#RUWrapped2021: Moments that shaped the university this year
Check out #RUWrapped2021 as we look back at some of the year's top stories.
This year, the Ryerson community showed it was able to adapt and even thrive as the world continued to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
In #RUWrapped2021, below, Ryerson Today recaps many of the ways we've been able to persevere.
We celebrated achievements
A volunteer prepares a vaccine at Ryerson’s vaccination clinic.
Ryerson vaccine clinic helps achieve high vaccination rates
The community pop-up clinic will wind down operations on July 29
Paralympic sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou on track, dreaming big
Sport Media student sets sights on Paris 2024, aims to grow coverage of para-sport movement
Students team up with non-profit to collect devices for Afghan refugees
Campaign calls on community to donate lightly used laptops or tablets to help newcomers navigate new lives in Canada
Ryerson renames law school after the Honourable Lincoln Alexander
University pays tribute to Alexander’s legacy as a leader in the fight for racial equality
How a first-year law student designed his own summer internship
Nicholas Hill now helps startups at DMZ Innisfil navigate legal challenges
International students are overcoming many challenges to arrive on campus
More international students are coming to Canada despite delayed study permits, travel restrictions, quarantine and vaccination protocols
We launched new learning opportunities (on campus and abroad)
The university takes collaborative approach to its School of Medicine proposal
Learn how the community is involved at every step
Black Studies minor launching next fall
The new interdisciplinary minor will make space for Black scholarship and help build community
New minor in Innovation and Zone Learning marks milestone in startup world
Program open to all students, increasing equity, diversity and inclusion
Building community through the first Black student orientation
Events and activities that centre Black student experiences are taking place throughout Orientation Week
Ryerson launching satellite campus in Cairo
Partnership with Universities of Canada in Egypt will increase access to top-tier programming for students in the Middle East and North Africa
We acknowledged our history and legacy
In September, the university unveiled an art installation in honour of the Dish with One Spoon Territory
University honours Dish with One Spoon Territory with art installation
Steel ring designed by Indigenous architecture firm installed at Gould and Nelson Mandela Walk intersection
University accepts Standing Strong recommendations, including renaming the university
Task Force report makes 22 recommendations for the university to move forward with the next chapter
Ryerson professors lead $2.5 million federally funded project for Indigenous youth
Initiative aims to improve outcomes for Indigenous youth in the child welfare and youth criminal justice systems