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GATHERING OF THE MINDS 2023-24 VPSEM Fall Kick-Off Recap On Tuesday, September 5, 70 VPSEM staff members gathered in room 380 at the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship for the VPSEM Fall Kick-Off. This event gave staff an opportunity to meet in-person over coffee, tea, muffins, and cookies to kick off the 2023-2024 […]

DWAYNE’S WORLD After a busy summer, a new school year begins For those of us who work in an academic institution, September feels like a new year more than the one that January ushers in: our rhythms are driven by the academic calendar. With September comes a quickening of pace, within and around us: Students […]

Photo credit: Anne Rose Back row left to right: Olcay Erten, Matthew Beck, Augusto Neto, Paul Rispin, Apratim Mukopadhyay Front row left to right: Radha Mishra, Priya Gupta, Caroline Bloodworth, Ruba Al Fittiani/Kurdi, Jargalmaa Tsendjav The OSR team relaunched their annual International Counsellor Fly-In event, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The team […]

VPSEM BBQ Approximately 100 VPSEM staff members enjoyed connecting at a spring BBQ on Monday, June 5 in the Massey College Quad. The weather was perfect, and the Massey College Quad was a beautiful spot for staff who worked so hard over the course of the academic year to relax and enjoy delicious food. A […]

Kubra Mir, Support Services Assistant on the Client Services team, finds the time to regularly volunteer and cook delicious meals. Since September 2022, she has contributed a recipe column to The Local Biz Magazine for Durham Region.  Kubra was also recognized in 2022 with four awards for her volunteerism: Kubra’s love of cooking dates back to […]

Melmerby Beach, Nova Scotia – an image from Dwayne’s visit in 2012. This is the beach of Dwayne’s childhood memories, and where his parents went to when they were kids as well. Each year it seems summer vacation can’t come soon enough, delineated for me by the Canada Day long weekend and the end of […]

U of T Recognizes Indigenous Peoples Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 On June 1, the University of Toronto celebrated the beginning of National Indigenous History Month. On June 21, we also celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day, which coincided with the summer solstice and affirmed the traditional importance of this time for many Indigenous […]

The Tech2U program, which emerged as a Transforming Instructional Landscape project, has completed its pilot phase with resounding success. Recent recipients of the inaugural prestigious Innovative Team of the Year award, as part of the Division of the Vice President and Provost Staff & Team Recognition Program, the Tech2U Classroom Support team has demonstrated remarkable […]

Client Services Potluck The Client Services team had their first potluck of the year together, on April 18th. The team was about to connect in person with some delicious eats, as well as play some games to learn more about each other (think: 2 truths & a lie, and Outburst)! Here are some photos from […]

Sakura Hanami | Cherry Blossom Viewing Called sakura in Japan, cherry blossoms are cherished by many Japanese people and consider sakura as an important part of their identity and culture. As part of their long tradition of hanami (flower viewing), the entire country looks forward to the Sakura Hanami annual event.   In Toronto, the cherry […]