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What Happened to Residents' Rights? How Blanket Family Bans Violate Ontario's Long-Term Care Homes Act
Published May 11, 2020: It has been nearly two months since Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMHO), Dr. David Williams, issued a memo advising long-term care (LTC) homes to ban non-essential visitors, with family members curiously lumped into this categorization.
Not Just a Visitor: It's Time to Allow Essential Family Caregivers Back Into Long-Term Care Homes
Published May 5, 2020: Banning family from LTC facilities may have been a well-intentioned response to uncertainty during an early pandemic phase but it needs to end and it needs to end now.
FSSH Researchers Recruiting Student Participants for Study on Online Hookup Culture
Published May 20, 2020: Ontario Tech University invites Minority (Racialized) Women to participate in a study about the online hookup culture and their experiences.
Dr. Lauricella Receives the Tim McTiernan Student Mentorship Award
Published April 30: Dr. Sharon Lauricella, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in Communication and Digital Media Studies at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH) was presented the Tim McTiernan Student Mentorship Award during the Celebrate Teaching Award Ceremony, held virtually on Thursday, April 24, 2020.
ELO Promotes Work Placement Program to Employers
Published April 24, 2020: Are you an employer looking to hire a summer intern? The FSSH Experiential Learning Office would like to inform you of an exciting opportunity provided by the Magnet Student Work Placement Program.
FSSH Academic Advisor Selected as International Program Leader
Published April 21, 2020: Patricia MacMillan, Senior Academic Advisor for the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, was recently selected as a mentor for the 2020-2022 NACADA Class of Emerging Leaders.
Over $6000 Raised Despite Cancelled Run
Published April 20, 2020: Despite the cancellation of the annual “Campus Run” fundraiser, organizers were still able to raise over $6000 in donations, the highest amount of any year prior.
Going Virtual this Summer for Internships
Published April 17, 2020: In the wake of the global 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world are quickly changing how they function which includes summer jobs and internships.
The Last Hurdle: FSSH Celebrates First Criminology PhD
Published April 7, 2020: A grad student in Criminology recently passed her last hurdle when she successfully defended her PhD thesis, marking the first-ever Criminology PhD defence in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
How to Stay Connected with Academic Advising
Published April 3, 2020: The SSH Academic Advising team are here for you during university closures caused by the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.
Dean Stoett's Message to the Faculty on COVID-19/coronavirus
Published April 2, 2020: These are extraordinary times, and as you know, the Covid-19 outbreak has forced us to cancel all remaining live classes and public gatherings at the university.
FSSH Represented by Faculty and Students at Annual Psychology Conference
Published April 1, 2020: Earlier this month, thirteen Forensic Psychology graduate students accompanied four faculty members to the American Psychology-Law Society Annual conference which took place March 5-7 in New Orleans.
CDMS Student Becomes Member of the Board of Directors at Durham Deaf Services
Published March 25: From placement student, to volunteer, to Board of Directors member, one FSSH student has been making an impact in her community. Fourth-year Communication and Digital Media Studies student Aly Beach was recently brought on as a member of the Board of Directors at Durham Deaf Services.
Ontario Tech Receives Book Donation to SSH Library
Published March 28, 2020: A collection of philosophical, historical and literary works was recently donated to Ontario Tech University by community member Gael Moore.
Indigenous Studies Fellow Defends Thesis
Published March 16, 2020: On February 28, Ontario Tech’s first-ever Indigenous Studies Dissertation Completion Fellow successfully defended her doctoral thesis.
FSSH Professor Presented with International Women's Day Award
Published March 13, 2020: Dr. Vivian Stamatopoulos was presented with the 2020 DD Women Achiever Award at this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Saturday, March 7 at Toronto City Hall.
FSSH Researcher Receives Grant Funding to Run Symposium on Institutional Violence
Published March 10, 2020: An Ontario Tech Legal Studies researcher was recently awarded grant funding to run a symposium based on previous work and research completed in the area of institutional violence. Dr. Jen Rinaldi and her colleague Dr. Kate Rossiter of Wilfrid Laurier University have received Connection Grant funding to run a two-day symposium which will further collective knowledge regarding the conditions and outcomes of institutional violence.
Dean Stoett Receives Funding for Research Internship
Published March 2, 2020: Dean Stoett is pleased to announce that he has received funding from Mitacs for the 2020 Globalink Research Internship.
Liberal Studies: The Creation of Life-Long Learners
Published February 10, 2020: Given the complex and ever-changing relationship between scientific, technological, and economic challenges on the one hand, and political, social, and cultural challenges on the other, the knowledge, skills and ability to understand and address that complexity are more important assets than ever before.
It's time to drastically change our lifestyles and economic system
Published December 16, 2019: One recent study predicted that, keeping our current path, 55 per cent of the global population will be living in areas that are “beyond the threshold of human survivability.” Ecosystems such as the Amazon, Arctic, and all oceans will have collapsed. About one billion additional people will be displaced, creating a political crisis of mass migration of climate refugees.
So, what’s the point of internships?
Published December 5, 2019: Pursuing an internship while completing your studies provides an excellent way to experience a real-world organization, to get to know their culture, and to explore professional career paths before you have graduated.
Dementia and Young Carers: An Often Overlooked Issue
Published January 4, 2020: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common irreversible and fatal form of dementia, comprising symptoms including changes to one’s memory, judgment, reasoning, mood, behaviour, communication and the ability to function day to day (Chang, Patel & Schulz, 2015). Those caring in the context of Alzheimer’s (and the host of related brain disorders under the dementia umbrella) may be particularly prone to experiencing PTSD given the challenges associated with Alzheimer's progression.
FSSH Faculty Member Takes Students Outside for Alternative Delivery Course
Published November 7, 2019: In response to Ontario Tech University's mandate to offer alternative delivery courses, one FSSH faculty member decided to take her students out of the typical classroom experience. During the Fall Reading Week, Associate Professor Sharon Lauricella, PhD, accompanied 33 students in the Communication and Digital Media Studies program to Ganaraska Forest for a three-day intensive module in an alternative delivery course on 'Listening.'
Tanya Tagaq Brings Inspiring Lecture and Performance to the Regent Theatre Stage
Published November 5, 2020: The first time Tanya Tagaq heard throat singing, she says she could hear her land through the sounds as if each note conjured up a memory. On October 30 an audience was treated to these sounds when Tanya took the stage at the Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa, Ontario for this year's Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH) Dean's Lecture, entitled Songs and Stories of Revolution.
FSSH Hosts Discussion on Indigenous Maya Health and Youth in Guatemala
On October 29, Horizons of Friendship and the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities' Experiential Learning office co-hosted an event entitled Chosen Paths: Indigenous Maya Health and Youth in Guatemala. The event featured a panel discussion between a group of visiting Maya K’iche youth, a traditional midwife and a representative of the Totonicapán Health Directorate, who spoke about their mission to save lives in their communities.
Practicum Office Hosts Lake Cleanup with Community Partner
In May 2019, the Practicum team partnered with A Greener Future to lead a group of FSSH students in a lakefront cleanup of Stone Street Park in the City of Oshawa.