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CFUW-Ottawa Resolutions Meeting & Speaker: The History of CFUW-Ottawa (06 Apr 2026)

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Dr. Dianne Dodd, CFUW Ottawa Member

Topic: History of CFUW Ottawa

Dianne Dodd earned her PhD from Carleton University (1988) in Ottawa, and was employed at Parks Canada as an historian where she helped to enhance the commemoration of women in the Parks/Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada’s program. Recent projects include a centennial history of CFUW, Our 100 Years, The Canadian Federation of University Women, as well as popular history articles in Canada’s History on astrophysicist Allie Vibert Douglas and the deaths of 14 Canadian nursing sisters in the sinking of the Llandovery Castle.

CFUW Resolutions Meeting

Being the largest of the 90 clubs within CFUW, CFUW-Ottawa is allotted more votes at the national AGM than the smaller clubs. In July, our club’s President or her voting delegate will be required to vote at the policy session in accordance with club members’ instructions, and on the evening of Monday, April 6, you can help to determine how she will vote. CFUW-Ottawa’s advocacy committee will present the drafts of this year’s resolution proposals at our General Meeting, along with the Committee’s proposed amendments, after Dr. Dianne Dodd’s talk on the History of CFUW-Ottawa.

Two resolutions are under consideration this year. Ahead of our meeting, please review them, along with their background notes. Click here to download resolutions #1 and here to download resolution #2.

Your opinions count.

Would you like to see amendments to these draft resolutions before they are voted upon?
Do you think it is appropriate for CFUW to ask for government support of the Afghan girls and women wanting to pursue a secular education (not allowed beyond Grade 6 under the present régime in Afghanistan)?
Should CFUW call for Canadian government intervention to counteract the spread of false information on social media platforms?

Come to the meeting and help us decide how we should answer those questions.

Unfortunately, proxy votes on this occasion will not be possible. For more information contact advocacy@cfuw-ottawa.org.

2026 CFUW-Ottawa's Musical Lunch (20 Apr 2026)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

2026 CFUW-OTTAWA'S

MUSICAL LUNCH

Monday, April 20, 2026

Check-in starting at 11:00 am

The Royal Ottawa Golf Club

1405 Aylmer Rd., Gatineau, Quebec

Your ticket includes:

Elegant Lunch

Musical Performance

Trivia Game

Door Prizes

Free Parking on site

The Fundraising event is sponsored by the CFUW-Ottawa Club

The proceeds from the donation portion of the ticket will go towards the CFUW-Ottawa Scholarship Trust Fund. Official tax receipts will be issued.

Registration is open to all CFUW-Ottawa members and guests

Tickets for the Lunch $ 80.00 - (includes tax, service charge and a donation to the CFUW-Ottawa Scholarship Trust Fund)

An e blast will be sent to all members early in March with information about the event.

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CFUW-Ottawa Speaker Series: Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI), Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa (04 May 2026)

Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ruth Slack

Director, University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI), Professor, Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Ruth Slack and her research group’s long term goals are to promote the regeneration of the damaged brain after stroke or in neurodegenerative diseases. She and her team have shown that proteins that regulate cell replication can also play important roles in the regulation of neural stem cell self renewal and long term maintenance in the embryonic and adult brain. Dr. Slack’s group has also shown that mitochondrial dynamics and function have a major impact on adult stem cells and their differentiation, thus changes in metabolism or defects in mitochondrial function in the context of neurodegenerative diseases may have a major impact on neurogenesis, regeneration and neurological function. By exploiting new knowledge of these key regulatory pathways, they plan to activate the neuronal precursor and stem cell pools in order to facilitate regeneration of the damaged brain.

Dr. Ruth Slack

Dr. Katey Rayner

Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Katey Rayner, PhD, is the chief scientific officer and vice president of research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She holds a University Research Chair and is the director of the Vascular Inflammation and Metabolism Laboratory. She is a full professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Ottawa. She leads the Ottawa region strategic research innovation cluster on vascular inflammation and metabolism. From 2022 to 2024, Dr. Rayner was assistant dean of research in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa.

Dr. Katey Rayner

Topic: Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI), Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa

CFUW-Ottawa 2025-26 Annual General Meeting (01 Jun 2026)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

CFUW-Ottawa

Monday, June 1st, 2026 starting at 7p.m.

Riverside United Church

3191 Riverside Drive, Ottawa

We need your voice!

Join us for an evening of dessert, conversation and club business.

Registration will be available in April

MEMBERS ONLY

Looking forward to seeing you on the 1st.

This is an in-person meeting, you will not be able to join via Zoom.

If you can't attend we encourage you to still make your voice heard. Please print and sign a proxy form and give it to a fellow member who is attending, along with your voting choices, so they can vote on your behalf.

2026 Dinner for Hope (18 Jun 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

UWHAW EVENT OF THE YEAR

YOU ARE INVITED

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Enjoy an evening of great food, good company, inspiration and fun, all in support of women in Afghanistan.

Give a Woman Hope: Invest in women’s education in Afghanistan.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, 1 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa

Registration:

Registration details will be available in April

For further information contact uwhaw2010@gmail.com

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