RYERSON UNIVERSITY

'Ryerson University' is a public university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students ^[1] Ryerson offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Contents

History

Faculties and academic programs

Ted Rogers School of Management

George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

Governance

Board of Governors

Academic Council

Principals and Presidents of Ryerson

Facts & figures

Noted alumni

Facilities

Associations

References

External links

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.
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 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.
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.

Faculties and academic programs

★ Faculty of Arts

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★ Arts and Contemporary Studies

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★ Arts Undeclared

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★ Criminal Justice

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★ Geographic Analysis

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★ International Economics and Finances

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★ Politics and Governance

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★ Psychology

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★ Sociology

★ Ted Rogers School of Management

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★ Business Management (Accounting, Economics and Management Science, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources Management, Management, Marketing Management)

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★ Hospitality and Tourism Management

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★ Information Technology Management

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★ Retail Management

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★ Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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★ Master of Management Science (MMSc)

★ Faculty of Communication & Design

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★ Fashion (Communication|Design)

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★ Graphic Communications Management

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★ Image Arts (Film Studies|New Media|Photography Studies)

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★ Interior Design

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★ Journalism

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★ Radio and Television

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★ Theatre: Performance Acting

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★ Theatre: Performance Dance

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★ Theatre: Performance Production

★ Faculty of Community Services

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★ Early Childhood Education

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★ Child and Youth Care

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★ Disability Studies

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★ Health Information Management

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★ Health Services Management

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★ Midwifery

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★ Nursing (Four Year Collaborative Program: Ryerson University, Centennial College, George Brown College)

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★ Nutrition and Food

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★ Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Certificate Program)

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★ Occupational and Public Health

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★ Social Work

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★ Urban and Regional Planning

★ Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Applied Science

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★ Architectural Science

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★ Computer Science

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★ Engineering Programs

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★ Aerospace Engineering

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★ Chemical Engineering Co-Op

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★ Civil Engineering

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★ Computer Engineering

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★ Electrical Engineering

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★ Industrial Engineering

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★ Mechanical Engineering

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★ Science Programs

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★ Biology

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★ Chemistry

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★ Contemporary Science

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★ Medical Physics

★ Graduate Studies

★ The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Ted Rogers School of Management

The Ryerson Faculty Association represents the 651 full-time faculty, librarians, and counsellors.

'Ryerson Faculty of Business Building' is a seven-story building on the campus of Ryerson University at southeast corner of Bay and Dundas Streets in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
It is home to:

★ Business Management

★ Retail Management

★ Hospitality and Tourism Management

★ Information Technology Management

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

Governance

Ryerson has a bicameral system of governance.

Board of Governors

A board of governors makes major administrative policy, staff, and
financial decisions for the university.

Academic Council

An academic council or academic senate makes all academic decisions for the university.

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

Facts & figures

★ Ryerson Institute of Technology 1948-1963

★ Ryerson Polytechnical Institute 1963-1993

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★ Accredited as a university-degree granting institute in 1971

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★ Received approval to grant graduate degrees in 1993

★ Ryerson Polytechnic University 1993-2000

★ Ryerson University 2001 - Present
Ryerson is well known for its media-related programs, specifically:

★ Radio and Television Arts, the only four-year broadcasting degree in Canada [1];

★ Journalism, publishers of the ''Ryerson Review of Journalism'' magazine [2];

★ Interior Design, one of the only two universities in Canada that offers a four-year degree program [3];

★ Image Arts (film, photography and new media) [4].
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is the country's largest provider of University-level adult education with over 60,000 enrollments[5].
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.

★ 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 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.

Noted alumni

Main articles: List of Ryerson University people

Facilities

★ Ryerson University Library

★ George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre

★ Heaslip House-Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

★ Heidelberg Centre-School of Communications Management

★ Kerr Hall

★ Oakham House

★ Ryerson Faculty of Business Building

★ Ryerson Rogers Communications Centre

★ Ryerson Theatre School Building

★ Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre

Associations

★ Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

★ Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)

★ Council of Ontario Universities COU

★ Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE)

★ University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)

★ Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson CESAR

★ Ryerson Students' Union

★ Ryerson Engineering Student Society RESS

★ Ontario Universities Athletic Association (OUAA) - Admitted as full member in 1972

★ Ontario Public Service Employee's Union OPESEU

★ Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE

References

1. Quick Facts
2. http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=39939

External links

★ Ryerson University Homepage

★ Ryerson Faculty Association (RFA)

★ Ryerson Students' Union

★ The Eyeopener, student newspaper

★ The Ryerson Review of Journalism, magazine and website produced by students of the Ryerson School of Journalism

★ RyersOnline, student news portal

★ Ryerson Student Groups

★ Ontario Plaques - Ryerson Polytechnical Institute