Our Alumni Rock And It’s Not Just Us Who Feel This Way!
Posted on Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
Algonquin College, Pembroke Campus alumni are celebrated all around the world but sometimes we forget how great our former students, current professionals, really are. It’s time to celebrate their successes!
Alumna Linda Magill was a recent winner of the Prime Minister’s Award of Excellence in Early Childhood Education. Linda currently works at Carleton Place Childcare Services. She was recognized with this award because of her dedication, guidance and commitment to student success.
Not only does Magill support child development through her customized activity planning, including projects centered around her students’ interests but also with her commitment to diversity in her lessons. She is the type of woman who always has time for her students and their parents. This is the type of characteristic we hope to instil in all of our students and graduates.
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Outdoor Adventure alumni, Amy Tunstall and Jonathan Hiscock, are planning on cycling across Canada this May to raise money for Suicide Awareness and Prevention. This 7,400 km journey will take them from Vancouver to St. John’s over approximately four months. The two have already committed a lot of time to training, research and saving money for this adventure and have implemented the skills they learned in the Outdoor Adventure Naturalist program, including extensive expedition planning.
The expedition will not only be gruelling both physically and emotionally but there is also a substantial price tag – the four month cycling journey will cost approximately $7000 each! Amy and Jonathan are also flexing those business skills that they learned in their program and raising funds through donations, fund raising endeavors such as bottle drives and sponsorship. If you are interested in supporting this cause, click here >>
Tom Sidney, a Social Service Worker alumnus has recently helped to pilot a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic at the Pembroke Regional Hospital, where he has had the opportunity to put his studies in action working with troubled youth. This initiative has received attention provincially with CTV news covering this project.
Tom and his team give youth the opportunity to drop-in and speak with a counsellor immediately which is an extraordinary feat. This pilot project and its growing clientele are solely supported through donations made to the Mental Health Walk-In Clinic.
Not only are our alumni absolutely fantastic but they also have a couple other things in common – they are supportive, caring and giving. These are some of the fundamental characteristics that we aim to engender in all of our students. We are so proud of our grads!
Do you know of an Algonquin College graduate who deserves a shout out? Let us know.
Posted by: Jodi Bucholtz
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