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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Josh Lowe Brent Macrae

Josh Lowe 

B.IT, CCNA, CCNP (R&S, Sec) CCSP, CCAI, MCP, JNCIA

Associate Teaching Professor
Program Director - Networking and IT Security

Office:  UB 3022
Phone:  905.721.8668 ext. 3781
email:   josh.lowe@ontariotechu.ca

Brent MacRae 

B.IT, M.Sc, CCNA, CCNP (R&S)

Associate Teaching Professor

Office:  ERC 4385
Phone:  905.721.8668 ext. 2681
email:   brent.macrae@ontariotechu.ca

Josh Lowe and Brent MacRae are the professors responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the Ontario Tech Networking lab. They are also responsible for teaching the lecture and lab sections of the Faculty of Business and IT networking courses in the Bachelor of IT programme.

Josh has an extensive background in IT, specifically focused on networking and IT security. He has a wide range of education including an Honours Diploma in Computer Systems Technology from Durham College and a Bachelor of IT (Hons) from Ontario Tech, as well as numerous industry certifications. Josh has worked for many large IT companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Bell Canada, and eHealth Ontario. Josh was also a lead architect in the development and design of the original Simcoe 1158 Networking Lab and the new SIRC 4130 Networking Lab.