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University Updates
U of T budget invests in students, research amid a challenging financial landscape  
The balanced budget, recently approved by Governing Council, represents a 3.9 per cent increase over last year. Learn more
Learn about UTM at new staff breakfasts
New staff are invited to meet members of the senior team, network with other employees and enjoy breakfast together at one of two in-person orientation breakfasts.
There will be a welcome address from Vice President and Principal Alexandra Gillespie and Chief Administrative Officer Deborah Brown, and presentations about campus services.
Due to the number of new staff at UTM since the last event, pre-pandemic, there will be two sessions:
  • Thursday, April 27: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
  • Monday May 15: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
RSVP via the Microsoft Form by April 18, with preferred attendance date, any dietary restrictions and accessibility needs. Participants will be sent confirmation and UTM location details.
For more information, contact Maureen Shanahan at hrserv.utm@utoronto.ca
Step out with your team for fitness and prizes
Team up with up to 10 colleagues for May's 10,000 Steps Challenge. The group with the highest average of steps will win a free team lunch through Uber Eats. There will also be random draws for prizes. Teams must register by April 21. Learn more
In The News
People working in the office spend 25 per cent more time on career development 
Corporate campaigns to get workers back to offices have clashed with workers' demands for flexibility in a tight labour market. Read more
U of T Stories  
Waiting to inhale: New book by UTM’s Akwasi Owusu-Bempah personalizes the reality of harsh cannabis laws
Professor examines how cannabis laws have contributed to racial injustice. Learn more
Media Mentions
  • UTM business and Law professor Daniel Tsai comments to CBC: Metro Morning on plans for TTC cell service.  
  • Aurel Braun, professor of international relations and political science at UTM, comments on a recent G7 meeting in Japan on CTV and CP24
Events
UTM Alumni Relations
April 19: Canada's Last Ice Area

Sustainability Office
April 19:
Earth Day campus clean-up

Blackwood Gallery
April 19:
Opening: Precedents and Predecessors
April 19-20: Here, Better, Now

Family Care Office 
April 26:
Cohabitation, marriage and divorce: What everyone should know about family law

Centre for Ethics
April 26:
 Radical and critical approaches to understanding and supporting mental health 

Human Resources
April 27 and May 15:
New staff orientation breakfast

Data Sciences Institute
April 28:
 Local welfare state spending and educational gaps in maternal time with children 

Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre
April 30:  2023 annual charity fashion show (in-person, UTM)

Vice-Dean Graduate Office
May 2-3: 
Graduate research colloquium

Campus Safety Services
May 16:
 De-escalating potentially violent situations 

Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office
May 1: Disrupting Anti-Asian Racism: Tools for Change
May 9: Restorative Art Therapy for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Community & Their Allies
May 24: Understanding Anti-Asian Racism: Conversations and Strategies for Change in Higher Education
Share your stories and photos
We want to hear about what our UTM community is doing, whether it's finding creative ways to work and play, rallying to support the community or taking time to snuggle with your pup. You can send your story tips and photos to UTM's Office of Communications by emailing kate.martin@utoronto.ca
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