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With our school’s new home established on the University of Toronto campus and our U of T affiliation thriving, we now turn our attention to the values that lie at the heart of our school.

This is the time to open our doors even further to the most promising students. Meritocracy and accessibility are principles core to UTS, and a robust UTS Bursary Program is essential to bring them to life.

As the chair of the UTS Board of Directors effective December 2022, I am grateful to take on this role for an institution that means so much to me. Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of my predecessor Jim Fleck C.C. ’49, P ’72 and Principal Rosemary Evans , UTS has arrived at an exceptional moment in time, where the accomplishments of our past and the promise of our future converge into an extraordinary present for our students.

I know firsthand the difference bursaries can make in the lives of our students. The UTS Bursary Program came through for me at one of the most pivotal moments of my life. The support I received made a difference not just in that moment, but in everything that came after: my education at the University of Waterloo and Harvard

Business School, my career in finance, and my friends from the Class of 1977 who rallied together to collectively become a UTS Founder through the Building the Future Campaign.

At the board level, one of our key objectives is to uphold the principles of meritocracy and accessibility for future generations. As UTS continues our purpose of graduating students who will take initiative and lead as socially responsible global citizens, our admissions ethos remains firmly based on academic merit and potential, but with a sharp lens on greater diversity and inclusion. We continue to work to ensure a wider pool of exceptional students seek out and are able to access a UTS education, regardless of financial means. This is integral to our efforts on anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, which include fostering economic diversity among our students.

As we evolve our school, enhancing the bursary funds available to our students is crucial for the betterment of our school community, and the future of UTS, as we continue to nurture the leaders of tomorrow.

Peter Buzzi ’77 UTS Board Chair