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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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December

Campus Tennis Centre to offer children's tennis lessons in January

December 15, 2004

The Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Campus Tennis Centre is hosting two tennis workshops for children - Junior Tennis Clinics and High Performance Clinics - beginning January 3 and 4. The 10-week workshops are for individuals aged four to 17.

Community member pledges $500,000 to auditorium at UOIT

December 13, 2004

Students of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will enjoy the largest lecture auditorium in the Science building for decades to come thanks to a generous $500,000 pledge from Dr. Peter Zakarow. The Dr. Peter Zakarow Auditorium accommodates 250 students and is complete with all the technology necessary for laptop learning and teaching.

UOIT student wins Human Rights Award

December 09, 2004

Naheed Dosani, an honours Bachelor of Science student with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will today be presented with a William P. Hubbard Award for Race Relations from the City of Toronto.

Women's hockey team plays historic first games

December 07, 2004

The Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) extramural women's hockey team made history when they took to the ice on November 19, marking the first time that a women's hockey team had represented the campus.

UOIT hires new Provost

December 03, 2004

Richard J. Marceau has been appointed provost of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology effective January 1, 2005.

November

Ontario Tech receives its first Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

November 12, 2004

In a victory for the environment and Ontario's newest university, one of Canada's foremost experts on ecological toxicology has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology by the federal government.

Students receive generous scholarships from community group

November 05, 2004

Two students in the Collaborative Nursing program at Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will be honoured on November 9 with scholarships from the Durham Access to Care Foundation.

October

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Grand opening of campus Library and new academic buildings

October 29, 2004

Today, Friday, October 29, marks the grand opening of the campus Library, the Science and the Business and IT buildings on the campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College in Oshawa.

UOIT engineering professor Ibrahim Dincer receives prestigious award

October 20, 2004

As gas prices hit new highs, an engineering professor with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has received one of Ontario's highest research honours for his cutting-edge work involving practical fuel-cell technology for automobiles.

UOIT and Durham College salute the dedication of their faculty and staff

October 06, 2004

About 400 members of the campus community at Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will gather Thursday evening, Oct. 7, to salute the tremendous contributions made by all faculty and staff, but especially those who have served students for a decade or more.

September

Successful gala raises funds for student scholarships and bursaries

September 20, 2004

Through the contributions of sponsors, auction donors and guests, students of both Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will have more financial support of their educational endeavours. A gala event Saturday, September 11, raised over $200,000 in support of scholarships and bursaries for students at both institutions.

Campus radio station goes worldwide

September 15, 2004

Students of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology have enjoyed listening to their campus radio station since its inception in September 2003. It's now time to share this medium with the rest of the world.

Ontario's newest university celebrates an exciting first year

September 02, 2004

Students, staff and faculty at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology will resume regular classes next week with a special sense of pride, as they celebrate UOIT's first anniversary and a year of tremendous achievement.

August

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Wedding gifts become scholarship fund

August 18, 2004

The campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) was transformed on Saturday, August 7 as a popular UOIT staff member held her wedding ceremony and reception on the grounds.

UOIT researchers benefit from increased funding for supercomputers

August 04, 2004

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is now part of one of the world's most powerful research consortiums, thanks to increased funding for the Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET) from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Ontario government.

July

UOIT professor designs satellite payload

July 26, 2004

On the evening of July 17, the world's largest and most powerful commercial communications satellite, Telesat Canada's Anik F2, was successfully launched from the Arianespace launch facilities in French Guiana.

June

May

April

Nobel laureate to lecture at Ontario's newest university

April 21, 2004

Dr. John C. Polanyi, Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1986), and one of Canada's most distinguished scientists, will deliver a public lecture on May 6 at Ontario's newest university, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Oshawa campus goes greener with $4,000 tree donation

April 21, 2004

Spring will be sprouting greener on the Oshawa campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), thanks to a donation of 10 trees from Environmental Earth Angels, a Toronto-based environmental charity.

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Lyn McLeod named as UOIT's Founding Chancellor

April 20, 2004

Ontario's newest university announced today that distinguished political leader Lyn McLeod will be formally installed as its Founding Chancellor during its first convocation on June 4.

Term ends with Barenaked Ladies concert

April 16, 2004

Steven Page and Ed Robertson, co-founders of one of Canada's most successful bands, Barenaked Ladies, performed Friday, April 16, on the Oshawa campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

March

Durham Region's Grade Four Students Celebrate Science

March 30, 2004

Learning and fun will soon intersect here in a Celebration of Science for Durham District School Board Grade four students on the campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology-Durham College.

February

January

Official opening of Campus Tennis Centre

January 22, 2004

Neither snow, freezing rain, nor hail can halt the tennis season for members of the new Campus Tennis Centre located on the campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Canada's newest university on track for strong enrolment growth

January 21, 2004

High school students continue to show strong interest in Canada's newest university. The total number of secondary-school applications to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) for next fall has jumped more than 28 per cent over last year, to 3,796, according to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) in Guelph.