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WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION AND A PERSISTENTLY GLOBAL MINDSET, THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH EMBRACES A WORLD OF ENERGY, IMAGINATION AND PROMISE. OUR SCHOLARS EXPLORE ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE CITY AT OUR DOORSTEP; OUR STUDENTS LEARN BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORLD AROUND US; OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT STOP AT OUR CAMPUS BORDERS. UTSC IS A RESEARCH CAMPUS WITH A TEACHING SOUL, AN INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE URBAN EDGE MEETS STRIKING NATURAL BEAUTY.
PROFESSOR BRUCE KIDDVICE PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND PRINCIPAL, UTSC
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For the third consecutive year, the University of Toronto’s top student came from UTSC—pictured at centre is Anh Cao (B.Sc., 2015) with UTSC Registrar Curtis Cole (left) and Principal Bruce Kidd.
VIBRANT CAMPUS
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675BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS
STUDY SPACES ON CAMPUS (A 25% INCREASE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS)
1,564 BUSES ARRIVE ON CAMPUS EACH WEEKDAY
123TOTAL CAMPUS AREA IN HECTARES
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Set on the spectacular Highland Creek Valley, U of T Scarborough is a growing campus located in Canada’s largest city, an urban campus on the edge of nature.
TPASC HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, INCLUDING
“BEST OF THE BEST” AWARDS FROM THE TORONTO CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION AND THE ONTARIO GENERAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.
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SOLAR PANELS ATOP THE TORONTO PAN AM SPORTS CENTRE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY ELEMENTS THAT HELPED THE FACILITY ACHIEVE ITS LEED GOLD STATUS.
SQUARE METRES OF NEW OUTDOOR PLAYING FIELDS AND TENNIS COURTS BUILT IN 2015
11,271
REDUCTION IN ENERGY USAGE FROM THE INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS AT TPASC AND ESCB
RAISED FOR UTSC AS PART OF U OF T’S BOUNDLESS CAMPAIGN
$35 MILLION
$22.4 MILLION
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GOLDTHE NEW TORONTO PAN AM SPORTS CENTRE (TPASC) IS THE FIRST TO ACHIEVE LEED GOLD STATUS FOR A NEW BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
VIBRANT CAMPUS
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SQUARE METRES OF NEW BUILDINGS AT UTSC SINCE 2011 AS OF FALL 2015, THANKS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL CENTRE, THE TORONTO PAN AM SPORTS CENTRE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY BUILDING.57,748
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC)
UTSC BY THE NUMBERS | 7
81% (CURRENT FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS: 357.3)
INCREASE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN FACULTY AND LIBRARY STAFF
BOOKS PUBLISHED(2013/14)31
MAYDIANNE ANDRADE INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY
DANIEL BENDER GLOBAL CULTURE
MARNEY ISAAC AGROECOSYSTEMS AND DEVELOPMENT
HERBERT KRONZUCKER SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF PLANT NUTRITION AND ION TRANSPORT
MICHAEL LAMBEK ANTHROPOLOGY OF ETHICAL LIFE
BIANCA SCHROEDER DATA CENTRE TECHNOLOGIESCANADA
RESEARCH CHAIRS AT UTSC
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
OUR SUCCESS RATE FOR NSERC DISCOVERY GRANTS(COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL SUCCESS RATE OF 63.7%)
459
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
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As part of Canada’s pre-eminent research university, UTSC hosts strong graduate programs, highly regarded research centres and a history of bringing intellectual resources to bear on issues of public concern.
36%
$9,317,87451.8% FUNDING FROM TRI-COUNCILS IS AN INCREASE OF 37% SINCE 2008/09
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS267 Professor Ken Welch
feeds a Ruby-throated hummingbird in his lab
FIVE-YEAR INCREASE
IN RESEARCH FUNDING AS OF 2013/14
TOTAL RESEARCH FUNDING 2013/14
IMPACT 2014–2015 | 9
NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT UTSC, FROM 81 COUNTRIES
1,888GLOBAL REACH
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Our global connections continue to grow through exchange programs, research partnerships and international co-op placements. UTSC’s international students bring fresh perspectives and contribute both to the campus’s academic achievements and its community partnerships.
OF OUR STUDENTS COME FROM
OUTSIDE CANADA
INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN 2014/15
PARTICIPANTS IN GREEN PATH
CITY OF TORONTO
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCELLENCE
AWARD WINNERS FROM UTSC
15.5% 139%
Michael Piok, one of seven UTSC students and graduates to win City of Toronto International Student Excellence awards
IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1,650AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS INCOMING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO EXPERIENCE A CANADIAN-STYLE CLASSROOM-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
860 APPLICANTS FOR 40 SPOTS IN THE MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAM
254APPLICANTS FOR 25 SPOTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
SINCE 2005
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606STUDENTS ENTERING FIRST YEAR IN 2014 WHO ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND HIGHER EDUCATION
ENERGETIC STUDENTS
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
538GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED
UTSC continues to be a popular first choice for students from the eastern Greater Toronto Area and around the world. Our diverse student body brings its many talents not only to academic excellence, but also to improving the world around us.
Canada Research Chair in Agrosystems and Development Professor Marney Isaac and students discuss soil-plant interactions
UTSC BY THE NUMBERS | 13
350 STUDENTS VOLUNTEER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT LIFE
GROWTH IN TOTAL FALL HEADCOUNT ENROLMENT OVER 2010/11
1.1% 2011/12 6.5%
2012/13
12.2% 2013/14 17.6%
2014/15
4%
INCREASEIN APPLICATIONSTO UTSC IN 2015 OVERALL APPLICATIONS TO ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES WERE DOWN BY 1.8%
Karen Young is one of only 10 Canadian students recognized with the 2015 3M National Student Fellowship Award. She received the honour for her dedication to campus life and to student mental health.
ENERGETIC STUDENTS
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2,262ATTENDANCE AT GET STARTED, AN ON-CAMPUS SUMMER ACADEMIC ORIENTATION FOR INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS.THAT’S 70% OF THE INCOMING CLASS.
GTA WEST OF THE DVP 4,280
ADVISING APPOINTMENTS IN 2014/15 AT THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CENTRE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN
iLEAD,UTSC’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
400 4,100
RECOGNIZED STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS(PER CAPITA, OUR STUDENTS ARE THE MOST ENGAGED AT U OF T)
186 EXCHANGED BETWEEN PEER ACADEMIC COACHES AND FIRST YEAR, FIRST GENERATION MENTEES IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER TO ENSURE STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO UNIVERSITY LIFE
3,399 TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS
STUDENTS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE CCR,THE MOST OF THE U OF T CAMPUSES
ACTIVITIES LISTED ON THEUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CO-CURRICULAR RECORD
648
OSHAWA 151
WHITBY 154
AJAX 268
PICKERING 191
UNIONVILLE 235
AGINCOURT 625
NORTH YORK 428
RICHMOND HILL 367
MARKHAM 910
OUTSIDE CANADA 1,296
REST OF CANADA 397
ONTARIO OUTSIDE GTA 764
SCARBOROUGH 2,138
UTSC BY THE NUMBERS | 15
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PICKERINGMUSEUM VILLAGE
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ANNANDALEGOLF CLUB
MARKHAM THEATRE FOR THEPERFORMING ARTS
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IMPACT 2014–2015 | 17
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
DEGREES AWARDED IN 2014
161 1,763
Lecturer Anya Tafliovich teaches Computer and Mathematical Sciences studentsENGAGED
TEACHING
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At UTSC, our students benefit from world-class instructors using the best of traditional and innovative teaching methods. Students put their learning to work through co-op, internship, service-learning and research opportunities in the city and the local community.
120COURSES WITHWEBOPTION,ALLOWING STUDENTSTHE FLEXIBILITY TOWATCH THEIR LECTURES
ONLINE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
DISTRIBUTED TO UTSC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT AWARDS:3,397
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
THAT’S 17% OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION
CO-OPPROGRAMS
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UTSC WAS THE FIRST CAMPUS IN CANADA TO OFFER A B.Sc. PROGRAM IN NEUROSCIENCE
AMONG THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO OFFER PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
THE FIRST U OF T CAMPUS TO OFFER THE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UTSC’S PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED CANADA’S FIRST UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES
THE UNIQUE, IN-DEPTH TRAINING PROVIDED BY UTSC’S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CO-OP PROGRAM MAKES THE PROGRAM, THE CENTRE FOR CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND UTSC DISTINCTIVE AMONG UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA.
MORE THAN
1,000EMPLOYERS HIRE UTSC CO-OP STUDENTS, INCLUDING:AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
KRAFT FOODS
MINISTRY OF TRAINING, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
MERCEDES-BENZ
ONTARIO POWER GENERATION
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ENGAGED TEACHING
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STUDENTS COMPLETE WORK TERMS IN MORE THAN
70 COUNTRIES
ON 6 CONTINENTS
UTSC IS KNOWN FOR PROVIDING
UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS, SUCH AS THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TO THE PROFESSIONAL MASTER OF ENGINEERING, AND THE BACHELOR’S IN MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES TO A MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
UTSC’S DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT OFFERS EDUCATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BOTH AS AN ACADEMIC STREAM AND A CO-OP PROGRAM.
UTSC’S CULINARIA RESEARCH PROGRAM is one of the only Food Studies initiatives in North America that blends research excellence with community engagement and student research experience. Tracing the foodways of the vibrant multiethnic neighbourhoods of Toronto’s east end, UTSC researchers are pioneering new understandings of the economic and social practices surrounding the production and consumption of food, and the significance of food for diasporic identities, immigrant entrepreneurship, and cultural contact.
Food historian and Professor of Historical & Cultural Studies Jeffrey Pilcher teaches in the Culinaria kitchen
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U of T’s Varsity Blues play at UTSC’s Dan Lang Field
GREAT SPORTS
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NATIONAL TEAMS TRAINING AT OUR TORONTO PAN AM SPORTS CENTRE (TPASC)
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING, DIVING, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS AND JUDO
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82%PORTION OF UTSC STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETIC ACTIVITY THAT’S 10% HIGHER THAN THE NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE
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As a major host for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan American Games, UTSC continued its 50-year tradition of supporting and encouraging physical activity as an important component of a university education. UTSC is a hub for both national and community sporting activities.
STUDENTVOLUNTEERCOACHESANDMENTORS
NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING ON THE UTSC SPORT FIELDS AND TENNIS COURTS IN THE HIGHLAND CREEK VALLEY
111 250
GREAT SPORTS
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41FEET
TORONTO YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN A JAYS CARE FOUNDATION SPORTING EVENT ON CAMPUS IN MARCH 20151,500
ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING FOR THE TORONTO 2015 PAN AM & PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES34
HEIGHT OF THE ROCK CLIMBING WALL AT TPASC A FEATURE THAT UTSC STUDENTS LOBBIED FOR AND MEMBERS OF THE UTSC COMMUNITY HELPED DESIGN. TODAY THE CAMPUS BOASTS ITS OWN ROCK CLIMBING CLUB WITH MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS
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SINCE 2012, THE HENRY NORRINGTON TENNIS
PROGRAM HAS HELPED
175 YOUTHS AGED 8-13 FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD
IMPROVEMENT AREAS LEARN HOW TO
PLAY TENNIS
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SERVICE LEARNING COURSES IN 2014/15207 The Henry
Norrington Program serves up fun at UTSC
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
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UTSC is part of a diverse urban environment in which our students, faculty and alumni take an active role.
IMPACT 2014–2015 | 27
LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED BY 252 MENTORS THROUGH THE IMANI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM SINCE 2010
PREET BANERJEE, BSc, 2001 FINANCIAL EXPERT AND TELEVISION HOST
DERRICK FUNG, BBA, 2010 ENTREPRENEUR, FOUNDER OF TUNEZY
MITZIE HUNTER, BA, 1999 MPP, SCARBOROUGH-GUILDWOOD
SATISH KANWAR, BBA, 2008 DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT, SHOPIFY
ALEK KRSTAJIC, BA, 1989 CEO, WIND MOBILE
THE HON. DAVID ONLEY BA, 1975 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO, 2007/14
DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI
IMANI PROVIDES CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC NEEDS OF A POPULATION THAT IS UNDERREPRESENTED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
120+ WEEKLY COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AT 10 LOCAL SITES
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
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CHAPLAINS ON CAMPUS FOR SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT
STUDENT-RUN EVENTS IN 20141,042
UTSC ALUMNI44,950
STARTUPS DEVELOPED IN 2015 AT
THE HUBUTSC’S INCUBATOR FOR ENTREPRENEURS3
(INCLUDING ARTSIDEOUT, A CAMPUS-WIDE FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND CULTURE)
ALUMNI ATTENDING UTSC’S ANNUAL SPRING REUNION IN 2015600
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OVER40 COMMUNITY PARTNERSREPRESENTING13 SECTORSINVOLVING ALL15 ACADEMICDEPARTMENTS AND CENTRES AND MORE THAN$100,000 IN GRANT FUNDINGFOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
LET’S TALK SCIENCE80 VOLUNTEERSINCLUDING 4 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
116 EVENTSREACHING
9,897 PEOPLE
PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS
YOUTH ENVIRONMENT DAY WELCOMED 190 GRADE 8 STUDENTS TO UTSC, LED BY 8 UTSC ECO-AMBASSADORS, WITH 300 TREES PLANTED IN UTSC’S RAVINE AREA
INTERNATIONALRESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
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OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONSNEW & EMERGING AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP: LEAD THINKING IN TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES AND BUILD NEW AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH: CREATE AND SHARE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN NEW WAYS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:HARNESS THE ADVANTAGES OF OUR LOCAL SURROUNDINGS AND GLOBAL REACH
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:ENHANCE LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
STRONG FOUNDATIONS:CREATE STRONG INTERPERSONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE CAMPUS OF TOMORROW
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