As many of you know, Ottawa Public Health has confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ottawa. With the virus now confirmed in our region, we understand concerns will be heightened within our college community.
Nationally, the Public Health Agency of Canada continues to assess the overall risk to the public as low, and this risk is being assessed continually as new information becomes available.
Just because the risk is low does not mean that we shouldn’t plan for the possibility of changing scenarios related to this situation, and many activities have been going on behind the scenes at the College to ensure we are prepared. We will continue to monitor the situation and make adjustments as required.
The frequency of our communications will increase, as needed, as local updates – and their potential implications – become available.
OTTAWA (March 6) — Algonquin College’s newest campus, AC Online, can only be visited in cyberspace.
The digital-only campus will meet increasing learner demand for flexible, personalized and quality online content.
AC Online builds on the College’s record as a trailblazer in online education. In 2019, Algonquin College was ranked first in online enrolments among all Canadian colleges and CEGEPS.
AC Online offers a customized, full-support service model. From the latest digital tools and interactive elements to an array of student supports, the goal is to deliver learner-driven education. The online campus will feature more than 65 online programs and 800 online courses, including interest courses, part-time programs, and full-time programs.
We take the health and safety of our College community very seriously. With ongoing global and emerging local concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), we have launched a new resources webpage for the Algonquin College community.
Algonquin College’ has launched a unique corporate partnership initiative – DARE6, as it is called – with PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (PCL) as the first firm to sign on.
On Friday, some three dozen PCL senior executives and employees who’d been involved in building the College’s newest facility, the DARE District, returned to the Ottawa Campus to inaugurate DARE6, a new-style collaborative partnership Algonquin is offering to select corporate stakeholders to help further the College’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. Continue reading Algonquin College launches DARE6 Initiative
As you know, earlier this week Environment Canada declared a winter storm warning for our region, with freezing rain and rapidly accumulating snow affecting road conditions throughout eastern Ontario. Late last night, the Algonquin College Executive Team decided to close our Pembroke Campus due to deteriorating conditions in that area. The Pembroke Campus will remain closed until Friday at 7:30 a.m. Continue reading Message from the President – Winter Storm Update
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.
Algonquin College’s We Saved You a Seat program has won an Award of Excellence from Electricity Human Resources Canada.
The program was honoured with the Innovation in HR Practices – Education or Training Institution Award.
We Saved You a Seat was selected for its work “addressing the enrollment gap of women in STEM.” Launched in 2018, the program aims to increase the number of women enrolled in select technology programs at Algonquin. Sara Gauen, the College’s Inclusion and Diversity Specialist, was part of the Algonquin team that accepted the award from EHRC. Continue reading We Saved You a Seat wins Award of Excellence
OTTAWA — Students, employees and friends of Algonquin College will be participating in a special ceremony in an effort to bring the community together following an act of vandalism.
Gathering to Heal will be hosted by Ron (Deganadus) McLester, Algonquin’s Vice President, Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenization, and will include a prayer from an elder, Indigenous drumming, and dance. The event will be held in the shadow of the defaced mural, which has been left visible in an effort to acknowledge the pain it has caused Indigenous learners and employees at the College, as well as the broader community. Continue reading Gathering to Heal: Algonquin College Responds to Mural Vandalism
I am writing this to share some concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus and reported behaviour towards some of our international students. There have been troubling reports from our International Education Centre that students of Chinese heritage are encountering hurtful messages on social media, and are being ostracized by their fellow students.
While I understand there is increasing anxiety surrounding this virus, I want to stress that the Public Health Agency of Canada has assessed the public health risk as “low for Canada and Canadian travelers.” Only those people who become ill within 14 days of having visited Wuhan or who have been in close contact with someone who has a respiratory illness who has been to Wuhan within 14 days prior to the onset of their illness are considered at risk for the coronavirus. Continue reading Message from the President – Coronavirus
I write to you this evening to let you know about an incident that has caused great pain in our College community. I want to acknowledge that, and tell you how I would like to move forward.
On Tuesday evening, someone defaced the three-storey mural in the DARE District, painting graffiti over our beautiful hawk. This mural is very special to our College — the artists who created it did so to mark the opening of our DARE District. It took them seven months to complete, and was created in consultation with our learners and Indigenous elders. Continue reading Message from the President re: vandalism
Algonquin College’ has launched a unique corporate partnership initiative – DARE6, as it is called – with PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (PCL) as the first firm to sign on.