Last week saw graduates from the Ottawa Campus celebrating their achievements at three days of convocation ceremonies! Here are some of our favorite quotes from the Honorary Degree Recipient and Valedictorian speeches!
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When Jeff McCoy decided to get out of a job he didn’t like, and into the trades, he chose Algonquin for his training mainly because it was convenient.
Now having completed one trade program at the College and nearing completion on a second, McCoy believes he couldn’t have chosen better even if his education options had been far wider.
He is impressed by the flexibility of the instructors in his courses who readily adapt to different learning styles. “With the trades, one person is not always going to learn in the same way as the next person,” says McCoy. “I find (the Algonquin instructors) are really good in accommodating.” Continue reading
It’s a tired cliché: a little girl grows up dreaming of a career in animal care because, well, dogs are loveable and cats cuddly. That stereotype needs to meet Christine Archer.
“I am an unabashed reptile nerd and fish nerd. I love non-mammals in general and will talk about them at length,” says Archer, who graduated from Algonquin’s Veterinary Technician Program in 2009.
It’s not that Archer doesn’t love cute, furry mammals — she counts three rescue cat among her beloved “critters” — but her respect for animals is so much broader. It is founded as much on a keen interest in science as on natural empathy. Continue reading