Posted on Monday, April 4th, 2022
Students Bailey Schlievert and Nick Dufresne building the bike racks.
Two new bike racks will soon accompany the latest housing development built by Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa. Lead by Construction Trades and Building Systems instructor Mark Bowen, learners in Algonquin College’s Welding and Fabrication Techniques program are building the steel-framed bike racks for Titus Landing, a new eight-unit townhome development at Wateridge Village. The bike racks will be installed in a communal outdoor space this spring, in advance of residents moving in late 2022.
The College welcomes opportunities for students to apply their practical learning to benefit local communities. Projects like the bike racks are a perfect assignment for students to apply their learned skills to a real-life design. Read more >
Posted on Friday, April 1st, 2022
Reaching behind to access belongings can be challenging for some wheelchair users. A device created by mechanical and electrical engineering technology students at Algonquin College allows wheelchair users to easily retrieve personal effects. The Wheelchair Backpack Transfer Device will debut as one of the submissions in next Friday’s virtual RE/ACTION Showcase, bringing together Algonquin College learners, educators and industry partners to exhibit innovative research projects.
Jackson Gougeon and his team – Musugiramanz Moise, Alexander McKenzie, Sebastian Menendez and Burke Walsh – created the device for their client Tetra Society of North America. Tetra is a not-for-profit organization that works with volunteers and students to design assistive devices for people living with disabilities.
“The main goal is to have a product for a wheelchair, powered or manual, for someone who can’t personally grasp a backpack from behind their chair, bring it forward and easily access anything in their backpack or bag,” said Gougeon.
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Posted on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
The National Co-op and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Month in March showcases the value of co-op programs across Canada. On March 23, the National Day of WIL, we celebrate Algonquin College learners currently on co-op placements, as well as a recent co-op program graduate.
Shifting from a career in business to programing, Sukayna Dawd applied to the co-op version of the Web Development and Internet Applications program to acquire practical experience in the industry. Now in her second and final year, Dawd will complete her two co-op terms at Nokia before her final study semester in Fall 2022.
“I thought I could add more to my resume by getting actual experience to get my foot through the door,” said Dawd. “I had my eyes set on a private company for my co-op terms because I’ve had government experience and wanted to know what it was like to work in the private sector.”
In her Nokia co-op placement, Dawd is gaining on-the-job skills by working with software such as React, a front-end JavaScript library and GitHub, an Internet-hosting provider for collaborative software development.
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