This file contains photographs of faculty and staff from Nursing Department.

This file contains photographs of children and staff from ECE working on Healthy Childhood Development Project.

People skating on Lake Devo in February 1999.

Images of the Quad and the entrance to the RAC, Sept. 1999.

Photos and images of people who appeared in the Fall 1997 edition of Ryerson Magazine.

Photos included in the Ryerson Magazine Spring 1998 edition.

Photos and images of people who appeared in the 1999 Spring edition of Ryerson Magazine.

Photos and images of students taking exams. Photos and images included in the Annual Fund Ad for May 1998.

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The file consists of membership cards : two blank (no alumni member name) and two with textual information. These cards were the first "plastic" cards to be issued between March 2007 to June 2013.

Included is a sample of the application form.

Records consists of convocation programmes, transcripts of speeches/addresses, press kits, photographs, invitations, cassette tapes, some videocassettes and related documentation.

In December 1996, the name of the Office of Development, Alumni and Community Relations was changed to University Advancement Office and, thus, responsible for Convocation and ceremonies until 2008 with the creation of a separate department, the Office of Convocation and Awards.

See also:

RG 4.04 - Information Services - 1950 to 1986
RG 122.02 - Community Relations - 1987 - 1994
RG 395.12.01 - University Advancement - 1995 to 2007
RG 928.01 - Convocation and Awards - 2008 to present

File contains programs and other associated materials for the Spring and Fall convocations.

File contains programs and other associated materials for the Spring and Fall convocations.

This file contains A profile of Ryerson Alumni Annual Statistics Report.

This file contains 1 copy of Financial Planner guide prepared for the Alumni and Friends of Ryerson Polytechnic University by Alumni and Community Relations Department.

This file contains notices to the Ryerson community.

A series of promotional materials designed and produced in three formats: Posters, Booklets, and pamphlets.

File contains blank holiday cards created by the university

This file contains 57 photographs of Ryerson Fellows 1979-1990 orinally organized in an album with names of fellows and descriptions below each photograph.

Collection includes: Notices, invitations, artifacts, speech, Christmas card, Ryerson wall calendars and slides of calendar photographs, A History of Ryerson, Guest Book, etc. received through internal mailings and accessions

File contains photographs taken of individual pages of the Ryerson Family papers that were donated to the Ryerson Archives in 1997. Also included in the file are photographs of Ryerson Archivist Claude Doucet looking throught the scrapbook. Photograph can be found in the Ryerson Magazine, Spring 1997.

Group photos and people sitting at a round table during a discussion.

File contains group shots of the graduation class.

Noha Saab of Admissions/Liaison/Curriculum Advising demonstrating with Manuela Riqueza the new photo I.D. cards (One Card) for staff and faculty. A photocopy page from the FORUM Nov. 8, 1996 Vol. 22(4) pg. 5 title of article - "Photo ID cards lead way to cashless campus of future."

Co-ordinator Mark Banbury works on programming with students Vanessa Arscott and Hussein Madhavji to launch Ryerson's Internet radio station SPIRIT www.rcc.ryerson.ca/schools/rta/spirit An article entitled "Internet radio gets SPIRIT: sound of Ryerson coming to your PC throught the Web can be found in Forum January 17, 1997 page 4.

Gladys Doyle is presented with flowers and a gift given by Claude Lajuenesse and Linda Grayson for her work and dedication for 45 years at Ryerson for working at the switchboard. A page from the Forum, February 28, 1997 (pg.11-12) entitled "Voices from the past celebrate 45 years on the line" shows Gladys in a "then and now" photograph.

Group picture of HRDC graduates.

Wendy Cukier and Heidi Rathjen joined by Mayor Barbara Hall for the launch of the Canadian Coalition for Gun Control. The reception took place at Oakham House on Oct. 2, 1996. A page from Forum (p.12), October 18, 1996, "Ryerson - Toronto reception honours all who supported gun control law".

Vera Straka, Marie Dowler, Janet Chappell and Ravi Ravindran made up this years (1997) winners of GREET (The Group of Renew and Enhance Effective Teaching). A page from Forum July 1997 p.2 "Teachers par excellence : four recognized by GREET for achieverments inside and outside the classroom

Shakeel Adam of Aerospace and Andrea Fraser of Adminstration and Information Management are the first winners of the Ryerson sponsored John Brooks Scholarhips. A page from Forum (pg.6) December 6, 1996 entitled "Aero, AIM studentst are first to win John Brooks awards.

Claude Lajuenesse, and other staff members are present for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the unveiling of the plaque for the Lions Club Access Centre

Ryerson president Claude Lajuenesse with students from Hong Kong.

Ernie and his hot dog cart selling hot dogs and people donating for his bursary.

15 Continuing Education awards presented at the Awards Dinner sponsored by The Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson and The Continuing Education Division. In the color negatives there are staff and faculty presenting awards to selective students.

Richard Van Der Ross , the first coloured rector at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa anti-apartheid educationist gave a lecture to a group of Ryerson students.

Several pictures of Tony Castillo, Oakham House cook. His picture appeared in Forum because he helped a man find his lost wallet. The man who happen to be a lawyer at the firm Miller Dallas Inc. wrote a letter to Claude Lajueness and Mayor Barbara Hall congratulating Tony Castillo for his kindness and actions he took in finding this wallet. From Forum Nov 8, 1996

This file contains notice and photographs from Plenary Session "Sounding the Alarm" Poverty in Canada organized by and Ryerson School of Social Work, presented by The Honourable Erminie Joy Cohen, The Senate of Canada and Angela Petten Action Centre for Social Justice, Monday, October 20, 1997.

United Way Pancake Breakfast on Tuesday October 28, 1997 raised $1281.Service was provided by VP Dennis Mock, Ryerson's United Way co-ordinator Marg Macmillan, Executive Director of University Advancement Bob Crow, Nicole and Claude Lajeunesse, VP Michael Dewson, and VP Linda Grayson. A picture of the group appeared in Forum November 10, 1997. A yellow flyer advertising the location and the menu, with Nicole and Claude's favorite items.

The Urban Planning Awards was presented to students in the Urban Planning Department for the 1997 academic year.

Pictures of Hani Elias a visting professor in Civil Engineering, and a few other staff and faculty including Dennis Mock attend and welcome the 30 students to this popular program. Picture of Hani Elias with his son and niece in Forum November 24, 1997.

Staff get together to sing christmas carols and have free coffee and snacks in Jorgenson Hall. The christmas tree is also decorated

File contains two photographs. One of the of the photographs shows a model in a Brian Bailey (Fashion '83) fashion show. The second photograph is of Susan Langdon (Fashion '77), Lida Baday (Fashion '79), David Dixon (Fashion '93), and Ewa Majak (Fashion '96) posing with their 1996 City of Toronto Awards for Excellence in Fashion Design.

File contains one photograph of Vera Straka, Professor in Architecture, and Marie Dowler, Professor in the Department of English and Director of the Writing Centre. The two are seated at a table with their award certificates.

File contains one photograph of Ryerson members of CUPE local 233 and Ryerson President Claude Lajeunesse.

File contains photographs taken during Fall 1997 student orientation activities in the Quad. Included are photographs of students competing in the inflatable jousting ring, and sumo wrestling. One of the photographs was published on the front page of the October 10, 1997 FORUM.

File contains 4 photographs. Images were published or taken to be published in the FORUM. Included are 2 photographs of Ryerson James (Jim) Anderson, Business '59, President and CEO of McKim Advertising; James Archbold and Kileen Tudor-Scott with the CESAR teaching award; and The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy with Tim Reid, Dean of Business and Brian Segal, Ryerson President.

File contains photographs of people associated with and people who visited Ryerson whose last names start with "G".

A reception for professors, Mar. 22, 2001.

1998 O' Keefe House Reunion.

February 4, 2000 Social work awards.

April 14, 2000 The Dennis Mock Student Leadership Awards

March 15, 2001 Tour and Discussion Day

Career accelerator program - graduation. June 7, 2006.

Homecoming 2000

Christinee Magee (Sleep Country Canada) lectures at Ryerson University, March 3, 1999.

Newcourt Credit Group was given a reception in honor of their donation to establish the Newcourt/Ryerson Business Forum Endowment Fund. May 26, 1999.

CUPE Collective Agreement Nov. 9, 2000.

Reception for PEBBLES` launced at Sick Kids Hospital. One of the supporters of PEBBLES was Wayne Gretzky.

Urban Planning Awards...Oct. 10, 2000.

Donation from Bell Globemedia in 2001.

Lieutenant-Governor Hilary Weston played host to some of the pionners of the University's past, inluding a trio of former presidents, at a reception February 4, 1998, marking Ryerson's golden anniversary. From Forum. Feb. 16, 1998. "Hilary Weston honours pioneers".

David Amborski sitting in front of Toronto's City Hall.

Andrew Barnsley from Image Arts presents Ryerson with the Telefilm grant.

Bronskill ceremony.

Students and faculty from the department involved in the Food and Nutrition brochure...Feb. 3, 1998

Wednesday October 10, 2001 awards were presented to C.E. teachers. Dr. Anthony Chan, Professor Debby Barrette, and Professor Jacquie Chic.

Business Management Awards...Nov. 20, 2001.

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management awards ceremony.

Twenty Five Year club Nov, 30, 2000.

International students dinner..Sept. 25, 1998.

Urban Planning convocation reception....June 16, 1998.

Representing Ryerson at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering an exhibit called the "Bridge Busters".

File contains 2 copies each of volume 23, issue 1-13 (Sept. - April). Issue 13 is labelled as Issue 12.
There is an unexplained change in volume for the next issue, which is listed as volume 24, issue no's 13-16 (April - June).
Third copy available to researchers on open shelving in reading room.

File contains 2 copies of Vol. 29, No. 1-7.
Third copy is in folder in open stacks in reading room.

File contains 2 copies of the 2008 editions of the newsletter.
Third copy is in folder in open stacks in reading room.

This file contains directories of alumni, their programme of study, and year of graduation.

This file contains the University magazine published twice a year by the Office of University Advancement.

The magazine Alumni Relations publishes for the alumni started in 1962 as, The Rambler.

Alumni Relations felt the magazine needed to prominently show the school name in the masthead. With the Spring 1997 issue, the name changed to "Ryerson Magazine". The magazine was to be more than just an alumni affairs journal -- it was also to be used to help recruit new students and to communicate with university associates.

The next two issues, Spring 2001 and Fall 2001 were entitled, "Ryerson University the magazine".

Quickly another rename called the magazine, " Alumni magazine" with the Winter 2002/03. This name was used until the Winter 2010 issue.

In January 2011 a redesign gave another name, "Ryerson University Magazine, for Alumni and Friends". It is current and ongoing.

In April 2022 the University changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University, so with the Summer 2022 edition the magazine changed its name to Toronto Met University Magazine.

The file consists of seven copies of one oversized sample with the text, Alumni Newsletter Ryerson Polytechnic University

File contains copies of the annual report produced by Alumni Relations.

Homecoming was held Friday September 19 and Saturday September 20, 2003. File contains reunion invitations for the classes of 1953, 1973, and 1993, correspondence, 2 class of 1953 memory books and some 1952-1953 trivia facts.

Alumni Weekend 2009 was held Thursday October 1 - Saturday October 3. File contains a newspaper clipping, mailings, calendar of events, and 2 copies of the class of 1959 memory book. Also in the file is an invitation, programme, and ticket to the Ryerson Dinner held on October 3 and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Alumni Weekend 2012 was held Saturday September 22. Included in the file are mailings, a cd of photographs from various events including the Ryerson Dinner, and event programmes. Also included are programmes and a table sponsorship sign, from RULA , for the Ryerson Dinner held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

The file consists of material for Alumni Weekend 2016 including advertising for the 2016 Gould Street Party, information on the "Our Time to Lead" video spotlights, and The Ryerson Dinner program.

On the occasion of its 50th Anniversary in 1998, Ryerson Polytechnic University established the Ryerson Alumni Achievement Awards to pay tribute to alumni who have excelled in their respective careers and who have made a significant contribution to their profession, their community and their country.

The Alumni Achievement Awards program was inaugurated in 1998 on Ryerson Polytechnic University's 50th Anniversary. There were initially two categories - Alumni Award of Distinction and Outstanding Recent graduate. The Alumni Award of Distinction is given for professional achievement. The Outstanding Recent Graduate Award is given an alumnus who brought honour to Ryerson withing 10 years of graduation. The winners are gifted with a medal created with funding from the Board of Directors of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in honour of Mr. Sharpe's induction into the Business Hall of Fame in 1998. The award was re-named for Mr. Sharpe in 2002. In 2008 the Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award was introduced, recognizing alumni who have provided outstanding volunteer assistance to the University. In 2013 the Outstanding International Alumni Award was introduced, recognizing the alumnus that has demonstrated exceptional accomplishment in their chosen profession, exceptional service in community affairs, and has contributed to the advancement of Ryerson University.
Sub-series contains promotional materials relating to the Alumni Achievement Awards and the Wall of Recognition. It is divided by year. For more information on each ceremony, including lists of honourees, see the file level records.

File contains a programme and an invitation for the September 6, 2007 ceremony held in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre.
Alumni Award of Distinction recipients were: Tania Bortolotto, Architectural Science '90; Sheri Cohen, Social Work '96; Bryan Cantley, Journalism '69; Tony Gagliano, Business Management '80; and Jenny Gumbs, Public Administration '02. The Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate award recipients were Andy Lai, Lee Liu, Sundeep Mokha, and Chris Nguyen - all of ITM '05.

File contains a programme and an invitation for the Thursday February 16, 2012 ceremony held in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre.
Alumni Award of Distinction recipients were: Paul Cocker, Civil Engineering '70; Tom Gunter, Business Management '80; Stephanie Asare Nti, Social Work '01; Keith Pelley, RTA '86; and Frank Walwyn, Business Administration '89. The Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate award recipients was Hossein Rahnama, Computer Science '03 and Electrical and Computer Engineering '06. The Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award winner was Jane Langdon, Food and Nutrition '75.

File contains programmes and invitations for the Thursday February 11, 2016 ceremony.

Alumni Award of Distinction recipients were: Lynn Factor, Social Work '80; Justin Poy, RTA '93; and Robert Schauer, Business Management, '97. The Isadore Sharp Outstanding Recent Graduate award recipients was Andrew Cividino, Image Arts 06. The Outstanding International Alumni Award recipient was Zanele Muholi, Documentary Media MFA '10. The Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award winner was Jillian McKinley, Business Management '07

A DVCPRO master cassette and a VHS cassette of the memorial service for Stan Heath, Dean/Faculty of Business, who died suddenly on Septebmer 7, 1999. A collection of slides presenting a brief insight into the life of Stan Heath were shown at the memorial service.

File contains various CDs related to the Office of University Advancement. Included are CDs containing photographs from the 2010 Gould Street Park Festival and photographs from the 2008 Press conference on the Government of Ontario investing in the Student Learning Centre. There is also a CD of the television coverage of when Peter Gilgan visited the athletic centre at the Gardens in 2011.

The magazine insert - in the January mailing of the Alumni Magazine contains many photographs from the archives collections. Archives staff worked closely with Magazine staff - which included weeks of work finding and pulling photographs to be included in the print and online editions of the magazine and timeline.

File contains confidential reports & executive summaries prepared for Ryerson by Norm Guilfoyle & Associates

This file contains 11 video tapes in formats including Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, CD-ROM, VHS, and DVCPRO, that provide information on the Invest in Futures campaign.

File contains correspondence, promotional material, correspondence etc. created during the planning of the 1999 Campus Barbeque.

Correspondence, posters, invoices etc created and maintained during the planning of the annual campus carnival. Also included are photographs taken during the actual event.

Sub-series contains 225 files of photographs taken by the University photographers for various projects. The majority of the photographs were published in the FORUM newsletter.

File contains photographs taken of Dr. Errol Aspevig.

File contains photographs taken during the press conference announcing Ryerson's acquisition of the Black Star photographic collection.

File contains photographs taken during the Young Professional Board of Trade dinner. They include photographs of speeches and group shots of members.