UOIT congratulates Dr. Leo Groarke on his installation as President of Trent University

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) salutes Dr. Leo Groarke on the occasion of his installation as Trent University’s eighth President and Vice-Chancellor.

UOIT President and Vice-Chancellor Tim McTiernan, PhD, as well as UOIT Provost and Vice-President, Academic Dr. Deborah Saucier attended the installation ceremony at Trent’s Symons Campus in Peterborough, Ontario.

“The University of Ontario Institute of Technology looks forward to building upon our current collaborative relationship with Dr. Groarke and his team in the years ahead,” said President McTiernan. “Through the existing Trent-UOIT Co-operation Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding, both universities will continue to work together on the Productivity and Innovation Fund project Synergy, which will explore opportunities for further academic partnership and the enhancement of existing programs.”

UOIT’s suite of more than 75 undergraduate and graduate programs is complemented by Trent University Oshawa’s liberal arts and sciences programs, including:

• Joint graduate and undergraduate degrees such as master’s and PhD programs in Materials Science.
• Trent students can directly enter the third year of the UOIT Faculty of Health Sciences’ Kinesiology program following completion of two years of study at Trent.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is committed to institutional collaboration to support student mobility, ensuring students have access to a continuum of learning opportunities in a co-ordinated system.