August 21, 2006 Source: :
http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news_details-e.php?nid=933 University of Ottawa 101 Week: Story Ideas OTTAWA, August 21, 2006 — Transition: Discover the innovative ways in which we make the transition to living on campus easier for students and their parents, such as weekly trips to Loblaws, moving help from Gee-Gees football players, and assistance through hundreds of volunteers and in-residence support.
Web Source: http://www.uOttawa.ca/students/housing/ Student help: The Student Academic Success Service (SASS) provides writing help and resources, student mentoring centres, study skills counselling, job search tools, a relaxation lab, spiritual resources, and support for aboriginal and mature students. This year, a special pilot program run from August 28 to September 1 will guide 30 new students with learning disabilities through their introduction to university life, introducing them to the innovative resources available to help them succeed at uOttawa.
Web Source: http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/university101/ Staying healthy: Whether it is alcohol awareness, sexual health issues, nutrition or stress management, the first semester of university is a time of steep learning in how to properly take care of yourself. University of Ottawa Health Services offers innovative ideas on how students can stay healthy and safe during the school year.
Web Source: www.uOttawa.ca/health/index.html Better library resources: This fall, you will find improved study spaces in both the Morisset and Health Sciences libraries. The library website received a face-lift to improve access to the wealth of information resources and services available, including a new simplified search to find journal articles. A student mentoring centre is opening in the Morisset Library, joining staff from the Library and Computing Services at the reference desk. Extended hours at Morisset Library begin September 18, allowing you to use the library from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week. And new this fall, the library offers laptop loans to help you complete your assignments. Check the library web site to stay up-to-date on library news.
Web site: www.biblio.uottawa.ca Mentor for Youth Program: The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) has launched an important mentoring program to help the next generation of university students. This program pairs up secondary school youth with university students to help young people overcome obstacles often experienced during the transition into adolescence. By extending Peer Help Centre services to the secondary school community, peer mentors provide youth with academic, social and emotional support and guidance. The SFUO also has a long-existing peer help centre for university students.
Web site: www.peerhelp.sfuo.ca French Immersion: This fall, the University of Ottawa launches its French Immersion Studies program, new and unique in Canada. Hundreds of new and returning students will participate in this innovative program, offered in 50 programs of study and tailored to suit each student’s particular language goals. Upon graduation, students in this program will receive an official French immersion designation on their University diploma.
Web Source: www.immersion.uOttawa.ca
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