Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
Algonquin College’s second place win marks the fourth consecutive year that the College placed in the top two at the Ontario Colleges’ Marketing Competition (OCMC). This year’s event took place Dec. 1 to Dec. 2 at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto and included 12 colleges from across Ontario. The event’s host, Seneca College, proudly took home gold, with Algonquin College and Niagara College tying for an impressive second place.
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Posted on Monday, December 5th, 2022
“The activities and the work we do here is fun and I like it a lot.” 
This is the sentiment from 22-year-old, Jesse Cruz, a student in in the Academic Assistance for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (AAADD) program. AAADD curriculum offers adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to further their academic skills as well as build social skills within a college environment, or in an online, remote setting.
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Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Derick Fage joined the Algonquin College community to give a compelling and vulnerable talk about his experience living with an invisible disability.
Fage is the host and producer of Daytime Ottawa at Rogers TV and the President of the Canadian Continence Foundation — a cause he has championed since going public with his personal struggle of living with chronic fecal incontinence since birth. Fage’s candid conversation focused on what he’s coined “The Relentless Pursuit of Happiness”, an inspirational chat about how he overcame the mental health challenges, loneliness and shame he’s faced as a result of his disability.
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