Home > University of Ottawa

Its ten faculties offer an array of undergraduate and professional programs in a wide variety of disciplines:

• Administration
• Arts
• Education
• Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Law
• Management
• Medicine
• Science
• Social Sciences

Masters and doctoral degrees are also offered in most disciplines by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The U of O offers the second-highest number of doctoral programs in Ontario. The U of O houses Ontario's second-largest graduate studies and co-operative education program.

The academic and other needs of about 30,000 students are facilitated by a fully bilingual support staff and programmes that include everything from physical resources security to health, sports and teaching and learning support services.

The campus is located along the banks of the Rideau Canal in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa.

There are two weekly newspapers published by students: The Fulcrum in English, and La Rotonde in French.

1 Notable Alumni

• Alex Trebek, host of the popular gameshow, Jeopardy
• Michel BastaracheJustice Michel Bastarache B. Born June 10, 1947. Alfred Bastarache and Madeleine Claveau. Educated at University of Moncton (B. University of Montreal (LL. University of Ottawa (LL. and University of Nice ( graduate degree in public law). Honorary degrees, puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of CanadaOttawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both
• Louise CharronLouise Charron (born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, 2004, and is the second woman Franco-Ontarian Supreme Court judge. Charron graduated in law from the University of Ottawa i, puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of CanadaOttawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both
• Erica EhmErica Ehm (born September 30, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) is best known as one of the first female VJs at Much Music. While her early appearances were rather wooden, she eventually became one of Canada's most recognizable personalities. Her well-proportione, Canadian television personality and songwriter
• Howard HamptonHoward Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and a Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora--Rainy River. He was born in Fort Frances, Ontario to a blue collar family. He was a good s, former leader of the Ontario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation is a democratic socialist/ social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a section of the federal New Democratic Party. The NDP was founded i
• Rahim JafferRahim Jaffer is the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the Edmonton-Strathcona district of Alberta. He originally won his seat as a member of the Reform Party of Canada, which then became the Canadian Alliance, which then merged with th, Canadian Member of Parliament38th Parliament Preceded by: 37th Canadian parliament Canadian parliaments To be followed by: 39th Canadian parliament See also: List of Canadian federal electoral districts, List of Canadian federal parliaments Canada, House of Commons Canada, House of C
• Sherraine MacKay , Olympic athlete ( epee fencing )
• Dalton McGuinty, current Ontario premier
• Paul Okalik, first premier of Nunavut
• Allan Rock, former Canadian politician and Ambassador to the United Nations
• Hugh Segal, Canadian politician
• James Cartwright Whitewater , Olympic athlete ( kayak)