Ryerson University
Motto:	Mente et Artificio (With mind and hand)
Established	1948
Type:	Public
President:	Sheldon Levy
Staff:	600
Undergraduates:	24,000 full-time
Postgraduates:	1,100 full-time
Location	Toronto, ON, Canada
Campus:	Urban
Sports team:	Ryerson Rams
Mascot:	Eggy the Ram
Website:	ryerson.ca
Brandmark and crest images © Ryerson University

Ryerson University is a public university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students,^[1] and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Image File history File links Ryerson_University_Logo. ... Image File history File links Ryerson_University_Crest. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Sheldon Levy is the President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University. ... This article is about work. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The Ryerson Rams are the athletic teams that represent Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Image File history File links Ryerson_Rams_logo. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

History

In 1852 at the core of the main campus, the historic St. James Square, Egerton Ryerson founded Ontario's first teacher training facility, the Toronto Normal School. It also housed the Department of Education and The Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts, which became the Royal Ontario Museum. An agricultural laboratory on the site led to the later founding of the Ontario Agricultural College and the University of Guelph. St. James Square went through various other educational uses before housing a namesake of its original founder. Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 – 19 February 1882) was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada. ... A normal school or teachers college is an educational institution for training teachers. ... The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Tom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) began in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the University of Toronto. ... The University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964. ...

Egerton Ryerson was a leading educator, politician, and Methodist minister^[2]. He is known as the father of Ontario's public school system. He is also a founder of the first publishing company in Canada in 1829, The Methodist Book and Publishing House, which was renamed The Ryerson Press in 1919 and today is part of McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Canadian publisher of educational and professional books. Although not affiliated with the university, the well known publishing company still bears Egerton Ryerson's name for its Canadian operations. The Mc-Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...

The Ryerson Institute of Technology was founded in 1948 and its name was changed in 1964 to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. It became a university-degree granting institution in 1971 accredited by both provincial government legislation and by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). That year, it also became a member of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). In 1992, Ryerson became Toronto’s second school of engineering following accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. A flag bearing the Ryerson crest was carried aboard the space shuttle Columbia (until the shuttle was tragically lost in 2003), signifying Ryerson’s collaboration in research with Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar. Research funding tops $9 million for the period 1986-92. In 1993 Ryerson received approval to also grant graduate degrees (master's and doctorates). The same year it changed its name to Ryerson Polytechnic University reflecting a stronger emphasis on research associated with graduate programs and its expansion from being solely an undergraduate university-level college. In June 2001, the school renamed itself again, assuming its present identity as Ryerson University. Today, Ryerson University offers strong programs in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical and Computer Engineering. The university also has the prestige of being one of only two Ontario Universities to offer a program in Aerospace Engineering. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Roberta Lynn Bondar, OC, O.Ont, BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, MD, FRCP(C), FRSC (born December 4, 1945, in Sault Ste. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1972, Ryerson was admitted as a full member of the Ontario Universities Athletic Association (OUAA). The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Ryerson Rams. Ontario University Athletics is the governing body of Ontario universities who compete in the a variety of varsity sports. ... CIS Logo. ... The Ryerson Rams are the athletic teams that represent Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Ted Rogers School of Management

The Ryerson Faculty of Business Building

Previously known as Ryerson's Business Building. This latest addition is located within a new wing of the Toronto Eaton Centre at the southeast corner of Bay and Dundas Streets, the Ted Rogers School of Management occupies three floors of the nine-floor wing (two floors are occupied by retail uses, with an above-grade parking garage occupying the remaining three storeys). The integration of the Ryerson faculty with commercial uses in the same building has been praised as an innovative solution for the downtown university.[1] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 795 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2033 × 1533 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 795 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2033 × 1533 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ...

The building houses undergraduate programs in Business Management, Retail Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Information Technology Management. It also houses the two graduate business programs (MBA, MMSc).

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

"The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre'' is a 4 storey building that is part of Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 678 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Ryerson Centre for Computing and Engineering, taken by SimonP I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 678 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Ryerson Centre for Computing and Engineering, taken by SimonP I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...

The building was to have been originally designed by Santiago Calatrava (designer of the atrium of Brookfield Place). Nearby residents fought the inclusion of a tower component. The project was withdrawn and re-tendered[2]. Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Spanish architect and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland. ... Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place)[1] is an office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, comprising the 2. ...

Completed in 2004 by Moriyama & Teshima Architects and home to Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering. The state-of-the art building cost $70 million to complete. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The building was officially renamed in 2005 to the George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering after a 5 million dollar donation from George and Helen Vari.

Governance

Ryerson has a bicamaeral system of governance.

Board of Governors

A board of governors makes major administrative policy, staff, and financial decisions for the university. A board of governors is usually the governing board of a public entity. ...

Academic Council

An academic council or academic senate makes all academic decisions for the university. An academic senate is the part of a bicameral university governance structure responsible for academic decisions. ... The Academic Senate (in latin Senatus Academicus) is the supreme academic body for an Ancient university in Scotland and its members are all the Professors of each university, along with certain senior Readers, and a number of Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and students representatives. ...

Principals and Presidents of Ryerson

• Howard Kerr, 1948-1966
• Fred Jorgenson, 1966-1969
• Donald Mordell, 1970-1974
• Walter Pitman, 1975-1980
• Brian Segal, 1980-1988
• Terry Grier, 1988-1995
• Claude Lajeunesse, 1995-2005
• Sheldon Levy, 2005-Present

Howard Hillen Kerr (December 25, 1900 - June 16, 1984) was the first principal of what was then Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. ... Walter Pitman (born May 18, 1929) is a Canadian educator and former politician. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Terence Wyly (Terry) Grier (born August 12, 1936) is a former Canadian politician, lecuturer and university administrator. ... Claude Lajeunesse (born 1941) is the current President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University. ... Sheldon Levy is the President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University. ...

Facts & figures

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Photo of Ryerson's Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto.

O'Keefe House Student Residence.

Statue of Egerton Ryerson, on campus of Ryerson University.

• Ryerson Institute of Technology 1948-1963
• Ryerson Polytechnical Institute 1963-1993
  • Accredited as a university-degree granting institute in 1971
  • Received approval to grant graduate degrees in 1993
• Ryerson Polytechnic University 1993-2000
• Ryerson University 2001 - Present

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• Radio and Television Arts, the only four-year broadcasting degree in Canada [3];
• Journalism, publishers of the Ryerson Review of Journalism magazine [4];
• Interior Design, one of the only two universities in Canada that offers a four-year degree program [5];
• Image Arts (film, photography and new media) [6].

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is the country's largest provider of University-level adult education with over 60,000 enrollments[7]. Photo of Ryersons Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto Ryerson University is a publicly funded post-secondary education institution located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, which is Canadas largest city. ...

According to the Globe and Mail's University Report Card 2006, Ryerson is ranked 5th of the medium size universities in the category of 'Preparation for Employment'. Webometrics ranking of world universities, has placed Ryerson University at 432nd most committed University to Web publication and to the worldwide open access to knowledge overall, in its list of World's Top 3000 Universities in this respect. The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ...

• More than 80 degree programs in its Faculties of Arts, Business, Communication & Design, Community Services, and Engineering and Applied Science
• Nearly 60% of first-year classes have 50 or fewer students. 13% of first year classes exceed 100 students.
• 12 undergraduate degree programs are unique among Canadian universities: Arts and Contemporary Studies, Disability Studies, Early Childhood Education, Fashion, Graphic Communications Management, Health Services Management, Image Arts, Information Technology Management, International Economics, Occupational and Public Health (Occupational Health and Safety option), Radio and Television, and Retail Management
• The School of Early Childhood Education is the oldest of its kind in Canada, from a 2 year diploma in 1959 to a BAA degree in 1972. The school also produces the journal Learning Inquiry.
• 25 graduate programs, six of which lead to a Ph.D., offered through the School of Graduate Studies; two master's programs unique in Canada: Photographic Preservation and Collections Management, in partnership with George Eastman House in Rochester, New York; and Immigration and Settlement Studies
• Annual funded research has increased more than four times the amount over a decade ago, from $2.4 million to $10 million
• Home to 20,000 full-time undergraduate students, 600 graduate students, and more than 61,000 Continuing Education enrolments
• International student enrolment of more than 901, representing 90 countries
• The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education, offers more than 1,000 courses, workshops, and seminars; 185 distance education courses; over 65 career-related certificate programs, and 10 advanced training designations
• Largest undergraduate Faculty of Business in Canada
• Undergoing the largest expansion in 30 years, with more than $210 million in construction
• 106,000 alumni
• Ryerson International Living Learning Centre is an 11 storey former Hotel Ibis with 252 units for student housing and located at 240 Jarvis Street, entrance also at 133 Mutual Street, acquired 1993.
• Pitman Hall Residence is a 14 storey apartment with 555 units for student housing and located at 160 Mutual Street, opened 1991.
• The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre is the new state-of-the-art academic building mainly serving the Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science as well as other faculties too. The 75 million dollar budget has made it one of the costliest academic building projects among all the Canadian universities. It is home to some of the leading research laboratories sponsored by corporations like: Rockwell Automation, Nortel, EA Sports etc.
• Parts of the movie Urban Legends was filmed in the R.A.C. (Ryerson Athletic Centre)
• Parts of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding were filmed in the Rogers Communication Centre on campus, which houses the R.T.A. and Journalism programs (and at the time, Computer Science labs as well).
• The 'computer lab' scene (and subsequent chase) in the film PCU was filmed at the Rogers Communication Centre.
• In November 2005, Professor Arne Kislenko won TVOntario's 1st Best Lecturer Series.
• In 2006, Ryerson University has two professors in the semi finals for TVO's 2nd Best Lecturer Competition. Philosophy Professor, Dr. James Cunningham, and Radio and Television Arts (RTA) Professor Dana Lee is also a semi-finalist.
• JobLoft.com (a cutting edge hospitality and retail job board) founders: Chris Nguyen, Lee Liu, Sundeep Mokha, and Andy Lai are all Information Technology Management graduates from Ryerson University. They recently appeared on Dragons’ Den, a new CBC reality show in which entrepreneurs seek funding from five multi-millionaire “Dragons” in exchange for part ownership of their company. They were very successful, and came out with $200,000. However, conflict over the inclusion in the board of directors of someone who antagonized the "Dragons" for wanting to take too large a chunk of JobLoft.com caused the "Dragons" to rescind their initial offer despite the potential of the promising prospects from Ryerson University. Regardless, official press release on October 29, 2007, Hcareers - the leading online job board for the hospitality industry worldwide - announced its parent company, onTargetjobs, acquired the assets of JobLoft.com.

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Noted alumni

Main article: List of Ryerson University people

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Facilities

• Ryerson University Library
• George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
• Heaslip House-Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
• Heidelberg Centre - School of Graphic Communications Management
• Kerr Hall
• Oakham House
• Ryerson Ted Rogers School of Management Building
• Ryerson Rogers Communications Centre
• Ryerson Theatre School Building
• Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre

The Ryerson University Library building Ryerson University Library is the library of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. ... The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre is a 3 storey building that is part of Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. ... Heaslip House will be home to the Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education will open in the fall of 2005 and is one of the newer buildings that makeup Ryerson University. ... The Heidelberg Centre The Heidelberg Centre is the home of the School of Graphic Communications Management at Ryerson University. ... Kerr Hall is a series of four buildings surroundin the area known as the Quad, site of the former Ryerson Normal School. ... Oakham House is an historic building in Toronto, Canada. ... The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ... The four storey Rogers Communications Centre is home to Ryersons electronic media and communications studies. ... Ryerson Theatre School is located at Gerrard and Victoria Streets. ... The Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre, in Toronto, Canada, is home to Ryerson Universitys Studies for Community Health. ...

Associations

• Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
• Council of Ontario Universities COU
• Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson CESAR
• Ryerson Students' Union
• Ryerson Commerce Society (Ted Rogers School of Management) www.rcsonline.ca

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References

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External links

• Ryerson University Homepage
• The Eyeopener, student newspaper
• Ryerson Student Groups
• Ontario Plaques - Ryerson Polytechnical Institute