Conestoga news

Conestoga is partnering with TENA brand manufacturer Essity to educate students, personal support workers and nurses in long-term care and...

Conestoga students are volunteering with people living with dementia at a Kitchener long-term care home, guiding them through art sessions...

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

Conestoga has been named among Canada’s top 15 research colleges for 2022 according to a new report released January 25...

The Canadian Remote Access for Dementia Learning Experiences (CRADLE) program — a free online dementia care training program spearheaded by...

The Canadian Institute for Seniors Care at Conestoga College has completed a two-year project that created intergenerational mentorship and learning...

On May 3 and 4, the Dementia Learning Summit, hosted by the Canadian Institute for Seniors Care at Conestoga College,...

The Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre (FSC) has announced an investment of $1.65M to expand the Canadian Remote Access...

Conestoga is among three colleges that have been granted $611,720 from the Public Health Agency of Canada for the development...

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

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

A virtual showcase held March 31 to celebrate the School of Health & Life Sciences’ three-year pre-designation journey to become...

A dementia care training program developed and launched through the Canadian Institute for Seniors Care at Conestoga earlier this year...

On March 24, Dr. Veronique Boscart, executive director of the Canadian Institute for Seniors Care at Conestoga and executive dean...

Building on almost a decade of leadership in the delivery of education, workforce development and applied research focused on improving...

Supporting students in their efforts to access education that leads to in-demand careers is an important step towards building successful...

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded Conestoga $75,000 in funding as part of the...

The Government of Canada has awarded Conestoga’s Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care $25,000 through its New Horizons for Seniors...

The Cowan Foundation is today announcing a $5M major investment in Conestoga College and its partnership in a broader $10M...

The Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre, a research and collaboration hub dedicated to preparing Canadians for employment success and...

To support those living and working in long-term care homes, Conestoga’s Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care has launched a...

College administrators and faculty from across the province recently attended a full-day best practices workshop delivered by Conestoga’s Schlegel Centre...

Conestoga College, in partnership with the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation,...

Third-year students in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Public Relations (PR) program welcomed the college community to the Idea Exchange at the...

Dr. Veronique Boscart, director of Conestoga's Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care, has been named president of the Canadian Association...

Conestoga has been named a pre-designate Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). The...

On June 19, Conestoga’s Dr. Veronique Boscart, director of the Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care, received the Order of...

More than $2.1 million will be invested over the next five years to support continued research at Conestoga College that...

Ontario will invest more than $2 million to support researchers at Conestoga College, the University of Toronto and the Bruyére...

Community partners, supporters and friends joined representatives from Conestoga College, Schlegel Villages and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)...