President’s Report
Now is the time to create the future Our challenge is to foster more alumni participation.
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AST. With the school year end only a few months away and my term as your president coming to an end, I cannot help but reflect on the last few years. It was my purpose from the outset to prepare UTSAA for the changes necessary. The UTSAA board has participated with the UTS Board of Directors on some governance and affiliation issues, and on Advancement office planning. PRESENT. We have overdelivered on our $200,000 pledge to ‘top up’ the UTS Tom Student Bursary Sanderson, ’55 Fund over the last president, UTSAA 2 years, continue to hold the annual alumni dinner at the school, sponsor the student graduation dinner, provide the Remembrance Day guest speaker (John Clarry ’38) and schedule a number of other events including golf, 3-on-3 Bball and alumni/UTS hockey game. FUTURE. We will continue to support the principal in the development of a vision and strategic plan for the school, in the preparation of a redevelopment proposal and the organization of the Advancement Office to expand fund raising efforts. UTS financial reports will provide a baseline for accountability and measurement in the future. Our challenge as an association will
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be to foster more alumni participation in our activities and develop a wider chapter network while continuing to support the financial needs of UTS. CENTENNIAL 1910 – 2010. [UTS Year Reps please note]. A milestone for the school is rapidly approaching – our centenary celebration. Various celebrations, events and activities will require many alumni volunteers to help all our stakeholders to reconnect with the school. In this regard, the UTSAA has made recommendations to the UTS Board of Directors to form a Centennial Steering Committee as early as possible. If you are interested in getting involved, please call the Alumni Office. You can make a difference! Our vision for UTS Centennial 2010 is to create a celebration for all alumni to step up and reconnect with UTS. Our focus is to honour the past, work the present and help create the future.
Alumni Want to Know
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Has the cultural image of UTS changed?
The culture of UTS has been enhanced with the change to a coed school in 1973 and with the growing multiculturalism and diversity of the students living in the GTA. Admission to UTS continues to be solely merit-based with equality for all. The UTS students awareness of cultural diversity is exemplified by the annual Culture Show production which has been an outstanding success. Yes,
the culture of UTS has been enhanced, and the students and the school are stronger because of it.
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What is the UTS Bursary Application Process?
Dorothy Davis, Vice Principal in charge of Admissions, reports that each year approximately 20% of the students apply for a bursary. ENTRANCE PROCESS. In the future, new students will qualify through an outside SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) and an internally-prepared UTS exam, as well as an interview in which many UTS Alumni have assisted. A UTS Admission Committee selects the students after analyzing the above results and reviewing past report cards and other references. (See UTS website for additional information). BURSARY PROCESS. Parents submit financial application information directly to an outside independent agency called Apple Financial. Apple prepares a detailed financial analysis and makes recommendations to a UTS Bursary Committee who make the final recommendation based on the funds available. Prospective parents are then notified of the decision and will either accept or refuse the school’s offer. There is an appeal process whereby the family may supply Apple with additional information. It should be noted that no guarantee of continued support is given to parents; however generally, if the