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Title: Interview with John M. Kennedy
Description: Professor John M. Kennedy began teaching in the department of Psychology at Scarborough College in the early 1970s. Prof. Kennedy soon took an active role in campus administration and participated in several campus committees. Prof. Kennedy speaks about the changing academic and social climate of the campus over the years, as well as the changing nature of education and research. While Prof. Kennedy may have officially retired in 2010, he continues to research, teach, and supervise graduate students at the university.
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Faculty experience, Scarborough College

Title: Interview with William Graham
Description: Professor William Graham was UTSC's first full-time Philosopher. Teaching at the Scarborough Campus while a doctorate student at the University of Toronto, Prof. Graham was offered a position on the faculty once he successfully completed his degree. Prof. Graham was active in several campus committees regarding the development and future of the Scarborough campus. He speaks to the evolving academic and social climate of the campus. Prof. Graham retired in 2000 (now Emeritus status), but continues to research and publish.
Subject: Campus growth, Faculty experience, Scarborough College, St. George Campus

Title: Interview with Kevin Wright
Description: Kevin Wright, a long-time theatre production manager in the Leigha Lee Browne Theatre and course instructor in the Arts, Culture, and Media Department since 1995, reflects upon UTSC theatre production and the larger campus. He talks about some of the technological changes experienced on campus, as well as changes around the overall understanding of theatre. He shares insightful knowledge around UTSC's earlier years and its experimentation with the television studio, as well as the history of the Leigha Lee Browne Theatre.
Subject: Community, Drama, Faculty experience, Technology

Title: Interview with Mike DeGagné
Description: Dr. Mike DeGagné was an undergraduate student at Scarborough College during the late 1970s to early 1980s. Living abroad in Kenya with family while applying to university, Mike decided to attend Scarborough College after examining one of the campus pamphlets provided in a Kenya office. Spending his four years in campus residences, Mike speaks on student life, the campus environment, academics, and community. Dr. Mike DeGagné also reflects on indigeneity and the important work he did with indigenous youth counselling after graduating. He is currently the President of Yukon University (2020).
Subject: Community, Indigeneity, Scarborough College, Student experience

Title: Interview with Anthony McWatt
Description: Tony McWatt immigrated to Canada from the Carribbean during the 1980s to attend Scarborough College as an undergraduate student. During his undergraduate career, Tony became a true campus leader; he took on the role of student council president, was very active in student clubs, and was involved in campus building projects that would better facilitate student life (i.e. the student centre). Tony also reflects on his both exciting and painful experiences as an international student.
Subject: Community, Culture, Immigration, Student experience

Title: Interview with Paula Sperdakos
Description: Professor Paula Sperdakos reflects upon teaching at UTSC and directing productions in the Leigha Lee Browne Theatre. She shares some of her observations during the time she worked at UTSC for 28 years since 1990, such as the physical transformation of the campus, the changes in diversity amongst the campus population, the changes in faculty interactions, and the transformation of departments overtime.
Subject: Community, Drama, Technology, Women

Title: Interview with James Allan Cheyne
Description: Professor James Allan Cheyne took his first academic appointment in the department of Psychology at Scarborough College in 1969. While only teaching and researching at Scarborough College for a year, the building architecture, the valley land, the TV studio, and experiences with fellow Psychology faculty members marked Prof. Cheyne's experience. Prof. James Allan Cheyne is Professor Emeritus (Psychology) of the University of Waterloo.
Subject: Buildings, Facilities, Faculty experience, Scarborough College, Technology

Title: Interview with Katheleene Smith
Description: Katheleene Smith, a business officer in the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (CMS), reflects upon her career at UTSC since the early 2000s. She talks about her early life, her hiring process, the changes in staff roles and responsibilities over the years, the Scarborough Campus community and its comparison to St. George, and her experience working in the Department of CMS.
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Community, Women

Title: Interview with Robert Binnick
Description: Linguist Professor Robert Binnick joined Scarborough College in 1972 and retired in 2011. He talks about his faculty experiences working with all three campuses of the University of Toronto, as well as the tensions between the downtown and Scarborough campuses. With over thirty years of experiences at the University of Toronto, he brings great insight into the growth and change of the Scarborough campus, the humanities department, and the study of humanities as a whole.
Subject: Campus growth, Faculty experience, St. George Campus, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

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