Public Relations program celebrates 40th anniversary of student fundraising

Posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2025

Students, alumni, faculty and guests gather in the Observatory at the Ottawa Campus.

Students, alumni, faculty and guests gather in the Observatory at the Ottawa Campus.

Algonquin College’s Public Relations (ACPR) program has had an extensive community impact in the National Capital Region over the past 40 years. Students have raised nearly $600,000 for a range of community organizations, from the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and CHEO to the Ottawa Network for Education, the Ottawa Food Bank and the African-Canadian Association of Ottawa.

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Algonquin College hosts fourth annual Round Dance & Indigenous Vendor Fair

Posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

On Friday, March 21, Algonquin College hosted our fourth Annual Round Dance, presented by the Mamidosewin Centre, with the support ofRound Dance and Indigenous fair in the old Algonquin College gym the Algonquin Students’ Association.

This year’s event was the largest event yet, taking place in the ARC Varsity gym. Over the course of the evening, we hosted over 300 attendees from both the Algonquin College community and general public, as well as 20 Indigenous artisans who participated in our market. Read more >

Kwey – Past, present and future

Posted on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

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