Jodi Bucholtz is the Acting Manager of Community and Student Affairs at Algonquin College, and for her, 2025 represented change — both positive and otherwise.
The post-secondary institution, one of the mainstays of the community in many respects, saw the community take a major hit when a man beloved by the entire city was lost far too soon.
Although Jamie Bramburger will never be forgotten, Bucholtz knows that he would want the College and the City to continue their work, striving toward the future.
One of the many things the College prides itself on is the fact that so many graduates stay in the area and continue to give back to the community, sometimes long after graduation.
A vibrant and active campus means a healthy student body, and that means learning is taking place in an environment that welcomes and fosters growth and new opportunities. Jodi continues to see this as well.
Looking back is all well and good, but now it’s time to take a glance at what the new year might hold — and Jodi knows it’s going to be a busy time for the College.
“There is more to come,” says Bucholtz, that will help keep Algonquin at the top of its game in many respects. But looking back, she says it was a year of great significance.
Bucholtz comments on the fact that the College seems able to pivot with ease when the unexpected happens and the institution itself is challenged. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
One of the real highlights of the year for Bucholtz and many others was a visit by Hockey Night in Canada legendary commentator Ron MacLean to the Algonquin campus. He was everything you would hope he would be — and more, she says.
As a final word for the year, Bucholtz lets us in on an important date early in the new year.
Lots more news to come from the Pembroke campus of Algonquin College in 2026.
(Written By: Richard Evans)
