Conestoga news

July 2020 archives

July 17, 2020
COVID-19 campus access guidelines for students (policy closed September 2022)

Announcement linked directly to the policy on the College policies, procedures, practices and guidelines page....


July 26, 2020
Conestoga students win COVID-19 hackathon

Three Conestoga students won first place in a virtual hackathon hosted by Seneca College June 29 to July 3. The...


July 26, 2020
Athletics to launch esports team

The Conestoga Condors will play in the new Ontario Post-Secondary Esports (OPSE) league. Open to students at colleges and universities...


July 20, 2020
Ontario invests in new program to support LTC workforce needs

The Ontario government is investing almost $340,000 for a new Conestoga program that will help unemployed workers in Kitchener-Waterloo transition...


July 20, 2020
Conestoga awarded active learning education grant

Conestoga has been awarded an Active Learning Center Grant from Steelcase Education. Open to schools, colleges and universities in Canada,...


July 17, 2020
Student Engagement programmer nominated for spirit award

Conestoga Student Engagement programmer Sydney Atwood has been nominated for the 2020 Spirit of Community Award from the United Way...


July 15, 2020
Flags at half-mast in honour of Professor Monzur Kabir

The Conestoga College flag will fly at half-mast this week in honour of Dr. Monzur Kabir, a faculty member in...


July 10, 2020
Returning to campus: new health and safety procedures to protect the Conestoga community

Conestoga has re-open a limited number of campus facilities to support learning activities that cannot be completed remotely....


July 9, 2020
Conestoga graduate appointed to Skills Ontario board

Conestoga alumna of distinction Clarice Ward has been appointed to the Skills Ontario board of directors, a province-wide organization helping...


July 7, 2020
Ontario urged to create new strategy to expand degree programs at colleges

Ontario’s colleges are calling for a new provincial strategy for post-secondary education that will expand the range of degree programs...


July 6, 2020
Update for students regarding fall 2020 term fees

The following message was posted to the Student Portal on July 6....


July 6, 2020
Conestoga President named as new chair of Colleges Ontario

Colleges Ontario announced today that John Tibbits, President and CEO of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, has...


July 6, 2020
Supporting paramedics during COVID-19

Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has been awarded $75,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...


July 6, 2020
Conestoga counsellor honoured with provincial award

Shawna Bernard, a counsellor with Conestoga’s Counselling Services team, has been honoured with the 2020 Ontario College Counsellors (OCC) Leadership...


July 2, 2020
Message to employees from President John Tibbits

The following message was distributed to all Conestoga employees on behalf of President John Tibbits on July 2....