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A tranquil space on the grounds of 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus now bears the name of a former chancellor dedicated to giving back to the University he attended in the 1970s and 80s.
The area commonly referred to as the quad, directly across from Glendon Manor, will now be known as Place Greg Sorbara/Greg Sorbara Green in honour of Sorbara (LLD 鈥13, LLB 鈥81, BA 鈥78), who served as 91亚色 chancellor from 2014-2023.
鈥淵ou have helped guide the University, you are one of those people who have shaped the University, and that鈥檚 part of the legacy that you leave, Gregory. The different influences that you鈥檝e had on our University are many, and it really has been transformational,鈥 said 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton at a Nov. 7 ceremony to unveil the sign erected in honour of the naming.
President Lenton reflected on the impact Sorbara made at 91亚色 as a trusted advisor, mentor, and friend to many, and noted that the Greg Sorbara Green will provide an opportunity for people to learn about him and his legacy for years to come.
鈥淵ou have always led with a real sense of purpose and conviction, but also with compassion, all of the things that define great leadership,鈥 added President Lenton. 鈥淲hether you were championing access to education, supporting student success directly, or just strengthening the relationship that 91亚色 has had with multiple partners across the region, you have always done so with humility, genuine care, and a steadfast belief in the importance of higher education.鈥
Sorbara earned his BA from Glendon in 1978 and an LLB from 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School in 1981. In 2013, he received an honorary doctor of laws (LLD) from 91亚色. In 2014, he was appointed 91亚色鈥檚 13th chancellor, the titular head of鈥91亚色鈥檚 governance structure, and a member of the Board of Governors. Formerly a long serving and distinguished member of provincial Parliament, Sorbara held senior cabinet roles in the governments of Ontario Premier David Peterson and Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Sorbara called the unveiling event 鈥渁 very happy day鈥 for himself and his family, noting that 91亚色 transformed his life.
鈥淭he fact that this recognition is at Glendon College means so much to me. My years as chancellor have been so important to me. I accepted the invitation to become chancellor for two reasons: first of all, David Peterson was a chancellor so I thought if he could do it, I could do it too,鈥 he joked. 鈥淏ut more importantly, I just needed a way to give back to 91亚色 because, had they not accepted me, had Osgoode Hall said 鈥楴o, no, sorry, we don鈥檛 think you can handle a legal education鈥, my life would have been very, very different. It鈥檚 what 91亚色 instilled in me that allowed me to do the things that gave some context, value, and joy in my life.鈥
During his time as chancellor, Sorbara greeted tens of thousands of 91亚色 graduates as they crossed the stage during convocation.
鈥淓very one of those students with whom I shook hands, I really was wishing for them to take from 91亚色 what I had got from 91亚色 years and years before.鈥
Un espace vert de Glendon est d茅di茅 脿 l鈥檃ncien chancelier Greg Sorbara
Un espace paisible du campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 porte d茅sormais le nom d鈥檜n ancien chancelier ayant fr茅quent茅 l'Universit茅 dans les ann茅es 1970 et 1980 et 茅tant d茅sireux de redonner 脿 l鈥櫭﹖ablissement ce qu鈥檌l lui avait apport茅.
L鈥檈space commun茅ment appel茅 芦鈥塹uadrilat猫re Est鈥壜, situ茅 directement en face du manoir Glendon, s鈥檃ppellera d茅sormais 芦鈥塒lace Greg Sorbara/Greg Sorbara Green鈥壜, en l鈥檋onneur de M. Sorbara (LL.D. 2013, LL. B. 1981, B.A. 1978), chancelier de 91亚色 de 2014 脿 2023.
芦鈥塆regory, vous avez guid茅 l鈥橴niversit茅, vous avez fa莽onn茅 l鈥橴niversit茅, et cela fait partie de l鈥檋茅ritage que vous nous laissez. Les diff茅rentes influences que vous avez exerc茅es sur notre Universit茅 sont nombreuses et ont v茅ritablement contribu茅 脿 sa transformation鈥壜, a d茅clar茅 Rhonda Lenton, pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, lors de la c茅r茅monie d鈥檌nauguration organis茅e le 7 novembre.
La pr茅sidente Lenton a rappel茅 l鈥檌ncidence de Greg Sorbara 脿 91亚色 en tant que conseiller de confiance, mentor et ami de nombreuses personnes, et a soulign茅 que la Place Greg Sorbara donnera aux gens l鈥檕ccasion d鈥檈n savoir plus 脿 son sujet et perp茅tuera son h茅ritage dans les ann茅es 脿 venir.
芦鈥塚ous avez dirig茅 non seulement avec un sens aigu du devoir et une grande conviction, mais aussi avec compassion, des qualit茅s qui d茅finissent un leadership exceptionnel, a ajout茅 la pr茅sidente Lenton. Qu'il s'agisse de d茅fendre l鈥檃cc猫s 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation, appuyer directement la r茅ussite 茅tudiante ou renforcer les relations que 91亚色 entretient avec ses partenaires r茅gionaux, vous avez agi en faisant preuve d鈥檋umilit茅 et en d茅montrant une attention sinc猫re et une conviction in茅branlable envers l鈥檌mportance de l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur.鈥壜
M. Sorbara a obtenu un baccalaur茅at 猫s arts 脿 Glendon en 1978, puis un LL. B. 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole de droit Osgoode Hall de 91亚色 en 1981. En 2013, il a re莽u un doctorat honorifique en droit (LL.D.) de 91亚色. En 2014, il a 茅t茅 nomm茅 13e chancelier de 91亚色, chef titulaire de la structure de gouvernance de 91亚色 et membre du conseil d鈥檃dministration. Ancien membre 茅minent et de longue date du Parlement provincial, M. Sorbara a occup茅 des fonctions minist茅rielles de premier plan dans les gouvernements des premiers ministres ontariens David Peterson et Dalton McGuinty.
M. Sorbara a qualifi茅 l鈥檌nauguration de 芦鈥塲ourn茅e tr猫s heureuse鈥壜 pour lui et pour sa famille et a r茅it茅r茅 que l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 a transform茅 sa vie.
芦鈥塋e fait que cette reconnaissance ait lieu au Coll猫ge Glendon rev锚t une signification particuli猫re. Les ann茅es que j鈥檃i pass茅es en tant que chancelier ont 茅t茅 tr猫s importantes pour moi. J鈥檃i accept茅 de devenir chancelier pour deux raisons : tout d鈥檃bord, comme David Peterson avait 茅t茅 chancelier, je me suis dit que s鈥檌l pouvait le faire, je pouvais le faire moi aussi, a-t-il plaisant茅. Mais surtout, j鈥檃vais besoin de redonner 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色. En effet, si elle ne m鈥檃vait pas accept茅, si Osgoode Hall m鈥檃vait dit 鈥淣on, non, d茅sol茅, nous ne pensons pas que vous pouvez suivre une formation juridique鈥, ma vie aurait 茅t茅 tr猫s diff茅rente. C鈥檈st ce que 91亚色 m鈥檃 inculqu茅 qui m鈥檃 permis de faire les choses qui ont apport茅 un sens, de la valeur et de la joie 脿 ma vie鈥壜.
Durant son mandat, M. Sorbara a serr茅 la main 脿 des dizaines de milliers de dipl么m茅s de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 qui franchissaient la sc猫ne lors de la c茅r茅monie de remise des dipl么mes.
芦鈥塁haque fois, j鈥檃i vraiment souhait茅 qu鈥檌ls et elles quittent 91亚色 avec tout ce que j鈥檃vais trouv茅 脿 91亚色 bien des ann茅es auparavant.鈥壜