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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Ontario College of Art & Design University
 | other_name             = OCAD University
 | image_name             = OCAD University Logo.png
 | caption                = Logo of the university
 | established            = {{start date and age|1876|4|4|df=y}}{{notetag|The motion to establish the institution was passed on 4 April 1876, with the institution holding its first class later that year in October.}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | endowment              = [[Canadian dollar|C$]]19.9 million (2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/files/Ont%20College%20of%20Art%20%20Design%2021405%20AUD%20Cons%2022%20ASNPO%20Final.pdf|publisher=OCAD University|date=3 October 2022|access-date=6 November 2022|website=ocadu.ca|title=Financial Statements of Ontario College of Art & Design University}}</ref>
 | president              = Ana Serrano
 | faculty                = 400<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.ocadu.ca/discover/about-ocad-u|website=admissions.ocadu.ca|title=About OCAD U|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = Jamie Watt
 | provost                = Caroline Langill
 | administrative_staff   = 
 | students               = 5,220 (2023)<ref name=enrol>{{cite web|url=https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/enrolment-by-university/|title=Enrolment by university|publisher=Universities Canada|website=univcan.ca|access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>{{notetag|The following figure only includes undergraduate and graduate students, and does not include students enrolled in the university's continuing education courses.}}
 | undergrad              = 4,890 (2023)<ref name=enrol/>
 | postgrad               = 330 (2023)<ref name=enrol/>
 | city                   = [[Toronto]]
 | province               = [[Ontario]]
 | country                = Canada
 | coor                   = {{Coord|43|39|11|N|79|23|28.3|W|region:CA-ON_type:edu_scale:2500|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Urban
 | former_names           = Ontario School of Art (1876–86)<br />Toronto Art School (1886–90)<br />Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design (1890–1912)<br />Ontario College of Art (1912–96)<br />Ontario College of Art & Design (1996–2010)
 | affiliations           = [[Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design|AICAD]], [[Council of Ontario Universities|COU]], [[Universities Canada]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.ocadu.ca}}
}}

'''Ontario College of Art & Design University''', commonly known as '''OCAD University''' or '''OCAD U''', is a [[public university|public]] [[art school|art]] [[university]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Its main campus is located within Toronto's [[Grange Park (neighbourhood)|Grange Park]] and [[Toronto Entertainment District|Entertainment District]] neighbourhoods.

The university is [[co-educational]] and operates three academic faculties – the Faculty of Art, the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Faculty of Design – which offer programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses. The university is one of four members of the [[Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design]] located outside the United States.

Established by the [[Ontario Society of Artists]] in 1876 as the '''Ontario School of Art''', it is the oldest operating school in [[Canada]] dedicated to [[art education|art and design education]]. The school was renamed twice in 1886 and 1890 before it was provincially chartered under its new name, the '''Ontario College of Art''' (OCA), in 1912. With the inception of the college's design department in 1945, the OCA grew and later became the '''Ontario College of Art and Design''' (OCAD) in 1996. In 2010, the institution formally adopted its current title, including the university designation in its name to reflect its maturation and change in degree-granting powers.

In 2023, there were 4,890 undergraduates and 330 graduate students enrolled at the university. As of 2022, the university holds an association of over 25,000 alumni.

==History==
=== Early history ===
[[File:Central Ontario School of Art interior, William Cruikshank instructor (I0010334).tif|thumb|Inside the Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design in the late 19th century. [[William Cruikshank (painter)|William Cruikshank]], an instructor at the school, is pictured in the background.]]
The institution was founded in 1876 by the [[Ontario Society of Artists]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates  |last=Pound |first=Richard W. |publisher=Fitzhenry and Whiteside |year=2005}}</ref> with the objective to provide professional artistic training while furthering the development of art education in Ontario.<ref>{{cite book |title=100 years: Evolution of the Ontario College of Art |type=Exhibition catalogue |author2=Ontario College of Art |author1=Art Gallery of Ontario |year=1976|page=11}}</ref>{{notetag|"... such a school is among the objectives listed in the Society’s constitution of 1875 and,... among the objects proposed at the founding of that Society in 1872." (p. 11)}} On 4 April 1876, the Ontario Society of Artists passed the motion to "draw up a scheme" for a school of art, which later led to its creation on 30 October 1876, funded by a government grant of $1,000. The Ontario School of Art initially opened at 14 King Street West<ref name="canan">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario-college-of-art-and-design|title=Ontario College of Art and Design University|date=16 December 2016|access-date=14 November 2022|publisher=Historica Canada|website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> with a class of 25 students, headed by artist [[Thomas Mower Martin]] as the founding director, a position he held for the next three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meibohmfinearts.com/artists/details/812|title=Thomas Mower Martin|website=meibohmfinearts.com|publisher=Meibohm Fine Arts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/405189/the-untouched-wilderness-the-untrodden-wilds-of-canada | title=Thomas Mower Martin (1838–1934) – the Untouched Wilderness: The Untrodden Wilds of Canada }}</ref> Fellow artists [[Robert Harris (painter)|Robert Harris]] and [[William Cruikshank (painter)|William Cruikshank]] also joined the school, the latter serving as the school's president from 1884 to 1886.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallery.ca/library/ngc132.htm|publisher=National Gallery of Canada|title=William Cruikshank fonds}}</ref>

In 1882, the [[Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Ontario Department of Education]] assumed control over the school and transferred it to the [[Toronto Normal School]].<ref name="canan" /><ref name="govonca-archives-osa-purchases">{{cite web |title=Early Purchases and the Foundation of Art Education|url=https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/osa/purchases.aspx|publisher= Archives of Ontario|access-date=16 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907213823/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/osa/purchases.aspx|archive-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Society of Artists: 100 Years 1872–1972|url=http://ccca.concordia.ca/history/osa/english/references/osa100yr-2.html#School|publisher=Art Gallery of Ontario|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> In 1886, the school was relocated to a building near [[Queen Street (Toronto)|Queen Street]] and [[Yonge Street]] and was renamed the '''Toronto Art School'''.<ref name="Roshuowy">{{cite news|url=http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/article/801308--ocad-graduates-from-college-to-university|title=OCAD graduates from college to university|last=Roshuowy|first=Kristin|date=27 April 2010|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=12 September 2010|location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ocad.ca/about_ocad/name_change/background.htm | title=Institutional Name Change Background | publisher=OCAD University | date=2 March 2011 | access-date=13 May 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813201515/http://www.ocad.ca/about_ocad/name_change/background.htm | archive-date=13 August 2011 }}</ref>

When the Ontario Society of Artists resumed sponsorship of the school in 1890, they renamed it the '''Central Ontario School of Art and Industrial Design''' and reopened it at the Princess Theatre,<ref name="canan" /> which also shared its premises with the Art Museum of Toronto (now the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]).{{sfn|OCADU135|2011|p=4}}

===20th century===
[[File:Ontario College of Art - 1931.jpg|thumb|Inside a class at the Ontario College of Art in 1931.]]
In 1910, the school was again relocated, occupying 1 College Street as a result of the Princess Theatre's demolition.{{sfn|OCADU135|2011|p=4}} Two years later, the school was granted a charter by the Ontario government that authorized it to issue [[diploma]]s.{{sfn|Shimizu|2013|p=4}} The institution was incorporated as the Ontario College of Art with [[George Agnew Reid]] named as its first principal.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/osa/final.aspx | title=Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) and the Government of Ontario Art Collection: The Final Purchases }}</ref> Reid designed the first building owned by the college, which was also the first building in Canada built specifically for the education of artists and designers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ocadu.ca/news/ribbon-is-cut-on-the-george-reid-house | title=Ribbon is cut on the George Reid House! | date=26 September 2018 }}</ref><ref name="georgereid">{{cite web|date=10 October 2017|access-date=9 November 2022|publisher=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ocad-university-federal-money-refurbishment-george-reid-house-1.4347948|title=OCAD University gets $1M from Ottawa to modernize historic building}}</ref> The college moved, for the last time, to the new permanent property in 1921, which is still in use today.

As a part of Reid's wider efforts to have visual arts accepted as part of the province's formal education system, Reid pushed for the OCA to potentially become a [[constituent college]] of the [[University of Toronto]]; however, the proposed amalgamation was never pursued.{{sfn|OCADU135|2011|p=4}}

In 1945, the OCA established a design school, broadening its education mandate.<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/about/history|title=History|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> By the 1950s, the college had expanded beyond its downtown campus, operating classes in [[Port Hope, Ontario]] and at William Houston Public School in midtown Toronto (today part of [[York University]]'s [[Glendon Campus]]).{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} In 1957, the college's main campus received its first physical extension, which has since abutted the eastern side of the original schoolhouse. Three more expansions to the new building were followed in 1963, 1967, and 1981 in response to increasing student enrolment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario-college-of-art-and-design | title=Ontario College of Art and Design University }}</ref>   

[[Roy Ascott]], who was OCA's president from 1971 to 1972, radically challenged the structure of the college's curriculum.<ref name=Wolfe2001>{{cite book |last=Wolfe |first=Morris |title=OCA 1967–1972: Five Turbulent Years |place=Toronto |publisher=Grubstreet Books |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-9689737-0-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/oca19671972fivet0000wolf }}</ref> The overhaul of the college's curriculum put forward by Ascott anticipated future developments in art pedagogy but polarized the community at the time, hastening his departure from the college.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roy Ascott: Plug in Institute of Contemporary Art |url=https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/32558/roy-ascott/ |website=e-flux |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> In 1974, the institution launched its Florence foreign exchange program, which allowed students to study in [[Florence|Florence, Italy]] inside a dedicated building with studio spaces. The program was staffed by faculty members until the program was discontinued in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/studying-in-florence|website=ocadu.ca|title=Faculty of Art Florence Program|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cancellation-of-florence-exchange-program-leaves-ocad-students-upset/article34752154/|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Cancellation of Florence exchange program frustrates OCAD students|last=Chiose|first=Simona|date=19 April 2017|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

From 1979 to 1997, OCA also held classes at the [[Stewart Building]], a building located north of the main campus at 149 College Street.<ref name=hist/>

The institution remained the Ontario College of Art until 1996 when it was reorganized as the Ontario College of Art and Design,<ref name=hist/> a change intended to recognize its inclusion of [[design education]], raise its media and industry profile, as well as better position it for a transition from a diploma- to a degree-granting body.<ref>{{cite book|title=Exploring Contemporary Craft History, Theory & Critical Writing|isbn=9781552451076|year=2002|publisher=Coach House Books with the Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre|editor=Jean Johnson|page=56}}</ref> In the following year, the college entered into a partnership with the U.K.–based [[Open University]] to provide students the opportunity to obtain an Open University undergraduate degree.<ref name=hist/>

===21st century===
[[File:Toronto - ON - Ontario College of Art & Design V2.jpg|thumb|OCAD's campus in 2009, with [[Will Alsop]]'s Sharp Centre for Design illuminated at night.]]
The advent of the 2000s marked a significant era of transformation for the college, most notably in 2000 when funding was secured from Ontario's SuperBuild infrastructure program to build a major fifth extension to the Main Building.<ref name="Hume2011">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2011 |title=135 Years |encyclopedia=Shift: Conventions |publisher=OCAD U Student Press |place=Toronto |author-link=Christopher Hume |editor-last=Grice |editor-first=Gordon |pages=13–20 |isbn=978-0-9783278-5-9 |author-first=Christopher |author-last=Hume}}</ref><ref name="hist" /> Through Canadian architect [[Rod Robbie]], British architect [[Will Alsop]] was made aware of the project's call for proposals, and Alsop's ambitious "table top" design was ultimately selected in 2002.<ref name="Hume2011" /><ref name="Whitehead2004">{{cite journal |last=Whitehead |first=Terri |date=24 June 2004 |title=Top Table |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/top-table/138832.article |journal=[[Architects' Journal]] |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> A joint venture was formed between the two individuals' firms to construct the new [[Contemporary architecture|contemporary]] extension, which was completed in 2004 and named the Sharp Centre for Design after its benefactors Rosalie and Isadore Sharp.<ref name="Whitehead2004" /><ref name="Goldberger2007">{{cite magazine |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |title=The Colorist: The Sky Line |url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/skyline/2007/10/22/071022crsk_skyline_goldberger?currentPage=1 |access-date=26 March 2012 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>  

The college also underwent further changes to its internal operations whereby, in 2002, the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|Legislature of Ontario]] granted OCAD university status along with the limited authority to confer [[bachelor's degree]]s in fine arts and design under its name. In 2007, authorization was extended to the conferring of [[graduate degree]]s, and the college accepted its first cohort of graduate students the next year.{{sfn|Shimizu|2013|p=4}} In 2008, the college was granted membership into the [[Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada]],<ref name="hist" /> and in 2009, it began providing [[continuing education]] services to non-degree students through its School of Continuing Studies.<ref name="hist" />

In the early years of [[Sara Diamond (academic administrator)|Sara Diamond]]'s tenure as president from 2005 to 2020, the institution saw a reformation of its pedagogy. Diamond emphasized academics over studio time, increasing the independence of the academic [[Dean (academics)|deans]] and requiring full-time instructors to hold a graduate or terminal degree.<ref name="canan" /> The curriculum was also changed to reduce the amount of classroom time versus studio time, increase the academic rigour of the college's programs, and push for digital media and design research classes.<ref name="canan" /> This caused some controversy as two faculty members resigned over the immense changes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=55364f60-24ab-4b40-8071-b73b2c01cd23&k=64956 |title=Duelling visions: OCAD students are resisting new plans to make big changes |publisher=Canada.com |date=2 February 2007 |access-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110072440/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=55364f60-24ab-4b40-8071-b73b2c01cd23&k=64956 |archive-date=10 November 2012 }}</ref>

In 2010, the institution officially became the Ontario College of Art and Design University, and full degree-granting powers were subsequently awarded to the university on 1 July 2020 by the [[Government of Ontario]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/06/ontario-updates-and-modernizes-regulations-and-statutes.html|title=Ontario Newsroom|website=news.ontario.ca}}</ref> including the ability to confer its own [[Honorary Degree|honorary degrees]].<ref name="canan" />

==Campus==
[[File:OCAD University Toronto.jpg|thumb|OCAD U's Main Building in the background and 74–76 McCaul Street in the foreground.|left]]
During the university’s years as a nascent institution, it had relocated to several different buildings in Toronto, many of which have been decommissioned or demolished over time. Only in the early 20th century did the school establish its own purpose-built structure, on the grounds of what is now [[Grange Park (Toronto)|Grange Park]], a two-hectare green space that was once the front lawn of a nineteenth-century estate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grange Park » History |url=https://grangeparktoronto.ca/history/ |access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Grange |url=https://ago.ca/about/the-grange |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Art Gallery of Ontario |language=en}}</ref> As a result, the university's campus is embedded within the surrounding neighbourhoods that have developed alongside it, rather than in an enclosed area with contiguous buildings, as is standard with most other post-secondary institutions. The current campus is spread across a combination of owned, co-owned, and leased properties in Toronto’s [[Downtown Toronto|downtown core]]. The largest cluster of buildings is located in the [[Grange Park (neighbourhood)|Grange Park neighbourhood]] along [[McCaul Street (Toronto)|McCaul Street]], between [[Dundas Street]] and [[Queen Street (Toronto)|Queen Street West]], and comprises the Main Building (including its multiple extensions), Butterfield Park, the Annex Building, the Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, 49–51 McCaul Street, and 74–76 McCaul Street. Another group of buildings is situated south of the neighbourhood in the [[Toronto Entertainment District|Entertainment District]] at 199, 205, and 230–240 Richmond Street West. 130 [[Queen's Quay (Toronto)|Queens Quay East]] in the [[East Bayfront]] is the university's "waterfront campus," which occupies 1,300 square metres (14,000 sq ft) of the building's fourth floor and forms part of a larger development called the Daniels Waterfront—City of the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.georgebrown.ca/arts-design-information-technology/design/learning-environment/waterfront-campus-expansion-a-new-home-for-the-school-of-design|title=Waterfront Campus Expansion – A New Home for the School of Design|publisher=George Brown College|year=2022|access-date=8 November 2022|website=georgebrown.ca}}</ref> The campus in the Grange Park and Entertainment District precincts is accessible by public transportation via [[St. Patrick station|St. Patrick]] and [[Osgoode station|Osgoode]] stations on [[Line 1 Yonge–University|Line 1]], as well as the [[505 Dundas]] and [[501 Queen]] streetcar routes. 

OCAD U does not have any [[Residence hall|student residences]] on campus, though it offers students resources to search for off-campus accommodations in the city.<ref name="nores">{{cite web|url=https://www.ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca/universities/ocad-u/residences|website=ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca|title=Residences and Meal Plans|publisher=Ontario University Application Centre|year=2022|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="hist" />

=== Academic buildings ===
Physically, the campus’s buildings vary in age and aesthetics, ranging from the revival architecture of the 19th century to the more contemporary design language of the present. Dating back to 1887, the oldest structures on campus are 74–76 McCaul Street, which are semi-detached [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] houses that are not used as academic facilities, but have instead been converted into an independent art supply store for students, faculty, and the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACO Toronto - 72-76 McCaul Street |url=https://www.acotoronto.ca/building.php?ID=2878 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=www.acotoronto.ca}}</ref> The George Reid Wing, the earliest component of the Main Building, was opened in 1921 and was designed by [[George Agnew Reid]], an alumnus and principal at the then Ontario College of Art.<ref name="georgereid" /> The two-storey building is characterized by [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] features similar to [[The Grange (Toronto)|The Grange]] manor nearby, both of which front onto [[Grange Park (Toronto)|Grange Park]].{{sfn|OCADU135|2011|p=4}} Under the [[Ontario Heritage Act]], 74–76 McCaul Street and the George Reid Wing are classified as a listed and a designated heritage building, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-134374.pdf|title=100 McCaul Street (OCAD University) – Zoning Amendment Application – Preliminary Report|website=toronto.ca|access-date=9 November 2022|publisher=City of Toronto|date=May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-24 |title=Heritage Register |url=https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/heritage-preservation/heritage-register/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}</ref>[[File:Richmond Street West (between Duncan & Simcoe).jpg|thumb|left|Facing eastward on Richmond Street West, with 230–240 Richmond on the left and 205 Richmond on the right.]]Likewise, the repurposed mid-rise buildings at the intersection of Richmond Street West and Duncan Street, including 205 and 240 Richmond, hold heritage status; they are among the few remaining brick warehouses from an industrial area formerly known as the Garment District, which existed in the early to mid-20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Laura |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Fifteen Nostalgic Photos of Toronto's Most Historic Buildings |url=https://torontolife.com/life/15-nostalgic-photos-of-torontos-most-historic-buildings/ |website=Toronto Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inclusion on Heritage Register - King-Spadina Properties |url=https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-108566.pdf |publisher=City of Toronto |pages=109-112; 116-118}}</ref> Previously called the New Textile Building, 205 Richmond is an [[Edwardian architecture|Edwardian classical]] building that was acquired by the university in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACO Toronto - New Textile Building |url=https://www.acotoronto.ca/building.php?ID=8573 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.acotoronto.ca}}</ref> 240 Richmond occupies the former Richmond Duncan Building and is interconnected with 230 Richmond;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contextually Cohesive: Hullmark (Re)Develops Toronto {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/12/contextually-cohesive-hullmark-redevelops-toronto.18580 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=urbantoronto.ca}}</ref><ref name=hist/> both sites were acquired in 2008 and contain the university's main administration and services facilities, as well as private offices rented out to the co-working space company [[WeWork]].

<br><br/>Throughout the later half of the twentieth century, several modifications were made to Reid’s original building. On 17 January 1957, the first expansion to the building was inaugurated, a [[modernist]] extension known as the A.J. Casson Wing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/ocadweb/docs/ocad_annual_report_2008-2009/12 |title=In Media Res: Ontario College of Art & Design 2008–2009 Annual Report |page=12 |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|OCADU135|2011|p=5}}<ref name="Hume2011" /> The Nora E. Vaughan Auditorium, two additional floors, and an atrium were later added to the building through three extensions in 1963, 1967, and 1981.<ref name="hist" /> The most recent extension to the Main Building, known as the Sharp Centre for Design, radically departs from the previous modernist extensions, and more so from the [[Georgian Revival]] architecture of the historical building. Opening in 2004, the Sharp Centre for Design was conceived by British architect [[Will Alsop]] and came out of a [[participatory design]] process.<ref name="Hume2011" /><ref name="Goldberger2007" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mutrie |first=Eric |date=2018-05-15 |title=Will Alsop on 10 Years of the Sharp Centre for Design |url=https://www.designlinesmagazine.com/will-alsop-10-years/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Designlines Magazine}}</ref> The contemporary addition, often described as a table top, consists of a black and white box that is supported by a series of multi-coloured pillars at different angles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/article/20051124100 |title=OCAD's 'Tabletop' comes out on top – Daily Commercial News |publisher=Dailycommercialnews.com |access-date=12 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708221225/http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/article/20051124100 |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> The achromatic steel box stands four storeys (26 metres) above the ground and measures 9 metres high, 31 metres wide, and 84 metres long, adding 7,440 square metres to the existing structure below.<ref>{{Cite web |title=✅ Sharpe Centre for Design-Ontario College of Art and Design – Data, Photos & Plans |url=https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/sharpe-centre-for-design-ontario-college-of-art-and-design/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=WikiArquitectura}}</ref> The $42.5-million expansion and redevelopment is regarded as an architectural landmark in the city, receiving numerous awards including the first Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com/RIBA/Awards/RIBAInternationalPrize/2004/Ontario.aspx |title=Ontario College of Art & Design |website=RIBA |publisher=[[Royal Institute of British Architects]] |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121929/http://www.architecture.com/RIBA/Awards/RIBAInternationalPrize/2004/Ontario.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jun/17/regeneration.arts |title=Award for 'high art on grotty street' |date=17 June 2004 |first=Charlotte |last=Higgins |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> the award of excellence in the "Building in Context" category at the Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/it/newsrel.nsf/f5265fd40060d4b285257aa70063be89/f5ad640089e4e45f85257004005a77af?OpenDocument |title=Sharp Centre for Design wins best in show at Architecture and Urban Design Awards |date=17 May 2005 |type=Press release |publisher=City of Toronto |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=2ab10621f3161410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2bf9036318061410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default |title=Architecture and Urban Design Awards 2005 – Award of Excellence – Building in Context |publisher=City of Toronto |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620211737/http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=2ab10621f3161410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default&vgnextchannel=2bf9036318061410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |archive-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Torontoist]] |url=http://torontoist.com/2005/05/the_city_presen/ |title=The AUDA Shows Love |author=Joanna |date=25 May 2005 |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> and was deemed the most outstanding technical project overall in the 2005 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Schreyer winner announced |date=December 2005 |journal=Canadian Consulting Engineer |volume=46 |issue=7 |page=6 |issn=0008-3267 |place=Toronto |quote=The winner of the 2005 Schreyer Award, the top technical award in the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards, is the Ontario College of Art and Design, Sharp Centre for Design – Structural Engineering.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.acec.ca/source/PDF/2005/cqDec05e.pdf |title=And the Beaubien goes to... Wayne Bowes |journal=Communiqué |publisher=[[Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada]] |date=December 2005 |pages=1–2 |access-date=17 June 2014 |quote=The Schreyer Award for the most outstanding overall technical project was presented to Carruthers & Wallace Ltd, a division of Trow Associates, and MCW Consultants Ltd., for the Ontario College of Art & Design, Sharp Centre for Design.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://peo.on.ca/index.php/ci_id/20688/la_id/1.htm |title=Awards |journal=Engineering Dimensions |issn=0227-5147 |date=March–April 2006 |first=Nicole |last=Axworthy |page=21 |access-date=17 June 2014}}<!-- main table of contents: http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php/ci_id/25747/la_id/1.htm --></ref>[[File:Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, OCAD University, Toronto.jpg|thumb|The Rosalie Sharp Pavilion at the southeast corner of Dundas Street and McCaul Street.]]
As the college expanded, new buildings were added to the campus and the existing neighbourhood, namely the Annex Building and 49–51 McCaul Street, which were built in the 1970s as part of a larger mixed-use complex adjacent to the Main Building.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=village by the grange |url=https://jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/tag/village-by-the-grange/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto |language=en}}</ref> As its name suggests, the Annex is an interconnected building, which shares its ground floor with a small retail concourse that serves the local, residential, and university communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annex Building 113 McCaul St. (MCC): 113 McCaul Street; The Annex Building (MCC) |url=https://cms.concept3d.com/map/accessible.php?id=1998&cId=62493&mId=633329 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=cms.concept3d.com}}</ref> A distinct architectural feature of 49–51 McCaul is its unique placement within and around the [[McCaul Loop]], a century-old streetcar terminus. In 1998, a separate 2.5-storey building at the corner of McCaul and Dundas Street was acquired and named the Rosalie Sharp Pavilion.<ref name="hist" />

Further campus renovations and enlargements were followed in 2016 through the university’s ''Ignite Imagination'' campaign, which aimed to raise $60 million to renovate 95,000 sq ft of existing space while adding another 55,000 sq ft of new construction — the largest fundraiser in the university’s history.<ref name="globe">{{cite web |last=Bozikovic |first=Alex |date=12 April 2016 |title=Ontario announces $27-million for rebuild of Toronto's OCAD University |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/ontario-announces-27-million-for-rebuild-of-torontos-ocad-university/article29605605/ |access-date=9 November 2022 |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lomholt |first=Isabelle |date=2016-04-15 |title=Creative City Campus in Toronto McCaul Street |url=https://www.e-architect.com/canada/creative-city-campus-toronto#google_vignette |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=e-architect |language=en-gb}}</ref> The two-phased project included the revamped interior and exterior of the Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, which incorporates a stainless steel facade [[Scrim (material)|scrim]] that is based on a map of Toronto. Along with the Art Gallery of Ontario, the pavilion is intended to act as a "gateway" to the university's premises by flanking the southern part of the Dundas-McCaul Street intersection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.designlinesmagazine.com/bortolotto-ocad-university/|title=Bortolotto's Rosalie Sharp Pavilion Makes an Entrance at OCAD University|publisher=Designlines Magazine|access-date=9 November 2022|last=Novakovic|first=Stefan|website=designlinesmagazine.com|date=19 February 2021 }}</ref>

=== Library ===
The OCAD University Library is the academic library system for the university, which carries a collection of 65,928 print monograph volumes, 76,089 electronic monograph volumes, 4,421 film and video materials, 3,284 electronic serials, 827 audio materials, and over 455,000 graphic materials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=11#univ=9&y=2011|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca|title=Library Collections|year=2022|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>

The library manages three facilities: the Dorothy H. Hoover Library, The Learning Zone, and the University Archives. The former two facilities are based in the Annex Building while the latter is located in the administration building at 230 Richmond Street West.<ref name="librarydeets">{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/services/library/about-the-library|title=About the OCAD U Library|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> The Dorothy H. Hoover library is a general research library for art and design that bears the name of the university's first head librarian.<ref name="librarydeets" /> Located on the second floor of the Annex Building, the library offers several information programs and resources to support academic research for students and faculty members.{{sfn|Payne|2008|p=33}} It opened in 1987 and is a member of four library consortiums, including the [[Art Libraries Society of North America]] and the [[Ontario Council of University Libraries]].<ref name="librarydeets" /> Since 2009, the Learning Zone has been located on the ground level, functioning as an open study area and computer lab for individual and group work;<ref name="tmulib" /> it also contains a small selection of zines and printed matter made by current and former students.<ref name="learningzone">{{cite journal |last=Chudolinska |first=Marta |year=2014 |title=Community-Based Learning Environments: Looking Back on Five Years in the OCAD University Learning Zone |url=https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/3143/3403 |journal=The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research |volume=9 |issue=2 |doi=10.21083/partnership.v9i2.3143 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The Dorothy H. Hoover Library is open to the general public, whereas access to the Library Learning Zone and University Archives is restricted to the university's students and faculty, except during public events and exhibitions.<ref name="tmulib">{{cite web|url=https://learn.library.torontomu.ca/c.php?g=698326&p=4956892|publisher=Toronto Metropolitan University|access-date=8 November 2022|date=15 August 2022|website=learn.library.torontomu.ca|title=Using Toronto's Libraries for Your Research}}</ref>

=== Galleries ===
[[File:OCAD Level 2 Ignite Gallery 2023.jpg|thumb|Artwork on display at OCAD University's Ignite Gallery]]
There are seven galleries operated by the university that exhibit art from students, faculty, alumni, and other professional artists: the Ignite Gallery, Onsite Gallery, Graduate Gallery, Open Space Gallery, Ada Slaight Student Gallery, The Learning Zone, and The Great Hall. Some of the galleries provide priority access to certain students; for example, graduate students are given priority to the Graduate Gallery while the Ada Slaight Student Gallery is mostly used by criticism and curatorial practice students to apply their education.<ref name=galleries>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/gallery|access-date=9 November 2022|website=ocadu.ca|title=Galleries}}</ref> The Onsite Gallery is the university's public gallery that exhibits contemporary art by Indigenous, Canadian, and international artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-exhibits-celebrate-gallery-grand-opening-1.4292837|last=Johnson|first=Rhiannon|publisher=CBC News|access-date=9 November 2022|date=15 September 2017|title=Indigenous exhibits will open new OCAD University gallery}}</ref> The gallery was originally called the OCAD Professional Gallery when it opened in 2007, before it changed to its current name in 2010.<ref name="galleries" /><ref>{{cite web|title=About Onsite <nowiki>[at]</nowiki> OCADU, 230 Richmond Street West, Street Level|website=ocadu.ca|url=http://www.ocadu.ca/onsite/about.htm|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=22 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624060001/http://www.ocadu.ca/onsite/about.htm|archive-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> The university also has a partnership with Partial Gallery to showcase and sell art from students and graduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/art-and-design/ocadu-students-grads-selling-art-online|title=You can now buy art by OCAD U students and grads online|publisher=Now Magazine|date=29 January 2020|access-date=9 November 2022|last=Simonpillai|first=Radheyan|website=nowtoronto.com}}</ref>

=== Sustainability ===
The Sustainability Committee is a sub-committee that is charged with creating and implementing sustainable operating practices throughout the university's facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/services/odesi/sustainability/sustainability-committee|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=8 November 2022|website=ocadu.ca|title=Sustainability Committee}}</ref> In 2009, the university and other members from the [[Council of Ontario Universities]] signed a pledge, known as ''Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World,'' to transform its campus into a model of environmental responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cou.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/COU-Exec-Heads-Green-Pledge.pdf|title=Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World|website=cou.ca|publisher=Council of Ontario Universities|date=November 2009|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> According to a 2024 report, the university received a silver rating by the AASHE's [[Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System|Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System]] (STARS) for its sustainability practices.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=OCAD University {{!}} Scorecard {{!}} institutions {{!}} STARS Reports |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/ocad-university-formerly-ontario-college-of-art-design-on/report/2024-02-08/ |publisher=The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education}}</ref>

==Academics==
OCAD University is a comprehensive art, design, and media post-secondary institution, and is the oldest operating school in Canada dedicated to art and design education. The university's academic year consists of two terms, Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer, with the former term running from September through April and the latter running from May through August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/services/records-and-registration/registration-and-advising|title=Registration and Advising|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref>

The university is organized into the Faculty of Art, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, and the Faculty of Design. As of 2022, the university offers 18 undergraduate programs and seven graduate programs.<ref name=faculty>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/academics|title=Programs and Faculty|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> Graduate programs are coordinated through the School of Graduate Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/grad-studies-contact|title=Graduate Studies|access-date=13 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> In the 2020–21 academic year, the university had an enrolment of over 4,100 full-time undergraduate and graduate students. In the same year, there were 2,345 people enrolled in an OCAD University School of Continuing Studies course.<ref name=annualrep>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/assets/files/OCADU_AnnualReport_2020-21.pdf|title=2020–21 Annual Report|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca|year=2021|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> In the 2020–21 academic year, the university's faculty included 151 full-time members and 294 part-time faculty members.<ref name=aicad>{{cite web|url=https://www.aicad.org/schools/ocad-university/|title=OCAD University|website=aicad.org|publisher=Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design|access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>

Undergraduate degrees conferred by the university includes [[Bachelor of Arts]], [[Bachelor of Design]], and [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]]. Graduate degrees issued by the university include [[Master of Arts]], [[Master of Design]], and [[Master of Fine Arts]].<ref name=faculty/><ref name=qs>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ocad-university|title=OCAD University|website=topuniversities.com|year=2023|publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> Quality control of academics is maintained by the Ontario University Council on Quality Assurance.{{sfn|Shimizu|2013|p=7}} The university holds membership in several national and international post-secondary organizations, such as the [[Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education]], the [[Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design]], and [[Universities Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aicad.org/schools/page/3/|website=aicad.org|title=Schools|year=2022|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.univcan.ca/universities/member-universities/|title=Member universities|publisher=Universities Canada|access-date=6 November 2022|website=univcan.ca}}</ref>

=== Reputation ===
According to the 2023 ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' for the subject of art and design, OCAD U placed 51–100 out of 238 universities.<ref name="qs" />

=== Admissions ===
The requirements for admission differ between students from Ontario, students from other Canadian provinces, and international students outside of Canada, due to the lack of uniformity in grading schemes between provinces and countries. Because [[English language|English]] is the primary language of instruction at the university, applicants whose [[first language]] is not English are required to present proof of proficiency in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.ocadu.ca/apply/academic-requirements|website=admissions.ocadu.ca|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=6 November 2022|title=Academic Requirements}}</ref> The university has a holistic undergraduate admissions process, which typically requires the minimum admission average alongside an interview, a letter of intent, a writing sample and/or portfolio submission.<ref name="aicad" />

In 2017, the university reported a retention rate of 92.2 per cent of first-year students that advanced to their second year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=23#univ=9&y=2017|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca|title=Retention Rates|year=2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

== Research ==
[[File:New Textile Building, Toronto.JPG|thumb|The exterior of 205 Richmond Street West, a building that also houses the university's [[Inclusive Design Research Centre]].]]
As of 2022, the university has over 20 research centres and labs, such as the INVC Research Centre and the [[Inclusive Design Research Centre]] (IDRC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/research/labs|title=Research Projects|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> The IDRC is a research centre focused on [[inclusive design]] and coordinates the Inclusive Design Institute (IDI).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idrc.ocadu.ca/|title=Inclusive Design Research Institute|access-date=6 November 2022|website=www2.ocadu.ca|publisher=OCAD University}}</ref>

During the 2020–21 academic year, the university received over $7.2 million in contributions for research purposes.<ref name=annualrep/> As of 2022, four faculty members from the university are [[Canada Research Chair]]s. Three chairholders are part of the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]], while the other is a part of the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/index-eng.aspx|title=Chairholders|publisher=Government of Canada|website=chairs-chaires.gc.ca|date=13 January 2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> In the 2019–20 academic year, the university received 24 research awards and $690,625 in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=33#univ=9&y=2019|website=cudo.ouac.on.ca|title=Research Awards, by Granting Council|year=2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

The university is a part of several research networks and joint-research projects, including the Centre for Innovation in Information Visualization and Data-Driven Design, and the Inclusive Design Institute. The former is a research project led by [[York University]] in partnership with OCAD, the [[University of Toronto]], and other private sector partners to develop new design, analytics and visualization techniques for new computational tools. The latter organization, headed by faculty member [[Jutta Treviranus]], serves as a hub for research into inclusive designs for [[information and communications technology]]; eight other post-secondary institutions also partner with the IDI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inclusivedesign.ca/about/|title=Overview|publisher=Inclusive Design Institute|website=inclusivedesign.ca|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

Along with research centres and labs, the university also supports two [[business incubator]]s, the Imagination Catalyst and the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre. The Imagination Catalyst was established in August 2011 through the merger of the Digital Futures Accelerator and the Design Incubator, and is overseen by the Digital Futures Implementation office, which provides incubator support for students, alumni, and faculty.<ref>{{cite web|title=OCAD University launches Imagination Catalyst, led by entrepreneur Steve Billinger|url=http://www.ocadu.ca/about_ocad/articles/news_releases/20120228_imagination_catalyst.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420150724/http://www.ocadu.ca/about_ocad/articles/news_releases/20120228_imagination_catalyst.htm|archive-date=20 April 2012|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=5 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Digital Media Research + Innovation Institute (DMRII)|url=http://www.ocadu.ca/research/digital_media_research_innovation_institute.htm|publisher=OCAD University|access-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209065057/http://www.ocadu.ca/research/digital_media_research_innovation_institute.htm|archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> The Mobile Experience Innovation Centre is another incubator with a focus on applied research in [[mobile technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.ocadu.ca/research/meic/home|title=Mobile Experience Innovation Centre|access-date=6 November 2022|website=www2.ocadu.ca|date=20 July 2016 |publisher=OCAD University}}</ref>

==Administration==

=== Governance ===
As a publicly funded university, OCAD U operates under a bicameral system with a board of governors and a senate empowered by provincial legislation, the ''Ontario College of Art and Design University Act''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-universities|title=Ontario universities|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|access-date=7 November 2022|website=ontario.ca|date=1 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=act>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/02o08e|title=Ontario College of Art and Design University Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 8, Sched. E|website=ontario.ca|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|year=2022|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref> The Act was last amended in 2010 when the institution assumed its present name. The 2010 amendments also formalized the role of the [[Chancellor (education)|university chancellor]], as well as converted the former academic council into the academic senate and broadened its duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ouad-just-didnt-have-right-ring-for-the-soon-to-be-dubbed-ocad-university/article4316577/|date=27 April 2010|access-date=7 November 2022|title=OUAD just didn't have right ring for the soon-to-be dubbed OCAD University|first=James|last=Bradshaw|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto}}</ref>

==== Board of Governors and Senate ====
The university's board of governors is charged with managing university affairs and guiding major operational decisions.<ref name=act/> The board has 18 members, including six individuals appointed by provincial government and two members elected by OCAD University alumni. Eight members are drawn from the university's community, with some being faculty members appointed by the Senate, and others being elected by staff and student representatives.<ref name=act/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/about/governance/board-of-governors|title=Board of Governors|access-date=7 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> The senate is responsible for the educational policies of the university; it is primarily made up of faculty members, although it also includes representatives from the university's administration and the undergraduate and graduate student body.<ref name=act/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/about/governance/senate|title=Senate|access-date=7 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref>

The chancellor serves as the titular head of the university and is appointed by the board of governors to a four-year term.<ref name=act/> The university has named five chancellors, the last being Jamie Watt, who began their four-year tenure on 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ocad-university-announces-election-brenda-153000090.html|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|title=OCAD University announces the election of Brenda M. Hogan as Board Chair and selection of Jaime Watt as next Chancellor|date=7 November 2022|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> The board of governors is also empowered to appoint the university president, who acts as the chief executive officer for the university and on the board's behalf with respect to the institution's operations. By virtue of their office, the president is also the chair of the senate.<ref name=act/> Ana Serrano is the current president of the university, having assumed the position in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-ocad-university-names-ana-serrano-as-its-new-president-and-vice/|title=OCAD University names Ana Serrano as its new president and vice-chancellor|last=Aujla|first=Raji|date=27 January 2020|access-date=7 November 2022|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto}}</ref>

==== Indigenous Education Council ====
The Indigenous Education Council was established at the university in 2008 with a mandate "to identify and strengthen collaboration and partnerships with [[Indigenous peoples|Indigenous]] communities, government bodies and other associations to promote and advance access, retention, and degree completion for Indigenous learners". The council consists of volunteer members who represent the interests and concerns of both the internal and broader Indigenous community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indigenous Education Council |url=https://www.ocadu.ca/about/governance/indigenous-education-council |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> In accordance with the Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework (APSET), the council exists to ensure that Indigenous peoples are consistently and regularly engaged in discussions and decision-making within the institution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ontario |first=Chiefs of |title=Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework (APSET) – 2007 |url=https://education.chiefs-of-ontario.org/download/aboriginal-post-secondary-education-and-training-policy-framework-apset-2007/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Education Portal {{!}} Chiefs of Ontario}}</ref>

== Student life ==
{| style="text-align:center; float:right; font-size:85%; margin-left:2em; margin:10px" class="wikitable"
|+ ''Demographics of the student body (2022)''
! !! Undergraduate !! Graduate
|-
! Male<ref name="malenrol">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Male Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=2#univ=9&y=2022 |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref>
| 26.6% || 25.3%
|-
! Female<ref name="femenrol">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Female Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=6#univ=9&y=2022 |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref>
| 66.0% || 68.6%
|-
! Canadian student<ref name="interna">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Total Enrolment by Program |url=https://cudo.ouac.on.ca/page.php?id=7&table=7#univ=9&y=2022 |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=Common University Data Ontario |publisher=Council of Ontario Universities}}</ref>
| 73.4% || 64.9%
|-
! [[International student]]<ref name=interna/>
| 26.6% || 35.1%
|}
In 2022, the university's student body included 4,721 full-time and part-time undergraduate students, as well as 316 full-time and part-time graduate students.<ref name=enrol/> The majority of students (approximately 73 per cent) are Canadian citizens, either from Ontario or out of province.<ref name=interna/> Many domestic students receive financial aid through federal [[Canada Student Loan|Canada Student Loans]] and/or provincial loan programs, such as the [[Ontario Student Assistance Program]]. In the 2019–20 academic year, approximately 67 per cent of first-year full-time undergraduates received some form of financial aid. In that year, the average amount received from each recipient was $6,830.<ref name=aicad/>

The university's student body population is represented by the OCAD Student Union (OCADSU), which is a member organization of the [[Canadian Federation of Students]]. The union's offices are located inside 230 Richmond, and they provide services including academic advocacy, a food bank, legal services, and student grants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ocadsu.org/about-su/|title=About SU|publisher=OCAD Student Union|year=2022|website=ocadsu.org|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> In addition to OCADSU, a variety of cultural, social, and recreational student groups are officially registered with the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/services/campus-life/student-groups|title=Student Groups|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref>

==Insignias==
{{multiple image|total_width=385|image1=OCA-Logo-1914.PNG|alt1=|caption1=The former logo for the Ontario College of Art (introduced in 1912)|image2=OCA-Logo.jpg|caption2=The former logo for the Ontario College of Art (introduced in 1957) adorned on the Main Building.}}
The institution used a logo as early as 1903 to serve as a visual identifier. Since that time, the institution has used at least nine logos. The present logo was introduced in 2011, coinciding with the institution's name change to ''OCAD University'' in 2010. The 2011 logo was designed by [[Bruce Mau|Bruce Mau Design]] and uses [[Gotham (typeface)|Gotham]] typeface.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/legacy_assets/documents/2011-ocadu-graphic-standards-guideline.pdf|title=OCAD University Graphic Standards Guide|date=January 2014|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main|List of OCAD University people}}
Several individuals are associated with the university either as alumni, or members of its administration or faculty. As of 2022, there were over 25,000 OCAD University alumni worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/alumni|title=Alumni and friends|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref> Alumni can join the OCAD Alumni Association, an independent group of OCAD graduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/alumni/alumni-association|title=Alumni Association|access-date=6 November 2022|publisher=OCAD University|website=ocadu.ca}}</ref>

Several alumni and faculty have gained prominence in the field of visual arts and design. This includes all the original members from the [[Group of Seven (artists)|Group of Seven]]: [[Franklin Carmichael]], [[A. J. Casson]], [[A. Y. Jackson]], [[Franz Johnston]], [[Arthur Lismer]], [[J. E. H. MacDonald]], and [[Frederick Varley]]; as well as several members from the [[Canadian Group of Painters]] and the [[Painters Eleven]], including [[Anne Savage (artist)|Anna Savage]], [[George Pepper (artist)|George Pepper]], [[Yvonne McKague Housser]], [[Jack Bush]], and [[Harold Town]]. Other notable alumni and faculty members from the institution include [[Barbara Astman]], [[Aba Bayefsky]], [[J. W. Beatty]], [[David Blackwood]], [[David Bolduc]], [[Dennis Burton (artist)|Dennis Burton]], [[Ian Carr-Harris]], [[Charles Comfort]], [[Graham Coughtry]], [[Greg Curnoe]], [[Ken Danby]], [[Azadeh Elmizadeh]],{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} [[Allan Fleming]], [[Richard Gorman]], [[Fred S. Haines]], [[Charles William Jefferys]], [[Burton Kramer]], [[Nobuo Kubota]], [[Isabel McLaughlin]], [[Lucius Richard O'Brien]], [[Joanna Pocock]], [[John Scott (Canadian artist)|John Scott]], [[Michael Snow]], [[Lisa Steele]], and [[Colette Whiten]].<ref name=canan/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Visual arts}}
*[[Education in Toronto]]
*[[Higher education in Ontario]]
*[[List of art schools]]
*[[List of universities in Ontario]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal|last=Payne|first=Daniel|title=Exhibiting information literacy: Site-specific art and design interventions at the Ontario College of Art & Design|journal=Art Libraries Journal|volume=33|issue=1|year=2008|issn=0307-4722|page=3541|doi=10.1017/S0307472200015200 |s2cid=53385760 |url=http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/366/1/Payne_Daniel_2008_Library.pdf}}
* {{cite journal|last=Shimizu|first=Reiko Leiko|title=Does Accreditation Matter for Art & Design Schools in Canada?|journal=College Quarterly|volume=16|issue=1|year=2013|issn=1195-4353|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1016496.pdf}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.ocadu.ca/Assets/documents/20110908-sketch-135th-anniversary-edition.pdf|magazine=SKETCH|date=September 2011|publisher=OCAD University|location=Toronto|title=OCAD University at 135 years: A glimpse into our past, present and future|editor=Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze|ref={{harvid|OCADU135|2011}}}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.ocad.ca/}}

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