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Update – Academic Employee Contract Negotiations

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

Fleming College hosts Vaccination Pop-Up Clinic

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

Williams Lake – Residential School Discovery

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

Fleming College Joins Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN)

Peterborough ON – (January 28, 2021) – Fleming College is pleased to join CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator and manager of Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN). As a member of CNDN, Fleming students, faculty, and researchers gain access to CMC Microsystems’ extensive offering of world-class platforms to design, make, and test their technology… Continue reading Fleming College Joins Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN)

New Trent-Fleming Conservation Biology Transfer Pathway Gives Students a One-of-a-Kind Canadian Education Experience

Peterborough ON – (January 24, 2022) Students can now graduate with both a diploma and B.Sc. degree in Conservation Biology in as little as five years Graduates of Fleming College’s Conservation Biology program can now seamlessly transfer into Trent University’s highly-competitive Conservation Biology or Biology programs, thanks to a new agreement between the two institutions.… Continue reading New Trent-Fleming Conservation Biology Transfer Pathway Gives Students a One-of-a-Kind Canadian Education Experience

Fleming Checks In: Promoting Mental Health Awareness through Bell Let’s Talk Day

Peterborough ON – (January 20, 2022) – Staff and students at Fleming College are once again participating in the Bell Let’s Talk initiative on Wednesday, January 26 promoting mental health awareness. The mental health of our students and staff is a priority for us at Fleming, and the need for those supports is greater now… Continue reading Fleming Checks In: Promoting Mental Health Awareness through Bell Let’s Talk Day

Fleming College Pilots a Sustainability Assessment Tool for Businesses

Peterborough, ON (January 17, 2022) – Fleming College is encouraging small and medium-sized companies to participate in the pilot release of a sustainability self-assessment tool for businesses. The free tool, consisting of 20 multiple choice questions, enables a business to calculate a sustainability score related to its environmental, employee, and community-related practices. Companies can use… Continue reading Fleming College Pilots a Sustainability Assessment Tool for Businesses

College Update: Plans for Winter Semester 2022

Academic planning for the Winter semester continues to evolve. On December 17, the college announced a delay to the start of the semester to January 17, with the first two weeks of all classes being delivered online. As the Omicron variant continues to spread, we are adjusting plans for the remainder of the Winter semester… Continue reading College Update: Plans for Winter Semester 2022