Posted on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Graphic artist and Algonquin College Professor Fred Sebastian acknowledges having mixed feelings as he watched some of his life’s work – editorial cartoons and illustrations produced for dozens of newspapers and magazines – be taken away recently to join the national collections of Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
“It’s a huge honour to have your work properly taken care of in this way,” Sebastian says, “and it makes you feel humble to have it archived alongside the life’s work of so many people I admire. It’s also sad to see it go.”
LAC has been collecting Sebastian’s artwork for its permanent collection for years. Its first acquisition was in the 1990s; a second instalment went to the Archives three years ago, with notice that the archivists would be back for more. The latest haul should occupy them for some time – matching artworks to publications and publication dates, photographing newspaper or magazine pages or going through USB sticks to cull Sebastian’s copies of his work or digital originals.
Sebastian’s editorial cartoons and illustrations have appeared over decades in outlets as diverse as the long-defunct Ottawa Sunday Herald (which became the Ottawa Sun in 1988), the Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times and a long list of other print and digital media.
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Posted on Friday, January 14th, 2022
January is Data Privacy Month at Algonquin College. 
The College community is invited to participate in this campaign promoting awareness about information privacy. This year’s theme is #PrivacyStartsWithYou.
Activities will include weekly awareness posts on myAC and social media covering topics such as email best practices, transparency, your role in protecting privacy at work and home, and much more.
Get involved by staying tuned for more messages in the coming weeks and taking a moment to visit the following resources: Stay Safe Online and Stop.Think.Connect.
Don’t forget to complete the online Information Security and Awareness Training to learn how to keep sensitive and valuable College information, including that of our learners and employees, safe.
You can read more about this campaign below.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
Algonquin College Campus Services will continue to provide services to the AC community for the 2022 Winter Term, both to those required
to be on-campus and remotely. “We’re here to help,” says Brent Brownlee, Director of Campus Services, “Whether our learners are studying remotely or are required to be on-campus, our Campus Services teams are available to support our AC community.”
Ottawa
Food Services
There are three food locations on the Ottawa Campus run by Campus Services: The Marketplace Food Court in D Building, The 35th Street Market Café in Residence and The Fix Eatery in ACCE. All three have been open for service for some time but more food stations or offerings will become available during the 2022 Winter Term.
The Marketplace Food Court offers a variety of food stations Popular stations open during Fall 2021 offering all-day breakfast options, burgers, sandwiches, coffee and pastries, pizza, daily Chef’s Choice features (including vegetarian options), will continue to operate in the 2022 Winter Term.
Food Services continues to work towards opening more stations at the Marketplace Food Court, taking into account College and Ottawa Public Health directives.
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