Are you looking to improve your academic performance? This segment of the blog will have advice and workshop opportunities to help you with your academic experience at AC!
New to campus? Coming back after a long hiatus? Worry not, Campus Services has put together a handy list of things to know heading into the new school year!
There are tons of ways to get to campus! Ride your bike and use one of the many bike racks conveniently located on campus. If you’re having mechanical issues, make sure to stop by one of our bike repair stations. Continue reading
Algonquin College Student Gabrien Boileau assists President Cheryl Jensen with MasterPiece VR
Today, everyone got a sneak peek at some of the projects AC professors and students have been working on—before their innovations hit it big.
Those who attended got to try out the apps, hear about the collaborations and discover the depth of talent found at Algonquin College. A wide range of applied research and innovation projects were showcased at the 25 booths.
“This was a chance for the students to show off what they have been working on,” said Christopher Elliot, who teaches in the School of Media and Design. Continue reading
This year, Algonquin College students have partnered with the schizophrenia program at The Royal Mental Health Centre.
The Royal is one of Canada’s foremost mental healthcare and academic health science centres. Their mandate is to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster by delivering specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research, and education.
Schizophrenia is an often misunderstood mental health illness. It can involve a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception.
Currently, there is no method for preventing schizophrenia and there is no cure. Minimizing the impact of the illness depends mainly on early diagnosis and, appropriate psycho-social treatment and medication. This year’s campaign, SeeHearSpeak, aims to change the conversation surrounding schizophrenia by raising funds and awareness.
ACPR (Algonquin College Public Relations) has been involved with charity campaigns for over 25 years and has raised over $300,000 for various local and national charities.
This year’s campaign, SeeHearSpeak, will run through the month of July. It will involve a variety of different events to raise money and awareness for the schizophrenia program at The Royal.
Follow along as our students share information and host a variety of charity events. They include a mimosa brunch here on campus, a stand-up comedy night, an art auction at The Red Lion, and much more. Let’s start a conversation together about this mental illness and help make a change!
Whether you have schizophrenia, know someone with schizophrenia, or want to learn something about schizophrenia you can check out the SeeHearSpeak website.