offers bachelor's degrees in Social Work and Community Development on the campus of Northern College. These programs are designed for diploma-to-degree or university transfer students. Former St. Thomas programming Algoma offered extension programming in St. Thomas, Ontario from September 2012 until April 2015. The first two years of select Bachelor of Arts programs were offered under a block plan model, where students took one course at a time. After their first two years, they were expected to move to Algoma U's main campus in Sault Ste. Marie. Student life The Algoma University Thunderbirds participate in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) conferences in the sports of basketball, soccer, cross-country running, curling, wrestling, and Nordic skiing. Prior to making the move to the OUA and CIS in 2013, the Algoma Thunderbirds competed in the Ontario Colleges Athletics Association (OCAA) in the sports of basketball, curling, and indoor soccer. The university's student newspaper is The Sentient. 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. See also List of Ontario Universities Ontario Student Assistance Program Higher education in Ontario Canadian government scientific research organizations Canadian university scientific research organizations Canadian industrial research and development organizations References External links Algoma University thunderbird six, the AU podcast Algoma University profile at the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Buildings and structures in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Ontario Universities in Ontario