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New hub will assist 50 – 30 Challenge participants pursue greater diversity on boards and leadership teams ( London, Ontario) – Fanshawe College has been selected as a Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) 50 – 30 Challenge Hub. The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative between the Government of Canada, Canadian businesses and diversity organizations, encouraging participants to increase...

(London, Ontario)—Fanshawe has partnered with Huron Chamber of Commerce to provide a youth education and employment program called Reboot Plus. The Reboot Plus Project was developed by Douglas College of New Westminster, British Columbia and Future Skills Centre of Canada. The participants range from ages 17 to 24 and are from diverse backgrounds, including atypical high school experiences. Reboot...

College partnering with police services and Torch Run London to host fundraising event ( London, Ontario) – Fanshawe College is partnering with London Police Service, OPP, RCMP and the Ministry of the Solicitor General to host London’s Polar Plunge, raising money for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Teams will take the icy plunge on Tuesday, March 7 at the College’s London...

Update: March 22 at 10:45 a.m. Fanshawe’s Career and Employment Services office at 20 Talbot Street East in Aylmer is open and providing full service today following a temporary closure due to a fire that caused extensive damage to a nearby building. Vehicle access to the front of the building is disrupted by the closure of Talbot Street. Employees, clients and students can access the front and...

Students from Fanshawe’s School of Design competed alongside their peers from Aeres University in the Netherlands during the annual TD Environmental Design Competition on Saturday, April 1. This year’s competition, sponsored by TD Bank Group and supported by additional funding from the Fanshawe Innovation Fund, challenged students to develop and present a plan for the future of Fanshawe’s London...

(London, Ontario)—Fanshawe has partnered with four other Ontario colleges to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a framework to offer military-connected students barrier-free and local access to program completion. The MOU was signed simultaneously by each college president at a virtual event on Tuesday, April 11. Military-connected students include learners who are...

Fanshawe College is proud to announce that Karen Klee, professor and coordinator of the Developmental Services Worker (DSW) program, has been awarded a bronze medal in the Outstanding Educator category of the 2023 World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) Awards of Excellence. The awards, which recognize best practices from national and regional associations of colleges spanning six...

Congratulations to Trevor Pottelberg, faculty member in the School of Contemporary Media and graduate of Fanshawe’s photography program, who won the title of “2023 Photographic Artist of the Year” from the Professional Photographers of Canada. Trevor received the award at a national exhibition celebrating the best of Canadian professional photography. His images, “Thunderbirds in Sync” (below) and...

Three teams of Fanshawe students, led by a number of faculty, have advanced to the next stage of the international 2023 Hult Prize Challenge. According to its website, the Hult Prize “challenges young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship.” This year’s challenge is focused on the need for sustainability in fashion. Participants are asked...

Fanshawe students and employees along with first responders will participate in a training exercise on the airfield outside the College’s Aviation Centre at the London International Airport on Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event is primarily an evaluation of Fanshawe’s Advanced Care Paramedic students. There will be visible and audible effects and emergency response vehicles...