Conestoga news

May 2019 archives

May 31, 2019
Young women explore skilled trades careers at Jill of All Trades

On May 30, approximately 245 young women in grades nine through 12 participated in Conestoga’s Jill of All Trades at...


May 31, 2019
New Conestoga campus to open in Downtown Kitchener

Today, Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic and Conestoga President John Tibbits announced that the college will soon open a new 82,000...


May 31, 2019
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast beginning today in honour of Conestoga instructor Jonathan Doll of Cambridge,...


May 30, 2019
Students win at Skills Canada competition

Conestoga students have earned five medals at the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition, held May 28 to 30 in Halifax....


May 29, 2019
CICE event fosters community connections

On May 22, Conestoga’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program hosted an information event at the Doon campus to...


May 28, 2019
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast beginning today in honour of Conestoga student Nathan Soetemans of Kitchener,...


May 27, 2019
Media & Design student recognized with national award

The Canadian Media Educators (CME) National Student Awards program has honoured Conestoga Broadcasting - Television and Independent Production student Gerard...


May 27, 2019
Conestoga welcomes SWAAC attendees

Conestoga, in partnership with the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, hosted the 2019 annual conference of the Senior...


May 24, 2019
Conestoga to lead national pre-apprenticeship initiative

The Government of Canada will invest $6.9 million over the next three years to support a new Conestoga project that...


May 23, 2019
Student success celebrated at Trades & Apprenticeship Awards

More than 220 awards valued at over $343,000 were presented to students at Conestoga’s tenth annual Trades & Apprenticeship Awards...


May 21, 2019
Flags at half-mast

The Conestoga College flag will be flown at half-mast beginning today in honour of Conestoga student Nicolle Donnelly of Orangeville,...


May 14, 2019
Conestoga recognized with community award

United Way Waterloo Region Communities named Conestoga a recipient of the Rising Star award at the organization’s Spirit Awards, held...


May 10, 2019
Conestoga students receive 11 medals at skills competition

Thirty-three Conestoga students competed in the annual Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Centre from May 6-8. The event...


May 10, 2019
Orientation activities welcome new students

The Conestoga community welcomed more than 1,500 new students across campuses participating in orientation activities ahead of the spring term....