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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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UOIT enrolment increases tenfold in 10 years

Day 10 enrolment numbers 2012

OSHAWA, ON. - The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has reached an all-time enrolment high of 9,203 undergraduate and graduate students – representing a tenfold increase in 10 years since the first 947 students arrived on campus in September 2003.  

“Our official Day 10 numbers reflect the increasing awareness and popularity of our programs,” said Victoria Choy, registrar. “UOIT’s technology-enriched learning environment and innovative programs are responsive to the needs of students and the evolving 21st-century workplace.”

As of September 19, the last day for students to add fall courses, UOIT recorded an 8.9 per cent increase over 2011 in overall undergraduate enrolment from 7,977 to 8,685 with 2,808 being new students. In addition, 518 graduate students now attend UOIT representing a 16.1 per cent increase over last year.

UOIT now offers 43 undergraduate and 27 graduate programs at the master’s and doctoral levels across its seven faculties. The university also delivers 15 pathways programs in every faculty except engineering, which allow eligible Ontario college students to apply their diploma towards a university degree. 

Enrolment

2012

2011

 

Total undergraduate

8,685

7,977

 

Full-time

8,208

 7,527

 

Part-time

477

450

 

Total graduate 

518

446

 

Full-time

337

303

 

Part-time

181

143

 

 

Top home communities for UOIT undergraduate students

Scarborough

1121

Whitby

792

Oshawa

750

Ajax

745

Markham

502

Mississauga

458

Pickering

443

Toronto

427

Brampton

366

North York

216

International

394

 

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