Algonquin College Interior Design student honoured with prestigious scholarship

Posted on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

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. Read more >

Kwey – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025

Posted on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. September 30 is not just a day on the calendar, it’s a call toAnita Tenasco in Ishkodewan remember, to honour and to act. 

It’s a day to recognize children who never came home from residential schools. We stand with the survivors who carry those lived experiences. Truth must be acknowledged and reconciliation must be ongoing. Commemorating this day allows our communities, students and educators to pause and reflect together and commit to building a more just and compassionate future.  Read more >

Kwey – School of Wellness, Public Safety and Community Studies

Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025

As part of Algonquin College’s commitment to expanding the traditional Anishinàbe (ah-nish-in-AHH-bay) Algonquin Nation language onAnita Tenasco Kwey Language Series 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.  Read more >