University of St. Michael's College

06/24/2026

St. Michael’s alumni reunion week-end featured many talks and awards by alumni who have dedicated much of their career to serving community and seeking social justice.

Our USMC Keynote Lecture was by Laura Syron (8T8), President and CEO, Diabetes Canada; then, over lunch, the AI4W Conversation Series featured Jacqueline De Gagné (8T5), Audrey Ferrer (9T8), Lorraine Green (6T2) and Evangeline Cowie (2T3) all of whom spoke on purposeful volunteering.

In the evening at the Honoured Years Banquet and Awards Ceremony, five alumni were recognized for their work: Victoria Marianchuk (SMC 1T3) is an exceptional candidate for the Dr. Richard Alway Award. Paul Gregory for the Spirit of St. Mike’s Award; Lela Pacitti-Sander for the Young Alumni Impact Award; Annamaria Enenajor for the Victoria Mueller-Carson Trailblazer Award, and Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham received the Victor Dodig Community Impact Award.

For more information about our award winners, go to https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/2026-st-mikes-alumni-award-winners-announced-at-alumni-reunion-weekend.

University of Toronto Alumni

Photos by Jason Wang

06/23/2026

Congratulations to Giuseppe Carito, one of this year's St. Michael’s award recipients. He took home five honours at the Awards Ceremony, including the Khoury Memorial Fund Award in Medicine, which will support his studies at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine starting this September.

Beyond the classroom, Giuseppe served as Vice-President of St. Michael's College Student Union and gained practical healthcare experience at SickKids.

"The awards are a reassurance that the effort I put into this community was appreciated," he says.

Read more about Giuseppe's journey at https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/st-mikes-award-recipient-giuseppe-carito-on-balancing-academics-leadership-and-a-future-in-medicine.

Giuseppe Carito presented with the Khoury Memorial Fund Award in Medicine by St. Mike's President David Sylvester. Among this year's award recipients, Giuseppe Carito stood out for both his academic record and his contributions to campus life. Giuseppe will receive an Honours Bachelor of Science wit...

06/22/2026

St. Michael's was proud to honour five alumni for their outstanding professional work, their dedication to their communities, and to upholding the values of St. Michael’s College. Congratulations to Victoria Marianchuk, Paul Gregory, Lela Pacitti-Sander, Annamaria Enenajor and Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham.

Learn more about our alumni awards and this year's winners -athttps://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/2026-st-mikes-alumni-award-winners-announced-at-alumni-reunion-weekend.

From L-R: President David Sylvester, Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham, Annamaria Enenajor, Victoria Marianchuk, Paul Gregory, Lela Pacitti-Sander, Matthew McGuire  At the 2026 alumni reunion weekend, the University of St. Michael’s College held its Alumni Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 20 at its Honour...

06/22/2026

This World Cup, St. Michael's student Marina Mondria-Munteis and her dad, U of T economics professor Jordi Mondria, turned family rivalry into a tech project, building dueling fantasy football websites powered by AI.

Read their story from the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science:

For the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the word "football" needs no translation. For University of Toronto economics professor Jordi Mondria, the tournament also marks the return of a fiercely competitive family tradition: World Cup fantasy football.

06/21/2026

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour and celebrate the diverse cultures, heritage, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across the country. At St. Mike’s we reflect on our relationships past, present and future with Indigenous peoples, seeking ones based on respect, partnership, and recognition of rights.

In honour of this day, we spoke with Regis St. Michael's Faculty of Theology PhD student Noah MacDonald about his transformational research into theological wisdom in Anishinaabe communities, reclaiming Indigenous identities as a Catholic, and establishing reciprocal exchanges of knowledge.

His work is shaped by his own experience as a member of Michipicoten First Nation and as a canon lawyer at the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Read the full interview at https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/hed-a-real-opportunity-to-support-indigenous-catholic-self-determination-movements.

06/20/2026

Hoikety choik and chamma chammy chee, let’s give a big cheer for St. Michael’s alumni reunion week-end! We were delighted to welcome hundreds of St. Mike’s alumni to campus on Friday for day one of the reunion, with tours, a BBQ, trivia night, a Western Year reunion with lots of laughs, hugs and reminiscing all around. We are also honoured to celebrate the Classes of 7T1 and 7T6 on their 55th and 50th Anniversaries. Here are some highlights from yesterday and we look forward to more catching up today!

Photos by Jason wang

06/18/2026

We’re so excited to welcome our alumni back to campus Friday and Saturday for a wide range of activities. Come back home to St. Mike's and celebrate with us — there’s still time to register!

https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/reunion

University of Toronto Alumni

06/16/2026

Congratulations to St. Michael’s Fellow Professor Emeritus Elizabeth Smyth who received the History of Women Religious Significant Contribution Award.

Professor Emeritua Elizabeth Smyth has been awarded the History of Women Religious Significant Contribution Award.  Dr. Smyth is a Fellow of the University of St. Michael’s College, as well as a Senior Fellow of Massey College, and is the Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Toronto School of Th...

06/15/2026

St. Michael’s graduate Zhengqi Chen switched from commerce to economics so he could focus more on research. His research work, assisting three economics professors, led him to multiple options for graduate studies.

Chen says St. Mike's provided him with a supportive environment where he could comfortably connect with professors and seek guidance beyond the classroom. “Those experiences played an important role in helping me grow academically and prepare for graduate studies and research,” he says.

He graduated with a Specialist in Financial Economics degree from the Department of Economics. With PhD offers in Asia and Master’s offers on the table in North America, he has his pick as to where he will pursue graduate studies.

Read his story from the Department of Economics, University of Toronto : https://newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/discovering-his-research-priorities-graduand-zhengqi-chen/

06/15/2026

🎉🎓Congratulations Class of 2026! On Friday, St. Mike's graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Science received their degrees during two convocation ceremonies. You've made St. Mike's proud.