50 Years!
Message from Principal chin
Welcome to Woodsworth’s 50th anniversary year! The College was founded on January 1, 1974, when part-time students demanded to belong to a College that provided all the same services that full-time students enjoyed. Even after we began including direct-entry students, Woodsworth College has stayed true to its mission of providing access to those who might not otherwise attend postsecondary education.
We are grateful to the Woodsworth faculty and staff and to all our donors and supporters who make it possible to offer the best educational experience for a diverse student body, and we look forward to the next 50 years! Stay tuned for details of the 50th anniversary celebrations, and we hope to see you on campus soon.
Please visit this page often to stay up to date on upcoming events and ways to get involved.
Digital History Book
This project is a collaborative spatial digital history of Woodsworth College, including photographs, maps, historical documents, and oral history narratives. Beginning on Woodsworth College’s fiftieth birthday, the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Woodsworth College will tell the college’s story together
What you see is only the beginning of this project!
Click here to visit the Woodsworth College: A Spatial Digital History.
Share your memories!
As a member of the Woodsworth community, you have experienced and contributed to the legacy of Woodsworth College.
Help us celebrate our 50th Anniversary by sharing a memory or testimonial of your time at Woodsworth College. Tell us about friendships formed, your favourite classes, study spots and professors, your mentors or role models, and any other significant memories that have had a life-long impact on you.
Stories shared will help us reflect and celebrate 50 Years, while becoming an important part of our history as well.
Click here to submit your memory or testimonial.
Full memories and testimonials will be shared on an on-going basis on our website here: Latest News.
Join our 50 for 50 Legacy Campaign
In this celebratory year, the College would like to challenge our community to participate in our 50 for 50 Legacy Campaign. Our goal, by the end of the year, is to secure 50 confirmed legacy gifts.
Click here to learn more about Legacy Giving and our 50 for 50 Campaign.
Millie Rotman Shime Academic Bridging Program Reunion
On September 27, 2024, an alumni reunion was held for graduates of the Millie Rotman Shime Academic Bridging Program and the Pre-University Program in the Hart House Great Hall.
- View the Academic Bridging Reunion Yearbook.
- View photos from the reunion event.
- Read about the event on Arts & Science News.
Want to hear about future Academic Bridging alumni events? Please email us at academic.bridging@utoronto.ca.
50th Anniversary Celebration!
The college hosted a 50th Anniversary and Awards Celebration in March 2024 to recognize our student award recipients and mark this milestone of the college. Please click here to view photos from the event.
The Woodsworth College Alumni Association hosted a 50th Anniversary Celebration for alumni in September 2024. Please click here to view photos from this event.
Click here to view pictures and testimonials shared during our 50th Anniversary Celebration!
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