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“It is an illustration of our mission of equity and community inclusion for everyone,” said Denise O’Neil Green, vice-president, equity and community inclusion.
Riley Kucheran (newly appointed Indigenous student advisor to the dean, graduate studies), organized the event with fellow graduate student Laura Heidenheim. Kucheran noted that the event took its theme, “Honouring our past/Reaching for our future,” from the inaugural 1998 Pow Wow.
“It will take a lifetime to truly comprehend what that looks like,” said Kucheran. He also encouraged more Indigenous representation at Ryerson, telling local highschoolers in attendance, “Ryerson has been a home for me. It’s where I’ve found myself, my community and my future. So to the young ones in the room, I say: come join me.”
— Will Sloan
LIFELONG LEARNING
Cannabis course taps into new markets
The legalization of cannabis ushers in a new era of business. The Ted Rogers School of Management and The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education are planting seeds in the market with a new course. The Business of Cannabis (CZEN 420) explores everything from financing a business to cultivating cannabis while introducing students to relevant entrepreneurship principles such as opportunity recognition and evaluation. The course also focuses on issues specific to starting and operating a cannabis business, including legislation, financing for cannabis businesses, and the complex regulations pertaining to the cultivation, processing, distribution, marketing and selling of cannabis. Students also create a business plan and participate in a site tour.
ACTIVATION
Ryerson brought fun ideas to Toronto’s streets with ShapeLab, a four-month initiative that let students create interactive art installations for the King Street Transit Pilot. They worked with mentors, including Ryerson faculty, city staff and private-sector professionals. Projects included life-sized 3D pin-art boards and a drum machine.
6 Ryerson University Magazine / Winter 2019
