Giving Day / en With a focus on diversity and inclusion, 茄子直播 gears up for annual Giving Day event /news/focus-diversity-and-inclusivity-u-t-gears-annual-giving-day-event <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">With a focus on diversity and inclusion, 茄子直播 gears up for annual Giving Day event</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-03/FY24-GIVINGDAY-NewsatUofT-1110-740.jpg?h=234b4519&amp;itok=geNw7byT 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2024-03/FY24-GIVINGDAY-NewsatUofT-1110-740.jpg?h=234b4519&amp;itok=TS1LwYX2 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2024-03/FY24-GIVINGDAY-NewsatUofT-1110-740.jpg?h=234b4519&amp;itok=lHa5vJBq 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-03/FY24-GIVINGDAY-NewsatUofT-1110-740.jpg?h=234b4519&amp;itok=geNw7byT" alt="group of students working on an assignment together"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-03-11T16:15:30-04:00" title="Monday, March 11, 2024 - 16:15" class="datetime">Mon, 03/11/2024 - 16:15</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(photo by Moussa Faddoul)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/advancement-staff" hreflang="en">Advancement Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/diversity-and-inclusion" hreflang="en">Diversity and Inclusion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/division-university-advancement" hreflang="en">Division of University Advancement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Inaugural 2023 event raised more than $1.2 million, including funds for new student scholarships and awards, infrastructure, student experience programs and research</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Darren Hamilton</strong>, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto鈥檚 Faculty of Music, is on a mission to ensure students from different backgrounds see themselves represented in the curriculum, teaching faculty and university community more broadly.</p> <p>That鈥檚 among the reasons he founded the 茄子直播 Faculty of Music Gospel Choir.&nbsp;</p> <p>The undergraduate credit course explores various forms of gospel music, teaching aural musicianship skills and performance practices 鈥 all while providing insights into an element of African American history and culture.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淓quity, diversity and inclusion have always been central to my work as a music educator and researcher,鈥 says Hamilton, who recently completed a PhD in music education at 茄子直播 and spent more than 15 years as a music educator in secondary schools.&nbsp;</p> <p>His work is part of a broader effort by the 茄子直播 community to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where students, staff, faculty and librarians of all backgrounds can thrive 鈥 including through such supports as the Black and Indigenous Musical Excellence Scholarship.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淸The university] has created space for myself and my colleagues to do [the] practical work required to embrace diversity and foster sustainable change for the future of music curricula,鈥 Hamilton says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Hamilton is one of several 茄子直播 community members who are acting as ambassadors for the university鈥檚 upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://engage.utoronto.ca/site/SPageServer/?pagename=givingday#/home">Giving Day event on March 26</a>. First launched last year, the event encourages the global 茄子直播 community to come together to support over 90 funds for equity, diversity and inclusive excellence at university 鈥 with 茄子直播 matching donations made between Feb. 26 and March 26, up to $1,000, dollar-for-dollar, while matching funds last.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Last year鈥檚 inaugural event raised more than $1.2 million, including funds for new student scholarships and awards, infrastructure, student experience programs and research.</p> <p>Other 2024 Giving Day ambassadors include:&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Wiebe</strong>, a queer Michif scholar, who is researching how to incorporate Indigenous and queer data into digital humanities projects ethically;&nbsp;<strong>Safiya Nur</strong>, vice-president of the 茄子直播 chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance, who is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion; and&nbsp;<strong>Jemy Joseph</strong>, a physician, speaker and consultant who has advocated for equity, diversity and education.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-03/HWS08329-crop.jpg?itok=Rh-zMBqf" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Darren Hamilton, an assistant professor in 茄子直播鈥檚 Faculty of Music, leads the gospel choir&nbsp;(photo by Mike Hwang)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Hamilton says creating pathways for more students to access higher education has a ripple effect throughout the community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淏y supporting funding initiatives that create opportunities for more racialized and marginalized students to become members of the university community, the community benefits from the cultural diversity, and students [can] maintain a sense of belonging while pursuing their academic endeavors.鈥&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new story tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/giving-day" hreflang="en">Giving Day</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:15:30 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 306645 at