Peterborough ON – (March 21, 2022) Fleming College students enrolled in the Accounting diploma program are participating in the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program by hosting free tax clinics for eligible individuals. The tax clinic this year will be virtual and will run each Tuesday from March 22 to April 19, from 9 a.m. to… Continue reading Community Tax Clinics Return to Fleming College
March 17, 2022 – The college faculty union (OPSEU) has announced their intention to begin a full strike at all Ontario colleges on Friday, March 18, 2022. On Monday, March 14, the OPSEU academic employees representing full-time and partial-load professors, instructors, librarians, and counsellors have given notice that they will withdraw their services starting a… Continue reading Faculty Strike at Ontario Colleges
So many of us are concerned and unnerved by the events currently unfolding in Ukraine. Canada is home to the second largest Ukrainian population in the world outside of Ukraine itself and there is no doubt that this would include many of our fellow colleagues, friends, neighbours and students. The struggles faced by the Ukrainian… Continue reading Fleming Offers Support for Ukraine
Fleming College partners with Trebas Institute Ontario to offer Fleming programs in Toronto
Peterborough ON – (March 8, 2022) – Fleming College and Trebas Institute Ontario are proud to announce a new partnership that allows students from all over the world to attend and graduate from a selection of programs at the new Fleming College Toronto Campus. Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities approved the new partnership under… Continue reading Fleming College partners with Trebas Institute Ontario to offer Fleming programs in Toronto
Fleming offers new intakes of free forestry program through SkillsAdvance Ontario
Peterborough ON – (February 28, 2022) – Fleming College will offer three new intakes of its SkillsAdvance Ontario – Forestry program, a free training program for job seekers. The four-week program is designed to build skills progressively for entry-level jobs in the forestry industry, which requires qualified workers in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton,… Continue reading Fleming offers new intakes of free forestry program through SkillsAdvance Ontario
Academic employees of Ontario Colleges are currently in the process of collective bargaining. This week, Ontario College full-time and partial-load instructors, professors, librarians, and counsellors voted on the final offer from Colleges. Of the 66% that voted, 62% voted to reject the employer final offer. This means that 41% of the bargaining unit rejected the… Continue reading Update – Academic Employee Contract Negotiations
Fleming and Trent Partner to Expand Pathways for Indigenous Learners
Peterborough ON – (February 17, 2022) – New agreements offering exclusive college-to-university advancement for Indigenous students to graduate with diploma and degree in five years Fleming College and Trent University have signed new articulation agreements that allow Fleming students to obtain a Bachelor’s degree through programs offered at Trent’s renowned Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous… Continue reading Fleming and Trent Partner to Expand Pathways for Indigenous Learners
Peterborough ON – (February 15, 2022) – Fleming College continues to keep the health and safety of the community a top priority and hosted a pop-up vaccination clinic at its Sutherland Campus on Monday, Feb. 14. In partnership with Peterborough Public Health, Fleming offered vaccine appointments to students, employees, and contract workers. “Throughout the pandemic,… Continue reading Fleming College hosts Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic
Fleming International students celebrate Lunar New Year
Peterborough ON – (January 31, 2022) – February 1 is Lunar New Year marking the start of the lunar calendar year and the beginning of the Spring Festival. For Fleming International students Thi Quynh Mai Dong, Josh (Mu – Hsuan Chien), and Tang Li, it is a special time to celebrate their culture with friends… Continue reading Fleming International students celebrate Lunar New Year
January 28, 2022 On May 31, 2021, I sent a message to the Fleming community regarding the discovery of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. At that time, we were all reminded of the horrific treatment of Indigenous families in the name of education and colonization. It is with great sadness, that I… Continue reading Williams Lake – Residential School Discovery