Conestoga’s Fall 2017 convocation ceremonies to be held on Thursday, November 16...


November 15, 2017
Addressing Student Attendance Exceptions

Contacts for all Schools...


November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017
Message to faculty from President John Tibbits

The following letter was sent to Conestoga full-time and partial load faculty on November 12, 2017. From November 14-16, the...


November 2, 2017
Message to students from VP Academic Administration

We are now in week three of a province-wide faculty strike. Many students have expressed concerns about how long the...


November 11, 2017
Offer of Settlement to college faculty

As faculty are considering the November 6 Offer for Settlement in advance of the upcoming vote, colleges and the College...


November 10, 2017
Notice of Vote & Employer Offer for Academic Employees

The Ontario Labour Relations Board will conduct a vote for the Academic unit covering full-time and partial load employees from...


November 8, 2017
Conestoga graduate attends French culinary institute

Thanks to an exclusive agreement Conestoga has signed with the Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance, Conestoga culinary graduate Taylor Martin...


November 7, 2017
Message to students from President John Tibbits

The province-wide faculty strike is now in its fourth week. We recognize that this is a difficult and frustrating situation...


November 7, 2017
Colleges call for OPSEU to suspend strike and restart classes

The following news release was issued by the College Employer Council on November 6, 2017....


November 3, 2017
College flags at half-mast

The college flag will be flown at half-mast at Conestoga’s campuses beginning today in honour of faculty member Amy Stiles,...


November 16, 2017
Faculty Strike Information Updates

UPDATE - November 17, 2017...


November 23, 2017
Conestoga graduates nominated for Premier's Awards

Six Conestoga graduates have been nominated for the 2017 Premier’s Awards. Established in 1992 and presented annually, the awards honour...