November 9, 2010
Pictured are some of the first graduates from the interdepartmental Master of Education cohort in Urban Education. (Back row L to R: Christine Dupuis, Dominique Riviere (instructor), Sarah Smart, Melissa Anderson, Kari Dehli (instructor), Joe Flessa (instructor), Rashyne Smith, Lance McCready (instructor); Front row L to R: Cherish Basmayor, Tracy Jewitt, Elizabeth Schaeffer, Jyoti Khona, Elizabeth Baltazar
322 OISE students will convocate this fall
OISE's Fall Convocation ceremony will be held on Monday November 8
November 3, 2010
by: Janice Spencer
This fall, 322 OISE students and their families will gather at Convocation Hall where they will graduate from their respective programs:
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Education
Master of Arts
Master of Education
Master of Teaching
Master of Arts in Teaching
Bachelor of Education
Diploma in Technological Education
At the University of Toronto the graduation ceremony is referred to as Convocation (from a Latin term meaning “calling together”). The convocation ceremony has it roots in traditions dating back to medieval European university customs.
OISE's Fall Convocation speaker is U of T Professor, Natalie Zemon Davis. Professor Davis, an emeritus professor from Princeton University and now a history scholar at U of T, has earned a reputation as a top scholar and a popular lecturer of the early modern era.
A pioneer of early modern history, social and cultural histories and the study of women and gender, Davis has been praised for her archival work, her creativity, her compelling narration and her work in history on film. She is widely read outside of academic circles and has a long history of political activism in civil rights, women's rights, anti-racism and issues of free speech.
Natalie is a winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize, from the Norwegian government for outstanding work in the humanities.
Mia Quint-Rapoport, graduating from OISE's PhD Higher Education program from the department of Theory and Policy Studies, is looking forward to officially convocating on Monday. Mia's research looked at Open Source Software projects developed in academic institutions and specifically one project called the Open Journal System as a way to understand the effects and dynamics of what she called Digital Academic Space.
Mia chose to study at OISE because "it offered a wide breadth of programs, with a large definition of education and a variety of perspectives about the subject."
"All my professors were fantastic. Professor Megan Boler's work on philosophy and technology was invaluable and the briefest discussions with her were inspirational".
When asked what she hopes to have an impact on in 20 years, she replied, "I hope to have a hand in decreasing gender imbalances and inequities within universities and creating responsive and flexible policies that support their work."
OISE wishes all graduates good luck in their future endeavours.
OISE Fall Convocation
OISE's Fall Convocation will be held on Monday November 8 at 6pm
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, 31 King's College Circle
OISE Fall Convocation Reception
OISE faculty and the OISE Alumni Association invite all graduates to the OISE Fall Convocation Reception taking place immediately following the Convocation ceremony.
Location: OISE Library, 252 Bloor St. West
RSVP: 416-978-1110 or doreception@utoronto.ca