Workshops

This year, the SAO has taken on some great new events that allow students to learn different trades and have fun with hands on training from industry professionals. So far, we have had Guitar lessons, Women's Self Defence, Wined & Dined and prepared beautiful Floral Arrangments with our Algonquin Students, and this has got us excited for a whole range of new workshops! Here is a short description of our most recent workshops!

Our Wine & Food Pairing Workshop on October 13, was a sold out event that had Algonquin students raving! It was a great night filled with lots of information and lots of entertainment. There were 4 unique wines selected, each paired with specially prepared hors d'oeuvres from the culinary students, and live music from the wonderful Robyn Dell'Unto. It was a feast for the senses and a great event all around!

The Florist Workshop took place on November 9, and was also a sold out event! After learning about some great tips and tricks with new trends in the floral industry, participants were able to create their own unique flower arrangment to bring home with them! This was a very successful event and we have heard nothing but great reviews!

With all of the success we have seen with these great events, we are looking forward to the new semester and some other great new workshops for Algonquin students to take part in!

Here are a few pictures from our Workshops!


Wine & Food Pairing Workshop

Florist Workshop


We hope to see you at our upcoming events! Keep checking back at www.algonquincollege.com/sao for all our great events and workshops!

Dirty Bingo

Dirty Bingo was a huge success! The SAO, SA and Health Services would like to thank everyone who came out and supported the United Way Campaign. Our Health Services team did a great job promoting sexual awareness and everyone had a great time playing Bingo and winning some great prizes! We would also like to thank Zelda Marshall, our Drag Queen Bingo caller of the night, for doing such a great job helping us out and entertaining the Algonquin students!

We hope that you enjoyed Dirty Bingo and we hope to have this event again very soon!

Volunteering

Volunteering is very important for students now more than ever! Check out this great article from the Ottawa Citizen.
(A reminder to all students that the SAO has some great volunteering opportunities!)

http://www.algonquincollege.com/studentsupportservices/sao/documents/volunteer2.pdf

Orientation Laptop Winner!

The Student Affairs and Orientation Office would like to congratulate Daniela for winning our Orientation laptop giveaway! The next draw will be at Winter Orientation.

We're Back!

After a succesful week of Orientation, we're back to tell you guys about our events happening around the College all this month! Our Welcome Weeks, (which kicked off last week) have been so much fun! We had a great time at Campus Village, and our Zip Lining trip was such a blast we are planning a more intense trip already! Here is a breif glimpse of what is coming up!

• Meet Rob Dyer of Skate4Cancer (September 14 to 16) At our events from the 14 to 16
• Outdoor Movie & BBQ (September 14) Free BBQ and "Get him to the Greek"
• Courtyard Carnival (September 15) Airbounce, games, music & Giveaways
• IKEA Madness (September 15) Compete against Carleton U & Ottawa U
• Campus Connections (September 16) Connect with employers and find great Volunteer opportunities
• BBQ in Perth (September 17) Free BBQ and meet new friends
• Chances R Patio Social (September 20) Free BBQ, Live Music, Great Fun
• Movie Night (September 27) Come out this time for "Kick-Ass"

For more details on the above events, check out our events page on our website. www.algonquincollege.com/sao

We have lots more planned for October and our website will be updated as we have all the details ready for you guys! Hope to see you at all our events!

Student News

Hey Algonquin!

We have a brand new feature on our website to help everyone out!

We now have a News Feed on our website to keep everyone in the know of big events around the College! This will include any important dates that effect you as a student (timetables, registration, etc). If you know/have any College wide events that you would like us to post you can always send us an email at saomail@algonquincollege.com and we will do our best to post it on our website!

To check out our News Feed go to: http://www.algonquincollege.com/studentsupportservices/sao/students.htm

In our recent news, we have been given word of a new student email system (AlgonquinLive) that will be implimented this year. There will be more information to come, but for now check out the website at http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/

Updates!

Hey Guys!

Its been about 2 weeks since our last post, but we have been pretty busy here in the SAO office getting everything ready for your 2010 Fall Orientation!

Things are coming together quite nicely and we think you will be pretty happy with the events we have planned for September and beyond. But we are going to keep those a surprise for now! hehe. If you want to check out our September events so far, you can check out our Welcome Weeks schedule in the Orientation section of our website found at: http://www.algonquincollege.com/studentsupportservices/sao/orient.html

Keep checking back for the most up-to-date event schedule. Hey, have you checked out our new website design yet? You should do that now if you haven't yet!

http://algonquincollege.com/sao

Oh, and make sure you check out ACSIS today since most 2010 Fall Timetables are up!

https://acsis.algonquincollege.com/students/

Summer Carnival 2010!

Hey Everyone!

Check out our videos and photos from Summer Carnival! It was a great day and we can't wait til next year. We are already talking about it!

What was your favourite part? What would you like to see next year? Let us know by commenting on this post and it could happen!



You can see more at:
http://www.algonquincollege.com/studentsupportservices/sao/gallery.html

July 14th, 2010

Summer Carnival was a hit!
This is just a quick post to tell everyone what a wonderful day we had!
We had tons of people come out and enjoy the sunshine with us and all the great activities. There was tons of food, snow cones, and games and we hope everyone had as much fun as we did! We will be posting some of the highlights of this event next week for everyone to see, so check back and see if your photo is on our blog!

Summer Carnival

Here is an update about Summer Carnival!

Taking place NEXT Wednesday, July 14th, (rain day July 15th) at 11:30am until 1:30pm, we are having our much anticipated Summer Carnival. If you have not yet attended this great event, make this your year! Students and Staff alike, wait all year long for this event and we wouldn't want you to miss out!

We have all signs printed and ready, our psychic and caricature artist are booked, we have a TON of food, and the best part? ITS ALL FREE! That's right. Totally free. All you need to do is show up. The festivities and BBQ are brought to you by Student Affairs and Orientation, Students' Association and Residence Life, so you can enjoy the afternoon with us completely free of charge.

We are super excited for this fun event, and we hear the weather is going to be on our side as well! Come out, enjoy the sunshine, all the activities and come say hi! This is a great opportunity to meet some of your Orientation crew and ask questions about this years coming events.

Mark it on your calendars and we hope to see you there!

Orientation 2010 Update

Did we feel the earth shake yesterday? It must be because you're excited for Orientation 2010!

So far we've sent out our first mailouts and emails for Orientation 2010! We will be continuing to send out invitation throughout the summer, so don't worry if you havn't recieved yours yet.

Soon our new Website will be up with all the information you will need during Orientation and Welcome Weeks, taking place throughout the month of September.

The SAO is preparing the events that will help shape Your College Experience. We can't wait to meet everyone at Orientation and share in this great moment with you!

See you at Orientation 2010!

Leaders Day

Hey guys!
We had a great meet and greet with our new 2010 student leaders on Monday! Looks like we are going to have a great team this year with new members and returning leaders. We had hotdogs and chips and played some Vollyball as everyone got to know one-another. Our new Leaders bios and photos will be on our website shortly so make sure to check back! We look forward to meeting those who couldn't make it out at our next meeting in August!
Check out some of our pics from leaders day!

Orientation 2010

Registration for Orientation 2010 is now up!
www.algonquincollege.com/sao

Fall Orientation 2010!

We are all getting ready for Fall Orientation 2010 here in the SAO office.

Your handbooks are ready, we have our events booked, now all we need is YOU!
We will be sending out your invitations this week so make sure to check for it in your mail and email throughout the summer!
There is a brochure to let you know when your Orientation will be taking place and how to sign up. There is also information on the great events taking place during Orientation!
Sign up early to stay informed of any updates and know where and when to be here!

Also, make sure to keep an eye on our old website because it will be gone soon!
We will be updating the website with a cleaner, better design that will help you guys get the information you need on events, faster and easier than ever!

http://www.algonquincollege.com/sao

Hope to see you at Orientation!

The SAO

Student Leaders!

Going through Student Leader Applications today... looks like we're going to have a great group this year! Looking forward to meeting everyone on June 14th for Training!

For last minute applications, send your resumés to Sophia Bouris at bouriss@algonquincollege.com by 4:00pm today!

Keep Connected this Summer!

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Orientation 2010

Hey Guys,

Here's a heads-up for Orientation 2010!

Orientation will be taking place from August 30th to September 3rd.
Invitations will be sent out the first week of June to the home address' that you provided to the College.

We have a lot of great events planned and we are looking forward to the new year, great events and meeting all of the new students!

Student Leader Reminder!

For anyone who is interested in becoming a student leader for the 2010 school year, you only have until May 31st to sign up! Do not put this off!!!
We are filling up quickly and if you want a spot in this amazing team next year please sign up ASAP!
Please send your résumés to Sophia Bouris at bouriss@algonquincollege.com by May 31st 2010!

Events

Hey Everyone!
Sex and the City was a great night! Thanks for everyone who came out and participated! We're sure the $200 at Nine West will be well spent!

Keep watch for other great events during the summer, including our Summer Carnival in the Courtyard taking place July 14th! More information to come!

Exam Season!

Hey Everyone,
Just sending out best wishes to all the Algonquin students heading into exams! Good luck!
The SAO

Student Leaders Needed!

Attention all returning students:

Become a Student Leader for Fall Orientation 2010!

The Student Affairs and Orientation (SAO) Team is looking for Student Leaders to participate in Fall Orientation. Orientation will take place from Monday, August 30th - Friday, September 3rd at the Woodroffe Campus. This leadership program is geared towards helping you make the most of your Algonquin experience. This opportunity allows you to meet new people, gain life experience, represent your college, and have fun.
As a thank you, you will receive a reference letter from the Director of Student Support Services for your hard work plus much more. Last year’s student leaders received concert, theatre & NHL hockey tickets as well as gift certificates for all of their hard work.

What is expected?
Must be available from Monday, August 30th – Friday, September 3rd (if you cannot attend the entire week, we can work with your schedule)
There will be two training sessions that are mandatory (one in July/one in August)
Must be an Algonquin College Student
The SAO also puts on many events throughout the year and would love to hear your ideas on what you, the students, would like to experience at the college next year.


If interested please contact Sophia Bouris, Student Affairs and Orientation Officer at bouriss@algonquincollege.com . All résumés must be submitted before Monday, May 31, 2010.

Here are some videos from the Student Leader Training 2009!

Algonquin Fall Orientation 2009

Press play to view some highlights from Orientation 2009!

May 10th-12th - Kaleidescope 2010

Kaleidoscope 2010 will be held May 10th - May 12 . This is a great opportunity for staff and faculty to showcase talents, attend workshops and network with colleagues.

The College Services Fair and Luncheon is supported by Student Support Services, in Salon A and B of the Marketplace Food Court on Wednesday, May 12th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Mark this event on your calendars Algonquin Staff!

April 19th - Movie Night: Sex and the City

Are you ready for Sex and The City 2???

The SAO and SA are hosting a movie night to give tribute to the first Sex and The City movie and prepare you for the new release of Sex and The City 2 - Carrie On.

You also have the chance to win a $200.00 gift card to Nine West!!!!Check out what you could spend it on at: http...://www.ninewest.ca/store/

This will be a free show with complimentary popcorn, taking place on Monday, April 19th, at 7pm in room C144.

April 15th - Perth Campus BBQ

Hey everyone out in Perth!
This Thursday, April 15th, the SAO in part with the SA will be hosting a BBQ from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Stop by and grab some food and meet some new people!

Past Events Highlights!

We have recently put on some amazing events around the College! In March, we opened students eyes to many new experiences!

Celebration of Cultures gave students the opportunity to talk to the different Embassys and try various signature foods. There were also various cultural presentations put on for the students to watch and engage in. This is always a great event that allows students to interact and learn about different cultures in their very own college!

The next event that took place during March was the very first Algonquin Short Film Festival! The event took place in Restaurant International where students enjoyed some great films in an innovative lounge atmosphere to showcase Algonquin's talent.

The SAO also put on an Enviro Event this past month! Bringing in some industry professionals, Algonquin Students were able to learn about different innovative ways we can all help the environment!

Look for these events in the year to come!

The SAO

Welcome to SAO Blogspot!

Welcome to the new Algonquin SAO blogspot!


The SAO hosts many events in the College, including your Fall and Winter Orientation. We have many dynamic events and activities planned to help familiarize you with Algonquin College and the services it has to offer.

Making the transition into college should be an exciting, enjoyable and memorable experience for all students. The Student Affairs & Orientation team wants to make your experience here to be even more exciting, while at the same time preparing you for your future with Algonquin College and beyond.

We will be updating this blog to keep you informed and on top of all the innovative events we have planned during the year!