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Leading lights of the law

John McCrea plans to use his new Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree to continue to advocate for accessibility for people living with disabilities. McCrea, a uOttawa student with cerebral palsy living in residence, successfully lobbied the University to provide personal care to help him go to bed, get dressed and make meals at times when he needed it.
Honouring an outstanding woman

All her life, Gisèle Lalonde has been concerned with advancing the cause of Ontario’s francophones — so much so that she was never able to fulfill her own dream of going to university. Now, after 60 years of fighting tirelessly for her people’s rights, she is receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa.

Schools help refugees put down roots

Gebran and Katia Maatouq’s arrival at École élémentaire catholique Montfort in January 2016 made the front pages of Ottawa newspapers. The five- and seven-year-olds were the first of the newly arrived Syrian refugees to attend a school that is part of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. While the Mattouqs had been in town for only a week, registering the children in school had been their priority.
Alex Trebek gift supports big thinking

To honour his belief that education and dialogue advance positive social change, philanthropist and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has donated $5 million to uOttawa for a new program to stimulate discussion and debate about society’s pressing challenges.