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Gala PerformanceSIMONA GENGAMEZZO-SOPRANO, U OF T FACULTY OF MUSIC

Mezzo-soprano Simona Genga is a second-year master’s

of opera student in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music.

The Vaughan, Ontario, native graduated with a

degree in voice from the University of Western Ontario and has

performed in the United States and Canada. Ms. Genga was awarded a grant from the

prestigious Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation to attend the Franz Schubert Institut in

Baden-bei-Wien, Austria, in 2016. Among

her many honours, she received the Hnatyshyn Foundation grant and the Jessye

Norman award.

Cocktail ReceptionUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – JAZZ QUARTETMIKE WARK, SAXOPHONE

WILLIAM HUNT, KEYBOARD

PHILL ALBERT, BASS

KEAGAN ESKRITT, DRUMS

Post-Dinner Celebration UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – JAZZ SEXTETALEXANDRA KAPOGIANNIS, SINGER

PATRICK SMITH, SAXOPHONE

ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO, KEYBOARD

DAN PITT, GUITAR

ANDREW FURLONG, BASS

NICOLAS DONOVAN, DRUMS

Faculty of Music students and alumni regularly perform at events inside and

outside the University of Toronto community. For more information, please contact

Jehanbakhsh (John) Jasavala at: music.booking@utoronto.ca

University of Toronto Mississauga50th Anniversary Gala Program

NYKOLAJ KURYLUKCHAIR, CAMPUS COUNCIL; MASTER OF CEREMONIES

HAZEL MCCALLIONFORMER MAYOR, CITY OF MISSISSAUGA

THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM G. DAVIS18TH PREMIER OF ONTARIO

CLAIRE M.C. KENNEDYCHAIR, GOVERNING COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

CHRISTOPHER THOMPSONPRESIDENT, U OF T MISSISSAUGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

YUE (GRACE) QU UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA

KARAN MALHOTRA GRADUATE STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA PROFESSOR ULRICH KRULLVICE-PRESIDENT, U OF T, AND PRINCIPAL, U OF T MISSISSAUGA

THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL WILSONCHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

A Message from the President

On behalf of the University of Toronto, it is my privilege and pleasure to offer congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the University of Toronto Mississauga.

From the very beginning, Erindale College (as it was then known) has been committed to the highest standards of academic excellence, to sustainability and to collaboration with the community. UTM was quick to establish ties with the newly created Town of Mississauga, and together the University and the city around it have flourished. In addition to engagement with numerous community and civic initiatives, the campus has established creative community partnerships and innovative academic programs.

The University of Toronto Mississauga is also a leader in sustainable practices. It was the first Canadian university to install solid oxide fuel cells to heat and power student residences, and the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre is U of T’s first LEED-certified building.

Over the years, UTM has undergone remarkable growth, transforming from a single academic building with 155 students in its inaugural year to one of the largest divisions of the University of Toronto. UTM is now home to 14,000 undergraduate students, 680 graduate students, over 2,500 full- and part-time employees and more than 54,000 alumni.

The remarkable success of the University of Toronto Mississauga can be attributed to excellent leadership in the UTM community. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are all continuing the great tradition of their predecessors in fostering the development of this comprehensive campus as a crucial hub of intellectual and cultural life in the region.

Thank you for your ongoing and extraordinary support across the years, and congratulations once again as the UTM community marks this important milestone.

Meric S. GertlerPresident

Our HistoryThe story of Erindale College began when the University of Toronto purchased 150 acres of land along the winding Credit River in the early 1960s. In September 1967, Erindale opened its doors with a single academic building and 155 students. Two years later, crowds thronged the campus with the first Canadian exhibition of lunar samples, freshly collected by Apollo 11 astronauts.

In 1970, the first Erindale class of 90 students graduated. Three years later, the South Building opened. Enrolment continued to climb – in 1985, the college had 3,500 full-time students.

The 1990s saw Erindale travel to the stars when alumna Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, took a college crest aboard the Discovery shuttle. Back on Earth, Erindale became known as the University of Toronto at Mississauga in 1998.

The dual demands of the double cohort and UTM’s commitment to sustainability resulted in the construction of many award-winning buildings in the 2000s including the Recreation, Athletics & Wellness Centre and Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre.

In 2011, the Mississauga Academy of Medicine launched its first cohort of student-physicians with the opening of the Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex. Three years later, the Institute for Management & Innovation with its professional masters programs welcomed students in the new Innovation Complex.

Over the years, UTM has maintained a close relationship with the community and its civic partners. Mississauga’s mayors and councils have been key champions, noting UTM’s importance as an innovation and economic development hub, and supporting the construction of two buildings.

In 50 years, the University of Toronto Mississauga has transformed from a constituent of the Faculty of Arts & Science to become the second-largest division of the University of Toronto with 1,000 faculty and staff, nearly 15,000 students and more than 54,000 alumni around the world.

Erindale College opens

Campus hosts Apollo 11

moon rocks

First graduating

class celebrates

Mississauga train derailment causes week-long campus evacuation

Erindale Homecoming

float snags first place,

sparking six-year

streak

UTM alumna Roberta Bondar

takes Erindale crest aboard space shuttle

1967

1979

1969

1970

1984

1992

Students publish first newspaper,

The Erindalian

Thomas Bolton discovers first compelling evidence of black hole

1973 South Building

and new gym open

Age of personal computers begins at Erindale

1986

Theatre Erindale

mounts first production

1993

Erindale becomes UTM

UTM launches

first professional

master’s program

UTM partners with Mississauga to win World Leadership Award for healthy city plan

Mississauga Academy of Medicine and Terrence

Donnelly Health Sciences Complex open

New governance structure of Campus Council bestows greater local authority

Deerfield Hall opens,

replacing first temporary

structure, the North Building

UTM celebrates 50th anniversary

1998

2006

2013

2002

2011

2014South Building

renamed William G. Davis

Building

2009

Centre for Medicinal

Chemistry launches

2016

2017

Letter from Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the University of Toronto Mississauga on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Institutions of higher learning are leading the way in addressing the challenges of building more just and sustainable communities. In this changing world, in which it is often tempting to turn inward, we always benefit from the exchange of ideas, a meaningful exercise that remains at the centre of the university experience.

For half a century, UTM has established itself as a pre-eminent postsecondary institution. In addition to its 15,000 current students, it has empowered more than 54,000 alumni over its lifetime to reach their full potential, and aiding the promotion of justice and prosperity across Ontario and world.

This 150th anniversary year of Confederation has been an opportunity for Canadians to engage in dialogue about who we are, and wish to be, as a people. I thank UTM’s faculty and staff, students, community members, and graduates for being a part of the conversation, and I look forward to what you will continue to contribute.

Please accept my very good wishes for an enjoyable event.

Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Letter from PremierKathleen Wynne

On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am delighted to extend warm wishes to the students, alumni and past and present staff and faculty members of the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) as you mark the school’s 50th anniversary.

This year, you celebrate half a century of nurturing future leaders, thinkers and creators. Since its founding, UTM has been committed to the values of excellence, engagement and innovation. During this time, Ontario has become one of the most diverse provinces in Canada – a multicultural success story that inspires other jurisdictions. Our success is due, in part, to the institutions like UTM that support diversity, inclusion and a view of the world as a connected and interdependent global village.

I am grateful for all that the faculty, staff, students and alumni of UTM have brought to Ontario’s success story.

Congratulations on celebrating the school’s 50th anniversary! I wish you much ongoing success.

Kathleen WynnePremier

Letter from MayorBonnie Crombie

On behalf of the City of Mississauga and Members of Council, we enthusiastically congratulate the students, faculty, administrators and alumni from the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) on the celebrated occasion of your 50th anniversary. I wish to further recognize all those who came together to organize this commemorative and memorable anniversary gala.

Over the years, both Mississauga and UTM have grown side-by-side; cementing reputations as leading places where people – of all backgrounds – go to study, learn and launch the next phase of their careers.

Students continue to choose UTM and the broader University of Toronto community, following in the footsteps of men and women who would go on to become Nobel laureates; heads of state and government; Supreme Court judges; winning Olympians; inspiring theologians and reputable journalists; giants of industry, science, literature and the arts. Alumni have unearthed ancient ruins and unlocked history; others have defied gravity and reached for the stars like Canada’s first female astronaut and UTM’s very own, Roberta Bondar. There have even been a few mayors.

While education is seen as the purview of the provincial government, all three levels of government – and especially cities – have a role to play in supporting our post- secondary institutions. In Mississauga there is a conscious effort by Council to look at issues through the lens of how we can work to advance the priorities of our local post- secondary institutions, and especially, UTM. Investing in education is city-building.

Put simply, when UTM succeeds, Mississauga succeeds. On this celebrated occasion, let me further acknowledge Vice-President and Principal Ulli Krull in his new leadership role, and for his steadfast dedication to our community. Council looks forward to the next promising, inspiring and exciting 50 years with UTM.

Warmest Regards,

Bonnie Crombie, MBA, ICD.DMayor, City of Mississauga

VICE-PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

PRINCIPAL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA

Ulrich Krull is professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Toronto, and holds the endowed AstraZeneca Chair in Biotechnology. Professor Krull is recognized as one of the leading analytical chemists in Canada. He is the head editor of Analytica Chimica Acta, a leading international journal for analytical chemistry published by Elsevier.

Professor Krull’s research interests focus on bioanalytical research and the development of molecular diagnostics technology for biomedical and environmental applications. At present, his team is exploring the use of nanoscale materials and microfluidics chip technologies to build devices for detection of DNA and RNA biomarkers. Some of these technologies are currently being commercialized, and work by his research team has been fundamental to the launch of four start-up companies.

He has served on numerous industry advisory boards and is an advisor to organizations that support acceleration of commercialization opportunities. A Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, he has received both the McBryde Medal and the Maxxam Award of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (the top awards for analytical chemistry research in Canada). He has been a recipient of U of T’s Faculty Excellence Award and a UTM Teaching Excellence Award.

Introducing Professor Ulrich Krull

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