Woodsworth College, named after politician and clergyman James Shaver Woodsworth, is a college within the University of Toronto in Canada. It is the largest college in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St. George Campus. It is also the newest of the colleges at the University of Toronto, created in 1974. Woodsworth College's arms and badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on October 15, 2006. The college was founded to serve part-time students exclusively, specifically adults pursuing continuing education studies in Arts and Sciences, and transfer students. Since 1999, Woodsworth has embarked on 'direct entry', where students are accepted directly from high school. Woodsworth College is home to approximately 6200 students.
The Woodsworth College Students' Association is the representative body of students at the college. The association's government consists of the president, six vice-presidents, and twenty-four directors which comprise the board of directors. WCSA organizes events such as orientation for first-year students, weekly WCSA Wednesdays, the annual Red Party along with the year end Woodsworth Gala. It also provides a great deal of services and activities throughout the year. The office of the WCSA is located at: WW 103, 119 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1974, Woodsworth was administering the Summer Program to Sienna, Italy. Woodsworth College's International Summer Programs sends over 900 students to 18 destinations worldwide. In 2016, the destinations were: Australia, Czech Republic, China, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates.
Woodsworth oversees the Visiting Student Program in the Faculty of Arts and Science. This program allows students from other North American universities to come to the University of Toronto and complete credits towards degrees at their home institution.
Student residence
Woodsworth Residence was erected in 2004 and was designed by the architectural firm Architects Alliance. The residence, located at 321 Bloor Street West, towers over the Perly-Rae gates at the northern entrance of the St. George Campus. The building is a 17-storey glass tower housing 371 students. Prior to the construction in 2004 of the Woodsworth College undergraduate residence, the site at 321 Bloor Street was occupied by the Graduate Student Residence, also known as the St. George Apartments. The four-storey U-shaped residence, built in 1926, was designed by the firm of Paisley & Marani and was in the City of Toronto's Inventory of Heritage Properties. In 2000, A new residence was built for graduate students at the on Harbord St. Woodsworth College Residence has a student council composed of students that live in the residence including floor/house reps. There are also courses that take place within the basement of the residence. Some of the courses are offered by the Rotman School of Management and include courses in business law, accounting and finance.
Academic programs
These programs combine courses from a number of different academic departments in the faculty.
