MAUREEN PIERCY RECOGNIZED 

Loyalist College President Maureen Piercy has been recognized as a recipient of a prestigious 2012 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Public Sector Leaders category. Click here to listen to a podcast of President Piercy's interview with Wei Chen on CBC Morning.

LOYALIST STUDENT #0001 HONOURED BY ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

At a Belleville Rotary Club meeting on November 12th, Charles Benson, who was the first student to register at Loyalist in 1967, was awarded a prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his extensive community service and leadership. Following graduation, Charlie was employed at the College in various positions including College Registrar and College Bursar. An active volunteer in the community, Charlie was a founding member of Belleville Community Policing and has been a member of the Board for the Belleville Volunteer Centre, among other service organizations.

SAVOURING A PICTURE-PERFECT CAREER 

Matthew Manor, 1998 Photojournalism grad, has traveled the world, fulfilling his dream of photographing sports for a living. He has captured the Olympics, world hockey championships and Hockey Hall of Fam. Click on the Kingston Whig-Standard to read more.

PR GRADUATE IS BELLEVILLE'S NEW PROMOTER

The Belleville Downtown Improvement Area (BDIA) has hired Loyalist Public Relations graduate Sarah Tummon as Executive Director. Click on Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

THE LONG ROAD TO HOPE

Hope Stone, a 1999 graduate of Computer Programming, shares her personal story in an effort to help other women who are victims of abuse. She is courageously giving back by helping to raise funds for Three Oaks. Click on Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

WETASKIWIN TIMES' NEW REPORTER IS WELL TRAVELED 

Sarah Swenson, a 2012 Photojournalism graduate, is the new reporter/photographer for the Wetaskiwin Times.

SIX ALUMNI NOMINATED FOR 2012 PREMIER'S AWARDS 

The College was pleased to recognize six outstanding graduates nominated for the Premier's Awards program. Ontario College graduates were celebrated and awards announced during the Premier's Awards Gala held November 26th, at the Colleges Ontario Annual Higher Education Summit in Toronto. The nominees were Bob Forder, Charles Mercier, Ken Murphy, Jan Richardson, Kaela Lalonde, and Farzana Wahidy in the categories of Business, Community Services, Creative Arts and Design, Health Sciences, Technology, and Recent Graduate. Read about Loyalist's outstanding nominees here.

ALUMNI AND STUDENT COFFEE HOUSE

On November 15th, alumni and students were invited to the Alumni Association's First Annual Coffee House. The event, which featured live music, food and refreshments, was a great way for attendees to relax, connect with old friends and make some new ones.

COLLEGE WINS 2013 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING AWARD 

The College received the 2013 International Learning Resources Network (LERN) Award for Programming at the LERN 40th Annual Conference in Washington, DC on November 17th. The winning learning initiative was a virtual food process operator simulation, which provides an immersive, experiential learning experience to Loyalist students in the Process Operator - Food Manufacturing Apprenticeship program. With an avatar in a virtual cookie factory, students virtually explore, learn and react to scenarios they would typically encounter on the job. They choose appropriate safety gear for their avatars and then practise important safety protocols such as powering down equipment, and troubleshooting problems along the assembly line. Click on Countylive.ca to read more.

COLLEGE PRESENTS 282 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

During the 22nd Annual Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on November 13th, 282 awards worth a total of $160,575 were presented to Loyalist students. For many recipients, the financial assistance they receive makes a significant difference in helping to set them up for success now and in the future when they graduate. Click on Loyalist College to read more.

NEW POST-GRAD FUNDRAISING PROGRAM

The College will be offering  a one-year, two semester Post-Graduate Fundraising and Development program for an Ontario College Graduate Certificate, starting September 2013. Click on Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

LEARNING THE SPA TRADE 

The College is offering a January start for the two-year Esthetics and Spa Management diploma program, to meet growing demands for spa services. The program prepares students for a career as a spa manager, instructor, nail technician, beauty consultant, make-up artist, or sales representative. Click on Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

LANCER UPDATE 

Loyalist Lancer men's and women's basketball teams have had a great start to the season. Click on the Belleville Intelligencer to read more. To find out how other Lancer sports teams are doing please visit: Loyalist Lancers.

FORMER LOYALIST PROFESSOR RELEASES NEW NOVEL 

Author Hilary MacLeod, who was a Professor of Media Studies at Loyalist for more than two decades, celebrated the launch of her book All is Clam at Loyalist on November 21st in the cafeteria. All is Clam has reached number 10 on the Amazon.ca Bestsellers List for Mystery, part of a Top 100 list. Click on the Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE FEATURES LOYALIST STAFF 

Loyalist's Angela Wildish and Kristen Kiomall presented the session: Infinite Spaces, Loyalist College Virtual World Training, at the Eighth Annual High Performance Manufacturing Conference on November 14th in the Cobourg Community Centre.

LOYALIST PROFESSOR RUNS FOR THE CAUSE 

Phil Howlett, coordinator of the Community and Justice Service Worker program, will be taking part in the Disney World 63-km run in January 2013. His goal is to raise $3,500 for Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Click on QNet News to read more.

OPENING EYES TO WORLD ISSUES 

Keith Taylor, Director of the Quinte Drinking Water Source Protection program, delivered the opening address at Loyalist's Second Annual Model UN Conference on November 23rd. This year, Environmental students considered the issues of water scarcity and scarcity induced conflict. During the conference, students presented speeches, debated and negotiated regional resolutions. Click on Belleville Intelligencer to read more.

LOYALIST CONDUCTS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUDIT 

Environmental and Biosciences students volunteered to help Green for Life sort and photograph trash from six areas within the College. The information collected will be used to inform future practises. Click on Belleville EMC to read more. 

TEDDY BEAR TOSS FOR A GOOD CAUSE 

Third-year Child and Youth Worker students organized a Teddy Bear Toss with the Wellington Dukes and the Prince Edward County Fire Department. The group collected bags of new stuffed animals at a Wellington Dukes game and all donations went to the Fire Department, Children's Aid Society's Christmas Angel Campaign and the Salvation Army's Christmas Campaign. Click on Countylive.ca to read more.