You could say that Tina Lamontagne is more than familiar with the University of Ottawa: she has spent the past 10 years participating actively in university life. From 2003 to 2007, she studied in the Department of Communications and took
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Posted in: Article, Destination 2020, Human Resources, SASS, Student Stories
Spring is here and for local cyclists, this signals the arrival of biking season. Did you know that a large number of the University of Ottawa community regularly bikes to work?
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Posted in: Article, Events, Human Resources
Third time’s the charm for Yvan Albert. The long-time uOttawa employee is officially retiring this year after 33 years of service. It will be his third attempt at hanging up his hat. “The first time I retired was in 1996,”
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Name: Lenny Sabourin, Title: Manager of Fitness, Instructional, Recreational and Outdoor Programs, Faculty: Sports Services, When did you start playing sports or training and why? My parents introduced me to many sports at a very young age. They really loved the discipline
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Posted in: Gee-Gees, Human Resources, Profile
For the second consecutive year, the University of Ottawa Development Office has enthusiastically and confidently launched and celebrated the Campus Campaign (CC). The CC promotes giving by University faculty, staff and retirees to enhance the student experience. During the campaign,
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Posted in: Article, Campus campaign, Human Resources, volunteering
“Being a community advisor in residence doesn’t come with office hours. You’re on call 24/7. Sometimes you’re a tour guide, sometimes you’re an academic counsellor, and sometimes we even give cooking lessons! Our job varies from one day to the next—from
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Posted in: Article, Campus campaign, Housing Service, Human Resources
There are only five more days to donate to this year’s Campus Campaign. Your participation, no matter what your donation, brings your unit one step closer to achieving its goals and helping our students. Check out your faculty’s or service’s
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Bursaries, scholarships and awards can make a big difference for students. And when students get out into the workforce and start earning money, they want to be able to help the way they were helped. The University of Ottawa has
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Sixty University of Ottawa United Way volunteers were pleasantly surprised when Mathieu Fleury, the Ottawa United Way Campaign co-chair joined them for the volunteer appreciation dinner. Fleury is not only a uOttawa alumnus with a BSc specializing in physical fitness,
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Posted in: Article, Campus life, Human Resources, volunteering
Michèle Kérisit Those who knew Michèle Kérisit describe her as having led a full and inspiring life, one devoted to helping women through her research on immigrants and refugees, survivors of armed conflict, and Francophone women in Ontario. The late
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Posted in: Article, Campus campaign, Faculty of Social Sciences, Human Resources
