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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Welcome to UOIT: Orientation 2014

September 2, 2014

2014 UOIT Orientation leaders meet with first-year students during Day 1 activities inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre at the north Oshawa location (September 2, 2014).

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is abuzz with activity and fun events as new and returning students arrive on campus for the start of the 2014-2015 academic year. The 2014 Orientation theme is UOIT Olympics – Ignite Your Passion.

The big focus of Orientation programming is the successful transition of first-year students into the university community. The incoming class of about 2,800 students are prepared for a positive start to their university career thanks to the efforts of the Office of Student Life, which organizes two days of Orientation activities so students have the opportunity to:

Discover how to get involved and engage with the wider university community.
Familiarize themselves with services available to support student success.
Learn about the history and traditions of UOIT.
Meet their peers, upper-year students, and faculty and staff at UOIT.
Navigate the campus and learn their way around.
Understand the academic expectations of being a university student.

Day 1 of Orientation is a day spent largely with a student’s faculty cohort group – where they learn more about being a student at the university, and have the opportunity to connect with upper-year students, staff and faculty.

Day 2 is The Wild Goose Chase – an annual friendly inter-faculty competition comprised of engaging activities designed to help students learn how to navigate the campus, get to know each other better, and learn more about the university, its history and our campus culture. At the end of the day, one of the faculties is awarded the coveted Wild Goose Chase trophy: Stanley the Goose.

In support of Orientation activities, Student Life designates 150 upper-year student volunteer Orientation leaders (OLs) who complete two full days of job-specific training, which includes Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) training, as well as the Mindsight mental health awareness online training module developed by Dr. Wendy Stanyon, Associate Professor, UOIT Faculty of Health Sciences.

Fall semester lectures begin on Thursday, September 4.

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