university of st. michaelā´s college
The University of St. Michael’s College offers full conference and event
services including AV equipment and catering. We also provide hospitality
services during our summer months.St. Michael’s was established in 1852 by the
Basilian Fathers to serve the growing Catholic population in Toronto, educating
the children of immigrants who had come to Canada in search of a better life for
their families. Historically rooted in the educational mission shaped by the
Basilians, the Sisters from the Congregations of St. Joseph and Loretto and
other key community members, St. Michael’s seeks to build a transformational
faith and learning community committed to the search for truth and meaning in
our contemporary world. Our graduates are leaders in their communities,
effecting positive change that respects and honours the dignity of all. As the
university looks forward to its 180th anniversary in 2032, it is operating with
a strategic plan titled St. Mike’s 180: Rooted in the Future. The plan, which
imbues all aspects of university life, is built on three pillars: acdemics,
community and sustainability, all stemming from the university’s commitment to
the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Today, St. Michael’s is home to 5,000
students studying everything from astronomy and English to architecture and
zoology. Our status as a federated college within the University of Toronto, one
of the world’s top research universities, offers students a wealth of academic
and extra-curricular choices. At the undergraduate level, St. Michael’s sponsors
four programs, including Christianity and Culture, Book and Media Studies,
Celtic Studies and Mediaeval Studies. These are linked with University’s
first-year seminars: the Gilson Seminar in Faith and Ideas, the Boyle Seminar in
Scripts and Stories and the McLuhan Seminar in Creativity and Technology. At the
graduate level, St. Michael’s has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with
the local Jesuit theologate, Regis College, that will see Regis and St.
Michael’s Faculty of Theology come together to better serve students, increasing
course and degree options while enriching an already diverse community with new
opportunities. Harmonized programming will begin in 2022. Currently, the Faculty
of Theology at St. Michael’s offers MDiv, MRE and MTS programs, as well as a
number of advanced degree programs (including a research-oriented MA in
theology, a ThM, DMin and PhD) intended to prepare students for scholarly work
and careers in academia. Both the undergraduate and the graduate divisions offer
regular extra-curricular programming for students to meet new people nd learn
new hobbies and interests, while resource people like our Wellness Counsellor
are available to help students manage the challenges of University life. As we
look toward our future, we also recall the past and the tremendous scholars who
have worked and studied at St. Michael’s, including media theorist Marshall
McLuhan and 20th-century French philosophers Etienne Gilson and Jacques
Maritain. The University’s alumni include many notable figures such as Paul
Martin, Canada’s 21st Prime Minister, Victor Dodig, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the CIBC group of companies, Tony Comper, the former
President and Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group, and Bonnie
Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga.
