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�山ǿ��'s Sustainability Pathways Program recognized by Quacquarelli Symonds

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�山ǿ��'s Sustainability Pathways Program recognized by Quacquarelli Symonds

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The University of Toronto's Sustainability Pathways Program, an initiative of the President's Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability (CECCS), was shortlisted for a 2024 QS Reimagine Education Award.

Given by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the Reimagine Education Awards honour innovative pedagogical approaches that boost learning outcomes and employability, as well as effective methods of teaching sustainability.

�山ǿ��'s Sustainability Pathways Program was shortlisted in the category of sustainability literacy. The program combines courses, co-curricular activities, campus-as-a-living lab projects and capstone leadership training to educate students across �山ǿ��'s three campuses.

“Our goal is to ‘reach the rest’ – students who would not otherwise engage with sustainability as part of their degrees," said John Robinson, CECCS co-chair and professor in the School of the Environment and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. "This approach is helping to shape the next generation of sustainability leaders, regardless of their field of study, while also providing a transformative educational experience for students.”

The recognition comes after �山ǿ�� was named the most sustainable university in the world by QS for the second year in a row.

Read the CECCS announcement

Watch the CECCS video about the Sustainability Pathways Program

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�山ǿ�� named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2025

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:57:54 +0000

�山ǿ�� named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2025

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The University of Toronto has been named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the 19th consecutive year.

The competition recognizes employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Winners are announced in a special magazine distributed online in The Globe & Mail.

�山ǿ�� was recognized for supporting the families of its employees through an array of resources, including the dedicated Family Care Office, on-site child care options and a variety of family-friendly spaces; encouraging employees to keep fit and stay healthy with subsidized memberships to fitness facilities, health benefits coverage that extends to retirees with no age limit; and encouraging employees to save for the future with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan.

"The world is changing so fast that employers must constantly evolve to meet their employees’ needs", said Kelly Hannah-Moffat, �山ǿ��'s vice-president, people strategy, equity and culture.

"It is both a core responsibility and a privilege to provide connection and wide-ranging supports for our world-class employees. I’d like to thank all our faculty, librarians, and staff for cultivating inclusive and responsive working and learning environments across our three campuses."

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Read the Globe & Mail story

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Christine Szustaczek recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society

rahul.kalvapalle — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:14:39 +0000

Christine Szustaczek recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society

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University of Toronto Communications

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Christine Szustaczek (supplied image)

Christine Szustaczek, the University of Toronto's vice-president, communications, has been inducted into the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS)'s College of Fellows.

CPRS names fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the development of public relations and communications management.

Szustaczek has headed �山ǿ�� Communications since 2023, overseeing an award-winning, tri-campus team of writers, communications strategists, brand marketing professionals, digital and media relations specialists, videographers and photographers. Her role in enhancing internal communications and sharing �山ǿ��’s story – including the wide-ranging impact of the university’s world-leading research and scholarship – has been instrumental in the department’s success.

“I am honoured to join the ranks of so many giants in our field,” Szustaczek said. “Their collective achievement has transformed our profession - and the places we all serve - for the better. The fact that this award is peer reviewed makes the recognition all the more special.

“I thank the Canadian Public Relations Society for this tremendous honour and I commit to continuing to uphold my work to the highest standards expected of us so that I too can strive to be a model for others.”

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�山ǿ�� faculty, staff and students recognized with 2024 Awards of Excellence

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:59:13 +0000

�山ǿ�� faculty, staff and students recognized with 2024 Awards of Excellence

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The University of Toronto has announced the winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence, a prestigious program presented annually in collaboration with the �山ǿ�� Alumni Association (UTAA) to recognize outstanding and inspiring faculty, staff, librarians and students.

“This year’s award recipients join the ranks of our past honourees, building on a great tradition of extraordinary dedication to the university and to society as a whole,” President Meric Gertler said in his address to the winners. “They represent the incredible breadth and depth of excellence found across the university and they are an inspiration to us all.

“To everyone being officially recognized today, you’ve earned the admiration and gratitude of the entire university and you’ve set a tremendous example.”

Faculty

Professor Diane Horton

Professor David Liu

Professor Sheila McIlraith

Assistant Professor Steven Coyne

Staff

Northrop Frye Award (Staff)

Academic Advising Training Program (multi-divisional)

Yvette Ali – Victoria University, Faculty of Arts & Science

Kerri Huffman – New College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Svitlana Frunchak – University of Toronto Mississauga

Kimberly Elias-Cartwright – Division of Student Life, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students

Ketri Bennett – Division of Student Life, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students

Heather Kelly – Division of Student Life, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students

Cori Hanson – Faculty of Arts & Science

Andrea McGee – Faculty of Information

Julian Weinrib – Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education

Allison Scully – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education

Natasha Jesenak – Woodsworth College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Jen Tigno – University of Toronto Scarborough

Tehmeena Jadoon – University of Toronto Scarborough

Sheri Browne – University of Toronto Mississauga

Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services

Jerome Poon Ting – Faculty of Law

Cecelia Power – Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

Prasanna Balasundaram – Faculty of Law

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader

Jessica Silver – University of Toronto Mississauga

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader

Nadia Claire Rosemond – University of Toronto Scarborough

Prasanna Balasundaram – Faculty of Law

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader

Drew Gyorke – Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence

Jonathan Vandor – Division of the Vice-President & Provost

President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence

Sean Caffrey – Faculty of Arts & Science

Sean Suleman – Division of the Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity & Culture

President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence

Trevor Cuddy – Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Students

Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

Natasha Sheikhan – Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

UTAA Graduate Scholars

Crizza Ching – Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Maryam Abisola Owodunni – department of geography & planning, Faculty of Arts & Science

Blue (Georgianna) Lin – department of computer science, Faculty of Arts & Science

John H. Moss Scholarship

Michaela (Micki) Hargitai – department of health and society, University of Toronto Scarborough

UTAA Scholars

Sophia Abolore – University College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Jonathan Angell – Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Margaret Chen – Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Vedika Jha – Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Emerging Leader

Foti Vito – Faculty of Law

Shezadi Khushal – Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

See the full list of 2024 Awards of Excellence recipients

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�山ǿ�� Scarborough's Indigenous House recognized by Canadian Architect

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:03:52 +0000

�山ǿ�� Scarborough's Indigenous House recognized by Canadian Architect

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Indigenous House (Image courtesy Formline Architecture and LGA Architecture Partners)

The University of Toronto Scarborough’s Indigenous House, a building that will be dedicated to learning about Indigenous culture and ways of knowing, has received a 2023 Award of Merit from Canadian Architect.

The award is given to architectural projects that bring innovation to the world of design and balance aesthetics with the effectiveness of social spaces.

Indigenous House was designed by Alfred Waugh, principal architect at Formline Architecture and a member of the Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation of Saskatchewan, along with LGA Architecture Partners. Waugh drew inspiration for the design from a traditional winter wigwam and longhouse, and also took into account suggestions of local Indigenous communities, elders and knowledge keepers.

Claire Weisz, a juror for the award, says the committee looked at many projects designed to serve Indigenous people. “Finding an appropriate and functional architectural expression was not always successful,” Weisz said. “In this case, it is: a new form of architecture consciously emerges from the landscape and looks to Indigenous precedents.”

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Marc Couture wins 2024 Clean16 Award

lanthierj — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:45:28 +0000

Marc Couture wins 2024 Clean16 Award

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Marc Couture (supplied image)

Marc Couture, director, sustainability and energy management, at the University of Toronto’s Sustainability Office, is one of Canada’s Clean16 Award recipients and a Clean50 honouree.

For more than a decade, the Clean50 Awards have recognized 50 Canadian sustainability leaders who facilitate understanding, collaboration and innovation in the fight to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels. The leader in each category receives the Clean16 award.  Last year, �山ǿ��'s Ron Saporta was recognized with the award.

Couture was recognized for his leadership in developing the climate positive campus strategy for the St. George campus and implementing a tri-campus sustainability performance standard.

“Through Marc’s leadership and technical expertise, the university is undertaking a radical transformation of its nearly 200-year-old campus,” says Luke Barber, acting chief operating officer, property services and sustainability at �山ǿ��’s Facilities & Services. “This means setting a goal of moving the campus beyond net-zero to climate positive by eliminating more carbon than it produces.”

The industry-leading tri-campus sustainability performance standard aims to hold �山ǿ��’s $5-billion capital program and $40 million per year in infrastructure projects to the strictest energy and carbon standards in the country, Barber says, adding this standard has already been applied to over 80 capital projects totaling more than $3 billion in value. This has resulted in energy and carbon designs that have already helped �山ǿ�� avoid an incremental 8,500 tonnes of carbon annually.

Mark Bennett awarded first TDC Ezhishin Scholarship

lanthierj — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:25:38 +0000

Mark Bennett awarded first TDC Ezhishin Scholarship

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Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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From left: Mark Bennett with Douglas Davis, chair of the scholarship committee (photo by Randall Bellows)

Mark Bennett, a graphic designer in the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s office of communications, has received the inaugural Type Directors Club (TDC) Ezhishin Scholarship.

Named after the Ojibwe word for “s/he leaves a mark,” the annual $5,000 scholarship was established by the TDC and Google and recognizes “First Nation and Native American people in Canada and the U.S. who exemplify a creative practice that explores typography, type design or relevant linguistic work.”

The designer/art director for Temerty Medicine’s award-winning alumni magazine, UofTMed, Bennett is also a part-time architectural studies student at �山ǿ��'s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. He has explored typography for several years, and his work was featured most recently in the Inuit Art Quarterly. He also contributed to the new typeface and visual identity of the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq.

Bennett was presented with the scholarship at the TDC ASCENDERS event in New York City on September 7.

11 staff members recognized with Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential Staff Award

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11 staff members recognized with Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential Staff Award

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St. George

Division of the Office of the Vice-President and Provost

Governing Council

Office of the President

Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential Staff Award

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Eleven University of Toronto staff members have been honoured with a 2023 Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential (SVP) Staff Award, which celebrates exemplary contributions by staff working within the Office of the President, the Division of the Vice-President & Provost, a Vice-Presidential Division, or the Office of the Governing Council.

The 2023 recipients are:

Arij Al Chawaf – executive director, strategic initiatives, Institutional Strategic Initiatives
Ryan Dow – assistant director, community liaison and support, Campus Safety
Kiren Handa – executive director, institutional research and data governance, Institutional Research & Data Governance
Michael Henry – manager, global alumni engagement and inter-portfolio initiatives, Alumni Relations
Ihab Khalil – chief operations officer, Office of the Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
Anna Kulikov – senior manager, business improvement and strategic initiatives, Facilities & Services
Bridgid McNulty – university placements co-ordinator, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
Jessie Richards – curriculum development specialist, Office of the Vice-President & Provost
Brian Szuberwood – executive director, capital projects, University Planning, Design & Construction
Yang Ting Shek – director of operations, occupational health and safety, Environmental Health & Safety
Do Anh Vu – associate director, student life IT services, Student Life: Information Technology

“In so many ways, the contributions of these recipients advance the university’s mission and truly make �山ǿ�� an exceptional place to study and work. We are thrilled to celebrate these individuals and offer heartfelt congratulations to each of them,” said Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president, people strategy, equity & culture.

�山ǿ�� named one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity for 2023

lanthierj — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:00:41 +0000

�山ǿ�� named one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity for 2023

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lanthierj Tue, 07/11/2023 - 15:00

Canada's Best Diversity Employers

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The University of Toronto has been recognized by Forbes as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity 2023.

Forbes and Statista selected Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity based on independent surveys of more than 12,000 employees working part-time or full-time for companies employing at least 500 people in Canada. Companies were also assessed on gender diversity among their top executives and/or board members, and indicators such as tangible diversity-related initiatives, resource groups for employees, and proactive communication of diversity. The recipients were announced on July 11.

“Being named one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity speaks to the deep commitment and hard work of faculty members, librarians, and staff across the University of Toronto,” said Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president, People Strategy, Equity & Culture. “Our shared efforts to foster a culture of belonging at �山ǿ�� are making a significant impact, and we will continue to build on this progress as we work to embed equity, diversity, and inclusion into all aspects of life at the university.”

Inaugural EUTA Awards recognize librarians and staff across �山ǿ��

lanthierj — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:07:36 +0000

Inaugural EUTA Awards recognize librarians and staff across �山ǿ��

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Some of the inaugural EUTA Award winners with Vice-President, Advancement David Palmer (photo by Lisa Sakulensky)

The University of Toronto has recognized staff and librarians from across its three campuses with the inaugural Exemplary �山ǿ�� Ambassador Awards (EUTA).

Eighteen individual and six team recipients were honoured at a presentation ceremony held recently at Desautels Hall.

Established in 2022, the EUTA Award recognizes the contributions and achievements of librarians and staff, as individuals or in teams, who have furthered the strategic priorities of their unit, department, faculty, or division, and made a significant, positive impact on the university.

"The recipients have set an extremely high bar for future candidates,” President Meric Gertler said. “On behalf of the University of Toronto, and your many friends and colleagues in our community, thank you for your excellent – and innovative – service and remarkable dedication to the University of Toronto.

“You are a wonderful inspiration for all of us to continue working together to make the University of Toronto a better place."

See a photo gallery of the event

See the complete list of award-winning project profiles for 2022-2023

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Exemplary �山ǿ�� Ambassador Awards

Staff

�山ǿ��'s Sustainability Pathways Program recognized by Quacquarelli Symonds

�山ǿ�� named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2025

Christine Szustaczek recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society

�山ǿ�� faculty, staff and students recognized with 2024 Awards of Excellence

Faculty

Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader

Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award

Northrop Frye Award (Faculty)

Northrop Frye Award (Team)

Staff

Northrop Frye Award (Staff)

Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services

Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader

President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence

President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence

President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence

Students

Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

UTAA Graduate Scholars

John H. Moss Scholarship

UTAA Scholars

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Emerging Leader

�山ǿ�� Scarborough's Indigenous House recognized by Canadian Architect

Marc Couture wins 2024 Clean16 Award

Mark Bennett awarded first TDC Ezhishin Scholarship

11 staff members recognized with Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential Staff Award

�山ǿ�� named one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity for 2023

Inaugural EUTA Awards recognize librarians and staff across �山ǿ��