Posted on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
Learners in Algonquin College’s Music, Media and Film Foundations program are getting career inspiration directly from industry insiders — including the manager behind Metallica.
Recent guest speakers include Peter Mensch, who previously managed Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse and Josh Groban; Rob Lanni, Co-Founder of Coalition Music, who helped launch and guide the success of Our Lady Peace and now represents acts like Simple Plan, Amanda Marshall and Preston Pablo; and Devi Ekanand, Vice President, Marketing, Promotions, and New Media at Coalition Music.
Rob Lanni and Devi Ekanand of Coalition Music join the Music, Media and Film Foundations class on Apr. 3, 2025.
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Posted on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
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 2023, four private streets at the Ottawa Campus were named official city streets in collaboration with the City of Ottawa. They are Wajashk (WAH-jashk) Private, Nigig (NIH-gig) Private, Adjidjàk (AH-gee-djak) Private and Wàbisheshì (WAH-BAH-SHesh-shee) Private. Wajashk means muskrat, nigig means otter, adjidjàk means crane and wàbisheshì means marten. Read more >
Posted on Monday, April 7th, 2025
With snow still on the ground and predicted in the forecast, it’s hard to imagine hot and humid days are around the corner, but the issue of
extreme heat was on people’s minds on the morning of, Friday, Apr. 4 at the Future of Health and Wellness Speaker Series.
Algonquin College, in partnership with Ottawa Public Health, hosted a panel discussion centered around the crucial theme of extreme heat and its impact and climate change resilience.
Algonquin President and CEO Claude Brulé moderated this conversation and welcomed panelists Dr. Glen Kenny, Professor, Climate Studies, University of Ottawa, Caroline Metz, Managing Director, Climate Resilience and Health at the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo and Stéphane Giguère, Chief Executive Officer, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation. Read more >