Algonquin College joins other Canadian colleges to develop social initiatives

Posted on Monday, February 24th, 2020

OTTAWA — Algonquin College will host the launch of a Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) program aimed at getting Canadian colleges and institutes to collaborate on socially beneficial projects.

As part of the CICan ImpAct initiative, three pan-Canadian project working groups (PWGs) will set up development initiatives on sustainability, access to education, and social entrepreneurship.

Algonquin College was one of the Canadian colleges CICan selected to participate in the three working groups, in part because of its reputation as an educational institution devoted to building social infrastructure and advancing social innovation.

Representatives from colleges across the country will attend Tuesday’s ImpAct launch, along with officials from CICan, the McConnell Foundation, which is funding the initiative, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. The three PWGs will hold their inaugural meetings after the launch.

CICan ImpAct follows on Canada’s commitment to the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for action by all member states to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives of people everywhere.

Algonquin, along with other Canadian colleges, can play an important role in delivering on the country’s commitment to the UN’s sustainable development agenda, said Kevin Holmes, Managing Director of Algonquin College’s Social Innovation Lab.

“Colleges are geographically positioned to do a lot of good work, if they work in concert,” he said.

 

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CICan ImpAct Launch

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Time: 8:45 a.m.
Location: DARE District, Nawapon, Ottawa Campus, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa

Please RSVP to:
Ruth Dunley
Communications Manager
Algonquin College
Office: 613-727-4723 ext. 6452
Mobile: 613-406-0970
dunleyr@algonquincollege.com

 

Chris Lackner

Communications Officer

Algonquin College

Office: 613-727-4723 ext. 2091

Mobile: 613-220-3479

lacknec@algonquincollege.com

About Algonquin College:
The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario.

 


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