University of Toronto at Scarborough 2003/2004 Calendar
Back to GREETINGS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Continue to Important Notices
Up to Index
Search the Calendar

University of Toronto at Scarborough: Past and Present

1973 saw the opening of the Bladen Building, housing classrooms, offices, and athletic facilities, and the Student Village, a complex of townhouse residences. Campus development continued through the 1980's with the Vincent W. Bladen Library, a Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, and a large addition to the original Student Village. In 1990 the West Village opened, followed by the N'Sheemaehn Child Care Centre and the Leigha Lee Browne Studio Theatre.

In anticipation of unprecedented enrolment growth, in 2002 UTSC began its greatest capital expansion program since its foundation. Two new buildings will open in September 2003: an Academic Resource Centre ("The ARC") and an apartment style residence for 230 students. The ARC will include greatly expanded library facilities, a digital library -"The Informatics Commons"- teaching and learning services, abundant student study space and a 500-seat lecture theatre. Adjacent to the ARC will be the Doris McCarthy Gallery, which will house the McCarthy archives, a new Gallery exhibition space and a student gallery.

August 2004 will see the opening of a state-of-the-art Management Building with classrooms, case rooms, skills rooms and offices, and a Student Centre, with meeting rooms, lounges and accommodation for student organizations, the Office of Student Affairs and Services, and the Health and Wellness Centre, as well as a number of retail outlets.

Since 1972 the University of Toronto at Scarborough has been a separate division of the University, and in 2002 reorganization of its administrative structure made its Principal also a Vice President of the University. UTSC was the first college in the University to adopt a credit system and offers the University's only formal co-operative programs. The Early Teacher Projects in the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Humanities guarantee successful graduates admission to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto.

In 2000 UTSC was granted the right to offer the only U of T programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) and in 2002 it began offering unique programs in collaboration with Centennial College. Beginning with the 2003 summer session, UTSC will operate on a trimester system, enhancing opportunities for year-round study as well as facilitating its growing co-op programs.

UTSC faculty, many internationally recognized for their research and scholarship, also teach courses and train graduate students on both the Scarborough and St. George campuses. The well-appointed research laboratories, high level of technical services, relatively small size and the diversity of the faculty foster an ideal environment for intellectual exchange and development.

UTSC students have full and expanding facilities on their own campus; they also enjoy access to the resources of the University as a whole. Regular events at UTSC include concerts, drama productions, and literary readings. The prestigious Watts Lectures have brought such distinguished speakers as Nobel Prize winner Lester Pearson, and theologian Hans Kung to campus. Intramural athletics and recreation, a wide variety of student clubs and cultural groups, and a campus newspaper and radio station provide some of many opportunities for full involvement in student life.