The Algonquin College Office of Applied Research & Innovation will be hosting its RE/ACTION: Applied Research Showcase on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
RE/ACTION highlights leading-edge applied research done in collaboration with industry, institutional and community partners, providing a glimpse into the future of technology and the current state of innovation.
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OTTAWA — Algonquin College is pleased to host The Honourable Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, at its annual President’s Breakfast on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
“It is such an honour to have Minister Fullerton visit us and spend time with our Algonquin community,” said Algonquin President Cheryl Jensen. “This event is always an opportunity for us to focus on the future and the term ahead, and we look forward to having Minister Fullerton share her thoughts on the future for all postsecondaries.”
Employees from the Perth, Pembroke and Ottawa campuses will assemble for the event, which usually takes place in late August each year as a way to mark the start of a new term and for President Jensen to share her vision for the College in the year ahead.
Event Management graduate certificate students raised an impressive $27,976.99 this semester for the Children’s Wish Foundation. The total for the academic year for both cohorts is over $85,000. All the money raised is bringing the program closer to their one million dollar goal for the Children’s Wish Foundation. Continue reading Event Management students raise $27,976.99 for The Children’s Wish Foundation
For Immediate Release
OTTAWA — Algonquin College is pleased to announce that The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will generously support 165 Algonquin College students over the next four years through the Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades.
Through this initiative, 95 post-secondary students and 70 apprentices at Algonquin campuses in Ottawa, Perth and Pembroke will benefit from more than 365 awards to be given out over the next four years – a total funding of $640,211. The awards will go to students pursuing careers in the transportation, manufacturing and construction sectors – industries currently undergoing a labour shortage across Canada.
Beyond financial help, these Weston Family Scholars will also receive ongoing social and career support – including mentorship and co-curricular activities.
A message from President Cheryl Jensen on full power being restored to Ottawa Campus:
July 25, 2018 – Full Power Restored to Ottawa Campus
Power has been restored to H Building. All buildings on campus now have power. Campus is open and operating normally.
Campus is expected to be open and operating normally on Tuesday, July 24 and the rest of the week.
Visit our new Power Update site for FAQs and information: https://www.algonquincollege.com/power/
Residence continues to be fully operational on generator power. ACCE continues to be unaffected by the power incidents.
Please monitor this page and follow AC social media for the latest updates.
Sunday, July 22, 2018, 2:45 p.m.
Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus will be open for all classes and activities on Monday, July 23rd .
Crews have worked through the weekend to successfully restore power to the College. While some areas are still operating on reduced power this afternoon, all areas are expected to be at full power in time for the start of the new week. This will include areas that involve our external partners, such as the Algonquin College Early Learning Centre, Pro Physio, and the Police and Public Safety Institute.
The College is drawing power from one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natural gas plants, supplemented by generators for many of the buildings.
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Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Crews have been successful in their efforts to restore power to a large portion of the Ottawa campus. The College has been able to utilize one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natural gas plants, which together can generate enough power to cover the baseline power needs of the Ottawa campus.
As of Saturday evening, we have been able to supply power to all buildings except Buildings T, N, P and S — electrical systems for these buildings are being tested this evening and we are hopeful that power will be restored in these areas over the weekend. We do not yet have sufficient power to run the main chiller that provides cooling to most buildings, so while some buildings have full power for lighting, computers and washrooms, they do not yet have air conditioning.
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Jul 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Crews are continuing their work to restore power to our Ottawa Campus and we are pleased to report that last night our Residence was back to full power. Thank you to all our learners for their patience while we worked to set up generators, and to all the teams and employees who work in Residence for their ongoing support.
The ACCE Building is operating normally and all regularly scheduled activity there will continue without disruption.
We are unable to provide an ETA on the restoration of power to other parts of the Ottawa Campus, which are currently operating on emergency power.
Specialists have been brought in to further diagnose the problem and we will have another update for everyone later today. We are hopeful that we will be able to take advantage of our high-efficiency co-generation power plants, which can generate enough power to cover the baseline power needs of the Ottawa campus.
All regularly scheduled activities, programs, and services in areas of the Ottawa Campus other than ACCE Building remain suspended on Saturday and until further notice. Employees in non-essential roles are advised not to come to the campus.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your attention to this notice.
Please watch for updates on myAC and the College’s social media channels throughout the weekend
Continue reading Important update re power outage
To: All students and employees
What: Power Outage update
Friday, July 20, 2018, 10:30 p.m.
Crews are still working to restore power to parts of the Ottawa Campus, which was struck by a wide scale outage at approximately 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. We are unable to provide an ETA on the restoration of full power at this time.
In the interim, please be advised that:
• The ACCE Building is operating normally and all regularly scheduled activity will continue there on Saturday.
• All regularly scheduled activities, programs, and services in areas of the Ottawa Campus other than ACCE Building will be suspended on Saturday and until further notice. Employees in non-essential roles are advised not to come to the campus.
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