Vic Report Spring 2012

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Imagination Unbound: President’s Annual Report 2010–2011 p. 8 vic report spring 2012

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Imagination Lives in the Kingdom of the Possible by paul w. gooch

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Spring 2012 Volume XL No. 2 Published under the authority of the Board of Regents of Victoria University in the University of Toronto.

Publisher: Deborah Scott, Executive Director of Advancement Executive Editor: Alison (Massie) Broadworth Vic 9T7, Director of Alumni Affairs Editor: Jennifer Little Vic 9T5, Manager of Marketing and Communications Managing Editor: Liz Taylor, Communications Officer Copy Editor: Frank Collins Design: DDB Canada Cover: Marnie Kinsley Vic 7T7, Paul Gooch and Jennifer Banh at the Goldring Student Centre construction site. Photograph

by Babak.

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In Plato’s memorable image, education is not filling a mind with bits of knowledge; it’s rather turning the body towards the source of light so that the eyes can see for themselves.

Would that it were just that simple. Then the ‘orientation’ of the first-year class would set everyone up for an unfolding self-illumination over the following four years. It’s not like that, of course. To play with the metaphor, some eyes need corrective lenses, and sometimes what’s plainly visible to you because of your interests does not attract my attention until you point it out. While visual metaphors for knowledge are common, seeing and perceiving require active, not passive, minds. And coming to know is the work, not just of reason, but of imagination.

By imagination I don’t mean a faculty that constructs the imaginary as opposed to the real. Imagination lives in the kingdom of the possible instead of the realm of the-way-it’salways-been. Not content with the mediocre, imagination seeks a better country; not bound by defeat or convention, imagination sings the songs of liberation.

But imagination must—as Northrop Frye put it—be educated. The mind’s eye must learn to see what could be there, but is not yet.

Reason becomes imaginative; imagination becomes informed. As imagination is unbound, it is freed of its preconceptions, and tutored in the art of discerning and achieving the previously unthought. To speak of an imagination unbound is, of course, another way of referring to the aims of a liberal education. Or, to make the matter specific, it’s what Vic is all about.

For some time now, we have stressed to our students that their education is more than getting a diploma inscribed with a degree, though a U of T degree is recognized as one of the best in the world. Inscribed upon the character of Vic students is all they have learned and experienced. The credit they have gained—academic, personal and social—will carry them through life and career.

That is why we must create, and deliver, the very best education. We will not be content with the-way-it’s-always-been for Emmanuel and Victoria College students, for the quality of our programs, or for our facilities and spaces. So imagination has been pressed into service, with transforming results: the first-year experience, Ideas for the World, Muslim Studies, the Goldring Student Centre all bear witness to the power of the informed imagination at work on liberal education.

But we are not yet finished. What’s newly born must be nurtured, strengthened and enlarged. The pioneering work of Principal Toulouse and of Principal Cook (who is finishing with distinction his second term: see page 3) must be secured and extended if the transformation of education is to endure. Hence Vic’s campaign, Imagination Unbound. Fully integrated with the University of Toronto’s Boundless campaign, Imagination Unbound has as its overarching aim a secure foundation of support for a transforming educational experience.

It is a campaign that will accomplish more than we’ve ever imagined—which means, of course, that the resources required are greater than ever before. But the Vic educated imagination of our alumni and friends is fuelled by an intelligent generosity, and that frees us from small expectations, turning us to see what is not yet, but can be. That vision will become the new reality for the next generations of Vic and Emmanuel students. They will not stop thanking you for your support. 

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A Legacy of Academic Excellence Principal Cook Completes Second Term David Cook Vic 6T9, Victoria College’s principal since 2000, will end his final term on June 30, 2012. Cook has been publicly celebrated for helping to establish the Vic One program which provides a small-class learning experience and fosters a strong sense of community. “Without David’s leadership and facilitation, Vic One would not be the success that it is today,” says President Paul Gooch. “His talent as a respected administrator and academic leader brought together the faculty and staff members required to launch such a groundbreaking program. He has been a remarkable principal and colleague.”

In May 2011, Cook and Gooch accepted the Northrop Frye Award, a U of T Award of Excellence, in recognition of the quality and success of Vic One. So renowned is the Vic One experience that Provost Cheryl Misak has made Vic One become a template for other University of Toronto colleges.

When Cook was asked what he will miss most about being Victoria’s principal, he said: “The great thing about Vic is the people. Together, the physical plant, conference services, administrative staff, faculty and alumni have moved Vic forward. We are now recognized as a leading college both at

David Cook Vic 6T9 will complete his second term as Victoria College’s principal on June 30. He will return to teach at Vic in the new year.

U of T and across the country. However, at the centre are our wonderful students. Not only are they Vic’s future, they keep us all young. It has been a privilege to be with them.”  Please see page 19 for David Cook’s Faculty Forum.

Anne Tait Vic 5T4: Recognizing Great Talent Distinguished Alumni Award Winner

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office, Barry Pearson

The Alumni of Victoria College executive is pleased to announce Anne (Weldon) Tait Vic 5T4 as the 2011 Victoria College Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. The award will be presented by the Alumni of Victoria College Executive at a dinner on June 14. (See page 20 for details.) Tait is a Torontobased film producer, writer, casting director and broadcaster.

She began her career in television production, and for over 25 years, has taught acting at George Brown College, Humber College and privately. She has cast the likes of Sarah Polley,

Anne (Weldon) Tait Vic 5T4 on the set of Iron Road.

Ryan Gosling and Hayden Christensen in their early television appearances, as well as Sir Ben Kingsley, Peter O’Toole, Donald Sutherland Vic 5T8, Christopher Lloyd, Russell Crowe and Helena Bonham Carter in feature films. She is best known for producing the epic film Iron Road, see Vic Report, Summer 2009.

She has been honoured with a career achievement award from the Female Eye Film Festival, an Emmy nomination, two CBC Anik Awards and a Gemini Award, as well as awards from the Roma Fiction Festival and the Dominican Republic Film Festival.

In 2000 she founded Anne Tait Productions to develop and produce films and dramatic television. Tait has several projects under development, including A Stubborn Passion, a movie about W.B. Yeats and Maud Gonne, a beautiful, fiery Irish revolutionary, who inspired much of his poetry.

Her own play, Yeats in Love, was produced in Ireland and on six stages in Canada.

“I learned so much at Vic. I was introduced to Yeats’ poetry, which led to my stage play and my screenplay. I read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Middle English, which led to my new translation and my stage version—and, I got to sing in Phelps Bell’s Vic 5T3 musical,” says Tait. “Those Vic years affected my whole life and gave me precious friends—I play tennis with some of them to this day.”  vic report spring 2012

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William Fennell Fellowship in Theology Honouring a Faithful Scholar and Friend of Victoria An award has been established in honour of Professor William Fennell Vic 3T9, Emm 4T2 who passed away in May 2010.

Victoria University has established the William Fennell Fellowship in Theology through an endowment of $25,000.

The fellowship will be awarded to a doctoral student of theology.

The Fennell Fellow will deliver a lecture about his or her research during the final year of his or her doctoral program.

Fennell received the U of T Moss Scholarship upon his graduation from Victoria in 1939. He later joined the faculty of Victoria University in 1946, where he taught systematic theology at Emmanuel College for 35 years. He served as principal from 1972 until his retirement in 1981. He was devoted to Emmanuel and Vic throughout his lifetime. As professor and principal emeritus of Emmanuel College, he is remembered as a faithful scholar and a wise administrator.

If you would like to honour Bill Fennell’s memory and help build the endowment associated with this fellowship, please call 416-585-4500 or 1-888-262-9775. 

Prof. William Fennell Vic 3T9, Emm 4T2 enjoying the E.J. Pratt study room.

Where There’s a Will…

Victoria University can be designated as a beneficiary in your will. Here’s an example of a suggested wording:

I give and bequeath to the Board of Regents of Victoria University, Toronto, Ontario, the sum of $ or % of my estate.

If you wish to designate a specific bequest (a scholarship, the library, etc.), please contact Sharon Gregory at 416-813-4050, toll free at 1-888-262-9775 or sharon.gregory@utoronto.ca.

VICTORIA COLLEGE BOOK SALE Volunteers are busy processing thousands of books for the 21st annual Vic book sale.

Donations include a wide variety of titles in all areas of interest.

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Admission $3, tonight only

Old Vic, 91 Charles Street West

Friday, Sept. 21

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 23

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 24

10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Books are half price

CASH • DEBIT • MASTERCARD • VISA

Tuesday, Sept. 25

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Box sale

All proceeds go to the Victoria University Library.

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Questions? Please email vic.booksale@utoronto.ca or call 416-585-4585.

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office

Thursday, Sept. 20 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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Kate Bruce-Lockhart: Vic’s Newest Moss Scholar Scholarship is the Capstone of Undergraduate Experience Kate Bruce-Lockhart Vic 1T2, a humanities student and Jackman Undergraduate Fellow, has won U of T’s prestigious John H. Moss Scholarship for graduate studies which recognizes academic and extra-curricular activities. Next year, she will be pursuing an MSc in African studies at Oxford University, where she has been awarded a Clarendon Scholarship.

With an impressive record of academic achievement, Bruce-Lockhart has authored articles for the Toronto Star and CTV News Online on current subjects such as food security, refugee rights and disappearing languages. Her advocacy and passion for justice have led to her leadership roles in the G8 Research Group at the Munk School of Global Affairs, the Hart House Social Justice Committee and the Humanity for Humanities program. Bruce-Lockhart is also a mentor for the Vic One-on-One program and chair of the Youth Advisory Board for the Mighty Pen. She is also an accomplished athlete: she was on the Varsity Blues Women’s Soccer team and achieved high standing in several marathons.

Bruce-Lockhart was part of the Lester B. Pearson Stream of Vic One and awarded the Vic One Stick by faculty and her fellow students in recognition of her multiple talents and positive character traits demonstrated in her first year.

“From Vic One until my fourth year, Vic has afforded me the opportunity to pursue my own fields of study and connect my learning to today’s pertinent issues,” she says. “My time at Vic has been challenging, compelling and rewarding

2011 Arbor Awards Celebrate Alumni Dedication

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On September 13, 2011, Victoria alumni were recognized for outstanding volunteer service in support of their alma mater at U of T’s 2011 Arbor Award ceremony.

From left to right: President Paul Gooch, Jean Griffiths Vic 6T8, Diane Dyer Vic 6T2, Chief Librarian Robert Brandeis, Ann Black, Chancellor Wendy Cecil Vic 7T1, Emmanuel Principal Mark Toulouse, Valerie (Naylor) Story 7T0, Carolyn Tuohy Vic 6T6, Edward White 6T6 and Gordon MacKinnon Vic 5T6.

Kate Bruce-Lockhart Vic 1T2, the 2012 University of Toronto Moss Scholar, outside the E. J. Pratt Library.

on many levels. I am grateful to be part of a community of passionate and engaged students, combined with dedicated and inspirational faculty. U of T has challenged me to go in academic directions I never imagined. The Moss is the capstone of a diverse and fulfilling undergraduate university experience. It allows me the opportunity to pursue the next chapter of my academic career.”

Fellow Vic student, Sima Atri, a peace and conflict studies major, was named a 2012 UTAA Scholar for being one of the four finalists for the Moss Scholarship. 

Annual Pelham Edgar Lecture On March 7, 2012 Johanna Skibsrud Vic 0T1 gave the annual Pelham Edgar Lecture to Vic One students and guests. Skibsrud is the 2010 Giller Prize recipient for her novel The Sentimentalists, the youngest recipient in the prize’s 18-year history.

Skibsrud discussed her own writing process for The Sentimentalists and her amazement at how much each re-write dramatically morphed her theme, characters and even the initial idea of the book itself.

She was eager to give advice to Vic One students and happily answered their questions.

Pelham Edgar is widely regarded as one of the bestknown Canadian literary critics. Edgar taught English and French at Victoria College from 1897 to 1938.

The Pelham Edgar Lecture was established by Johanna (Leuty) Metcalf Vic 5T7 in 2003 in memory of Edgar’s daughter, Jane (Edgar) Conway Vic 5T7, Metcalf’s good friend and classmate.

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VIC 175: MAKING HISTORY VIC COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER FOR YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION Victoria University’s 175th anniversary celebrations, held October 2010 through October 2011, featured distinguished speakers, reunions, and other events designed to bring together alumni and students to celebrate Victoria’s long history. Highlights of the closing celebration included a gala evening at the Royal Ontario Museum, campus tours, reunion rooms, a Burwash pub, coffee house and ecumenical service in the Vic Chapel. It was a remarkable year, thanks to the work of all of the volunteers, led by Valerie (Naylor) Story Vic 7T0, chair of the Vic 175 Anniversary Committee, and the participants who made it all possible.

CREATIVITY RECOGNIZED To mark the occasion of Vic’s 175th anniversary, Vic hosted a visual arts competition for art and photography. Artists were asked to feature the Old Vic building in any medium and photographers were asked to base their work on Vic’s campus or Vic student life. A cash prize of $500 was awarded to each winner.

The Vic 175 committee received over 40 entries from alumni, students, faculty and staff. The range in talent and perspective was impressive. On September 27, a panel of judges viewed all works and selected the winners. The panel included Lorraine (Nicholls) Richard Vic 8T2, chair of the Art & Photo Contests; Eldon Garnet Vic 6T9; Gillian Pearson Vic 7T8; and David Silcox Vic 5T9. Winning entries, seen below, were announced at the October 13 gala.

“ The college song inspired my art work and a sunny day helped also.

Although, it was not my father who sent me to Victoria, but my wife Judy.

I was a married student with a young child. In my second year I edited The Strand and once had Peggy Atwood write an article for the paper. While she became a published author, I became an ordained minister. Judy and I still have happy memories of our time at Vic and we continue to attend alumni reunions.”

CAMPUS Anne Greschuk Vic 6T8 for her colourful photograph of Old Vic:

“ I enjoy photography and so shooting this image was a lot of fun for me.

However, as I was walking about the campus with my camera, I also found myself reflecting on the many fond memories I have of my past years at Victoria College. It was a walk down memory lane. As a Vic alumna, I feel quite honoured and proud to have won this photography contest, especially during Vic’s 175th anniversary year.”

STUDENT LIFE PHOTO CONTEST Leah Emmerson, current Vic student:

“ I feel very lucky to be a part of such a great community that encourages students to open up and express themselves in all different ways.”

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office

OLD VIC Allen Tomlinson Vic 6T0, Emm 6T3 for his painting of Old Vic:

WEEK OF EVENTS CONCLUDES THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS VICTORIA UNIVERSITY CHARTER DAY

GALA AT THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Honourable Henry N.R. Jackman Vic 5T3 received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Victoria University’s 175th Charter Day Convocation, held on the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Charter

by King William IV. The Hon. David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, was in attendance and brought remarks to the students, alumni and faculty present. From left to right: Marion (Barker) Langford Vic 5T3, Henry N.R. Jackman Vic 5T3, Chancellor Wendy M. Cecil Vic 7T1 and the Honourable David C. Onley.

From left to right at the Vic 175 Gala: John Grant Vic 8T3, current member of the Board of Regents, and his wife Catherine with the host of the program, Steve Paikin Vic 8T1.

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office

To read President Gooch’s remarks from the Gala Evening, visit www.vicu.utoronto.ca/about and click on Vic 175.

VIC PUB IN BURWASH HALL Saturday, October 15, 2011

Many grads enjoyed the pub at Burwash Hall including Ben Chan Vic 8T7, Julia Schindeler, Kathy Jenkins Vic 9T0, Mike Chadwick, Sandra Baumann-Chadwick Vic 8T9 and Guy Bentinck.

ECUMENICAL SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING AND CELEBRATION Sunday, October 16, 2011

A Vic Tradition Since the 1850 s Seen here at the Vic 175 Gala from left to right are members of the Brown family: Margaret Ford and her husband David Brown Vic 7T1, Ruth (Johnston) Brown Vic 4T5, Kenneth Brown Vic 4T5 and Catherine Brown Vic 1T0. From the 1850s to the 2000s, 21 students from six generations of the Brown family, including extended family have attended Victoria College.

“We have gained a great deal from our Victoria experiences, including more than one marriage between Victoria classmates,” says David Brown.

The Emmanuel College Alumni/ae Association planned a special service which brought together Victoria’s two colleges. Sandra Beardsall Emm 8T5, Emm 9T6 delivered the sermon in the Old Vic Chapel. To read the sermon, please visit uoft.me/yes.

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“ As imagination is unbound, it is freed of its preconceptions, and tutored in the art of discerning and achieving the previously unthought.”

President Paul W. Gooch

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aul Gooch was an idealistic Toronto high school student in the 1960s when Arthur B.B. Moore, then Victoria University president (1950–1970) came to talk to the West Hill Collegiate graduating class about education.

“He had this incredible rhetorical power,” remembers Gooch, president and vice-chancellor of Vic since 2001.

“His voice got stronger and stronger, building in power and passion as he described his vision of education within a community. It was electrifying.”

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Gooch never forgot Moore’s inspiring words or the impact he ultimately had on Vic and its students. Forty years later, when the West Hill grad followed in his mentor’s footsteps and assumed leadership of this federated university within the University of Toronto, he also revived Moore’s focus on community.

“Like Arthur Moore, I want to be a community builder,” Gooch says. Vic’s 12th president has a modern-day vision of Victoria University as a campus of many intersecting communities rich in

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personal relationships and experiences that engage students beyond the classroom and beyond our borders.

In this way and countless others, Vic’s future is very much about building on the past, explains Gooch. “Our founding ideals—to discover truth wherever it can be found, to have global reach and to build community—remain our foci today, but in new ways. The world is changing. It’s our job to figure out how to change with it, and to help change it for the better.”

Photograph: Babak

Marnie Kinsley Vic 7T7, Paul Gooch and current student Jennifer Banh at the Goldring Student Centre construction site.

Photograph: Babak

A $60M CAMPAIGN TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION On this bright spring morning, Vic’s president can be found in the student dining hall, talking with students about their experiences. “I often stop and ask students how I can make Vic better. They tell me that our first-year experiences are outstanding, which is why we need to keep investing in these areas while also thinking about what we can do to transform the later years.”

Indeed the entire University of Toronto is thinking about transformation.

In November, U of T marked the launch of Boundless, a $2-billion fundraising campaign, to meet global challenges and prepare global citizens. On April 3, Vic unveiled its plans to transform education through Imagination Unbound, a campaign to raise $60 million from Vic’s alumni, friends and community to advance academic programs, support students, create room to learn and engage, and provide the margin of excellence Vic’s Annual Fund has always made possible. Vic’s campaign priorities are outlined throughout this report.

“This is a campaign for students,” says Gooch. “Socially, academically, athletically, culturally—we will support our students’ growth in every way so that they not only have a great education, they experience great learning. We want to add value to the entire experience.”

A BOLD PLAN FOR THE FUTURE With one eye on the University’s first 175 years and with the support of alumni, faculty and students, Gooch and his leadership team have crafted a bold plan for a future that will see Vic reaffirm its founding liberal arts mission and transform undergraduate education in Canada. Vic is introducing a range of distinctive learning experiences toward a goal of creating an undergraduate degree

experience that is the best in the country.

Every undergraduate student will enjoy an education that is personal, includes activities beyond the classroom and is enriched by international experiences.

The early results are impressive.

Since 2008, every first-year Victoria College student has been required to enroll in at least one small-class course, where learning is grounded in critical discussion and debate, not lectures.

The Vic One program has become the model for first-year programs at every college across the University of Toronto.

Vic emphasizes experiences that move beyond the formal curriculum to enrich student lives, ignite interests and create lasting friendships. As well, more than 15% of Victoria College students engage in international study as part of their undergraduate degrees.

Emmanuel College’s ecumenical faculty continues to represent the United Church’s progressive theological heritage,

“ Thanks to our alumni and friends, we are 70 per cent of the way towards the goal of $60 million.”

President Paul Gooch

combining a passion for the gospel with a significant engagement in efforts seeking social justice. Emmanuel aims to be a leading theological school recognized for connecting academic excellence and global awareness to responsible public engagement.

With $43.5 million raised to date, the momentum is growing. According to Gooch, though, there’s still much to be done.

AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR ALUMNI Alumni have an important role to play

“ The fundamental job of the imagination in ordinary life, then, is to produce, out of the society we have to live in, a vision of the society we want to live in.”

Northrop Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6, The Educated Imagination

in the campaign—as donors, volunteers and mentors to students. Says Gooch: “Alumni are excited to discover how much this place has changed in the last decade and how wonderful the current students are. They often wish they could come back and relive their student days with the incoming class.”

Among many priorities, alumni can help complete the Goldring Student Centre; support Vic’s academic programs; endow student scholarships, and research and travel awards; and enrich student life through programs such as Ideas for the World.

The anticipated results will indeed stretch the imagination.

“Being part of the Vic community has been a continuous learning experience for me,” says Marnie Kinsley Vic 7T7. “There is a diversity of opinions and an openness of expression that is so refreshing. The world around us is so often constrained by narrow perspectives and motivations. In contrast, I have found in my time on Vic’s Board of Regents, in campaigns, with faculty, students and our wonderful administrators, that at Vic, anything is possible. I have received the gifts of astute colleagues, global views and a dynamic yet deeply thoughtful culture.

Vic unlocked my potential when I was a student here and now I feel privileged to wholeheartedly give back to Vic in as many ways as I can.”

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IMAGINATION UNBOUND: STUDENT SUPPORT

THE VIC EXPERIENCE At Vic, education is more than a matter of degree. Excellent academic programming is further enhanced by the learning that goes on outside the classroom and beyond our local borders. National and international exchange programs, student awards and interdisciplinary extracurricular programs all add to the Vic student experience.

STUDENT AWARDS

STUDENT LIFE

Each year, Vic students receive admission and in-course scholarships in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and community engagement. Every offer of a scholarship or award presents Vic students with the benefit of choice—the opportunity to enhance their academic learning with one-of-a-kind experiences, without the burden of financial concerns.

At Victoria University, there is a long list of novel learning experiences that are never graded, but are just as important to enriching student life, igniting interests and creating lasting friendships.

ENTERING STUDENT AWARDS—EMMANUEL COLLEGE In 2011, Emmanuel College launched a tuition grant program to attract Master of Divinity candidates from across Canada.

Donors can invest in this program, further increasing the College’s capacity to recruit leaders for both church and society, and enable students to concentrate on their educational activities, rather than worry about financial needs.

DEAN’S FUND FOR STUDENT LIFE The Dean’s Fund for Student Life helps support student involvement in non-credit opportunities like national debating competitions, community outreach initiatives, Model UN conferences, student magazines, theatrical performances and other not-for-credit, challenging learning experiences.

“Universities are now more competitive than ever—it’s tough to get in, class size is growing, and jobs aren’t just a given once a degree is conferred.

This sometimes leads students to push to please their professors, pad their résumés, obsess about grades, and be information receptacles. But that’s not good enough. They need to take intellectual risks, and we need to encourage it. University should leave you stirred—and shaken.”

Kelley Castle, Dean of Students, Victoria University

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Photography: (Opposite page) Peg McCarthy; Amanda Keenan

ADMISSION AND IN-COURSE AWARDS Over the past decade, Vic has experienced a significant increase in students who are among the best in the country.

Student awards, however, have not kept pace. Admission scholarships are needed to maintain Vic’s recruitment power, and in-course awards are needed to help reward and retain these high-achieving students.

IDEAS FOR THE WORLD PROGRAM Launched in 2011, Ideas for the World is a program with seven sections, giving students the chance to interact, reflect and share ideas on timely and historical topics traversing science, culture, religion, theatre, the humanities and politics—it is interdisciplinary, multimedia, challenging and fun. There are no grades or course fees but there is lots of interaction between students, faculty, staff and people beyond the walls of the University. Several programs team students with community members from disparate social and economic backgrounds.

“Because of Vic’s involvement in my academics, I have been able to study in South Africa and work with scholars in my field to develop my dreams and goals. I am excited to grow into the person I want to be.”

Efe Igor, student in diaspora and transnational studies, and history

VIC INTERNATIONAL

Photography: (Opposite page) Peg McCarthy; Amanda Keenan

Vic is committed to ensuring each and every student receives the enriching and supportive experiences he or she needs and deserves while on campus. At the same time, Vic values the exceptional learning experiences made possible when Vic’s domestic students spend a term or more studying abroad.

INTERNATIONAL AND INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE Engaging Vic students in international experiences is a priority of the University. Private support will make it possible for more undergraduates to broaden their horizons and explore the world abroad through non-credit experiences like a summer research internship in Singapore or a trip to Kenya to explore initiatives for sustainable development.

RESEARCH AND TRAVEL AWARDS Research and travel awards will make it possible for more Vic students to participate in experiences that enrich their academic programs and inspire new knowledge and

awareness—all as part of a course credit requirement.

In recent years, donations have made possible a student research presentation on quantum biology at an international conference in Boston, an unpaid internship in Brazil, an independent-study anthropology course in Bali, and studies on peace and conflict in Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Awards to attract and support high-achieving international students make it possible for more young people from around the world to experience a Vic education GLOBAL EXPERIENCE—EMMANUEL COLLEGE Victoria’s theological college has a vision of providing all Master of Divinity students with an international experience that helps to shape their practices and perspectives on Christianity in a global world.

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IMAGINATION UNBOUND: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE One of the many secrets to Vic’s success has always been its ability to make education personal. Students can read and absorb information from lectures or textbooks, but the real test of understanding and communication ability comes from innovative small group classes, seminars and programs such as Vic One led by faculty members who inspire, challenge and know every student by name.

VIC ONE PROGRAM Since 2003, the Vic One program has attracted exceptional students and professors, and demand for admission has reached unparalleled heights. Vic plans to create new, endowed professorships to ensure our ability to deliver exceptional learning experiences for today’s first-year students and the generations to follow.

CONCURRENT TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (CTEP) CTEP is one of North America’s most advanced programs for teacher education. With a unique focus on teaching in an urban setting combined with international teaching opportunities and early exposure to in-class teaching, the program offers simultaneous study leading to both a bachelor’s degree and professional teacher qualifications.

MATERIAL CULTURE PROGRAM Canada does not yet have a first-class undergraduate program in material culture, the study of history, society and culture through its artifacts and texts. No other university has the range of expertise and the cultural collections for study that U of T does, given its relationship to the Royal Ontario Museum and Gardiner Museum. They are close neighbours and our histories are closely entwined, thus providing a unique combination of teaching from professors and curators.

MUSLIM STUDIES PROGRAM In 2010, Victoria’s Emmanuel College launched Canada’s first certificate in Muslim Studies. In 2011, with the financial support of the Muslim community, Emmanuel recruited a distinguished visiting professor of Muslim Studies. The goal is to expand the program to include a Muslim Studies track within Emmanuel’s Master of Pastoral Studies program.

“Vic One presented an immense opportunity—to be part of a smaller cohort and develop a true sense of community, to examine the very nature of science before being trained in it and to be part of an enrichment opportunity that extends far beyond what is typically required of a first-year university student.”

Photograph: (Opposite page) Courtesy Daniel Anstett

Daniel Anstett Vic 1T1 credits the Augusta Stowe-Gullen Stream of Vic One for putting him on track to undergraduate research success. While at Vic, he published in a prestigious scientific journal, completed field work on the coral reefs of Indonesia, and spent summers on exchange in China and studying ecology on the African savannah.

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“It is sometimes a challenge for commuter students to integrate themselves into the student community and feel like they belong on campus. Having commuter dons is one of the recent initiatives to improve the university experience for commuters. Through student-to-student relations, the commuter dons are the mentors that commuters can feel comfortable talking to for help, resources, and support, if and when needed. They also organize many different events throughout the year, bringing commuter students together and fostering a community. With the new Goldring Student Centre, this will really help bring students together, provide the resources that students need, and will continue to bridge the gap for commuter students so that they can find their sense of community at Vic and at U of T.” Jennifer Bahn, commuter don, student of psychology

Goldring Student Centre design by Moriyama and Teshima Architects.

IMAGINATION UNBOUND: CAPITAL PROJECTS

A SENSE OF PLACE

Photograph: (Opposite page) Courtesy Daniel Anstett

It takes more than exceptional programs, professors and co-curricular experiences to help Vic students grow and thrive. The campaign will also inject much needed resources into our historic capital infrastructure, renewing existing spaces to transform student life and create spaces that are the best in the country.

GOLDRING STUDENT CENTRE With space for meeting rooms, and offices for student government and Vic’s student clubs, the Goldring Student Centre—a renovation and expansion of the Wymilwood Building—will be the new heart of extra- and co-curricular learning at Vic. Along with a renovated café, Music Room, Copper Room, and Cat’s Eye Pub, the centre will feature a newly defined quadrangle, a multi-storey lounge, social space and a home for commuter students. The Goldring Student Centre will open its doors in 2013.

Victoria University’s students have pledged one-third of this capital project’s costs, and alumni have contributed more than $8 million, including a transformational gift from siblings Blake Goldring Vic 8T1 and Judy Goldring Vic 8T7.

Space has been reserved in the Goldring Student Centre to recognize all donors to the building of $2,500 or more, and can be pledged over five years. Since recent grads are just getting started in their careers, alumni from 2000 to the present will be recognized for donations of $1,250 or more.

If you wish, you can choose to honour a family member or friends with your contribution.

OLD VIC RENOVATION The iconic Victoria College building is the oldest and bestknown building on campus. Vic intends to create academic spaces that are commensurate with the academic stature of its signature programs such as Vic One and the Concurrent Teacher Education Program. To achieve this, Vic proposes to renovate the currently vacant fourth floor. Expansive and stunning views of the City of Toronto skyline will frame one of the best academic spaces in the city.

In addition, one of the existing classrooms will be converted to a modern studio and resource centre for the Norman Jewison Stream of Vic One. This will provide the ideal place for students to develop, discuss and produce work in a variety of formats. The environment will be flexible, technologically advanced and will encourage interaction among all Vic One students.

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IMAGINATION UNBOUND: ANNUAL FUND

ONGOING SUPPORT Imagination Unbound is a comprehensive campaign for Victoria University: all gifts to the University will be counted towards our goal. The Annual Fund is an important part of the campaign and one area in which all alumni can contribute to make a difference to the experience for today’s Vic students. Each year Victoria depends on unrestricted annual gifts, both large and small, in support of Victoria College and Emmanuel College to make the difference between an adequate student experience and an outstanding student experience. The Annual Fund makes an immediate difference in student and college life by providing funds for emergency financial assistance, student publications, off-campus educational experiences, community engagement, new study spaces, improved wireless capability, special programs for commuters, and furnishings in common student areas.

VIC THANKS THE VALUED MEMBERS OF ITS CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP GROUP HONORARY CO-CHAIRS BLAKE GOLDRING Vic 8T1 THE HON. HENRY N.R. JACKMAN Vic 5T3 NORMAN JEWISON Vic 4T9 PRESIDENT’S ADVISORS FOR THE CAMPAIGN JANE BRUSHEY-MARTIN Emm 0T2 LAWRENCE HO Vic 9T9, International Advisor MARNIE KINSLEY Vic 7T7 STEPHEN LISTER Vic 8T2 ROBERT McGAVIN Emm 0T7 RANDALL OLIPHANT Vic 8T4

MOLLY RUNDLE Vic 8T5 FRANK TSUI, International Advisor HELEN VARI LHD Vic 1T1 ANN WILSON Vic 7T2 DAVID WILSON Vic 6T8 CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE WENDY CECIL Vic 7T1, Chancellor PAUL GOOCH, President PAUL HUYER Vic 8T1, Chair of the Board of Regents DEBORAH SCOTT, Executive Director of Advancement DAVID SILCOX Vic 5T9, Chair of the Alumni Affairs &

University Advancement Committee

VICTORIA WILL DELIVER Throughout its 175 years, Victoria University has gone from strength to strength, never resting on its laurels. Vic is committed to ensuring that the students of tomorrow will experience our hallmark personal, inclusive and internationally sensitive education. All will graduate with the capacity for critical thinking, persuasive expression and community involvement. This is what our country needs. With the support of our alumni and friends, Victoria will deliver.

“We are not content with incremental change at Vic,” concludes Gooch. “Education here is much more than a matter of degree. We’ll do more than we’ve previously imagined, for the sake of our students and, indeed, for Canada and the world.”

Please support Vic’s students. To learn more about Imagination Unbound and the exciting things happening on Vic’s campus, please call Deborah Scott, executive director of advancement, Office of Alumni Affairs and University Advancement, at 416-585-4501, toll-free at 1-888-262-9775, or e-mail deborah.scott@utoronto.ca.

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28.5%

2.5%

STUDENT SUPPORT

ANNUAL FUND

FUNDING NEEDS

25%

CAPITAL PROJECTS

44%

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Board of Regents Executive Committee 2010–2011

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the year ended April 30, 2011 (in thousands of dollars)

Paul Huyer Vic 8T1, Chair

2011

2010

Revenues

Ray deSouza David Cook Vic 6T9

Student fees

$ 8,648

$ 8,209

Murray Corlett Vic 6T1

Grants from the University of Toronto

4,758

4,700

John Field Vic 7T8

Grants from the Toronto School of Theology

432

450

United Church grant

296

228

Government grants

700

415

Donations

824

1,671

Judith (Rhodes) Nettleton Vic 8T1

Investment income

3,664

3,173

Alison Schofield Vic 7T8

Sales, services and sundry income

3,492

3,553

David Silcox Vic 5T9

Amortization of deferred capital contributions

780

828

Real estate income

8,925

8,614

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap contract*

209

574

Unrealized gain on short-term investments*

7

34

Unrealized gain on investments – marketable securities*

1,864

4,899

$ 34,599

Akash Goel Vic 1T1 Paul Gooch John Grant Vic 8T3 Shirley (Hong) Hoy Vic 7T3

Gordon Thompson Mark Toulouse

2010–2011 Giving to Victoria

$ 37,348 Annual Fund

Expenses

Restricted Purpose $ 784,430.57

Salaries and benefits

$ 18,440

$ 16,814

Supplies and other

3,741

3,664

Repairs and maintenance

1,022

1,016

Utilities

1,712

1,805

Amortization of property and equipment and revenue-producing properties

4,294

4,240

Scholarship and bursaries

1,741

1,522

Cost of sales and services

1,199

1,201

Interest

1,018

1,124

Excess of revenues over expenses for the year

$ 366,474.05

$ 33,167

$ 31,386

$ 1,432

$ 5,962

Endowment

$ 1,003,998.79

Total

$ 2,154,903.41

* These gains are of a non-cash nature and are discolosed under the new Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants standards. he Statement of Operations has been derived from the audited financial statements T of Victoria University for the year ended April 30, 2011. A complete set of audited financial statements may be obtained through the Office of the Bursar.

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CAREERS Stephen Ashley Vic 6T7 has written his third book, The Lost Voyage. It describes an exploration of Newfoundland a decade before John Cabot. The book will be published in August and can be purchased by calling 709-237-4087.

Stephen Bahry Vic 7T7 completed an MA in linguistics and has since been teaching English, in the English Language Program at U of T’s School of Continuing Studies and also in CIDA-funded programs in China and Tajikistan. He recently completed a doctorate in comparative, international and development education at OISE. His thesis was honoured this year by the Comparative and International Education Society as “best annual dissertation on language issues.”

A Bonny Blue Christmas, a short story

by Susan (Davey) Barclay Vic 8T7, appears in the anthology On A Cold Winter’s Night (Highland Press, 2009).

Her first short story A Ray for Mary Jo, which appeared in the anthology No Law Against Love (Highland Press, 2006), is now available as an e-story supported on several devices. Please visit www.susan-barclay.ca.

Doug Barr Vic 6T5, Emm 6T8 was presented with the Kenneth K. King Outstanding Management Award for Executive Excellence during Goodwill Industries International’s annual Delegate Assembly in Rochester, NY. The award recognizes a CEO whose performance consistently demonstrates strong organizational impact related to mission, excellence and sustainability. He can be reached at dbarr@goodwillsocal.org.

Catherine Bate Vic 9T8 became a partner at Heenan Blaikie LLP and co-chair of the firm’s national marketing, advertising and regulatory law practice group in 2011. She has also been recognized as the 16

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Spring Reunion 2012 – June 1, 2, 3 Come back to Vic! This is a wonderful chance to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

Honoured years include 3T7, 4T2, 4T7, 5T2, 5T7, 6T2, 6T7, 7T2, 7T7, 8T2 and 8T7.

Friends and family welcome! Information on all reunion events is available on the Vic website.

Please visit www.vicu.utoronto.ca/alumni/springreunion.

2012 Toronto Advertising and Marketing Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers.

Crispin Duenas Vic 1T1, 2008 Canadian Olympian, captured the silver medal for Canada in men’s recurve archery at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Dora Dunbar Vic 4T4 celebrates over 70 years of friendship with Vic friends from 4T4 and 4T5. Dunbar and friends began college life together at Tait House in September, 1941 and have remained in touch. This photo was taken in October, 2011 at one of their regular get-togethers. Pictured from left to right:

who have taken a team to the Stanley Cup final. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke penned the book’s foreword.

The book can be purchased online at www.nhlgms.com.

Gordon Guyatt Vic 7T4 a physician and professor at McMaster University, was honoured in December with an Order of Canada appointment for his contributions to evidence-based medicine and its teaching.

Marc Johnstone Vic 9T3, a former Board of Regents member, and his wife Kristene Steed own Rheo Thomson Chocolates of Stratford, Ont. Their company has been making chocolates for almost 40 years and guests of the Vic 175 Gala were treated to a sample.

Andromache Karakatsanis Vic 7T8 was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada, this past November.

(back row) Doreen (Miller) Coulter, Orpha (Taylor) Teasdale, Mary Alice (Coles) Alexander; (front row) Margaret (Lovering) Cavanagh, Orpha (Farr) Garriock Hunter and Dora Dunbar.

James Allan Evans Vic 5T2 author of The Empress Theodora, Partner of Justinian was re-published in Athens by Ekati Books and translated into Greek.

The original English-language publisher was the University of Texas Press.

Jason Farris Vic 9T1 has authored and published his fourth book, Behind the Moves: NHL General Managers Tell how Winners are Built. The book is based on in-person interviews with 35 NHL GMs

Works by current Vic student Daniel Karasik and George Pakozdi Vic 0T9 appear in a collection of poetry Undercurrents: New Voices in Canadian Poetry, published by Toronto’s Cormorant Books. Canada Writes also recently named Karasik the Grand Prize winner (English) of this year’s CBC Short Story Prize.

David Keenleyside Vic 6T0 has marked 10 years of successful service as a docent and volunteer at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim Vic 9T2 was ordained as a minister within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on November 13, 2011.

George Linton Vic 4T7 has established a music scholarship at U of T-affiliated hospital, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office

Margaret Atwood Vic 6T1, author, Nancy E. Chapelle Vic 8T2, managing director of content and programming at TVO and Christina W. Jennings Vic 7T4, chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury Films, have been recognized as three of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2011.

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Linton has been bringing his banjo to patients in Toronto-area hospitals for over 25 years. Linton shared his banjo playing at the Vic 175 coffee house this past October.

Bob Rumball Vic 5T2, Emm 6T9, and his wife, Mary Jean, were honoured on December 3 with a lifetime achievement award by the Hope Exchange. Please visit hopeexchange.ca.

August 1, 2011. He previously served as dean of science, University of Western Ontario.

A new book featuring the work of Bruce Meyer Vic 8T0 was released this past September. Alphabestiary: A Poetry-Emblem Book is published by Exile Editions. This new volume contains a poem by Indo-Canadian oral poet H. Masud Taj and Meyer’s prose piece in which every letter of the alphabet represents a different animal. In a rare conversation between the traditions of eastern and western poetry, two unique voices come together in a mutual celebration of life on our planet.

Vicki Samaras Vic 9T8 and husband Jonas Newman founded the awardwinning Hinterland Wine Company in Prince Edward County. The vineyard’s sparkling Riesling was served at the Vic 175 Gala. The company opened to the public in 2010.

Peter Quinsey Vic 0T6 and Karen Whaley Vic 0T6 married on September 24, 2011, in Toronto.

Brenda Missen Vic 8T4 is pleased to announce the publication of her first novel, Tell Anna She’s Safe (Inanna Publications, 2011). It is a thriller based on the true story of freelance writer Louise Ellis who disappeared from her Ottawa home in 1995. Visit the author at www.brendamissen.com.

John S. Traill Vic 6T1, world-renowned antiquities expert and Latin and Greek scientific terminology instructor at U of T, is heading up the Athenians Project, a multi-year, ongoing project of compiling, computerizing and studying data about the persons of ancient Athens.

Don Schweitzer Vic 7T9 has published his fourth book, The United Church of Canada: A History (Wilfrid Laurier University Press). The collection of essays is written mostly by friends of Emmanuel and Victoria Colleges.

John Paul de Silva Vic 0T1 launched Social Focus Consulting, a company that uses business best practices to help small non-profits run more efficiently.

Lou (Taylor) Pamenter Vic 6T2 bought Furby House Books, an independent bookstore in Port Hope, Ont., where she now lives with her husband Ed.

Jeff Sprang Vic 7T7 has made a website to showcase a selection of his portrait paintings and drawings produced over the last 30 years.

Visit http://jeffsprang.com/.

Kimberley (Earle) Powell Vic 8T3 returned to Canada last year with her Kiwi-Canadian family after living in New Zealand for 18 years. She and her husband John Powell taught at Massey University. Kimberley has been appointed as an assistant professor in child and family studies at the Nipissing UniversityMuskoka campus in Bracebridge, Ont., and lives in Wyevale, Ont.

Photography: Victoria Alumni Office

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David Wardlaw Vic 7T5 was appointed to a five-year term as provost and vice-president (academic) of Memorial University of Newfoundland on

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BIRTHS To Larry Bagnell Vic 7T1 and Melissa Craig, a son, Dawson Laurence Bagnell, on November 9, 2011, in Whitehorse, Yukon. A younger brother for Aurora Sage Bagnell.

To Ron N. Borkovsky Vic 9T8 and Julia Rabinovich, a daughter, Danielle Miriam, on October 9, 2010, in Toronto.

To Lianna (Vahi) Franzoi Vic 0T3 and Jonathan Franzoi, a daughter, Siena Skai Franzoi, on June 17, 2011.

To Martin Lemyre Vic 9T9 and Christine (Kozloski) Lemyre Vic 9T9, a son, Kevin Nicholas Lemyre, on August 4, 2011 in Laurel, MS. A younger brother for Justin.

To Flora MacLeod Vic 9T0 and Stephen Dickson, a son, Callum Donald Dickson, on October 9, 2010, in Halifax, NS. To Andrea (Graham) Makowiecka Vic 0T3 and Mark Makowiecki Vic 0T1, a daughter, Alyssa Cassandra Irena Makowiecka, on June 4, 2011, in Toronto.

To Jamie Maltman Vic 0T0 and Monica Maltman, a son, Duncan Sebastian Honghao Maltman, on November 12, 2011, in Richmond Hill, Ont.

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To Kathleen Muldoon Vic 9T9 and Seth Dobson, a daughter, Genevieve Marie Dobson, on March 16, 2011, in Lebanon, NH.

Mary L. (Gilroy) Dufau-Labeyrie Vic 4T6, in Toronto, October 10, 2011.

Dorothy R. (Barbour) McMillen Vic 4T1, in Toronto, July 17, 2011.

Bette L. Eubank Vic 7T6, in Toronto, November 11, 2011.

Marni (Gulston) Miles Vic 5T1, in Winnipeg, Man., May 14, 2011.

To Kendra (Black) Nagel Vic 0T3 and Tim Nagel, a daughter, Madeleine Sarah Katelyn Nagel, on July 15, 2011, in Toronto.

Margaret R. (Adams) Gillespie Vic 5T0, in Orangeville, Ont., October 10, 2003.

E. Benton (Ben) Misener Vic 4T8, in Collingwood, Ont., August 29, 2011.

Luigi Giraldi Vic 7T4, in Guelph, Ont., October 25, 2010.

Allan E. Morningstar Vic 5T7, in Calgary, Alta., January 18, 2008.

To Kim (Russell) Quinlan Vic 0T4 and Jeff Quinlan Vic 0T4, a son, William Michael Quinlan, on August 3, 2011, in Toronto.

Terence “Terry” M. Glavin Vic 6T3, in Ottawa, October 30, 2011.

Jean L. Myers Vic 4T9, in Richmond Hill, Ont., September 23, 2011.

Kimberley I. Gordon Vic 6T6, in Toronto, October 30, 2011.

Andrina B. (Bost) Newbery Vic 3T6, in Simcoe, Ont., December 2, 2011.

To Mabel (Martins) Watt Vic 0T3 and Lee Watt, a daughter, Ella Valencia Maria Watt, on August 21, 2011.

Richard John Helmstadter, professor of history, Vic fellow, acting principal of Victoria College from 1999 to 2000, in Newmarket, Ont., February 23, 2012.

Dorothy E. (Carver) Nicholson Vic 2T7, in Toronto, September 15, 2011.

John C. Hoffman Vic 5T4, principal of Emmanuel College from 1990 to 1996, in Toronto, February 25, 2012.

John Edward Priestley Vic 5T9, in Toronto, October 23, 2011.

Doris G. Anglin Vic 3T9, in Kingston, Ont., September 5, 2011.

Muriel I. (Martin) Baker Vic 4T3, in Toronto, October 14, 2011.

Donna I. (McEwen) Bell Vic 5T3, in Toronto, August 25, 2011.

Douglas E. Bradford Vic 4T2, Emm 4T4, in Peterborough, Ont., August 16, 2011.

Frank A. Cleaver Vic 4T7, in Houston, TX, November 6, 2006.

Kenneth Clements Vic 5T6, in Ottawa, September 25, 2011.

Cecil T. Collins-Williams Vic 4T1, in Oakville, Ont., September 3, 2011.

W. Charles Dean Vic 5T1, in Toronto, June 22, 2011.

Audrey L. (McLeod) Dick Vic 5T4, in Wiarton, Ont., June 9, 2011.

Donald C. Dique Vic 5T1, in Toronto, December 2, 2011.

Thirza E. (Totten) Johnston Vic 6T1, in Thornhill, Ont., February 26, 2003.

M. June (Marsden) Sabiston Vic 4T8, in Toronto, October 10, 2011.

Holton B. Shipman Vic 4T0, in Sweeny, TX, September 18, 2011.

Janet E (Romanson) King Vic 7T8, in Ottawa, January 3, 2011.

Benjamin G. Smillie Vic 5T0, in Saskatoon, Sask. May 31, 2011.

Arthur J. Lepper Vic 5T2, in Toronto, November 14, 2011.

Diane M. (Bunn) Lounds-Goudriaan Vic 6T4, in Corvallis, OR, December 30, 2010.

Phyllis E. (Osborne) Macfarlane Vic 4T7, in Fredericton, N.B., August 2, 2011.

Frank W. McCamus Vic 5T0, in Red Deer, Alta., February 2, 2011.

Wilma L. Stanley Vic 3T6, in Toronto, August 5, 2011.

David E. Walden Vic 6T4, in Duncan, B.C., December 9, 2008.

Dorothy E. (Joblin) Westney Vic 3T9, in Ajax, Ont., September 28, 2011.

J. Ross Young Vic 5T3, in Toronto, September 4, 2011.

James W. McCutcheon Vic 5T8, in Toronto, October 17, 2011.

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Cultivating Victoria

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by david cook vic 6t9, principal of victoria college

“My father sent me to Victoria,” perhaps not so much to make me a man, as the College song states, but in the hope that I would discover the world. Entering Vic was definitely entering a new world. Orientation was both an introduction to a city I hardly knew and to an academic environment that was to come. I recall the first university lecture I attended. It was in Alumni Hall. I sat at the back and heard that I was to ‘cultivate my garden;’ a strange idea, given that I was not interested in agriculture! The lecture was delivered by Northrop Frye Vic 3T3, Emm 3T6 and the garden was, of course, the imagination.

Looking back, I had a privileged start to my education.

First-year lectures were given by such splendid faculty as Paul Fox Vic 4T4, who later became chair of the Board of Regents and a mentor to me. The curriculum was called social and philosophical studies, designed to give an introduction to the liberal arts. The Vic classes were small and one got to know one’s classmates. All of this remained with me once I became principal. It was what an undergraduate education ought to be.

Coming back to Vic, I knew that Vic had changed from when I was a student. I discovered that the College was thriving, having had excellent leadership from my predecessors, Alexandra (Sandy) Johnston Vic 6T1 who put the Vic academic programs on a solid basis, and Bill Callahan, who along with President Runte brought resources to the campus that translated into ever more accomplished students.

So Vic was on the rise and I was swept up in the enthusiasm.

However, as much as Vic had prospered, the university faced problems as numbers climbed and resources became scarce. Vic was fortunate. Financial stewardship meant that we had the capacity to do new things. The question was: What should be done? The answer came along with the appointment of President Gooch, who brought with him the idea of Vic One. This idea resonated with me, as it captured what I liked best about my undergraduate Vic experience: intellectual challenges

in a community of passionate students, set in an environment where service was the tradition.

The president and I worked on the idea. We visited foundation programs at King’s and UBC, concluding that we could do better. From two streams named after legendary grads Frye and Pearson, Vic One grew to include five streams today, capturing the spirit of Vic grads Norman Jewison, Egerton Ryerson and Augusta Stowe-Gullen. Our ambition was to transform undergraduate education. I feel a sense of pride in what the faculty and students have done, now that all colleges at the University of Toronto have developed a foundational year program. Of course, none rivals Vic’s.

The best education is, in the end, a personal experience.

This is what I experienced, and what every Vic student should experience. Now, all Vic students fill out a personal profile.

It allows us to get to know students before they arrive. And, all Vic students take a small seminar. We are also ambitiously working on seminars to be offered in second year—a Vic Two, if you will.

Thinking back on my father’s wish that I should see the world, it seems like a good thing for the College to make it a priority. Vic is becoming more international as we welcome students from abroad and as we support more of our students studying abroad.

I have been fortunate to be part of Vic. I am writing this piece at my desk in the room where I first met Registrar Al Ross as an undergraduate. Professor Frye’s portrait hangs outside the office, and Alumni Hall is opposite. I was about to write that it cannot get any better than this, but that, of course, is untrue. Vic will continue to grow and meet new challenges.

I hope to be part of this as I return to the classroom.  David Cook is a professor of political science and served as Victoria College’s principal from 2000 to 2012.

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Victoria University Library and Archives Did you know that the Victoria Archives holds records, photographs and ephemera dating back to Vic’s founding in 1836? Now you can search the Vic Archives for photographs and other treasures online.

The Victoria University Archives is for the acquisition, preservation and use of Victoria University records of permanent value. Holdings are available for viewing online at library.vicu.utoronto.ca/archives/.

You will find descriptions of over 160 archival collections, our photo database of more than 5,000 photographs, our ephemera collection of programs, pamphlets, brochures and other items documenting the history and activities of Vic. You can view more than 2,000 select images in our digital collections—maybe even a photo of you performing in the Bob Review or celebrating a class reunion! Images are also available for download, and hardcopies can be requested, where available.

If you are looking for a specific image or collection, consider contacting one of our archivists: Ken Wilson at 416-585-4562, ken.wilson@utoronto.ca; or Karen Suurtamm at 416-585-4521 ext. 3038, karen.suurtamm@utoronto.ca.

Alumni Calendar of Events May 9–10 Emmanuel Days Speaking Gospel in a Fragmented, Spiritually Restless Age Keynote speaker: The Rev. Dr. Thomas Long and workshops led by The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey and The Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset. Two-day registration is $120 per person. For more information visit www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/alumni.

June 14 Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner In honour of Anne (Weldon) Tait Vic 5T4, film producer, writer, casting director and broadcaster. See page 3 for the story.

Private Dining Room, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner, $45 per person.

To register contact the Vic Alumni Office at 416-585-4500, or to register online visit http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/tait.

June 1–3 Spring Reunion Celebrating the Honoured Years: 3T7, 4T2, 4T7, 5T2, 5T7, 6T2, 6T7, 7T2, 7T7, 8T2 and 8T7.

Come back to Vic for a weekend to reminisce about your student days.

Visit www.vicu.utoronto.ca/alumni.

September 20–25 Victoria College Book Sale Visit http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/ booksale/ for full details of the sale. To donate books or volunteer for the sale please contact 416-585-4585 or vic.booksale@utoronto.ca.

Visit the Vic website for the most up-to-date event information and news at www.vicu.utoronto.ca.