Law students join with Habitat for Humanity

Determined to do something to alleviate the misfortune of the people of Louisiana who fell victim to hurricane Katrina, first-year common law students built a house that was later shipped to New Orleans. Over a period of three days in March 2006, a group of about 100 students divided into teams worked to erect the frame and the roof of the house in front of Ottawa City Hall.

More financial aid for graduate students

Significant improvements to the University of Ottawa's Graduate Awards and Financial Assistance Program will allow an increasing number of students to complete graduate studies at the master's and PhD levels, but with fewer concerns about their financial situation. The changes to the program for Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be effective in May 2006.

Equity survey a federal requirement

All University employees will receive a self-identification questionnaire in March 2006 from the Employment Equity Program. “The survey is designed to provide an accurate profile of the current University of Ottawa workforce,” says Geneviève Laurence, employment equity and staff initiatives officer.

“Walk for Sean” will help fund new scholarship

Mark your calendars on Friday, March 24, 2006 for the "Walk for Sean" fundraiser that will support the new "Sean Egan Memorial Scholarship" for students in human kinetics.

Assessing accessibility

When considering a building that can only be accessed by a steep set of stairs, it’s not difficult to understand that it is not accessible to some people with disabilities. Ryan Klomp, coordinator of learning technologies for the Student Academic Success Service, takes this thinking a step further. He sees the building itself as having the disability.

Accords reinforce medical partnerships

The Faculty of Medicine has signed formal five-year agreements that will renew and reinforce its partnership with the following institutions: The Ottawa Hospital, the Montfort Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Service, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

Bringing piano lessons to underprivileged school kids

University of Ottawa students are volunteering to provide free piano lessons to underprivileged students in area elementary schools.

Two uOttawa members to sit on advisory committee

Two members of the University of Ottawa community will sit on the Ontario government’s newly established advisory committee on improving access to French-language postsecondary programs.

Report offers benchmark data

The University of Ottawa was among the major contributors to the OCRI Report 2005, released in February 2006 by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI).

University links to CATAAlliance award

CATAAlliance’s long-standing award for the Private Sector Leadership in Canada has been renamed the ‘University of Ottawa School of Management Award For Private Sector Leadership.’

Two-Minute Interview – Jennifer Edwards de Becceril

The most important function of the (still new) faculty recruitment coordinator is to support the faculties in their recruitment of new professors

Scaiano appointed officer of the Order of Canada

Chemistry professor Juan Cesar “Tito” Scaiano was appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa, on February 17, 2006.

Civil law team prevails in competition

A team from the University of Ottawa's Civil Law Section won the honours in a test of skills in administrative and constitutional law.

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