2021

Former St. Clair College Board of Governors Chair Dan Allen was one of 25 people to be appointed recently to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour.

Allen was recognized by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, in January for his public service.

Instructors at St. Clair College’s School of Engineering Technologies, Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades are using their ingenuity and their garages to teach hands-on courses to students online.

Two St. Clair College students living at a residence on the main campus in Windsor have tested positive for COVID-19. Both students had direct contact with each other without appropriate PPE.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has contacted the affected students and ordered them to self-isolate. The health unit will continue to work with the College to monitor the situation.

Culinary Management students at St. Clair College are serving up meal kits, a food choice that has exploded in popularity during the pandemic.

The Cook at Home meal packages have been so popular that they will likely stay on the menu and be part of student training in the future, said Chef Marc Johnston, co-ordinator of the Culinary Management program.

There were close to 2,000 virtual concertgoers who tuned in for The S’Aints 2020 Sleighing Hunger concert which was broadcasted virtually on December 18th. The annual holiday concert raised $80,000 from ticket sales, CD sales, music downloads and contributions from various local sponsors including a major donation from the St. Clair College Alumni Association.

Three students in St. Clair College’s Mobile Applications Development program were up to the challenge when the LaSalle Police Service came calling with a project and a tight deadline.

February 26, 2021

Dear Saints in the PSW Program:

St. Clair College students will have an opportunity in April to showcase their capstone projects to executives from Ford Motor Company, Air Canada and other local high-tech industries.

The One Ford Capstone Project event will be held virtually and will also feature networking opportunities, speakers and opportunities for mentorship with industry partners.

The Ontario government announced funding today for an accelerated Personal Support Worker (PSW) program that will cover students’ tuition and other expenses, allowing participants to graduate with full credentials in six months.

The accelerated program starts April 5 and is expected to produce a huge increase in PSW training at Ontario’s colleges.

More than 650 graduates will take part in St. Clair College’s second virtual convocation ceremony on Thursday, February 25, 2021.