Date: 21/01/2026
$ 80.00
Dr. Marie-Eve Sylvestre has been president and vice-chancellor of the University of Ottawa since July 1, 2025, and is the first woman to lead the University since its inception in 1848. In this Role she is also the Chief Executive Officer of the University and directs the University’s academic mission and its general administration. Prior to assuming this role, she was dean of the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law and co-chair of the Senate Committee on Academic Freedom. Under her leadership, the Civil Law Section promoted transformative learning experiences and achieved record growth in research activities, launching the first certificate in Indigenous law in French in North America and Jurivision.ca, an audiovisual knowledge mobilization platform. A distinguished interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Sylvestre’s research focuses on criminal law and practices that have a discriminatory impact on marginalized populations.
Speaker: Dr. Marie-Eve Sylvestre, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ottawa
Topic: The University in the Community: a transformative and sustainable vision for the University of Ottawa/L’Université dans la Cité – une vision transformatrice et durable pour l’Université d’Ottawa
Location: The Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, 1 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa