The University of Ottawa is a bilingual public research university with campuses located in Ottawa

Ottawa University

University of Ottawa
Latin: Universitas Ottaviensis
Motto	Latin: Deus Scientiarum Dominus Est
Motto in English	God is the master of science
Established	1848
Type	Public university
Endowment	C$164.6 Million
Chancellor	Michaëlle Jean
President	Allan Rock
Academic staff	2,879
Admin. staff	2,425
Undergraduates	33,917
Postgraduates	5,682
Location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 45°25′20″N 75°40′57″W / 45.4222°N 75.6824°W / 45.4222; -75.6824Coordinates: Click the blue globe to open an interactive map. 45°25′20″N 75°40′57″W / 45.4222°N 75.6824°W / 45.4222; -75.6824
Campus	Urban, 42.5 hectares (105 acres)
Former names	College of Bytown (1848-1861) College of Ottawa (1861-1866)
Colours	Garnet and Grey
Sports	CIS, OUA 29 varsity team
Nickname	Gee-Gees
Affiliations	ACU, AUCC, AUFC, CARL, CBIE, CIS, COU, CUSID, IAU, Fields Institute, OUA, QSSF, U15
Website	http://www.uottawa.ca/

The University of Ottawa is a bilingual public research university with campuses located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) in the residential neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, adjacent to Ottawa's Rideau Canal. The University offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa Joseph-Bruno Guigues. Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through royal charter. On 5 February 1889, the University was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university. The University was reorganized on 1 July 1965 as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the University. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized University. The University is co-educational and enrolls nearly 34,000 undergraduate and over 5,000 post-graduate students. The University has more than 167,000 alumni. The University's athletic teams are known as the Gee-Gees and are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

History

The University was established on 26 September 1848 as the College of Bytown by the first Roman Catholic bishop of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues. He entrusted administration to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The college was originally located in Lower Town, housed in a wooden building next to the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. However, space quickly became an issue for administrators, triggering two moves in 1852 and a final move to Sandy Hill in 1856. The Sandy Hill property was donated by Louis-Theodore Besserer, where he offered a substantial parcel from his estate for the college. The college was renamed College of Ottawa in 1861, following the city's name change from Bytown to Ottawa. In 1866, the college received its first charter, as well as university status, making it the final institution in Canada to receive a Royal Charter from London before the British North America Act, 1867 made education a provincial responsibility. By 1872 the University had already begun to confer undergraduate degrees, with master's degrees coming in 1875 and doctoral degrees in 1888. On 5 February 1889, the University was granted a pontifical charter from Pope Leo XIII, elevating the University to a pontifical university. The University faced a crisis when fire destroyed the main building on 2 December 1903. After the fire, the University hired New York architect A. O. Von Herbulis to design its replacement, Tabaret Hall. It was among the first Canadian structures to be completely fireproof, built of reinforced concrete. Women first enrolled in 1919. A few weeks after the start of the Second World War, a Canadian Officer Training Corp was established at the University, with training beginning on in January 1940. An air force training corp was created in 1942 and a naval training corp in 1943. Participation in one of the three corps became mandatory for all students over 18, although they were not obliged to participate in the actual war. During this time, the Royal Canadian Air Force used parts of the University's grounds for training and the University constructed barracks to house members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps. In total 1,158 students and alumni of the University enrolled the Canadian Forces during the war, losing 50 killed in action. The University was reorganized on 1 July 1965 as a corporation independent from any outside body or religious organization, becoming publicly-funded. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were transferred to the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the corporation, while the remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized University.

In 1974, a new policy mandated by the Government of Ontario strengthened institutional bilingualism at the University, with specific instructions to further bilingualism and biculturalism and preserve and develop French culture. In 1989, Wilbert Keon of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute performed the country's first artificial heart transplant on an 11-month old baby.

Faculties and Departments

Although the University of Ottawa was originally a liberal arts college, we have been teaching pure and applied sciences in both French and English since the 1800s. Today, the University offers a full range of academic and professional programs at the undergraduate level in nine faculties: Arts, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, School of Management, Science and Social Sciences. Master's and doctoral degrees are also offered in most disciplines by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. U of O offers the second-highest number of doctoral programs in Ontario.

• Faculty of Arts
  
  1. Communication
  2. Classics and Religious Studies
  3. English
  4. Environmental Studies
  5. Geography
  6. History
  7. Information Studies
  8. Institute of Canadian Studies
  9. Département de français
  10. Linguistics
  11. Medieval Studies
  12. Modern Languages and Literatures
  13. Music
  14. Philosophy
  15. Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
  16. School of Translation and Interpretation
  17. Second Language Teaching
  18. Theatre
  19. Visual Arts
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
  1. Chemical and Biological Engineering
  2. Civil Engineering
  3. Mechanical Engineering
  4. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  1. Chair of Ukrainian Studies
• Faculty of Health Sciences
  1. Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences
  2. Nutrition Sciences Program
  3. School of Human Kinetics
  4. School of Nursing
  5. School of Rehabilitation Sciences
• Faculty of Law
  1. Civil Law Section
  2. Common Law Section
  3. Human Rights Research and Education Centre
• Faculty of Medicine
  
  1. Anesthesia
  2. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
  3. Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  4. Epidemiology and Community Medicine
  5. Emergency Medicine
  6. Family Medicine
  7. Medicine
  8. Obstetrics and Gynecology
  9. Ophthalmology
  10. Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  11. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  12. Pediatrics
  13. Psychiatry
  14. Radiology
  15. Surgery
• Faculty of Science
  1. Biology
  2. Chemistry
  3. Earth Sciences
  4. Mathematics and Statistics
  5. Physics
• Faculty of Social Sciences
  
  1. Department of Criminology
  2. Department of Economics
  3. Institute of Women's Studies
  4. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  5. School of International Development and Global Studies
  6. School of Political Studies
  7. School of Psychology
  8. School of Social Work
  9. Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• Telfer School of Management
  
  1. BCom - Honours Bachelor of Commerce
  2. Accounting
  3. e-Business
  4. Entrepreneurship
  5. Finance
  6. Human Resource Management
  7. International Management
  8. Management
  9. Marketing
  10. Management Information Systems (MIS)
  11. Without option
  12. MBA
  13. MHA
  14. MSc Health Systems
  15. MSc in Management
  16. EMBA
• Centre for Continuing Education
  1. Professional Development
  2. Personal Enrichment

Facilities

The University's main campus lies within the neighbourhood of Sandy Hill. The main campus is bordered to the north by the ByWard Market district, to the east by Sandy Hill's residential area and to the southwest and west by Nicholas Street, which runs adjacent to the Rideau Canal on the western half of the University. As of the 2010-2011 academic year, the main campus occupied 35.3 ha (87 acres), though the University owns and manages other properties throughout the city, raising the University's total extent to 42.5 ha (105 acres). The main campus moved two times before settling in its final location in 1856. When the institution was first founded, the campus was located next to the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. With space a major issue in 1852, the campus moved to a location presently across from the National Gallery of Canada. In 1856, the institution moved to its present location. The buildings at the University vary in age, from 100 Laurier (1893) to 55 Laurier (Desmarais building, 2007). In 2011 the average age of buildings was 63. In the 2011-2012 academic year, the University owned and managed 30 main buildings, 806 research laboratories, 301 teaching laboratories and 257 classrooms and seminar rooms. The main campus is presently divided between its older Sandy Hill campus and its Lees campus, purchased in 2007. While Lees Campus is not adjacent to Sandy Hill, it is displayed as part of the main campus on school maps. Lees campus, within walking distance of Sandy Hill, was originally a satellite campus owned by Algonquin College.

Libraries and museum

Morisett Library is the main library for the University and houses the majority of its special collections.

The University of Ottawa Libraries include six campus libraries that house more than 1.4 million monograph titles and more than 350,000 electronic monograph titles as of 2009. The main library is in Morisset Hall, houses the Media Resources, the Archives and Special Collections and the Geographic, Statistical and Government Information. The University has five other specialized libraries, Brian Dickson Law Library located in Fauteux Hall, the Health Sciences Library located at the Roger Guindon campus, the Management Library located in the Desmarais building, the Music Library located in Perez Hall and the Annex – an off-site storage facility to house less-used portions of the collection.The University of Ottawa Museum of Classical Antiquities was established in 1975 as a teaching collection, operated by the Department of Classical and Religious Studies. Composed of artifacts which reflect daily life during the period from the 7th century BC to the 7th century AD, the permanent collection is enhanced by touring exhibitions.

^Library

The library is the intellectual hub of the campus. It is used every day by thousands of students, faculty and researchers. The library is an essential partner in fulfilling the research, teaching and learning mission of the University. The University of Ottawa Library is composed of 3 main libraries - the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Health Sciences Library - in addition to a number of specialized research collections. It has 160 employees, including 41 librarians, serving the students, faculty and employees of the University.

• Message from the University Librarian : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/Page?node=us-ul&lang=en
• Mission, vision and values : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/Page?node=us-mission&lang=en
• Library collections : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/Page?node=us-collections&lang=en

Quick facts (2009/10)

Our spaces - the busiest place on campus
• 11 libraries on 3 campuses (downtown, Lees and Roger Guindon)
• Over 2.4 million visits per year
• Extended hours of service: the Morisset Library is open 24 hours a day during exam periods

Our collections - preserving the past, envisioning the future
• 1,951,562 print volumes
• 366,999 e-Books
• 43,217 e-Journals

Our services - supporting students, faculty and researchers
• 78 research guides - useful resources and tips compiled for every discipline
• 905,017 items borrowed
• 17,522 students attended workshops, classes and tours

Libraries

• Morisset Library (Arts and Science) : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=mrt&lang=en
• Brian Dickson Law Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=ftx&lang=en
  
• Health Sciences Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=rgn&lang=en
  
• Archives and Special Collections : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=archives&lang=en
  
• Berkman Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=rgn-bl&lang=en
  
• Educational Centre of the Faculty of Education : http://www.education.uottawa.ca/resourcecentre/
  
• GSG - Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=gsg&lang=en
  
• Isobel Firestone Music Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=prz&lang=en
  
• Library Annex : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=annex&lang=en
  
• Management Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=dms&lang=en
  
• Media Resources : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=media&lang=en
  
• Montfort Library : http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/html/HomePage?node=rgn-bm&lang=en
  

Housing and student facilities

Although most students live off-campus, the University has seven student residences: Brooks, Le Blanc Hall, Marchand Hall, Stanton, Thompson Hall, Hyman Soloway and 90 University. The university offers a variety of housing options. Four of the seven residences are conventional single and double bedrooms. Stanton and Hyman Soloway are 2-4 bedroom apartment-styled residences, while 90 University is a two bedroom suite-styled residence. In September 2010, 26.2 percent of first-year students lived on campus, part of the 8.8 percent of the overall undergraduate population which lived on campus. Residents are represented by the Residents' Association of the University of Ottawa (RAUO). With a mandate to help improve the quality of life in residences, each building elects a representative to the association. The RAUO also provides a political representation on the behalf of the residents. Buildings may collect a small fee, known as the floor fund to pay for the group.

The Jock Turcot University Centre (UCU) is the centre of student life and programming. Located between Montpetit Hall and Morisett Library, the centre was completed in 1973 at a cost of over C$6 million. Funding for the centre was partially offset by the Jock Turcot University Fund, which was set up by the student body. The centre was named after former student federation president Jock Turcot, who was killed in a traffic collision in 1965. The University has over thirty five dining outlets. This includes several major restaurant chains.

Off campus facilities

Off-campus faculties are located throughout Ottawa. The University owns and operates another campus located in Ottawa's Riverview neighbourhood, known as the Health Science or Alta Vista campus. Located on Smyth Road, the Health Science campus is 7.2 ha (18 acres). The campus primarily serves the Faculty of Medicine as well as hosting programs for the Faculty of Health Sciences. Roger Guidon Hall serves as the primary building for students at the campus. The Health Science campus is located in between The Ottawa Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, both of which are university-affiliated. Many of the hospital's health professionals and researchers teach in the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences. Medical and health sciences students learn on the job at The Ottawa Hospital. The University operates the Centre for Executive Leadership at the World Exchange Plaza. Located on O'Connor Street in Downtown Ottawa, the centre is primarily used by the Telfer School of Management's Executive Master of Business Administration program. The centre includes one amphitheatre-style classroom, seven case rooms for team meetings, collaborative work and/or independent study and conference and boardroom spaces.

 Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, established in 2006, coordinates, promotes and implementes sustainable development activities. The Office of Campus Sustainability is headed by the Sustainable Development Committee. Membership of the committee comprises administrators, students, community groups and the City of Ottawa. Along with the other members of the Council of Ontario Universities, the University of Ottawa signed a pledge in November 2009 known as Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World, with the objective of transforming its campus into a model of environmental responsibility. The University is a signatory of the Talloires Declaration.

Several programs from the university placed in the 2011 Corporate Knights rankings, which measures how well Canadian universities integrate sustainability into their curriculum. Telfer School of Management ranked fifth in Canada for undergraduate business programs. The Corporate Knights also ranked Telfer eighth in Canada for MBA program. The university's Faculty of Law was also ranked fourth in Canada in law.

Programs Of Study

Graduate Certificates / Diploma

• Auditory-Verbal Studies (Graduate Certificate)
• Canon Law (Graduate Diploma)
• Canonical Practice (Graduate Diploma)
• Couple Counselling and Spirituality (Graduate Certificate)
• E-Business (Graduate Certificate)
• E-Commerce (Graduate Certificate)
• Ecclesiastical Administration (Graduate Diploma)
• Ethics and Religious Beliefs in the Media (Graduate Diploma)
• Government Communication (Graduate Certificate)
• Health Professions Education (Graduate Certificate)
• Health Services and Policy Research (Graduate Diploma) (Temporarily Suspended)
• Information Studies (Graduate Certificate)
• Internet Technologies (Graduate Certificate)
• Mobile Device Applications (Graduate Certificate)
• Modelling and Animation for Computer Games Technology (Graduate Certificate)
• Orchestral Studies (Graduate Certificate)
• Organizational Communication (Graduate Certificate)
• Piano Pedagogy Research (Graduate Certificate)
• Population Health Risk Assessment and Management (Graduate Certificate)
• Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Diploma)
• Program Evaluation (Graduate Certificate)
• Public Ethics (Graduate Certificate)
• Public Management and Governance (Graduate Certificate)
• Scientific Management and Leadership (Graduate Diploma)
• Systems Science (Graduate Certificate)
• Technology Project Management (Graduate Certificate)

 Master's

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (MASc / MEng)
• Anthropology (MA)
• Audiologie / Orthophonie (M.Sc.S.)
• Behavioural Neuroscience (Collaborative)
• Biochemistry (MSc)
• Bioinformatics (MSc/MCS) (Collaborative)
• Biology (MSc)
• Biomedical Engineering (MASc)
• Biostatistics (MSc) (Collaborative)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Canon Law (MCL)
• Cellular and Molecular Medicine (MSc)
• Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (MSc) (Collaborative)
• Chemical Engineering (MEng/MASc)
• Chemistry (MSc)
• Civil Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Classical Studies (MA)
• Communication (MA / MComm)
• Computer Science (MCS)
• Conflict Studies (MA)
• Counselling and Spirituality (MA)
• Criminology (MCA / MA)
• E-Business Technologies (MEBT / MSc)
• Earth Sciences (MSc)
• Economics (MA)
• Education (MA / MEd)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (MASc / MEng)
• Engineering Management (MEng)
• English (MA)
• Environmental Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Environmental Sustainability (MA/MSc) (Collaborative)
• Epidemiology (MSc)
• Ergothérapie (M.Sc.S.)
• Geography (MA / MGeg / MSc)
• Globalization and International Development (MA)
• Health Administration (MHA)
• Health Systems (MSc)
• History (MA)
• Human and Molecular Genetics (Collaborative)
• Human Kinetics (MA /MSc /MHK)
• Information Studies (MIS)
• Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (MSc)
• Law (LLM)
• Lettres françaises (M.A.)
• Linguistics (MA)
• Management (MSc)
• Mathematics and Statistics (MSc)
• Mechanical Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MA) (Collaborative)
• Microbiology and Immunology (MSc)
• Music (MMus / MA)
• Neuroscience (MSc)
• Nursing (MSc)
• Pathology and Experimental Medicine (MSc) Collaborative)
• Philosophy (MA)
• Physics (MSc)
• Physiothérapie (M.Sc.S.)
• Political Science (MA)
• Public Administration (MA)
• Public and International Affairs (MA)
• Public Ethics (MA)
• Religious Education (MRE)
• Religious Studies (MA)
• Service social (M.S.S.)
• Sociology (MA)
• Spanish (MA)
• Systems Science (MSc / MSysSc)
• Theatre (MA)
• Theatre - Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Directing) (MFA)
• Theology (MA / MPTh)
• Translation - Conference Interpreting (MCI)
• Translation - Legal Translation
• Translation Studies (MA)
• Visual Arts (MFA)
• Women's Studies (LL.M./ MA / MSc) (Collaborative)
• Women's Studies (MA)
• World Literatures and Cultures (MA)

  Doctorates

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PhD)
• Behavioural Neuroscience (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Biochemistry (PhD)
• Biology (PhD)
• Canadian Studies (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Canon Law (PhD)
• Cellular and Molecular Medicine (PhD)
• Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Chemical Engineering (PhD)
• Chemistry (PhD)
• Civil Engineering (PhD)
• Computer Science (PhD)
• Counselling and Spirituality (PhD)
• Criminology (PhD)
• Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (Combined Program)
• Earth Sciences (PhD)
• Economics (PhD)
• Education (PhD)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
• English (PhD)
• Environmental Engineering (PhD)
• Epidemiology (PhD)
• Geography (PhD)
• History (PhD)
• Human and Molecular Genetics (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Human Kinetics (PhD)
• International Development (PhD)
• Law (PhD)
• Lettres françaises (Ph.D.)
• Linguistics (PhD)
• Mathematics and Statistics (PhD)
• Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
• Microbiology and Immunology (PhD)
• Ministry (DMin)
• Neuroscience (PhD)
• Nursing (PhD)
• Pathology and Experimental Medicine (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Philosophy (PhD)
• Physics (PhD)
• Political Science (PhD)
• Population Health (PhD)
• Psychology (PhD)
• Public Administration (PhD)
• Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)
• Religious Studies (PhD)
• Social Work (PhD)
• Sociology (PhD)
• Spanish (PhD)
• Theology (PhD)
• Translation Studies (PhD)
• Women's Studies (PhD)

 Joint Programs

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (MASc / MEng)
• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PhD)
• Behavioural Neuroscience (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Bioinformatics (MSc/MCS) (Collaborative)
• Biology (MSc)
• Biology (PhD)
• Biomedical Engineering (MASc)
• Biostatistics (MSc) (Collaborative)
• Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (MSc) (Collaborative)
• Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (PhD) (Collaborative)
• Chemistry (MSc)
• Chemistry (PhD)
• Civil Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Civil Engineering (PhD)
• Computer Science (MCS)
• Computer Science (PhD)
• Earth Sciences (MSc)
• Earth Sciences (PhD)
• Economics (PhD)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (MASc / MEng)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
• Environmental Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Environmental Engineering (PhD)
• Mathematics and Statistics (MSc)
• Mathematics and Statistics (PhD)
• Mechanical Engineering (MEng / MASc)
• Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
• Physics (MSc)
• Physics (PhD) 

Administration

Tabaret Hall's was named after Joseph-Henri Tabaret and houses the University's central administrative offices, as well as the offices for the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Governance is conducted through the Board of Governors and the Senate, whose roles were established by the University of Ottawa Act, 1965. The Act describes their membership and powers, as well as their principal officers. The Board provides overall governance and management and management, including financial decisions and the implementation of policies and procedures. The Board consists of an executive committee which includes the Chair of the Board and the Vice-Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee. As stipulated by the Act, the Board comprises no more than 32 members, appointed or elected by the various parts of the University community. While not stipulated in the Act, the Board's membership includes elected undergraduate and graduate student representatives. The Board includes one honorary member, the current chancellor.

The Senate sets educational policies and the management of academic issues. Such powers include the ability to create and abolish faculties, departments, schools and institutes, academic regulations, admission standards, degree and diploma requirements. It confers certificates, degrees at all levels and with the approval of the Board, honorary doctorates. The Senate consists of 72 members including president, who acts as its Chair. Other members of the Senate, as mentioned in the Act, include the Chancellor, the President, Vice-Presidents and the dean of each faculty, including those of federated universities. While not outlined in the Act, the Senate includes students from each faculty.

As stipulated in the Act, the Chancellor is the University's titular head and is accorded a place of honour at commencement exercises and other functions and may preside at examinations. The Chancellor is appointed by the Board with the concurrence of the Senate and holds the office for one or more four year terms. As of 2012, the Chancellor was Michaëlle Jean, appointed on 1 February 2012. The President is the chief executive officer and chairman of the Senate with the responsibility of managing the direction of academic work and general administration, teaching staff, officers, servants and students. The President is appointed by the Board and continues until the Board votes otherwise. The office was first referred to as Superior until the University received a pontifical charter, when the name changed to Rector in 1889. In 2004, the English title of Rector was replaced with President.

Finances

Net assets as of 30 April 2011 stood at $904.071 million. The University completed the 2010–2011 year with revenues of $861.576 million, expenses of $810.051 million and an excess of revenues over expenses of $41.466 million. The majority of revenue originates from operating grants, valued at $369.801 million for the 2011-2012 academic year. The second-largest source of revenue that year was tuition fees, which reached $264.792 million. As of 30 April 2011, its endowment was valued at $164.51 million. The University was registered as an educational charitable organization in Canada on 1 January 1967. As of 2011, the University was registered primarily as a post-secondary institution. The University's Institutional Research and Planning department estimated that its students, staff, visitors and the institution itself brought in an estimated total of $4.12 billion into the local economy in 2011.

 Academics

This research university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 

It functions on a semester system, operating fall/winter and spring/summer sessions. Undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, serving 33,917 full-time and part-time undergraduate students. Excluding Saint Paul, the University conferred 4,922 bachelor degrees, 177 doctoral degrees, 1,273 master degrees and 1,914 first professional degrees in 2011.

Bilingualism

As of 2012, the University was the world's largest English-French bilingual university. The University is one of the three bilingual universities in Ontario that is not federated with a larger university. Since its inception the University has seen itself as fostering English-French bilingualism. However, bilingualism was only made an official university policy in 1974 when the Government of Ontario passed An Act respecting Université d'Ottawa through the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Act specifically states that the University must further bilingualism and biculturalism and preserve and develop French culture in Ontario. The Act states that bilingualism must be shown in its programmes, its central administration, its general services, the internal administration of its faculties and schools, its teaching staff, its support staff and its student population. The University operates the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI). The OLBI was officially opened on 1 July 2007, replacing its predecessor, the Second Language Institute. Both institutes promoted English-French bilingualism, although the OLBI holds an expanded mandate, to strengthen research, innovation and outreach efforts in official languages and bilingualism. The University is a member of the Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie, an association which promotes post-secondary education and research in French. While the University maintains bilingualism as an official policy, students need not be bilingual. Instead, most courses and programs are offered in both languages. As of September 2011, the percentage of students who used French as their primary language of education was at 31.1 percent, while the number of students which use English as their primary language for education was 68.7 percent. As of March 2009, 68.6 percent of professors in bilingual positions were considered to be actively bilingual, while bilingual staff comprised 91.5 percent.

Reputation

University rankings
University of Ottawa
ARWU World	201-300
ARWU Clinical Medicine	151-200
THE-WUR World	185
Canadian rankings
ARWU National	8-17
Maclean's Medical/Doctoral	10
THE-WUR National	9

The University has consistently been ranked one of Canada's top universities. The 2011-2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the University 185th in the world and ninth in Canada. According to the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, the University ranked 201-300th in the world. The 2011 QS World University Rankings ranked the University 256th in the world. In terms of national rankings, Maclean's ranked the University 10th in their 2011 Medical Doctoral university rankings. The University stopped participating in Maclean's graduate survey in 2006. Telfer is accredited by all three of the largest business school accreditation associations as of 2009, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the Association of MBAs and the European Quality Improvement System. The school is one of only three business schools in Canada to gain triple accreditation. The Maclean's 2012 ranking of law schools placed the University 11th in Canada. In the 2011 QS ranking of law programs, the University ranked 51-100 in the world, tied for 7th in Canada. In the ARWU's 2012 rankings for the field of clinical medicine and pharmacy, the university ranked 151-200th in the world. In the 2012 rankings of the top engineering schools in the world by Business Insider, the University ranked 44th, third in Canada.

Research

Research at the University of Ottawa is managed through the Office of the Vice-President, Research. The University operates 40 research centres and institutes including the Ottawa Health Research Institute and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The University is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. Research Infosource ranked the University Canada's ninth most research intensive school for 2011, with 2010 sponsored research income of $273.278 million, averaging $213,300 per faculty member. The largest is the federal government, providing $142.8 million in 2010. This was followed by the provincial government, which provided $31.2 million and the corporate/private sector which provides $25.8 million in research funding.

In terms of research performance, High Impact Universities 2010 ranked the University 180th in the world and ninth in Canada. In the same rankings, Ottawa ranked 98th in the world and seventh in Canada in the field of medicine, pharmacology and health sciences.

Research Funding

Chairs; Centres and Institutes; Research Awards and Recognition

Fostering and Recognizing Excellence in Research

The Office of Research Chairs, Centres and Awards is the place to turn for guidance and information about internal and external Chair programs; the creation-function-evaluation of university research centres and institutes; and university-based as well as major provincial, national and international external research awards and recognition.

Research funding and infrastructure

The University's Office of Strategic Development Initiatives (SDI) is the primary resource for information on grants and contracts to support the specialized facilities and equipment that are essential to some research activities.

Grants

Research Management Services oversees the various steps taken by University researchers to obtain grants for their work, from application procedures to financial reporting.

Intellectual Property and Contract Research

The Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise (TTBE) has defined policies and procedures to help University of Ottawa researchers determine the disposition of intellectual property created by their work. It also administers formal contracts supporting research, a substantial and growing portion of the total research funding at the University of Ottawa.

Research Centers and Institutes

Research centres and institutes provide valuable platforms for the exchange of ideas amongst researchers. Bringing together information in these collaborative environments fuels the advancement of multidisciplinary research and innovation, and provides a common point of focus for students and researchers.

• uOttawa Research Centres and Institutes : http://www.research.uottawa.ca/centres-institutes-uottawa.html
• Affiliated Research Institutes : http://www.research.uottawa.ca/centres-institutes-affiliated.html
• Networks of Centres of Excellence : http://www.research.uottawa.ca/centres-excellence.html
• Research Teams : http://www.research.uottawa.ca/centres-teams.html

Awards and Recognition

The University of Ottawa consistently ranks among the top Canadian universities in research funding thanks in part to our gifted researchers, professors and students. Take a look at some of the awards and achievements they have received over the past few years.

Internal 

• Excellence in Research Award
• Innovator of the Year
• Interdisciplinary Research Prize
• Telfer Research Fellow
• Young Researcher Award 

External

• CIHR Knowledge Translation Award
• Early Researcher Awards
• Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
• Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
• Frederick-Newton-Gisborne Starr Award
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Awards
• Killam Prize
• Killam Research Fellowship
• Mark R. Bruneau Fellow for Global Business and Entrepreneurship
• NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
• NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowships
• Ottawa Life Sciences Council Annual Achievement Awards
• Polanyi Prize
• Premier's Platinum Medal for Research Excellence
• Recognition Award
• Royal Society of Canada — Bancroft Award
• Royal Society of Canada - Centenary Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Henry Marshall Tory Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Lorne Pierce Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - McLaughlin Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - McNeil Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Pierre Chauveau Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Rutherford Memorial Medal
• Royal Society of Canada - Thomas W. Eadie Award
• Royal Society of Canada - Willett G. Miller Medal
• Sloan Fellowship
• SSHRC Aurora Prize
• SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research
• The Order of Canada
• The Order of Ontario

Resources for Researchers

Research Funding

Financial support can take many forms, and come from several distinct sources or combinations of sources. Funding can be found internally - from programs maintained by the University - or externally, from government agencies or partners in the private sector.

Policies, Procedures & Guidelines

A comprehensive administrative structure deals with all aspects of research at the University of Ottawa, from the handling of initial grant applications to the submission of final project reports.

Partnerships and Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise (TTBE), a University of Ottawa office dedicated to moving inventions from researchers to the private sector, has done just that for a number of innovative and promising projects. By bringing the research community together with the business community, members of TTBE have made this a valuable and convenient process for everyone involved.

Admission

Admission requirements differ between students from Ontario, other provinces in Canada and international students, due to the lack of uniformity in marking schemes. The admissions office maintains that an admission rate of at least 70 percent is required, although the rate may increase based on the popularity of a program. The 2010 secondary school rate for full-time first-year students, including Saint Paul was 82.1 percent. The retention rate for first-time, full-time first year students in 2009 was 86.1 percent. Students may apply for financial aid such as the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. Aid may come in the form of loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, fellowships, debt reduction, interest relief and work programs. In 2011-2012, the University provided $71.458 million in financial aid and scholarships.

Student life

The two main student unions on administrative and policy issues are the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) for all undergraduate students and the Graduate Students' Association des étudiant.e.s diplômé.e.s (GSAÉD) for graduate students. In addition, most faculties have student representative bodies. Resident students are represented by the Residents’ Association of the University of Ottawa. More than 175 student organizations and clubs are officially accredited by the student union, covering interests such as academics, culture, religion, social issues and recreation. Many of them center on the student activity centre. Two non-profit, independent student newspapers publish at the University. The Fulcrum publishes in English and is a member of the Canadian University Press, while La Rotonde publishes in French. Campus radio station CHUO-FM (89.1 FM), Canada’s second-oldest, began broadcasting in 1984. The SFUO recognizes three fraternities, Delta Pi, Omega Theta Alpha and Sigma Chi and eight sororities, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Zeta Psi, Nu Sigma Pi, Omega Phi Sigma, Sigma Beta Phi, Sigma Psi Alpha, Xi Delta Theta, and Zeta Theta Xi.

Athletics

The varsity team logo is a horse because "gee gee" may also refer to the lead horse in a race.

Ottawa Gee-Gees :

Athletics and student recreation at the University are managed by Sports Services. Varsity teams compete in either Ontario University Athletics or Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, varying by team. The University hosts 29 competitive clubs, including 11 varsity. The first athletic group at the University was formed in 1885, with garnet and grey becoming the official team colours. Shortly thereafter, garnet and grey became the official colours of the University. Varsity team's names are a play on the initials of the colours. Varsity teams did not immediately adopt a name, leading others to refer to them by their colours. Ottawa sports media referred to the teams as "GG" for the teams and eventually the shorthand became official. Because the term gee gee also describes the lead horse in a race, that animal became their mascot.

The University owns and operates three athletic facilities on the University's two campuses. Montpetit Hall and Minto Sports Complex are located on the main campus and another is located on Lees. The Minto Sports Complex houses the University's arena ice rinks, which seat 840. All facilities are shared with both recreational users, as well as varsity teams. The University planned a new 3,500 seat stadium for its varsity football team for the 2012 CIS football season. The new stadium is due to the extensive renovations taking place at their former arena, Frank Clair Stadium and the adjacent Lansdowne Park, both of which belong to the City of Ottawa.

As is mandatory for Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the University does not provide full-ride athletic scholarships. On the recreational level, the University's Sports Services operates intramural sport leagues and tournaments with a participation rate of 1 of 8 students. Sports include badminton, volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer and martial arts.

Notable people and alumni

Paul Martin, the 24th Prime Minister of Canada was educated at the University of Ottawa.

Graduates have found success in many fields, serving as the heads of diverse institutions in both public and private sectors. As of 18 October 2011, the University has 167,224 alumni. Faculty and graduates have accumulated numerous awards including Governor General's Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Recipients of the Governor General's Award include Michel Bock, Christl Verduyn and Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Shields.Chancellors have previously held positions such as Governor General of Canada, Viceregal consort of Canada. Examples include, Pauline Vanier, 46th Viceregal consort of Canada, Gabrielle Léger, the 48th Viceregal consort of Canada, Maurice Sauvé, the 50th Viceregal consort of Canada, and Michaëlle Jean, the 27th Governor General of Canada.Two former heads of government attended the University, including Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris, the 2nd Prime Minister of Newfoundland, and Paul Martin, the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. Premiers include Paul Okalik, 1st Premier of Nunavut, and Dalton McGuinty, 24th Premier of Ontario. Five graduates became puisine justices, with one moving on to become a Chief Justice of Canada. Puisne Justices include Louise Arbour, Michel Bastarache, Louise Charron, Louis LeBel and Gérald Fauteux. Fauteux would later become a Chief Justice of Canada.Prominent business leaders include Daniel Lamarre, president and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, Paul Desmarais, chairman of the Power Corporation of Canada, André Desmarais and André Ouellet, Postmaster General of Canada, CEO and president of Canada Post.

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