OCAD U Holiday Social - December 7, 2017

Please join us at 49 McCaul St.(3 to 5 p.m.) as we gather with friends and colleagues to celebrate the holiday season. Prizes, Cash Bar & Refreshments!

Sustainable Development and Electrification of Transit

Sustainable Development and Electrification of Transit
Knowledge Synthesis Report

December 15, 2021

OCAD University in collaboration with Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC).

The goal of Sustainable Development Electrification of Transit is to contribute to Canada’s capacity for investment, implementation, and assessment of Zero Electric Buses (ZEB), a component of a sustainable transportation design strategy. A sustainable transportation system is one that is safe, affordable, accessible, efficient and resilient, and that contributes minimal emissions of carbon and other pollutants. If achieved, impacts are far-reaching: reduction of emissions and particulates, improved quality of urban life through less pollution and noise, improved health of residents, more equitable and affordable reach and choice of transit, industry growth, and green job creation. Secondary benefits include densification and cost reduction of pollution-induced disease for the healthcare system. The research team analyzed Canadian and international literature, governmental, academic and industry data sources, and consulted with experts; and sought and characterized analytics tools that could support analysis and implementation of ZEB.  ZEB includes transit infrastructure, battery (BEB) and hydrogen (FCEB) as well as hybrid diesel buses across Canada. This research was undertaken in collaboration with the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). An interactive map of research themes, research, data and tools will be available in March 2022. Research was co-funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council and Infrastructure Canada. Contact sdiamond@ocadu.ca for information.

Research team: Dr. Sara Diamond, Aimee Burnett, Jeremy Bowes, Dr. Mona Ghafouri-Azar, Dr. Michelle Wyndham-West, Preeti Mahajan, Grace Yuan, Shuting Zhou, Maya Mahgoub Desai (OCAD U); Dr. Anand Pariyarath (CUTRIC); Sara Wagner (University of Toronto)

For the Interactive Guide to Research click here.

 

This research was co-funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Infrastructure Canada.

Report cover
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 12:45pm

Button Making Party

Floating, glowing hand drawn letters with the text "Button making party"
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Drop by to draw, collage or bring a printed button design to make into a 1.5" button/pin/badge/fun thing! We'll have drawing and collage supplies available, or you're welcome to bring your own to craft a truly unique accessory. Pins can be a powerful communication tool - express your politics, your aesthetic, your fandoms for the world to see.

This event hopes to create a fun opportunity for students to get together and create while also raising some money for Zine Library and Learning Zone programming, including material and snack costs for the many free workshops and events that we offer. Participation is Pay What You Can (PWYC) and everything contributed will go directly back to our student community! 

 

Venue & Address: 
Lobby of 100 McCaul Street
Email: 
mchudolinska@ocadu.ca
Cost: 
Pay what you can (PWYC)

Scarborough Forum

Scarborough Event Poster
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 6:00pm

Design is an evolving, evocative creative process permeating all aspects of social, economic, and political life, and it is shifting the way our city operates and functions. With human-centred values and diverse perspectives, advocacy, and calls to action and equality, we are collectively and individually changing local neighbourhoods, and the larger social and physical fabric of Toronto, often with design as the catalyst. As we approach 2020, Design ManifesT.O. asks that we reflect on how we as citizens have made or hope to make change happen in order to build community and turn forgotten and 'non-places' into vibrant spaces. How can design and allied arts support community based place-making? How can we channel creative practice to address challenges of the next wave of social, demographic, and technological change in our city.

Design Wo/ManifesT.O. 2020 is a series of forums and interviews that are being organized throughout the six boroughs of Toronto. Join the conversation by attending a forum or submitting your own story of change making, community building, or place-making using the submission portal on this wesite.

 

Venue & Address: 
East Scarborough Storefront. 4040 Lawrence Ave E.
Cost: 
Free
Scarborough Design Wo/ManifesT.O 2020 Scarborough

Cassels Brock Pitch Competition

Cassels Brock Pitch Competition
Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

OCAD U CO and Imagination Catalyst would like to invite you to our new office space at Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts to participate in our
7th annual Cassels Brock Pitch Competition.

The competition will showcase new startups founded by OCAD U alumni who will compete for $5000 in start-up funding.

The event runs from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in our new innovation campus space at Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts building at 130 Queens Quay East and Lower Jarvis.

RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cassels-brock-pitch-competition-tickets-48886700437
 

Venue & Address: 
Daniels Waterfront: City of The Arts. 130 Queens Quay East M5A 3Y5 Toronto, Ontario
Website: 
https://www.ocadu.ca/research/imagination-catalyst.htm
Email: 
ic@ocadu.ca
Phone: 
416-977-6000 x4258
Cost: 
FREE
New Waterfront innovation campus

O-DAYS! MATURE STUDENT WELCOME/MIXER

Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

As a mature student who is 25+, your experience will be different in many ways and you are not alone.

This annual mature student-specific activity is a great opportunity for our new 25+ undergrads to mix, mingle and get acquainted with other peers. Connect with a few friendly faces before you hit the books, canvas, and/or laptops!

OCAD U staff and current mature students are welcome to attend as welcome ambassadors. Refreshments will be served.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP AND ATTEND THIS ACTIVITY:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/mature-student-welcome-mixer-tickets-48330540949

ABOUT O-DAYS!
www.ocadu.ca/orientation

*Currently on exhibit until September 29: Diagrams of Power showcases art and design works using data, diagrams, maps and visualizations as ways of challenging dominant narratives and supporting the resilience of marginalized communities.

Photo by Sabrina Leeder

Venue & Address: 
Onsite Gallery, 199 Richmond St. West (RHD)
Website: 
www.eventbrite.ca/e/mature-student-welcome-mixer-tickets-48330540949
Email: 
ocadcampuslife@ocadu.ca
Phone: 
416-977-6000, Ext. 4021
Cost: 
Free
image of mature students socializing

O-DAYS! Campus Life CONNECT U

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm

As part of O-DAYS! 2018, this activity is designed as an informal social opportunity to connect those new undergrads who may wish meet and connect with others in advance of the Labour Day weekend and BIG-Day! (Tuesday, September 4). This activity is hosted by Student Mentor Program. All new first-year undergrads are welcome! Special guest and inspirational speaker Andy Thibodeau will enlighten and entertain! 

CLICK HERE TO RSVP AND ATTEND THIS ACTIVITY:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/campus-life-connect-u-tickets-47850049787

ABOUT O-DAYS!
http://www.ocadu.ca/orientation

Venue & Address: 
OCAD U Learning Zone, Level 1, 122 St. Patrick Street or access via Grange Food Court, 113 McCaul St.
Website: 
https://www.ocadu.ca/services/campus-life/orientation/o-days-schedule.htm
Email: 
ocadcampuslife@ocadu.ca
Phone: 
416-977-6000, Ext. 4021
Cost: 
FREE
O-DAYS! 2018 Campus Life CONNECT U

PROUD at OCAD U Café

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join PROUD at OCAD U for a café-themed event with free tarot card readings.
Beverages and cafe snacks provided!

EVENT LINK:
www.facebook.com/events/139869036669576/

ABOUT PROUD AT OCAD U:
PROUD at OCAD U is an LGBTQ+ student organization dedicated to fostering a safe, inclusive and positive community at OCAD University. We are committed to an intersectional, diverse approach and strive to provide LGBTQ+ students on campus with support and resources, ways to create art and design, and celebrate our identities through meetings, events, and other initiatives. In addition, PROUD at OCAD U is a resource for students, staff and faculty who are not part of the LGBTQ+ community to learn how to better support and accommodate their students and colleagues; however, emphasis will always be placed on the LGBTQ+ student population.

See more OCAD U student-run groups at www.ocadu.ca/studentgroups

Venue & Address: 
Learning Zone, 122 St. Patrick Street (or alternatively, access via 113 McCaul Street
Website: 
www.facebook.com/proud.ocadu/
www.ocadu.ca/studentgroups
www.facebook.com/events/139869036669576/
Email: 
proud.ocadu@gmail.com
Cost: 
FREE
Proud at OCAD U graphic

YALAH REACH!

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

It is time to meet the OCADU MSA team! Join us for our first event this year.
There will be food, booths, guest speakers and more to enjoy.
Please RSVP at http://yallareach.app.rsvpify.com

ABOUT OCAD U MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The OCAD U MSA is here to provide and facilitate for Muslims on campus. We’re here to raise awareness about Islam and maintain a peaceful prayer space for Muslims. All Muslim and non-Muslim students, faculty and staff are welcome. 
Email: msa.ocad@gmail.com / Official Facebook page / Facebook Social Group / MSA Twitter / MSA Instagram

Venue & Address: 
Lambert Lounge, Room 187, 100 McCaul Street
Website: 
www.facebook.com/ocadumsa/
www.ocadu.ca/studentgroups
Email: 
msa.ocad@gmail.com
Yalah Reach! Muslim Student Ass'n poster graphic

Nomadic Residency public talk - Tania Bruguera: Arte Útil

Photo Tania Bruguera, woman with long brown hair, photo by Hugo Huerta Marin
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Tania Bruguera’s projects apply the aesthetics of art to everyday life. Focusing on the transformation of social affect into political effectiveness, they are intensive interventions into the institutional structure of collective memory, education, and politics.

In her public talk, as part of the Nomadic Residents series, Bruguera will discuss the concept of Arte Útil, a term that, when activated, harnesses the potential of art to shift perspectives and initiate social, political, and cultural change.

Bruguera participated in the Documenta 11 exhibition and also established the Arte de Conducta (Behavior Art) program at Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. Her work has been shown in the 2015 Venice Biennale, at Tate Modern, London, Guggenheim and MoMA, New York, among others. Bruguera has recently opened the Hannah Arendt International Institute for Artivism, in Havana - a school, exhibition space and think thank for activist artists and Cubans.

Born 1968 in Havana, Cuba, Bruguera lives and works in Havana, New York and Cambridge.

About Nomadic Residents – International Residencies at OCAD University

The Nomadic Residents program was launched in 2006. Residents include Rirkrit Tiravanija (2006) Ann Hamilton (2007), ORLAN (2008), Hal Foster (2009), Adel Abdessemed (2010), Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh (2012), Candice Breitz (2013) and Pedro Reyes (2014), and Ryan Gander (2016). The series continues with the generous support of the Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.

Nomadic Residents aims to inspire and influence the OCAD University community and the public by featuring artists and thinkers from around the world whose work questions issues such as travel, mobility, displacement, dislocation, and homelessness, as well as the speed or instability of modern life. In bringing these innovative and diverse individuals to take up temporary residence at OCAD U, Nomadic Residents joins here to there, the local to the global and the provisional and the permanent.

For more information please contact:

Min Sook Lee
Assistant Professor, Art and Social Change
Faculty of Art
minsooklee@faculty.ocadu.ca

 

Venue & Address: 
OCAD University 100 McCaul St. Auditorium, room 190
Cost: 
FREE (Seating is limited, come early.)

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