St. Michael&#039;s College / en U of T students win McCall MacBain scholarships, awards /celebrates/u-t-students-win-mccall-macbain-scholarships-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T students win McCall MacBain scholarships, awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-05-14T14:07:17-04:00" title="Friday, May 14, 2021 - 14:07" class="datetime">Fri, 05/14/2021 - 14:07</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mccall-macbain-scholarships" hreflang="en">McCall MacBain Scholarships</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/trinity-college" hreflang="en">Trinity College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/bimm-ma.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="AJ Bimm and Grace Ma"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From left: AJ Bimm and Grace Ma (Photos courtesy of Bimm and Ma)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two Faculty of Arts &amp; Science graduands are among 20 student leaders chosen from across Canada for the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarships.</p> <p><strong>Grace Ma</strong> and<strong> AJ Bimm</strong> were chosen from 735 applicants for the scholarships, which include tuition and fees at McGill University and a living stipend of $2,000 per month.</p> <p>Scholars are selected for their character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength and intellectual curiosity.</p> <p>A member of Trinity College, Ma will graduate this year with a bachelor of science with a double major in environmental science and English literature. She is involved with Trinity’s literary arts journal, The Trinity Review, co-leads a university-wide environmental action group and volunteers to teach violin to youth. She plans to pursue a law degree at McGill.</p> <p>Bimm is a member of New College who will graduate with an honours bachelor of arts with a double major in sociology and urban studies. Captain of the varsity track and field team, Bimm recently co-founded the BIPOC Varsity Association, a group for Black, Indigenous and people of colour student-athletes. At McGill, he will pursue a master’s degree in urban planning with a special focus on active transportation and access to housing.</p> <p>Four other U of T students received McCall MacBain awards:</p> <p><b>McCall MacBain Finalist Award ($10,000) for use at McGill University</b></p> <ul> <li><strong>Nicole Machado</strong>, St. Michael’s College</li> </ul> <p><b>McCall MacBain Regional Award ($5,000) for use at a Canadian public university</b></p> <ul> <li><strong>Hodan Mohamud</strong>, St. Michael’s College.</li> <li><strong>Katherine Schneider</strong>, Victoria College</li> <li><strong>Foti Vito</strong>, Trinity College</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/arts-science-students-among-inaugural-mccall-macbain-scholarship-winners-modeled-after-rhodes">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 14 May 2021 18:07:17 +0000 lanthierj 301448 at U of T Libraries recognizes six students for outstanding research /celebrates/u-t-libraries-recognizes-six-students-outstanding-research <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T Libraries recognizes six students for outstanding research</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-08-12T16:00:52-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 16:00" class="datetime">Wed, 08/12/2020 - 16:00</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/trinity-college" hreflang="en">Trinity College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/innis-college" hreflang="en">Innis College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/victoria-college" hreflang="en">Victoria College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-college" hreflang="en">University College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research-prize" hreflang="en">Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/undergrad-research-prize.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Clockwise from top left; Emma Sullivan, Tegan Ridge, Kiera Farrell-Beaulieu, Colin Stewart, Sally Walker-Hudecki, Braden Zufelt</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six undergraduate students have won the 2020 <a href="https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/undergrad-research-prize/criteria">Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize</a> from the Ƶ Libraries.</p> <p>Open to undergraduate students from all campuses and disciplines, the $1,000 prize recognizes research conducted while completing course work. This year’s winners are all Faculty of Arts &amp; Science students:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/kiera-farrell-beaulieu-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate"><strong>Kiera Farrell-Beaulieu</strong></a> (second year, Innis College)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/tegan-ridge-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research-prize"><strong>Tegan Ridge</strong></a> (fourth&nbsp;year, St. Michael’s College)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/colin-stewart-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research"><strong>Colin Stewart</strong></a> (fourth&nbsp;year, University College)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/emma-sullivan-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research"><strong>Emma Sullivan</strong></a> (third year, Victoria College)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/sally-walker-hudecki-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate"><strong>Sally Walker-Hudecki</strong> </a>(second year, Trinity College)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/braden-zufelt-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research"><strong>Braden Zufelt </strong></a>(fourth year, Trinity College)</li> </ul> <p>“It is wonderful to see our talented students utilizing the wealth of information available at the libraries,” Vice-President and Provost <strong>Cheryl Regehr</strong> said. “I was particularly impressed by the students’ innovation at navigating the various resources, exemplifying the extraordinary undergraduate work happening at the Ƶ.”</p> <p>U of T Chief Librarian <strong>Larry Alford</strong> said he was deeply impressed by&nbsp;the winners' research.</p> <p>“The students especially deserve to be commended for putting together their applications this year under the challenging circumstances of a global pandemic when the university had to quickly move online and classes were in the midst of transition.”</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-libraries-recognizes-six-undergraduate-students-outstanding-research">Read the U of T News story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:00:52 +0000 lanthierj 165467 at Tegan Ridge receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize /celebrates/tegan-ridge-receives-2020-patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Tegan Ridge receives 2020 Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-08-12T15:45:00-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 15:45" class="datetime">Wed, 08/12/2020 - 15:45</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">U of T Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/patricia-and-peter-shannon-wilson-undergraduate-research-prize" hreflang="en">Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">portrait</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Tegan%20Ridge-crop.jpg" width="760" height="1140" alt="Tegan Ridge"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Tegan Ridge</strong> is one of six winners of the 2020 <a href="https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/undergrad-research-prize/criteria">Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize</a>.</p> <p>A Faculty of Arts &amp; Science student in her fourth year&nbsp;St. Michael’s College, Ridge won for her research paper on Othmar Schoeck’s <em>Penthesilea</em>, completed for the course TMU 499Y1: Independent Study.</p> <p>“Schoeck was Swiss, the libretto for the music drama written in German,” Ridge says.&nbsp;“Consequently, much of the scholarship I uncovered referred to materials held in German-speaking lands.”</p> <p>With the help of U of T librarians, Ridge says&nbsp;she was able to reach out to archives abroad and obtain digitized materials.</p> <p>“Notably, in the existing literature on Schoeck, there is no precedent for the kind of multifaceted study Tegan completed,” says Assistant&nbsp;Professor <strong>Daphne Tan</strong>, supervisor for the course. “Tegan’s final paper is rich in theoretical and analytical detail, and moreover, due to her keen understanding of an eclectic body of scholarship and the gaps therein, she offers several innovative insights."</p> <p>The Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize is made possible due to an endowment by Mrs. Patricia Wilson and Mr. Peter Wilson.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-libraries-recognizes-six-undergraduate-students-outstanding-research">Read the U of T News story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:45:00 +0000 lanthierj 165456 at