About TeachingCity
Collaboration
TeachingCity brings together the City of Oshawa and its education and research partners:
- Durham College
- Ontario Tech University
- Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area
- The University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
The partners address Oshawa's urban challenges through innovation, collaboration, applied research and shared experiential learning opportunities. The goal is to position Oshawa as a local, national and global community of urban research and learning.
As a TeachingCity, we focus on:
- Developing practical, scalable and sustainable solutions to urban challenges
- Building research partnerships
- Coordinating experiential learning opportunities, applied research and innovative educational activities
- Developing new technologies
- Sharing access to facilities, resources and equipment
The TeachingCity collaborative partnership is outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.). Initially signed in 2017, the partners resigned a new M.O.U. in June 2022, extending the partnership until 2027.
TeachingCity Steering Committee
TeachingCity has a formal steering committee comprised of key representatives from the collaborative partnership.
City of Oshawa |
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Chair: Julie MacIsaac, Director, Innovation and Transformation Jen Plishewsky, TeachingCity Project Coordinator Andrew Poray, Economic Development Officer |
Durham College |
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Kevin Baker, Dean - School of Business, I.T. and Management Amanda Brown, Director Experiential Learning |
Ontario Tech University |
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Lindsay Coolidge, Director External Relations and Partnerships Danielle Saney, Manager Research Partnerships and Innovation Felipe Rubio, Research Partnerships Officer Scott Aquanno, Associate Professor Community Development and Policy Studies |
Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area |
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Kristin Papadakos, Coordinator Workplace Partnerships Zan Morgan-Dixon, Coordinator Workplace Partnerships Kevin Maina, Manager Community Engagement |
University of Toronto - Civil Engineering & Mineral Engineering |
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Brent Sleep, Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering |