Department of English / en Six recent graduates awarded Governor General's Academic Medals /celebrates/six-recent-graduates-awarded-governor-general-s-academic-medals <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Six recent graduates awarded Governor General's Academic Medals</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-08T11:53:47-04:00" title="Monday, July 8, 2024 - 11:53" class="datetime">Mon, 07/08/2024 - 11:53</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-and-mineral-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">ֱ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/governor-general-academic-medal.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Karl Manis, Chido Muchemwa, Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya, Jeff Chen, Zehui Yin and Jing Wang (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six recent graduates of the University of Toronto have been awarded 2023-2024 <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/governor-generals-awards/governor-generals-academic-medal">Governor General’s Academic Medals</a> in recognition of their academic excellence.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/governor-generals-gold-medals/#section_5">Three PhD alumni were awarded gold medals</a>, which are presented to graduate students on the basis of academic performance in courses, evaluation of thesis and thesis defence, and originality and significance of research:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/tatiana-ruiz-bedoya/"><strong>Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya</strong></a> – department of cell and systems biology, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/chido-muchemwa/"><strong>Chido Muchemwa</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>– Faculty of Information and the Mark S Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/karl-manis/"><strong>Karl Manis</strong></a> – department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Three undergraduate alumni were awarded s<a href="http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/automatic-awards#:~:text=Governor%20General's%20Silver%20Medal&amp;text=The%20Silver%20Medal%20is%20awarded,University%20of%20Toronto%20undergraduate%20program.">ilver medals</a>, which are given to students with the highest academic standing upon graduating from a bachelor degree program:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://civmin.utoronto.ca/civmin-student-jeff-chen-awarded-the-governor-generals-silver-medal-and-the-john-black-aird-scholarship/"><strong>Jeff Chen</strong></a>&nbsp;– department of civil and mineral engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/i-always-had-energy-push-toward-perfection-jing-wang-shares-his-secret-academic-success"><strong>Jing Wang</strong></a> – department of computer science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/undergraduate-experience/he-graduated-top-marks-u-t-heres-how-he-did-it"><strong>Zehui Yin</strong></a> – department of management, ֱ Scarborough</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/governor-generals-gold-medals/#section_5">Read about the Governor General's Gold Medal</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/automatic-awards#:~:text=Governor%20General's%20Silver%20Medal&amp;text=The%20Silver%20Medal%20is%20awarded,University%20of%20Toronto%20undergraduate%20program.">Read about the Governor General's Silver Medal</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:53:47 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308416 at Teaching assistants, course instructor recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards /celebrates/teaching-assistants-course-instructor-recognized-teaching-excellence-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Teaching assistants, course instructor recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-03T11:21:37-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 11:21" class="datetime">Wed, 07/03/2024 - 11:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering" hreflang="en">Institute for Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/teaching-excellence-awards" hreflang="en">Teaching Excellence Awards</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">ֱ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-gender-studies-institute" hreflang="en">Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/ta-awards.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Cassandra Olsen, Paul Pritchard,&nbsp;Shay Chavoshian,&nbsp;Sam Sanchinel,&nbsp;Kat Furtado, Titilola Aiyegbusi and Qusai Hassan (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six teaching assistants (TAs) and one graduate course instructor (CI) have been recognized with <a href="https://tatp.utoronto.ca/awards/">2024 Teaching Excellence Awards</a> by the University of Toronto’s <a href="https://tatp.utoronto.ca/">Teaching Assistants’ Training Program</a>.</p> <p>The TA Teaching Excellence, BIPOC TA Teaching Excellence and CI Teaching Excellence awards recognize the outstanding contributions of TAs and graduate student CIs who regularly support, inspire and challenge undergraduate students.</p> <p>The recipients of the TA Teaching Excellence Awards are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://discover.bme.utoronto.ca/bme-student-receives-2024-teaching-assistant-teaching-excellence-award/"><strong>Shaghayegh (Shay) Chavoshian</strong></a>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Cassandra Olsen</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Sam Sanchinel</strong>, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Qusai Hassan</strong>, department of chemistry, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Paul Pritchard</strong>, department of sociology, ֱ Mississauga</li> </ul> <p>In 2022, the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program introduced the BIPOC Teaching Excellence Award to recognize lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities whose academic experiences have been impacted by systemic barriers, and to highlight their accomplishments and excellence in teaching practice. The winner of this award for 2024 is <strong>Titilola Aiyegbusi </strong>from the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> <p>The recipient of the CI Teaching Excellence Award is <strong>Kat Furtado</strong> from the department of classics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:21:37 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308378 at 2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of ֱ community /celebrates/2022-awards-excellence-recognize-members-u-t-community <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of ֱ community</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-04-07T13:28:56-04:00" title="Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 13:28" class="datetime">Thu, 04/07/2022 - 13:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/division-people-strategy" hreflang="en">Division of People Strategy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/equity-culture" hreflang="en">Equity &amp; Culture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-dentistry" hreflang="en">Faculty of Dentistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/office-vice-president-and-provost" hreflang="en">Office of the Vice-President and Provost</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">ֱ Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">ֱ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/vlcsnap-2022-04-07-14h31m19s214-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Awards of Excellence 2022"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto has announced the winners of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2022">the 2022 Awards of Excellence</a>, a prestigious program presented annually in collaboration with the University of Toronto ֱ Association to recognize outstanding faculty, librarians, staff and students.</p> <p>“This year's honourees represent the incredible breadth and depth of excellence found across our three campuses,”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go0sCFE0L_Q&amp;t=18s">President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> said in his address to the winners</a>. “They are being recognized for their dedication to others and to our collective success, as well as for their own outstanding accomplishments.</p> <p>“To our award winners, you are all doing great work. You make us proud and your example is an inspiration to all of us.”</p> <p>This year’s winners are:</p> <h3>Faculty</h3> <p><strong>Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2022/Professor_Glen_Jones_is_the_recipient_of_Vivek_Goel_Citizenship_Award.html">Professor <strong>Glen A. Jones</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Educations and <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2022/04/05/professor-rob-wright-wins-2022-vivek-goel-faculty-citizenship-award?_ga=2.165708734.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Robert M. Wright</strong></a>, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design</p> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus&nbsp;Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p>Professor<strong> Andrea Most</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and <a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/about/news/professor-ann-lopez-receives-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize">Professor <strong>Ann Lopez</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</p> <p><strong>Carolyn Tuohy&nbsp;Impact on Public Policy Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2022/04/01/dlsph-dean-steini-brown-receives-carolyn-tuohy-impact-on-public-policy-award/?_ga=2.174090402.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Adalsteinn Brown</strong></a>,&nbsp;dean of Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>Northrop Frye&nbsp;Faculty Award</strong></p> <p>Associate Professor <strong>Adam Hammond</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>Joan E. Foley&nbsp;Quality of Student Experience Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/matthew-mackay-receives-u-of-ts-joan-e-foley-quality-of-student-experience-award/">Associate&nbsp;Professor <strong>Matthew Mackay</strong></a>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</p> <h3>Librarians</h3> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Fabiano Takashi Rocha</strong>, metadata services, ֱ&nbsp;Libraries</p> <h3>Staff</h3> <p><strong>Jill Matus Excellence in Student Services Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/vicu.utoronto.ca/march-25-6263208?e=702d6e190b"><strong>Shainiya&nbsp;Balachandran</strong></a>, Office of the Dean of Students, Victoria University, and <a href="https://studentlife.utoronto.ca/news/career-exploration-education-staff-receives-matus-award-of-excellence/?_ga=2.51410025.1591144060.1649079942-1035549130.1646149332"><strong>Atifa F. Karim</strong></a>, Division of Student Life, St. George campus</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/news/cherilyn-nobleza-recognized-as-an-emerging-leader-with-a-chancellors-leadership-award/"><strong>Cherilyn Nobleza</strong></a>, Division of People Strategy, Equity &amp; Culture</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/ariana-bradford"><strong>Ariana Bradford</strong></a>, Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p><strong>Derek Newton</strong>,&nbsp;Innovations &amp; Partnerships Office</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Natasha Christie-Holmes</strong>,&nbsp;Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ayoob Ghalami</strong>, Office of Environmental Health &amp; Safety and&nbsp;<strong>Steffen Reinhart</strong>, Office of Student Recruitment</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dentistry.utoronto.ca/news/mary-choi-receives-presidents-excellence-award"><strong>Mary Choi</strong></a>, Faculty of Dentistry,&nbsp;<strong>Daniella Mallinick</strong>, Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kim McLean</strong>, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Pierre Piché</strong>, department of financial services&nbsp;</p> <h3>Students</h3> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/alumni-profile/kpes-brenaven-kugamoorthy-awarded-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize"><strong>Brenaven Kugamoorthy</strong></a>, Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</p> <p><strong>Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/florence-ashley-sjd-receives-adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award"><strong>Florence Ashley</strong></a>, Joint Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Law and Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>John H. Moss Scholarship</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/polisci/2022-john-h-moss-scholarship-recipient-katherine-todd"><strong>Katherine Todd,</strong></a>&nbsp;ֱ&nbsp;Scarborough</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:28:56 +0000 lanthierj 173996 at Ian Williams named finalist for Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction /celebrates/ian-williams-named-finalist-hilary-weston-writer-s-trust-prize-nonfiction <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ian Williams named finalist for Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-08T12:35:03-04:00" title="Friday, October 8, 2021 - 12:35" class="datetime">Fri, 10/08/2021 - 12:35</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hilary-weston-writer-s-trust-prize-nonfiction" hreflang="en">Hilary Weston Writer's Trust Prize for Nonfiction</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Ian_Williams_Author_Photo_Justin_Morris-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Ian Williams"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Justin Morris)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Associate Professor <b>Ian Williams</b> of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science has been named a finalist for<a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-nonfiction/"> the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction</a>.</p> <p>Williams was recognized for his collection of essays, <i><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/671554/disorientation-by-ian-williams/9781039000223">Disorientation: Being Black in the World</a></i>,&nbsp;published by Penguin Random House.&nbsp;The ֱ alumnus is one of five writers nominated for the $60,000 annual prize, including playwright and honorary degree recipient <strong>Tomson Highway</strong>.</p> <p>It’s the latest in a series of honours for Williams, whose debut novel&nbsp;<a href="http://cbc.ca/1.4930693"><i>Reproduction</i></a><i>&nbsp;</i>won the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize. His poetry collection, <i>Personals</i>, was a finalist for the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize.</p> <p>In <em>Disorientation</em>, Williams shares his experience of being Black and his perspective on racism in Canada.</p> <p>“I want to create a conversational space for us to talk about race in Canada in ways that are not punitive or didactic, but just open, transparent and sincere,” he says. “I’m not the race guru, I’m not the expert on Blackness. I just want to bring our racial experiences forward and have readers understand what we're doing to each other and what systemic things are doing to all of us.”&nbsp;</p> <p>To achieve this, he felt nonfiction was the right choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“There are many ways I could talk about race.&nbsp;I can code it into a character, I can create hypothetical situations, create poetry. And I've done that. But just for a moment in my career, I wanted to pause with the imaginative and just deal with the real.”&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="/news/being-black-world-new-essay-collection-ian-williams-explores-his-experiences-anti-black-racism">Read the <em>ֱ News</em> story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:35:03 +0000 lanthierj 170491 at Kassia Neckles wins inaugural Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award /celebrates/kassia-neckles-wins-inaugural-lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Kassia Neckles wins inaugural Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-08-10T16:13:43-04:00" title="Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 16:13" class="datetime">Tue, 08/10/2021 - 16:13</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-cinema-studies" hreflang="en">Department of Cinema Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/innis-college" hreflang="en">Innis College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award" hreflang="en">Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/Kassia%20Neckles-celebrates.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Kassia Neckles"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Kassia Neckles</strong>, a fourth-year student majoring in cinema studies and English, has been named an inaugural recipient of <a href="https://awards.innis.utoronto.ca/award/lesra-martin-student-changemaker-award/">the <strong>Lesra Martin</strong> Student Changemaker Award</a>.</p> <p>The award is presented to Innis College students who have worked to effect change for Black lives through creative and innovative scholarship or extra-curricular activity.</p> <p>Neckles was recognized for her publications analyzing race, representation and portrayals of Blackness in film.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It can be very easy for me to undermine my efforts and work as inconsequential, both as a single person in a world of billions and as a Black person in a world so rife with anti-Blackness,” she said.</p> <p>“This award, in a sense, assures me that my efforts to support my community and inspire change are not entirely futile.”</p> <p>The award was initiated by Martin, an alumnus of Innis College, who is known for his remarkable personal journey from poverty and illiteracy to a successful career as a&nbsp;lawyer.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="/news/his-journey-featured-hollywood-film-lesra-martin-helps-recognize-students-who-improve-black">Read the ֱ News story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:13:43 +0000 lanthierj 169948 at Alumna Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the Giller Prize /celebrates/alumna-souvankham-thammavongsa-wins-giller-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Alumna Souvankham Thammavongsa&nbsp;wins the Giller Prize</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-11-27T14:03:11-05:00" title="Friday, November 27, 2020 - 14:03" class="datetime">Fri, 11/27/2020 - 14:03</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/giller-prize" hreflang="en">Giller Prize</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Thammavongsa%2C%20S%202020_COLOUR_cr_%28c%29%20Sarah%20Bodri-small.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Souvankham Thammavongsa"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Sarah Bodri)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto alumna <strong>Souvankham Thammavongsa</strong>&nbsp;is the winner of<a href="https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/"> the 2020&nbsp;Scotiabank Giller Prize</a> for her short story collection, <em>How to Pronounce Knife</em>.</p> <p>The book is on <em>Time</em> magazine’s list of 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 and was named one of the best books of spring 2020 by <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>Salon</em>, <em>the Millions</em> and <em>Vogue</em>. It’s the first short story collection for Thammavongsa, who earned her bachelor of arts from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;in 2003 as a member of New College. She is also the author of four books of poetry: the 2013 Trillium Book Award for Poetry winner,<em> Ligh</em>t; <em>Found</em>; <em>Cluster</em>; and <em>Small Arguments</em>, the 2004 winner of the ReLit Award, which she wrote while an undergraduate student at ֱ.</p> <p>In an interview with <em>Arts &amp; Science News</em>, Thammavongsa talked about what it was like to major in English literature at ֱ.</p> <p>“I went to the best school in the country, and that made me so confident,” Thammavongsa said. “I wanted to be a writer and I thought, why don’t I just write?</p> <h3><a href="/news/why-don-t-i-just-write-souvankham-thammavongsa-winning-giller-and-her-time-u-t">Read the ֱ News story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 19:03:11 +0000 lanthierj 166650 at Twelve ֱ faculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/twelve-u-t-faculty-members-appointed-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Twelve ֱ faculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-09-08T16:25:57-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 16:25" class="datetime">Tue, 09/08/2020 - 16:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-near-and-middle-eastern-civilizations" hreflang="en">Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-slavic-languages-and-literatures" hreflang="en">Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">The Royal Society of Canada</a> has appointed 12&nbsp;professors from across the University of Toronto as Fellows of the society – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates the&nbsp;remarkable scholars and scientists receiving this honour,” said <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, ֱ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “This distinction is an important reflection of their leadership and their significant and substantial contributions of knowledge, understanding and insight to our society.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/arrowsmith"><strong>Cheryl Arrowsmith</strong></a> of the department of medical biophysics in the&nbsp;Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Connect/MediaCentre/NewsReleases/20200908"><strong>Joel Baum</strong></a> of the Rotman School of Management</li> <li><a href="https://www.nmc.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/paul-alain-beaulieu-frsc"><strong>Paul-Alain Beaulieu</strong></a> of the department of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://sites.utoronto.ca/pain/about-us/profile/karen-davis.html"><strong>Karen Davis </strong></a>of the department of surgery&nbsp;in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2020/OISE_professor_Diane_Gerin-Lajoie_named_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada.html"><strong>Diane Gérin-Lajoie</strong></a> of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</li> <li><a href="https://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/khokha"><strong>Rama Khokha</strong></a> of the department of medical biophysics in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/people/faculty/khovanskii-askold/">Askold Khovansk</a>i</strong>&nbsp;of the department of mathematics&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://sites.utoronto.ca/slavic/people/faculty/Livak.shtml"><strong>Leonid Livak</strong> </a>of the department of Slavic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.history.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/michelle-murphy"><strong>Michelle Murphy</strong></a> of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2020/Marlene_Scardamalia_named_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada.html"><strong>Marlene Scardamalia</strong></a> of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</li> <li><a href="https://lmp.utoronto.ca/faculty/ming-sound-tsao"><strong>Ming-Sound Tsao</strong></a> of the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.english.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/karen-weisman"><strong>Karen Weisman</strong></a> of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Granted a royal charter in 1883, the goal of the Royal Society of Canada is to enhance connections between the scholarly, artistic and scientific communities and the larger society in order to promote knowledge and understanding for the benefit of all.&nbsp;</p> <p>The new Fellows join 384 members of the ֱ community who currently hold the designation. They will be inducted at the 2020 Celebration of Excellence hosted by ֱ Nov. 27.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:25:57 +0000 lanthierj 165573 at Jeremy Lopez receives President's Teaching Award /celebrates/jeremy-lopez-receives-president-s-teaching-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Jeremy Lopez receives President's Teaching Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-06-04T19:04:54-04:00" title="Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 19:04" class="datetime">Thu, 06/04/2020 - 19:04</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/president-s-teaching-award" hreflang="en">President's Teaching Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/PTA-Jeremy-Lopez-Photo.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Jeremy Lopez"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/profile/jeremy-lopez/">Professor <strong>Jeremy Lopez</strong> of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>’s department of English has been awarded the President’s Teaching Award – the highest honour for teaching at the University of Toronto.</p> <p>“This award is a great honour, not least because of how high the level of teaching is at ֱ,” Lopez said. “I feel lucky to have been supported by – and to have had the opportunity to learn from – so many other distinguished teachers since I joined the Faculty.”</p> <p>A scholar of early modern literature,Renaissance literature, Shakespeare and drama, Lopez has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses including large-lecture first-year courses, summer study abroad courses and graduate pedagogical training courses.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto prides itself on hiring faculty who bring cutting-edge research to their classes, while providing a learning experience that is both intellectually stimulating and immensely enjoyable,” said&nbsp;department chair <strong>Paul Stevens</strong>. “Jeremy Lopez is a model of the kind of charismatic teaching and brilliant scholarship that makes the University of Toronto such a world-class institution.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/jeremy-lopez-awarded-presidents-teaching-award">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story about Lopez</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:04:54 +0000 lanthierj 164755 at President's Teaching Award recognizes three exceptional faculty members /celebrates/president-s-teaching-award-recognizes-three-exceptional-faculty-members <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">President's Teaching Award recognizes three exceptional faculty members </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-06-04T19:01:05-04:00" title="Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 19:01" class="datetime">Thu, 06/04/2020 - 19:01</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/president-s-teaching-award" hreflang="en">President's Teaching Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">ֱ Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biological-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Biological Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/PTA-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="composite photo of the three winners"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">From left: Micah Stickel, Jeremy Lopez and Aarthi Ashok</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For their sustained excellence in teaching and significant contributions in educational leadership, three faculty members have been awarded <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/presidents-teaching-award/">the President’s Teaching Award</a> – the highest honour for teaching at the University of Toronto.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Excellence in teaching is central to the mission of this university – and this year's winners set an inspiring example with their dedication to students, creativity and innovation,” said ֱ President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>. “On behalf of the university, I congratulate them on their accomplishments and on receiving this important recognition.”</p> <p>The winners are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/aarthi-ashok-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Aarthi Ashok</strong>&nbsp;of the department of biological sciences, ֱ Scarborough</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/jeremy-lopez-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Jeremy Lopez</strong>&nbsp;of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</a></li> <li><a href="/celebrates/micah-stickel-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Micah Stickel</strong>&nbsp;of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical &amp; computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Winners of the President’s Teaching Award receive $10,000 per year for five years to be used towards professional development, and become members of the Teaching Academy.&nbsp;The academy meets regularly&nbsp;to discuss matters relevant to teaching and offers advice to the president and the vice-president and provost, as well as the director of&nbsp;<a href="https://teaching.utoronto.ca/">the Centre for Teaching Support &amp; Innovation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:01:05 +0000 lanthierj 164831 at Dana Seitler receives Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize /celebrates/dana-seitler-receives-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Dana Seitler receives Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-05-07T15:44:15-04:00" title="Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 15:44" class="datetime">Thu, 05/07/2020 - 15:44</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/dana_1466.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For her research, teaching and volunteerism in sexual diversity and inclusion, Professor <strong>Dana Seitler</strong> has received the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize.</p> <p>The honour is one of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/alumni-networks/u-of-t-alumni-association/About-UTAA">the Awards of Excellence presented by the University of Toronto ֱ Association</a> in collaboration with the university. The prestigious program dates back to 1921 and recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and students.</p> <p>Over the course of her career, Seitler&nbsp;has built a reputation as a champion of human rights and inclusion. A professor of American literature in the department of English and director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, Seitler's research has a particular focus on marginalized communities and minority experience.&nbsp;</p> <p>In awarding the honour to Seitler, the alumni association noted that&nbsp;she expanded the Bonham Centre’s commitment to advocacy for human rights, equity and anti-discrimination and transformed it into a thriving international hub for academic, artistic, community-based and activist work in trans, sexuality and queer life. Seitler also&nbsp;re-invigorated many initiatives at the centre: making the Sexual Representation Archive Collection more accessible to local and international researchers; promoting the Lynch History Grant to support community-based projects that mobilize knowledge about queer history to broad audiences and championing the Sexual Diversity Studies Fellows program and the Artist-in-Residence program.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 May 2020 19:44:15 +0000 lanthierj 164423 at