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Four students in the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Program (OTA/PTA) received the Student Changemaker Award at the April 22 Algonquin College Board of Governors meeting.

Level 2 students Elspeth Jordan, Jenna Fowler, Olivier Savoie, and Sarah Batoff were lauded for their outstanding work on the Handwriting Heroes project during the Winter 2025 semester. This initiative supported children aged 6–8 through engaging, structured activities aimed at improving handwriting skills while also developing essential fine motor abilities for daily tasks. Continue reading →

As part of Algonquin College’s commitment to expanding the traditional Anishinàbe (ah-nish-in-AHH-bay) Algonquin Nation language on campus, we are sharing vocabulary, phrases and information to familiarize learners and employees with the traditional language.

Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus is home to the Three Sisters Garden. The Haudenosaunee, (hode-in-OH-show-nay) or “people of the longhouse,” are commonly referred to as Iroquois or Six Nations in what is now northern New York state. The Three Sisters symbolize peace, friendship and respect and includes traditional plantings of corn, beans and squash. Continue reading →

As part of Algonquin College’s commitment to expanding the traditional Anishinàbe (ah-nish-in-AHH-bay) Algonquin Nation language on campus, we are sharing vocabulary, phrases and information to familiarize learners and employees with the traditional language.

In 2022, major routes within and between each building at the Ottawa Campus were identified to become interior “pathways” and were assigned an animal and a coordinating colour for enhanced wayfinding.

The five major corridors include bear/màkwa (MAH-KWAH), wolf/mahìngan (mah-ING-gen), blue jay/tendesì (TEN-DEH-see) moose/mònz (monzz) and deer/wàwàskeshi (wah-wash-KESH-shee). Continue reading →