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OTTAWA — Apr. 8, 2024 – The Schulich Foundation and Algonquin College are thrilled to announce the continuation of their transformative partnership with the Schulich Builders scholarship program. Building upon the success of the inaugural year, this collaboration will further empower students pursuing careers in the skilled trades across 12 esteemed Ontario Colleges, including Algonquin College.

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CAE and Algonquin College executives and employees gather for a group photo following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Algonquin College is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CAE, a global leader in training for the civil aviation and defence and security markets. This landmark agreement marks a significant milestone in the collaboration between academia and industry, aimed at advancing workforce development, skills training, and innovation across multiple sectors, as well as supporting skills development for Indigenous Peoples.

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Ottawa, ON, April 2, 2024 — Today, as part of its continuing commitment to Reconciliation and as part of its indigenization strategy, Algonquin College honoured the Indigenous language of the region by naming four private streets on the Ottawa campus with Anishinabe names.

“Our Indigenous Pathways Project demonstrates our ongoing commitment to preserving Indigenous culture and heritage through the installation of interior signage, murals, and wayfinding signs,” said Claude Brulé, President and CEO, Algonquin College. “With the introduction of exterior street signs, our college embraces and celebrates the first language of this territory, fostering familiarity with Anishinabe language, history, and culture throughout our Ottawa campus.” Continue reading →

OTTAWA (April 1, 2024) – Algonquin College has become the first college to sign Health Canada’s food guide-friendly pledge, committing to taking meaningful steps to maintain, and enhance, a healthy food environment on campus.

“We are very proud to be the first college in Canada to make this commitment,” said Duane McNair, Vice President, Finance and Administration, Algonquin College. “This pledge not only highlights our excellent food options on campus, but also demonstrates our dedication to continue to make healthy eating more and more accessible.”

The food guide-friendly program is a voluntary initiative designed to help publicly-funded institutions create healthier food environments, which ultimately leads people to make more healthy eating choices.

“Health Canada’s pledge recognizes our existing efforts in making fruits and vegetables readily available and encouraging healthy eating behaviours in the Marketplace Food Court,” said Emma Kaye, Wellness and Sustainability Coordinator, Registered Dietitian.

“But our work is never done. Part of the pledge is committing to nutrition on campus by looking for ways to improve by putting more emphasis on promoting healthier choices and increasing availability of these options.”

The Marketplace Food Court is Algonquin College’s first food service location to be recognized as food guide-friendly. Other self-operated Food Service locations on the Ottawa Campus will be working towards the same recognition in the upcoming terms.

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About Algonquin College 

The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 200 programs. Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario, with campuses in Ottawa, Perth, Pembroke and AC Online.

Today’s release of 2022-23 Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results by Colleges Ontario reaffirms Algonquin College’s commitment to guiding learners toward successful post-graduation employment and meeting the evolving needs of employers in the communities it serves.

The results show Algonquin College’s continued success in preparing graduates for the workforce – including ranking in the second position among large colleges in graduate satisfaction and seeing nearly 92 per cent of employers indicating their satisfaction with the quality of Algonquin College graduates they’ve hired.

Highlights from the report Include:

• Graduate satisfaction and employment rates: Algonquin College saw 77% of graduates expressing satisfaction with the quality of education received, and 86% finding employment within six months of graduation.
• Above provincial average performance: Algonquin College continues to outperform the provincial average in two critical categories: ‘Graduate Satisfaction’ and ‘Graduate Employment’. Additionally, the institution remains on par with the provincial average for ‘Employer Satisfaction’.

“These results indicate what we all know – that hiring an Algonquin College graduate is good for business. We are pleased to see that our graduates are not only satisfied with their education, but are also having success in finding employment. These results give us the opportunity to measure successes against our strategic direction, with a view to understanding where we can enhance our program and service offerings to learners going forward,” said Algonquin College President and CEO, Claude Brulé.

Algonquin College has been recognized as a National Capital Region’s Top Employer for 2024, marking the eleventh year in a row since the College first received this honour.

“I am immensely proud of the College’s demonstrated commitment to employee engagement and the opportunities we provide for personal and professional growth,” said Claude Brulé, President and CEO of Algonquin College. “Our employees make up a compassionate, vibrant, effective and diverse workforce, one that works hard every day to ensure the success of our students.”

Canada’s Top Employer is an annual competition that recognizes exceptional workplaces on a national, provincial and regional basis. Algonquin College has won an award in the National Capital Region category every year since 2014.

“Our employees are the driving force behind Algonquin College. The work they do makes a difference every single day, and it is their efforts that make this such a wonderful place to learn and to work,” said Brulé.

Pulse-Pounding Partnership for Heart Month to Raises Awareness

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Jan. 31, 2024, Ottawa, ON – With the cut of a ribbon, City of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) Foundation’s President Lianne Laing, Algonquin College President and CEO Claude Brulé and Students’ Association President Abigail Soto Carvajal kicked off a series of activities to mark Heart Month on campus and around Ottawa to raise awareness for heart health.

Algonquin College played host as the first location in Ottawa to “Light the Capital Red” by illuminating the Jack Doyle Athletic and Recreation Centre’s pedestrian bridge as part of the OHIF’s annual awareness campaign for Heart Month. Continue reading →