| Woodsworth College, University of Toronto | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Propositi Tenax |
| Motto in English | Firm of Purpose |
| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Constituent college of the University of Toronto |
| Principal | Joe Desloges |
| Dean | Liza Nassim (Josephine Mullally [Acting Dean]) |
| Undergraduates | 6,200 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://wdw.utoronto.ca |
Woodsworth College, named after politician and clergyman James Shaver Woodsworth (1874–1942), is a college within the University of Toronto. It is the largest college in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St. George Campus. It is also the newest of the colleges at the University of Toronto, created in 1974. Woodsworth College's Arms and Badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on October 15, 2006.[1]
The College was originally founded to serve part-time students exclusively, specifically adults pursuing continuing education studies in Arts and Sciences as well as transfer students. Since 1999, Woodsworth has embarked on 'direct entry', where students are accepted directly from high school. Woodsworth College is currently home to approximately 6200 students.
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The Woodsworth College Students' Association (WCSA) is the representative body of students at the college.
The Association's government consists of the President, six Vice-Presidents, and nineteen Directors which comprise Board of Directors.
WCSA organizes a plethora of events, including orientation (Frosh Week) for first-year students, weekly WCSA Wednesdays, the annual Red Party along with the year end Woodsworth Gala (Formal). It also provides a great deal of services and activities throughout the year.
The WCSA website is mywcsa.com.
In 1974, Woodsworth was administering the Summer Program to Italy.
Today Woodsworth College's International Summer Programs sends over 900 students to 13 destinations worldwide. For 2011, the destinations are: Sydney, Australia; Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Poland; Hong Kong; Shanghai & Beijing; Amazon, Galapogos & Andes; Oxford; Tours; Berlin; Siena; Mumbai; Tokyo; Madaba; Nairobi, Masai Mara & Mombasa; U. S. or Overseas and Austria, Bosnia, Croatia & Slovenia.
Woodsworth oversees the Visiting Student Program in the Faculty of Arts and Science. This program allows students from other North American universities to come to the University of Toronto and complete credits towards degrees at their home institution.
Woodsworth Residence was erected in 2004 and was designed by the architectural firm architectsAlliance. The residence, located at 321 Bloor Street West, towers over the Pearly Rae gates at the northern entrance of the St. George Campus. The building is a 17-storey glass tower housing 371 students and it offers apartment style living. Suites are self-contained individual apartments of 4-6 people. Each suite provides its occupants with individual rooms; suites are equipped with a shared kitchen, living room and washrooms. There is also an exercise facility, pool table, foosball table, study rooms, and television rooms.
Prior to the construction in 2004 of the Woodsworth College undergraduate residence, the site at 321 Bloor Street was occupied by the Graduate Student Residence, also known as the St. George Apartments. The four-storey U-shaped residence, built in 1926, was designed by the firm of Paisley & Marani and was in the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties. In 2000, A new residence was built for graduate students at the on Harbord St.
Woodsworth College Residence has a student council (Woodsworth Residence Council) composed of students that live in the residence including floor/house reps.
The residence web page is http://wdw.utoronto.ca/residence
Students are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Woodsworth College also hosts several programs within the faculty. These are:
In addition, there are interdisciplinary programs that combine courses from a number of different academic departments in the faculty.
There are also certificate programs for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree.
Starting in the fall of 2012, Woodsworth One will offer students a fully integrated First Year experience, combining two half-credit interdisciplinary seminars and a wide range of co-curricular activities, including guest lectures, academic skills support, student leadership events, and field trips, all designed to complement students’ other courses. In 2012-13, the program’s major theme will be “Order and Disorder,” bringing together studies in Criminology, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, and History. This program builds on the tradition of first year programs available at the other Colleges on the St. George Campus. The Woodsworth program will also offer the possibility of unifying students' first year experience as students will be enrolled in special Woodsworth One Tutorial sections in their other Arts & Science courses.
Details of the program:
Number of credits: one Program Structure: Two half-credit seminars limited to 25 students, plus time-tabled co-curricular activities Eligibility: Faculty of Arts & Science (U of T St. George) applicants Application Procedure: Online application including a brief personal statement