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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Varsity Blues athletes have access to: • World-class strength and conditioning facilities at the brand new Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. • Additional access to strength and conditioning facilities at the Athletic Centre.
SPORTS MEDICINE: Varsity Blues athletes have priority access to sports medicine services in season, including: • Sports medicine physicians. • Concussion laboratory and specialists. • Various treatment alternatives including physiotherapists, athletic therapists and massage therapists.
STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES ACADEMIC SUPPORT: The University of Toronto offers a variety of services to help students reach their full potential. Services include: • The Academic Success Centre to develop skills in time management, exam preparation, textbook reading, note-taking, and dealing with anxiety and procrastination. • The University of Toronto Peer Tutoring Club provides free tutoring sessions with qualified student volunteers. • Workshops are available at U of T libraries to develop research, writing and math skills, as well as provide English language support.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES ACADEMIC SUCCESS: Over the last five years, the University of Toronto has recognized 949 student-athletes for their achievements of maintaining an honours standing (A average) over an academic year. This constitutes roughly 22.5% of the total Varsity Blues population earning all-academic status. OUA TOP SCHOLAR ATHLETES: 2014-15: Sarah Dunning, Golf; Tanner Young-Schultz, Baseball 2013-14: Breanna Gadzosa, Water Polo; Zain Manji, Tennis 2012-13: Sarah Dunning, Golf; Tomasz Blazejewski, Fencing 2011-12: Bethany So, Badminton; Jamie Lekas, Baseball ATHLETIC SUCCESS: Over the last five years, the University of Toronto has claimed 31 provincial and four national championship titles. 404 University of Toronto students have competed at the Olympic Games since 1900, and most recently, 21 U of T students and alumni represented Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.
106 PROVINCIAL TITLES SINCE 2000 237 VARSITY BLUES ALL-CANADIANS SINCE 2005 888 VARSITY BLUES OUA ALL-STARS SINCE 2005 138 AVERAGE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS PER SEASON SINCE 1990
THE ATHLETIC CENTRE AT U OF T: • Squash courts, fencing salle and wrestling mats for training. • Plenty of gym space for badminton, indoor tennis, basketball, and much more! • A 50-metre Olympic-sized swimming pool with 2.3m-4.2m depth. • A 57,000 sq. foot field house multi-sport area with a 200-metre track.
BACK CAMPUS FIELDS: • Played host to the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. • Two global class-1 fields for field hockey and lacrosse teams to train.
VARSITY CENTRE BOASTS: • A world-class artificial turf field. • A 5,000-seat stadium to cheer on the Blues! • A 400m, eight-lane outdoor track.
• An air-supported dome that covers the entire field during the winter months, expanding practice times for Blues athletes. • Varsity Arena, home of figure skating and hockey.
THE NEW GOLDRING CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT OFFERS: • A state-of-the-art strength and conditioning centre which includes: Bluetooth evaluation technology, a speed + power centre equipped with force plates to allow for more precise training, Versa climbers and more! • Our state-of-the-art David L. MacIntosh sports medicine clinic runs the entire length of the fourth floor of the Goldring Centre. We have 6 sports medicine doctors, 3 sport medicine fellows, two orthopaedic surgeons and a dedicated group of therapists working hard to ensure quality care year-round.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO RECRUITING FACTS The University of Toronto is Ranked #1 among Canadian universities by the following:
First-year students from 900 municipalities across Canada and 75% of the world’s nations. 525,000 alumni in more than 150 countries.
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2014-15 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (20th in the world).
There are over 1,000 student organizations, clubs, and athletic teams on campus.
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2014-15 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (20th in the world).
More than 90% of award-winning faculty and chair-holders teach in the undergraduate department each year.
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2014 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (24th in the world).
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Global Employability University Ranking (14th in the world).
The University of Toronto’s library system has been recognized by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as one of the top 3 in North America, with Harvard and Yale.
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World Research Output (2nd in the world behind Harvard).
Named Canada’s top research university by Research Infosource Inc, by posting over $1.11 billion dollars of research income in 2013.
The University of Toronto Boundless Campaign has raised more than $1.4 billion from over 83,000 donors resulting directly in the creation of 20 new buildings, 1,540 scholarships and fellowships and 38,000 bursaries and awards. Successful graduates include prime ministers, premiers, actors, film producers, astronauts, acclaimed writers, software pioneers and Nobel Prize winners.
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