Month: December 2024

Algonquin College advances sustainability efforts with innovative new Green Supply Chain and Sustainability Lab  

Posted on Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

OTTAWA (Dec. 10, 2024) – On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, Applied Research at Algonquin College officially launched the newly independent Green Supply Chain and Sustainability Research Lab (GSCSRL).

Under the leadership of Ahmad Teymouri, Professor, Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Hospitality, this state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to advancing sustainability and digital technologies.

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Algonquin College students double the impact for Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre in celebration of Giving Tuesday

Posted on Monday, December 9th, 2024

Algonquin College students double the impact for Dave Smith
Youth Treatment Centre in celebration of Giving Tuesday

OTTAWA (Dec. 6, 2024) — First-year students in Canada’s only Event Management-focused business degree program raised $6,831.35 for the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC) during the runup to Giving Tuesday.

Students in the new Bachelor of Event, Sport and Entertainment Management (Honours) degree planned and executed seven impactful events at Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus on Nov. 28, engaging the campus community while raising funds and awareness for the DSYTC. The funds raised by the students were generously matched by Adobe, bringing the total contribution to $19,602.85.

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Algonquin College student receives $1,500 Colleges and Institutes Canada climate leader bursary

Posted on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Created and planted Miyawaki-style biodiverse forest on Pembroke CampusJamie Bramburger, Jay MacLaren, Mitchell McKenzie, Claude Brule, Bobbie Gormley and Kristi Beatty.

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Ottawa, ON (Monday, Dec. 3, 2024)— Algonquin College is pleased to announce that Environmental Technician student McKenzie Mitchell has been awarded a $1,500 Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) ImpAct Climate Challenge bursary for his efforts as a student climate leader.

Mitchell’s project, establishing a Miyawaki Forest at the Pembroke Campus is based on the Miyawaki method, originating from Japan. This focuses on afforestation in urban spaces using native trees and plant species in dense plantings to maximize growth and carbon sequestration. Continue reading