Long Service Recognition

Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020

The prepared remarks of President Claude Brulé.

August 12, 2020

Hello to a wonderful group of dedicated employees,

As President of Algonquin College, it is my pleasure to highlight and celebrate your career and the milestones that you have achieved along the way.

Normally, we would host a formal reception for our long service employees where we would come together and stand shoulder to shoulder while we recognized your service to the College, to the students and to the community.

And while we cannot all be together in person this year, it is perhaps more important than ever to honour your dedication as you rise to the challenges we have faced during these unprecedented times.

Each of you truly helps form the cornerstone of this great educational institution. Every day you personify the College’s core values of Caring, Learning, Integrity and Respect.

In recent years, you have all helped the College embrace change – to champion our goals of being more learner–driven, sustainable and socially responsible, influencing our leadership position in personalized learning. This can be seen in everything from your commitment to the AC Way and our culture of continuous improvement, to how you embraced a new learning management system in Brightspace by D2L and a new payroll, finance and human resources system in Workday.

Over your collective careers, it is important to note than you have positively influenced, directly or indirectly, the lives of an immeasurable number of students.

These students have left our College, having turned their lifelong hopes and dreams into reality while making our community a better place to live, and work, and play. I am sure that each of them, and their families, would join me today in thanking you for all that you have done to contribute to their success.

A reminder to our community that at the centre of our College’s Coat of Arms is a shield bearing a sprig of cedar and three lightning bolts. White cedar, a hardy tree native to northeastern North America, represents the richness of nature, resilience and longevity. The bolts symbolize the spark of inspiration, as well as innovation and transformation.

It bears noting that the symbols on our shield are naturally exhibited in the character of our long-serving employees: resilient, inspiring, and innovative. My deepest appreciation for all you have done, and continue to do, to transform Algonquin College.

Thank you, Merci, Miigwetch.

 


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