In this issue:
U of T’s Boundless Campaign hits historic $2–billion mark and expands goal to $2.4 billion
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U of T’s Boundless campaign surpasses historic $2–billion mark and expands goal to $2.4 billion
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The Boundless campaign in numbers
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Thanks to the generosity of thousands of alumni and friends, the Boundless campaign has raised $2,058,559,590 for the University’s highest aspirations and priorities.
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TRANSFORMING LIVES
By supporting new mentoring programs and thousands of scholarships, the Boundless campaign is helping U of T deliver a powerful student experience.
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Investing in the future of talented students
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Donors like Roslyn and Murray Herst are helping the Boundless campaign build on U of T’s commitment to accessibility and outstanding education by raising vital funds for student aid.
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Learning from the best
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At age 88, Leonard Simpson draws on his decades-long career in business and investing to mentor eight students each year. He is one shining example of the more than 10,000 alumni and friends who serve as volunteers and mentors at the University.
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Building confidence and leadership
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Thanks to the vision of alumnae Rashelle Litchmore and Mary Anne Chambers, hundreds of students like Jenny Charitable are pursuing a university education they once thought was out of reach.
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EDUCATING LEADERS FOR A FLUID WORLD
The Boundless campaign is helping develop globally minded citizens who are capable of thriving in a constantly changing world.
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Educating global citizens
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The Munk School of Global Affairs—established through a landmark gift from Peter and Melanie Munk—is encouraging students in the Munk One program to apply what they learn to a global issue they’re passionate about. Sometimes their projects save lives.
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Enhancing international education
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Clement Chan’s $1-million gift creates new U of T entrance scholarships for international high school exchange students that will strengthen links with Canada.
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TRANSFORMING OUR CAMPUS AND THE CITY
Through exciting new infrastructure projects, Boundless is helping transform all three campuses by creating vital spaces for research, teaching and discovery.
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Reimagining a landmark
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One Spadina Crescent will be the new home of the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, a Toronto landmark where scholars will reimagine and envision the future of cities.
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Transforming our campuses
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From state-of-the-art buildings and classrooms to flexible study spaces and the most advanced laboratories and athletic facilities, the Boundless campaign is ensuring our campuses are providing an enriching environment in which to innovate, create, discover and study.
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SPARKING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Innovation is a key driver of today's economy. Through Boundless, we are creating opportunities for students, faculty and alumni to invent, innovate and learn how to take their best ideas to the marketplace.
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Boosting innovative startups
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The Rotman Catalyst Fund, created through Joseph L. Rotman’s $30-million legacy gift, will help the Rotman School continue to foster innovation and fund tomorrow’s cutting-edge startups, including new ventures based on artificial intelligence.
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Heralding a new era for engineering education
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When recent U of T Engineering graduate Mauricio Curbelo (BASc 2014) was in his second year, he helped lay the groundwork for one of the largest donations in Engineering Society history. He just didn’t know it at the time.
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The next generation of innovators
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Research and innovation by early-career faculty will get a significant boost thanks to a $20-million bequest from the estate of alumnus Erwin Edward Hart at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
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DRIVING BREAKTHROUGHS IN HEALTH
The Boundless campaign is helping advance groundbreaking research and innovation that is improving health care and saving lives around the world.
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Mending hearts
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The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research—created through an unprecedented donation of $130 million from the Rogers family—is fuelling innovative research that includes potentially eliminating the need for infants with heart defects to undergo repeated surgeries.
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Putting Mississauga at the forefront of cancer research
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Groundbreaking discoveries for treatment of rare and hard-to-treat children’s brain cancers were the inspiration for a new
$7-million gift from the Orlando Corporation to the Centre for Medicinal Chemistry at U of T Mississauga.
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Making an impact on global health
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A landmark gift commitment from Paul and Alessandra Dalla Lana created the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. It’s a gift commitment that is enabling researchers such as Prabhat Jha to make a tangible difference in improving public health worldwide.
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