Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures / en Dragana Obradović recognized with OCUFA Teaching Award /celebrates/dragana-obradovi-recognized-ocufa-teaching-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Dragana Obradović recognized with OCUFA Teaching Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-12T09:57:07-05:00" title="Friday, November 12, 2021 - 09:57" class="datetime">Fri, 11/12/2021 - 09:57</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-slavic-languages-and-literatures" hreflang="en">Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ocufa-teaching-award" hreflang="en">OCUFA Teaching Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/Dragana%20Obradovic-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Dragana Obradović"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Dragana Obradović</strong>, an associate professor in the Faculty of Science’s department of Slavic languages and literatures, has received one of the province’s highest teaching honours.</p> <p>Obradović&nbsp;was&nbsp;<a href="https://ocufa.on.ca/press-releases/university-of-torontos-dragana-obradovic-receives-prestigious-ocufa-teaching-award/">named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers for 2020-2021</a>&nbsp;by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). She is one of three University of Toronto faculty members receiving the award. The others are&nbsp;<a href="/celebrates/micah-stickel-recognized-ocufa-teaching-award"><strong>Micah Stickel</strong>&nbsp;of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="/celebrates/mairi-cowan-recognized-ocufa-teaching-award"><strong>Mairi Cowan</strong>&nbsp;of the department of historical studies</a>&nbsp;at the University of Toronto Mississauga.&nbsp;</p> <p>“My colleagues and I were thrilled to learn of Dragana’s teaching award,” says&nbsp;<strong>Taras Koznarsky</strong>, a professor of Ukrainian literature and the department’s interim chair. “We certainly knew that Dragana is a star teacher, but it’s wonderful to see her recognized in this way. Her intimate knowledge of Slavic cultures and the Balkans –&nbsp;an area known for its traumatic recent and distant past –&nbsp;showcases her talents as a keen and nuanced critical thinker.”</p> <p>Alongside classes in literature and cultural history, Obradović&nbsp;teaches Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian (BCS) as one language –&nbsp;an approach that required single-handedly creating teaching materials from scratch because no textbooks existed for such a course.</p> <p>“Thousands of faculty are eligible for this award and I remember feeling so much gratitude for the nomination itself,” says Obradović “It was a huge investment of time on the part of my faculty colleagues, and they were clearly interested in putting in that work for me.</p> <p>“The award itself is the icing on the cake.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/dragana-obradovic-recognized-one-ontarios-best-teachers">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:57:07 +0000 lanthierj 301098 at Twelve οfaculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/twelve-u-t-faculty-members-appointed-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Twelve οfaculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-09-08T16:25:57-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 16:25" class="datetime">Tue, 09/08/2020 - 16:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-near-and-middle-eastern-civilizations" hreflang="en">Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-slavic-languages-and-literatures" hreflang="en">Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">The Royal Society of Canada</a> has appointed 12&nbsp;professors from across the University of Toronto as Fellows of the society – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates the&nbsp;remarkable scholars and scientists receiving this honour,” said <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “This distinction is an important reflection of their leadership and their significant and substantial contributions of knowledge, understanding and insight to our society.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/arrowsmith"><strong>Cheryl Arrowsmith</strong></a> of the department of medical biophysics in the&nbsp;Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Connect/MediaCentre/NewsReleases/20200908"><strong>Joel Baum</strong></a> of the Rotman School of Management</li> <li><a href="https://www.nmc.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/paul-alain-beaulieu-frsc"><strong>Paul-Alain Beaulieu</strong></a> of the department of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://sites.utoronto.ca/pain/about-us/profile/karen-davis.html"><strong>Karen Davis </strong></a>of the department of surgery&nbsp;in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2020/OISE_professor_Diane_Gerin-Lajoie_named_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada.html"><strong>Diane Gérin-Lajoie</strong></a> of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</li> <li><a href="https://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/khokha"><strong>Rama Khokha</strong></a> of the department of medical biophysics in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/people/faculty/khovanskii-askold/">Askold Khovansk</a>i</strong>&nbsp;of the department of mathematics&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://sites.utoronto.ca/slavic/people/faculty/Livak.shtml"><strong>Leonid Livak</strong> </a>of the department of Slavic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.history.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/michelle-murphy"><strong>Michelle Murphy</strong></a> of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2020/Marlene_Scardamalia_named_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada.html"><strong>Marlene Scardamalia</strong></a> of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</li> <li><a href="https://lmp.utoronto.ca/faculty/ming-sound-tsao"><strong>Ming-Sound Tsao</strong></a> of the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network</li> <li><a href="https://www.english.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/karen-weisman"><strong>Karen Weisman</strong></a> of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Granted a royal charter in 1883, the goal of the Royal Society of Canada is to enhance connections between the scholarly, artistic and scientific communities and the larger society in order to promote knowledge and understanding for the benefit of all.&nbsp;</p> <p>The new Fellows join 384 members of the οcommunity who currently hold the designation. They will be inducted at the 2020 Celebration of Excellence hosted by οNov. 27.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:25:57 +0000 lanthierj 165573 at