Nicholas Iwanyshyn / en From selfie smiles to doting dogs: Moments to remember from #UofTGrad19 /news/selfie-smiles-doting-dogs-moments-remember-uoftgrad19 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">From selfie smiles to doting dogs: Moments to remember from #UofTGrad19 </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/0603Convocation035.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Gt83-nsd 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/0603Convocation035.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=STtdJ3Uk 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/0603Convocation035.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=9I5j4TRD 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/0603Convocation035.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Gt83-nsd" alt="Balloon with the word Yay, seen in front of convocation hall"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>davidlee1</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-06-21T11:34:42-04:00" title="Friday, June 21, 2019 - 11:34" class="datetime">Fri, 06/21/2019 - 11:34</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">A cluster of celebratory balloons floats above the crowd in front of 91Թ's Convocation Hall (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</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/david-lee" hreflang="en">David Lee</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/lisa-lightbourn-lay" hreflang="en">Lisa Lightbourn-Lay</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/nicholas-iwanyshyn" hreflang="en">Nicholas Iwanyshyn</a></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/convocation-2019" hreflang="en">Convocation 2019</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/convocation-hall" hreflang="en">Convocation Hall</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy-0" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innis-college" hreflang="en">Innis College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/ontario-institute-studies-education" hreflang="en">Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scholars-risk" hreflang="en">Scholars at Risk</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/trinity-college" hreflang="en">Trinity College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>It was another spring convocation for the books as 91Թ&nbsp;students said goodbye to their textbooks and accepted their degrees in Convocation Hall.&nbsp;</p> <p>91Թ photographers captured the excitement at the 32 ceremonies this month. See if you can spot yourself, your friends or family below:</p> <hr> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation043.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>A little girl's pink dress stands out among the black robes and greenery on the downtown Toronto campus.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation038.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>With looks of pride on their faces, attendees take out their phones to record a convocation procession on front campus.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation032.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>Graduates from 91Թ’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education walk across the Sir Daniel Wilson Residence’s quad on their way to Convocation Hall on June 11.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/group-selfie.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)</em></p> <p>The sunlight co-operated with this group of graduates posing for a selfie on June 11, the morning of Innis College and Trinity College students' convocations.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/085A8838.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</em></p> <p><a href="/news/scholar-risk-u-t-s-noura-al-jizawi-key-player-syrian-uprising-became-opposition-leader">Syrian activist Noura Al-Jizawi,</a> a one-time leader of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, came to 91Թ through the Scholars at Risk program, which provides bursaries to students with refugee status. <a href="/news/you-cannot-defeat-me-u-t-grad-noura-al-jizawi-leader-syrian-uprising-takes-new-challenge">On June 7, she graduated with a Master of Global Affairs</a> from the Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy. She celebrated her convocation with her daughter Naya, who was born during her studies and is known affectionately as the&nbsp;“MGA baby” by Al-Jizawi's classmates.</p> <p><br> <img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/160a1365_48093117478_o.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(Photo by Liz Do/Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering)</em></p> <p>Engineering graduates strike a pose mid-procession to Convocation Hall.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/085A8591.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>Is there a more parental gesture than taking a photo with an iPad?&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation039.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>Through every lecture, presentation and exam, <a href="/news/u-t-grad-emily-wright-draws-experiences-and-service-dog-teach-students-about-empathy">Emily Wright's service dog Kailey has been by her side</a> during her time at 91Թ's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. So it was only fitting that Kailey accompanied&nbsp;Wright on the day she accepted her Master&nbsp;of Teaching degree.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/160a1449_48093782068_o.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo courtesy of Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering)</em></p> <p>Some of 91Թ's newest engineering graduates show off the iron rings around&nbsp;their pinkies. <a href="http://www.ironring.ca/background.php">The ring has been bestowed on Canadian engineering graduates since 1922.</a> It serves as a symbol of pride in the profession&nbsp;and a reminder to uphold its highest standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation006.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine is all smiles at her convocation on June 3.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation009.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>New medical doctors pose for a stylish group photo in front of University College.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation035_0.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>Balloon or thought bubble?&nbsp;</p> <p><br> <img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0603Convocation036.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p>Hats off –&nbsp;and hoods – to this year's graduates.&nbsp;</p> <p><br> <img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/0P8A0290%20%281%29.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</em></p> <p>Last year, <strong>Elspeth Arbow</strong> won a student leadership award for her involvement on campus and dedication to her studies – all despite having to undergo a double lung transplant for the second time in her life. The cinema studies student, who has cystic fibrosis, recovered from the operation to complete her studies, travel through Europe and land a coveted internship at the Toronto International Film Festival.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/20190619-2b7a9918_48093057836_o.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Tyler Irving/Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering)</em></p> <p>There were hugs galore outside Convocation Hall as new graduates celebrated with family and friends.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/085A8683.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>(photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</em></p> <p>Convocation marks the end of a chapter in&nbsp;students' lives, but not their friendships.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</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, 21 Jun 2019 15:34:42 +0000 davidlee1 157060 at Then and now: Take a look at these photos of the First World War on campus /news/then-and-now-take-look-these-photos-first-world-war-campus <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Then and now: Take a look at these photos of the First World War on campus</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/Nick-composite.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=UEEDP7q- 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Nick-composite.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=AJJMtgMc 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Nick-composite.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=gj3jSQxg 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/Nick-composite.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=UEEDP7q-" alt="A composite image of University College in 2018 and in 1918"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Romi Levine</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2018-11-08T10:44:11-05:00" title="Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 10:44" class="datetime">Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:44</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">A composite image of University College in 2018 and in 1918 (composite by Nick Iwanyshyn, including a 91Թ Archives photograph)</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/nicholas-iwanyshyn" hreflang="en">Nicholas Iwanyshyn</a></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/soldiers-tower-0" hreflang="en">Soldiers' Tower</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/first-world-war" hreflang="en">First World War</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-college" hreflang="en">University College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>During the First World War, the 91Թ was abuzz with wartime activity&nbsp;– from air force pilots in training to troops camped out on campus lawns. The following photos depict life on campus between 1914 and 1918, with backdrops you might recognize today.&nbsp;</p> <p>Archival photos are courtesy of 91Թ Archives, juxtaposed with current photographs taken by <em>91Թ News</em> photographer<strong>&nbsp;Nick&nbsp;Iwanyshyn.</strong></p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=d214ee00-e393-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>A Sopwith Camel airplane in front of University College, 1918</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="423" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=b3cae7c2-e395-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>School of Instruction,&nbsp;2nd Division, Toronto, 1915</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="567" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=90ebd800-e396-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>People take part in the first Remembrance Day after the dedication of Soldiers' Tower, 1924</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="468" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=0234d8ba-e395-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>University contingent of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps on parade on the Front Campus, 1916</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="468" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=beb0a2e8-e396-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>"Take up the Sword of Justice – join now":&nbsp; First World War recruitment poster on College Street in front of the Mining Building, 1914</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="530" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=dfc4b4c4-e396-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>Royal Flying Corps tents on back campus with Jenny JN4 plane overhead, 1918</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="502" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=1cf50920-e397-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>Canadian Officers Training Corps Band, 1915</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="553" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=7f542e2a-e397-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>Canadian Officers' Training Corps outside University College, 1915</p> <p><iframe class="juxtapose" frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=aed91b6a-e397-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27" width="100%"></iframe>Early military drills on campus, shown here with partially built Hart House in the background, 1914</p> <h3><a href="/news/heartbreaking-letters-triumphant-trophies-12-objects-tell-story-u-t-during-great-war">From heartbreaking letters to triumphant trophies: 12 objects that tell the story of 91Թ during the Great War</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</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> Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:44:11 +0000 Romi Levine 146676 at