Congratulations to all of those nominated for the Ottawa Business Journal 2015 40 Under 40. This year’s list includes a number of Algonquin College graduates and research partners, such as Aydin Mirzaee and Brandon Waselnuk, and employee Rebecca Trueman, Chair of Applied Science and Environmental Technology.
See the full list on the Ottawa Business Journal’s website.
Algonquin College receives over $650,000 in support of a Harm Reduction strategy to enable the development of a campus wide, comprehensive Harm Reduction Strategy related to drug and alcohol use.
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Algonquin College students are giving their school an A-.
2015 Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data, released today by Colleges Ontario, has Algonquin College leading all large Ontario colleges in the student satisfaction metric. The College’s score of 80.2 also beat the provincial average of 76.2 by a wide margin.
“We are pleased with this result, which reaffirms that we are on the right track to fulfilling our mission of transforming students’ hopes and dreams into lifelong success”, says Cheryl Jensen, President, Algonquin College. “With that said, we know we can build on that A-. My commitment to Algonquin College students is that we will work hard to keep our grades up.”
The KPI data is collected from students through a mandatory in-class annual survey each February. Students are asked to rate their satisfaction with their program outcomes, the quality of learning experiences, the quality of services, the quality of facilities and resources, and their overall satisfaction – where Algonquin placed first among large colleges for the fifth straight year.
See full 2015 results here.
April 16, 2015 – A group of Algonquin College students and professors have been working on Boardspace, an online app to help boards of directors complete administrative tasks more efficiently. Their hard work and time has paid off, as they won best stand-alone project award at Applied Research Day 13.0 on April 10, 2015.
“The Boardspace App helps everybody get organized,” said Chris Elliott, Principal Investigator for the Boardspace project. “We find this software works very well for boards of directors or boards of governors, but it is also effective for a wide range of companies.”
Other winners from Applied Research Day 13.0 were:
Applied Research Day, hosted by the Office of Applied Research and Innovation, is held three times a year at Algonquin College. The event highlights leading edge applied research being conducted at the College in collaboration with industry, institutional and community partners. 120 projects were on display on April 10.
Read more about the Boardspace project in the Ottawa Business Journal.
Executive Director, Partnerships and Applied Research thanks representatives from the federal government for their support of Algonquin College’s Construction Research Centre. L-R: Mark Hoddenbagh, Minister Pierre Poilievre, MP Royal Galipeau, and Denise Amyot, CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada.
The Honourable Minister of State (Science and Technology), Ed Holder, joined by David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, today announced over $40 million in grants to colleges across Canada to support applied research and development activities with industry, including $2.3 million over five years for Algonquin College’s Construction Research Centre.
The funding announced today was awarded through the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program and the College Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) Program.
The 38 projects funded through this $40 million announcement will create jobs and opportunities in key areas including manufacturing, green buildings and mobile technology, while training the next generation of highly skilled Canadians. Colleges also received support to purchase specialized research equipment.
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“Our government’s providing record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government is committed to creating the conditions that will allow entrepreneurship to thrive in this country. The collaboration between colleges and local industrial partners generates new products and ideas, creating long-term prosperity for the benefit of all Canadians.”
—The Honourable Ed Holder
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
“Applied research connects the skills and knowledge of our students and faculty with local businesses to strengthen our local economy. This grant will support those continued partnerships. We thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for their support and look forward to the exciting learning opportunities ahead.”
—Dr. Mark Hoddenbagh
Executive Director, Partnerships and Applied Research, Algonquin College
“NSERC is proud to support applied research and technology transfer work at Canada’s community colleges. Building college research capacities to help businesses innovate will create economic growth, and train the next generation of researchers and entrepreneurs. From building specialized equipment to developing new research centres, the College and Community Innovation program supports world-class research and innovation in communities all across the country.”
—Dr. B. Mario Pinto
President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
“In today’s competitive, global marketplace, businesses are now benefiting from having access to state-of-the-art facilities and exceptional research expertise available to them in colleges across the country. The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s College Industry Innovation Fund helps ensure that colleges can position themselves as valuable business research and innovation partners for the benefit of all Canadians.”
—Dr. Gilles Patry
President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation
The presidents of Carleton University and Algonquin College and their leadership teams today signed a memorandum of understanding that will benefit students by strengthening pathways between the university and college.
The Transfer Credit Agreement outlines new areas of partnership between the two schools and fosters increased collaboration in program delivery, credit transfer, applied research and entrepreneurship.
The three-year agreement will:
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“This agreement provides a collaborative model supporting our students in achieving their individual goals while serving the Province of Ontario.’’ Carleton President Roseann Runte O’Reilly
“We know student mobility is important to the Ontario government, and it is important to us at Algonquin College. We are excited by this opportunity to work together and provide more education options to students in our region.” Algonquin President Cheryl Jensen
Once you’re done your study, adding your Algonquin College education is just a click away.
(Ottawa, March 11, 2015) Getting a postsecondary credential is hard work. Adding it to LinkedIn doesn’t have to be.
Algonquin College is proud to be the first Canadian post-secondary institution to take part in a LinkedIn pilot project. The project gives current Algonquin College students and alumni the opportunity to add all of their educational information to their LinkedIn profile with just a click of a button.
“Our mission at the College is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong career success,” says Eric Hollebone, Director of Marketing and Recruitment at Algonquin College. “This initiative encourages our students and graduates to be proud of what they have accomplished, and helps them make the most of it as they head out into the working world. It is one more tool in our graduates’ kit to help get them to their new career.”
This new LinkedIn feature builds on Algonquin’s reputation as a leader in the social media space – the College was named a top Canadian College on social media by Ottawa firm MediaMiser last year.
Clicking the new “Add to profile” button is an easy way for students and alumni to add their Algonquin College information to the Education section of their LinkedIn profile and become a member of the Algonquin College group. If they are not already an existing member, the button allows students to sign up for LinkedIn more easily.
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network, and is widely used by recruiters, hiring managers, and professionals in hundreds of different industries to search for qualified job candidates. Users with education listed in their profile get seven times more views, and get contacted fifteen times more for opportunities.
With over $13,000 raised, Algonquin College students have once again won the national Spread the Net Student Challenge, defeating all postsecondary challengers.
The announcement was made on Tuesday night’s Rick Mercer Report. The win means Rick Mercer will once again return to Algonquin College to tape a portion of his season finale.
In the past three years, Algonquin College students and employees have raised nearly $64,000 to purchase bed nets for African families through the Student Challenge. This is the third straight first place finish for Algonquin College.
For every $10 raised, Plan Canada purchases a bed net for an African family – protecting them from mosquitos infected with malaria. This means the Algonquin College community has helped protect over 6,400 families through this initiative.
Algonquin College has signed an articulation agreement with Endicott College, located in Beverly, Massachusetts. Endicott, like Algonquin, emphasizes on hands-on learning through internships and is recognized as a leader in experiential learning.
This new articulation agreement will allow students in two of Algonquin College’s diploma programs – Business – Marketing and Business Management and Entrepreneurship (BME) – to transfer into the third year of Endicott’s Bachelor degree in Management or Marketing upon completing their diploma with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students who take advantage of this opportunity will also receive a discount on their tuition, residence, and meal plans at Endicott.
Further, students pursuing their degree at Endicott through this agreement will also be eligible to pursue their MBA at Endicott, allowing them to potentially obtain their Bachelor and Masters degrees within 25 months of completing their diploma.
To view all of Algonquin College’s degree pathway options, visitwww.algonquincollege.com/degree-pathways/
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