Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2018 - 7

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women's vulnerabilities:
"Not only violence, but also
becoming entrapped-
being stuck in a place
where they never imagined
themselves to be. To fully
understand immigrant and
refugee women's experience
of violence and how
immigration policies shape
that experience, requires a
new look at a complex set of
interrelated social, economic
and political factors."
The three-year scholarship
awarded by the Pierre
Elliott Trudeau Foundation
supports students for
academic excellence and
civic engagement, providing a
$60,000 annual scholarship
package with a $20,000
annual travel/networking
allowance. Illesinghe is the first
Ryerson student to receive the
scholarship, and the funding
will support her research,
community engagement and
knowledge dissemination. She
plans to collect data both in
Sri Lanka and Canada, and look
not only at people's experiences,
but also at the implementation
of immigration policy in a
country of origin. -Will Sloan
TECHNOLOGY

Faster than
the speed
of light
DID YOU
KNOW...

In 2018 Ryerson is
celebrating its 70th
anniversary as an
institution and its
25th anniversary
as a university.

Imagine a world where the
Hyperloop-the high-speed
tube-based transit system
designed by Elon Musk-
becomes a common mode
of transportation. Imagine
if Ryerson students could
help make an innovative
technology even better.
In January 2017, the Ryerson
International Hyperloop
Team (RIHT) travelled to
California to demonstrate
their Hyperloop wheeldeployment technology at
the SpaceX headquarters.

APPOINTMENTS

Ryerson names
new VPs

DENISE
O'NEIL GREEN
appointed first VicePresident, Equity and
Community Inclusion

IAN MISHKEL
appointed VicePresident, University
Advancement and
Alumni Relations

Denise O'Neil Green,
whose leadership
and advocacy have
helped establish
Ryerson's reputation
for excellence in
equity, diversity and
inclusion (EDI), has
been appointed the
university's first vicepresident, equity and
community inclusion.

In 2017 Ian Mishkel
joined Ryerson
University as vicepresident, university
advancement and
alumni relations
with a long record of
fundraising, donor
development and
team leadership.

The position provides
strategic leadership
and support for
the achievement of
Ryerson's vision
to be a leader in EDI.
"I have been so
blessed to work at
Ryerson for the last
five years and do the
work I love, alongside
great colleagues
and an engaged
community," said
Green. "I welcome
the next phase in
our collective journey
as an inclusive
community."
Green earned her
bachelor's degree
from the University
of Chicago, master's
from Princeton
University and her PhD
from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor.
She was Ryerson's
inaugural assistant
vice-president/
vice-provost equity,
diversity and inclusion.

The position is
responsible for
building relationships
with alumni,
donors, community
stakeholders and
partners. Mishkel
will seek to expand
Ryerson's base
of donors, gift
cultivation, solicitation
and stewardship.
"As Ryerson enters
its next phase
of evolution, the
vice-president's
role is a wonderful
opportunity to be
on the ground floor
of a new leadership
team and helping
to build a university
that serves the
next generation
of students," said
Mishkel.
Mishkel earned his
bachelor's degree
at Victoria University
of the University of
Toronto and his
MEd at the Ontario
Institute for Studies
in Education.

Winter 2018 / Ryerson University Magazine

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