Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe met with President Claude Brulé, faculty and nursing students from the School of Health Studies today, Jan.
27, at Ottawa City Hall to mark 50 years of nursing at Algonquin College. He spoke with students about their experiences and learned more about how many graduates have gone through the nursing program since its inception ~16,000. Continue reading
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On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Algonquin College hosted the Ottawa Indigenous Student Career Fair (OISCF), where students and recent
graduates from Algonquin College, Carleton University, College La Cité, and the University of Ottawa were able to meet with potential employers.
Employers who attended the event included PCL, Altis Recruitment, the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition, Nokia Canada, Ricoh Canada, Ottawa Public Library, RCMP, Anishinabek Police Services, Ottawa Police Services, CSIS, TD Bank, City of Ottawa and many more. Continue reading
When Julie Sawyer began her nursing degree at Algonquin College, she had no idea just how much that experience would shape her life and
career. Now, years later, she’s leading a busy cardiovascular rehabilitation team in Ottawa and still credits her time at Algonquin for helping her get where she is today.
“I absolutely loved it at Algonquin,” Sawyer said. “The classes were smaller and the teachers really got to know you. I’m a hands-on learner, so having the simulation labs and those smaller clinical groups was perfect for me.” Continue reading