{"id":11516,"date":"2022-06-16T09:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porticomagazine.ca\/?p=11516"},"modified":"2022-06-17T12:05:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T16:05:37","slug":"new-degree-continuing-education-programs-at-u-of-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticomagazine.ca\/2022\/06\/new-degree-continuing-education-programs-at-u-of-g\/","title":{"rendered":"New degree, continuing education programs at U of G"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reflecting societal shifts and requirements, U of G is launching new degree and continuing education programs this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2022 A new Black Canadian studies minor in the College of Arts, being launched this fall, grew out of U of G president Dr. Charlotte Yates\u2019s Anti-Racism Action Plan. The program was created in collaboration with the Guelph Black Students Association and will offer community-engaged and experiential learning with the Guelph Black Heritage Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022 Also launching in the fall is Sexualities, Genders and Social Change, a multidisciplinary degree program within U of G\u2019s BA program. The degree will explore scholarship of human identity, embodiment and self-expression and interconnections with social, political and cultural systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022 With COVID-19 highlighting the need for skilled personal support workers for long-term care facilities, a new continuing education course launched this year is intended to enable Ontario PSWs to upgrade skills quickly and easily. 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