Lambton College Expansion Taking Shape.

From Melanie Irwin, Blackburn News.

If you’ve driven by Lambton College lately, you’ve likely noticed the significant transformation on the property.

Local media were invited on a VIP tour Friday, to see firsthand the $50-million construction of two new world-class facilities on campus and a major renovation to the existing facilities.

Newly constructed areas are mostly enclosed by windows, which President Judith Morris says invites students to learn.

“We use to have education enclosed in a classroom, it was just the teacher and the students and nobody really knew what was going on in there, I’m sure it was all really great, but in this instance it really allows everybody to participate in that learning experience — and that is what it’s all about,” Morris said.

But, some of the glass is going to take longer than expected, according to Director of Facilities Management Brent Thomas.

“A lot of the glass that was on order was shipped to areas [recently] devastated by hurricanes as a priority,” he said.

Crews had hoped to have the new buildings enclosed by the end of this month, but Thomas says it won’t happen.

He was excited to show off an area where the new 5,000 sq ft double gymnasium is being built inside the 40,000 sq ft. Athletic & Fitness Complex — set to open in September 2018.

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Lambton College Ranks Number One in Employer Satisfaction.

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From Stephanie Chaves, Blackburn News.


Lambton College is ranked number one in Ontario for employer satisfaction.

According to the latest Key Performance Indicator report, the college earned a perfect score with 100% of employers surveyed reporting they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the skills of their new hires.

Vice President of Student Success and Campus Services Rob Kardas says being able to report a perfect employer satisfaction rate is an awesome achievement for the college.

“I think it may be the first time we’ve had a perfect score,” says Kardas. ” We’ve always scored very well in this area and have always been very high in the province. We’ve owned the number one spot before, and then we might have fallen to 3 or 4, but now we’re back at number one.”

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Also: college alumni can enter to win free tickets to see Rick Mercer at the President’s Gala, celebrating Lambton College’s fiftieth anniversary. 

An alumnus of the college would include anyone who has graduated from a degree, diploma or certificate program.

Contest closes on Friday, April 28, 2017.

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