Join us for Alumni Reunion
Welcome Back!
For 2023, we look forward to welcoming all alumni back to St. Mike’s and honouring alumni who graduated in a year ending in 3 or 8. We look forward to welcoming you back to our “Oasis in the City.”
On-campus accommodation is available for St. Mike’s alumni on a limited basis.
Contact rebecca.broderick@utoronto.ca for information.
St. Mike’s Reunion Highlights
Wednesday, May 31
Annual General Meeting
USMC Alumni Association AGM & Reception
Join Alumni Board President Maria Gallo and the Alumni Association Board for their annual meeting, followed by a reception.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Elmsley Hall, Charbonnel Lounge
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
If you prefer, you may register for the online experience.
Thursday, June 1
Dante Garden Party and Reception
Join us for a garden party to celebrate the unveiling of the Dante Garden sculptures that illustrate the Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dante Garden
100 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2C4
Rain contingency: Fr Madden Hall
Friday, June 2
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Touchdown Space in Brennan Hall near the Dodig Family COOP
The Dodig Family COOP has been a beloved open space where students at St. Mike’s have gathered for decades. This year we invite alumni to revisit the space throughout Alumni Reunion. Whether you want to stop by for snacks, catch up with friends or post updates on the community message boards, the COOP is always the heart of this community.
St. Michael’s College 50th Anniversary Mass
A special Mass for St. Michael’s College alumni. All alumni are welcome.
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Loretto College, Chapel
70 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J3
St. Michael’s College 50th Anniversary Brunch
A special brunch to celebrate the Class of 1973 on their 50th Class Anniversary.
on your 50th Anniversary!
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Elmsley Hall, Charbonnel Lounge
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Honoured Years Reception
A reception to celebrate all honoured years alumni (Classes ending in ‘3 and ‘8)— all alumni are welcome.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Brennan Hall, The Dodig Family Coop
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Honoured Years Dinner
A dinner celebrating honoured years alumni classes
ending in ‘3 and ‘8 and their guests.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Brennan Hall, Sam Sorbara Auditorium (BR 200)
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
$75 per person
for friends and classmates
St. Michael’s College Alumni Networking Social
Your alumni network presents tremendous potential for your personal and professional life. Looking to build connections with fellow alumni across the decades? Join us for a pub night to meet fellow St. Mike’s alum to mingle, learn from others, establish new connections and deepen those you’ve already made.
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Firkin on Bay Street
1075 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2B1
The Firkin on Bay is wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, June 3
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Touchdown Space in Brennan Hall near the Dodig Family COOP
The Dodig Family COOP has been a beloved open space where students at St. Mike’s have gathered for decades. This year we invite alumni to revisit the space throughout Alumni Reunion. Whether you want to stop by for snacks, catch up with friends or post updates on the community message boards, the COOP is always the heart of this community.
banner in front of Brennan Hall
Day of Learning Lecture 1
Katharine Lochnan and Sean Mulrooney:
‘Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Henri Nouwen’
Prof. Katharine Lochnan and Prof. Sean Mulrooney discuss their recent research trip to the Netherlands, in which they explored various aspects pertaining to the lives and works of Rembrandt and Van Gogh. They will also discuss the challenges they faced in trying to get an accurate picture of the artists’ spiritual traditions and beliefs, the insights they gained through visiting their homes and hometowns and analyzing their work, and speculate as to why these two Protestant artists appealed to Nouwen.
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Brennan Hall, Sam Sorbara Auditorium (BR 200)
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Day of Learning Lecture 2
Mark Gibbard:
‘Great voices from the Western world: early Irish women poets’
The surviving written record from early medieval Ireland (600-900) is probably the richest of any medieval vernacular in Europe. Women’s poetry is particularly well represented. In this talk, Mark Gibbard will discuss this flowering of women’s voices, their distinctive notes and what we can learn from their poetry about that early Irish world with which they interacted to such dynamic effect.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Brennan Hall, Sam Sorbara Auditorium (BR 200)
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Day of Learning Lecture 3
Jean-Pierre Fortin:
‘Christianity in the Crucible of Radical Evil and Suffering: Learning from the Jewish, African American and Indigenous witness’
This lecture by Prof. Jean-Pierre Fortin will attempt to articulate and address the challenge that the experience and testimony of Jewish, African American and Indigenous genocide survivors embody for individuals, societies and nations reclaiming the Christian faith, values and way of life.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Brennan Hall, Sam Sorbara Auditorium (BR 200)
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Day of Learning Lecture 4
AI4W: Natalie Jenner, Laura Rock Gaughan, and Katie Marshall Flaherty: ‘St. Mike’s Women Talking About The Writer’s Life’
Join us for the launch of the Alumnae Initiative for Women (AI4W) and their first public event. AI4W in conversation with Natalie Jenner (9T0), Laura Rock Gaughan (8T6), and Katie Marshall Flaherty (8T5), accomplished authors, talking about the writer’s life.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Brennan Hall, The Dodig Family Coop Patio
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Day of Learning Reception
Join fellow life-long learners at a reception to close out SMC’s Day of Learning.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Brennan Hall, The Dodig Family Coop & Patio
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Double Blue Pub Night
Join alumni for a traditional
Double Blue Pub Night in the Coop.
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Brennan Hall, The Dodig Family Coop
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Sunday, June 4
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Touchdown Space in Brennan Hall near the Dodig Family COOP
The Dodig Family COOP has been a beloved open space where students at St. Mike’s have gathered for decades. This year we invite alumni to revisit the space throughout Alumni Reunion. Whether you want to stop by for snacks, catch up with friends or post updates on the community message boards, the COOP is always the heart of this community.
Mass at St. Basil’s Church
Join us for Mass at St. Basil’s Church. All alumni and their families are welcome.
10:30 am – 11:30 am
St. Basil’s Catholic Parish
50 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
St. Michael’s Alumni Awards Ceremony and Brunch
Celebrate St. Michael’s College Alumni Award Winners over a brunch that will conclude Alumni Reunion 2023.
11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Brennan Hall, Sam Sorbara Auditorium (BR 200)
81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
We welcome Alumni back to residence!
Interested in staying on campus during Alumni Reunion? Limited accommodation is available for St. Mike’s alumni.
Please contact Rebecca Broderick, Advancement Officer, Alumni Engagement, at rebecca.broderick@utoronto.ca if you are interested in booking a room.
Alumni can also take advantage of U of T’s special Alumni Reunion booking rates at select hotels. Please visit the Where to Stay section of the website for more information on hotels with U of T rates.
Visit the Kelly Library!
Since 1852, St. Michael’s College has been a centre of learning in Toronto. The classes and programs have changed over time, but student life has, in many ways, stayed much the same. Students have represented SMC in sports, have lived in the dorms and eaten in the cafeterias, attended dances, and have excelled academically. This exhibit will briefly glimpse the history of St. Michael’s College student life over the past 171 years.
The John M. Kelly Library will be open from :
Wednesday to Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Visit the Friends of the Kelly Library in The Multipurpose Room 105 on Friday and Saturday.
On the main floor, you can visit a special exhibit entitled “Our Past Inspires Our Future”, shop a limited selection of St. Mike’s merchandise, and help us choose our next holiday ornament design.
What shall we choose
for Christmas 2023?
Help us select the design of the second in our series of Christmas ornaments!
We need your help choosing the second design in our Christmas ornament series. In 2022 we launched the first ornament, Brennan Hall, at our Christmas Market. Be sure to fill out a ballot during your visit to the Kelly Library. You’ll also be able to buy a Brennan Hall ornament while you’re there.
by Joe Rosenthal
on St. Michael’s College campus
Brighten Your Screen!
St. Mike’s Springtime Zoom Backgrounds
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