December 2002

Algonquin College partners with the Ontario Provincial Police
[December 16, 2002]

An official signing ceremony took place at Algonquin College today. College President Robert Gillett signed a Letter of Understanding with Chris D. Lewis, OPP Chief Superintendent and Regional Commander (Eastern Region) to assist and exchange professional development training for not only Eastern Ontario OPP officers, but also Algonquin College’s Police Foundation students, over the next five years.

Algonquin, Niagara colleges to offer Bachelor's degree in Photonics
[December 5, 2002]

Algonquin College and Niagara College have been given approval by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to deliver a Bachelor’s degree program in Photonics, enabling both colleges to confer their graduates with applied degrees. Algonquin College’s Bachelor of Applied Technology degree in Photonics will be introduced in September 2004.

Algonquin College offers music courses
[December 2, 2002]

Beginning in 2003, Algonquin College will offer a new series of music courses through the College’s Centre for Continuing Education and Life-long Learning.

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November 2002

Algonquin College receives Heidelberg donation
[November 29, 2002]

A donation from Heidelberg Canada, worth in excess of half-a-million dollars, has been made to Algonquin College’s Print Media program. The state-of-the-art printing equipment includes a pair of two-colour presses and one state-of-the-art Computer-To-Plate (CTP) system. Algonquin College becomes the only learning institution in Canada to feature the new industry-standard CTP system in its curriculum.

Youth career and employment programs launched in Renfrew county
[November 29, 2002]

Young people in Renfrew County who are in the midst of making career decisions are getting some help. Three innovative initiatives that support school-to-work transitions for youth have been launched by several community partners. The programs include Passport to Prosperity, Options 2003 and a new web site designed by Algonquin College’s Job Connect program.

Algonquin College signs technology alliance with IBM
[November 21, 2002]

Algonquin College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IBM Canada Ltd. to create a unique alliance that will enable various technologies throughout the College, and will result in a state-of-the-art technology briefing centre in the new Advanced Technology Centre.

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October 2002

Algonquin College professor earns Gemini nomination
[October 31, 2002]

An Algonquin College professor has earned a nomination for the 17 th Annual Gemini Awards to be handed out this weekend in Toronto.

Algonquin College opens Advanced Technology Centre
[October 24, 2002]

The doors of Algonquin College’s $23-million Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) officially opened today on Algonquin’s Woodroffe Campus. Algonquin College President Robert Gillett, Board Chair Mike Keller, Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli and Dean of the School of Advanced Technology Morris Uremovich were on hand to ceremoniously open the state-of-the-art learning facility.

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July 2002

Algonquin College culinary student has the recipe for success
[July 8, 2002]

Oh Moy, she did it again! Algonquin College star culinary student Katrina Moy capped off her stellar student career with a bronze-medal victory at the 8th Canadian Skills Competition held in Vancouver earlier last month.

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June 2002

Algonquin students win national college slogan contest
[June 18, 2002]

Three Algonquin College public relations students have an important decision to make. They must decide what to do with their share of $5,000. On May 27, Charlene Armstrong, Christine Brosko and Heather Wilcox won the Association of Canadian Community Colleges’ (ACCC) inaugural slogan competition in St. John’s Newfoundland on May 27, and will split the grand prize of $5,000.

Pembroke's boardwalk repaired by Algonquin College forestry students
[June 11, 2002]

Students from the Forestry Technician Program at Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley are helping to repair Pembroke’s new millennium boardwalk along the city’s waterfront. The boardwalk was damaged earlier this spring by record high water levels in the Ottawa River and strong winds.

Education partnership at the forefront of mathematics elearning in North America
[June 5, 2002]

Building on the most successful multimedia program for teaching and learning mathematics in Canada, "The Learning Equation - TLE®", ACERRA and Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning have teamed up again to develop and deliver a new leading-edge, Web-based TLE® product line.

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May 2002

Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry "Bloom With Us" conference
[May 16, 2002]

"Bloom With Us" is the conference name for the Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry to be held here in Ottawa from May 24th to the 26th at Ottawa City Hall.

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April 2002

Algonquin does its homework
[April 10, 2002]

All colleges in Ontario continue to get excellent results from their KPI surveys and the delta from top to bottom is extremely narrow. For the fourth year in a row, Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology has received good marks from graduates, students and employers in the massive province-wide accountability surveys known collectively as Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

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March 2002

Algonquin College launches school in China
[March 28, 2002]

Algonquin College President Robert Gillett signed a Letter of Intent today with Yu Min Hong, President of New Oriental School, to offer Algonquin College’s two-year Computer Programmer program in Beijing, China. This is a preliminary document leading up to the official May 8 signing of an agreement between Algonquin College and New Oriental School.

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February 2002

Algonquin College launches Sport Management program
[February 28, 2002]

Algonquin College School of Business launches a Sport Management Post Diploma program at the Woodroffe Campus beginning this August. Algonquin College held a press conference today to launch this new program.

Algonquin alumnus wins College's third Premier's Award in four years
[February 19, 2002]

Algonquin alumnus Ken Anderson, former CIO of Canadian Blood Services and Mitel Corporation, has been honoured with an Ontario Premier’s Award.

Algonquin College awarded funds for research
[February 4, 2002]

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology has been awarded $781,244 through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support a project which will see Algonquin become a Centre for Advanced Digital Cinema Research in Canada.

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