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Title: Interview with Michael Gervers
Description: Professor Michael Gervers, a professor of both history and art history for over 40 years, speaks about his past and his childhood, travelling from the United Kingdom to various American cities, later studying in a Swiss high school. He shares the family origins of his interest in medieval history and his experience studying in both French and German universities before coming to Scarborough in the 1970s.
Subject: Administration, Education, Faculty experience, St. George campus, University of Toronto Mississauga

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 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 Denise Lopes
Subject: Leadership, Administration, Anti-racism, Diversity, Registrar's Office

Title: Interview with Ruth Louden
Subject: Administration, Campus Growth, University of Toronto Scarborough, Leadership

Title: Interview with Shelby Verboven
Subject: Administration, Campus Growth, Community, University of Toronto Scarborough, Registrar's Office

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

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