Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter previously only encouraging students to do so, the University of Ottawa says everyone living in residence except for international students and those with “exceptional circumstances” needs to move out by this Sunday at 4 p.m. due to mounting concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an update to the University of Ottawa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday evening, the administration suspended clinical placements for medical and nursing students, effective immediately, and said counselling services will shift online starting Tuesday.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe annual Ottawa Women’s March swept through the streets of downtown Ottawa on March 7. Check out some of our favourite photos from the march.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s general elections have been announced. Over half of the available seats on the Board of Directors will be vacant following the voting period from March 25-27, as well as the executive role of equity commissioner.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the city continue to grow, the University of Ottawa is offering refunds and urging students in residence to move home early to reduce the strain on campus resources.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStarting Monday, the University of Ottawa Health Services is shifting all family medicine appointments to telephone calls for the next week or so amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the city.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the school’s administration announced its decision to cancel classes this Monday and Tuesday and shift the semester online on Wednesday due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union is following suit and will shift its upcoming general elections completely online.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe U of O has cancelled classes and labs on Monday and Tuesday and will move the remainder of the semester to online or distance learning on Wednesday due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The campus remains open and there are still no confirmed cases of the virus in the U of O community
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter announcing the decision to move the rest of the semester online this coming Wednesday, the University of Ottawa is waiving fees for cancelled or postponed events on campus until the end of August if a 10 days’ written notice prior to the event is provided.
Reading Time: 3 minutes The University of Ottawa says it is considering moving the rest of the semester online as early as next week, while also cancelling some events on campus and suspending university-related travel for students and staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in the school community.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa has introduced a new medical note policy amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with two cases of the virus confirmed in Ottawa as of Thursday.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe survey measured the prevalence rates of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on campuses since the start of the 2017-18 academic year to the time the survey was conducted from February to April 2018. At the U of O, prevalence rates were below or in line with averages across Ontario universities.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police have laid 12 additional charges of voyeurism and trespass at night against a 31-year-old Gatineau man, with alleged incidents in Sandy Hill spanning from November 2019 to last month.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLess than a week before the campaign period for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s general elections is set to begin, both the chief electoral officer and the bilingual elections officer have resigned, citing circulating concerns from board members and employees over their former work as co-founders of the union.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s executive committee has responded to the resignation of advocacy commissioner Sam Schroeder, who cited concerns over the committee’s appointment of a former Student Federation of the University of Ottawa manager as director of services in his departure letter on Saturday.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFive University of Ottawa professors are receiving more than $2 million in funding from the federal government to support research projects aimed at addressing the COVID-19 epidemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSam Schroeder has resigned from his role as the advocacy commissioner of the University of Ottawa Students’ Union, citing concerns over the executive committee’s appointment of a former Student Federation of the University of Ottawa manager as director of services.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Students’ Union hosted a town hall engagement panel on Feb. 27 at the University Centre’s Agora, where the executive committee provided updates on the various initiatives they’ve undertaken and answered questions from students.
Reading Time: 11 minutesStudents, professors and staff crowded into Tabaret Hall on Thursday night to discuss the mental health “crisis” University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont acknowledged earlier this month, with a number of recommendations for change proposed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa has launched an online questionnaire where students, faculty, and staff can anonymously self-identify in terms of gender, Indigeneity, racialization, accommodation and disability, LGBTQIA2S+ preference, preferred language, and language proficiency.
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe U of O should collect race-based data on its student population, improve training for Protection Services officers, and continue making changes to policies governing security on campus, according to the findings of an independent investigation launched after a Black student was carded and handcuffed by campus security in June 2019.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGatineau police have ended the field search for University of Ottawa student Jonathan Blanchette, who has been missing since Feb. 6, but the investigation remains active.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union says it is developing a strategic plan, outlined in an upcoming report by the advocacy commissioner, for addressing the “mental health crisis” the school is facing in the wake of the fifth student death in the past 10 months.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Office of the Ombudsperson is looking to increase its student levy in the upcoming University of Ottawa Students’ Union general elections through a referendum. If passed, semesterly fees for the ombudsperson would increase from $1.06 to $1.50 for both full-time and part-time undergraduate students.
Reading Time: 6 minutesSeveral University of Ottawa students pushed for immediate action on improving the school’s mental health system at a town hall discussion for the faculty of arts on Wednesday, with many asking president Jacques Frémont for concrete next steps on how he plans to address the situation.
