Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown
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. Its urban
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is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in
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. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden District. Ryerson's business school, Ted Rogers School of Management is on the southwest end of the Yonge-Dundas Square, located on Bay Street, slightly north of Toronto's
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and is attached to the
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. The university is composed of 31,000 undergraduate students, 2,170 graduate students, and 65,400 certificate and continuing education students.
In addition to offering full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate programs leading to
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,
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and
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degrees, the university also offers part time degrees, distance education and certificates through its
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing EducationThe G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is the school responsible for continuing education within Ryerson University in Toronto. is Canada’s foremost provider of university-based adult education, with approximately 70,000 enrollments each year...
.
Ryerson University is home to Canada's largest undergraduate business school, the
Ted Rogers School of Management, and the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science as well as the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Communication & Design, and the Faculty of Community Services.
History
In 1852 at the core of the present main campus, the historic St. James Square,
Egerton RyersonAdolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Methodist minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada...
founded Ontario's first teacher training facility, the
Toronto Normal SchoolThe Toronto Normal School was a teachers college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1847, the Normal School was located at Church and Gould streets in central Toronto, and was a predecessor to the current Ontario Institute for Studies in Education...
. It also housed the Department of Education and the Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts, which became the
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. An agricultural laboratory on the site led to the later founding of the
Ontario Agricultural CollegeThe Ontario Agricultural College originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the University of Toronto...
and the
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. 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. 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, which still bears Egerton Ryerson's name for its Canadian operations.
The Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute was created in 1945 on the former site of the Toronto Normal School at St James Square, bounded by Gerrard, Church, Younge and Gould. The Gothic-Romanesque building was designed by architects
Thomas RidoutThomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British...
and
Frederick William CumberlandFrederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872....
in 1852. The site had been used as a
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training facility during
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. The institute was a joint venture of the federal and provincial government to train ex-servicemen and women for re-entry into civilian life.
The Ryerson Institute of Technology was founded in 1948, inheriting the staff and facilities of the Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute. In 1966, its name was changed 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- See also :* G13 * Association of Commonwealth Universities...
(AUCC). That year, it also became a member of the
Council of Ontario UniversitiesThe Council of Ontario Universities builds awareness of the university sector’s contributions to the social, economic and cultural well-being of the province and the country, as well as the issues that impact the sector’s ability to maximize these contributions...
(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
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(until the shuttle was tragically lost in 2003), signifying Ryerson’s collaboration in research with Canadian astronaut
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.
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 a university offering undergraduate degrees. Students occupied the university's administration offices in March 1997, protesting escalating tuition hikes.
In June 2001, the school assumed its present name as Ryerson University. Today, Ryerson University offers programs in chemical, civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, biomedical and computer engineering. The B.Eng biomedical engineering program is the first standalone undergraduate biomedical engineering program in Canada. The university is also one of only two Ontario universities to offer a program in aerospace engineering.
Organization
style="font-size: 100%" | Faculties of Ryerson University
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Communication & Design
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Faculty of Community Services
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science |
Ted Rogers School of Management
Yeates School of Graduate Studies |
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education |
Ted Rogers School of Management
The Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) is an
AACSB accredited business school at Ryerson University. Located on
Bay StreetBay Street, originally known as Bear Street, is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto. It is the centre of Toronto's Financial District and is often used by metonymy to refer to Canada's financial industry since succeeding Montreal's St. James Street in that role in the 1970s...
near Toronto's financial district, the TRSM offers various programs in a variety of business disciplines. The school houses Canada's largest undergraduate management program, along with several graduate programs. The school's undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) programs are grouped into:
- Business Management
- Business & Technology Management (Co-op option available)
- Hospitality and Tourism
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Management
- Retail Management
The Ted Rogers School of Management is a recognized leader in entrepreneurship education in Canada and houses the
Ryerson University Entrepreneurship ProgramRyerson University Entrepreneurship Program is the largest undergraduate entrepreneurship program in Canada with both major and minor degree programs available. It is a division within the Ted Rogers School of Management, a recognized leader in entrepreneurship education in Canada...
, one of the largest entrepreneurship programs in North America.
Graduate studies consist of an MBA with a global focus, and an MBA in the Management of Technology and Innovation. The school also offers a
Master of Management Science (MMSc)A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in the Management of Technology and Innovation.
Ryerson, like many other educational institutions across Canada, is pursuing a global initiative and will be moving toward a global bachelors program. The current Management major will be replaced with a Global Management major, which is expected to take full effect by the 2010/2011 academic year. It is expected that this move will allow Ryerson's bachelor's program to have a global focus.
The business programs previously housed on campus in the "Business Building", moved into its new facilities after a $15 million donation from
Ted RogersEdward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, Jr., OC was the President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., and the fifth richest person in Canada in terms of net worth. His father Edward S. Rogers, Sr...
. The school is located within a new wing of the
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at the southeast corner of Bay and Dundas Streets. The school occupies three floors of the nine-floor wing (two floors are occupied by retail uses, with an above-grade parking garage occupying the remaining three storeys). The integration of the Ryerson faculty with commercial uses in the same building has been praised as an innovative solution for the downtown university.
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts comprises ten humanities and social science departments and plays a unique dual role in the university. The faculty offers:
- graduate programs, at both the master's and doctoral levels, that have a strong component of scholarship, research, innovation and critical analysis;
- high quality arts-based education through liberal studies courses - that cut across all of Ryerson's degree program curricula, from journalism to engineering to business. Liberal studies challenge students' intellect and imagination, nurturing their ability to think critically and adapt to the accelerating pace of change in today's world.
style="font-size: 100%" | Departments in the Faculty of Arts
- Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Economics
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English
French & Spanish |
Geography
History |
Philosophy
Politics and Public Administration |
Psychology
Sociology |
Faculty of Communication & Design
The Faculty of Communication & Design is composed of eight schools, offering undergraduate and/or graduate degrees of major study.
style="font-size: 100%" | Schools in the Faculty of Communication & Design
- School of Journalism
- School of Radio and Television Arts
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School of Image Arts
School of Interior Design |
School of Fashion
School of Graphic Communications Management |
School of Professional Communications
Theatre School |
Additional graduate programs of study are available in documentary media, journalism, media production, photographic preservation and collections management and professional communications. The faculty also houses the Rogers Communications Centre, which provides an innovative and technical environment to study and research different aspects of media and society.
Faculty of Community Services
Ryerson’s Faculty of Community Services offers multi-disciplinary programs in health, early childhood education, social justice and community development.
The faculty also incorporates health and safety programs under the School of Occupational and Public Health. The School of Occupational and Public Health (SOPHe) is considered to be a well-known leader in injury and disease prevention education. Ryerson University is the only school that offers a degree program in occupational health and safety in the province of Ontario. Certificate programs in health and safety can be completed through the Chang School of continuing education.
In keeping with Ryerson's brand of a career-focused education, students partner with various mentors, supervisors, practitioners and professionals to ensure a career-relevant experience is provided, in addition to the theoretical instructions commonly offered in a classroom setting.
The University also hosts a large nursing faculty, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, named after a World War II nurse.
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science
The Ryerson Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science (FEAS) is one of the largest engineering faculties in Canada, with 4,100 undergraduate students enrolled in 13 bachelor programs, and 480 graduate students in six master’s and four doctoral programs. In September 2006, FEAS will introduce two new master’s programs, and by 2007, there will be ten master’s programs in all.
Ryerson’s Aerospace Computational Laboratory is a node for the High Performance Computational Virtual Laboratory for the Greater Toronto Area. The HPCVL is an interuniversity high-speed computation network which acts as a virtual supercomputer, providing the intensive computation power needed in the solution of complex problems in engineering and other disciplines.
The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science grants Bachelor of Architectural Science, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering degrees in 17 programs. Students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, medical physics, applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, architecture, project management and building science.
The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science offers graduate programs in
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,
biomedical engineeringBiomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
,
applied mathematicsApplied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
,
architectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, biomedical physics, building science,
chemical engineeringChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
,
civil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
, computer networks,
computer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
,
electrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, molecular science, environmental applied science and
mechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
.
Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science is housed in a building located at 325 Church Street designed by the prominent Canadian architect Ron Thom (Ryersonian). It offers a program in architecture accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board at both the bachelor level (B.Arch.) and the master's level (M.Arch.).
The Centre for Computing and Engineering opened in September 2004. It is a state-of-the-art science, technology, and research facility spanning almost an entire city block in downtown Toronto. The building was renamed the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre in November 2005. Ryerson researchers in the engineering and science disciplines have earned prestigious Premier’s Research Excellence Awards (PREA),
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, NSERC Industrial Research Chair. A biomedical engineering program started at Ryerson in fall 2008 is the first such program in Canada.
Continuing Education
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing EducationThe G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is the school responsible for continuing education within Ryerson University in Toronto. is Canada’s foremost provider of university-based adult education, with approximately 70,000 enrollments each year...
is the school responsible for continuing education within Ryerson University. The Chang School is one of Canada’s largest providers of university-based adult education, with approximately 70,000 annual enrollments. The Chang School's accessible programming is available on campus, online via distance education, and off-site for employee groups and leading organizations.
Campus expansion
Recently, the university has been undertaking the largest campus expansion in its history, with six new buildings constructed since 2000 and two additional constructions announced. In January 2008, Ryerson acquired $40 million worth of real-estate as part of its expansion efforts. The most notable acquisition being three properties on Yonge Street, including the former
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store, Future Shop and World of Posters. There has been a strong desire among students, faculty, and administrators alike to have Gould Street closed between Yonge and Church in order to provide greater safety for pedestrians on campus.
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, which is one of the largest theatres in downtown Toronto with over 1200 seats has also had extensive renovations completed in the past five years. The theatre is home to several
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premieres as part of the
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.
On December 1, 2009, Ryerson University's President Sheldon Levy announced that the school would acquire and renovate the historic
Maple Leaf GardensMaple Leaf Gardens is an indoor arena that was converted into a Loblawssupermarket and Ryerson University athletic centre in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto's Garden District.One of the temples of hockey, it was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the...
for use as a university athletic facility, at an estimated cost of $60 million. The cost is being split three ways between the Canadian federal government, Ryerson University and
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. The upper levels will house a hockey rink, basketball and volleyball courts, and other recreational and academic spaces. Beneath it will be a Loblaws supermaket and parking, with Ryerson and Loblaws owning their own space.
Staff
In November 2005, Professor Arne Kislenko won
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's first Best Lecturer Series. In 2006, Ryerson University had two professors in the semi-finals for TVO's second Best Lecturer Competition. Philosophy professor Dr. James Cunningham, and radio and television arts professor Dana Lee were semi-finalists. In 2006, Greg Inwood, professor in the department of Politics and Public Administration, was awarded the prestigious Donald Smiley Prize for his book
Continentalizing Canada: The Politics and Legacy of the Macdonald Royal Commission.
Library
The Ryerson Library collection consists of over 500,000 books, 3,700 print journal titles and over $2 million of electronic resources, including approximately 23,000 e-journals, approximately over 90,000 e-books, databases and indexes, geospatial data, and catalogued websites or electronic documents. Most of the electronic resources can be accessed remotely by Ryerson community members with internet access, although authentication of Ryerson Library registration is required for access to all commercial resources. The library acquires materials to support the curriculum taught at the university and to support the research needs of faculty. All hard copy materials are housed in the library building at Gould and Victoria Streets.
The 11-storey tower was built in 1974, and is a classic example of
Brutalist architectureBrutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.-The term "brutalism":...
. The library buildings also holds administrative office, the Nursing Collaborative and until 2007 the urban and regional planning program. Urban and regional planning vacated the building in 2007, leaving more space for the existing library.
As part of the Ryerson University Master Plan, the library is expected to either relocate or be the subject of extensive renovations in the next several years. On January 18, 2008 the university announced the acquisition of properties including the former site of
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which will allow expansion of the library to a prime
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location. To improve study space, the entire fourth floor of the library underwent construction during the 2008 academic year. The renovation included the addition of lounges, a graduate reading room, and LCD panels.
Reputation and rankings
Ryerson is known for its career-focused education. As a result, the university has established a reputation for producing graduates who are career-ready in their related fields, such as child and youth care, fashion, photography, occupational and public health, business administration, business technology management, nursing, engineering and Urban & Regional Planning. The part-time study option offered in many of Ryerson's graduate programs, such as the MBA and the M.A. in public policy and administration, have made the school a choice for professionals working in business and government in the
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. In 2009, the university ranked second in Ontario for first-choice applications from graduating high school students, receiving 11 percent of Ontario's total 84,300 admission requests.
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magazine 2010 University Rankings ranked the largest 49 universities of 95 in Canada, where Ryerson placed 17th of 21 in the "Primarily Undergraduate" category. Ryerson placed 18th of the 49 universities on the National Reputational Ranking. Similarly in 2009, Ryerson placed 17th of 48 universities on the National Reputational Ranking.
Research Infosource ranks Ryerson in the 29th position in its list of Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2010. Ryerson ranked second best in the "Undergraduate" category.
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newspaper's Canadian University Report 2010 classifies Ryerson as a Large University (over 22,000 students) where it was graded "A-" in the "Quality of Education" category.
Student life
Ryerson has 31,800 full time and 2,170 students in the masters and Ph.D programs. A large number of students who attend the university from within the
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, but it also draws students from other countries. The university provides on-campus housing for 850 students living in three residence buildings: 137 Bond Street; 240 Jarvis Street and Pitman Hall at 160 Mutual Street.
Student media at the university include the
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station
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and the student newspaper
The EyeopenerThe Eyeopener is one of two weekly student newspapers at Ryerson University in Toronto. It has a circulation of 10,000 copies per week during the school year....
. Students in the university's journalism program produce a second newspaper,
The RyersonianThe Ryersonian is a weekly campus newspaper produced by students at the Ryerson School of Journalism. It competes with The Eyeopener to provide the most complete coverage of events at Ryerson University in Toronto...
, and a biannual magazine, the
Ryerson Review of JournalismThe Ryerson Review of Journalism is a Canadian magazine, published twice annually by final year journalism students at Ryerson University. The magazine profiles personalities, issues and controversies in Canadian media. In addition to the features in the printed magazine, weekly online features...
.
Ryerson has one international fraternity,
Alpha Epsilon PiAlpha Epsilon Pi , the Global Jewish college fraternity, has 155 active chapters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Israel with a membership of over 9,000 undergraduates...
, established in 2000 and one Canadian National sorority on campus,
Delta Psi DeltaDelta Psi Delta can refer to several current and historical fraternities and sororities in Canada and the United States:* Delta Psi Delta , Canadian National sorority at Carleton University, York University, Ryerson University, and University of Windsor* Delta Psi Delta, a local sorority at Ripon...
, established in 2008.
Fight song
Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as
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and
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, and athletic games are: The School Song' (ca 1950), with words by Rennie Charles and music by Al Sauro.
Facilities
style="font-size: 100%" | Facilities
- Library Building
- O'Keefe House
O'Keefe House is the former mansion owned by Eugene O'Keefe, which serves as a residence for Ryerson University. The house holds 33 residents on three floors located at 137 Bond St. in Toronto, Canada.- History :...
- Formerly the Business Building - Victoria Building (VIC)
- Ted Rogers School of Management (TRS)
- Student Campus Centre (SCC)
- Projects Office (PRO)
- Research and Graduate Studies (GER)
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University Advancement, Office of, University Scheduling
Campus Book Store (BKS)
Kerr Hall Kerr Hall is a series of four buildings in a square forming the Ryerson Community Park, also known as the Quad, on the campus of Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. The site of the former Toronto Normal School...
(KHN, KHE, KHS, KHW)
Sally Horsfall Eaton Centre for Studies in Community Health (SHE)
Monetary Times - Civil Engineering Building (MON) |
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre (ENG)
Heaslip House-Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education Heaslip House is home to The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. It opened in the fall of 2005 and is one of the newer buildings to join Ryerson University. It is located at 297 Victoria Street, Toronto. Originally called the O’Keefe House, the four storey building was designed by...
(CED)
Heidelberg Centre - School of Graphic Communications ManagementThe Heidelberg Centre is the home of the School of Graphic Communications Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.The 4-storey building at 125 Bond Street cost $10.61 million to build and was designed by Moffat Kinoshita Architects...
(HEI)
Oakham HouseOakham House is an historic building in Toronto, Canada. Today it is the middle of and owned by Ryerson University. The upper level consists of a cafe used by students and faculty, while the lower level is home to a student pub. The building is also used by the university to hold events and...
(OAK)
Rogers Communications Centre (RCC)
Young-Dundas I (YDI) |
Theatre School The Ryerson Theatre School Building is located at 43 Gerrard St. E., on the north side of the Ryerson University campus in Toronto, Canada, and is the home of the acting, dance, and technical production programs for the Faculty of Communication & Design. Founded in 1971 by Jack McAllister, the...
(THR)
Ryerson Athletic Centre (RAC)
Pitman Hall - Residence (PIT)
International Living/Learning Centre (ILC)
Jorgenson Hall (JOR)
School of Image Arts (IMA)
School of Interior Design (SID) |
Architecture Building (ARC)
Eric Palin Hall (EPH)
Podium building (POD)
Co-operative Education (COP)
Campus Planning and Facilities (CPF) |
As of fall 2008, Ryerson is the first university to use the
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facilities (in the Toronto Life Square) during the day for lectures.
Associations
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries.- History :In 1912, the University of London took the initiative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire...
(ACU)
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- See also :* G13 * Association of Commonwealth Universities...
(AUCC)
- Council of Ontario Universities
The Council of Ontario Universities builds awareness of the university sector’s contributions to the social, economic and cultural well-being of the province and the country, as well as the issues that impact the sector’s ability to maximize these contributions...
COU
- Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson CESAR
- Ryerson Students' Union
The Ryerson Students’ Union is local 24 of the Canadian Federation of Students. It is a body that represents Ryerson University’s full-time undergraduate and graduate students...
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
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See also
- List of universities with industrial engineering faculty
- List of Ontario Universities
- List of colleges and universities named after people
- Ontario Student Assistance Program
The Ontario Student Assistance Program is a financial aid program delivered by the government of Ontario, Canada, for post-secondary education students...
- Higher education in Ontario
Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges. The current minister is Glen Murray who assumed the...
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
Expenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
Expenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007....
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