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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


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

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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)


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


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

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Number of iNterNatioNal studeNts at utsc, from 81 couNtries

1,888global reach


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


606studeNts eNteriNg first year iN 2014 who are the first iN their family to atteNd higher educatioN

eNergetic studeNts


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


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


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


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uNdergraduate programs

degrees awarded iN 2014

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lecturer anya tafliovich teaches computer and mathematical sciences studentseNgaged

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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

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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


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.

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1,000employers hire utsc co-op studeNts, iNcludiNg:aga khaN uNiversity

caNadiaN space ageNcy

ceNtre for addictioN aNd meNtal health

eNviroNmeNt caNada

google

kraft foods

miNistry of traiNiNg, colleges aNd uNiversities

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students complete WorK terms in more than

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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


u of t’s varsity blues play at utsc’s dan lang field

great sports


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


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.

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Neighbourhood youth participatiNg iN structured programmiNg on the utsc sport fields and tennis courts in the highland creeK valley

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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


siNce 2012, the heNry NorriNgtoN teNNis

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studeNts eNrolled iN service learNiNg courses iN 2014/15207 the henry

norrington program serves up fun at utsc

coNNected commuNity


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

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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


chaplaiNs oN campus for spiritual education and support

studeNt-ruN eveNts iN 20141,042

utsc alumNi44,950

startups developed iN 2015 at

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alumNi atteNdiNg utsc’s aNNual spriNg reuNioN iN 2015600


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


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

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