Posted on Monday, April 4th, 2022
On April 4, the Algonquin Students’ Association (SA) welcomed College officials and elected officials to the grand opening of the the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC). The hybrid event invited attendees to an opening ceremony presentation, followed by a guided tour of the facility.
Named for SA General Manager Jack Doyle, the ARC is a 125,000 square foot, student-owned facility dedicated to health, wellness, and providing a space for generations committed to a healthy lifestyle. The facility features multiple gymnasiums for varsity home games, recreation, and events, rock-climbing and bouldering walls, a walking and running track, abundant fitness areas with new equipment, bowling lanes, a golf simulator and a new licensed restaurant.
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Posted on Monday, April 4th, 2022
Students Bailey Schlievert and Nick Dufresne building the bike racks.
Two new bike racks will soon accompany the latest housing development built by Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa. Lead by Construction Trades and Building Systems instructor Mark Bowen, learners in Algonquin College’s Welding and Fabrication Techniques program are building the steel-framed bike racks for Titus Landing, a new eight-unit townhome development at Wateridge Village. The bike racks will be installed in a communal outdoor space this spring, in advance of residents moving in late 2022.
The College welcomes opportunities for students to apply their practical learning to benefit local communities. Projects like the bike racks are a perfect assignment for students to apply their learned skills to a real-life design. Read more >
Posted on Friday, April 1st, 2022
Reaching behind to access belongings can be challenging for some wheelchair users. A device created by mechanical and electrical engineering technology students at Algonquin College allows wheelchair users to easily retrieve personal effects. The Wheelchair Backpack Transfer Device will debut as one of the submissions in next Friday’s virtual RE/ACTION Showcase, bringing together Algonquin College learners, educators and industry partners to exhibit innovative research projects.
Jackson Gougeon and his team – Musugiramanz Moise, Alexander McKenzie, Sebastian Menendez and Burke Walsh – created the device for their client Tetra Society of North America. Tetra is a not-for-profit organization that works with volunteers and students to design assistive devices for people living with disabilities.
“The main goal is to have a product for a wheelchair, powered or manual, for someone who can’t personally grasp a backpack from behind their chair, bring it forward and easily access anything in their backpack or bag,” said Gougeon.
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