Algoma University College
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Algoma University is a postsecondary institution in Sault Ste. Marie
, Ontario
, Canada
, offering undergraduate university
degrees in more than 30 academic programs. The student population has increased substantially in recent years and Algoma now has about 1200 students.
From its founding in 1967 until June 18, 2008, Algoma was an affiliated college
of Laurentian University
in Sudbury, and was officially known as Algoma University College.
The enabling legislation is the Algoma University Act, 2008.
, the chief of the Ojibway people, as he felt "that the future Ojibway needed to learn the white man's academic method of education in order to survive in what was becoming a 'predominately non-native world with non-native values'". While Chief Shingwauk's vision of a teaching wigwam for his people would not come to fruition in his lifetime, it would eventually receive funding in 1872 from the combined efforts of Chiefs Augustin Shingwauk and Buhkwujjenene Shingwauk (Chief Shingwauk's sons) and Rev. Edward Francis Wilson. The initial building was constructed in Garden River First Nation
in 1873 and housed 16 students. It tragically burnt down 6 days later. A new building was erected in Sault Ste. Marie in 1875. .
Shingwauk Hall would eventually become part of the broader movement across Canada to assimilate Canada's First Nations
peoples, straying far from Chief Shingwauk's vision for a teaching wigwam. Students in the Anishnabek residential school system endured poor living conditions, physical and emotional abuse and segregation from their own family members.
The current building was completed in 1935, after it was deemed the original building had deteriorated beyond repair.
In 1975 the college purchased Shingwauk Hall, the building that housed the aforementioned residential school, and 37 acres (15 ha) of land including property along the St. Mary's River front. In 1989 the Arthur A. Wishart
library opened, followed by expansion in 1992 with the opening of the George Leach Centre. Student residence buildings were constructed in 1995 and later expanded in 2001.
2005 was another significant year for the school, as a $6 million technology wing saw expansion unprecedented in the school's young past. Included in the wing are state-of-the-art technology and computer labs, the 'Great West Life Amphitheatre' (a 250+ seat lecture hall), a new student centre, cafeteria, faculty offices, a bookstore and campus shop, and a new pub.
Algoma's independence from Laurentian University was first proposed in 1994. The original proposal would have seen the school renamed Shingwauk University, but was not ultimately pursued by the MTCU.
On May 31, 2007, the government of Ontario announced that it would introduce legislation to charter Algoma as a fully independent university. After the government passed the Algoma University Act, it was given royal assent
by David Onley
, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
, on June 18, 2008. Nipissing University
in North Bay
, also formerly an affiliated college of Laurentian University, similarly received status as an independent university in 1992.
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
will be the name of a new federated institution dedicated to Anishnaabe education.
, history
, psychology
, sociology
, biology
, business
, computer science
and fine arts.
The university also offers selected programs on satellite campuses in Timmins
and Brampton
.
Concurrently with Algoma's charter as an independent university, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
(University), an Anishinaabe
cultural and linguistic federated school
is poised to open in the fall of 2008.
While Algoma does not currently offer any full joint programs with Lake Superior State University
in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
, students at both institutions may register for some courses at the other school as credit toward their degrees from their home institutions.
The university has diploma-to-degree agreements with Cambrian College
, Confederation College
, George Brown College
, Humber College
, Mohawk College
, Northern College
, Sheridan College
, Sault College
and Seneca College
, as well as a student exchange
agreement with the University of the Sunshine Coast
in Queensland
, Australia
.
Shingwauk Hall is currently used to house various classrooms, as well as administrative and faculty offices. It is connected on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels by links to the newer East, West and North-West wings that house further classrooms, research space and offices. The second floor of Shingwauk Hall (SH200's) houses various student services, including Co-Op and Career Services, the Learning Center, Student Advisors and the ESL Program.
In 2009 Algoma received more than $16 million to build a the Biosciences and Technology Convergence Centre. Ground was broken for the new building in September 2009. Along with state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory space for students and professors, the building will also be home to various research institutes, including the Health Informatics Research Institute, the Invasive Species Research Institute, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and Algoma Games for Health. The building will open it's doors to students in September 2011.
The university has plans to build the Fine Arts and Music Education (FAME) Centre as part of its plan to expand the campus into the downtown core of Sault Ste. Marie. The FAME Centre will be housed in the former Windsor Park Hotel, sharing the facility with the new downtown residence and medical clinic. The project is part of the school's Essential Elements campaign, a fundraising campaign aimed at the continued expansion of the school and it's endeavours.
Algoma University at Brampton offers accelerated Business Degrees designed specifically for college graduates. Students can choose to pursue a general BBA or specialize in Accounting, Human Resources or Marketing. "Diploma-to-Degree" students may earn their degree in as little as 20 months.
Algoma has a 39000 square feet (3,623.2 m²) sports and athletics centre, the George Leach Centre (GLC). The GLC has three regulation court surfaces, which accommodate badminton
, basketball
, volleyball
, and tennis
. One court has been specially designed for indoor tennis and the gymnasium features a 1/9th mile indoor walk/jog track. The facility also includes two international-sized squash courts, an aerobics/multipurpose room with a suspended wooden floor which meets international standards for aerobics/dance, and a weight training/aerobic machine room with state-of-the-art equipment.
The Speak Easy is the university's cafeteria and pub. It features a state-of-the-art sound system, various televisions, a large projection screen and a licensed patio.
Built in September of 2003, the facility contains 45 single bedrooms. Each bedroom is fully furnished with a bed, desk, dresser, closet and telephone and shares a common bathroom with one other bedroom.
The entire complex consists of 15 townhouses, housing 75 students. Each townhouse unit has five single bedrooms, two bathrooms, a common kitchen and living room.
Opened in September of 2010, the downtown residence is a converted local hotel landmark. Each room is fully furnished with a single bed, dresser, closet, telephone, mini-fridge, television and private bathroom. There are shared kitchen facilities and common rooms in various areas throughout the building.
The university's student newspaper
is The Sentient. The university does not currently have a campus radio
station, although several students and faculty participate in the production of Thunderbird Six, a series of podcast
s about the university. Some individual Algoma students have also volunteered for WLSO
, the college radio station of Lake Superior State University.
The students are represented by the Algoma University Students' Union (AUSU). AUSU is local 82 of the Canadian Federation of Students
. Anishinaabe students of Algoma University have an active Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students' Association (SASA) and are represented on the Algoma University Student Union executive, the Anishinaabe Peoples Council (an advisory committee of the Board of Governors) and the Cross Cultural Committee.
Algoma also publishes an annual literary journal, Algoma Ink
.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, offering undergraduate university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
degrees in more than 30 academic programs. The student population has increased substantially in recent years and Algoma now has about 1200 students.
From its founding in 1967 until June 18, 2008, Algoma was an affiliated college
Federated school
An affiliated school is an educational institution that operates independently, but also has a formal collaborative agreement with another, usually larger institution that may have some level of control or influence over its academic policies, standards or programs.While a university may have one...
of Laurentian University
Laurentian University
Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....
in Sudbury, and was officially known as Algoma University College.
The enabling legislation is the Algoma University Act, 2008.
Shingwauk Hall: From "Teaching Wigwam" to Residential School
The original vision for Shingwauk Hall in the early 19th century came from ShingwaukShingwauk
Shingwaukonse , or Shingwauk was an Anishnaabe chief, who was instrumental in the establishment of the Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste...
, the chief of the Ojibway people, as he felt "that the future Ojibway needed to learn the white man's academic method of education in order to survive in what was becoming a 'predominately non-native world with non-native values'". While Chief Shingwauk's vision of a teaching wigwam for his people would not come to fruition in his lifetime, it would eventually receive funding in 1872 from the combined efforts of Chiefs Augustin Shingwauk and Buhkwujjenene Shingwauk (Chief Shingwauk's sons) and Rev. Edward Francis Wilson. The initial building was constructed in Garden River First Nation
Garden River First Nation
Garden River First Nation, also known as Ketegaunseebee , is an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie....
in 1873 and housed 16 students. It tragically burnt down 6 days later. A new building was erected in Sault Ste. Marie in 1875. .
Shingwauk Hall would eventually become part of the broader movement across Canada to assimilate Canada's First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
peoples, straying far from Chief Shingwauk's vision for a teaching wigwam. Students in the Anishnabek residential school system endured poor living conditions, physical and emotional abuse and segregation from their own family members.
The current building was completed in 1935, after it was deemed the original building had deteriorated beyond repair.
Algoma University College
The desire to establish an undergraduate Liberal Arts College in Sault Ste. Marie originated as a broad citizens’ movement in the 1950s. In October of 1964, the Algoma College Association was incorporated by Letters Patent of the Province of Ontario. One year later, Algoma College was established as a non-sectarian institution affiliated with Laurentian University. In September of 1967, Algoma College opened its doors to its first students. Part-time enrolment expanded to over 1000 students by 1969-70. The year 1971 marked a significant turning point in the College’s history in respect to both program and facilities. In recognition of the rapid maturation of the College, the Department of University Affairs authorized the expansion of full-time in Arts to the full three years. In addition, in September 1971, the College was relocated to its own campus acquiring by lease, Shingwauk Hall and the Shingwauk site. In 1975, with the assistance of a grant from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, the college purchased Shingwauk Hall and 37 acres (15 ha) of land surrounding the buildings.In 1975 the college purchased Shingwauk Hall, the building that housed the aforementioned residential school, and 37 acres (15 ha) of land including property along the St. Mary's River front. In 1989 the Arthur A. Wishart
Arthur Wishart
Arthur Allison Wishart, CM was a politician and cabinet minister in Ontario, Canada.Born in New Brunswick, Wishart got his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1930, and then practised in Windsor and Blind River. He served as mayor of Blind River before moving to Sault Ste. Marie in 1939...
library opened, followed by expansion in 1992 with the opening of the George Leach Centre. Student residence buildings were constructed in 1995 and later expanded in 2001.
2005 was another significant year for the school, as a $6 million technology wing saw expansion unprecedented in the school's young past. Included in the wing are state-of-the-art technology and computer labs, the 'Great West Life Amphitheatre' (a 250+ seat lecture hall), a new student centre, cafeteria, faculty offices, a bookstore and campus shop, and a new pub.
Algoma's independence from Laurentian University was first proposed in 1994. The original proposal would have seen the school renamed Shingwauk University, but was not ultimately pursued by the MTCU.
On May 31, 2007, the government of Ontario announced that it would introduce legislation to charter Algoma as a fully independent university. After the government passed the Algoma University Act, it was given royal assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
by David Onley
David Onley
David Charles Onley, OOnt is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.Onley was a television journalist prior to his viceregal appointment. He worked primarily for Citytv as a science and technology reporter, and for the 24-hour news station CablePulse 24 as a news anchor and...
, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
, on June 18, 2008. Nipissing University
Nipissing University
Nipissing University is a public liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a site overlooking Lake Nipissing. The university's unique character is defined by its location in Northern Ontario, and a large and highly respected faculty of education...
in North Bay
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
, also formerly an affiliated college of Laurentian University, similarly received status as an independent university in 1992.
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is a proposed Anishinaabe university to be run in conjunction with a newly-independent Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie and the Shingwauk Education Trust. In 2006, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and Algoma University signed a covenant that promised to assist each...
will be the name of a new federated institution dedicated to Anishnaabe education.
Programs
Algoma provides 30 plus programs - three and four year bachelor's degrees in disciplines such as EnglishEnglish literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and fine arts.
The university also offers selected programs on satellite campuses in Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
and Brampton
Brampton
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :...
.
Partnerships
The Algoma Conservatory of Music, which offers music lessons to about 1000 students in the community, has a working relationship with Algoma.Concurrently with Algoma's charter as an independent university, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is a proposed Anishinaabe university to be run in conjunction with a newly-independent Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie and the Shingwauk Education Trust. In 2006, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and Algoma University signed a covenant that promised to assist each...
(University), an Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe or Anishinabe—or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek, which is the plural form of the word—is the autonym often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin peoples. They all speak closely related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages, of the Algonquian language family.The meaning...
cultural and linguistic federated school
Federated school
An affiliated school is an educational institution that operates independently, but also has a formal collaborative agreement with another, usually larger institution that may have some level of control or influence over its academic policies, standards or programs.While a university may have one...
is poised to open in the fall of 2008.
While Algoma does not currently offer any full joint programs with Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste...
in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
, students at both institutions may register for some courses at the other school as credit toward their degrees from their home institutions.
The university has diploma-to-degree agreements with Cambrian College
Cambrian College
Cambrian College is a college of applied arts and technology in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, and funded by the province of Ontario, Cambrian has campuses in Sudbury, Espanola and Little Current....
, Confederation College
Confederation College
Confederation College is a provincially funded college of applied arts and technology located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1967, and has area campuses in Dryden, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Marathon, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Wawa. The college, with its area...
, George Brown College
George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario...
, Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
, Mohawk College
Mohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...
, Northern College
Northern College
Northern College is a college of applied arts and technology in Northern Ontario. The College's catchment area extends across . More than 65 communities within Northeastern Ontario are served by four campuses located in Timmins , Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, and Haileybury. Annual enrolment is...
, Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
, Sault College
Sault College
Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology is one of 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario. Sault College is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and began in 1965 as the Ontario Vocational Centre...
and Seneca College
Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a Canadian public college in the greater Toronto area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.-History:...
, as well as a student exchange
Student Exchange
Student Exchange is a 1987 television film directed by Mollie Miller.-Plot:Carole and Neil, two nerdy teenagers, get only perfect grades but have no social skills. When Carole learns that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy have gone to another school, they grab their chance and...
agreement with the University of the Sunshine Coast
University of the Sunshine Coast
The University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. In 2011, the student body was...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Shingwauk Hall and Adjacent Wings (East, West and North-West)
Shingwauk Hall is currently used to house various classrooms, as well as administrative and faculty offices. It is connected on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels by links to the newer East, West and North-West wings that house further classrooms, research space and offices. The second floor of Shingwauk Hall (SH200's) houses various student services, including Co-Op and Career Services, the Learning Center, Student Advisors and the ESL Program.
Bioscience Technology and Convergence Centre
In 2009 Algoma received more than $16 million to build a the Biosciences and Technology Convergence Centre. Ground was broken for the new building in September 2009. Along with state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory space for students and professors, the building will also be home to various research institutes, including the Health Informatics Research Institute, the Invasive Species Research Institute, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and Algoma Games for Health. The building will open it's doors to students in September 2011.
Fine Arts and Music Education (FAME) Centre
The university has plans to build the Fine Arts and Music Education (FAME) Centre as part of its plan to expand the campus into the downtown core of Sault Ste. Marie. The FAME Centre will be housed in the former Windsor Park Hotel, sharing the facility with the new downtown residence and medical clinic. The project is part of the school's Essential Elements campaign, a fundraising campaign aimed at the continued expansion of the school and it's endeavours.
Brampton Programming
Algoma University at Brampton offers accelerated Business Degrees designed specifically for college graduates. Students can choose to pursue a general BBA or specialize in Accounting, Human Resources or Marketing. "Diploma-to-Degree" students may earn their degree in as little as 20 months.
George Leach Centre
Algoma has a 39000 square feet (3,623.2 m²) sports and athletics centre, the George Leach Centre (GLC). The GLC has three regulation court surfaces, which accommodate badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. One court has been specially designed for indoor tennis and the gymnasium features a 1/9th mile indoor walk/jog track. The facility also includes two international-sized squash courts, an aerobics/multipurpose room with a suspended wooden floor which meets international standards for aerobics/dance, and a weight training/aerobic machine room with state-of-the-art equipment.
Student Centre
The Speak Easy is the university's cafeteria and pub. It features a state-of-the-art sound system, various televisions, a large projection screen and a licensed patio.
Residences
Algoma U has three residence facilities: The Dr. Lou Lukenda Dormitory, the Spirit Village Townhouse Residence and the Downtown Residence. All residences are equipped with wireless high-speed internet.Dr. Lou Lukenda Dormitory
Built in September of 2003, the facility contains 45 single bedrooms. Each bedroom is fully furnished with a bed, desk, dresser, closet and telephone and shares a common bathroom with one other bedroom.
Spirit Village Townhouse
The entire complex consists of 15 townhouses, housing 75 students. Each townhouse unit has five single bedrooms, two bathrooms, a common kitchen and living room.
Downtown Residence
Opened in September of 2010, the downtown residence is a converted local hotel landmark. Each room is fully furnished with a single bed, dresser, closet, telephone, mini-fridge, television and private bathroom. There are shared kitchen facilities and common rooms in various areas throughout the building.
Student life
Algoma University participates in the Ontario College’s Athletic Association (OCAA) with men’s and women’s basketball, curling, indoor soccer and cross-country running. Both basketball teams compete in the OCAA’s Western Division.The university's student newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
is The Sentient. The university does not currently have a campus radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
station, although several students and faculty participate in the production of Thunderbird Six, a series of podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s about the university. Some individual Algoma students have also volunteered for WLSO
WLSO
WLSO is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States, broadcasting at 90.1 on the FM dial. It is the college radio station of the city's Lake Superior State University....
, the college radio station of Lake Superior State University.
The students are represented by the Algoma University Students' Union (AUSU). AUSU is local 82 of the Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
. Anishinaabe students of Algoma University have an active Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students' Association (SASA) and are represented on the Algoma University Student Union executive, the Anishinaabe Peoples Council (an advisory committee of the Board of Governors) and the Cross Cultural Committee.
Algoma also publishes an annual literary journal, Algoma Ink
Algoma Ink
Algoma Ink is a juried Canadian journal devoted to the publication of poetry, prose, and art from both established and emerging artists which reflects a diversity of social and cultural experience with a focus on literary and artistic excellence...
.
See also
- List of Ontario Universities
- Ontario Student Assistance ProgramOntario Student Assistance ProgramThe Ontario Student Assistance Program is a financial aid program delivered by the government of Ontario, Canada, for post-secondary education students...
- Higher education in OntarioHigher education in OntarioHigher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges. The current minister is Glen Murray who assumed the...
- Canadian government scientific research organizationsCanadian government scientific research organizationsExpenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...
- Canadian university scientific research organizationsCanadian university scientific research organizationsExpenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
- Canadian industrial research and development organizationsCanadian industrial research and development organizationsExpenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007....
External links
- Algoma University
- thunderbird six, the AU podcast
- Algoma University profile at the Association of Universities and Colleges of CanadaAssociation of Universities and Colleges of Canada- See also :* G13 * Association of Commonwealth Universities...