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DFC Students

DFC Students Visit Confederation College for Their Amazing Race!

On Thursday, Sept 16th from 10am to 3pm, the Library and the Pride Centre ran an activity stop for 114 students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty (DFC). The students played a trivia game that taught them...
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Joelle Mandamin

Lake of the Woods Campus Alumni Success Story

Joelle Mandamin, graduate of the Lake of the Woods campus Pre-Health Sciences program, class of 2014 was hired in as the Indigenous Care Coordinator (ICC) at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences...
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Krista Lamb

MRT Student wins Provincial Award!

Confederation College’s Medical Radiation Technology (MRT) program is pleased to announce another of our students has won the Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences’ Student of the Year...
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Rumours Luncheon

Culinary Luncheons

Culinary Luncheons!! The 2 nd year Culinary students are pleased to announce the return of luncheons in Rumours Dining Room. All COVID-19 restrictions are in place, with limited seating of 24 guests...
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Student Accessibility Services - Accommodation Plans

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) has begun the process of emailing Accommodation Plans to both full-time and part-time faculty. Accommodation Plans (AP’s) are confidential documents that outline...
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from the left - Joel Scherban, Anthony Lombardo, Andrew Ross, Joe Donlon, Jaclyn DaSilva

Welcome to the SAO Healthcare Initiative Team!

Welcome to the new and almost complete SkillsAdvance Ontario Healthcare Initiatives team! We are all located in or around the Distance Education offices and are a part of the School of Access and...
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Drama

Join the Confederation College Performing Arts Club

Did You Know Confederation College has its own Theatre Club? Now in our 22nd season, we are looking for drama kids, actors, performers, singers, dancers, lighting folks, techs and more! No experience...
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Open Educational Resources

No Textbooks Required With OERs

Open Educational Resources refers to any online teaching and learning material that has an open licence making them free to use, adaptable and can be redistributed without restrictions. At any one...
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Tiffany Miller, Library Liaison and student, Dhruve Bhoot

Get Back to the Library - Win Library Prizes!

The library would like to welcome all students back to college by offering a September draw! Every week in September, students who check out a book, DVD or schedule a library instruction will receive...
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Hours of Operation

Sodexo Food Services - Hours of Operation

Find more information about food services at www.confederationcollege.ca/sodexo-food-services
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Confederation College

Are You Interested in Joining the College Rec Committee?

Interested in having fun? Enjoy planning events? Want to meet more of your coworkers? Join the College Rec Committee! We have a few committee positions open for College Rec members. Simply email...
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Confederation College

Missed the College Update - Fall Planning Session on Sept. 1? Watch the Recording

Did you miss the College Update - Fall Planning session on September 1, 2021? You can now watch the recording below. If you have additional questions, please contact your supervisor or email COVID19...
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Geraldine Kakeeway at College booth

Indigenous Liaison Building Reciprocal Networks

Geraldine Kakeeway, Regional Indigenous Liaison, attended a couple of career fairs in First Nation communities to share information about Confederation College. The goal of each respective First...
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Catherine

Welcome New Payroll Supervisor - Catherine Belliveau

As we prepare to bid farewell to Diane Genereux in her role of Payroll Supervisor on August 31, 2021, we are pleased to announce that Catherine Belliveau has been hired to fill the role. Catherine has...
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Soar with MENTOR

Dell Technologies Offers Soar with MENTOR for Female Students

Dell Technologies has developed a program for postsecondary students to inspire, educate and equip forty (40) female students per region with knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in...
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Be Secure and Avoid Login issues with Microsoft Authenticator

You've heard of the various cyber security attacks and incidents in the news over the past year. These have been increasing in higher education, and our College is by no means immune to these attacks...
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Pay My Tuition

PayMyTuition Student Tuition Payment Announcement

We are excited to partner with PayMyTuition for tuition payments. With PayMyTuition, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country and in any currency at better than bank exchange...
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Pay My Tuition

PayMyTuition Launch for Student Tuition Payments

We are pleased to announce the partnership between Confederation College and PayMyTuition, which offers a secure payment platform for our students to fund their tuition fees. PayMyTuition has been...
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Dear Brutus

The Confederation College Performing Arts Club Presents DEAR BRUTUS

"They say that in the wood you get what nearly everybody here is longing for—a second chance." ~ Lob, Dear Brutus. Tickets are on sale now for The Confederation College Performing Arts Club's outdoor...
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Bill Davis

Flags at Half-Mast for Bill Davis

Flags at Confederation College's Thunder Bay Campus are being flown at half-mast in honour of Bill Davis, former Premier of Ontario, who passed away August 8, 2021. Bill Davis was a strong leader in...
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Fall Term Blackboard Course Shells Now Available in Traditional Course View

After receiving feedback on the limitations of specific features in the Blackboard Ultra course view, the College has decided to remain in the traditional course view for the 2021 fall semester. These...
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College Employer Council - Management Team Bargaining Update

The College Employer Council (CEC) Management and OPSEU CAAT Academic (CAAT-A) Union met through Zoom between August 3-5, 2021. On the first day, the teams were able to come to an understanding...
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Serena One City, Many Voices

Microaggressions Article by Serena Dykstra

Serena Dykstra's article "Microaggressions Are a Big Deal" was featured in the Chronicle Journal last month. Thank you Serena for this important lesson on microaggressions and the impact they have on...
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Confederation College

Shuniah Building Designated Smoking Area Update

Please note that effective August 13, 2021, the designated smoking area outside the west side of the Shuniah building will be removed. Going forward, the Shuniah building will have one designated...
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