Conestoga news

June 2021 archives

June 30, 2021
Tentative agreement reached with part-time support staff

On June 28, the College Employer Council (CEC) representing Ontario's 24 colleges announced that it had reached a tentative agreement...


June 27, 2021
Conestoga instructor leaves legacy gift for students

The Conestoga community mourns the loss of long-time instructor Donna Squire. To honour her drive, determination and exceptional qualities as...


June 25, 2021
Flags at half-mast

On June 24, Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval...


June 17, 2021
Conestoga students earn medals at national skills competition

Conestoga students earned three medals at the 2021 Skills Canada Virtual National Competition on June 15. The event is the...


June 17, 2021
New Conestoga campus to be established in Milton

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on June 17 that the government will support the expansion of post-secondary education and long-term...


June 16, 2021
CISWP launches new work-from-home webinar series

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP), hosted at Conestoga College, has launched a work-from-home (WFH) webinar series...


June 16, 2021
Indigenous teaching garden takes root

Conestoga’s Indigenous Studies program and Aboriginal Services (Be-Dah-Bin Gamik) have collaborated to develop the Indigenous Studies Teaching Garden at the...


June 14, 2021
Public health professor awarded top teaching honour

Cathy Egan, a professor in Conestoga’s School of Health & Life Sciences, has been awarded the 2021 Aubrey Hagar Distinguished...


June 12, 2021
Conestoga expert appointed to national standards committee for long-term care

Dr. Veronique Boscart, executive dean of Conestoga’s School of Health & Life Sciences and executive director of the Canadian Institute...


June 12, 2021
Pride flag raised at Conestoga

The Pride flag has been raised at Conestoga’s Doon campus in Kitchener in honour of Pride month....


June 9, 2021
Winter Weston Family Scholars announced

Fifteen additional trades and apprenticeship students have been named recipients of the Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades for...


June 3, 2021
Trades & Apprenticeship Awards celebrate student success

On June 2, the Conestoga community gathered to celebrate the twelfth annual Trades & Apprenticeship Awards. The event recognized outstanding...