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It is with great enthusiasm that this April 2009, Manon joined Ryerson University’s dynamic Marketing Communications team. As Senior Designer for the Office of University Advancement, she will be involved in a wide array of promotional campaigns, publications, advertisements, and countless projects (both local and international) related to the University
and its diverse student population.
© Ryerson University 2009
• Ryerson University is Canada’s leader in innovative, career-oriented education
• Close to 90 PhD, master’s and undergraduate programs
• Ryerson is the third-fastest growing research university in Canada and the fastest-growing
in Ontario with $19.9 million in research funding – a remarkable 32.8% increase in research
year over year
• Five Faculties:
The Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Communication & Design
The Faculty of Community Services
The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science
The Ted Rogers School of Management
• The Ted Rogers School of Management is Canada’s largest undergraduate business
school and offers a variety of MBA programs, all in a new state-of-the-art building in the
heart of Toronto’s financial district
• The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada’s largest, with more
than 68,000 annual registrations
• The Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing is Canada’s largest, with 4,000+ full- and part-
time students
• Ryerson is reshaping the downtown core with two new buildings:
• The Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre:
Will house and exhibit one of the world’s great historical photography collections,
The Black Star Collection at Ryerson University
• The Student Learning Centre:
Will be a signature, multi-purpose building on the former Sam the Record Man site
at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets
• Over the past four years the number of prospective students who selected Ryerson as their
first-choice university has increased more than 50%
• More than 126,000 alumni including:
• Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts founder Isadore Sharp
• Broadcasters Wendy Mesley and Valerie Pringle
• Judith Grant Long, Director of the Master in Urban Planning Program, Harvard University
• Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications, Tony Gagliano
• World-renowned fashion designer Jeremy Laing
• Pioneering landscape architect Janet Rosenberg
• Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ryerson is a distinctly urban university with a
mission to serve societal need
• 25,000 students, including 2,000 master’sand PhD students
• 95.8% of Ryerson graduates report employment two years after graduation
> Some of Manon's Design work, done in conjunction with the Office of University Advancement, will soon be available for viewing in the Design section.
