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Colleges Have An Essential Role To Play To Repair Pandemic-Damaged Economy
Canada’s colleges contend that they have an important role to play in rebuilding Canada’s COVID-damaged economy – but they need some help to do so adequately.
In late-November, in conjunction with the federal government’s release of its fall…

Report Leads To New Federal Investment For Job Training
Media Release from the Federal Ministry of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Whether Canadians are looking for a job, working from home or changing how they work in order to respect public health guidelines, many are facing…

Pandemic Or Not, Running The College Is A Risky Business
Running a large commercial/industry enterprise - or a public institution - can be a risky business at the best of times. During a pandemic, the threats to the well-being of almost aspects of such operations are multiplied enormously.
That situation…

The College Portrayed As A Regional Economic Engine
So, just how important is St. Clair College to southwestern Ontario?
That is the question that the school has been seeking to answer for the past couple of years.
In a report presented to the school's Board of Governors (BofG) during its November…

College Acquires Additional Downtown Classroom Space
Even though it won't need it for the foreseeable future, the college has acquired additional space in Windsor's downtown, to provide more classroom space in the Zekelman School of Business and Information Technology.
In a report to the Board of…

Where Do You Go From Here? ... Lots Of Choices
An update report to the college's Board of Governors during its November 24th meeting provides students with perhaps the most comprehensive review of their "transferability opportunities" - taking their St. Clair-earned credits to obtain admission…

College Still On Track For Year-end Surplus
Despite a few tweaks to the college's 2020-21 budget, the school will still conclude its fiscal year with a $25 million surplus, according to Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Marc Jones.
During the November 24th Board of…

College's "Field Of Dreams" A Reality
FOR MANY MORE PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT: http://stclair-src.org/news/piles-of-pix/sports-park-grand-opening
With all due respect to Kevin Costner, St. Clair’s “Field Of Dreams” is quite a bit more snazzy than his.
The 2004 film about the Iowa cornfield…

BofG Odds And Ends
“Odds and ends” from the October 27th meeting of the college’s Board of Governors:
• The Board received (and accepted) a report from the administration regarding the school’s new method of reviewing “Program Sustainability and Rationalization”.…

BofG Sees A Black-Inked Mid-Year Budget Update
Half-way through its fiscal year, St. Clair College is in somewhat better financial shape than it was at the same point in the previous year.
During the October 27th meeting of the college’s Board of Governors (BofG), Vice-President of Finance and…