Join the celebration of UOIT’s first decade on September 4

OSHAWA, ONTARIO – Exactly 10 years to the day that its first students walked through the doors, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will proudly celebrate its 10^th anniversary on Wednesday, September 4.

The gathering will provide an opportunity to commemorate UOIT’s early milestones, acknowledge the university’s substantial community support, and salute its many academic, research and industrial partnerships.

The 10^th Anniversary celebration will feature special presentations, historical reflections and a visionary look toward UOIT’s future by President and Vice-Chancellor Tim McTiernan. The university will also present service awards to original faculty and staff members and to representatives of the various service groups UOIT shares with its partners at Durham College.

Following the ceremony, media and guests are invited to a reception adjacent to Polonsky Commons.

When:

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
10 a.m.

Where:

Outside the Campus Library (adjacent to Polonsky Commons)
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
2000 Simcoe Street North (Simcoe Street and Conlin Road)
Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:

Parking is available in Founders Lot 2.
Directions to campus: http://www.uoit.ca/maps/uoit.

Media contact:

Bryan Oliver
UOIT Communications and Marketing
905.721.8668 ext. 2209
289.928.3653 (cell)
bryan.oliver@uoit.ca