News

  [easy-image-collage id=2528]

Chefs will cook soups and sauces from scratch at the University of Toronto this fall Aleksandra Sagan · The Canadian Press June 7, 2016 The University of Toronto's downtown campus will cut ties with its food service provider, Aramark, later this summer and start running most of its on-campus dining options itself, the latest school to satisfy what appears to be a growing appetite for fresh meals. Fruits and vegetables: 6 ways to save money on produce High food prices driving some shoppers away from fruits, vegetables study says The move will centralize most of the St. George campus food [...]

As we transition to self-operate the food services currently contracted to Aramark, Jaco Lokker, formerly Director, Food Services, is now focusing on the significant work involved in developing our new culinary team. His title has changed to Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef. He will be working collaboratively with our new Director of Business Operations, Todd Baril, who was the subject of another announcement I made a few weeks ago. Jaco is a chef with an international reputation, classically trained in some of Toronto’s best kitchens. He has had a transformative impact on the experience of students at the [...]

The University of Toronto, in consultation with the City of Toronto, is working to update the City's planning and urban design framework as it applies to the St. George Campus Area.   Read more here.

Melody Neumann, Associate Professor at University of Toronto has won the IMS Global 3rd Annual App Challenge in the Institutional App category for the online tool Team Up!. Working with Laurie Harrison, Director of Online Learning, a two-person design and programming team, and members from the Academic & Collaborative Technologies unit at UofT’s Information Technology Services, including spokesperson Ahalya Rajkumar, the online tool has garnered interest among instructors who facilitate group work. “The Team Up! tool was one of our first projects to successfully integrate an external tool within the institutional Portal (Blackboard) using the IMS LTI standard”, says Rajkumar, a [...]

Metro reports "University's downtown campus won't renew contact with food giant, opting to offer the services directly" Read more here.

I am pleased to announce that Kevin Dancy will be joining the team at Graduate House as our new Dean, effective Monday, May 16. Kevin is an experienced university administrator and student life professional, with many years of service at St. Michael’s college in progressively responsible roles in the office of the Dean of Students, including a term as Acting Dean. Most recently, he has completed a term position supporting the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering as Director of the Engineering Science Division. Kevin also has a strong background in governance, having served on college and faculty councils, and [...]