The University of Toronto
Bicentennial
200 Years of Learning, Discovery and Global Impact
In 2027, the University of Toronto will celebrate its Bicentennial. This is a historic opportunity to reflect together on our past, celebrate our achievements, and imagine a future defined by excellence, equity, innovation, and global impact.
The University community and our partners are invited to participate, contribute, and continue to build on our remarkable shared history.
More information about U of T’s Bicentennial will be shared throughout 2026 as we begin the countdown to an extraordinary year in 2027.
Submit Your Ideas
The University community and our partners are invited to participate and contribute ideas.
Meeting the Moment Together
“In just over a year, the U of T community will celebrate our Bicentennial. I invite you to join me in reflecting on our first two centuries, and in looking ahead to our third. Together we’ll envision how we can write the next chapters in U of T’s history.
Let us draw inspiration from our past – our record of achievement, and even more, our history of learning and growth. As we look to our future, let us allow our ambitions to match our talents, and our hopes to rise to our highest ideals. Let us resolve that our ultimate priority will be this: to meet the moment, whatever it requires, for the communities around us, for Canadians, and for all humanity.”
Melanie A. Woodin
President, University of Toronto
Bicentennial Secretariat
bicentennial@utoronto.caOffice of the President
27 King’s College Circle, Room 206
Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A1
Bryn MacPherson
Chair of the University Bicentennial, Senior Advisor to the President & Chief of Protocol
Bicentennial Planning Structure
The University has activated its committee and working group structure, supported by the Secretariat. The Working Groups and Committees are comprised of nearly 200 representatives from across the tri-campus community to recommend initiatives and activities to the Executive Committee for the Bicentennial year.
Committee Chair
- Bryn MacPherson, Chair of the University Bicentennial, Senior Advisor to the President & Chief of Protocol, Office of the President
Committee Members
- Larry Alford, University Chief Librarian, University of Toronto
- Cecil Chikezie, PhD Candidate, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Meg Connell, Assistant Provost, Office of the Vice-President and Provost
- Barbara Dick, Assistant Vice-President, Alumni Relations, Division of University Advancement
- Sheree Drummond, Secretary of the Governing Council, Office of the Governing Council
- Jodie Glean, Executive Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Institutional Equity Office, Division of Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Erin Jackson, Assistant Vice-President, University Human Resources, Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Gretchen Kerr, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Vivienne Luk, Associate Dean, Academic Experience, and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Institute of Forensic Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Julie McCarthy, Professor, Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough, and Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
- Trevor Rodgers, Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Strategy, Office of the President
- Mariam Mamina Saidou, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Shannon Simpson, Senior Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President & Provost and the Office of the Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Nicholas Terpstra, Provost & Vice-Chancellor, Trinity College in the University of Toronto, and Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Sandy Welsh, Vice-Provost, Students, Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Chris Yip, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Allison Zhao, JD Student, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law, and Co-Chair, Hart House Literary & Library Student Committee
Working Group Co-Leads
- Robin Elliott, Professor and Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian Music, and Associate Dean, Graduate Education, Faculty of Music
- Sarah Reid, Director, Campus Events & Conference Services, Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
Working Group Members
- Gwen Burrows, Assistant Vice-President, International Engagement & Impact, Office of the Vice-President, International
- Andrew Campbell, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Leadership for Racial Justice in Teacher Education, and Director, Centre for Black Studies in Education, and Coordinator, Black Future Educators’ Pathway, Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, OISE
- Evan Chan, PhD Student, Governor on the Governing Council, Member of the Presidential Advisory Committee (VP PSEC)
- Jennifer Colvin, Director of Events, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Tee Copenace, Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Cathryn Copper, Head, Eberhard Zeidler Library, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design
- Elizabeth Cragg, Chief Administrative Officer, University College
- Sherine Daryanani, Protocol Officer & Assistant to the Chancellor, Office of the President
- Brian Desrosiers-Tam, Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies
- Susan Drodge, Director, Advancement, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
- Lea Harrington, Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Mark Lautens, University Professor, AstraZeneca Endowed Chair, and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Ron Levi, Professor, Department of Sociology, and Director, Global Justice Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Christine Misquitta, Senior Strategist, Research Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
- Ito Peng, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy, and Director, Centre for Global Social Policy, Department of Sociology, and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Kai Recollet, Associate Professor, Women & Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Mark Rittinger, Executive Director, Advancement, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Anuar Rodrigues, Executive Director, Strategy, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Emma Thomas, Executive Director, Stewardship, Division of University Advancement
- Fran Wdowczyk, Director, Business Development & Special Advisor to the CAO Operations & Special Projects, University of Toronto Scarborough
Working Group Co-Leads
- Randy Boyagoda, Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Science, and Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse
- Stephannie Roy, Executive Director, Strategy & Office of the Vice-President, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Working Group Members
- Dimitry Anastakis, Professor and Wilson/Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, Department of History and Rotman School of Management
- Heidi Bohaker, Professor, May Gluskin Chair in Canadian History, Associate Chair (Undergraduate), Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Ariana Bradford, Executive Director, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Pier Bryden, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, and Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs & Professional Values, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Brenda Cossman, Associate Dean, Research, and Professor, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
- Barbara Fischer, Executive Director/Chief Curator, Art Museum at University of Toronto, and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Curatorial Studies, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design
- Jane Freeman, Professor, Teaching Stream, and Director, Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, School of Graduate Studies
- Angela Hamilton, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Tys Klumpenhouwer, University Archivist, University of Toronto Archives & Records Management Services
- Carl Knappett, Professor and Walter Graham/Homer Thompson Chair in Aegean Prehistory, Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Jude Kong, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Director, Artificial Intelligence & Mathematical Modeling Lab
- Illan Kramer, Director, International Research Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President, International
- Cara Krmpotich, Associate Dean, Faculty Life, and Professor, Faculty of Information
- Heather MacLean, Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, and Vice-Dean, Strategy, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Nasim Niknafs, Associate Dean, Research, and Associate Professor, Music Education, Faculty of Music
- Dany Savard, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Darrion Singh, Team Lead, LAUNCH, Centre for Student Engagement, University of Toronto Mississauga, and Undergraduate Student, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Anna Su, Associate Professor, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law, and Research Lead, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society
- Imre Szeman, Professor, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough, and Director, Institute for Environment, Conservation and Sustainability
- Jenaya Webb, Director, OISE Library, University of Toronto Libraries
Working Group Co-Leads
- Heather C. Ullman, Executive Director, Annual & Leadership Giving, and Senior Lead, Special Projects & Innovation
- Michael Widener, Professor and Vice-Dean Academic Operations, Faculty of Arts & Science
Working Group Members
- Arij Al Chawaf, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
- Stephen Allen, Assistant Dean, Open Enrolment, Strategic Innovation & Partnerships
- Siva Bharathy, Associate Director, Events & Facilities Services, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
- Ennis Blentic, Director, Advancement, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Anne Cobban, Executive Director, Alumni Engagement Strategy & Volunteer Leadership, Division of University Advancement
- Kristy Faccer, Director of the Committee on Environment, Climate Change & Sustainability
- Jon French, Director, University of Toronto Entrepreneurship
- Jennifer Hildebrandt, Director, Alumni Engagement, Rotman School of Management
- Yuxuan (Maggie) Hou, Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Arts & Science, Department of Physiology
- Julia Knapp, Executive Director, Alumni Engagement, Alumni Relations, Division of University Advancement
- Ben Liu, Executive Director, School of Cities, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Kelly Metcalfe, Associate Dean, Research & External Relations, and Professor, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
- Amanda Pautler, Executive Director, Public Affairs, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Shraddha Prasad, Associate Director, International Student Experience & Global Fluency, Centre for International Experience, Division of Student Life
- Linda Quattrin, Executive Director, Communications & Stakeholder Relations, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Suzanne (Ethsi) Stewart (YK Dene), Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Director, Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health
- Jonathan Trentadue, Director, University Relations, Government Relations Office
- Tamara Trojanowska, Vice-Dean, Faculty & Academic Life, and Associate Professor, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Kimberley Tull, Director, Community & Learning Partnerships and Access Pathways, Community Partnerships & Engagement, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Njoki Nathani Wane, Professor and Chair, Social Justice Education, OISE
Working Group Co-Leads
- David Kim, Warden, Hart House
- Micah Stickel, Professor, Teaching Stream, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Working Group Members
- Ayeza Ahmad, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Rayan Awad Alim, Graduate Student, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, and Vice-President, External, Sudanese Students’ Union
- Aimy Bazylak, Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Michelle French, Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Tim Fricker, Dean, Student Experience & Wellbeing, Student Services, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Ryan Hargraves, Executive Director, University Admissions & Outreach, Office of the Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management
- Sanja Hinić-Frlog, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, and Interim Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning, Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Mesai James, Undergraduate Student, Trinity College, Faculty of Arts & Science
- William (Bill) Ju, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, and Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Atifa F. Karim, Assistant Director, Student Life Programs & Services, Student Life, Division of the Vice-President and Provost
- Kevin Lee, Undergraduate Student, and Student Ambassador & Advisory Committee Member, Hart House
- Loryl MacDonald, Associate Chief Librarian, Rare Books & Special Collections, University of Toronto Libraries
- Sakeena Mohammad, Master’s Student, Faculty of Information
- David Newman, Executive Director, Student Experience, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
- Wendy Pais, Assistant Dean & Registrar, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- John Peever, Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies, and Professor, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Mariana Prado, Associate Vice-President & Vice-Provost, International Student Experience, Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Tanya Senk, Director, Indigenous Initiatives & Indigenous House, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Jessica Silver, Director, Student Engagement, Centre for Student Engagement, University of Toronto Mississauga
- MJ Singleton, Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto Mississauga, and Advisory Committee Member, Hart House
- Tim Tang, Dean, Student Experience & Wellbeing, Office of Student Experience & Well-Being, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Kristen Wallace, Coordinator, First Year Programs, Student Life & International Student Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough
Working Group Co-Leads
- Joshua Barker, Vice-Provost, Graduate Research & Education, Dean, School of Graduate Studies, and Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Antoinette Handley, Vice-Dean, Graduate Education, Faculty of Arts & Science, and Professor, Department of Political Science
Working Group Members
- Donald Ainslie, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science
- D. Grant Allen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Dwayne Benjamin, Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management, Division of Vice-President & Provost, and Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Timothy Chan, Associate Vice-President & Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives, and Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Mike DeGagné, Professor, Special Advisor to the Vice-President and Principal on Indigenous Initiatives, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Beverly M. Essue, Associate Professor, Global Health Systems, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
- Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research, Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
- Lisa Feng, Faculty Registrar & Director of Academic Services, Faculty of Arts & Science
- William Gough, Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Daniel Haas, Professor, Faculty of Dentistry
- Kim Hunt-Rao, Executive Director, Advancement & Assistant Vice-President, Advancement College Relations, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Glen A. Jones, Professor of Higher Education, Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Helia Karami, Graduate Student, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Nana H. Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Alex Mihailidis, Associate Vice-President, International Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President, International
- Gillian Morrison, Assistant Vice-President, University Development, Division of University Advancement
- Alison Mountz, Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Matt Ratto, Associate Dean, Research, and Professor, Faculty of Information
- Cheryl Regehr, Distinguished Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
- Archana Sridhar, Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Affairs & Senior Advisor, Office of the Vice-President & Provost
- Markus Stock, Principal, University College; Vice-Dean, College Relations, and Professor, Department of Germanic Languages & Literature and Centre for Medieval Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Shelby Verboven, Registrar & Assistant Dean, Strategic Enrolment Management, Office of the Registrar, University of Toronto Scarborough
Working Group Co-Leads
- Christine Burke, Assistant Vice-President, University Planning, University Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
- Matti Siemiatycki, Professor, Department of Geography & Planning, and Director, Infrastructure Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
Working Group Members
- Jennifer Adams Peffer, Campus Architect & Director, Architecture, Planning & Project Development, Business, Operations, & Strategic Affairs, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Andrew Ariffuzaman, Chief Administrative & Strategy Officer, Office Business Operations & Strategic Affairs, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Luke Barber, Executive Director, Digital & Physical Infrastructure, Informational & Instructional Technology Services, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Jordan Bear, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Doriano D’Angelo, Executive Director Facilities & Space Planning, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Marianne Hatzopoulou, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Paul Hess, Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Department of Geography & Planning, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Helen Huang, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, OISE
- Jon Johnson, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Woodsworth College, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Heather Kelly, Executive Director, Student Life Programs & Services, Student Life, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
- Varnika Kukreja, Senior Marketing Strategist, Office of Communications, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Emily Chia-ying Ling, Director, Facilities Management & Space Planning, University of Toronto Libraries
- Jonathon Millard, Director, Stewardship Programs & Services, University Development, Division of University Advancement
- Ron Saporta, Chief Operating Officer, Property Services & Sustainability, University Operations & Real Estate Partnerships
- Richard Sommer, Professor, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design, and Director, Global Cities Institute
- Sali Tagliamonte, Professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Heather Taylor, Executive Director, Major Projects & Facilities Management, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Working Group Co-Leads
- Tanya Kreinin, Assistant Vice-President, Brand Strategy & Chief Marketing Officer, Advancement Communications & Marketing, Division of University Advancement
- Catherine Riddell, Assistant Vice-President, Communications, University of Toronto Communications
Working Group Members
- Sarah Baker, Executive Director, Strategic Communications, Marketing & Public Engagement, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Michelle Beaton, Director, International Strategy & Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President, International
- Simona Chiose, Divisional Lead, Public Affairs, Government Relations Office
- Rachel Chochinov, Director, Integrated Marketing & Strategy Planning, Advancement Communications & Marketing, Division of University Advancement
- Lisa Clements, Executive Director, Marketing & Communications, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Urmilla Coelho, Executive Director, Brand Strategy & Marketing Communications, Brand Marketing, University of Toronto Communications
- David Curtin, Director, Communications Services, Office of the President
- Blake Eligh, Senior Communications Officer, Office of Communications, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Shilpa Gantotti, Director, Stakeholder Communications, Engineering Strategic Communications, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
- Brenda Hampton, Special Projects Officer, Communications Initiatives, School of Graduate Studies
- Daniel Harney, Manager, Projects & Engagement, Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
- Carolyn Hawthorn, Associate Director, Advancement Communications, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
- Heather Hines, Director of Office, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Lesa Holmes, Assistant Director, Internal Communications & Engagement, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
- Bianca Jimeno, Senior Communications Planner, Office of the Vice-President, Communications
- Tricia Kenderdine, Director, Student Life Communications, Division of the Vice-President & Provost
- Andrea Kwan, Senior Writer &Special Projects Officer, Office of the Vice-President & Provost
- Erin Lemon, Special Advisor on Communications Strategy, Office of the Vice-President, Communications
- Marit Mitchell, Executive Director, Internal Communications, University of Toronto Communications
- Lia Quickert, Executive Director, Faculty Communications, Communications & Public Affairs, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Steffen Reinhart, Assistant Director, Recruitment & Admissions Communications, University Admissions & Outreach, Office of the Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management
- Jessica Tabak, Special Projects Officer (Research), Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President & Provost and the Office of the Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity & Culture
The Bicentennial Champions group is being finalized in March 2026. Check back for updates and membership.