Office of Student Life, Innis College

Volunteer at Innis next year!Join the Community Wellness Crew.Innis Student Life's community wellness team is launching a new leadership opportunity for 2022/23.As a crew member, you will create and collaborate on programs, events, and resources that support your peers’ wellness journeys. You will focus on one of five streams: community connections; nutrition and wellness; media… Continue Reading Community Wellness Crew Application Deadline

Showcase your artistic talent at Innis!Submit to the Innis Student Art Project.Are you a photographer, illustrator, designer, filmmaker — a visual artist and storyteller? Innis is looking to display new pieces of original artwork throughout the College. Our student community is full of skilled, diverse artistic talent. Let's show it off!The Innis Student Art Project… Continue Reading Innis Student Art Project Submission Deadline

Are you are Black student at Innis, New, University, or Woodsworth College?Join us for our inaugural Black Student Orientation (BSO)!Running from September 6 to 13, BSO 2022 is about Fostering Black Excellence at the University of Toronto. Black-identifying first- and upper-year students are invited to celebrate and build community with each other.Learn more about each… Continue Reading Black Student Orientation 2022

Directly contribute to community wellness at Innis.Apply to be a part of S.W.A.G.!Innis's Student Wellness Advisory Group (SWAG) is entering its second year, and we're looking for students who want to inform, influence, and shape community wellness events and projects from our Office of Student Life.Your application deadline is Friday, September 23 at 10 pm… Continue Reading Apply for the Student Wellness Advisory Group

Let's read, together!Join us for reflective conversation and deep learning.Innis College's Office of Student Life's book club is back this semester, reading Brené Brown's, The Gifts of Imperfection.Our book club will meet virtually (Zoom) on three Fridays — October 14, 21, and 28 — from 1 to 2 pm EDT. We will also meet in-person… Continue Reading Sign up for Innis’s Book Club

Let's get cooking, together.Our cookbook club is back! The #InnisTogether Cookbook Club is back by popular demand! Join Insider mentor and chef, Yona, on Zoom on Friday, October 21 at 4 pm for our first session in this three-part virtual series.Throughout the Fall term, Yona will host live cooking tutorials, offering tips and tricks on how… Continue Reading Innis Cookbook Club: Pasta Edition

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Need a little time to de-stress and unwind? Visit the therapy dogs coming to Innis soon!This opportunity is open to all Innis students and residents, but registration is required. (There is a maximum allowable number of participants to ensure the safety of the therapy dogs and their handlers.)Wednesday, November 2 from 12–1… Continue Reading Therapy dogs visit Innis

Register for our two-day workshop series today! Innis College is hosting the annual Mental Health Skills Certificate (MHSC) during Reading Week. Six unique, online sessions are being offered on November 7 and 8. Join us to learn how to safely talk about suicide, take care of yourself, manage your anxiety, and connect with your inner-self.… Continue Reading Innis’s Mental Health Skills Certificate

Let's get cooking, together.Our cookbook club is back! The #InnisTogether Cookbook Club is back by popular demand! Join Insider mentor and chef, Yona, on Zoom on Friday, November 18 at 4 pm for our second session in this three-part virtual series.Throughout the Fall term, Yona will host live cooking tutorials, offering tips and tricks on how… Continue Reading Innis Cookbook Club: Apple Muffin Edition

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Need a little time to de-stress and unwind? Visit the therapy dogs coming to Innis soon!This opportunity is open to all Innis students and residents, but registration is required. (There is a maximum allowable number of participants to ensure the safety of the therapy dogs and their handlers.)Thursday, December 1 from 12–1… Continue Reading Therapy dogs visit Innis

Sana and Makayla can help you find the best support for you. We want to help students get the help they are looking for faster. That's why Innis's Office of Student Life is hosting a wellness navigation drop-in space every other Friday in the Events Room and on Zoom. Join Sana and Makayla for information… Continue Reading Wellness Navigation Drop-ins

Let's get cooking, together.Our cookbook club is back! The #InnisTogether Cookbook Club is back by popular demand! Join Insider mentor and chef, Yona, on Zoom on Friday, December 9 at 4 pm for our final session in this three-part virtual series.Throughout the Fall term, Yona will host live cooking tutorials, offering tips and tricks on how… Continue Reading Innis Cookbook Club: Japanese Curry Edition

New year, new leadership opportunities! Apply to be an orientation coordinator. If you love Innis and orientation, here is a great opportunity to get involved in the community and welcome our incoming class. As an orientation coordinator (OC) you will co-lead a team of students to develop and implement a fun-filled and informative week of… Continue Reading 2023 Orientation Coordinator Applications

Taxes, LinkedIn, healthy habits…Need a hand with some new life skills?Innis's Office of Student Life presents the winter-term Adulting 101 series. From Monday, January 23 to Friday, January 27, we present five free, in-person or virtual sessions that help you build or fine-tune life skills that you'll use during your university years and beyond.Adulting can… Continue Reading Adulting Week

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Social Impact 101

Tackle your 2023 goals the Insider way… through crafts!Register today for the January Insider Social.Welcome back! Here's to a new year, new you and the chance to re-connect with all your favourite fellow Insiders. Join us at our first Insider Social of the year on January 24 in the Innis Events Room, where we'll share… Continue Reading Insider Social: Crafts Corner

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Career with Purpose

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Need a little time to de-stress and unwind? Visit the therapy dogs coming to Innis soon! This opportunity is open to all Innis students and residents, but registration is required. (There is a maximum allowable number of participants to ensure the safety of the therapy dogs and their handlers.) Thursday, February 2… Continue Reading Therapy dogs visit Innis

This Black History Month, registered psychotherapist Jhanelle Peters is taking over @InnisLife on Instagram for an interactive Q&A about accessing therapy and student mental health — from a Black wellness perspective.Brought to you by Innis's Community Wellness team, this social media event involves three parts.1. Watch Jhanelle's intro video here.2. Submit your questions anonymously through… Continue Reading Black History Month Psychotherapist Takeover

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Road Trip

Be our Valentine.Come skate with us!Looking for a fun way to celebrate your Valentine’s Day? You’re invited to be our Valentine at the February Innis Insider Social.No matter your skill level on skates — join us at the Varsity Arena ice rink for a fun afternoon of skating, snacking, and socializing with your fellow Innisians!… Continue Reading Insider Social: Valentine’s Skate

Innis OSL's Community Wellness Crew presents an evening of free entertainment in Town Hall. Please join us for a screening of the coming-of-age drama, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). Stay after the screening for a brief discussion of the health and wellness-related themes the story touches upon. Please note that staff will be… Continue Reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower Screening and Discussion

Let's read, together! Register today for our four-part book club series! In recognition of Black History Month, your Office of Student Life is hosting a book club where we will read and discuss Trevor Noah's national-bestselling memoir, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood. Join the Innis Book Club to receive your own… Continue Reading Sign up for Innis’s Book Club

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Social Impact 101

Celebrate Black History Month year-round with your fellow Innisians.Sign up for our March Insider Social!Join us on March 13 in the Innis Events Room to watch the short film, Profit and Loss, answer fun trivia questions, and eat pizza — together!In Profit and Loss, Indigenous peoples from Canada and Papua New Guinea tell their own… Continue Reading Insider Social: Black History Month in March

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Need a little time to de-stress and unwind? Spend some time with the therapy dogs coming to Innis soon — their final visit of the term! This opportunity is open to all Innis students and residents, but registration is required. (There is a maximum allowable number of participants to ensure the safety of… Continue Reading Therapy dogs visit Innis

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Career with Purpose

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Innis's Social Innovation Certificate (SIC) program is offered annually your Office of Student Life, in partnership with The Agency.This three-part series unveils the mystery of social innovation. You will hear stories from change-makers in our… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Road Trip

Calling all Innis student leaders! Sign up for our Transitions Day 2023. All Innis student leaders are invited to our annual Transitions Day. At this interactive, in-person workshop, we will walk you through the steps to transition out of your current leadership role and provide a forum for student colleagues to connect and share experiences.… Continue Reading Transitions Day 2023

Calling all Innis student leaders! Sign up for our Transitions Day 2023. All Innis student leaders are invited to our annual Transitions Day. At this interactive, in-person workshop, we will walk you through the steps to transition out of your current leadership role and provide a forum for student colleagues to connect and share experiences.… Continue Reading Transitions Day 2023

Looking to give back to the community? To support your peers?Join Innis's mentorship team to have a real, direct impact on our incoming class.Insider Mentors are a vital source of support for first-year students each year. We are looking for dedicated upper-year volunteers to offer our newest Innisians a smooth transition into university — by… Continue Reading Apply now to be an Insider Mentor!

Showcase your creative talent at Innis!Submit to our Student Art Exhibition.Are you a photographer, illustrator, designer, filmmaker — a visual artist and storyteller? Innis is looking to display new pieces of original artwork throughout the College. Our student community is full of skilled, diverse artistic talent. Let's show it off!The Innis Student Art Exhibition is… Continue Reading Innis Student Art Exhibition Submission Deadline

Innis Orientation is coming up!Fill out the registration form to indicate your preferences.Our annual orientation for incoming students, presented by the Innis College Student Society, is taking place September 4 to 6. This fun-filled experience is a great way to meet fellow Innisians, being familiar with the College, campus, and city, and form lasting memories.Your… Continue Reading Incoming students: register for Innis Orientation today!

Do you have questions about what happens after graduation?Find an alumni mentor through Innis's annual mentorship program. By signing up for our Innis Alumni Mentorship Program you can be paired with an alumni mentor, from a range of career fields, who will help you discover expectations and possibilities for after graduation—and how to get there. You'll… Continue Reading Apply to be a mentee with the Innis Alumni Mentorship Program!

Calling all first-year Innis students!Come to our first Insider Social.All first-year Innis students and Insider mentors are invited to celebrate the launch of The Insider’s Fall/Winter in-person programming at a big carnival extravaganza!Make friends with other first-year Innisians, meet your mentors in person, and indulge in some tasty treats, activities, and fun! Get ready to… Continue Reading The Insider Social: Welcome Party

Celebrate World Mental Health Dayby joining Innis's art-making workshop!World Mental Health Day is Tuesday, October 10. Sign up for an art-making workshop, facilitated by trained art therapist and registered psychotherapist Tamar Miller, and gain insight and strategies for staying grounded during times of transition.Art-making can be a powerful tool to ground yourself, gain perspective, reflect,… Continue Reading Navigating Transitions Through Art

Trick or (re)treat!Come to our spooktacular Insider Social.All first-year Innis students and Insider mentors are invited to celebrate Halloween with The Insider. Take a well-deserved break from your studies and watch Innis transform into the haunted college of your dreams. Join us for a spooky night that is sure to give you more fun than… Continue Reading The Insider Social: Halloween Party

Want to help incoming Innis students? Apply to be an orientation coordinator. Join Innis's 2024 Orientation team to help lead and implement a fun-filled and informative week of activities for our incoming first-year students. Being an orientation coordinator (OC) is a fantastic leadership opportunity. You'll receive training and resources to ensure your success and support… Continue Reading 2024 Orientation Coordinator Applications

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Social Impact 101

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Social Impact 101

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Careers with Purpose

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Careers with Purpose

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Road Trip

Want to make an impact on the world but don’t know where to start?Register today to earn your Social Innovation Certificate!Looking to contribute to positive change? Intrigued by “social innovation” but find it too abstract? Ready to take your first step? We are here to help! Innis College, in partnership with The Agency, is excited… Continue Reading Social Innovation Certificate: Road Trip