Changes to food services coming to downtown Toronto campus this summer
More food services on the St. George campus will soon be operated directly by the University of Toronto using its own staff. Read more here.
JLABS gives U of T startups a place to call home
“They’ll give us the right exposure to the business side and they’ll help us carve out a clear path to market” Read more here.
Todd Baril joins Ancillary Services in the new role of Director of Business Operations for Food Services
I am pleased to announce that Todd Baril will be joining Ancillary Services in the new role of Director of Business Operations for Food Services. Todd is an accomplished hospitality professional with international experience in hotel, restaurant, bar and cruise ship operations. He has been part of several opening teams in the hotel industry, and worked as a key member of the food service leadership team at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. One of Todd’s very first jobs was working in a University residence as an RA, and he is looking forward to returning to a role where he can work [...]
University Operations Staff Achievement Awards 2016: Nomination Period is Now Open (Deadline for nominations: June 10th)
The annual University Operations Staff Achievement Awards Program was introduced in 2015 to recognize exceptional staff contributions to the success of the unit, the portfolio and the University. The program provides us with another opportunity to thank staff for the valuable work performed throughout the year. Any University Operations employee in good standing is eligible to receive these awards. Temporary employees, students, and faculty are not eligible for consideration. Selection of the recipients will be based on the information provided as part of the nomination process. Three types of achievement-based awards will be presented at the 2nd Annual Than-Q BBQ on [...]
University of Toronto Recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers (2016)
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 21, 2016) Here are some of the reasons why University of Toronto was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2016): U of T's many initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle has helped it achieve an impressive waste diversion rate of over 72 percent, which includes the capture of everything from batteries to organics to asphalt and concrete -- additionally, the university continues to build on its past accomplishments, recently launching the "Green Ideas" program to encourage employees and students to share ideas on how to further reduce [...]
Help guide the design of the Willcocks Common
Willcocks Common is a unique pedestrian-friendly open space on the St George campus. A project is underway to revitalize Willcocks Street. A consultant team has been selected to lead the exercise of reimagining this important urban landscape on campus. Now we need your input. Read more here
TechKnowFile University 2016 Registration is Now Open
It's Time! Register for 2 Days of IT Learning / May 4 & 5, 2016 We are pleased to announce the opening of the TechKnowFile 2016 conference registration. The full program for the conference is available: http://tkf.utoronto.ca/?page_id=9. We invite the community to review the Program then proceed to the Registration page. The TechKnowFile 2016 organizing team is pleased to offer a variety of presentations and tutorials for this year’s program, including a lunchtime vendor showcase, and two keynote presentations by Shel Waggener, Senior Vice President, Internet2; and Kent Wada, Chief Privacy Officer and Director, Strategic IT Policy, University of Los Angeles (UCLA). Visit our Speakers page for bios and featured speaker session [...]
Transforming U of T’s downtown Toronto campus
St. George is a “very open space in our city,” says KPMB's Shirley Blumberg. “It’s our Central Park.” Arthur Kaptainis “Toronto is very different city than when these spaces were built, ” Blumberg says (all images courtesy KPMB Architects, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) and Urban Strategies) They won the job of transforming the downtown Toronto campus at U of T with a plan that built on the strengths of the leafy, historic landscape. And the latest designs show the architects have “done a great job of listening and tweaking the plan” to make it even better, Professor Donald Ainslie said. After four months [...]
Robert Cook, U of T’s Chief Information Officer, to retire.
Robert Cook, U of T’s Chief Information Officer, has signaled his intention to retire. First employed by the university in 1971 as a theatre animator at the University College Playhouse, Bob returned to head the Technology for Enhancing Learning Centre at the Faculty of Education in 1990, moved to OISE with the merger of 1996, and became the university’s inaugural CIO in 2008. Under his leadership, the university has made significant investment in information technology to support student, faculty and staff success. His administrative integration of infrastructure and HR, Finance, HR, LMS, telecommunications and many other services revealed the [...]
University of Toronto and RBC create startup accelerator for young innovators
by Olivia Tomic, U of T News The University of Toronto and the Royal Bank of Canada today announced ONRamp, a major new initiative that will help support Canada’s innovative entrepreneurs. Located in the Banting & Best Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (BBCIE), ONRamp will provide new collaborative workspaces for students, entrepreneurs and startup companies to support them in developing commercial ideas. “U of T is a global leader in transforming innovative ideas into products, services, companies and jobs,” said Meric Gertler, president of the University of Toronto. “With RBC’s support, this new initiative will further expand the university’s entrepreneurial efforts [...]