Fall 2021
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Agents of Hope: Our Students
The enduring solutions we seek and the critical hope that we need to provide
will come, not from above or outside, but from our own students.
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A Very Special Hoikety Choik
Dear Students of the University of St. Michael’s College, Of all the things you value from your time at St. Mike’s, you might never expect that 72 years after you…
Doing Better for Students: Principal McGowan
Listening to Our Students’ Needs: Ways to Do More As St. Michael’s Principal Mark McGowan reflects on his second stint in Odette Hall, he says the remainder of his time in office will…
Donor Report: 2020–2021
Recognizing, with gratitude, all those who made donations between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Thank you for your gifts, and for sharing the stories that inspire you to…
In this Issue
News from Our Alumni and Friends
St. Mike’s Alumni: What’s New? We’d Love to Hear from You!
Donor Report: 2020–2021
Recognizing, with gratitude, all those who made donations between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Thank you for your gifts, and for sharing the stories that inspire you to support St. Mike’s.
Agents of Hope: Our Students
The enduring solutions we seek and the critical hope that we need to provide
will come, not from above or outside, but from our own students.
Doing Better for Students: Principal McGowan
Listening to Our Students’ Needs: Ways to Do More As St. Michael’s Principal…
The Fr. Robert Madden, CSB, Leadership Awards
Congratulations to the 2021 Award Recipients.
The Future Looks Bright for Theological Studies in Canada
Regis-St. Mike’s Alliance Approved. With the Memorandum of Agreement to create a federated centre of Catholic excellence in theological studies approved by the governing boards of Regis College and the University of St. Michael’s College, the focus now shifts to the next steps needed to bring plans to life.
Finding Your Way Home
While campus will always feel like home, the next time you visit you’ll notice some handy new directional signs in case you’re rusty on where the entrance to the Senior Common Room is, or you graduated before the place you knew as the COOP became the Dodig Family COOP.
A Very Special Hoikety Choik
Dear Students of the University of St. Michael’s College, Of all the things you value from your time at St. Mike’s, you might never expect that 72 years after you graduate, one of the things you will be grateful for is that you learned the St. Mike’s cheer, Hoikety Choik.
A New Year, New Faces on Campus
More News from St. Mike’s
Keeping Alumni Connections Alive
Dr. Maria Gallo (SMC 9T8) knows first-hand the value engaged alumni can bring to a university.
2021 Arbor Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to our four newest Arbor Award winners. The Arbor Award is the highest award the University of Toronto bestows on volunteers, recognising extraordinary levels of dedication and impact. Bravo!
“Equinoctial Line”
Equinoctial Line by Meryl McMaster is one of a group of works from 2015 entitled Wanderings in which the artist deals with her life and culture, her past and her future.