UTM staff and faculty now have exclusive access to Microsoft Co-Pilot for Bing Chat (formerly known as ‘Bing Chat Enterprise’), using University of Toronto Microsoft 365 credentials. Co-Pilot is an AI-powered productivity companion, utilizing generative AI technology to enhance creative and collaborative workflows.
Functions include:
Creating content with natural language
Contextual awareness and reasoning
Smart suggestions
Language translation
AI-assisted search
Enterprise Copilot is safe to use with Level One and Level Two data but should not be used with private, sensitive, personal or confidential information. This service will not be available to students under the campus license. For questions or concerns, contact the UTM Service Desk at helpdesk.utm@utoronto.ca or 905-569-4300. Learn more
Learn more about Black Opportunities Fund
As part of the University of Toronto's commitment to addressing anti-Black racism and promoting Black excellence and inclusion, Black@UTM has announced the Black Opportunities Fund (BOF) to support administrative staff, librarians, faculty, departments and committees to lead initiatives that are aligned with the 56 action-oriented recommendations from the Anti-Black Racism Task Force report at UTM.
To be eligible for the BOF, projects must align with one or more of the following three themes:
Building Capacity through projects that address diverse governance structures, create leadership and accountability opportunities, and provide anti-Black racism training.
Growing Community through projects that promote Black inclusive spaces, support cross-cultural dialogue and celebrations and increase access to services and resources for self-identifying Black UTM individuals, their allies and supporters.
Deepening Understanding through projects that centre the voices of self-identifying Black individuals through impactful data collection and storytelling and mitigating gaps in complaints and investigation processes.
Nominations open Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 for students, teaching staff and administrative staff wishing to join the UTM Campus Council and its standing committees, Governing Council and Academic Board. Learn more
Time for a break
Express will be on hiatus until Jan. 9, 2024. Happy holidays and we'll return in the new year to share all you need to know about life at UTM!
In The News
Could you move from your biological body to a computer?
An expert explains ‘mind uploading' – the idea that we may one day be able to transition a person from their biological body to a synthetic hardware. Read more
Looking back: highlights from UTM over the past year
As 2023 draws to a close at the University of Toronto Mississauga, it’s a good chance to look back on 12 months of firsts, launches, new faces and celebrations. Read more
Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation chief retires
Gimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme has retired after eight years as head of the Mississaugas of Credit First Nation (MCFN), on whose land UTM operates.
Born and raised on MCFN, Laforme was first elected to council in 1999 before being named Gimaa in 2015. Laforme worked to increase the profile of the First Nation and has been very active throughout MCFN’s Treaty Lands and Territory. He’s shown great leadership and friendship to communities everywhere, including UTM, which is honoured to carry the Mississauga name. In March, MCFN and UTM co-hosted the inaugural All-Nations Powwow.
On Dec. 9, Claire Sault was chosen as the new Gimaa.
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