The Little Campus that Grew

摘要

Fifty years ago, in 1967, the University of Toronto established a new campus, overlooking the beautiful Credit River Valley in the growing city of Mississauga. Originally called Erindale College (after the local historical village), it is now University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). In 1967, it had 155 students and two dozen faculty members, including a not-quite-Ph.D. astronomer named John Percy. Now, it is a mid-sized university campus with undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and more than 14,000 students. One of my projects for UTM's 40th anniversary was to co-edit an informal history (Percy and Abbas 2007), which is also available on-line1. I'm waiting to find out whether I will be called on to help with a 50th anniversary history.