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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Honouring excellence in research, teaching and service delivery

University recognizes achievements of campus community

December 12, 2016

The university held the 2016 Awards of Excellence recognition event on December 6 in the Business and Information Technology Building (see gallery for award recipients).

The annual Awards of Excellence recognition event honours individual commitment and celebrates team achievements over the past year at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The university celebrated each 2016 award recipient as well as the entire campus community at a special event on December 6.

Award categories:

The Team Excellence Award highlights a team that has demonstrated exemplary performance and has made significant contributions to the university.
The Staff Awards of Excellence recognize staff members who have made outstanding contributions in their roles and achieved excellence in demonstrating the university’s core competencies.
The Research Excellence Awards recognize faculty who have achieved national and international success and recognition through their research activities and enhanced the university’s reputation as a research-focused institution.
The Teaching Excellence Awards provide recognition for teaching excellence, encourage its pursuit, publicize such excellence across the university and the wider community, and promote informed discussion of teaching and its improvement.

From a long list of distinguished nominees, the university acknowledged the following members of the campus community:

Team Excellence Award

FBIT Student Recruitment Team (Faculty of Business and Information Technology): Christa Andrews, Lee Bazely, Tim Claydon, Cyndi Hillis, Brianna McKay and Melissa Picard

Staff Awards of Excellence

Administrative/Technical:
- Patricia MacMillan, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Professional/Managerial:
- Ade Oyemade, Office of the Registrar

Research Excellence Awards

Early-stage researcher:
- Dr. Leigh Harkins, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Senior researcher:
- Dr. Hossam Gaber, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (cross-appointed with Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science)

Teaching Excellence Awards

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty: Dr. Janette Hughes, Faculty of Education
Teaching Assistant: Ronald Bell, Faculty of Science

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“These awards celebrating individual and collective accomplishments of our faculty and staff reaffirm our unwavering commitment to our students. Our collective pursuit of excellence underscores our promise to deliver the best university experience to those who choose us as their place to learn and to conduct innovative research. Special congratulations to this year’s outstanding nominees and recipients.”
-Tim McTiernan, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor