Alumni & Friends Network

Meet Collinda Joseph: Paralympic Gold medalist & PR alum

Team Canada competes in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.

Team Canada competes in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.

On Saturday, March 14, the Canadian Paralympic Wheelchair Curling team, nicknamed the ‘cardiac Canadians’ for keeping their edge-of-your-seat performances, faced China in the gold medal match and emerged victorious. 

Ottawa’s Collinda Joseph was the lead on Team Canada’s Wheelchair Curling Team at the recent 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games. Joseph has an impressive record in the sport, competing in four previous world championships and bringing home a bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics.

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Beyond the classroom: Broadcasting faculty & alumni at the 2026 Olympics

Michelle Young, Broadcasting – Television and Streaming Video alumna and faculty member, pictured at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games.

Michelle Young, Broadcasting – Television and Streaming Video alumna and faculty member, pictured at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games.

Broadcasting – Television and Streaming Video professor Matthew McCooeye is an example to learners that you can make your dreams a reality. McCooeye was asked to join the CBC team to produce Olympic curling events for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games. He previously worked on the rowing and canoe sprint events in Paris 2024 and men’s and women’s Olympic hockey in Sochi 2014, PyeongChang in 2018, and Beijing in 2022.

Canadian sports broadcasting plays an important role in the media to share event highlights and athletes’ stories with the public.

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AC alumnus named first creator in residence at Library and Archives Canada

A man wearing black stands in front of a purple digital screen.

Eric (eepmon) Chan. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.

Algonquin College alumnus Eric (eepmon) Chan has been named the first creator in residence at Library and Archives Canada (LAC).

Extending to October 2025, eepmon’s residency will see him interpret Canada’s archival legacy through digital and generative art as inspired by the extensive LAC collection.

Born and raised in Ottawa, eepmon is a two-time Algonquin College graduate, first completing the Computer Engineering Technology – Computing Science program in 2003 followed by a Bachelor of Information Technology – Interactive Multimedia and Design in 2008, a joint program with Carleton University. As a celebrated College alumnus, eepmon was the 2023 recipient of the Alumni of Distinction Creative Arts and Design Award and a nominee for the 2023 Premier’s Award in Creative Arts and Design. eepmon’s many professional accomplishments include having his artwork featured in the Canadian Museum of History and the Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as representing Canada on minister-led trade missions to China and Japan.

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