University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Motto: Cogitando et Agendo, Ducemus
Established: 2003
Type: Public
Chancellor: Lyn McLeod
President: Ronald Bordessa
Undergraduates: 5,000 (2007-2008)
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Campus: Urban/Suburban
Sport Teams: University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks
Colours: blue      & lighter blue      [1]
Mascot: Hunter the Ridgeback
Affiliations: AUCC, IAU, COU, CIS, OUA
Website: http://www.uoit.ca/

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is located in Oshawa, Ontario and shares its campus with Durham College. The university was founded in 2002 and accepted its first students in 2003, making it one of Canada's newest universities. All undergraduate programs require students to lease a laptop PC from the university as a condition of enrolment. Faculty also encourages students to use their laptops to complete assignments, perform laboratory research and interact with faculty during lectures. UOIT offers a range of undergraduate programs, and graduate programs in Science, Engineering and Information Technology. The UOIT campus is approximately 1.6 km2 in the northern part of Oshawa. Trent University also offers a small full-time program on the same campus and offers a number of elective courses to undergraduate students at UOIT. Although the University is one of the newest, it offers one of the highest rates of PhD professors in Canada.[2]

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[edit] History

UOIT was created in 2002 by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002 as a public, career-focused, research-intensive university emphasizing science and technology, and as part of the Ontario government’s initiative to create more spaces in postsecondary institutions for the double cohort. UOIT's new slogan, "Challenge, Innovate, Connect" was unveiled in June 2006. This slogan inspires the student body and has given many students the inspiration to achieve their goals.

UOIT accepted over 900 students in 2003 and total enrollment was over 3,000 in the 2005–2006 school year, making it the fastest growing university in Ontario. The student population is expected to grow to 6,500 by 2010.

Construction on the university's first buildings began in 2002. The facilities currently include a library shared with Durham College, the Science Building, and the Business and IT Building. The Ontario Power Generation Engineering Building opened in September 2006. The residences for UOIT are Simcoe Village and South Village. The Automotive Centre for Excellence will be built adjacent the Ontario Power Generation Engineering Building and is scheduled to open in September 2009. In addition, an expansion to the athletic facilities, funded largely by students, was completed in September 2007.[3][4]

[edit] Programs

UOIT has seven faculties, each offering several programs.[5]

Faculty of Business and Information Technology Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies
  • Commerce
  • Commerce Bridge
  • Game Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology Security (Master's program)
  • Criminology and Justice
  • Criminology and Justice Bridge
  • Legal Studies
Faculty of Education Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
  • Communication
  • Education, 1-year Consecutive program, Intermediate/Senior
  • Education, 1-year Consecutive program, Primary/Junior
  • Education/Science (Honours), 5-year concurrent
  • Health Physics and Radiation Science
  • Nuclear Engineering / Nuclear Engineering and Management
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Automotive Engineering (Master's program)
  • Automotive Engineering / Automotive Engineering and Management
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's program)
  • Electrical Engineering / Electrical Engineering and Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering and Management
  • Mechanical Engineering (Master's Program)
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering and Management
  • Nuclear Engineering (Master's program)
  • Software Engineering / Software Engineering and Management
  • Health Science
  • Health Sciences - Health Information Management
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Nursing - Collaborative
  • Nursing - Post RN
  • Nursing - Post RPN
Faculty of Science
  • Applied and Industrial Mathematics
  • Applied Bioscience
  • Biological Science / Biological Science and Management
  • Chemistry
  • Computing Science
  • Digital Media
  • Forensic Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Science / Physical Science and Management
  • Physics

[edit] Student housing controversy

In the last week of September 2007, the Durham Regional Police Service entered the homes of university and college students living off campus in search of leasing agreements. The city of Oshawa, Ontario obtained 17 warrants to search these homes, police and bylaw officers picking the locks and arriving unannounced. This all took place under the suspicion that the residences were illegal boarding houses.[6]

As well the City of Oshawa introduced a new bylaw on February 18, 2008 limiting the number of bedrooms in a rental home to four and forcing landlords to pay a $1,000 fee, driving up the cost of affordable housing for students. The bylaw did not take into account landlords who live on the property, and only pertained to the areas directly surrounding the school. As well families renting to students were exempt from the bylaw.[7]

These actions have been seen by the student community as outright discrimination. In an open letter to the Toronto Star, Barbara Hall, chief of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, stated "I urge Oshawa City Council members to look closely at what has been proposed, to apply a sound city-wide planning rationale, and to consider the human rights impact of its decision." Many students have seen this as encouragement to file human rights complaints against the city for age discrimination.[8]

Some local residents however, are still unhappy with the growing student population and have also begun protesting of a planned student housing apartment. Accusing the new construction of cramming too many students in too small an area.[9][10]

In an effort to off-set the damages of the now many homeless students the University of Ontario Institute of Technology plans on building a new on-campus residence that will be able to house an additional 350 students upon completion.[11]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.uoit.ca/EN/main/11259/11270/13751/brand_standards/design_style_guide/259396/logo_colours.html
  2. ^ Connect@UOIT - UOIT - UOIT fast facts
  3. ^ Campus Athletic Centre expansion well underway
  4. ^ UOIT celebrates grand opening of Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre expansion | 2007
  5. ^ https://connect.uoit.ca/uoit/program.do?programAction=FacultyProgramList
  6. ^ http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2007/10/31/police-raid-student-houses-in-oshawa/
  7. ^ http://www.thestar.com/News/article/266482
  8. ^ http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/02/14/oshawa-students-encouraged-to-file-human-rights-complaints-against-city/
  9. ^ http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/oshawa/article/93905
  10. ^ http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/02/18/the-oshawa-housing-battle-continues/
  11. ^ http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/breaking_news/article/86859

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