Celebrate 45 years with us!

In 1972, a gallon of gas cost 55 cents, the Volkswagen Beetle was the most popular car ever sold, Canada won the Summit Series against the Soviet Union, and in Guelph Ontario, a fledgling organization known as the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (the OUAC) diligently worked away at its first official admissions cycle for first-year undergraduate applications.

But the OUAC's history started even before then, in 1963, when investigation into the possibility of co-operation among universities in the application process began...

 

Take a walk down memory lane

We invite you to explore the pages of OUAC's 45 years of success and achievement as an organization - a celebration that is yours as much as it is ours.

How It All Started

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Do you have fond memories or photos of your experiences with the OUAC that you'd like to share? Please email your them to [email protected].

 

George and Herb

George Granger with Herb Pettipiere

Edinburgh Road Office

Edinburgh Road office

Herb Pettipiere

Herb Pettipiere

Gerry and Ron

Gerry Arthurs and Ron Scriver

Dick and Ron

Dick Riley and Ron Scriver

Greg Marcotte

Greg Marcotte

90 Woodlawn Location

90 Woodlawn Road office

Ron Scriver on the computer

Ron Scriver

650 Woodlawn Location

650 Woodlawn Road office

Plaque

Official opening of Research Lane office

170 Research Lane

170 Research Lane office

Greg Marcotte in a hard hat

Greg Marcotte

Our Reception

Reception area in 1998

Ron Scriver

Ron Scriver

Canadian Living OUAC Sign

Canadian Living walking challenge

George Granger

George Granger

OUAC Baseball Team

The OUAC baseball team (2002)

OUAC staff appreciation lunch

OUAC staff appreciation lunch (2002)

OUAC Curling Team

The OUAC curling team (2002)

Ron and Greg champagne toast

Ron and Greg's Champagne toast (2003)

2010 OUAC staff

The OUAC staff (2010)