CBC journo and intellect Rex Murphy to address new students today at Orientation
On Tuesday, September 6th, Rex Murphy will address Victoria College and St. Michael’s College frosh at the Orientation Convocation. The lecture will take place at 2:30 in Convocation Hall, presumably to prepare the incoming class for PSY100.
Over the last 30 years, Murphy has become one of Canada’s most recognizable journalists and ornery intellectuals. He hosts CBC’s national radio phone-in, Cross Country Checkup, and recently published a collection of his speeches and articles entitled Points of View. In his Globe and Mail column, Murphy recently criticized CBC management – perhaps he will offer some insight on the three-week-old lockout keeping him off the air.
-ALLISON MARTELL
Doors Open Mississauga invites all to explore Western Toronto’s heritage
UTM and its city will be on display at the second Doors Open Mississauga on September 17-18. Sixteen significant buildings and sites will be open to the public, free of charge.
If you regularly fight the urge to trespass, this is your chance to wander around places like the Mississauga Civic Centre and the Royal Conservatory of Music at the Adamson Estate without harassment. UTM’s Blackwood Gallery will be featured, with its contemporary art exhibits. Visit the Old Britannia Schoolhouse, built in 1852. Even the Streetsville Cemetery is included. See www.heritagemississauga.com for more details.
-A.M.
UTM gets three big gifts from philanthropic businesses to benefit learning skills
UTM recently received three large donations that will benefit students through the Academic Skills Centre. GE Foundation gave $300,000 in honour of former GE Canada CEO Bob Gillespie. Gillespie added $100,000 of his own. Finally, Gary Mooney, president of Fidelity National Financial Canada, gave $100,000.
The Academic Skills Centre’s new home will be the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre, opening in 2006. The Skills Centre offers seminars and advice on study skills, time management, and writing.
GE Foundation’s gift recognized Gillespie’s retirement, and the university plans to name the new centre in his honour. Mooney’s donation will create the Gary and Brenda Mooney award, to support students in financial need who use the Skills Centre.
“I value the role the University of Toronto at Mississauga plays in the prosperity of this city,” says Mooney. “A University is the heart of a community.”
-A.M.
