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People of Georgian: Professor wins award for sound art

Meet Anton (Tony) Pickard, a Design and Visual Arts professor.

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People of Georgian: College ‘helped raise’ long-time employee

Meet Nicole Miller, Scheduling Officer and former student whose daughters have Georgian connections, too.

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People of Georgian: Alumnus finds confidence by trying new things

Meet Arjun Batra, alumnus of Georgian’s Mechanical Engineering Technology – Automotive Manufacturing program.

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People of Georgian: Friend’s death sparks woman’s life-changing travel

Meet Joanne Foxton, Manager of #ChangeTheNow and Georgian alumna.

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People of Georgian: ‘Jonny Country’ sings with Tim McGraw, becomes country artist

Meet Jon Robert Jevons, a student in Georgian’s Community Integration Through Co-operative Education program.

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People of Georgian: International alumna’s key to success staying open to opportunities

Meet Prerna Sharma, an alumna of Georgian’s Big Data Analytics program.

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People of Georgian: Varsity volleyball serves up joy for student athlete

Meet Chukwuma Okeke, a student in Georgian’s Civil Engineering Technology program and an award-winning varsity volleyball player.

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People of Georgian: Student uses drag to spread positivity, queer representation

Meet Kevin Chea, a student in Georgian’s Honours Bachelor of Counselling Psychology program and a drag queen named Genesis.

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People of Georgian: Indigenous program reconnects consultant with heritage

Meet Sharon Rigby, a two-time Georgian alumna, current student, and an Indigenous Employment Services Consultant.

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People of Georgian: Chef forages for inspiration with ‘progressive Aboriginal’ cooking

Meet Zach Keeshig, a chef from the Cape Croker Nawash reserve, who studied in the Culinary Skills program at Georgian’s Owen Sound Campus.

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People of Georgian: Bruce Springsteen plays pivotal role in communications specialist’s life

Meet Elaine Murray, Communications Specialist and alumna of Laurentian University’s former partnership with Georgian.

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People of Georgian: Alumna champions freedom for Iran

Meet Saghar Nabavi, alumna from Georgian’s Business program.

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