Student Groups and Resources
Fashion Course Union
The Fashion Course Union (external link) is a student-led organization that advocates for, supports and guides students at the School of Fashion.
The Fashion Union runs events for current students, and facilitates the P.R.A.D.A. tutoring initiative that offers support for new students.
Conceived in 2020, The Asian Fashion Student Association (AFSA) is a community comprised of students, alumni, and faculty belonging to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and the School of Fashion at Toronto Metropolitan University. The AFSA is led by a small team of faculty and students. Our mission is to bring together Fashion students, alumni, and adjacent members of Toronto Metropolitan University belonging to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community through culture, shared experiences, and new opportunities, with student success, fulfillment, education, and inclusivity as priorities. We aim for the association to actively grow with its members as we all learn from and with each other.
Stay up to date with the AFSA by following on Instagram @afsa_tmu. If you are an AAPI School of Fashion student, faculty, alumni, or community member interested in joining the AFSA, please DM on Instagram with your student email, or email directly at afsa@torontomu.ca along with any other questions you may have.
The BFSA is a safe space for Toronto Metropolitan University Black fashion students, faculty and staff. This group was founded by Caron Phinney @caronphinney (external link) , (Professor, Diversity and Design) to uplift, connect, highlight, educate and inspire our community and discuss issues facing Black students in fashion education and within the industry.
Follow our Instagram @bfsa_tmu (external link) , to stay up to date with our latest events, job/internship opportunities, student projects and more. We usually have biweekly meetings and events on Thursday evenings. Stay tuned for our next meeting; we hope to meet some new faces and get to know some of you!
If you have any questions about a meeting, want to join the BFSA or have any projects and ideas you’d like to share, please feel free to email us at bfsa@torontomu.ca
StyleCircle (external link) began as a student-lead digital and print publication under the Fashion student Union in 2011, and has continued its legacy under support by The Society of The Creative School (TSCS). We strive to inspire and contribute to critical dialogue about the fashion industry. Our annual publication, The Book by StyleCircle, is a professional grade print magazine that features exclusive editorial content curated by students, for students
Visit Style Circle, and read their past issues here: stylecircle.org (external link)
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The SFI is a student-led community group dedicated to the collection and diversion of these textile scraps created in the fashion program. Our group is responsible for managing the recycling and re-use system of these scraps, while also engaging in sustainable dialogue and community action through meetings and events.
Have any questions? Are you interested in being a part of this team?
Contact the SFI via Instagram @sfi_torontomu (external link) or by email at sfi@torontomu.ca
Fashion Student Resources
The Creative School Careers
The Career & Co-op Centre is Toronto Metropolitan University's central resource for students and alumni to access relevant and innovative career development support. We connect Toronto Met’s employer partners with our talented and diverse student body and network of alumni.
Visit The Creative School Careers for:
- Workshops
- Events
- Resources
- Advising
- Opportunities
The Fashion Research Collection
The School of Fashion centres Inclusive, Decolonized and Sustainable perspectives and positions the School as a place to inspire positive action and innovation grounded in social and environmental justice.
Our main goal for the Fashion Research Collection (FRC) is to expand the archive by adopting these principles to further build the collection as a place that includes the perspectives and histories of diverse groups. In support of this goal, we encourage research and conversations from our students, faculty, visiting scholars, and community that promote an inclusive, sustainable and decolonized fashion system.
We also recognize that we’re at the beginning of this journey and that there is much work to do in order to achieve a truly inclusive and equitable collection but we are excited by the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.
View our online catalogue
Awards & Scholarships
Toronto Metropolitan University uses an Awards Management System, Award Spring (external link) . All applications for awards and scholarships should be submitted via this new system. Students should apply to awards and scholarships that they are eligible for based on their year of study in Fall 2022.
Visit Awards and Scholarship for more information on:
- Entrance Scholarships
- Faculty Wide Awards
- University Wide Awards and Additional Categories
Past awards winners in the Fashion department are listed here.
Mental Health & Support Resources at TMU
Students in crisis in the GTA can contact the Gerstein Centre (external link) for immediate support at 416-929-5200
Student Wellbeing Office
Student Wellbeing is a division in the Office of the Vice-Provost, Students that seeks to cultivate whole health and wellbeing within the Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Toronto Metropolitan University) community. Using a student centered approach, grounded in equity and community inclusion, Student Wellbeing strives for a cohesive, curious and collaborative approach to health and well-being experiences.
Centre for Student Development and Counselling
When you first contact the Centre for Student Development and Counselling, you can start with a quick-access initial counselling appointment. At this appointment, you will meet one-on-one with a professional counsellor who will provide immediate support, help you to explore and understand your concerns, and work with you to make a plan for coping and next steps.
The CSDC and Toronto Metropolitan University offer various types of care, referrals, and resources for you in developing your personalized wellness plan. There are several options and opportunities available to you, including individual counselling, group counselling, peer-to-peer support, referrals to community supports, and more.
Mission Statement
The Medical Centre is a non-profit unit of Student Affairs that aims to promote a healthy environment for work and study by offering quality health services to current students, staff and faculty.
Definition of Health
To reach a level of optimal physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group is able to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health, therefore is seen as a resource for living, a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities (World Health Organization, 1984).
The Office of the Vice President Equity and Community Inclusion and the units under this office provide services to support all Ryerson community members as we work together to create and foster an environment that is genuinely, intentionally inclusive.
The following units comprise ECI:
- Aboriginal Initiatives
- Accessibility
- Education and Awareness
- Human Rights Services
- Diversity Self ID
The OVPECI provides the following services: leadership and strategic planning, consultation services, workshops and events, assessments and monitoring, and human rights services.
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