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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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From left: Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University, Brilliant Catalyst Team members Connor Loughlean; Denzel Sheppard-Thompson; Leen Jaber; Lina Hamouda; Marissa George; Maryam Akhtar; Osman Hamid and Jamie Bruno, Vice-President, People and Transformation.

May 30, 2023

Recognizing the exemplary achievements and contributions of Ontario Tech University faculty and staff

Graduating students with Hunter the Ridgeback at Convocation on Polonsky Commons

May 4, 2023

Ontario Tech University to confer nearly 2,500 degrees and eight honorary doctorates at 2023 Convocation

From left: Dr. Isabel Pedersen, Professor, FSSH, and Director of the Digital Life Institute, Alyson King, Associate Professor, FSSH, and Chelsie Lalonde, MLIS, Librarian for FSSH.

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Dr. Karla Dhungana Sainju, Associate Professor of Criminology in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, has been appointed inaugural Chair of the university’s Women in Research Council.

April 6, 2023

Ontario Tech University Women in Research Council announces inaugural Chair

Events

Jun 9

Convocation - Social Science and HumanitiesPolonsky Commons
2 p.m.

Oct 5

Fuelling Extractive Populism in Canada: Social Media, Subsidized Publics & Petro-NationalOnline
6:30 p.m.

Jun 7

Convocation - EducationPolonsky Commons
9:30 a.m.

Jun 8

Convocation - SciencePolonsky Commons
9:30 a.m.

Jun 8

Convocation - Engineering and Applied SciencePolonsky Commons
2 p.m.

Jun 9

Convocation - Business and Information TechnologyPolonsky Commons
9:30 a.m.

Jun 9

Convocation - Social Science and HumanitiesPolonsky Commons
2 p.m.

Jun 13

Graduate Writing Boot CampNorth Oshawa Location
8 a.m.

Jun 13

Anishinaabemowin-Indigenous Language WorkshopNorth Oshawa Location, 133
1 p.m.

Jun 14

Graduate Writing Boot CampNorth Oshawa Location
12 a.m.

Jun 14

iLaunch Grad Conference North Oshawa Location, 131, 133 and 136
8 a.m.

Jun 14

Let's Talk Sex Series: Disclosure and Coming out Virtual Workshop
3 p.m.

Jun 15

Graduate Writing Boot CampNorth Oshawa Location
12 a.m.

Jun 19

Workshop on Hydrogen Using Nuclear EnergyNorth Oshawa Location, UA 1350
8 a.m.

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