University / en Get a first look at 91Թ at the Ontario Universities' Fair /news/get-first-look-u-t-ontario-universities-fair <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Get a first look at 91Թ at the Ontario Universities' Fair</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xGKuGGDV 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=U3Iy1FIJ 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=X5_4k6Ia 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-09-23-fair-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xGKuGGDV" alt="photo of fair"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-09-23T13:24:28-04:00" title="Friday, September 23, 2016 - 13:24" class="datetime">Fri, 09/23/2016 - 13:24</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Interested high school students stop by at 91Թ's booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair (photos by Noreen Ahmed-Ullah)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/noreen-ahmed-ullah" hreflang="en">Noreen Ahmed-Ullah</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Noreen Ahmed-Ullah</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university" hreflang="en">University</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/recruitment" hreflang="en">Recruitment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/enrollment-services" hreflang="en">Enrollment Services</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/new-students" hreflang="en">New Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91Թ is welcoming thousands of eager high school students to its booth at the Ontario Universities’ Fair this weekend, answering questions about its three campuses and diverse faculties.</p> <p>University-bound students and their parents also learned about a new campaign launched by the&nbsp;Council of Ontario Universities (COU) at the fair, which runs through the weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The council&nbsp;is asking parents and students to fill out an <a href="https://cou.typeform.com/to/IKrMiz">online survey</a>&nbsp;to begin thinking about what Ontarians need to prepare for the future.</p> <p>“The challenge that we face is the world is changing so how do we make sure we keep up with those changes,” said <strong>David Lindsay</strong>, president of the council. “We’re a part of the province of Ontario’s economy and part of the&nbsp;infrastructure, and we want to make sure we’re working with all of our partners to build a bright future. The way to start that is to talk about people’s concerns. So we want to hear from people about their hopes, their fears, their aspirations.”</p> <p>Results from the survey will be completed by next September, and will be used to&nbsp;further roundtable discussions with parents and student.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2087 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="563" src="/sites/default/files/fair3-embed_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>Every year, the fair attracts 120,000 high school students and their parents, four months ahead of the application deadlines in January.</p> <p>This year, 91Թ got a bit more space on the exhibition floor to allow for more engaging conversations between university staff and students.</p> <p>“The campuses and faculties are overwhelmed with traffic over the weekend,” said <strong>Richard Levin</strong>, executive director of Enrolment Services and the university’s registrar. “We managed to get a little more space, but we can effectively use much more than we currently have. We really want to make an effort to give students and their families a good experience. That needs space so they don’t have to wait as long, they can get their material and they can get their questions answered.” &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This year the fair has students registering all their information into a “passport,” which contains a barcode that then gets scanned at a university’s booth.</p> <p>In 91Թ’s case, the university also brought in a service that can help them customize communications with students.&nbsp;</p> <p>“When it sends out a message, it will collect the students who just want information about engineering and send them a personalized message,” said <strong>Ken Withers</strong>, 91Թ’s director of university student recruitment. “If students have indicated they’re interested in Scarborough, then they’ll receive very tailored information just from Scarborough. So instead of receiving huge volumes of information that may not be applicable to them, the (service) helps us to tailor the message so students can get exactly what they need.”</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2088 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="563" src="/sites/default/files/fair2016-09-23-embed.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:24:28 +0000 ullahnor 101092 at