1968: the Administrative Services Department becomes the Finance Department (RYERSONIAN 10Sep68). 1994: around this date (first reference in 1994-1995 Internal Directory), the Purchasing Department or function becomes affiliated with the Finance Department instead of Ancillary Services. Because of the informal transfer of the Purchasing function to Finance and because Purchasing traditionally worked closely with the Finance Department, it was decided not to establish a new, revised archival record group for the Finance activity. 1996 (Fall): the Finance Department undergoes an internal reorganization and changes its name to Financial Services. The departmental sections are as follows: Payroll; Procurement and Payment; Student Fees, Accounts Receivable and Cashiers; Department Services; Budget and Training; Accounting and Treasury; Insurance. [collection record 37-32]

The First-Year and Common Engineering Office (FYCEO) is an independent administrative unit, within the Facutly of Engineering, Architecture, and Science, which handles the academic administrative responsibilities related to all first-year engineering student affairs. The FYCEO was created to help make students' transitions from high school to university smooth, pleasant, and successful. We invite students to visit us whenever they have questions, concerns, or comments of any sort. To answer questions and deal with concerns, we have assembled a highly experienced team of professionals, including a First-Year Academic Advisor, a Counselor, an Administrative Coordinator, and an Administrative Assistant.

The First Year and Common Science Office (FYCSO) is an independent administrative unit within the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Science which handles the academic administrative responsibilities related to all first year science student affairs (except Computer Science) and also provides support to all upper-year students in Contemporary Science. The FYCSO was created to help make students' transitions from high school to university smooth, pleasant, and successful. We invite students to visit us whenever they have questions, concerns, or comments of any sort. To answer questions and deal with concerns, we have assembled a highly experienced team of professionals, including an Academic Advisor, a Student Counselor, an Administrative Assistant, and a Program Assistant.

The Food Services department is responsible for providing food for the campus community at Ryerson University.
Chartwells is the Food Service Management Operator for Ryerson University in 2013 replacing Aramark.

Continuing Education has been at Ryerson since the school was opened in 1948. Below is a rough timeline of significant events in the School's history:
1948: Extension Classes at The Evening School Program

1964: Bert Parsons, Director of Extension
Correspondence course in public administration – extension of night school course for civil servants

1971: Began receiving funding from the provincial government
Ben Celliers, Director of Extension

1972: Management Development Institute created.

1974: Ryerson integrating evening and day education under one academic umbrella
Name change from Extension Department to Evening Studies Department

1975: Report on part-time studies recommended that Evening Studies division replace the Evening Studies Department and that an Evening
Studies Council be created

1976: Ken MacKeracher, Dean of Evening Studies
Academic Council approved bylaws for creation of Evening Studies Divisional Council
Evening classes academic terms aligned with day terms

1977: Evening Studies Division moved to Jorgenson Hall/Learning Centre complex
Evening Studies became Continuing Education Division (headed by a Dean)
Continuing Education Division moved to lower ground floor of Learning Resources Centre from East Kerr Hall
First mention of Continuing Education administering Management Development Institute (which was established in 1972)
The first Dean of Continuing Education was Ken MacKeracher
First graduate in the Continuing Education division

1978: Continuing Education students able to appeal grades for non-credit courses
Occupational Health and Safety is first certificate program proposal in Continuing Ed to be presented to Academic Council
Continuing Education students’ caucus proposed and approved by Board of Governors
The Night Student News newsletter started

1979: Continuing Education Student Association referendum approved by CE students
Academic Council approved interdisciplinary certificate program in gerontology (offered through CED)
Academic Council approved policies/procedures for development of future part-time diploma/degree programs

1980: CE Division gained equal representation with day education on Academic Council

1981: CE certificate status disputed for certificate programs not sanctioned by Academic Council
1982: CE and promotion departments merged

1983: Milton Orris, Dean of Continuing Education

1987: 50 certificate programs offered by CE

1989: CE office moved from 111 Gerrard St. to 252 Victoria St
Ryerson CE Division, Durham College, York University, Trent University partner to allow students to transfer between schools

1994: CE moving from 21 Dundas Square to 415 Yonge

1995: Photo ID available to CED students
Marilynn Booth, Dean of CE

1996: Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning opened
Ryerson ends its partnership with Durham College

1998: CE advertised on television for first time

2000: CE moves to Heaslip House - 297 Victoria Street.

2003: G. Raymond Chang gave $5 million for new CE building; rename: G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education (GRCSCE)

2004: GRCSCE gets new logo

2007: Distance education program in nursing partnership between University of the West Indies and GRCSCE

GREET is a volunteer body which was founded as a result of a need identified by the Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee of Academic Council. It appears that its original members may have been drawn from the Sub-Committee. GREET is comprised of one faculty member from each of the six Ryerson Faculties and the Learning and Teaching Program Director. The latter position was created as a part-time position by the Vice President, Academic, based also on a recommendation by the Council Sub-Committee, and reports through the Vice President, Academic's Office. Both GREET and the Learning and Teaching Program Director (formerly Co-ordinator) work closely together as they share similar goals and concerns. The Chair of GREET receives modest release time to carry out his/her duties; this is funded jointly by the Vice President, Academic and the Learning and Teaching Program Director's budget. *Sandra Radchenko (Applied Chemical and Biological Sciences) appears to have been the first Chair of Greet. As of 1998, Bill Glassman of Psychology was Chair.

The 1998 Internal Telephone Directory (issued in December, 1997) lists the new department of General Services. The head of this department is Peter Brunner, General Manager. The areas which fall under the General Services Department are: Multiprint (Jorgenson Hall), Multiprint (Business Building), Photocopy/Campus Card System, Mail Room and General Receiving/Stores. 2000: The former Multiprint Services, the One-Card Office and the CCS PrintCentre amalgamated under the management of Ancillary Services - General Services Division, under the new name: Duplication and Printing Services. (Campus Memo Sep00) As well, Campus Stores would appear to fall under the General Services Department. Campus Stores is the new name which encompasses both the Bookstore and the Computer Shop. Although Campus Stores is not listed as an area under the General Services Department in the telephone directory, its separate entry in the directory indicates that Peter Brunner (formerly Manager of the Bookstore) is the General Manager. 2002: the internal telephone directory, issued in September, no longer lists General Services as a separate organizational entity. All areas which formerly fell under its umbrella now come under Ancillary Services. The areas listed under the latter department include the following: Director's Office; Campus Parking; Campus Bookstore; Conference Services - Pitman Hall; Conference and Food Services - ILLC; Duplicating and Printing Services; Food Services; Receiving/Shipping/Mailroom/Stationery Stores; "Ryerson One Card" System (under Peter Brunner, the former General Manager of General Services); and Theatre/Facilities Rental. Because of the apparent removal of General Services, this archival record group was closed at the end of 2002.

The Health and Wellness Committee at Ryerson was established by the President's Advisory Committee on Student Life (PACOSL) in the Fall of 1988. It was created to review the possible future of the Health Centre and investigate the feasibility of developing an on-campus health and wellness centre. The Committee included representation from SURPI (Student Council), the former Health Education Study group, The Health and Safety Committee, Health Services, Student Services, Human Resources, and The Faculty of Community Services.
The Committee's mission statement was - To enable members of the Ryerson Community to achieve and maintain their optimum health and well-being potential.

Ontario Minister of Industry and Trade, Andy Brandt, announces a $300,000 grant from the provincial government to establish the Innovation Centre on May 3, 1985. The grant was matched by Ryerson’s Centre for Industrial Development. In June of that year Roy Morley was appointed associate director of Innovation Centre. In 1986 the Office of Research and Innovation becomes the new umbrella organization for research at Ryerson, encompassing both the Centre for Industrial Development and the Innovation Centre. The IC remains responsible for business services and enterprise development. In July of 1986 Ross McNaughton became director of Innovation Centre, replaced in the Fall of 1987 by David Schlanger. In 1988 IC served over 300 clients during its second year of operation and received high external review ratings. In April it received $50,000 interim funding to carry operations through to December 31, 1988. On November 30, 1988 the Provincial government announces plan to scrap funding to 22 innovations centres across Ontario, including Ryerson’s. On February 1, 1989 Ryerson Innovation Centre closes its doors to most of the community, but continued to handle select requests for assistance from faculty, staff, and students.

The integrated department covers three areas: Environmental Health and Safety, Risk Strategy Office, and Security Services and provides documentation, standards and guidance on:
business continuity management,
comprehensive health and safety,
environmental health and safety management system design and performance,
ergonomics,
radiation chemical and biological safety,
regulatory affairs,
risk mitigation and prevention strategy,
security and emergency services,
threat and risk assessment and management,

History of departmental name changes:
Integrated Risk Management, 2013
Department of Environmental Health & Safety and Security,
Department of Environmental Health, Safety and Security Management, 2002
Centre for Environmental Health & Safety, 2001
Occupational Health and Safety Office

Started in 1995, the International Conference Centre made the ILLC a year round business. The centre runs from May to August.

International Student Services, which is now called International Student Support and was previously called International Services for Students, is a unit of Student Life, a part of Student Affairs at Ryerson University. The ISS office assists international students through a mentorship program, cultural programming, professional development, and advisory services related to immigration.

Information acquired from: http://www.ryerson.ca/studentlife/internationalsupport//about/ (Last accessed August 2017)

ISTC (INTERPERSONAL SKILLS TEACHING CENTRE) "The Centre was made possible through a $100,000 gift from the R.S. McLaughlin Foundation, $15,000 from the E.W. Bickle Foundation and $2,500 from the George Lunan Foundation. Its purpose is to improve the 'people' skills of those entering professions where such skills are crucial: professions such as nursing and social work". [FORUM, 15Nov91] In 2007, the centre came under the umbrella of Experiential Learning Office, Katherine Perry, Director.

The Joint Committee On Workload was established by the Ryerson Faculty Association and the Board Of Governors. The first committee may have started in July 1970 [Report of The Committee On Workload, March 1972 (Collection Record 367-2)]

The Joint Planning Commission was established by Ryerson President Brian Segal in September 1986 to provide a wider, more inclusive review of the Institute's strategic direction than is afforded by normal operating processes and to develop a strategic planning framework for Ryerson in the 1990s. The Commission consisted of the following representatives from both the Board of Governors and Academic Council: the Vice-President Academic; a senior Board member; four other Board members (including a member of the support staff); six faculty members elected by Academic Council (one from each Faculty/Division); and two students elected by Academic Council. The Special Assistant to the President served as executive secretary and the Director of Academic Planning and Research as chief research advisor. Based upon the definition of questions and issues received from the Ryerson Community, as well as its own discussions, the Commission formulated a document entitled, "Questions & Issues: A Framework For Discussing Ryerson's Future Directions." It was distributed in March 1987 and submissions were received from the Ryerson Community in the Spring and early Summer. In addition to assessing submissions and conducting hearings, the Commission asked the Academic Planning and Research Unit to provide background data and to undertake an examination of macro-environmental trends in a number of areas of interest to the Commission. In March 1989, the Commission produced its final report entitled, "Planning For The next Decade." The recommendations set forth in this report provide a basis for action and critical change within the context of Ryerson's future.

The Group title, "Joint Training Comm(ittee)" is shorttened from the official name, "Joint Union-Management Advisory Committee on Staff Training and Development ." From a report dated September 4, 1990, entitled, "Training and Development for OPSEU Staff, Needs Assessment Research and Strategic Plan" (RG 458-4): The committee was established in the 1988 - 1990 OPSEU collective agreement. The name of the committee was the Joint Union-Management Advisory Committee on Staff Training and Development. The mandate of the committee was to advise the Director of H.R. "in the areas of needs assessment, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of individual and/or group programs for members of the OPSEU bargaining unit." The report also recommended that the training and development programs developed for OPSEU staff be open to other Ryerson groups, "respecting the conditions outlined in the OPSEU collective agreement." The report was submitted to the Director of H.R., Angelo Pesce. The Joint Union-Management Advisory Committee on Staff Training and Development works closely with the Human Resources section, Organizational and Employee Development (OED). NOTE: In [January?] 2010, the section name was changed from OED to OEE (Organizational and Employee Effectiveness).

*SENIORS' STUDIES AT RYERSON: "Senior's involvement at Ryerson began in September 1979 when a group of interested faculty met with then president, Walter Pitman, to discuss developing a seniors' education centre on campus. Later that fall, the Ryerson Gerontology Certificate program was launched, galvanizing the enthusiasm of both seniors and Ryerson faculty. The following March, Ryerson established the President's Committee on Seniors Involvement at Ryerson (PACSIR), with the aim of providing specialized learning opportunities for seniors and, in turn, allowing Ryerson to benefit from the expertise of senior volunteers. Writing Your Recollections debuted in the summer of 1981. It proved so popular that several of the participants wanted to continue sharing and writing their stories after the course was over. Soon afterward, Recording Recollections at Ryerson was formed and the group began publishing a quarterly magazine with a grant from New Horizons. Recollections continues to publish today thanks to generous support from Central Park Lodges. In fact, several of the Lodges have begun their own Recollections groups with assistance from members of the Ryerson group. As PACSIR continued to develop volunteer opportunities for seniors at Ryerson, they began to contact faculty to see if seniors would be welcome in their classes. By the summer of 1982, PACSIR had its first brochure ready for mailing to seniors and the media, advertising a variety of coures available to seniors at no cost. The response was overwhelming, a clear indication that there was a strong demand by older adults for academic programs. Interested seniors were invited to a meeting in October 1982 to discuss learning opportunities at Ryerson. From this meeting came Seniors' Forum, a monthly lecture/discussion series. The first Seniors' Forum was held two months later and continues to this day, on a monthly basis from September to May. In the fall of 1983, Ryerson established the Seniors' Studies office with a mandate to offer courses designed especially for seniors and to assist those wishing to enrol in regular Ryerson courses. Today, Seniors's Studies offers approximately 30 courses each year and publishes a newsletter. In October 1990, the Learning Is Forever (L.I.F.E.) Institute was lanunched. L.I.F.E., which now boasts a membership of 175 older adults, offers self-directed study groups, a variety of social activities, and publishes its own quarterly newspaper. Seniors' involvement at Ryerson continues to expand. An active roster of senior volunteers contribute approximately 2,000 man hours to Ryerson each year. The very successful Act II Studio, the evolution of Seniors' Studies acting courses, now offers its own programming and presents a variety of theatrical activities during the year. Donations from Shoppers Dry Mart support these endeavours. Today, we celebrate the newest development in seniors' involvement at Ryerson: the merging of Seniors' Studies with the Intergenerational Education Program at Ryerson to form S.A.I.G.E. (Seniors And InterGenerational Education). We look forward to our new partnership and to new opportunities and challenges in the years to come." [Program: Anniversary Celebration of Senior's Involvement At Ryerson and the merger of Senior's Studies and Intergenerational Education, May 4, 1994 -- Collection Record 808-8] 1985: PACSIR was terminated and the Seniors' Studies Advisory was established. 2001: The Archives received a file folder from Gretta Riddell-Dixon retired faculty member of the School of Social Work, former Open College professor of gerontology, former chair of PACSIR and a member of several committees of the Seniors' Studies Program. This file contained pertinent documents on the development of the Senior's program at Ryerson. A decision was made by the Archives to create the Group Seniors'Studies/Pgrm for the arrangement of these documents. At the same time all Seniors'Pro

--Formed in 1972 under the jurisdiction of the Business Division --A program of adult education tailored to the professional development of practising managers in business and government --Dr. Donald Gyallay, appointed Director --Responsibility transferred to the Continuing Education Division in 1977

As of the beginning of the academic year 2009 (Tuesday 8 September 2009), the Health Centre changed their name officially to Medical Centre. Name of Record Group changed to reflect the title change.

1991 - Ryerson asked to draw up a program for a new degree, housed at the Faculty of Community Services 1993 - Midwifery program starts in September.

Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre

• 1848 :The original "Oakham House" built by famed architect William Thomas as his private residence.
• 1860 : House purchased by John McGee, owner of the Phoenix Foundry in Toronto. The exterior dogs now in Archives & Special Collections, were commissioned by William Thomas and to John McGee who foundry fashioned both dogs. (Note : This John McGee is not a relative of Thomas d'Arcy McGee.)
• 1867 : John McGee died and his widow, Rebecca, continued to live at Oakham House until her death in 1891/2
• 1892 : John A. McGee lives in the house for one year.
• 1983 : Harriet Muirhead moves in and in 1895 opens it as a boarding house (she likely rented from John A. McGee until probably he sold it).
• 1899 : House sold to the Society for Working Boys to be used as a home for disadvantaged boys and called the Working Boys' Home.
• 1958 : Ontario Government, on behalf of Ryerson, purchased the building after the Working Boy's Home moved to Clifton House on Montcrest Street.
• 1960 : Kerr Hall, the Student Union Building of Ryerson Institute of Technology and male residence is officially opened.-
• 1969 : The name of the building is changed to Eric Palin Hall in honour of Eric Palin, one of the original members of RIT and founder of the RTA and Electronics Programs. A formal dedication ceremony was held in October, 1971 and in the same year the Quadrangle Building is renamed to Howard Kerr Hall.
• 1973 : Fire inspection discovers wiring in residential floor as a fire hazard and shuts down the residence.
• 1974 : The Board of Governors approved the conversion of Palin Hall to a community centre.
• 1978 : After several delays, Ryerson's newly-renovated Palin Hall officially re-opened with its original historic name "Oakham House". The renovations were designed by George Kneider Architects. Eric Palin Hall became the name of the Technology Annex at 87 Gerrard Street East.
• 1996 : In July, RYESAC, the Ryerson Student Union, was given control of the daily management of Oakham House by the Palin Foundation, with an emphasis placed on student activities. Major changes included: the elimination of the dining room and Junkyard Cafe; the installation of a new campus pub and coffee house; and office space for the ombudsperson and student groups coordinator. (EYEOPENER 4 Sep 1996 / NIGHT VIEWS Sep 1996). See the histories for the Ryerson Centre and the Palin Foundation for related information.

The Alumni Association was formed in 1951, a year after the first graduating class from Ryerson Institute of Technology. The Association functioned until 1984 when it was replaced by the (now–defunct) President's Alumni Council.

An "alumni affairs" function or office existed at Ryerson as early as 1965. In 1969, Ryerson agreed to fund an official Alumni Affairs Office. Louis Gonsalves, a founding member of the Alumni Association, was hired as Ryerson's first Director of Alumni Affairs, concurrent with other duties within the Student Services Department. Because the Alumni Affairs Office worked closely with and acted as a facilitator for the Alumni Association and evolved as an extension of the Association in order to service its needs. In 1977–1978, to facilitate increased fund–raising activites, a Private Funding Office was officially established under, at first, the assistant directorship and then, the directorship of Gonsalves, who divided his time between Alumni Affairs and Private Funding. In 1979, Louis Gonsalves was appointed full–time Director of the Office of Private Funding and David Butler was seconded to the Alumni Affairs Office as Acting Director of that department. In 1980, David Butler was appointed Director of the Alumni Affairs Office. The Alumni Affairs Office ceased to function as a separate department in 1985 when it merged with the Private Funding Office to form the Office of Development. David Butler, Director of Alumni Affairs became the Assistant Director in the Office of Development and Bill McPherson, the Director of the Private Funding Office became the new department's Director. In 1987 Rudy Putns replaced Bill MacPherson as Director and and under his direction the office was officially renamed the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

Co-operative education at Ryerson began in 1976 when fourth year students from the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and Biology were assigned unpaid projects in government and industry. In 1982 paid summer co-op placements began for second and third year Chemical Engineering students. This same year William G. Cott and John Easton secured funding from the government to establish a co-op office at Ryerson for the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and Biology departments. In 1996 co-op options were established in Applied Computer Science, and Administration and Information Management. In 2000 Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health and Safety, and Civil Engineering (Geomatics option) begin offering co-op as an option to their students. In 2007, Biology, Chemistry, Contemporary Science, Mathematics, and Medical Physics begin offering a co-op option. This same year Applied Chemistry and Biology program and its co-op are phased out.

Convocation and Awards Office was created in September of 2007. In 2015 the Office of Convocation and Awards was split in two - with the student award section moving under the purvue of the Registrar's Office. The name was changed to the Ceremonials Office.

1994 (July): Employment and Educational Equity officially becomes a unit of the newly-formed Department of Equity, Harassment and Safety Services. 1998: The Employment Equity Policy is revised. Responsibility for the activity of Employment Equity is transferred from Discrimination and Harassment Services to Human Resources (background provided to the BOG Employee Relations and Pensions Committee 16Jun03)). Primary records pertaining to the Employment Equity Unit of Human Resources will now be arranged under the Human Resources Group. Educational Equity will continue under Group 126, for the time-being. 2001: The internal Ryerson Telephone Directory lists the unit of Educational Equity. 2002: The internal Ryerson Telephone Directory places the Educational Unit under Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Services, with Tony Conte as Educational Equity Advisor. 2003 (October): A Student Services newsletter indicates that Tony Conte has moved to this department. The Internal Telephone Directory lists the position of Educational Equity Advisor as being vacant. N.B. The future status of Record Group 126 is undecided due to the above vacancy. The Archives shall monitor future organizational information in order to determine if this group should be closed. The shortened name 'Equity Office' has been allocated to the group to encompass past and present designations. Subject headings in both the Cross-Reference Subject File and the Documentation Files Collection are designated as "Equity Offices/Issues" and will contain information from both of the abovementioned areas.

Based on a recommendation of the 2010 Final Report of the "Taskforce on Anti-Racism at Ryerson", Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) was established in 2012 within the Office of Provost and Vice President, Academic and under the direction of Denise O'Neil Green as its first Assistant Vice President/Vice Provost.

In April 2017, EDI became its own vice presidency office, renamed to Equity and Community Inclusion with Ms. O'Neil Green being its first Vice President.

1990 (August/September): the Human Resources Department is reorganized. Angelo Pesce, formerly Director of Human Resources, becomes Executive Director of Human Resources, assuming direct responsibility for Occupational Health and Safety, Pension Issues, Employee Development and Compensation and Benefits. Larissa Allen is promoted from Assistant Director of Human Resources to Director, Labour Relations and Employment Services. She is responsible for Labour Relations, Staffing and Systems, Human Resource Information Management and the Ryerson Administrative Support Pool (RASP).

The department was founded in 1969 with David Brennan was the director of Information Services. Terry O'Conner appointed the director in 1979. In 1986 Information Services joined with Promotion Services to form the Department of Community Relations.

The Office/Position of Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator comes under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Vice-President, Academic. It was created as a part-time position based on a recommendation by the Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee of Academic Council. The Committee also recommended the establishment of GREET, a volunteer internal body with which the Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator has worked closely because of shared goals and concerns (the Co-ordinator has been an official member of the GREET committee).

January 1/1986: the Office of Research and Innovation becomes the new umbrella organization for research at Ryerson, encompassing both the Centre for Industrial Development (CID) and the Innovation Centre (IC). The CID remains responsible for technical research and development and the IC for business services and enterprise development.

January 1/1986: the Office of Research and Innovation becomes the new umbrella organization for research at Ryerson, encompassing both the Centre for Industrial Development (CID) and the Innovation Centre (IC). The CID remains responsible for technical research and development and the IC for business services and enterprise development.

• 1988-2001 : See RG 675, DEPARTMENT OF EQUITY, HARASSMENT AND SAFETY SERVICES, for historical information on the Security department and function.

• JULY 2002 : Effective July 1, Julia Lewis is appointed Assistant Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Safety and Security Management (RG 547). Her new responsibilities included the day-to-day "administration and management of Security Services, through the Manager of Safety and Security and the general security force at Ryerson University", (Linda Grayson, July 2002). Until further organizational information is received, a new group for this umbrella department/designation shall not be created and primary records originating from the office of the Assistant Director shall be arranged either under RG 547 or Group 311 (Security and Safety), dependent upon subject matter.

c2002: The name of this department/unit within Student Services was changed from "Financial Aid and Awards" to "Student Financial Assistance".

In 1990, The Department of Development and Alumni Affairs was integrated with the Department of Community Relations to form the Department of Development, Alumni and Community Relations. This follows the resignation of Development and Alumni Affairs Director Rudy Putns. Arnice Cadieux is appointed Executive Director of the new department. On August 1, 1990, following the disbandment of the Learning Resources Centre (July 1), the Media Centre joined the Department of Development, Alumni and Community Relations. John Kentner, Manager of the Centre, reported to Ian Marlatt, Director, Creative Services.Effective January 1, 1996, a realignment of responsibilities took place which affected the department of Development, Alumni and Community Relations. Arnice Cadieux relinquished her responsibilities for development and alumni to become Special Assistant to President Claude Lajeunesse. She retained her duties and title as Executive Director of Community Relations. Ian Marlatt, assistant director in DACR, became team leader with responsibility for day-to-day operations and reported to Ms. Cadieux. Cadieux also continued, on an interim basis, as Executive Director of Development, Alumni and Community Relations, until the appointment of an individual to take responsibility for Development and Alumni Services/Records. A further development in the realignment process occurred around this time. The graphic and photography functions of the Media Centre were formally consolidated within the Community Relations unit whereas the remaining audio-visual equipment functions were integrated into Computing and Communications Services. On May 1, 1996, Professor Bob Crow, from the School of Urban and Regional Planning, was appointed on a three-year secondment to the position of Executive Director, University Development. On July 4, 1996, Arnice Cadieux resigned her position with the University. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Community Relations and Development/Alumni Affairs would be "re-integrated", following the brief separation occasioned by the realignment of January. Ian Marlatt was appointed director of communications within the re–integrated department and reported to Bob Crow. A new, more concise name was sought for the department of Development, Alumni and Community Relations. In December, 1996, the name of the Office of Development, Alumni and Community Relations was changed to University Advancement Office. In 2013 University Advancement changed again with the creation of a separate Department of Communication, Government, and Community Engagement. University Advancement continues, its mission to develop and foster positive relations with our internal and external partners; to enhance Ryerson's image and profile in the broader community; and to increase the financial and material resources of the university through an integrated program of communications, fundraising and service to alumni and friends of Ryerson. It is made up of two departments - Alumni Relations, and Development.

The Office of University Relations was created in April of 2013 with the appointment of Erin McGinn as Assistant Vice President Communications. Department consists of Communcations: Media relations, publications, event listings, crisis communications and issues management, and social media; Marketing: brand resources, marketing strategy and planning, creative design and production, web and digital services, and business cards and stationery; Government relations; and Community Engagement. In September of 2016 the name changed from the Department of Communication, Government, and Community Engagement to the Office of University Affairs.

The current position of Associate Vice President, Academic, established in 1995, should not be confused with that of Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs, which was also known as Associate Vice President, Academic for the period 1982-1989. Hence, the records of the two abovementioned positions are arranged in distinct groups (No. 654 and 551) and cover distinct periods (1995 to the present for Group 654; 1982 to the present for group 551). Both groups are named on the basis of the current titles of the positions, regardless of previous designations. See the description of Group 654 for further historical information. In 1994, at the recommendation of the research committee of Academic Council, a decision was made to create the new position of Associate Vice President, Academic "to lead the establishment of the research mission that is part of Ryerson's university mandate" [Forum 3dec94] and to oversee scholarly, research and creative acitivity. On September 1, 1995, Dr. Kevin Goheen, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Academic Advisor to the President at Carlton University, commenced his appointment as the new Associate Vice President Academic. The following year, on October 1, 1996, Dr. Goheen left Ryerson to pursue other career opportunities. Dr. Rena Mendelson, a faculty member and administrator with the School of Nutrition, was named Acting Associate Vice President, Academic. From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Mendelson served as Interim Associate Vice President, Academic. In 1999, Dr. Mendelson was officially appointed Associate Vice President, Academic, for a five-year term starting July 1. In 2001, Dr. Judith Sandys, former Dean, Faculty of Community Services 1993-2000, was appointed Associate Vice President, Academic (Research and International Development), for a five-year term effective July 1. In 2006, at the end of Dr. Sandys' term, the Associate Vice President's position is renamed Vice President Research and Innovation. Dr. Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos assumes the position. Records Group 654 is therefore closed as an active group and replaced by new Group 910, which reflects the different name and responsibilities.

The position of Bursar existed from the early days of the University until about 1972 when it became part of the newly-formed Finance Department. The Bursar at the time, Benita Krumins, became Accounting Manager. Earlier bursars included Ryerson pioneers S. J. Gadsby, Jim Handley and Charles Temple. The Bursar was essentially responsible for receiving and dispersing money and accounted for receipts and disbursements.

1969: D.H. Bazeley was Comptroller.

This position was created in 1964 and first held by W.B.S. Trimble who is listed as Director of Faculty Affairs in the 1965/66 calendar. The 1966-67 and 1967-68 calendars list C.S. Temple as Director and the position is no longer listed in the R.P.I. calendars from 1969 onwards. The responsibilites of this position may have been absorbed by the V.P. Academic's area.

The Learning Resources Centre arrangement consists of four groups: (i) ARCHIVES; (ii) LRC: DIRECTOR'S OFF. (69); (iii) LIBRARY DEPT. (5); (iv) MEDIA CENTRE (76).

The Office of the Ombudsperson was created in 1997 and is governed by Terms of Reference which outline the powers and responsibility of the Ombudsperson and the role of the Ombudsperson Committee.

The Ombudsperson, Nora Farrell (Ph.D., LL.M. (Osgoode), M.Ed. (UBC)) has extensive experience in providing Ombuds services in a wide variety of settings, in problem-solving and in dispute resolution. She also has experience as an investigator, a mediator and an educator.

Information acquired from: http://www.ryerson.ca/ombuds/about/ (Last accessed July 2017)

July 1, 2003 - the name of the position of Vice President Academic is changed to Provost and Vice President Academic and the position of Associate Vice president Faculty Affairs becomes Vice Provost Faculty Affairs. "The term 'Provost' dates from the 10th century and in the academic world refers to the chief academic officer of a university.

Morley Finley was appointed the first registrar at Ryerson at the School's founding in 1948. He also functioned as the executive assistant to Principal Howard Kerr. Finley resigned from the position in 1955, replaced by D. G. W. McRae (1956-1958). The Registrariat had three sections - Academic Advising/Evaluations; Records and Registration Services; and Timetabling. In 1990 they became responsible for the Office of Admissions/Liaison, which formerly had been organized under the Office of Community Relations. In 1993, the Registrar's office amalgamated its four units into two - Academic Advising/Evaluations with Admissions/Liaison; Timetabling with Records and Registration Services. In 2015 the Office of Student Awards and Scholarship moved under the umbrella of the Registrar's office, formerly residing in the Office of Convocation and Awards.

List of Ryerson's Registrars

Morley Finley 1948-1956
D. G. W. McRae 1956-1958
Alberindo Sauro 1958-1967
Al Wargo 1967-1972
Dorothy Rowles 1972-1973
Roy Horney 1973-1978
Jennifer Brunzell 1978-1988
Dennis Mock 1988-1989
Dawn Little (acting) 1989-1990
Keith C. Alnwick 1991-2013
Charmaine Hack 2013 - present

In 1968, the position of Vice-President Administration was created with the appointment of Brian W. Power. The Vice President Administration was to oversee the following departments: CampusPlanning, Physical Plant, Finance, Personnel and Purchasing (RYERSONIAN 26Sep68). With the death of Brian Power in September, 1970, Don Bazely and John Ezyk were asked to share the position on an acting basis until a permanent replacement could be found. In 1971, George Korey was named Vice President, Administration. With the resignation of Korey in 1977, Tom Sosa assumed the position of Acting Vice President, Administration. In 1978, Sosa was appointed Vice President, Administration. He remained in the position until 1989. With the appointment of Glyn Harry, Director of Finance, as the new Vice President in 1989, the name of the position became Vice President, Finance and Administration. The functions of Human Resources and Employment Equity were transferred from the Vice President, Finance and Administration to the Vice President, Faculty and Staff Affairs. In 1993, the name of the position reverted back to Vice President Administration with the appointment of Linda Grayson. In 1996, the title of this office was changed again, to Vice President, Administration and Student Affairs. With an internal management restructuring in 1998, the responsibility for Human Resources reverted back to the Vice President, Administration and Student Affairs from the Office of the Vice President, Faculty and Staff Affairs (which consequently became Vice President, Faculty Affairs). For the Vice Presidents' and Associate Vice Presidents' record groups, a decision was made to maintain one group for each Office, regardless of changes in titles and responsibilities over the years. It was felt that it was a preferable means of preserving the historical integrity of each of these executive positions.

This record group was established in 2006 as the result of changes to the Office of the Associate Vice President Academic (Research and International Development - Group 654). The new Vice President was Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos.

J.W. Hazelton held the position of Vice-Principal, Technology Division from 1959 to 1964. There is no listing of the position in the RIT calendars from 1964/65 to 1968. A Dean of Technology position held by C.R. Worsley appears in the 1969 calendar.

As described in the original vacancy notice dated March, 1982, the position of Associate Vice President, Academic involved the following responsibilities: "All matters relating to faculty affairs, including administration of the Collective Agreements with the Ryerson Faculty Association and the Canadian Union of Educational Workers; labour relations strategy; appointment, promotion, transfer or removal of members of the teaching faculty; sabbaticals, leaves, exchanges, secondments and other professional development activities." Terry Grier, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, was appointed as the first Associate Vice President, Academic. In 1983, Vice President, Academic, Tony Gifford, stepped down from his position halfway through his six-year term and Grier became Acting Vice President Academic. Jim Packham took his place as Associate Vice President, also in an acting capacity. When Terry Grier was named Vice President Academic in the Fall of 1983, a search was undertaken for a new Associate Vice President, Academic. On July 1, 1984, Larry Gray, Chair of the Psychology Department and a former President of the Ryerson Faculty Association, was appointed Associate Vice President, Academic. In 1989, at the end of his five-year term, Gray was re-appointed for another five years, but to a renamed postion, that of Vice President, Faculty and Staff Affairs. His new position encompassed all of his existing academic responsibilities and added Human Resources and Employment Equity, which formerly reported to the Vice President, Administration. In 1994, Gray stepped down from his position and Michael Dewson was appointed as the the new Vice President, Faculty and Staff Affairs. In 1998, an internal management restructuring designed to realign responsibilities for Faculty and Staff Affairs was announced. Dr. Dewson's new title, Vice President, Faculty Affairs, reflected new responsibilities for faculty development and renewal and learning and teaching, in addition to his existing role in faculty labour relations and negotiations. University Planning was also slated to become a part of the Vice President's portfolio by August, 1999. The responsibility for Human Resources reverted back to the Vice President, Administration and Student Affairs. On July 1, 2000, after a twelve-month extension of his first term, Dr. Dewson commenced a second five-year term in the re-titled position of Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs. On July 1, 2003, the name of the position of Vice President Faculty Affairs becomes Vice Provost Faculty Affairs, at the same time as the Vice President Academic becomes Provost and Vice President Academic. An explanation of these changes can be found in the group history of Group 74. Because of the many changes in title and related functions for this position over the years, but also because of its consistent responsibility for faculty affairs, it was decided to maintain the records produced by this Office under one group, from 1982 to the present. This group is not to be confused with the group for the Associate Vice President, Academic (Group No. 654), a position created in 1995, primarily to oversee scholarly, research and creative activity at Ryerson.

As of 2002 the One Card office was under the jurisdiction of Ancillary Services (RG 309). Prior to this is was under RG 742 - General Services. Records regarding the One Card office prior to 2002 can be found in RG 742.

In August, 1999, it was announced that CJRT-FM and Ryerson's Continuing Education Division formed a partnership involving Open College, the radio station's distance education division. This partnership was created as a result of CJRT-FM's increasing difficulties with the financial management of Open College (due mainly to the Ontario Government's cut of its annual grant to the station three years earlier). The agreement was for a two-year trial period, during which time the Distance Education Unit of Continuing Education administered the Open College courses. At the end of the two years, a decision was to be made as to whether Open College returned to the custodianship of CJRT-FM or whether it remained within Continuing Education, either as a separate unit for marketing purposes or fully integrated into the Distance Education unit of CE (E-Mail, Distance Education Director to Archivist, 20Sep99). On January 22, 2001, a final decision was reached to sell Open College to Ryerson and to integrate it with the Continuing Education's Distance Education unit. The unit became known as Distance Education/Open College. See Collection Record 791-12 for a copy of the purchase and sale agreement. As of that date, the Open College Records Group in the Archives Collection was closed and new records pertaining to Open College were arranged in the renamed DistanceEd/OpenColl Records Group. In the Spring of 2003, the name Open College was dropped in favour of Distance Education. (Minutes, Library Council, 26Mar03)

1960/1961: A committee is formed to organize and host Ryerson's first annual Open House event on January 28, 1961. The objective of the open house was to give the public, particularly high school students a first-hand look at Ryerson and what it had to offer potential students.

1962: Ryerson hosts is second annual Open House event on February 24.

1963: Ryerson did not hold an Open House but did have an official opening for "Ryerson Polytechnical Institute"

1964: Ryerson's third annual Open House event was included with Homecoming weekend held in October, in order to provide both Alumni, as well as Secondary School students, the opportunity to see the changes to the Ryerson campus. It is uncertain whether an annual Open House continued beyond 1964.

This Working Group was formed in November 2003 to enable Ryerson to comply with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA was enacted on January 1, 2001 to guide and direct private sector organizations in the collection, use and disclosure of personal information during the course of commercial activities. On January 1, 2004, the Act applied to all commercial activity within each province -- including provincially regulated organizations -- particularly if a province had no privacy laws (as in Ontario). Thus, Ryerson became subject to the federal legislation and had to formulate guidelines to deal with personal information protection, especially with regard to any commercial activities it may be involved in.

The Working Group, comprised of a cross-section of Ryerson individuals who were deemed to have a particular interest or expertise in this matter, sat for approximately four months, from November 2003 to February 2004. It produced final documents for consideration by the University's senior administration, which in turn issued a final draft entitled, "Personal Information Protection Guidelines", along with a companion document, "Freedom of Information Guidelines".

1948?: George Hitchman appears to have been Ryerson's first Superintendent of Buildings. This position and the caretaking staff who reported to it may have evolved into the Department of Physical Plant at a later date. 1968: Following George Wildish's resignation as Planning Director and the disbandment of his four-man planning staff, two departments are formed: Campus Planning and Physical Plant. The Department of Physical Plant is headed by Director C.E. (Cy) Brown. 1980: With Cy Brown's retirement as Director of the Department of Physical Plant, a decision is made to consolidate three existing departments into the newly-formed Physical Resources Department. The departments are: Campus Planning, Physical Plant and Communications Engineering Services. John Ezyk is appointed Director of the Physical Resources Department whereas Dick Crichton assumes the position of Associate Director - Plant Operations. See group history under PHYSICAL RESOURCES for further information.

June 1/1990: the Department of Physical Resources is divided into two departments: Campus Planning and Construction under Director George Hume and Physical Plant Operations under Director Ron MacLean. John Ezyk resigns from his position as Director of Physical Resources but agrees to return in January 1991 to take up a 25% workload on special projects while reporting to the Vice-President Finance and Administration. In a memorandum to the Ryerson Community, it is announced that Ian Hamilton is appointed Director of the Department of Campus Planning and Facilities, effective April 20, 1998. Both the areas of Campus Planning and Construction and Physical Plant Operations are once again reunited under one department (see: 1999 Ryerson Internal Directory). See: group history under PHYSICAL RESOURCES for further information.

January 1, 1978 ? : The Department of Physical Resources is established with the consolidation of three pre-existing departments :

• Campus Planning
• Physical Plant
• Communications Engineering Services

The new department's responsibilities includes new building construction, renovations to existing space, plumbing, heating, cooling, light and power, furniture inventories, and, services for computers, TV, audio, telephone, language labs, and projectors and screens, as well as safety and security [see Guide to Physical Resources Services, March 1981 in RG 8.02.]

PPAC is the acronym for Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee. An ad hoc committee, the Priorities Committee to Advise the President, was established in 1972 to make recommendations in the area of programs and resources allocation (human, financial, physical) with the purpose of restoring the Institute's financial stability and maintaining its educational integrity and effectiveness. Dr. George Korey, Vice-President Administration, was Chairman. It is probable that later in the 1970s, this Committee became the Planning and Budgeting Review Committee (PBRC). The PBRC, in turn, became the Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee (PPAC) in the late 1980s. Until new information becomes available on the official links (if any) between the Priorities Committee to Advise the President and the PBRC/PPAC, all records pertaining to these committees will be arranged under this group, i.e. PPAC or Group 39.

PACAR is the acronym for President's Advisory Committee On Athletics And Recreation. 1976-present: A 12-member committee ACA (President's Advisory Committee on Athletics), established in 1976, replacing the four member Athletics Board. ACA later became PACAR. Pre-1976: From the limited information available the indication is that the SAC (Students' Administrative Council), a branch of the Students' Union, later becoming Ryesac, was responsible for the athletic facilities. Meetings of the 'Board of Athletics' have been arranged under PACAR (369-6) and Ryesac (79-21).

PACSIR is the acronym for President's Advisory Committee On Senior Involvement At Ryerson.

In 1971, the Office of Development is established under Director Morton W. Rashkis. (TECHNIKOS, October, 1971) This department or activity was short-lived, however, as evidenced by this report: "No appointment was made to replace the Director of Development when the Office became vacant on April 30, 1972 and the support staff moved to positions elsewhere. The other areas within the Office of the President endeavoured to share this responsibility although such efforts were understandably limited due to pressure of other direct responsibilities and lack of staff." (ANNUAL REPORT, 1972-1973) In 1976, fund-raising activities were resurrected, with the allocation of $15,000 by the Board of Governors for this purpose. It appears that Louis Gonsalves, Director of Alumni Affairs, co-ordinated this effort on a part-time basis, with some voluntary assistance. (FORUM, 16Dec77) In 1977-1978, to facilitate increased fund-raising activity, a Private Funding Office was officially established under at first, the assistant directorship and then, the directorship of Gonsalves, who divided his time between Alumni Affairs and Private Funding. Robin Armstrong (later Cruickshank) of Information Services assisted in the funding office on a part-time basis. (FORUM 16Dec77) In 1979, Louis Gonsalves was appointed full-time Director of the Private Funding Office and David Butler was seconded to the Alumni Affairs Office as Acting Director of this department. Mr. Butler was appointed Director of Alumni Affairs in 1980. (FORUM 29Aug80) Although the two areas seem to have been administratively separated at this point, both activites probably continued to be closely intertwined and focused mainly on fundraising in subsequent years. In the 1978-1979 Ryerson Annual Report, it is reported that a five-year, $6 million private funding campaign ("Developing For the Eighties") is approved by the Board of Governors. In March of 1981, the student press reported the resignation of Louis Gonslaves and the appointment of Robin Cruickshank as manager in the Private Funding Office. (RYERSONIAN 18Mar81, EYEOPENER, 19Mar81) Later in the year, William MacPherson is appointed Director of the Private Funding Office. (RAMBLER, Fall/1981) In 1985, the Alumni Affairs Office and the Private Funding Office merged to form the Office of Development. David Butler was named Assistant Director and Bill MacPherson Director of the "new" department. The department was renamed Development and Alumni Affairs in 1987. See the group history for the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs (Development/Alumni, Group 26) for subsequent information. It should be noted that the Private Funding Group (577) will include: records of the short-lived Office of Development under Morton Rashkis (1971-1972); records pertaining to fundraising activites under Louis Gonsalves during the period 1976-1981; and records pertaining to fundraising activites under Bill MacPherson for the period 1981-1985.

Full name of the group is Promotion Planning Group. The Group was set up at the request of Ryerson President Brian Segal in 1986 to report on ways to meet increased competition for a declining pool of students with effective promotion strategies and appropriate allocation of funds. The Group was chaired by Tim Reid, Dean of Business and co-ordinated by Gail Scott, Executive Co-ordinator, Community Relations. Other members included: Jennifer Brunzell, Registrar; Gene Logel, Assistant Registrar - Admissions; Arnice Cadieux, Director of Promotion Services; Marvyn Novick, Dean of Community Services; Paul Nowack, Dean of Applied Arts; Nick Siller, Dean of Arts; Ted Wisz, Dean of Technology; Ron Swirsky, Director of Planning and Research; Ron Taber, Director of Student Services; and Ray Young, Associate Director - Marketing of the School of Business.

November 1/1986: the Promotion Services and Information Services Departments join to form the Department of Community Relations.

1950s - mid-1960s: The Publications Committee, in conjunction with The Ryerson Students' Union Incorporated, operated with student activity fees to produce the publications: Student Directory, Ryersonia (Yearbook), The Fifth Page and The Ryersonian. 1965 - 1966: The Student's Administration Council assumed responsibility of the publications when they became financially independent of The SUC.

Around 1994 (first reference in 1994-1995 Internal Directory), the Purchasing Department or function becomes affiliated with the Finance Department instead of Ancillary Services. With this change, all primary and secondary records relating to the purchasing function and dating from 1994 to the present are arranged or filed under Financial Services.

Queen’s is one of Canada’s oldest degree-granting institutions. It was established in 1841 by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria. Located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, it is a mid-sized university with several faculties and schools, as well as the Bader International Study Centre located in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, United Kingdom. See the Queen's encyclopedia for more information about the history of the University. https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/h/history-queens-overview

RIOT is an annual "off-the-wall" comedy revue which was first produced in 1950 and which involved members of the general Ryerson community. An acronym for the University's original name (Ryerson Institute of Technology), RIOT helped promote Ryerson in its early years, thanks in part to the innovative advertising done by students throughout the city. As the (incomplete) list of information below indicates, RIOT was held at various times during the academic ear. Its main venue was Ryerson although it was held off-campus during certain years. Today, RIOT is produced at Ryerson, in February of each year. In 1958, RIOT was cancelled, apparently as a result of a decision by the Alumni Federation Committee to cancel Homecoming Weekend (RIOT was to have been a part of the planned activites --Ryersonian 30Sep58). In 1962, the RIOT production was not well-received because of objectionable content and poor taste. Because of the problems and criticisms it encountered, there was talk of abandoning the show in 1963. However, RIOT survived after it was decided to place it under the jurisdiction of a special Student Administrative Council (SAC) committee. In 1964, the RIOT production, slated to be held in the Fall of 1963, was postponed to the Spring of 1964 because of the construction of a new auditorium (the Ryerson Theatre). However, RIOT '64 was never held. The annual RIOT production continued regularly until 1976 when it was cancelled due to a lack of student spirit and involvement. The revue was revived in 1980. At some point in time, RIOT ceased to involve the general Ryerson community and, as is the case today, became a production of students in the Radio and Television Arts Program. -------------------------- RIOT Productions RIOT '50 Spring 1950 Ryerson RIOT '51 Spring 1951 Ryerson RIOT '52 Spring 1952 Ryerson RIOT '53 Spring 1953 Leaside High School RIOT '54 Spring 1954 Leaside High School RIOT '55 Spring 1955 Central Technical School RIOT '56 December 1955 Northern Vocational School RIOT '57 November 1957 Ryerson RIOT '58 ----------------Not held------------------ RIOT '59 March 1959 Ryerson RIOT '60 November 1959 Riverdale Auditorium RIOT '61 November 1960 Lansdowne Theatre RIOT '62 November 1961 Lansdowne Theatre RIOT '63 November 1962 Ryerson RIOT '64 ----------------Not held------------------ RIOT '65 January 1965 Ryerson RIOT '66 November 1965 Ryerson RIOT '67 January 1967 Ryerson RIOT '68 January 1968 Ryerson RIOT '69 February 1969 Ryerson RIOT '70 February 1970 Ryerson RIOT '71 February 1971 Ryerson RIOT '72 February 1972 Ryerson ------------------------- The RIOT Collection contains: scripts, programmes, budgets, reports, posters, notices, photographs, slides, videos, films, audio reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes, a phonograph record, artifacts, button, newspaper clippings, etc. Originally, the RIOT Collection was organized by year as documentation files in filing cabinets. These files included both secondary-source and primary-source material. When the documentation files were re-organized, it was decided to transfer the RIOT files to a newly-formed RIOT record group and maintain them in their original format, on an indefinite basis (collection record 215-1). With the donation of 1.2 meters of RIOT memorabilia by Ryerson alumni for the special RIOT reunion in 1995 (see collection record 215-3), new sub-series were established for certain materials by combining the newly-received items with similar items in 215-1. Other primary-source records such as programs, tickets, correspondence, notices and photographs remain in 215-1. Eventually, these records will be removed from 215-1 and placed in their own sub-series. It is also planned to establish a master finding aid which will indicate whatrecords

The Recollections Group (under the direction of Grete Woods, Business and Technical Communication faculty member) started with 14 members following the completion of the first "Writing Your Recollections For Seniors" course offered by Continuing Education in the Summer of 1980. More than 50 members have since joined this seniors' writing society which publishes members' essays, short stories and poems in the publication `Recording Recollections At Ryerson'. This magazine is published quarterly through the assistance of a grant from the New Horizons Program of the Department of Health and Welfare.

Rho Alpha Kappa (Rho) was one of the fraternities at Ryerson that was active from 1958 to 1972. At its peak the fraternity had 168 members. Rho was Canada's only professional communications fraternity.

In 1983 the Rho Alpha Kappa Alumni Association was formed. The association holds events and activities for its members and funds an annual award for the RTA School of Media students.

Information acquired from: http://www.rhoalphakappa.ca/aboutrho.html (Last accessed August 2017) http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/enjoy-the-privileges/Alumni-Achievement-Awards/Recipients/Rho-Alpha-Kappa-Executive-Members/ (Last accessed August 2017)

The Rogers Communications Centre was built over a two-year period (1989-1991). A ceremony was held on December 11, 1991 to mark the completion of the Centre's construction.

On February 28th, 1981, the first ever Ryer's Inn was held in Jorgenson Hall. Organized by the students of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program, it was modeled on a similar event held every year at Cornell University. A gala evening of dining and dancing to which top people in the hospitality industry were invited, was conceived, organized and run by students, volunteering their time, with faculty advisors providing guidance throughout the project. Ryer's Inn became an annual event at Ryerson until its cancellation in 1987. It was decided that the program wasn't giving a positive image to guests in the industry. The event was put on hold for re-assessment.

Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services - also known by its acronym R.A.S.S. - provides a culturally supportive environment to promote academic excellence and serves as a place to balance academic learning with traditional teachings and culture.
R.A.S.S started in 1993 with the purpose of offering peer support, tutoring, cultural, events and many other services geared to develop an Aboriginal presence on campus.

The role of the office is to provide specialized services for Aboriginal, Metis and Inuit students on campus and to develop a mutually productive relationship between Ryerson and the Aboriginal Community.

The Cultural and Traditional Teachings program compliments, and supports existing services and programs.

The service provides Aboriginal students with the opportunity to spend time with Elders, to receive traditional counselling and support cultural teachings not reflected in the school curriculum. In 1998, Ryerson was home to the first traditional Pow-Pow held on a Toronto University campus. The event was part of the Aboriginal Services’ mandate to promote traditional teaching and access to aboriginal cultural events for the Ryerson Community.

R.A.S.S. invites Traditional Teachers from the Aboriginal community, to share indigenous knowledge and traditions, to teach Aboriginal history, culture and protocols. R.A.S.S. also promotes Ryerson at Aboriginal job fairs, on reserves such as the Grand River Six Nations, and at the Canadian Aboriginal Festival.

History: The Board of Governors of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, in December 1970, approved in principal a proposal made by President D. Mordell that an applied research institute be set up. Operations of Ryerson Applied Research Limited (RARL), actually commenced on 1 July 1971. RARL was wholly owned by RPI and operated as a normal commercial enterprise. It acted primarily as a liaison agent between Ryerson faculty and business, industry, government, and other educational institutions in the evaluation, delineation, acquisition and carrying out of projects. The Board of Directors of RARL consisted of the President, V.P.-Academic, V.P.-Administration, Chairman of the Board of Governors and one other member of the Board supported by a Secretary and Treasurer. The members of the first Board of Directors were D.L. Mordell, Dr. H.H. Yates, Dr. G. Korey, R.G. Reid and I.F.T. Kennedy with J.R. Gorman as Secretary and G. Korey as Treasurer. The first General Manager was A.P.H. Barclay who was replaced by W.A. Hunter in 1973 after Mr. Hunter's Viability Report suggested that the position of General Manager need only be a part-time one. RARL sales grew slowly from $40,000 the first year to almost $60,000 by 1976. Several successful projects, such as a low-frequency radio transmitter developed for use in the Arctic and a survey for the United Church of Canada, were undertaken but bureaucracry and the impression that applied research was being forced on faculty and departments from the "top" down dampened enthusiasm for RARL. Many faculty members were reluctant to get involved because their teaching loads did not allow sufficient time for them to engage in applied research. By 1978 the accumulated debt of RARL had reached $65,000 and the Board of Governors decided to inactivate the company. W.A. Hunter resigned as General Manager on 30 June 1978 and on 30 October 1978 the Board of Governors passed a resolution which required RARL to cease operations and return all outstanding funds to RPI except for $750, which would be used to generate income to satisfy basic corporate costs, until a review of the company could be held. RARL was officially dissolved in 1982. Provenance/Original Order: The RARL files represent a single fond even though the records are scattered throughout several offices at Ryerson. This is due to the fact that RARL, as an outgrowth of the new concept of solidifying links between RPI and industry and business through applied research, was set up as a separate organization with specific objectives and functions, and with a clearly defined mandate. Nearly all the RARL files are located in the Accessions of the people who were on the Board of Directors, i.e. President, V.P.-Academic, V.P.-Administration and Board Secretariat. Most of these records are duplicates except for the contact reports, prospect data files and project files held by the V.P.-Academic. Individual departments, faculty and students may have in their possession documents relating to RARL. However, these would probably not add substantially to our collection of records. The RARL records we have provide a very complete picture of the aims, objectives, functions and structure of Ryerson Applied Research Limited.

Officially opened in November 1949 as the Supply Store, the bookstore, a non-academic service, was not funded or staffed by the Institute due to Ministry mandate of not funding non-academic activities/services. The store was organized by the director of the Business Department, responsible to the Students’ Administrative Council (S.A.C.) and staffed by students of the Retail Business program, thus, keeping costs low and providing experience to students. Profits above maintaining the store operation went to the Students’ Administrative Council (S.A.C.). The S.A.C. provided funding through the Student Activity fee collected by the Institution with tuition.
March 1957 saw the establishment of a parent organization to the Students’ Administrative Council (S.A.C.) to allocate the student fee to S.A.C. and to non-academic standing committees. This was the Students’ Union Incorporated, also referred to as the Students’ Union or the Corporation
Soon after, in 1960 / 1961, the Supply Store name changed to Students’ Union Store, also referred to as Students’ Union Supply Store, was operated by the Students’ Union’s Supply Store Committee, and staffed by Retail students. Profits continued to benefit S.A.C.
Organizational changes occurred in 1964 / 1965 after the Board of Governors, having responsibility for the conduct and management of the Institute, approved in April 1964 a resolution passed at the Students’ Union Incorporated annual meeting to transfer all physical property and assets of the Students’ Union to the Board of Governors. In March 1965 the students voted out of the Students’ Union. The Students’ Administrative Council (S.A.C.) was then incorporated as an independent student organization controlling its own budget, receiving and administering fees, and raising funds through per capita grants. This prompted a name change of the bookstore to Students’ Union Bookstore and by 1967 (there were alternate spellings). Also in 1965, the Students’ Union Incorporated hired the first professional manager, discontinuing Retail student management.
The Union changes coincided with the planning and 1967 establishment of Institution changes that shifted the Bookstore’s organizational placement from a student to institutional mandate. With approval from the Board of Governors, the Student Affairs Department officially became the Student Services Department in 1967as a full service non-academic department. Student-funded services previously under student management with or without faculty advising were subsequently transferred to Student Services. These included Kerr Hall (Student Centre), financial aid, housing registry, orientation program, counselling services, and alumni services, the Athletic Directorate and Health Services. The Bookstore became the Ryerson Bookstore; however, profits continued to support the independent Students’ Administrative Council. The selling of used textbooks transferred to the student club, Circle K. Prior to 1990 when it was reported used books were traded-in to the bookstore.
Services for faculty and staff were under the new Institution Services (later Ancillary Services) including the Bookstore in 1969.
In 1970 there were seven F/T staff and one P/T staff and a move was made to larger premises in the basement of Jorgenson Hall.
Other Bookstore milestones include the 1981 acceptance of VISA credit cards initiated by the needs of evening continuing education students, replacing a cash only policy; the first Book Fair was held in Jorgenson hall in 1985 to introduce textbook publishers to faculty.
Locations of the Bookstore changed with the expansion of campus. By 1950/51, the Bookstore was in its 3rd location, the gymnasium with well-stocked shelving in the pre-fabricated out building near Church and Gould Street, south-east corner of campus. In 1952 / 53 the location changed to the 2nd floor of the newly developed Students’ Union (a place) in the same pre-fabricated building housing the gymnasium, south-east corner of campus. After a few more locations including a lengthy temporary location (1963-1971) in Kerr Hall (W69), a permanent location was in the new Jorgenson Hall building (1971-1988). The store had six spacious aisles in the Lower Ground floor, northwest corner, directly under the cafeteria and adjacent to student lounges. There was a much anticipated grand opening in 1988 of a larger location at the corner of Gould and Victoria Streets adjacent to the parking garage.
Two auxiliary shops existed during the late 1980s and 1990s. Opened in 1988, was a multi-purpose boutique, Chapter Two, at the corner of Victoria and Dundas streets, selling Ryerson clothing, confections, jewellery, health and beauty products, magazines, books on sale, computers and software, photography supplies, as well as equipment rentals (computer, typewriters, video and compact disks). Four years later (1992), Chapter Two closed for economic reasons and the space was leased out. The computer sales was transferred to the Computer Shop located in the lower level of Jorgenson Hall, but due to low sales, it closed its doors in the spring of 2002 with computer software and accessories moved to the Bookstore.
The Bookstore has maintained relevancy during the modern era’s challenges of competitors selling cheaper books on-line by keeping itself relevant selling textbooks, stationery, Ryerson clothing and giftware, stationery, computer supplies, magazines, contemporary books.