The University of Toronto Scarborough, abbreviated as UTSC and previously known as University of Toronto at Scarborough, is a campus of the University of Toronto located in the Scarborough community of Toronto, Canada. It opened in 1964 as Scarborough College,^[1] and currently has an enrollment of nearly 10,000 full-time and 900 part-time students. The total campus area is 300 acres.^[2]

Programs

The majority of degrees at UTSC are specialist degrees, as opposed to majors and minors at other campuses. UTSC is the only campus of the University of Toronto to offer co-op programs, which place students for up to a year in workplaces pertaining to their field of study, such as international development and management.^[3] Joint programs with Centennial College are offered in journalism, new media, paramedicine, industrial microbiology, and environmental science and technology.^[4] Starting in 2006, the campus offered a new course called Science Engagement, which is a service-learning course.

Campus

Science Wing

Student Centre

Traditionally, the three main academic buildings are Humanities Wing, Science Wing, and Bladen Wing. The main building was designed by architect John Andrews and completed in 1964.

To accommodate the double cohort and other factors contributing to enrollment increases, massive construction has occurred as part of a $150 million capital expansion program, with a portion of the funding coming from the U of T Enrolment Growth Fund.^[5] The Academic Resources Centre (ARC), which includes a renovated library and a 500-seat lecture theatre, Joan Foley Hall, an apartment style residence, and the Doris McCarthy Gallery opened in 2003. The next year saw the launch of the Management Building and the Student Centre. The Student Centre was funded with $14 million by students, the largest donation in the university's history.^[6] It received a Green Design award from the City of Toronto for the green efforts made during its construction. Eighteen tonnes of steel from the demolished gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum had been used.^[7]

As part of UTSC's partnership with Centennial College, with a campus a block away, the Centennial HP Science & Technology Centre opened in fall 2004. The Arts & Administrative building opened in fall 2005 and now functions as the main welcome area to the campus.^[8] The valley below UTSC, accessible from Old Kingston Road, is home to a baseball stadium for University of Toronto's Varsity Baseball, which opened in September 2006.

A number of other additions and upgrades were recently completed, including a new cardio room and updated athletic facilities, a new LGBTQ lounge, as well as improved teaching facilities, study spaces, and lecture halls. As of 2007, an extension to the Science Wing is being constructed and is scheduled to open in 2008. This extension will connect through the old lobby of Leigha Lee Browne Theatre which is also set to have renovations completed by September 2008.^[9]

The Student Centre includes the Scarborough Campus Students' Union (SCSU), the Office of Student Affairs & Services, Fusion Radio, Bluff's Restaurant, the Women's Centre, a multi-faith prayer room, and a food court with Subway, A&W, Asian Gourmet, and Treats.^[6] Also on campus, there are two Tim Hortons locations, Extreme Pita, Pizza Pizza, and a Market Place of food services, administered by Aramark.

Student life

The Meeting Place

Full-time students are required to pay fees supporting various on-campus organizations, the largest being the Scarborough Campus Students' Union (SCSU), who own and operate the Student Centre as well as own Bluff's Restaurant. Other organizations supported by the fees include the Scarborough Campus Athletic Association (SCAA), The Underground student newspaper, and Fusion Radio, an Internet campus radio station. In addition, there are over 100 student groups and clubs representing various interests, religions, and cultures.^[11]

There is no free parking available on campus. Parking permits cost upwards of $575 for a yearly permit. Public transportation is provided by the Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit.

Alumni

• Mary Anne Chambers - politician
• Doris McCarthy - artist
• John McKay - politician
• David Onley - Canadian television personality and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
• Steve Howlett - CFL player on Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Roughriders

Notable staff

• Modris Eksteins - Professor of History
• Professors Maydianne Andrade (biology), Marc Fournier (psychology), and Steve Joordens (psychology) were top 10 finalists in the 2007 Best Lecturer Competition aired by TVOntario's Big Ideas.^[12]

See also

• The Underground, student newspaper
• University of Toronto
• University of Toronto at Mississauga
• Scarborough, Ontario

References

External links

• University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
• Scarborough Campus Students' Union (SCSU)

Pictures

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