Thanks to You!

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign

Thank you for giving to create opportunities, power innovation and strengthen success.

Contact us www.ryerson.ca/supporting [email protected] @StrongerRU Through the Make Your Mark campaign, more than 43,000 supporters came together to help strengthen student success and create new opportunities at . The most ambitious fundraising campaign in Ryerson’s history, the goal was simple – transformation. And thanks to you, we did it. Thanks to you, Canada’s distinctly urban university has emerged from this campaign as a city builder and a vibrant hub of innovation, with the vision and momentum to shape a glorious future. It is our time to lead. This comes by

way of thanks Total $204,071,894

Thank you to Ryerson’s community every program and faculty have benefited Total by priority Who gave of donors – alumni, faculty and staff, from the extraordinary generosity with students and parents, corporations and which our community of donors met the foundations, and good friends – who came Make Your Mark campaign challenge. together during the Make Your Mark $45,525,969 19,902 Thank you to our volunteer campaign campaign and transformed the student Academic Programs, Library, and Technology Alumni cabinet for their dedication to the cause. experience at Ryerson University. Thank you to former Ryerson President Take a walk across campus and you can Sheldon Levy for the vision and ambition see the differences it has made. That that would drive the campaign. And thank $39,703,172 11,530 walk will take you much longer than it you to Adam B. Kahan, vice‑president, Capital Projects Parents would have 10 years ago. It might start university advancement, for providing the on Carlton Street by the former Maple leadership to accomplish it. Leaf Gardens, now our Mattamy Athletic But most of all, thank you to our donors Centre, then take you down Yonge Street who through their investment offered us $64,784,289 8,908 past the spectacular and award‑winning their confidence and trust. We meet that Student Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Friends Student Learning Centre. Look left down offer with gratitude and humility, and a Gould Street and you’ll see the magnificent determination to achieve excellence. Ryerson Image Centre – a new research and cultural destination in the city. The Make Your Mark campaign has set us $54,058,464 649 And take a right at Yonge‑Dundas Square on a path with wonderful momentum and, Teaching and Research/Institutes and Centres Students toward , and you come to the in your good company, we will continue to Ted Rogers School of Management. build from here.

What you can’t see in passing are the On the following pages, we share just a ways this campaign comes to life through few stories of the remarkable generosity 607 its other successes – like an enhanced that flowed towards the Make Your Faculty/Staff research and teaching agenda, new and Mark campaign, and the impact that strengthened undergraduate and graduate generosity has had on Ryerson and our programs, and up‑to‑date technologies students. Thanks to you, we are in the and resources. At work too is a more robust very fortunate position to have many such 1,663 network of student awards, scholarships stories unfolding on our campus. We are Organizations and bursaries, increasing student access grateful for each and every contribution and rewarding excellence. received over the course of the campaign, and recognize and celebrate that its Our success is more than just great success is only possible through that buildings; it’s the greatness those collective effort. Thank you. buildings foster. Behind it all lies the fundamental principle of putting students first. Students and professors in virtually

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 32 | Thanks to You! | 2016 To help more students realize their true Alumna Monika Madik was one such potential, the Make Your Mark campaign recipient, receiving the bursary in her made it a high priority to significantly final year of study. A 2013 Ryerson increase awards, scholarships and Faculty of Science graduate in Biology bursaries for undergraduate and graduate and Mathematics, Madik says the support students. Awards create opportunities, from the Birchalls continues to influence increase access, and help attract and her life today. recognize talent. For many young people, “It helped me pay off my tuition and stay the financial support of an award can involved,” says Madik. “I was a lead mentor mean the difference between pursuing as part of the Tri‑Mentoring Program, a their educational ambitions and having student senator representing the Faculty those dreams put on hold. of Science, and senate director on the We are thankful so many alumni, friends, Ryerson Student Union.” foundations and corporations gave Following graduation, Madik went on to generously to awards for Ryerson students earn her bachelor’s degree in education so that those dreams, and that potential, and is now teaching mathematics in China. could be realized. She intends to keep teaching over the next In 2009, following a dramatic economic few years, and hopes to travel the world downturn, William and Catharina Birchall before returning to Canada to explore new came forward to ensure that the doors opportunities. After Asia, her next stop is to a quality education remained open. South America. Convinced of the need by their daughter “I am very grateful for having been picked Lillian – a Ryerson student at the time as one of the recipients,” Madik says. and now an alumna – the Birchall “I feel inspired to give back, and hope that Family Foundation donated $1 million I am doing that in a way now through my to create 75 renewable bursaries of up to teaching job here in China.” $5,000 each, making it one of the largest expendable gifts in the university’s history. Through their gift, 116 students across 33 programs – touching every faculty at Ryerson – found new opportunity.

7,389 students benefited from donor Bursaries build support for awards bridges to education during Make Your Mark. campus-wide

↑ Gift from Birchall family helps 116 students

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 54 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Becoming the Ted Rogers School of Management

↑ Group from the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre’s Top 200

The foundational support of the Rogers for further investment from prominent students receive added encouragement family has sparked incredible growth and leaders across the business spectrum. and support as they work to become opportunity for Ryerson students and tomorrow’s residential and commercial Rogers’ friend, Jim Pattison – founder, the university. Ted and Loretta Rogers’ property experts. chairman and CEO of the Jim Pattison transformational gift of $15 million in Group – brought his own added dimension Kathleen Ponce, third‑year student and the early days of the Make Your Mark to TRSM by creating the Jim Pattison vice‑president of marketing for the Real campaign established 52 new graduate and Ethical Leadership Education and Estate Ryerson student group, received undergraduate awards and scholarships, Research Program. His gift of $250,000 the Peter Sharpe Student Engagement created the Loretta Rogers Research to the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre Academic Award in 2015. “The money Chair to attract outstanding faculty and (TRLC) provides business students with is a tremendous help,” she says. “But research, and contributed to the creation opportunities to understand the values, more than that, the award motivates me of a prominent new building with an attitudes and practices of ethical behavior to keep pushing, to stay involved, and address in the heart of the financial centre and leadership, and how to best apply these has given me a lot of opportunities that I of Canada. Their generosity has made in decision making within a complex and didn’t have before.” business education more affordable and increasingly global marketplace. accessible, and enhanced the quality of the “The Rogers family gift is a defining educational experience at Ryerson. As TRSM branched out to include other moment for business at Ryerson specializations, it attracted additional University,” says Steven Murphy, dean Beyond this, the Rogers name and seal leading professionals to the fold. A group of TRSM. “Their support and conviction of approval catapulted the freshly minted of executives came together to mark the gave us tremendous momentum. It is our Ted Rogers School of Management retirement of long‑time Cadillac Fairview most profound and enduring legacy. We (TRSM) to new heights and put Ryerson president and CEO, Peter Sharpe, through continue to build on that today as we help on the radar of the broader business a $1 million gift to create five awards in his shape the business leaders of tomorrow.” community in a whole new way. Their name for students majoring in Real Estate act of confidence served as a catalyst Management. Thanks to their generosity,

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 76 | Thanks to You! | 2016 “The Ryerson Image Centre,” says Director Elaine Ling – the RIC also offers several Paul Roth, “helped connect the university research fellowships which open the to the rich cultural life of and collections to the insights of researchers Canada – and it did that by becoming an at home and abroad. One such award essential part of that activity. In a similar – the Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral way, the building itself – designed by Fellowship – was created by a group of Toronto‑based Diamond Schmitt – now supporters who gave to the RIC in honour stands as part of the architectural legacy of of Nadir Mohamed’s retirement as CEO of the campaign, beautifying and enriching Rogers Communications. the experience of being downtown.” Heather A. Diack, assistant professor of The Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) captures Art History at the University of Miami, the essence of city building behind the received the Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Make Your Mark campaign. Featuring Fellowship in 2015, and noted the museum‑quality gallery spaces, a “enormous value” the opportunity was for new media projection wall generously her research. supported by Salah J. Bachir, and the “My work at the RIC is informing the Peter Higdon Research Centre, the RIC refinement of my book and an article,” now averages more than 1,000 visitors says Diack, “and it has sparked ideas a week for exhibitions, research, lecture for future projects. The RIC is a unique series and more. space in which to explore a vast and often Founding chair of the RIC advisory surprising collection. Engaging with the board, Howard Tanenbaum, was a driving faculty and staff, as well as the larger force behind Ryerson’s acquisition of photography community of Toronto, has the magnificent Black Star Collection been rewarding in many ways.” of photojournalism. He and Carole “The RIC,” says Roth, “changed people’s Tanenbaum contributed energy, ideas and understanding of what Ryerson University much more to the success and strength can accomplish and helped Ryerson of the RIC. students and faculty see the value of And thanks to the generosity of purposeful research of history and culture several supporters – among them, the as seen through the photographer’s eye.” Creating a vibrant Tanenbaums and Toronto photographer cultural destination

When Ryerson received the renowned Black Star Collection from an anonymous donor, it came with a cash gift to support the construction of the RIC. Since then, other collectors have generously donated important works – like the coveted archive of legendary photographer Berenice Abbott, and the Dr. Martin J. Bass and Gail Silverman Bass Collection. We are grateful to leaders in the community like Edward Burtynsky, Nicholas Metivier, Stephen Bulger, John Honderich, Florence Minz, Mark Wolfson and many more, who have been most generous with their support. And the RIC could not offer its varied → Visitors take in “The Light lineup of exceptional exhibitions without the extraordinary sponsorship support we Inside: Wendy Snyder MacNeil, Photographs and Films.” have received from industry partners.

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 98 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Changing the game

What began as a student referendum “When the MAC opened, we literally went on the need for more recreation and from one of the worst rinks to the best in athletic space, grew into a unique the country,” says Mitch Gallant, assistant partnership that would breathe new life captain on the Ryerson Rams men’s hockey into an iconic downtown landmark, the team, and final‑year student in Arts and former Maple Leaf Gardens, and lead Contemporary Studies. “I experienced the revitalization of a neighbourhood. the transformation firsthand – not just in Thanks to the forward‑looking vision of physical space, but in the attitude of our Ryerson students – and the generosity of athletes and program.” Peter Gilgan, Mattamy Homes, Loblaw The opening of the MAC also served as Companies Limited, Coca‑Cola Ltd. and a catalyst for new outreach programs others – athletics at Ryerson entered the with youth in the community. It attracted big leagues with the Mattamy Athletic greater scholarship and bursary support Centre (MAC) at the Gardens. for Ryerson student‑athletes, and brought Since opening in 2012, the MAC has new investment and innovative academic hosted a myriad of important events, both collaborations, including an original Sport cultural and athletic, including the Hockey Media program. Alumni and friends have Hall of Fame Legends Classic, the 2015 shared in the history of the building too, David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala & with many contributing to name rink‑side Concert with Stevie Wonder and friends, seats under the newly preserved original the Grand Slam of Curling, and many more. dome of Maple Leaf Gardens. The MAC was a showcase facility for the “All this is made possible by leadership and Pan Am/Parapan Am games, and played vision,” says Dr. Ivan Joseph, director of host for Toronto’s first ever CIS National athletics at Ryerson University. “The MAC Basketball Championships. is Ryerson’s home advantage. Peter Gilgan The revitalization project won several and Mattamy Homes, Loblaw, Coca‑Cola notable awards, including a 2013 Toronto – and everyone who contributed to making Urban Design Award and a 2013 Heritage this facility what it is today – have put one Toronto Award of Merit. It has been named in the win column for Ryerson and the city one of ESPN’s top 10 most historic North of Toronto. They’ve given our athletes the American stadiums. greatest opportunity to reach their goals, both on and off the field.” Creating the MAC from the former Maple Leaf Gardens meant restoring more than just bricks and mortar – rebuilt as well was the pride of the Ryerson Rams and the university’s athletic program.

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 1110 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Student Learning ← Marissa Frosst shows Isaac Olowolafe Jr. Centre inspires virtual reality prototype generosity and discovery

With a lead gift of $5 million from the Cockwell family and Brookfield Partners Foundation, a variety of business leaders and alumni supported the SLC. They include Isaac Olowolafe Jr., Tau Epsilon Nu, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security, John Honderich, and a group of individuals and organizations who came together to name the eighth floor learning exchange in honour of corporate leader and champion of diversity Sarabjit (Sabi) Marwah.

Within an hour of opening Ryerson’s The SLC has been that kind of place spectacular Student Learning Centre for students; it inspires exploration and (SLC), students had wholly adopted the learning. In it, Ryerson students have place as their own, making it an active and found eight new floors of study and animated hub of life on campus. Among the collaborative work space, a Launch Zone curious throng that day was Marissa Frosst, for early‑stage business idea development, a second‑year Creative Industries Student Learning Support services, and student, who was stopped in her tracks more. And the bridge to the Ryerson by the Isaac Olowolafe Jr. Digital Media Library cements the connection between Experience Lab (DME) on the second floor. the physical and digital resources supporting scholarship in the 21st century. “It was like I found what I had been looking for my entire academic career,” Chief Librarian Madeleine Lefebvre, who recalls Frosst. was involved in the original visioning of the SLC, notes that the concept evolved with The DME, a library initiative in the SLC, technological developments, creating the connects students to emerging technologies need for congenial, technology‑rich study using a peer‑to‑peer learning model that spaces for individual and collaborative encourages experimentation and discovery. learning. The goal was exceptional student “I kept coming back,” adds Frosst. “Staff experiences beyond the classroom and the treated me as an equal and we discovered SLC provides that, in a space of inspiration, stuff together. It gave me confidence. interaction, innovation and creativity. I could be nerdy there – it was exciting. We worked on augmented reality stuff, 3‑D printers and more. It changed everything for me.”

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 1312 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Creating opportunity and access through awards

Last year, Ryerson University awarded more Though she wanted to become a dietitian, than $33 million to students in scholarships Nadia Anjum was working full time and bursaries. The Make Your Mark and had financial responsibilities. The campaign set out to strengthen Ryerson’s opportunity became real though when resources for student support, making Ryerson’s School of Nutrition offered her university education more accessible to the Riva Loeb Entrance Award created promising students regardless of financial by Sprott: “It was a difficult decision circumstances. In all, including government to go back to school, and this made the ← matching when available, the Make Your transition back into school easier. That, and Nadia Anjum, Nutrition and Food Mark campaign raised almost $65 million the Jennifer Welsh Award later, had a huge for scholarships, awards and bursaries. impact on how my schooling has gone. And made my parents really proud of me.” Faculty of Community Services graduate Nancy C. Sprott (Nutrition and Food ’75) For Hailey Kavanagh, who will graduate was one of the many donors who chose to from the School of Child and Youth Care in direct her support to student awards. She June, receiving the Nancy C. Sprott Award first created awards in her former school “really validated all the hard work I do. It to honour retired faculty, naming entrance was a very nice feeling. The award means 22,590 campaign donations were and academic achievement awards for I will be able to pay for graduate studies in support of student awards. Joan Augustine, Riva Loeb, May Maskow, on my own. What Nancy Sprott is doing Jennifer Welsh, and Anne Selby. is wonderful because she’s giving young Nancy Sprott leveraged much of her people the chance to build a better future.” Her generosity only grew from there, support through a matching program donating to create awards in five of the Usha George, dean of the Faculty of for students in financial need from faculty’s other schools. Last year, thanks to Community Services, says, “Financial endowments created by Sprott, more than awards allow the students to have peace the Trust for Student Support 50 students in the Faculty of Community of mind, and enable them to focus on (OTSS). Thanks to the generosity of ↑ Services received awards. their studies. Nancy Sprott’s continuing donors who triggered this matching Hailey Kavanagh, Child and Youth Care investment in current and future “The women who taught me at Ryerson through their gifts for student students speaks highly of her confidence were marvelous,” recalls Sprott. “They in a Ryerson education. And that’s support, OTSS contributed more were positive and encouraging. I give back encouragement for us as well.” than $27 million to awards at Ryerson in that same spirit.” during the Make Your Mark campaign.

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 1514 | Thanks to You! | 2016 A visionary gift of $3 million from Thank you to the many donors The Slaight Family Foundation is helping who made their mark for students Tuning in and turning the Faculty of Communication & Design at FCAD. (FCAD) develop the next generation • In 2011, Seymour Schulich, inspired of radio innovators and entrepreneurs. by his own experience as the recipient up radio through The Allan Slaight Radio Institute in the of a generous scholarship, created RTA School of Media now stands as a undergraduate and graduate awards state‑of‑the‑art broadcast and teaching in financial journalism. Slaight family gift facility, solidifying Ryerson’s position as the educational leader in radio broadcast • The Sport Media program launched and production. The donation is also in 2014 with remarkable support from supporting newly created student awards, Rogers Sportsnet, Martha G. Billes, independent student productions, and and others, including Evertz, Fujifilm, hands‑on practical experience for students Ross Video and Sony. at Ryerson’s digital radio station, SpiritLive. • Alumni, faculty and friends of the Gary Slaight, president of The Slaight School of Image Arts (IMA) led a Family Foundation, said, “My dad started dramatic renovation of the IMA in radio at 16 in Moosejaw, . screening room. By his mid‑20s he became a trailblazer • The Joe Fresh Centre for Fashion in Canadian broadcasting. It is fitting Innovation, launched with a $1 million that the Allan Slaight Radio Institute gift from the fashion retailer, is helping is the launch site for future careers and develop and fund Canada’s emerging innovation in radio and broadcasting. fashion-inspired businesses through Our family is very pleased to help make the Ryerson Fashion Zone. this happen for students.” • The Faculty’s School of Graphic Professor Lori Beckstead, the first director Communications Management received of the Allan Slaight Radio Institute, notes a significant major gift of customized that “the creation of the institute has hardware and software from packaging sparked new interest in courses on radio industry leader Esko, giving students and podcasting. The Allan Slaight Student access to cutting-edge applications Production Fund has already provided for design and production of consumer financial support to several students packaging. creating innovative radio programs. The institute is fast becoming a vibrant And these are just a few of the hub of production activity.” generous contributions from the members of the FCAD community.

Many donors stepped forward to help FCAD create exceptional experiences for students in schools and programs across the faculty.

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 1716 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Friends and alumni supported the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science (FEAS) in a variety of important ways during the Make Your Mark campaign, including a generous and ongoing gift from the Norman Esch Foundation which made it possible for FEAS to boost its investment in student innovation and entrepreneurship. To date, the Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards have helped 118 undergraduate and graduate students develop their business ideas from the research stage towards commercialization. The award fosters the development of products, inventions and technologies relevant to the Canadian economy now and in the future.

↑ Artist’s rendering; David E. Handley Architectural Science Studio

There’s a transformation underway in drawing and model‑building. Educational of architectural science at Ryerson. Ryerson’s Architectural Science building. models emphasize teamwork in the McKibbon says, “students studying Alumni and friends Led by Cadillac Fairview, industry profession, and spaces and furnishings here today and tomorrow will see that partners and friends and alumni, the need to offer the flexibility that allows Ryerson has been graduating recognized project is taking shape in honour of students to readily transition between leaders in the industry. It is a testament make space for the Architectural Technology 1967 alumnus individual work and collaboration. to the quality of the program. In fact, David E. Handley, senior vice‑president, David Handley originally hired me and Jurij Leshchyshyn, chair of Architectural special projects at Cadillac Fairview. three other graduates from our class, Science at Ryerson, notes, “The David The David E. Handley Architectural starting our careers in this industry.” future E. Handley Architectural Science Studio Science Studio will open in September 2016 will provide our students and faculty Alumnus Harry Pellow (Architectural as a state‑of‑the‑art design studio that with a transformative home base within Science ’62) brought to Cadillac Fairview promises to have a powerful impact which to think, study, engage, design, the idea of honouring Handley in this on the next generation of Canadian teach, learn and interact. These will way. Pellow regards him as a model of architecture professionals. be bright and well‑appointed spaces, excellence over his more than 45 years Ryerson’s Architectural Science building designed for both individual work and at Cadillac Fairview. Cadillac Fairview’s opened in 1981 boasting first‑rate facilities. collaboration. They’ll nurture and sustain Wayne Barwise, executive vice‑president 1983 graduate David McKibbon, senior a studio culture that is so vital to the of development, led the fundraising vice‑president, project management, at educational and social experiences of our committee along with McKibbon, and they Cadillac Fairview, remembers it as state students. Students will be immersed in an found terrific support in the community of the art when he attended: “However, environment that fosters critical thought from a wide cross‑section of firms: “For the in 35 years, things in the industry have and creativity – abilities and perspectives industry leaders of today, helping to develop changed quite a lot.” they’ll carry into their future professional a premier design studio environment to and industry endeavours.” inspire the future leaders of tomorrow – → Computer work for design fabrication, Bob Singh, IESO Distinguished that’s a neat circle,” says McKibbon. Research Fellow, shows off rapid prototyping and other advances Renovations to the original studios Schneider Electric Smart Grid Lab now take their place along with manual will also bridge the past and future

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 1918 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Stressing research

↑ Angela Lachowski, Psychology

Work. Family. The economy. Causes of “The Harry Rosen grant helped us build stress are abundant, and the effects of capacity in the lab,” says Dr. Milligan. this pressure on health and wellbeing a “We were able to train people to operate growing concern. Fashion retail mogul the EEG equipment and how to process Harry Rosen is helping Ryerson University the EEG data. This is one of only a few ↑ conduct studies that help youth and adults studies looking at outcomes associated Graduate students use manage stress and find relief. His gift to the with community‑based child treatment neuroimaging to study effects of stress on Department of Psychology bolsters the work using EEG.” cognitive abilities Psychology at Ryerson has received support from a variety of alumni of the Institute for Stress and Wellbeing The results are promising. Data from the and friends for its work on mental health and wellbeing, including a Research through the Harry Rosen pilot MMA program helped Dr. Milligan’s 2012 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to help provide Research Commons and the Harry Rosen project attract further funding. “We are Research Awards for students and faculty. psychological services at the Ryerson Psychology Training Clinic in finding significant brain‑based changes in St. Michael’s Hospital to underserved people, and a 2015 gift from the “Mr. Rosen’s support established the attention from the beginning to the end of Research Commons, allowed for the treatment compared to a waitlist control,” William Rosenberg Family Foundation through Carol Silverstein and training and integration of students, she says. Journal editors are already Jill Gotlieb to Ryerson’s Sleep and Depression (SAD) Laboratory. and funds important research,” says Dr. asking when they will be able to publish Leslie Atkinson, a psychology professor her findings and there is considerable and science director at the Institute for excitement in both the clinical and Stress and Wellbeing Research. academic communities about the results. A state‑of‑the‑art hub for students and Graduate student Angela Lachowski also faculty, the Harry Rosen Research used her Harry Rosen Research Award to Commons connects labs, workstations, bring her research into the role of sleep in and testing rooms for collaboration, stress‑eating to the broader community. training, and research. The institute’s “Winning the award made my research researchers, clinicians, and trainees use possible,” says Lachowski, “and gave me the equipment available to acquire and confidence as an autonomous clinical analyze critical physiological responses researcher, encouraging my ability to to aid and inform their work. pursue my own interests and build my career.” Dr. Karen Milligan, faculty member and one of 10 Harry Rosen Research Award “Harry Rosen embodies excellence and recipients, used the commons extensively innovation,” says Dr. Jean‑Paul Boudreau, for her pilot project examining the impact dean of the Faculty of Arts and former of Integra Mindfulness Martial Arts chair of the Department of Psychology. (MMA), a program aimed at helping “He has spent a lifetime devoted to making adolescents with learning disabilities and us feel good in our clothes, and his mental health disorders to regulate stress support of research to understand stress and emotion. and enhance wellbeing is helping us feel good in our skin.”

↑ Harry Rosen

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 2120 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Education can break cycles of Taking advantage of the workshops on time intergenerational poverty and social management, study skills, essay writing exclusion. Universities can contribute to and the overall guidance made available a more equitable and socially cohesive to her, Ajimal graduated in 2014 and now society. These are the underlying raisons works at Ryerson as a program assistant d’être of the Spanning the Gaps program in the Student Achievement Office at the operated within the G. Raymond Chang Ted Rogers School of Management. She is School of Continuing Education. A continuing her education, studying to be a $1 million donation to the program from learning disabilities specialist at Cambrian Phyllis and William Waters has opened College in Sudbury, Ont. the door to a first or second chance for “Coming from an environment where young people and adults who might not I was doing everything on my own, otherwise have had the opportunity at Spanning the Gaps really exposed me post‑secondary learning. to the resources that I could access. The Participants benefit from the financial strategies I was using were not enabling support, academic advising and enhanced me to be academically successful. The program opportunities the donation program pointed me in the right direction provides, and have transformed their and helped me navigate to optimize my lives and the trajectory of their future. opportunities,” says Ajimal. Last year saw 38 graduates from the Spanning the Gaps is another important Bridges to Ryerson program, many of illustration of Ryerson University’s whom overcame incredibly challenging commitment to community engagement. circumstances to earn their degree. Programs such as Bridges to Ryerson, Tali Ajimal is one such graduate. She Ryerson University Now (RUN), and Road was living in a homeless shelter when a to Ryerson are made possible through the social worker encouraged her to apply to generosity of donors like the Waters and Ryerson. Shortly after, O’neil Edwards, help expand post‑secondary education director of Spanning the Gaps, contacted opportunities and build educational her about the program. capacity for the community in the . “School wasn’t a priority at the time,” says Ajimal. “Spanning the Gaps helped me realize a university education needed to come first, that I could use it to access better opportunities and improve my life.”

208 students have graduated from our bridging program. 48 have gone on to finish degrees, Access, outreach, and eight more have completed opportunity: certificate programs…so far! continuing education

↑ Spanning the Gaps students

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 2322 | Thanks to You! | 2016 “ In the beginning, the fact that there were not a lot of women in the field was discouraging. The CIBC Women in Business Technology Management Award Banking on gave me confidence and reassured me I am on the right path. I was able to focus on my studies, join Women in Information Technology Management as director of a bright future marketing, start volunteering in the community, and become a course facilitator.” – Tiffany Chan, second-year student, Ted Rogers School of Management

Canada’s top five banks made their mark on Ryerson students and programs, supporting important research, outreach, and “ The BMO internships are an incredible step forward in how we work with strengthening key partnerships with the university. Generous marginalized students who don’t always have the same access to opportunities for donations from BMO Financial Group, CIBC, RBC, , developing the skills and experience necessary to gain employment. Through the and TD Bank provided crucial financial support for students BMO internships, we are helping them leverage their experiences, backgrounds and skills to positively impact their employability. The gift from BMO is helping through scholarships and awards, expanded diversity and inclusion, empower them to realize their full potential.” encouraged equity, and strengthened career opportunities. – Woo Kim, coordinator, Tri-Mentoring Program, Ryerson University

“ Road to Ryerson really opened my eyes to the possibility of a post‑secondary education, and was the driving force for me to apply to do my undergrad. Hearing other students’ stories, attending writing workshops, planning which courses to take, and so many other resources, really strengthened me and enabled me to improve in areas that were not my strong suit. I would like to say thank you to TD Financial Group and everyone who supported Spanning the Gaps programs. I would not have reached where I am today without it.”

– Peter Haastrup, Social Work ’13, and Policy Studies graduate student, Ryerson University

“ With project support through RBC, we were able to build a fulsome academic‑community research partnership looking into employment challenges of several immigrant populations. The project created valuable opportunity for collaborative work, including a graduate student who took a lead role in the research and publication. We emerged not only with published and accessible policy‑relevant, evidence‑based findings, but also with a clean data set ready for further study by academic and community researchers.”

– John Shields, interim academic director of the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement

“ Having sponsorship from Scotiabank is critical to being able to compete and participate in the MBA Games. With their support, students do not have to worry about stretching their already tight budgets in order to be a part of these important competitions. The work you do in the competition – researching, working in tight timeframes and developing your presentation deck – translates incredibly well into the business world. The fact that Ryerson students consistently place first or in the top three in nearly every competition really speaks volumes not only about the quality of the Ryerson MBA, but also about the quality of the students in the program.”

– Peter Langer, MBA student, Management of Technology and Innovation, Ryerson University

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 2524 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Making way for innovation and entrepreneurship

↑ ↓ ↑Hack‑cessibility event for a more accessible Ontario Frank Nguyen and his mother In 2015, the Cockwell family and Brookfield In addition to policy, the institute supports Partners Foundation committed $16 million innovation and entrepreneurship across to create the Brookfield Institute for the campus and beyond, by piloting a Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E), few select projects with the intention housed at Ryerson University. Officially of providing advice on how to scale or launched in the spring of 2016, the institute replicate them in other parts of Canada. has been supporting a variety of policy and To date, the institute has helped establish project initiatives since early 2015. a fund to scale up Canada’s most The new institute is dedicated to promising startups; hosted a free series studying and strengthening the country’s of app development workshops; used innovation and entrepreneurship experiential learning and design thinking ecosystem. This mission is furthered by as a means of tackling public policy developing innovative, forward‑thinking, challenges; and supported a summer useful policy advice to support innovation entrepreneurship program for high school and entrepreneurship; testing and students called Ryerson Youth Basecamp. piloting programs that have the potential “As a young entrepreneur, I’ve learned that to support the work of innovators and a good idea can’t be great without help entrepreneurs; and performing leadership and support,” says high school student and advocacy on behalf of innovation and and Basecamp participant, Frank Nguyen. entrepreneurship across the country. “With the help of the Brookfield Institute, “Ryerson University is an ideal place we have partnered with Ryerson for this institute to take root and build University’s Biomedical Zone located at upon the strength of the university’s St. Michael’s Hospital, and in our short achievements within the innovation time in the Zone we’ve already experienced and entrepreneurship ecosystem,” says the benefits of clinical expertise.” Sean Mullin, executive director of the The transformational gift from the Cockwell family and Brookfield Partners Nguyen and his team are working to Brookfield Institute. “Together we hope to Foundation was given further momentum through the support of a further develop HeartWatch, a small positively change Canada’s future with our and sleek heart monitor that triggers a variety of individuals and organizations. They include Janice Fukakusa, vision for future productivity, economic call to emergency services should a user chair of Ryerson’s Board of Governors, who together with her husband prosperity and social well‑being.” experience cardiovascular distress. Greg Belbeck, made a gift of $1 million to create two high‑impact initiatives supporting women and visible minorities through Ryerson’s Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship.

Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 2726 | Thanks to You! | 2016 When telling the story of a fundraising and coordinator of the Seniors Educational Annual giving to campaign, it’s easy to focus just on the program at Ryerson, helping develop Act II gifts that bring you giant steps closer to a Studio, a theatre and creative drama centre goal. But a campaign like Make Your Mark for adults over age 50. relies on a community of donors, and every “I had the opportunity to do these things the Ryerson Fund gift, no matter the size, makes a difference. because of Ryerson’s openness to new By far the greatest number of gifts to this ideas,” says Hitchcock. “That’s one of the campaign – more than 75,000 – were gifts things that’s so wonderful about Ryerson. to the Ryerson Fund from loyal alumni, I receive frequent requests from a variety faculty and staff, parents, students and of places. I’d rather have my support go to friends. Like these people: Ryerson where I know the good it can do, Ross Mutton, Radio and Television where I’ve seen it grow and the program Arts ’69, who also earned a BAA in develop. They provide opportunity for 1975, is a member of Ryerson’s Blue and innovation and kids who really want to Gold Society, recognizing some of the push the boundaries in their involvement university’s most loyal supporters giving with the city – it’s very exciting. I feel good $1,000 or more annually. Mutton has long about giving.” been active with a group of ‑area Nicole Lajeunesse is a 2014 graduate from Ryerson graduates, organizing local the School of Early Childhood Studies, events (like cheering on Rams hockey now working at Toronto’s Hospital for teams when they visit Ottawa), and Sick Children. She started as a part‑time helping form (and direct) the official student, working full time and putting alumni branch in Ottawa. herself through school. She knows the “I give back because I know that difference even a modest amount of universities need support, and I am proud financial support can make to a student – of Ryerson,” say Mutton. “RTA [School not just financially, but emotionally. of Media] is still the best of its kind in the “A little goes a long way,” says Lajeunesse, country, so I am happy to support them. “and makes you feel others want you to I understand the needs of a program like succeed. It gave me the sense that others that – new technologies, and the financial were in it with and for me. I know how needs of the students. I also give to important it was for me, so I wanted to Ryerson hockey because I am a fan. When provide that encouragement for other the team comes to Ottawa, we usually students.” have a few people from the alumni who go and watch. And now, with the students So when a student caller got in touch a few from RTA in the Sport Media program months after graduation, and mentioned running broadcasts from the MAC, my she could give monthly to support ECS loyalties all come together perfectly.” specifically, she said “yes.” “Ryerson,” adds Mutton, “gave me tools “I had just finished my program, so this that worked for me throughout my career. allowed me to take baby steps into giving That training meant a lot for where I was back. Spreading my gift out over the able to go in life. My wife and I decided year made it that much easier to give. It’s to remember in our will some of the such a great program, with passionate organizations important to us. Because and knowledgeable faculty doing really Ryerson has worthwhile uses for funds, wonderful work. I felt like I was valued in I know my support will be invested wisely the program. My schooling gave me the for the youth of tomorrow.” tools and expertise to jump in with my work at Sick Kids. I am pretty passionate The Ryerson Fund is also a family affair, about helping child development by supported by many Ryerson faculty and building capacity in those who support kids. staff. Professor emerita and alumna Supporting my program is one of the ways Pamela Hitchcock (Chang School ’86) was to do that.” a faculty member in Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University for more than 24 years, and was a founding member

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30 | Thanks to You! | 2016 $5 million and above Burnac Corporation Sheldon and Tracy Levy Edward Burtynsky LIFE Institute Brookfield Partners Foundation Rod and Sandra Campbell Elaine Ling Jack Cockwell Canadian Printing Industries Scholarship Jon and Nancy Love Foundation Esko Trust Fund Estate of Catherine Lund Peter E. Gilgan Cara Operations Limited Ann and Bill Mackay Loblaw Companies Limited Thank you! The Raymond Chang Foundation Magna International Inc. Mattamy Homes CIBC Luisa and Benny Marotta Ted* and Loretta Rogers CN The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott This report highlights a select few of the transformational one anonymous donor Paul H. Cocker Foundation gifts received by Ryerson University over the course of the Estate of Clifford G. Cooper The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Make Your Mark campaign. With more than 43,000 donors to $1 million to $4,999,999 CPA Ontario Menkes Developments Ltd. DALSA Corporation Nicholas Metivier the campaign, there are more than 43,000 stories of inspirational Birchall Family Foundation Don DesJardine Motorola Solutions Foundation giving and educational impact. We are grateful to each and every BMO Financial Group DG Group Karen Mulhallen Donette Chin‑Loy Chang and one. This campaign created new programs, scholarships and Andy Donato NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter G. Raymond Chang* bursaries, research centres and projects. It helped us attract Eastman Kodak Company National Bank of Canada Coca‑Cola Ltd. Sajjad Ebrahim Nuclear Waste Management Organization exceptionally talented faculty, staff and students, and it opened John Craig and Sally Horsfall Eaton EllisDon Isaac Olowolafe Jr. the doors to new and broader accomplishment. The Esch Foundation Empire Communities OMNI Television Janice Fukakusa and Greg Belbeck Enfocus Inc. Ontario Power Generation Inc. Thank you to all of the generous supporters – alumni, friends, Steve and Rashmi Gupta Murray and Eleanor Enkin Ontario Professional Engineers Harry Rosen Inc. faculty, staff, students and parents, corporate partners and Enwave Energy Corporation Jim Pattison Hydro One others – who came together in common purpose to make their Evertz PCL Constructors Canada Inc. JDA Software Group Inc. Fierra Capital PESA mark for Ryerson University today and tomorrow. Ontario Power Authority Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited Aditya Jha/POA Educational Foundation Pitney Bowes Software Canada Inc. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Power Workers’ Union The following pages recognize donors who have made gifts of PowerStream Inc. Wayne and Isabel Fox Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. $25,000 or more to the Mark Your Mark campaign, which closed RBC Foundation Mitch, Leslie, Joshua and Jordan Frazer Andrew and Valerie Pringle The Rogers Family December 31, 2015. General Contractors’ Section Toronto Procter & Gamble Canada Rogers Communications Inc. Construction Association Rockwell Automation Nancy C. Sprott Mira Godard* Rogers Sportsnet The Slaight Family Greater Toronto Sewer & Watermain Harry and Evelyn Rosen TD Bank Group Contractors Association Ross Video Toronto Hydro Haivision Estate of Paul James Ruhnke Unifor Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Estate of Steven James Sandoz Phyllis and William Waters HBNG Holborn Group Elvino Sauro Thank you to the Make Your Mark campaign cabinet – 50 exceptional Phyllis Yaffe Heidelberg Canada Schneider Electric Canada Inc. leaders who through their energies and efforts have made an enduring HIFLEX Corporation of North America The Schulich Foundation impact on the campus, the city and the quality of opportunities and $100,000 to $999,999 Hogg, Shain & Scheck Scotiabank experiences provided to Ryerson students. John A. Honderich Sears Canada Inc. Aeroplan Honorary co-chairs: HSBC Bank Canada Don Snyder and Wendy MacNeil Aiolos Engineering Corporation Ronald D. Besse, Business Administration ’60, DComm ’04 (Hon) Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. Sony of Canada Ltd. Air Canada Loretta Rogers, LLD ’04 (Hon) Estate of Helen and Sulo Hutko Joseph and Antoinette Sorbara The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Isadore Sharp, Architectural Science ’52, DComm ’03 (Hon) Ivanhoé Cambridge The Sorbara Group The Asper Foundation The Jeffrey Family The St. George’s Society of Toronto Special thanks to the cabinet’s executive committee: Salah J. Bachir/Cineplex Media Jewish Foundation of Manitoba/ St. Joseph Corporation Mitch Frazer, chair Backbone Press David and Sylvia Pollock Symcor Inc. Lawrence Bloomberg, chancellor Martin J. Bass and Gail Silverman Bass The Norman and Margaret Jewison TACC/Arista/Fieldgate/Paradise/Starlane G. Raymond Chang,* DComm ’05 (Hon), chancellor, 2006‑2012 Big Picture Conferences Inc. Charitable Foundation The Howard and Carole Tanenbaum Ed Scheck, Business Administration ’70 Martha G. Billes Moez Kassam Family Charitable Foundation Diane Francis Lawrence and Frances Bloomberg Knowledge First Foundation TJX Canada Valerie Pringle, Radio and Television Arts ’74, LLD ’12 (Hon) Bombardier Patrick O’Hanlon/Kylemore Communities TMX Group Harry Rosen Gordon and Agnes (Twambley) Brash* Estate of Eric Le Ber Toronto Star Phyllis Yaffe Brookfield Residential The Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Michael G. Torosian Bill Buckley Charitable Foundation Tridel Corporation Building Industry and Ledcor Construction Limited Unifood Inc. Land Development Association

32 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 33 United Food and Commercial Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation Jacob and Helen Friedman Lamonica’s Pizza Dough Co. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Nick Stiliadis Workers – Canada Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities Family and Friends of Mark Friesen Lanterra Developments Ltd. ORT Toronto John Sullivan Urbanspace Property Group CANARIE Inc. Fujifilm Canada Inc. Lear Corporation Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Sunkist Growers Inc. Vale Cannon Design Gay Lea Foods Co‑operative Ltd. Les Entreprises d’Électricité E.G. Lteé. The Ouellette Family Foundation Sweda Canada Inc. Westmoreland – Topline Cargill Canada Genuine Health L’Oréal Paris Canada OUTtv Sympatico New Media Estate of Alice Mitchell Whitley Cavendish Farms Genuity Capital Markets Peter Lukasiewicz Oxford Properties Group Tau Epsilon Nu Lou A. Wise James and Louise Cecchetto Usha George Bruce MacDonald PAC, Packaging Consortium TD Bank Financial Group Mark A. Wolfson Ceriko Asselin Lombardi Inc. Geranium Corporation Macerich Partners In Art Teva Canada The Woodbridge Company Limited C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Glacier Media Mackle Family Khatija Patel TC Transcontinental Xerox Canada Ltd. Debbie and Murray Chant GMP Securities Magellan Aerospace Corporation Jennifer and Yezdi Pavri Tim Hortons Zodiac Developments Inc. Paul and Joyce Chapnick Estate of Marian Rosalie Good MAKO Invent Pearson Canada Inc. Toronto and Area Road Builders (Attilio Lio Family) Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation Grand River Foods Manulife Financial pellow + associates architects inc. Association six anonymous donors Charities Aid Foundation of America (Good Food Made Better) Anargyros Marangos Pelmorex Media Inc. Toronto Association of Business Naresh and Punam Chhibber GTA Rewards Association Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Pemberton Group Improvement Areas MasterCard Canada Pharmascience Inc. Toronto District School Board $25,000 to $99,999 Ralph and Rose Chiodo Greater Toronto Hotel Association Olivia Chow and Layton Family Green Shield Canada Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET Tomatoes Pinnacle Foods Canada Corporation Toronto Port Lands Company Abbarch Architecture Inc. City Planning Employee Group Assoc., Brian Greenspan Matterhorn Publishing Inc. Plan Group Inc. John Tory Accenture Inc. City of Toronto Paul Grewal and the CAAMP Foundation Maytree Irving Posluns Torys LLP Aden Camera Peter and Elizabeth Clarke Grimmway Farms Estate of John McAllister Powell & Bonnell Ann and Dean Tudor AIIM Group Kathy Cleaver Fred Hainsworth McCain Foods Canada Marzio Pozzuoli Friends, Family and Colleagues of The Ajimera Family Gail Coleman Family and Friends of Emma Hardie Friends and Family of Les McIlroy Stephen Pumple and Murray Desnoyer Barbara Turnbull AMC Direct Inc. Colliers International The Haynes‑Connell Foundation McKesson Canada Corporation Pure Protein and Nature’s Bounty Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Anamol Laboratories Ltd. Community Unity Alliance Hudson’s Bay Company Medavie Blue Cross PwC Canada Family and Friends of Ted Tyndorf Anchor Shoring & Caissons Ltd. Comstock Canada Ltd. Hemson Consulting Ltd. George Cedric Metcalf Tom Quinn United Steel Workers, District 6 Aramark Canada Ltd. Conair Consumer Products ULC Estate of Helen Henderson Charitable Foundation Ravi Ravindran Neeltje Van Rijn Archifin Group Inc./Frank G. McGrath, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. The Todd Hesselink Memorial Metro Label in honour of Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada Ventilex Architect Ron Crooks and Sam B. Ellens Scholarship Fund Narinder and Deepa Lal Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Vestacon Limited Association of Ontario Land Surveyors Ava Weinberger Cross John Higginson Michelina’s Red Hat Co‑operative Ltd. Walker Wood Foundation Educational Foundation CWA – SCA Canada Hill+Knowlton Strategies Florence Minz Remote Director LLC Washington Fruit & Produce Co. A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. D’Arrigo Bros. Co., of California The Frank H. Hori Charitable Foundation Modern Niagara Request Foods, Inc. The Waugh Family Foundation Surjit Singh Babra – SkyLink Group Brian and Michael Davidson The Family of Charles Roy Horney The Kenneth M. Molson Foundation Roland DGA Corporation Wellesley Institute Paul Bain Dawn Davis IBI Group Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. Janet Rosenberg & Associates The Wellesley School of Nursing Peter Barbetta Lucia De Luca IBM Canada Limited Lorraine Monk William Rosenberg Family Foundation – Alumnae Association Donald and Elizabeth* Barr Delta Hotels & Resorts ICICI Bank Canada Andrew D. Monkhouse Carol Silverstein and Jill Gotlieb The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Andrea Cohen Barrack Dentons IEEE Toronto Section Peter and Lyne Monkhouse Ryerson Commerce Society Family and Friends of Sue Wilson Michael Belcourt Debbie Diamond The Ingenium Group Jefferson J. Mooney Ryerson University Alumni Association Windmill Farms Bell Canada Donald A. Dickinson* Interior Designers of Canada Foundation Scott Moore Ryerson Planning Alumni Association Windset Farms Philip Bergerson The John Dobson Foundation International Association of Machinists Morrison Hershfield Limited Sarwan Sahota WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Robert Berry Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. and Aerospace Workers Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc. Salad King Wonderful Brands Berry Fresh LLC DTZ Barnicke Intuit Canada Gillian Mothersill Family and Friends of Alan Sawyer The Woodbridge Group Ronald D. and Barbara Besse DUCA Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. Irving Consumer Products Limited Mucci Farms Scotiabank CONTACT Ron Wratschko B+H Architects East Metal Products Ltd. Rose Jackson Multiplan Emp. Imobiliarios SA Photography Festival WSP Canada Inc. J.P. Bickell Foundation Ecolab Alan Jeeves NAMSB Foundation, Inc. Scotsburn Co‑operative Services Limited Xinet, Inc. Samuel W. Billich Miriam Edelson Patricia E. Jensen Neinstein LLP Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund Yabu Pushelberg The Bitove Foundation Jeff and Abbe Edelson Jet Ice Richard J. Newman Charitable Trust at The Foundation Maurice Yeates BlueWater Seafoods N. Murray Edwards Ken Jones Newtec Systems Inc. Lorne Shields Ramesh Zacharias Estate of Geoff Boyes Peter and June Elendt Adam B. Kahan NHL Players’ Association Pat and John Simke Zeidler Partnership Architects Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Environics Analytics June Kenner Nicholas Metivier Gallery Ellen Simpson Barry and Stephanie Zekelman Foundation Foundation Essar Steel Algoma Inc. The Kensington Foundation Novinsoft Inc. Heather Simpson Family of Shahnawaz Zia The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Ken and Linda Killin Friends and Family of Seymore Obront SIR Corp. Zonta Club of Toronto Campbell Company of Canada Family Tree Farms Marketing, LLC Kino Flo Lighting Systems Ocean Mist Farms Elaine and James Slater 1685592 Ontario Ltd. Canadian Architect Magazine Federation of Chinese Canadian Kodak Graphic Communications Group Old Dutch Foods Smart Serve Ontario nine anonymous donors Canadian Hospitality Foundation Professionals (Ontario) Education Bryan Koivisto Ontario Association of Architects Brian Smith Canadian Institute of Food Science Foundation KPMG Ontario Association of Architects Spin Master Ltd. and Technology Foundation of Flexographic Leonard and Christopher Kubas Trust Fund Steelcase Canada Ltd. Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Technical Association Naomi P. Lacroix Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Steinbeck Country Produce Canadian Labour Congress Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. La Maison Simons Inc. Management Association of Canada Andrea Stephen *deceased

34 | Thanks to You! | 2016 Celebrating Ryerson’s Make Your Mark Campaign | 35 Lists and highlights can never truly capture the spirit and impact of giving that informs a successful campaign like Make Your Mark. For that, you have to read between the lines. You have to walk the campus, and experience the stir in classrooms, labs, studios and zones. You have to see the faces of our students as they receive new awards, or meet our graduates as they build new careers. In the same way, our thanks cannot be adequately contained by these pages. In your good company, we are achieving remarkable things. And it doesn’t stop here. The successful completion of Make Your Mark closes an important chapter for Ryerson University while it opens us to new opportunity. This community – among which we are privileged to number you – is already at work giving shape to the stories to come.

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