Coordinates: 43°32′54″N 79°39′48″W / 43.54833°N 79.66333°W
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| Motto | Tantum Nobis Creditum (Latin) |
| Motto in English | So much has been entrusted to us |
| Established | 1967 |
| Type | Satellite campus of the University of Toronto (Public University) |
| Principal | Ian Orchard[1] |
| Faculty | 273[2] |
| Undergraduates | 8,411[2] |
| Postgraduates | 351[2] |
| Location | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus | Suburban, 90.2 hectares (223 acres)[2] |
| Former names | Erindale College (1967–1998) |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | utm.utoronto.ca |
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The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is a satellite campus of the University of Toronto located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The university is set upon a park-like campus on the Credit River, approximately 33 kilometres west of Downtown Toronto.
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History
UTM was built on the former estate of Reginald Watkins, which was acquired by the University of Toronto in 1965. Founded as Erindale College in 1965, construction on the university's main building began in 1966. Although originally expected to be temporary, the building still exists today as part of the North Building. In 1998, Erindale assumed the name of University of Toronto Mississauga.[3]
Recently UTM celebrated its 40th anniversary, a milestone which was capped off with the grand opening of the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Center on June 2 2007.[3] Several notable public figures were on hand to celebrate this occasion, including "Hurricane Hazel" herself. The Academic Learning Center has quickly evolved to become the cultural and social hub of the campus, and is quite possibly the most active site on the entire campus.
U of T Mississauga is in the midst of an expansion, with student enrollment being projected to reach 12,000 by the end of the decade.
Campus
The campus consists of a number of buildings arranged across a large, treed lot. The surrounding suburban neighbourhood (the Mississauga Road area and the Credit Woodlands) is a fairly affluent section of the Mississauga. The largest building was built as a megalithic structure, predominantly out of concrete, as was typical of the brutalist architecture style of the late 1960s. It was one of architect Raymond Moriyama's first major commissions. Other buildings were added over the decades, but, with the enlarged enrollment at the beginning of the new millennium, the pace of construction increased.
A new CCT building, designed by Saucier + Perrot, was opened in September 2004. The new library and academic learning centre, designed by Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners and named after Mississauga's mayor, Hazel McCallion, opened October 8, 2006, and the new Wellness, Recreation and Athletics Centre, also by Shore Tilbe, opened less than a month previous to that. The new library consists of four floors with a mixture of group study tables and individual silent study space.
Mississauga campus became home to a first in Canadian education. Canada's first Forensic Science Institute was created at the U of T Mississauga location, opening for the 2007 - 2008 school year. The new institute for postgraduate students forges close ties with the Centre of Forensic Sciences. Plans have also been finalized for the establishment of an Academy of Medicine at the Mississauga campus, in partnership with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.[4] It will provide a community oriented program to increase the number of primary care physicians and general practitioners. The first students are slated for enrollment in 2008.
Academics
U of T Mississauga offers 125 programs among 70 areas of study.[5] The University's most popular programs include anthropology, biology, commerce, management, CCIT (Communications, Culture and Information technology), computer science, crime and deviance, English, environmental studies, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.
U of T Mississauga students can apply for joint-degree programs in CCIT, art and art history or theatre and drama through an arrangement with Sheridan College, allowing students to obtain both a university degree from U of T and a college diploma from Sheridan. The CCIT program is a recent creation and partnership between U of T Mississauga and Sheridan College. These programs allow students to benefit from the practical experience of a college.[6]
Other undergraduate programs offered at U of T Mississauga include, but are not limited to professional writing and communication, economics, mathematics, chemistry, languages, physics, environmental sciences, geography, and earth sciences (e.x. geology).
U of T Mississauga also hosts one of the few palaeomagnetism laboratories in Canada. Currently run by Dr. Henry Halls, this lab investigated the palaeomagnetic properties of rocks collected from the Apollo missions in the 1970s. U of T Mississauga's most famous president was Dr. J. Tuzo Wilson, a geologist and pioneer in plate tectonics. A research wing in the South Building of U of T Mississauga is named after him.[3]
Graduate degrees offered include the Master of Management and Professional Accounting, Diploma in Investigative and Forensic Accounting, Master of Biotechnology, Master of Management of Innovation and the Master of Biomedical Communications.
Student life
The campus is home to CFRE-FM, broadcasting twenty-four hours a day at 91.9FM out of the Student Centre. With a focus on Canadian and independent music, students and community members are encouraged to apply for a show, as no experience is required. The main practice facility of the Toronto Argonauts football club is also located on campus.[7] The Multimedia Studio Theatre at UTM is often used as a venue for visiting professors and performances by artists.
The UTM Students' Union represents undergraduate students at UTM.
Notable alumni
- Roberta Bondar - Female astronaut[8]
- Dionne Brand - Poet, Novelist and Community Activist
- Bruce Dowbiggin - Former CBC TV sports journalist, author of hockey books, and current Calgary Herald columnist[citation needed]
- Gabriel Galang - Musician, Community Activist[9][citation needed]
- Herb Irving - Comedian[citation needed]
- Shaila Kibria - Executive Director of Islamic Relief Canada, MPP Candidate for Mississauga-Erindale (October 2007 Provincial Election)[10]
- Vikas Kohli - Producer and Founder of Fatlabs
- Richie Mehta - Art and Art History alumni and Movie Director of "Amal," recently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival
- John Roberts (J.D. Roberts) - CNN Senior National Correspondent (former CBS News White House reporter and fill-in national news anchor for Dan Rather).
- Zaib Shaikh - Lead Actor on Little Mosque on the Prairie
- Ruben Vicente Gomes Tavares - Award winning scientist and philanthropist[citation needed]
- Eira Thomas - President and Chief Executive Officer, Stornoway Diamond Corporation[citation needed]
See also
Further reading
Percy, John, and Sabeen Abbas (eds.). Celebrating 40 Years of History at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Toronto: University of Toronto Mississauga, 2007.
References
- ^ "Office of the Vice-President and Principal". University of Toronto Mississauga. 2008-02-27. http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/1699.0.html. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b c d Pask-Aubé, Corinne (2009), University of Toronto Facts and Figures, Office of Government, Institutional and Community Relations, http://www.utoronto.ca/__shared/assets/FB2008_all2859.pdf
- ^ a b c UTM History
- ^ "U of T Faculty of Medicine Creates Fourth Medical Academy in Mississauga". University of Toronto Mississauga. February 2006. http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/index.php?id=4808. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Fact Sheet
- ^ "Art & art history program". University of Toronto at Mississauga & Sheridan College. http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cvmc/aah/. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Athletic Management - Fitness Cener Retrofit at U of T". Sandford Group. 1997. http://www.sandfordgroup.com/editoriallibrary/athletics_library/university_college_fitness.html. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Roberta Bondar". http://www.robertabondar.ca/astronaut.php. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Critical Mood". http://www.criticalmood.com/. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Shaila Kibria". http://ontariondp.com/node/1464. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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