Student representatives on the Board of Governors of both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University are seeking a $1 million investment to improve their school’s mental health systems in the wake of the fifth student death in the past 10 months at the U of O.
University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont acknowledged on Tuesday that the school is facing a mental health ‘crisis’ while responding to the death of a student over the weekend, the fifth in the past 10 months.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union has announced the details of its upcoming general elections, setting the voting period for March 25-27. Seven executive positions (up from five last election) and 22 seats on the union’s Board of Directors are up for grabs.
Escapade Music Festival has revealed the lineup of DJs and producers set to take over TD Place in Lansdowne Park this June for the 11th edition of the annual electronic music festival.
Students are calling on the University of Ottawa to remove an anti-psychiatry exhibit on campus that was set up just days after the university finished celebrating their annual wellness week.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union voted to shift its executive structure at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, resurrecting the president position and adding a student services commissioner to its leadership team.
The U of O has given notice of a potential privacy breach impacting 188 people, including elementary and secondary school students who attended a summer program on campus. The breach stems from an incident in late November 2019 when a password-protected laptop was stolen from a university employee’s vehicle.
The University of Ottawa is making ancillary fees students could opt out of in the fall semester under the Student Choice Initiative mandatory again for the winter 2020 semester, following a court ruling last month quashing the provincial policy.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union considered changing the structure of their five-person executive committee, including adding a presidential position, at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, but after over three hours of debate a number of concerns were raised and the decision was pushed to January.
The General Assembly to decide whether an anti-abortion group could receive resources and support through the University of Ottawa Students’ Union failed to come to fruition after the meeting faced difficulties reaching quorum.
The University of Ottawa’s administration is now meeting two of the eight student demands outlined in an open letter on campus racism released last month, according to University of Ottawa Students’ Union executives: representation and consultation.
The meeting in the University Centre Alumni Auditorium saw students fire criticism at the union for the recent re-approval of the official club status of an anti-abortion group on campus. The UOSU also made amendments to its constitution.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s fall byelections saw a number of vacant positions filled. The UOSU’s five-seat executive committee found their equity commissioner, while four empty seats on the Board of Directors have been filled.
Almost 85 per cent of staff supported a strike mandate as the SSUO negotiates a collective agreement with the university. The SSUO represents around 1,200 employees, ranging from financial aid advisers and Student Academic Success Service counsellors to library staff and co-op specialists.
Every year, the Panda Game draws thousands of students to the streets of Sandy Hill for massive parties. United by the drive to take down the Carleton Ravens and fuelled by booze, these street parties make national news. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening this Saturday morning.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union has revealed the key dates of its fall byelection. Voting will run from Nov. 6-8, with one spot on the executive committee and nine seats on the Board of Directors up for grabs. An executive candidates debate is set for Nov. 4.
Thousands of people took to the streets of the downtown core on Friday, marching on Parliament Hill to push elected officials to implement concrete measures to address the climate crisis.
A student says he was carded and pushed by a security guard in the Annex residence on Sept. 14, despite the university’s implementation of a new directive surrounding proof of identification on campus.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the court-appointed receiver of the now-defunct undergraduate student union, is launching a claims process with a bar date of Oct. 11.
The fire started at around 11:30 a.m. at Vittoria Trattoria Restaurant on William Street.
The provincial government released the 2019 budget laying out Ford’s full spending plan on April 11, including significant changes to how post-secondary institutions are funded and affirming previously announced tuition cuts, changes to OSAP and the Student Choice Initiative (SCI).
The University of Ottawa administration has signed an official agreement with the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU), recognizing them as “the only student association authorized to represent all undergraduate students.”
Dr. Wilbert Keon died at 83 on Apr. 7.
The executive committee and board of directors for the new union were also elected.
The winners of this election will be responsible for navigating the establishment of the UOSU, the handover of student services from the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), and the financial pressures of Doug Ford’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI).
