Meet the Fall/Winter 2023-2024 Team!

Innovation Hub Team Collage

The Innovation Hub welcomes a wonderful group of students into the team each year. We are starting our new academic term with the largest team we’ve ever had, with 76 students. Let’s meet them!

Written by Ava Hawkins, Blog Editor & Digital Content Writer, Honours Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science & Psychology

Call for Participants: Centering Accessibility in Commuter Spaces

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In partnership with Spaces & Experiences, the Innovation Hub is hosting student-led feedback sessions to inform design decisions for future spaces for commuters. The feedback session invites all students with disabilities to share their stories, perspectives, and experiences. The aim is to create a barrier-free environment for students to speak openly about their lived experiences. 

Call for Participants: Honouring Black Student Stories in Commuter Spaces

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In partnership with Spaces & Experiences, the Innovation Hub is hosting student-led feedback sessions to inform design decisions for future spaces for commuters. Our discussion will invite Black-identifying students to share their stories, perspectives, and experiences in a safer space for participants with lived experience to speak openly. 

Call for Participants: Co-Creating the Future of Sport & Rec

Want to help shape the future of Sport & Rec programs, services, and spaces?

In partnership with Sport & Rec, the Innovation Hub is hosting co-creation sessions to hear from students on reimagining programs, services, and spaces to better serve students with unmet accessibility needs. Feedback will inform changes to make Sport & Rec offerings more welcoming to students of all backgrounds, abilities, genders, races, and bodies. Participants will receive $25 in TBucks after attending the session as a thank you!

Call for Participants: Reimagining Commuter Spaces

Reimaining Commuter Spaces

With a large commuter student population, U of T needs spaces for students to spend time and feel a sense of home. In partnership with Spaces & Experiences, the Innovation Hub is hosting student-led feedback sessions to inform design decisions for future spaces for commuters. We invite you to share your experiences and help the university design new spaces on campus. 

Take a Paws – Therapy Dog Event Reflection

Milo, a therapy dog, smiling and wagging his tail at the camera

Written by Innovation Hub Community Animators and Design Researchers Alan, Anunita, Jenny, Rayna, Ramzy, and Delphine. 

Relieving stress and community bonding are important parts of maintaining healthy mental and physical wellbeing. In December, the Innovation Hub held an event featuring Sunshine Therapy Dogs. Students bonded with canine friends Milo, Tasman, and Flurry as they prepared for final exams.