On Oct. 17, 2025, Community and Justice Services students braved 24 hours outdoors in Minto Park for their annual CJS 24 Hours of
Homelessness event. The goal was to raise awareness and funds for Operation Come Home, an agency supporting youth in Ottawa. This is the fourteenth year learners have spent 24 hours on the streets in downtown Ottawa. Continue reading
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For Caroline Kelly, interior design has always been about more than creating beautiful spaces. It’s about problem-solving, collaboration, and building community. Those same values have now earned the third-year Algonquin College Bachelor of Interior Design learner one of the highest honours for design students in Ontario: the 2025 Gary Hewson Scholarship Award.
The scholarship, presented annually by the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO), recognizes students who embody leadership, mentorship, and volunteerism — qualities that were central to the late Gary Hewson’s career and legacy. Caroline was recognized at the ARIDO Awards Gala on September 17, where she was celebrated alongside peers, professionals, and fellow scholarship recipients. 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.
The School of Wellness, Public Safety and Community Studies is the place to find programs designed for those learners (kekināmāwindjig) who want to make a meaningful impact through patient care, client service, community protection (takoniwewininì) or promoting health (mino pimàdiz-i) and wellness. Continue reading