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“the most exciting part for me was not knowing what i was going to find next. it was a total jumble, and nobody knew what was there. not even his son.” — saRa manco, pHoto pReseRVation and collection management (ma) ’12 to face 300,000 photographs,” she says. “But we’re making it fun, interactive and at the same time, it’s smart and makes you think.” A complementary exhibition will examine human wrongs of more recent history, through a video installation on the Rwandan genocide by Alfredo Jaar: We Wish to Inform You That We Didn’t Know. At the entrance, the media wall will feature the unfamous from the Black Star Collection: the regular folk – soldiers, farmers and children – caught by the camera and thus captured in a historical moment. It is also incorporating images of unfamous visitors to the centre by inviting guests to contribute their own photographs, which will be added to the display. Back in the vault, the RIC’s inner sanctum, a staff member dashes past Higdon, gathering photographs for an upcoming exhibit. After spending so many years as the sole staff member of the collection, Higdon savours the energy of students and professional staff buzzing around him. Finally, Ryerson has a proper facility to preserve the photographs it’s been amassing for so many years. As Higdon is retiring next year, it’s gratifying to see his life’s work lead toward such a crescendo. Meanwhile, Sara Manco’s career has taken her to Washington, D.C., where she works in photo services at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and also assists a photographer with her professional archive. Others from her program are working at the International Centre for Photography in New York, the New York Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the RIC. New students and academic researchers are delving into Ryerson’s photography collection and archives, artists are planning exhibits, an acquisition committee is deciding on additions to the ever-expanding collection and passers-by admire the luminous architecture housing it all. The illuminated glass-box structure is an apt symbol for a centre that’s giving the art of the darkened chamber – the camera obscura – new life. n CaRolyn MoRRis is a wRiteR based in toRonto. Ryerson’s Senate Needs You! A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVES TO RYERSON UNIVERSITY’S SENATE ryerson university’s senate is the body that regulates the institution’s academic policy. senators are elected to represent administrators, faculty, students and alumni. senate meets early in the evening—normally on the first tuesday of the month from october to may—to discuss and vote on matters pertinent to the academic governance of ryerson including the establishment of all academic policies, significant changes in curriculum and the establishment, and the change or termination of programs, schools and departments. senate has a variety of standing committees, and ad hoc committees are sometimes established to investigate matters related to academic activity. there are opportunities for alumni to serve on senate committees. there are two alumni senators and both of these seats are up for election for the 2012-2013 session. you may nominate another alumnus or you may express interest in running yourself. For more information or to register a nomination, contact: Mark Lovewell interim secretary of senate email: lovewell@ryerson.ca telephone: 416-979-5011 www.ryerson.ca/senate NomiNatioNs must be received by WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 AT 12:00 NOON 18 Ryerson University Magazine • W I N T E R 2013 http://www.ryerson.ca/senate http://www.ryerson.ca/senate

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013

Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013
Table of Contents
President's Message
Showcase
Gould Street
Picture Perfect
Photo Essay
Feels Like Home
From the boardroom to the delivery room – midwife Jasmin Tecson follows her passion
Flying with the Snowbirds – Capt. Iain Cummings realizes lifelong dream
Alumni Diary/VP Viewpoint
Class Notes
Remember When?

Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013