Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced on Thursday that in-person spring 2020 convocation ceremonies — which are scheduled to take place from June 7-10 — have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of the standouts of this year’s Capital Hoops Classic may not have been on the court, but rather in the stands. As it had been multiple times this season, the women’s basketball team played to a much smaller crowd than the men’s team.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has shut down all but eight buildings on University of Ottawa campuses. The University Centre, Colonel By Hall, 100 Marie-Curie, SITE, the STEM Complex, Roger Guindon Hall, Vanier Hall, and the Social Sciences Building remain open as of Thursday.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 2019 Ontario Sunshine List was released earlier this month, which revealed that of the 5,750 staff members employed at the University of Ottawa, nearly 1,600 of them had made more than $100,000 last year.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing similar measures from the U of O’s faculties of engineering, social sciences, and arts, the Telfer School of Management will allow both undergraduate and graduate students to choose between a satisfactory/not satisfactory mark or a typical alphanumeric grade for winter semester courses.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced on Tuesday that 2020 spring and summer courses will still be offered, but will be carried out online via distance learning, due to the spread of COVID-19. They also revealed that a special emergency fund has been developed that students can access for financial support due to the pandemic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the faculties of social sciences and engineering at the University of Ottawa both implemented similar measures, the faculty of arts will give undergraduate students the choice, after receiving their final course mark, of having ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ appear on their transcript rather than an alphanumeric grade.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe faculty of engineering at the University of Ottawa will give students the choice, after receiving their final course mark, of having ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ appear on their transcript rather than an alphanumeric grade, the vice-dean (governance) announced in an email to students on Monday afternoon.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDue to growing concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Ottawa’s office of the vice-president, research (OVPR) has asked that all non-essential critical research or non-time sensitive research begin scaling down their activities by Friday.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa faculty of social sciences will give undergraduate students the choice, after receiving their final mark for a course, of opting for a ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ final grade rather than a typical alphanumeric grade, the dean announced in an email to students on Monday morning.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why francophone affairs commissioner candidate Marissa St. Amand thinks she deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why francophone affairs commissioner candidate Daphnée Veilleux Michaud thinks she deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why operations commissioner candidate Nour el Huda thinks she deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why student services commissioner candidate Amina El Himri thinks she deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 9 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why advocacy commissioner candidate Tim Gulliver thinks he deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 10 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why presidential candidate Jason Seguya thinks he deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 12 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why presidential candidate Babacar Faye thinks he deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 4 minutesU of O alumnus Eric Dicaire, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in February 2016, writes of the lessons he learned on social distancing from his experience with cancer.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA candidate looking to become the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s next advocacy commissioner and the sole student life commissioner candidate have both been disqualified from the general elections. Both candidates deny the allegations in the CEO’s ruling and are appealing the decision.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic continue to grow and final exams approach, the University of Ottawa has launched a self-declaration form for students to request academic accommodations.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe executive committee of the University of Ottawa’s faculty of engineering is recommending students be given the option, after receiving their final course mark, of having ‘satisfactory’ or ‘not satisfactory’ appear on their transcript rather than an alphanumeric grade, pending approval from the faculty council.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor many of us who are currently social distancing, it can be hard to stay healthy, both physically and mentally, while isolated at home. Gee-Gees performance coaches shared some advice with the Fulcrum on how to stay both mentally and physically fit while social distancing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJamie Barresi, the head coach of the University of Ottawa’s football team, has stepped down from his position after seven seasons at the helm of the team. During his tenure, Barresi led the Gee-Gees to a 36-27 record from 2013-19.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHundreds are petitioning the University of Ottawa’s administration to give students the option of having their courses adopt a pass or fail grading system this semester after classes and labs moved online on Wednesday due to growing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe faculty of arts at the University of Ottawa is closing buildings to students by this Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some already locked earlier this week. If necessary, staff and professors will be able to continue to access some of the buildings.
