{"id":586,"date":"2020-12-13T02:33:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T02:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yuesirdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2020-12-22T23:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:22:00","slug":"an-engine-for-social-progress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/an-engine-for-social-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"An Engine for Social Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An Engine for Social Progress<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The 91亚色 Economic and Social Impact Report 2020 Summary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Universities have a responsibility to the communities in which they are situated, not just to the students who pass through their gates. 91亚色 achieves this partly by producing civically engaged graduates, who volunteer millions of hours and create new charities and non-profits, and partly by engaging in research and other service activities that are broadly in the public interest and designed to foster resilience in local communities. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of 91亚色\u2019s programs are designed with an explicit focus on preparing students to advance the public good<\/strong>, through a growing emphasis on experiential learning and with equity and social responsibility in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, in multiple ways, 91亚色 is engaging with communities to develop increased resiliency and to work on problems faced by society, from challenges in health care to sustainability to the protection of the environment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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91亚色 alumni are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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more likely to have volunteered in the past 12 months than other university graduates in the GTA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Civically Engaged Graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Careers serving society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost two-thirds of 91亚色 alumni agree or strongly agree that their career serves society by advancing equality of opportunity, promoting social and cultural inclusion, and improving health, well-being and safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than a third (34.6%) of alumni (and 39.2% of first-generation alumni) agree with the statement that \u201cbecause [they] attended 91亚色, serving others has been a more important motivating factor in [their] career than it would have been otherwise.\u201d Certain programs at 91亚色 are especially dedicated to training students for service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • 91亚色 trains more teachers than any other university in Ontario, graduating 27% of the province\u2019s new teachers.<\/strong> It is especially dedicated to training teachers for the province\u2019s increasingly diverse classrooms.<\/li>
  • 91亚色 trains the second highest number of nurses in Ontario and graduates 12% of the province\u2019s new nurses<\/strong>, in part through collaboration with Georgian College and Seneca College.<\/li>
  • Glendon campus is an important gateway into the public service. As the GTA\u2019s main provider of bilingual education, it is a reliable and consistent source of talent for federal and provincial governments, which require many public servants to have proficiency in both official languages. In particular, Glendon\u2019s International Studies program has produced a steady stream of graduates qualified to fill positions in Canada\u2019s Foreign Service and the Department of International Trade, as well as at international agencies such as the United Nations and the World Bank.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    27% of respondents indicate they are
    \u201ca more civically active person because they attended 91亚色.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    29% indicate they are \u201ca more politically
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    Community volunteering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More than half (56%) of 91亚色 alumni report that they have \u201cpursued volunteer activities on behalf of a group or an organization such as a school, religious organization, sports or community association\u201d in the past 12 months. Comparing this volunteering rate to Statistics Canada, 91亚色 alumni are 13.5% more likely to have volunteered in the past 12 months than other university graduates in the GTA. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    As well, 91亚色 alumni are significantly more likely than other university graduates in the GTA to have volunteered for sports or recreational organizations; cultural, educational or hobby organizations; school groups and political parties or groups, among others.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    91亚色 alumni who donated, while in smaller proportion than other grads in the GTA, gave three times the city\u2019s average amount<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Figure 1<\/strong> Alumni agreement regarding ways their careers serve society <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Figure 2 <\/strong>Share of 91亚色 alumni who report being members or participants in civic organizations
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    Engaged citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of alumni survey respondents, 12.6%  report having \u201cstarted a charity or non-profit organization at any point in [their] life, either alone or working with others.\u201d Most (62%) of the charities started are currently active.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Three percent of 91亚色 alumni indicate they have \u201cever run for election to a school board, for a nomination within a political party or to government at the municipal, provincial or federal level,\u201d which translates to 7,389 individual candidates<\/strong> when projected across all 91亚色 alumni.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    In addition, participation in political parties, and immigrant and ethnic organizations are more than three and two times as high, respectively, among 91亚色 alumni as among Toronto CMA university graduates, which reflects the diversity and civic-mindedness of 91亚色 graduates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Intercultural connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One mechanism by which students build their intercultural communication skills and develop more positive attitudes regarding diversity is through conversations with people of a race or ethnicity other than their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    91亚色 alumni feel they have stronger intercultural communication skills<\/strong> or more positive attitudes regarding diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n