Fanshawe celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated welding lab on Monday, June 27—one of the largest welding training facilities in Southwestern Ontario. The original lab space was nearly 50 years old and with increasing demand on the facility, renovation and equipment refurbishment was needed. The total cost of the construction and equipment was $5 million, with more than $800,000...
June 10-11, 2022 was a great weekend to celebrate Fanshawe at the Radio, Television and Digital News Association national convention in Toronto. Journalism–Broadcast student Kate Otterbein won the program's 77th national scholarship. Kate took home $2,000 for winning the BNN Jim O'Connell Scholarship for her documentary on how the golf industry has adapted to COVID-19. She also got to meet and...
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 Medical Radiation Technology (MRT) graduates for achieving a 100% pass rate on their CAMRT National Certification Exam. "I am extremely proud of this graduating class, the last three years have been challenging to say the least. Through it all these graduates were resilient, dedicated, and committed to their studies and to the profession of Medical Radiation...
Fanshawe has partnered with Richemont Craft School, an international centre of excellence for bakers, confectioners and pastry chefs, located in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Fanshawe community members—both Indigenous and non-Indigenous—may be experiencing a range of emotions relating to recent events surrounding the residential school apology offered by Pope Francis. For some Indigenous students, staff and residential school survivors, it may represent a step toward fulfilling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action. For others, it may reignite trauma...
Fanshawe is looking forward to welcoming students back onto campus this fall, with 65 per cent of classes provided in person and residences close to full capacity. Classes are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 7. The College continues to be in close communication with local public health officials to monitor COVID-19 in our region. Based on current advice from the Middlesex-London Health...
On behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, Peter Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, joined representatives from Fanshawe College at the Kestrel Court residence today to announce funding of over $1.3 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Energy Efficient Buildings Program for an ongoing retrofit of the 25-year-old townhouse complex.
Fifteen students and a faculty member from Universidad Politecnica de Ramos Arizpe (UPRA), Mexico recently completed a one-week intensive training program at Fanshawe. Fanshawe Global recently developed and delivered face-to-face customized training to upskill 15 Mexican university students in composite and advanced materials in aerospace manufacturing. The program included: a one-day, hands-on...
Fanshawe's President, Peter Devlin, and faculty members from the School of Health Sciences celebrated the opening of the Wright Clinic. The new dental clinic serves people enrolled in the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program, receiving Ontario Works or ODSP, experiencing homelessness or living with a low income as defined by Statistics Canada. On Friday, September 16, Fanshawe President Peter...
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to welcome Fanshawe College president Peter Devlin as its new Board Chair. Peter Devlin has been on CICan’s board of directors since 2019 and president of Fanshawe College in London, Ontario since 2013. Previously, Peter was a decorated member of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving 35 years and retiring at the rank of Lieutenant General. Peter has...