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Teachers and staff from the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) were invited to learn more about esports at a...

Conestoga Graphic Design and Public Relations students teamed up to create free marketing and communication tools for nine non-profit organizations...

New graduates will be honoured at Conestoga’s fall convocation ceremonies from October 20 to 25. Held at Bingemans Conference Centre...

Conestoga broadcasting alumni Shivangi Sharma was behind the camera covering TIFF 2024, recording and interviewing stars on the red carpet....

Two recent graduates from Conestoga’s Broadcast - Radio diploma program debuted their new talk show on Rogers TV on September...

Conestoga helped light up the popular Lumen Festival in Waterloo as both a sponsor and participant....

Two teams of Conestoga Bachelor of Interior Design students were awarded second and third-place prizes in an annual student design...

A Conestoga design student was among 20 from across Canada to win top honours in the 2024 RGD Student Awards...

Graduating students in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Design program presented their innovative and creative final projects at a show called Untitled...

Sharing the unrivalled spectacle of the Olympics with North American audiences keeps Conestoga professor Daniel Kasman going on the long...

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Conestoga, in partnership with Mississaugas of the Credit and the School of Creative Industries,...

Conestoga was named among Canada’s best design schools by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), ranking number 4 out...

Conestoga’s first Girls in Gaming event gave girls and non-binary youth the chance to try game art and design....

Graduating students from the Graphic Design advanced diploma program had their creativity on display on April 17 at Den 1880...

The Cove transported visitors into an immersive underwater experience created by students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts program....

Lucky high school students got a VIP invitation to Conestoga's gaming hub to play and learn more about the new...

Conestoga Graphic Design students saw their creativity projected over THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener at the opening of their immersive exhibition...

Students in Conestoga’s Advertising and Marketing Communications program shared their expertise and enthusiasm to help their capstone client flourish in...

An immersive exhibition created by students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design program will soon be on display at THEMUSEUM in downtown...

Students and faculty from Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts diploma program visited New York City from December 11 - 14 to...

Conestoga’s free Academic Upgrading (AU) program helps potential students meet admission requirements and develop skills to support post-secondary studies or...

Second-year students from Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts diploma program have installed a life-size Candyland-themed holiday display at the college’s Kitchener...

More than 200 Conestoga employees representing all ten academic schools participated in the college’s Research and Scholarship Symposium on October...

On October 19, students in Conestoga's Graphic Design advanced diploma and Public Relations degree programs participated in a day-long creative...

Five Conestoga design students and recent graduates have been honoured with student awards from the Association of Registered Graphic Designers...

Chris Brown, a recent graduate of Conestoga’s Graphic Design program, has been named a 2023 Applied Arts Student Awards winner...

A non-profit website developed by 2022 Conestoga Graphic Design graduate Dima Aldera is helping locate missing Syrian people....

A new mural installation at the college's Cambridge - Reuter Drive campus will support student and employee mental well-being....

Two second-year students in Conestoga’s Broadcasting - Television and Independent Production program were interviewed on CBC’s Morning Edition - K-W...

On April 20, graduating students in Conestoga's Graphic Design advanced diploma program welcomed the college community, friends, family and industry...

From January 23 to 25, a delegation from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the University of Lagos visited Conestoga to...

A freelance design studio started by two Conestoga Bachelor of Design (BDes) graduates has been acquired by an international agency...

Conestoga Graphic Design student Alli Thompson was honoured with a 2022 student award from the Association of Registered Graphic Designers...

Two Conestoga Graphic Design students are behind a new logo to celebrate the City of Cambridge’s 50th anniversary....

Seven Conestoga alumni are among the Ontario college graduates who have been nominated for Premier’s Awards this year....

More than 50 students from Conestoga's Graphic Design advanced diploma and Public Relations degree programs participated in a day-long virtual...

A venture established by Angela Onuora, a 2018 graduate of Conestoga’s Broadcasting Performance and Digital Media graduate certificate program, has...

More than 6,200 new graduates will be recognized at Conestoga’s spring convocation beginning June 16. The event is a culmination...

The City of Kitchener and Conestoga will collaborate to create more learning opportunities that fuel the talent pipeline to meet...

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...

Eight Conestoga alumni are among the Ontario college graduates who have been nominated for Premier’s Awards this year....

On October 21, more than 100 Conestoga students from the college's Graphic Design advanced diploma program and Public Relations degree...

Several virtual events and initiatives held across the Conestoga community marked Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation....

Fourth-year students in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Design program collaborated with local non-profit organization Autism Dog Services (ADS) on a project...

A half-hour television series produced by students in Conestoga’s TV & Independent Production program has been awarded first place in...

Work from 36 students in Conestoga’s Design Foundations program is on display through the Skillz Manifesto 2021 online gallery. The...

Two students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design advanced diploma program designed a new visual installation at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC)...

Three Conestoga students and graduates have been named finalists for the 2021 Emerge Media Awards (EMA). Sponsored by the University...

Conestoga recently received its largest-ever donation from a graduate. Montreal native Bernard Forster, a 1974 graduate of the college’s Broadcasting...

Taylor Jackson, a fourth-year Bachelor of Design student, has launched Press Pause - a start-up that focuses on youth mental...

The demand for trusted, cost-effective personal protective equipment (PPE) resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present an obstacle for...

Second-year students in Conestoga's Advertising and Marketing Communications program collaborated with local charity Crieff Hills Retreat Centre on a special...

Students and faculty from Conestoga's Graphic Design advanced diploma program and Public Relations degree program volunteered in a day-long creative...

A special digital projection show featuring content developed by third-year students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design program is now showing at...

Recent Conestoga Graphic Design graduate Myah Stover has been honoured with a student award of specialty from the Association of...

Work from more than 50 students in Conestoga’s Design Foundations program is on display through an online gallery created to...

Since it was first piloted in 2016, Conestoga’s eText program has grown to involve more than 13,700 students spanning nearly...

Through his advocacy work, recent Conestoga Journalism graduate Saifullah Muhammad speaks with the Honourable Bob Rae, former Ontario premier and...

Five Conestoga students and recent graduates have been named winners in Applied Arts magazine’s student competition, celebrating the next generation...

Two 2019 Conestoga Graphic Design graduates were honoured with awards at the Advertising & Design Club of Canada’s (ADCC) annual...

Seven Conestoga alumni are among the nearly 120 Ontario college graduates who have been nominated for Premier’s Awards this year....

Eight of Conestoga’s outstanding alumni were recognized for their contributions to their professions and their community at the college’s Alumni...

Two Conestoga graduates are behind a design project that earned Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI) an In-House Design Award from the...

During a 24-hour creative blitz, students and faculty from Conestoga’s Graphic Design advanced diploma program and Public Relations degree program...

Two recent Conestoga graduates have been honoured with Awards of Specialty from the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD). Jonathan...

Graduating students in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Design degree program welcomed the college community to the Idea Exchange at the Old...

The Brazilian Show, a weekly program on CJIQ, Conestoga’s living lab for radio and broadcast students, will celebrate its second...

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

Students in Conestoga’s Advertising and Marketing Communications program have raised more than $20,000 for Send ‘Em Off Smiling (SEOS) -...

Graduating students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design advanced diploma program welcomed the college community, friends and industry partners to the 8th...

On April 10, an international team of scientists unveiled the first captured image of a black hole, the result of...

On March 21, Conestoga’s outstanding employer partners and co-op students were honoured at the annual Employer Recognition awards breakfast at...

Seven Conestoga graduates have been nominated for the 2018 Premier’s Awards. Established in 1992 to mark the 25th anniversary of...

Students and faculty from Conestoga’s Graphic Design advanced diploma program and Public Relations degree program volunteered in a day-long creative...

On September 21, Conestoga’s first graduating class from the Bachelor of Design degree program hosted Uncoated—a design showcase held at...

Recent graduates and students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design programs have been honoured with awards in three different industry competitions....

Students in Conestoga’s Broadcasting - Television and Independent Production diploma program have been honoured with three awards from the Broadcast...

Martha Liliana Prada Rojas, an international student in the Advertising and Marketing Communications diploma program, was named one of five...

On April 27, second-year students in the Advertising and Marketing Communications diploma program applied their skills through a real-world learning...

On April 27, graduating students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design program hosted their annual year-end showcase at the Tannery Event Centre...

Three students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts program have won a competition that will see their work displayed as part...

On April 11, 18 Conestoga graduates were presented with Alumni of Distinction awards at a ceremony held at the Waterloo...

Conestoga’s emerging artists and designers hosted the annual Skillz Manifesto year-end show at the Waterloo Region Museum on April 6....

On March 23, Conestoga’s Aboriginal Services and Student Engagement teams hosted the college’s second annual Truth and Reconciliation event. Held...

A new “2+2” diploma-degree pathway agreement between Conestoga College and Wilfrid Laurier University will provide Conestoga Journalism students with a...

To celebrate National Co-op and Work-Integrated Learning Week, Conestoga’s Career Centre and Co-operative Education and Corporate Training departments hosted an...

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) has accredited 28 of Conestoga’s co-operative education programs. The accreditation demonstrates the...

Students in Conestoga’s Interior Decorating two-year diploma program will host the annual CHAIRity gala at Kitchener Public Library’s (KPL) central...

The Brazilian Show went to air on Conestoga’s radio station in August 2017 and host Bruno Sibella, an international student...

On October 5, the Conestoga community welcomed the arrival of the Amazing 50 trailer. The unique 42-foot trailer has been...

Videography graduate Rachel Schoutsen has landed her dream job as the host of The Weather Network’s Toronto morning show and...

The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) has named Graphic Design graduate Rebecca van Leeuwen a winner of its annual...

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

A special edition of Conestoga’s student newspaper, Spoke, is now available on college newsstands. The edition celebrates the college’s 50th...

On August 1, MP Harold Albrecht and MPP Michael Harris honoured members of the Conestoga community during the Kitchener-Conestoga 150...

Four Conestoga students have been named winners of Applied Arts’ annual Student Awards competition. The awards recognize work from students...

The Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers presented its provincial Community Service Award to Waterloo Region Crime Stoppers, Conestoga and the...

Conestoga was named the Career Education Council's Education Partner of the Year at its Annual Business and Education Breakfast on...

Conestoga Connected, a weekly TV show produced by second-year students in the Broadcasting - Television and Independent Production program, has...

More than 450 pieces of artwork filled the grand foyer of the Waterloo Region Museum on April 12 for Skillz...

Students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts two-year diploma program hosted their year-end portfolio show at Communitech on March 31. The...

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

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

Ten Conestoga graduates joined the ranks of the college’s Alumni of Distinction at a ceremony held on October 11 at...

A group of Conestoga’s Graphic Design graduates and students have been honoured with awards from the Association of Registered Graphic...

Students in Conestoga’s one-year Design Foundations certificate program hosted the sixth annual Skillz Manifesto on April 8 at the Waterloo...

Faculty and students from Conestoga’s Interior Decorating diploma program hosted the fifth annual Chairity Gala at the Waterloo Region Museum...

Taylor Jones, a 2010 graduate of Conestoga’s Advertising program, landed the opportunity of a lifetime when he was selected to...

On March 4, second-year students in the Visual Merchandising Arts program hosted Conestoga’s sixth annual aWEARness runway performance at the...

Conestoga’s first annual Interior Decorating and Visual Merchandising Arts Alumni Celebration on January 20 brought together grads, students and faculty...

From January 16 to February 6, Conestoga Visual Merchandising Arts students will have pieces from their upcoming aWEARness runway performance...

On November 15, three Conestoga Advertising and Marketing Communications students placed second in Wilfrid Laurier University’s first ever MadHawk advertising...

On Saturday, November 21 students in Conestoga’s Broadcast Television program lent their skills to provide exclusive coverage of the annual...

Graduates and students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design program recently received top prizes in the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD)...

Second-year Broadcast Television student Noreen Rajani was recently presented with the 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Writer/Producer Specialization Award....

Conestoga's public relations education will achieve two significant milestones this year: the first class to complete the four-year Bachelor of...

Students in Conestoga’s Public Relations diploma and degree programs put their skills into practice this past term, raising more than...

An eight-week, half-hour television series produced by students in Conestoga’s Broadcast Television program has been awarded first place in the...

A television news story created by two second-year students from Conestoga’s Journalism-Broadcast diploma program has been chosen to receive a...

Conestoga students took to the runway in support of charity for the fourth annual aWEARness runway performance held at the...

Conestoga’s first-year public relations diploma students put their skills and knowledge to work in a planning course project that raised...

Do you ever wonder what happens to old furniture that’s been left on the curb and picked up overnight? Teams...

Conestoga students were treated to a professionally trained flash mob courtesy of Cirque de Soleil choreographer Debra Brown on Monday,...

Conestoga’s second-year graphic design illustrations class welcomed three special guests on November 26, when representatives from Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Kitchener...

Conestoga’s School of Media & Design will host a Filmmakers’ Forum from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29...

Visitors to Kitchener’s Empire Theatre this week had the rare opportunity to step back in time, thanks to a special...

Commercial designer and well-known philanthropist Simon Chang shared his insights and career advice with Conestoga students at an event held...

Two Conestoga students were among the recipients of the 2013 Student Awards presented by the Association of Registered Graphic Designers...

The third annual runway performance by graduating students in Conestoga’s Visual Merchandising Arts program raised more than $3,000 for SickKids...

Conestoga’s new bachelor’s degree program in Design, described by Lionel Gadoury, president of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers, as...

Conestoga Media and Design students will be featured heavily in the upcoming Applied Arts Magazine's student annual after winning 10...

A new initiative that will develop and showcase academic collaboration for art, design and digital content creators in downtown Kitchener...

On a cloudy afternoon in September, an entire class of second-year Conestoga students seized the opportunity to give back to...

Conestoga Media and Design students continue to demonstrate their creative talent, winning multiple awards over the past month for their...

Conestoga Connected, a series produced by students in the Broadcast Television program at Conestoga College, has been awarded first place...

For the second consecutive year, a class of Conestoga students rocked the runway in order to raise awareness about hunger...

Conestoga's interior decorating program is sitting pretty thanks to its inaugural Chairity Gala on April 3, which raised $3,500 for...

Conestoga’s Graphic Design program has a long history of producing exceptional design talent. The last two years have been no...

A new advertising campaign launched this past summer uses a multimedia approach to reach out to prospective students and their...

519 Online News at Conestoga College will be utilizing the latest web streaming technology to cover the Ontario provincial election...

As leaders from industry, government and academia collaborate on the country’s digital future at Canada 3.0 this week, Conestoga College...

Tune your TV to Rogers in the coming months and you’ll find some exciting new programming, brought to you by...

On the heels of their historic win at the Ontario Engineering Competition last month, a team of students from Conestoga’s...

Conestoga College has become involved in the municipal election campaign across Waterloo Region like never before - and helped break...

McGuinty Government Investing In State-of-the-art College Equipment Students at Conestoga College are benefiting from the latest technologies and equipment as...

The Helix project started out when Brent Doerner of Helix came into our class and asked if anyone was interested...

When six Conestoga College Graphic Design students recently took home first place in a contest, the $3,000 cash award was...

Students from the Public Relations program of Conestoga College have developed their skills and expressed their community spirit by working...

Local radio stations in the Rogers Radio Group, owned by Rogers Broadcasting Ltd., have donated an initial $33,000 to Conestoga...

Each year high school and college students have the opportunity to design a lapel pin or medal for the...

For the third year in a row the Conestoga Graphic Design program was involved in designing a poster for...

As part of the 41st Convocation ceremonies of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning on June 10-11, President...

Conestoga Public Relations Student Audrey Carter has been named the first-ever recipient of the Desire2Learn Award for Student Innovation. Carter...

Conestoga College is pleased to announce an exciting new program - Theatrical Production Arts, which is scheduled for launch...

A dozen second-year students from Conestoga's Broadcast - Television diploma program are putting their skills and talents to work...

In terms of enrolment, program numbers and program variety, Conestoga College has experienced tremendous growth in the past five years....

The fall ceremony of the 40th Convocation of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will take place on...

Students in the Videography-Broadcast Journalism/Documentary post-graduate program in the School of Media and Design have launched the region's first...

Enrolment in full-time, post-secondary programs at Conestoga College stands at 7,540 as of September 2008, according to the Office...

On September 9 in Kitchener, senior officials of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and Davenport University...