2007 - the Faculty of Arts & Science - University of Toronto

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PHOTO: HENRY FEATHER ARTS & SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS 21,950 full-time undergraduate students 3,127 graduate students 912 faculty 67 academic units including departments, centres, institutes and programs 7 colleges All data in this brochure comes from the Faculty of Arts & Science Annual Report 2006-2007 On the Cover: Nidhi Punyarthi, Winner of the inaugural Dean’s Student Leadership Award DESIGN: DUO STRATEGY AND DESIGN INC. COVER/ PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY: LIAM SHARP © 2008 All rights reserved. Year in Review 06/2007
DEAN’S MESSAGE I am pleased to share with you the second Year In Review published by the Faculty of Arts & Science. Once again, this piece highlights a few of the achievements of the past year as we continue to implement the priorities of our academic plan with its strong emphasis on putting students first. Given our focus on students, it is appropriate that we feature Nidhi Punyarthi on our cover. Nidhi recently completed her honours bachelor degree with a major concentration in Women and Gender Studies, as well as minors in Spanish and in French Studies, and she is the first recipient of the Dean’s Student Leadership Award. This award was created to recognize a student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and community engagement. Nidhi’s extracurricular work has been characterized by responsiveness to the needs of her fellow students. Through her work with the Women and Gender Studies Student Union, Nidhi founded Stop the Silence as a forum for students to discuss their experiences with gender-related violence. She has been an active and articulate voice for students on a number of committees including Arts & Science Curriculum Review and Renewal, and is a strong supporter of the University of Toronto’s food bank. There were many outstanding nominees for this award, which reminds us that some of the most important opportunities for growth and learning during university happen outside of the classroom. Over the course of the year, we have made excellent progress on a number of priorities. We have continued to focus our attention on providing our students with the best-possible education: one that includes meaningful involvement in research, opportunities for significant international experience and engagement with a wide variety of scholars and peers. But there is still much to do and I am confident the momentum will continue. This is my final year as dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science. It has been my privilege and pleasure to serve as leader of such an outstanding group of people. I have been impressed time and again by the creativity and innovation of our faculty and staff as they work to ensure that our students get the excellent education they deserve and expect from the University of Toronto. This Year In Review provides but a glimpse of their extraordinary work – work that I’m sure will continue and flourish. With best wishes, PEKKA K. SINERVO, FRSC Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science Vice-Provost, First-Entry Programs University of Toronto University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science 1
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