Calendar of Alumni Events

Don't miss the discussion about Warlight by Michael Ondaatje (BA 1965 UC)  Location: UC 240 
15 King's College Circle

This presentation will focus on the results of various collaborative performance projects:  scenes from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and other plays incorporating the production aspect of rain and related weather conditions on stage.The presented scenes are the outcome of interdisciplinary graduate courses exploring the collision of the arts and emerging technologies. These courses bring together scientists, scholars, artists and students from Drama/Theatre, Visual Studies, Music, Comp. Literature, Engineering and Computer Science and are part of the newly established BMO Lab for Creative Research in AI, the Arts and Performance. 

The International Olympic Committee took two further steps towards the realization of human rights at the time of the Rio Olympics, establishing anti-discrimination protections for LGBT athletes and creating the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team. But other serious challenges remain, especially with respect to other aspects of gender equity and the rights of workers and citizens in host cities. In this presentation, former Olympian, UC grad and professor of kinesiology and physical education Bruce Kidd will discuss the issues surrounding the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada specifically addressed educational reforms in its 94 Calls to Action. Why are these reforms important for all students? How have they been implemented in Ontario classrooms? We will discuss these issues from the perspective of the local Indigenous community and a settler ally in post-secondary education. The discussion will include an example of a community engaged learning course at the University of Toronto Mississauga facilitated by Councillor Veronica King-Jamieson (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation) and Professor Sherry Fukuzawa.