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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 1972. Prof. Kennedy shares his perspective of psychology and the importance of being original as well as describing his pedagogical approaches to the subject, as seen in his creation of a “science perception fair” type of research presentation. He speaks about the changing academic and social climate of the campus over the years, along with the changing nature of education and research. Additionally, Prof. Kennedy sheds light on the reputations of differing UofT campuses while also describing the relationship of faculty, particularly those belonging to Life Sciences, with the St. George campus. 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 “Bill” Graham was UTSC's first full-time Philosopher, joining what was then Scarborough College just after its early years in 1966. 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 in 1969. Prof. Graham was active in several campus committees regarding the development and future of the Scarborough campus. He highlights the early vision of Scarborough College as an interdisciplinary and democratic institution that was distinct from the St. George campus that was present in these committees. He also speaks of evolving academic and social climate of the campus, such as his involvement in the beginnings of a humanities program. 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 Zoran Piljevic
Description: Zoran Piljevic, the current Director of Information Instructional Technology Services from 2008, reflects on the role of IITS at UTSC. He touches upon his involvement in the physical expansion of the campus and the widespread integration of technology into UTSC’s classrooms. Additionally, he comments on the early integration of television into the campus and speculates on its lack of success being connected to the ways in which this teaching model, and online learning, is limited in regards to the interaction between students and instructors. Zoran also touches upon the tensions that exist between UTSC and UTSG from an IT perspective, with the central IT serving the divisions in St. George while UTSC and UTM exist on the periphery as a campus and a division.
Subject: Technology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Administration, Campus growth

Title: Interview with Margaret Yan
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Leadership, University of Toronto Scarborough, International Academic Programs and Initiatives

Title: Interview with Kyomi Hastings Duncan
Subject: Administration, Diversity, Campus growth, Anti-racism, Admissions, Registrar's Office

Title: Interview with Julian Tanner
Description: Proessor Julian Tanner began his career as a faculty member in Sociology at Scarborough College in 1985. Prof. Tanner reflects on his long career at the UTSC campus, Sociology, teaching and research.
Subject: The Department of Sociology, Faculty experience, Campus growth, University of Toronto St. George, Scarborough College

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 Sandford Borins
Description: Professor Sandford Borins was the chair of the UTSC Management department from 1991-2003 (with two years of research leave). After arriving at UTSC, Prof. Borins actively created and built a new Management program. Prof. Borins speaks about the administrative and academic challenges and acheviements of the Management department -- as well as the campus more broadly. After 2003, Prof. Borins continued to teach, research, and publish as a faculty member of the university.
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Community, Faculty experience

Title: Interview with Christopher Waddell
Description: Christopher Waddell reflects on his experience growing up in Scarborough and attending University of Toronto Scarborough, which was then known as Scarborough College, as an undergraduate from 1970 to 1974. Christopher provides an insight into the settlement and development of Scarborough prior to the increased diversification of its inhabitants, adding that the student body of Scarborough College largely reflected the demographics of Scarborough at the time. Studying in the General Arts program, Waddell discusses his interactions with student politicians as well as touching upon his own experience as the Vice-President of the Student Council. Additionally, Waddell mentions some of the initiatives he was involved in, such as collaborating with other students to found the student campus newspaper, The Balcony Square. Waddell ends by connecting his time at Scarborough College to his long career in both public service and academia.
Subject: Campus growth, Community, Scarborough College, Student experience

Title: Interview with Susan Horton
Description: Professor Susan Horton was a faculty member and administrator at UTSC from the mid 1980s-2004. As the program coordinator of International Development Studies (IDS), she had the opportunity to actively participate in the development of the IDS co-op program and connect with students. During this time Professor Horton also occupied a graduate appointment at UTSG and so, she discusses the difficulties of balancing her time and travelling between UTSC and the downtown campus. This experience has also allowed her to comment on how the downtown campus' perception of UTSC. Professor Horton reflects upon her administrative and faculty experience at UTSC and her impact on the UTSC co-op program.
Subject: Administration, Campus growth, Faculty experience, Women

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