Kimberley Fehr

I will not forget my old high school: the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50

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I will not forget my old high school: the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50

By Kimberley FehrApril 06, 2021Comments Disabled

The time is now, and UTS is ready for everything our renewed building has to offer, says the Honourable Hal Jackman O.C., O Ont ’50, a UTS Founder and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. “All that students gain from UTS will be magnified...

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Get ready for the “magic” at the new Jackman Theatre

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Get ready for the “magic” at the new Jackman Theatre

By Kimberley FehrApril 06, 2021Comments Disabled

The Jackman Theatre in the renewed school building will serve as a theatrical point zero for UTS drama students, giving them the freedom and space to build really creative work, says Drama Teacher Gabrielle Kemeny. “It’s going to be...

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The Dream will be Real: March 2021 Construction Update

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The Dream will be Real: March 2021 Construction Update

By Kimberley FehrApril 06, 2021Comments Disabled

You know it’s a good day when you raise 33,000 pounds of HVAC equipment to the top of our renewed school building – and that’s only one piece! Now all the heavy lifting of rooftop units, including the heating and cooling equipment, is finished....

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A vision of UTS as an engine of change: former UTS Principal Michaele Robertson

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A vision of UTS as an engine of change: former UTS Principal Michaele Robertson

By Kimberley FehrMarch 18, 2021Comments Disabled

Former UTS Principal Michaele Robertson sees UTS as a creative engine for Canada, with boundless potential. “UTS punches so far above its weight, producing students who have already experienced really authentic and important work – graduates who are...

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Soon, We’ll Come Full Circle: February 2021 Construction Update

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Soon, We’ll Come Full Circle: February 2021 Construction Update

By Kimberley FehrMarch 03, 2021Comments Disabled

Inside the renovated sections of 371 Bloor, there’s priming and painting, and lockers being installed. Outside, work on the permanent enclosure around the new part of the building has begun, with the installation of exterior...

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State-of-the-art science labs in the renewed building

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State-of-the-art science labs in the renewed building

By Kimberley FehrMarch 03, 2021Comments Disabled

Picture a consolidated Science hub perched on the top floor of our renewed building with brand new science labs, outfitted with equipment on par to that inside SickKids Research Institute. Two labs will be purpose-built for Chemistry and Biology, two...

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New labs will be “phenomenal”

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New labs will be “phenomenal”

By Kimberley FehrMarch 03, 2021Comments Disabled

The renewed school building will bring “phenomenal” improvements to an already stellar science program at UTS, says Jenny Pitt-Lainsbury, UTS Head of Student Support and Student Innovation. “What we hear from people outside UTS who see...

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My UTS years stayed with me: UTS Founder Peter Ewens ’79

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My UTS years stayed with me: UTS Founder Peter Ewens ’79

By Kimberley FehrMarch 03, 2021Comments Disabled

Ask Peter Ewens ’79 about his time at UTS and he will say simply: “Those years never left me.” It’s why 40 years later, he crossed the continent from his Seattle home to attend his 2019 reunion in Toronto with some of his lifelong friends. It’s...

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Renewed building symbolic of changes underway at UTS

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Renewed building symbolic of changes underway at UTS

By Kimberley FehrMarch 02, 2021Comments Disabled

Dr. Ben Chan ’82 is looking forward to how our renewed school building at 371 Bloor will transform the learning experience. “This new building can take the best of UTS – a centre for cultivating the pursuit of excellence – and make it into an...

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Where great moments are made: January 2021 Construction Update

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Where great moments are made: January 2021 Construction Update

By Kimberley FehrFebruary 02, 2021Comments Disabled

We have entered the final year of construction, so excited to be on track to return to our renewed school at 371 Bloor Street West in November 2021! With the frame and the structure in place, we are now looking inwards to all the wonderful moments...

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