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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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Pembroke Campus welcomes alum Suzanne Madore for Nursing Week on May 14

Algonquin College highlights Nursing Week by welcoming Suzanne Madore, AC nursing alum and President and CEO of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital and St. Francis Memorial Hospital, to speak to nursing students at the Ottawa, Perth and Pembroke campuses on May 14, 2025.

Madore (center) poses with Angela Rintoul, Chair, Health and Community Studies, and Erin Stitt-Cavanagh, Dean, School of Health Studies

Madore (center) poses with Angela Rintoul, Chair, Health and Community Studies, and Erin Stitt-Cavanagh, Dean, School of Health Studies

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Three Public Relations alumni attend Model NATO in Berlin for crisis simulation forum

Arkyn Kornell, Megan Zorn and RenéeJewer-Pineau graduated from the public relations program at Algonquin College in 2024. 

As early-career professionals, the opportunity to build on their skills on an international scale in crisis simulation at the recent Model National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was highly appealing.  

Kornell, Jewer-Pineau, and Zorn pictured together at the Model NATO crisis simulation in Berlin, Germany.

Kornell, Jewer-Pineau, and Zorn pictured together at the Model NATO crisis simulation in Berlin, Germany.

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