BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//142.1.176.180//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99454@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:http://www.ontariouniversitiesfair.ca/ DESCRIPTION:
\nAt this event\, high school stude nts can gather information and chat with staff and current students from o ur program.
\nOur Faculty will have a booth at the fair with represe ntatives from all of our programs\, including Engineering Science.
\nOUF runs from 9:30 am to 5 pm daily. Find full details and get your OUF Pass here.
\nTickets: https://www.ontariouniversitiesfair.ca/< /a>.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221003 LOCATION:Metro Toronto Convention Centre SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:U of T Engineering @ OUF URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/ouf2022/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/ouf_logo_grey_box-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.u toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ouf_logo_grey_box-300x180.png\;300\; 180\;1\,large\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ouf_l ogo_grey_box.png\;500\;300\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Ontario Universities' Fair\;\,prospective students\,s tudent recruitment X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.ontariouniversitiesfair.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-100776@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://www.ontariouniversitiesevents.ca/ouf/ DESCRIPTION:\nAt this event\, high school stude nts can gather information and chat with staff and current students from o ur program.
\nOur Faculty will have a booth at the fair with represe ntatives from all of our programs\, including Engineering Science.
\nOUF runs from 9:30 am to 5 pm daily. Find full details and get your OUF Pass here.
\nTickets: https://www.ontariouniversi tiesevents.ca/ouf/.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231023 LOCATION:Metro Toronto Convention Centre SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:U of T Engineering @ OUF URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/ouf2023/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/ouf_logo_grey_box-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.u toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ouf_logo_grey_box-300x180.png\;300\; 180\;1\,large\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ouf_l ogo_grey_box.png\;500\;300\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Ontario Universities' Fair\;\,prospective students\,s tudent recruitment X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.ontariouniversitiesevents.ca/ouf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-98194@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://harthouse.ca/events/orange-shirt-day-2021 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis year’s virtual event will feature the award-winning Indigenous author\, teacher and poet Lee Maracle. Orang e Shirt Day virtual backdrops and profile icons are also available for dow nload.
\nWe also invite and enco urage all members of the U of T community to use the Orange Shirt Day icon as their profile photo and use the virtual backdrop (available for download here) o n Teams or Zoom calls the week of September 27.
\nLearn more about < a href='https://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html'>Orange Shirt Day and the legacy of Canada’s residential school system .
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T153000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Orange Shirt Day 2021 URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/orange-shirt-day-2021/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 21/09/event-orange-day-2021-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engs ci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/event-orange-day-2021-300x169.jp g\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/ 09/event-orange-day-2021-1024x576.jpg\;1024\;576\;1\,full\;https://engsci. utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/event-orange-day-2021.jpg\;1280\;72 0\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Indigenous\,National Day for Truth &\; Reconciliat ion\,Orange Shirt Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-98486@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:\n\n
The first Coffee with Chris on Zoom for 2021-2022 will be a conversation between Dea n Chris Yip and Engineering Society President Jacqueline Fleisig .
\nAll students are invited to send in questions and/or topics for discussion this form. All submissions are anonymous\, and we will do our best to include your suggestion in the discussion. Than k you for your participation!
\nPlease submit your questions and/or topics by Wednesday\, November 3.
\nRegister for Cof fee with Chris here.
\nSee you there!
\nTickets: https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/coffee-w ith-chris-4/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211115T140000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Coffee with Chris URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/coffee-with-chris/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 21/11/Coffee-Chris-2021-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.u toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Coffee-Chris-2021.png\;174\;174\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Coffee with Chris\,Dean Chris Yip\,EngSoc\,Jacqueline Fleisig\,student experience X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/coffee-with-chris-4 / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-98434@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Alumni Events CONTACT:https://alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/engineering-alumni-events/di sruptors-dilemmas/ DESCRIPTION:\n5:30 p.m. – Virtual event opens
\n5:40 p.m. – Disruptors & Dilemmas panel
\n6:40 p.m. – Q&A
\n
7:00 p.m. – Event ends
Join us for a special edition of th e Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s Disruptors & Dilemmas speaker series\, featuring alumni and faculty from U of T Engineering\, U of T Ar ts & Science\, University of Toronto Mississauga & University of Toronto S carborough.
\nCreating a climate-positive future is a grand challenge of our time and one that is especially relevant to Canada as a major energy producer and exporter. Disruptors & Dilemmas asks a multi-dis ciplinary panel of experts in engineering\, management\, philosophy and po litical science whether the transition to Net Zero will be a zero-sum game for Canada or whether there is a better path economically\, socially and politically. To join the conversation\, register here today.
\nThis free virtual speaker panel will be moderated by Claire Kennedy\, Former Ch air of University of Toronto’s Governing Council.
\nGuests will be i nvited to engage in Q&A with the panelists following the discussion.
\nLearn about the panelists and register fo r the event here.
\nTickets: https://alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/engin eering-alumni-events/disruptors-dilemmas/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211124T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211124T190000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Disruptors & Dilemmas – Net Zero – Not a Zero-Sum Game: Canada’s Op portunities in a Climate Positive Energy Transition URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/disruptors-dilemmas-net-zero/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 20/11/D_and_D_2020-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.utoron to.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/D_and_D_2020-300x125.png\;300\;125\;1\,la rge\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/D_and_D_2020.pn g\;680\;283\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:alumni\,Disruptors &\; Dilemmas\,sustainability X-TICKETS-URL:https://alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/engineering-alumni-eve nts/disruptors-dilemmas/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99072@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Alumni Events CONTACT:sierra.lomonaco@utoronto.ca\; https://alumni.engineering.utoronto.c a/events/ DESCRIPTION:\n\n
With professors from different departments sharing their expert ise and research\, you’ll get a taste of the diversity of our Faculty’s re search.
\nUpcycling CO2: Achieving energy storage and addressing persist ent emissions with renewable electricity\, Professor David S inton (MIE)
\nSupporting St udent Success: Increasing Access to Inclusive Global Research Experiences< /strong>\, Professor Elham Marzi (ISTEP)
\nPi in the Sky: Drone-delivered defibrillators for out -of-hospital cardiac arrest\, Professor Timothy Chan (ISTEP)
\nRead the abstracts and register for this free and exclusi ve event.
\nTickets: https://alumni.en gineering.utoronto.ca/events/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T130000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Skule Lunch & Learn presents BOLD INNOVATIONS: Engineering Research Highlights URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/skule-lunch-learn-presents-bold-innova tions-engineering-research-highlights/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 21/09/lunch_learn_2022-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.ut oronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lunch_learn_2022-300x115.png\;300\;11 5\;1\,large\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lunch_l earn_2022-1024x394.png\;1024\;394\;1\,full\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp- content/uploads/2021/09/lunch_learn_2022.png\;1280\;492\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:alumni\,healthcare\,ISTEP\,MIE\,Professor David Sinto n\,Professor Elham Marzi\,Professor Timothy Chan\,research\,Skule Lunch &a mp\; Learn\,student support\,sustainability X-TICKETS-URL:https://alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99202@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/praxis-i ii-showcase/ DESCRIPTION:\np>\n
\nThis year’s Praxis III students w orked closely with business peers from the United States on projects based in Ghana\, Nigeria\, < strong>South Africa\, Uganda\, Thailand< /strong>\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Malaysi a\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Bangladesh.
\nFaculty\, staff\, students\, alumni\
, and friends are invited to see what our Praxis III stud
ents have been up to.
\n
Tuesday – Friday\, April 5 – 8\, 2022
| various times | Zoom
\nYou will receive links after regis
tering.
Registration is required!
\nCan’t m ake it to virtual session? Check out the in-person Praxis III Showcase Apr. 18.
\nMedia enquiries are welcome. Please visit the link above for contact information.
\nTickets: https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-year s/praxis/praxis-iii-showcase/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220406T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220406T170000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Praxis III Showcase – Virtual Sessions URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/praxis-iii-showcase-virtual1/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Figure-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.utoronto.c a/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1-300x201.jpg\;300\;201\;1\,large\;htt ps://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1.jpg\;858\;574\ ; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:community\,engineering design\,first year\,global eng ineering\,Praxis\,Praxis III Showcase\,student design teams X-TICKETS-URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/pr axis-iii-showcase/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99203@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/praxis-i ii-showcase/ DESCRIPTION:\np>\n
\nThis year’s Praxis III students w orked closely with business peers from the United States on projects based in Ghana\, Nigeria\, < strong>South Africa\, Uganda\, Thailand< /strong>\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Malaysi a\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Bangladesh.
\nFaculty\, staff\, students\, alumni\
, and friends are invited to see what our Praxis III stud
ents have been up to.
\n
Tuesday – Friday\, April 5 – 8\, 2022
| various times | Zoom
\nYou will receive links after regis
tering.
Registration is required!
\nCan’t m ake it to virtual session? Check out the in-person Praxis III Showcase Apr. 18.
\nMedia enquiries are welcome. Please visit the link above for contact information.
\nTickets: https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-year s/praxis/praxis-iii-showcase/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T092000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T192000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Praxis III Showcase – Virtual Sessions URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/praxis-iii-showcase-virtual2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Figure-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.utoronto.c a/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1-300x201.jpg\;300\;201\;1\,large\;htt ps://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1.jpg\;858\;574\ ; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:community\,engineering design\,first year\,global eng ineering\,Praxis\,Praxis III Showcase\,student design teams X-TICKETS-URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/pr axis-iii-showcase/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99204@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/praxis-i ii-showcase/ DESCRIPTION:\np>\n
\nThis year’s Praxis III students w orked closely with business peers from the United States on projects based in Ghana\, Nigeria\, < strong>South Africa\, Uganda\, Thailand< /strong>\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Malaysi a\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Bangladesh.
\nFaculty\, staff\, students\, alumni\
, and friends are invited to see what our Praxis III stud
ents have been up to.
\n
Tuesday – Friday\, April 5 – 8\, 2022
| various times | Zoom
\nYou will receive links after regis
tering.
Registration is required!
\nCan’t m ake it to virtual session? Check out the in-person Praxis III Showcase Apr. 18.
\nMedia enquiries are welcome. Please visit the link above for contact information.
\nTickets: https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-year s/praxis/praxis-iii-showcase/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220408T092000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220408T110000 LOCATION:Online event SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Praxis III Showcase – Virtual Sessions URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/praxis-iii-showcase-virtual3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Figure-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.utoronto.c a/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1-300x201.jpg\;300\;201\;1\,large\;htt ps://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1.jpg\;858\;574\ ; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:community\,engineering design\,first year\,global eng ineering\,Praxis\,Praxis III Showcase\,student design teams X-TICKETS-URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/pr axis-iii-showcase/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99182@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/program/foundation-years/praxis/praxis-i ii-showcase/ DESCRIPTION:\np>\n
\nThis year’s Praxis III students w orked closely with business peers from the United States on projects based in Ghana\, Nigeria\, < strong>South Africa\, Uganda\, Thailand< /strong>\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Malaysi a\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Bangladesh.
\nFaculty\, staff\, students\, alumni\
, and friends are invited to see what our Praxis III stud
ents have been up to.
\n
Monday\, April 18\, 2022 | 9 AM to 5 PM EDT
| on campus
\nPLEASE NOTE: Vaccine and mas
k mandates are in effect on campus.
\nYou will receive instructions a
nd COVID guidelines after registering.
Registration is req uired!
\nCan’t make it to campus? Check out the Praxis III virtual sessions Apr. 5 – 8.
\nMedia enquiries are welcome. Please visit the link above for contact information.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220418T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220418T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Praxis III Showcase URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/praxis-iii-showcase/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Figure-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://engsci.utoronto.c a/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1-300x201.jpg\;300\;201\;1\,large\;htt ps://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Figure-1.jpg\;858\;574\ ; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:community\,engineering design\,first year\,global eng ineering\,Praxis\,Praxis III Showcase\,student design teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-99138@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/engineering-research-days -2022-engineering-sustainability/ DESCRIPTION:\n
On May 19\, 2022\, join rese archers\, alumni\, and students from across U of T Engineering to learn ab out the exciting research happening within the Faculty and its impact on s ociety.
\nEngineering Research Days is designed to create opportunit ies for collaboration and networking with peers and partner organizations from industry\, government\, and beyond.
\nThe program will feature:
\nThis year’s hybrid event w ill include both virtual and in-person programming and is open to all students\, staff and faculty at U of T Engineering\, as well as current and prospective partners and key stakeholders across t he research ecosystem.
\nFind full program details\, speaker announcements\, and registration inf o here — you don’t want to miss it!
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Honour the experien ces of residential school survivors by joining a University-wide event to recognize Orange Shirt Day and National Day for T ruth and Reconciliation. Students\, librarians\, faculty and staf f may register to attend this event in-person or watch the livestream.
\nThe University of Toronto will commemorate this day of recognition wi
th remarks from Kelly Hannah-Moffat\, Vice-President\, Pe
ople Strategy\, Equity & Culture\, and Alexandra Gillespie\, Vice-President & Principal\, University of Toronto Mississauga\, in Th
e Great Hall at Hart House. Andrew Wesley\, former Elder-
in-Residence at First Nations House\, will provide the keynote address:
Visit t he event website to register to attend in person\, or watch the livestrea m on YouTube.
\nAll members of the University c ommunity—and Canadians nationwide—are encouraged to wear an orange shirt o n September 30 in the spirit of reconciliation. Doing so affirms that “Eve ry Child Matters.”
\nThe University of Toronto Bookstore\, in partne rship with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives\, will have a limited supp ly of Orange Shirt Day shirts available for purchase.
\nAll proceeds from the sales of the shirts are being directed to Indigenous community o rganizations—no proceeds will go to the U of T Bookstore or the University of Toronto.
\nWe also invite and e ncourage all U of T community members to use the Orange Shirt Day icon as their profile photo and use the virtual backdrop (available for download b elow) on Teams or Zoom calls the week of September 26.
\nDownload Orange Shirt Day Teams/Zoom Background (
jpg:1.8MB)
\nDownload Orange Shirt Day Team
/Zoom Avatar (jpg:159KB)
Tickets: https://harthouse.ca/event s/orange-shirt-day-2022/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220930T110000 LOCATION:Hart House and online @ 7 Hart House Circle\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 3 H3 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Orange Shirt Day 2022 URL:https://engsci.utoronto.ca/event/orange-shirt-day-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 21/09/2022_Orange_Shirt_Day.Banner-2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;htt ps://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2022_Orange_Shirt_Day.B anner-2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-con tent/uploads/2021/09/2022_Orange_Shirt_Day.Banner-2-1024x576.jpg\;1024\;57 6\;1\,full\;https://engsci.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2022_Ora nge_Shirt_Day.Banner-2.jpg\;1320\;742\; X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-CA:Indigenous\,National Day for Truth &\; Reconciliat ion\,Orange Shirt Day X-TICKETS-URL:https://harthouse.ca/events/orange-shirt-day-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-100805@engsci.utoronto.ca DTSTAMP:20240329T125429Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://people.utoronto.ca/event/2023-orange-shirt-day-and-national -truth-reconciliation-day/ DESCRIPTION:\nHonour the experiences of residential sch ool survivors by joining a University-wide event to recognize Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Students\, librarian s\, faculty members\, and staff can register to attend this event in perso n or watch the live stream.
\nThe University of Toronto will commemo rate the day on Friday\, September 29th with remarks from Alexandra Gillespie\, Vice-President & Principal\, Unive rsity of Toronto Mississauga\, and Rose Patten\, Chancell or\, University of Toronto\, in the Great Hall at Hart House. Davi d Kim\, Warden\, Hart House\, will host the commemoration.
\n< p>Following those remarks\, Grant Hurley\, Canadiana Libr arian\, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library\, Mikayla Redden\ , Information Services & Instruction Librarian\, New College Library\, and Desmond Wong\, Outreach Librarian\, OISE Library\, will engage in a panel discussion on making Residential School Survivors’ stori es accessible at the University of Toronto Libraries. Angela Hensh ilwood\, Head\, Engineering & Computer Science Library\, is moder ating the discussion.\nOrange Shirt Day has been observed on Septem ber 30th annually for several years. In June 2021\, the Federal Government passed legislation formally recognizing September 30th as the National Da y for Truth & Reconciliation.
\nFor more information regardi ng speakers\, how to register and more\, please visit the Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration event page.
\nAll members of the U of T community are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on Septemb er 29-30 in the spirit of reconciliation. Doing so affirms that “Every Chi ld Matters.”
\nIn recognition of Orange Shirt Day 2023 and the Natio nal Day for Truth & Reconciliation\, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives has again partnered with the U of T Bookstore for a limited supply of oran ge t-shirts.
\nMJ Singleton\, an Ojibwe\, two-spirit student from Mi gisi Sahgaigan First Nation who is studying at the University of Toronto M ississauga\, designed this year’s t-shirt. Their design\, titled noojimo’i we\, emphasizes the importance of healing the intergenerational trauma of residential schooling by supporting and loving those around you. The desig n depicts three children holding hands\, with flowers blooming around them .
\nAll proceeds from the sale of these shirts will be directed to I ndigenous community organizations—no proceeds will go to the U of T Bookst ore or the University of Toronto.
\nVi sit this site to purchase a shirt or learn more about MJ Singleton’s desig n.
\nWe also encourage all U of T community members to download and use the Orange Shi rt Day icon as their profile photo and use the virtual background on Teams or Zoom calls the week of September 25-30 featuring MJ Singleton’s design .
\nVisit this site to download the ic on or virtual background.
\n