The People.
We are interested in the stories of all groups within the our campus community – faculty, students and staff. We are focusing on diversity broadly defined, student life, identity and how things have changed overtime.
In this interview, Heidi Calder looks back on her 18 years of work at UTSC, which she joined in 1997, operating in different departments in varying capacities until her departure from the university in 2015. Having been raised in Scarborough, Heidi also offers insights into how the community has changed
Heidi Calder, a Scarborough local who worked at UTSC in various capacities from 1997 to 2015, here discusses her memories of growing up in the community, which she describes as originally being largely white, and the ways in which this community has changed over time. She also touches on how
As a vendor at the UTSC Farmers’ Market, Brian Hamlin discusses how he established rooftop beehives here at UTSC. He talks about how these beehives are just one of the many initiatives he has been involved in to bring bees into the city. He reflects on the educational aspect of
Rowena Alfonso is a University of Toronto alumna, having attended the school for her BA, MA, and PhD degrees. Over the course of her studies, she worked as a teaching assistant and course instructor at both the St. George and Scarborough campuses, which she looks back on in this interview.
Rowena Alfonso, a University of Toronto alumna, speaks about the differences between the university’s St. George and Scarborough campuses, describing UTSC’s sense of community as a quality that makes the school truly unique.
Susannah Bunce, whose father, Michael Bunce, taught in the Department of Geography while Susannah was a child, recalls her experience growing up in Scarborough and seeing UTSC through her father’s eyes. Susannah herself currently works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Geography at UTSC.
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