Category: Staff Commitments & Engagements 2023

Nyle Miigizi Johnston’s Gift of the Stars illuminates the entrance of Accessibility Services and is a collaboration between Accessibility Services and Indigenous Student Services within the Indigenization of Space Initiative at Accessibility Services.    Unveiled in April 2023, this luminous wall…

The University of Toronto and CAMH launched a new collaboration and partnered service in September 2022, to support post-secondary students at the University of Toronto with higher acuity and more complex mental health needs. The service supports the most vulnerable…

In the past year, the Centre for Community Partnerships (CCP) successfully transitioned into a new model of operations as a “Centre of Excellence” in community-engaged learning and research (CEL/R). As a Centre of Excellence, the CCP will collaborate with community…

Following the report generated by the Student Life Staff EDIA Advisory Committee in 2021, senior leadership and staff felt it was critical to create a role to help guide the implementation of the highlighted recommendations and support EDIA advancement within…

With a commitment to continuous learning and innovation, Student Life’s units have engaged in professional development in myriad ways over the course of 2022-23.  Academic Success’ professional development initiatives leveraged both in-house and external expertise, aligning with a carefully crafted…

As a result of obtaining a VLS eCampus Ontario grant, and in true collaborative fashion, the “Hiring and Engaging Diverse Student Talent: Employer Toolkit” was developed across all three campuses of the University of Toronto and in collaboration with seven…

In pursuit of its commitment to identify and implement process improvements, TCard Services successfully launched a redesigned website, offering a seamless experience for students, staff, faculty and U of T community members. The platform now features clear and concise information,…

This past year, Student Life IT worked with Central ITS to enhance the technological infrastructure at Accessibility Services located at 455 Spadina Avenue. The focus was on upgrading the peer-to-peer wireless backbone connection and reconfiguring the network wiring closet in…

The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer directed the phased roll-out of Kronos, a time management payroll system across 11 Student Life units. The team facilitated this change from paper timesheets and created tailored onboarding processes designed specifically for Student…

In 2022-23 the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO) moved all of their files to SharePoint.  Prior to the move, due to their administrative nature, most paperwork needed to be printed (sometimes multiple copies) and filed. Using SharePoint streamlined…

The Orientation Transition and Engagement unit within Student Engagement worked in partnership with a dynamic team of six undergraduate students, under the guidance of Professor John Robinson in ENV461: The U of T Campus as a Living Lab of Sustainability.…