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Title: Interview with Wayne Dowler
Description: Wayne Dowler came to UTSC, or what was then Scarborough College, as a history professor in 1974. From that point until his retirement in 2011, Wayne was able to understand the workings of the university through his experience serving as the Chair of Humanities and as the Dean of Students and Residence. The insight from these experiences allowed him to comment on the growing professionalization of student programs and of administration. At the time of his arrival, Scarborough College had recently separated its undergraduate program from the downtown campus, which produced a strong sense of mission and esprit de corps on campus. Wayne touches upon the spirit of the college in his early days there with its small size creating close multidisciplinary connections, sense of community, and a collegial feeling that has diminished over the years.
Subject: Community, Diversity, Faculty experience, Housing

Title: Interview with William Gough
Description: Professor William Gough, Vice Principal Academic and Dean and Professor of Environment Science, shares his experiences and memories working at UTSC (then Scarborough College) since 1993.
Subject: Campus growth, Diversity, Faculty experience, Women

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 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 discusses joining UTSC at a transitional time of technological change, as well as reflecting upon the changes that occurred around the overall understanding of theatre. Kevin speaks to both the the technical challenges of staging a theatrical production along with discussing his experiences of teaching theatre production to students. He shares insightful knowledge around UTSC's earlier years and its experimentation with the television studio, the conversion of the television studio into a theatre, as well as the history of the Leigha Lee Browne Theatre.
Subject: Community, Drama, Faculty experience, Technology

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 Bruce Kidd
Subject: Adminsitration, Faculty experience, Scarborough, University of Toronto Scarborough

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 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 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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