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During her studies, Ibukun Olubiyi lived in many cities and attended three educational institutions, but her time in Ottawa at Algonquin College stuck with her so much that when she needed to choose a location to live and open a business, she selected the National Capital Region.

“This feels like home to me,” said Olubiyi, the new independent franchise owner-operator of Chick-fil-A Tanger Ottawa. After she graduated from the Chick-fil-A three-year Leadership Development Program she said that “Ottawa is where I have felt like home.”

A similar positive connection with Algonquin College was top of mind when looking for a place to find employees. Continue reading →

Celebrate Registered Veterinary Technician Month by learning about the Veterinary Technician program and by checking out the animals these students help facilitate for adoption.

The two-year Algonquin College Veterinary Technician Ontario College Diploma program prepares our learners to enter the veterinary profession by offering an authentic learning experience working alongside highly credentialed professionals in our on-campus veterinary medical facility and in our partnering facilities in the local community.

As part of this program, did you know that our Veterinary Technician and Assistant students also help facilitate animals for adoption? With the guidance of our excellent facility veterinarians and our veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants – all of the pets are neutered, microchipped and vaccinated here at the College.

If you are looking to add a furry friend to your family, or know someone who is, make sure to check out Algonquin College’s pets for adoption!

To learn more about the Algonquin College Veterinary Technician and Veterinary Assistant programs, check out our monthly blog series with Dr. Amy Brown, DVM.

A sea of orange T-shirts filled Nawapon on Monday as Algonquin College employees marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Drummer Awema Tendesi opened the event with a drumming song and tobacco offering. Krista Pearson, Vice President of Student Services gave a welcome and shared the College’s new land acknowledgement.

Algonquin College President and CEO Claude Brulé welcomed Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, College Ward City Councillor Laine Johnson and Indigenous advisor Jenny Buckshot Tenasco to the Ottawa Campus. Continue reading →