Algonquin Students’ Association

EXTENDED – Double your impact! Give to the Rainbow Bursary today to have your gift matched

A name change in Ontario costs $137 and takes anywhere from six to eight weeks for processing. With 2022 Spring Convocation just 10 weeks away, learners who want their credentials to match their authentic selves need to act now. You can help them – today – by supporting the AC Rainbow Bursary.

The AC Rainbow Bursary helps 2SLGBTQ+ with anything they need to feel secure and supported.

Established during Pride Month 2021 by School of Business professor Angela Lyrette, the AC Rainbow Bursary provides financial assistance to students who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, with special consideration given to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, disabled, trans and/or non-binary. Students may use the bursary to purchase books, supplies, gender-affirming clothing or basic necessities, for example.

In support of International Day of Pink — a worldwide anti-bullying and anti-homophobia awareness campaign which takes place April 13 — Algonquin College will match Rainbow Bursary donations up to $3,000 until April 20, 2022

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Algonquin Students’ Association hosts ARC grand opening

On April 4, the Algonquin Students’ Association (SA) welcomed College officials and elected officials to the grand opening of the the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC). The hybrid event invited attendees to an opening ceremony presentation, followed by a guided tour of the facility.

Named for SA General Manager Jack Doyle, the ARC is a 125,000 square foot, student-owned facility dedicated to health, wellness, and providing a space for generations committed to a healthy lifestyle. The facility features multiple gymnasiums for varsity home games, recreation, and events, rock-climbing and bouldering walls, a walking and running track, abundant fitness areas with new equipment, bowling lanes, a golf simulator and a new licensed restaurant.

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