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Entertainment Gala Performance SIMONA GENGA MEZZO-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 Reception UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – JAZZ QUARTET MIKE WARK, SAXOPHONE WILLIAM HUNT, KEYBOARD PHILL ALBERT, BASS KEAGAN ESKRITT, DRUMS Post-Dinner Celebration UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – JAZZ SEXTET ALEXANDRA 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: [email protected] University of Toronto Mississauga 50th Anniversary Gala Program NYKOLAJ KURYLUK CHAIR, CAMPUS COUNCIL; MASTER OF CEREMONIES HAZEL MCCALLION FORMER MAYOR, CITY OF MISSISSAUGA THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM G. DAVIS 18TH PREMIER OF ONTARIO CLAIRE M.C. KENNEDY CHAIR, GOVERNING COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON PRESIDENT, 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 KRULL VICE-PRESIDENT, U OF T, AND PRINCIPAL, U OF T MISSISSAUGA THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL WILSON CHANCELLOR, 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. Gertler President Our History The 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. 1970 First graduating 1992 class UTM alumna celebrates Roberta Bondar takes Erindale crest aboard space shuttle 1969 Campus hosts Apollo 11 moon rocks Erindale 1984 Homecoming float snags Students publish first place, first newspaper, sparking 1993 The Erindalian six-year Theatre streak Erindale mounts first production Mississauga Erindale train College derailment 1967 opens causes week-long 1979 campus evacuation Age of personal computers begins at 1986 Thomas Bolton Erindale discovers first compelling evidence of black hole South Building 1973 and new gym open Mississauga Academy of 2011 Medicine and Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex open Centre for 2016 Medicinal 2009 South Building Chemistry renamed launches William G. Davis Building 2014 Deerfield Hall 2002 opens, UTM replacing first launches temporary first structure, the professional North Building master’s program New governance 2013 structure of Erindale Campus becomes 1998 Council UTM bestows greater local authority 2017 UTM celebrates 50th UTM anniversary partners with Mississauga to win World Leadership Award for healthy city 2006 plan 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 Premier Kathleen 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 Wynne Premier Letter from Mayor Bonnie 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