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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

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.

Learn more about Indigenous Education and Cultural Services

TAKE 5

The  TAKE 5 is an academic enrichment and student engagement incentive program offered in both Fall and Winter semesters for all new first year undergraduate FEd and FSSH students. 

Students must complete 5 academic activities as outlined below, by the deadline, to earn a 5% bonus that can be applied to any one of the following courses:

TAKE 5 Courses
Fall 2023 Winter 2024
COMM 1100U COMM 1320U
CRMN 1000U POSC 1000U
EDST 1000U EDST 1130U
EDST 1100U EDST 1230U
LGLS 1000U POSC 1200U
SOCI 1000U PSYC 1000U
SSCI 1910U SOCI 1000U
PSYC 1000U SSCI 1910U

Required Academic Activities:

Take 5 Requirements
# Resource Student Action Fall Deadline Winter Deadline
1. Academic Advising Complete the Academic Advising Questionnaire October 13, 2023 February 9, 2024
2. Uni Life Hacks

Attend Uni Life Hacks

 

3. Uni Life Hacks

Attend Uni Life Hacks

 

November 7, 2023 TBD
4. Student Learning Centre Participate in one of the following academic supports:
Nov 24, 2023 March 29, 2024
5. Student Learning Centre Participate in one of the following academic supports:
Nov 24, 2023 March 29, 2024
Note: No partial credit. Students must complete all 5 activities to receive the bonus.  This can ONLY be used to increase a passing grade. Students can not use the TAKE 5 bonus to change the grade of a course they have not earned credit for.