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Message from the Dean of Arts

Welcome to the academic program pages. In my role as Dean of Arts at Trinity College, I oversee the Trinity College academic programs in the Faculty of Arts & Science of the University of Toronto. All our programs are available to all students in the Faculty of Arts & Science, no matter what College they belong to, and the programs themselves are provided under the auspices of the Faculty.

Trinity College is the home of the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One first-year program. Trinity One offers a range of programming that is designed to enrich the first-year experience of students at the University of Toronto. The program provides students with rich programming in a small class environment, designed to complement the large first-year classes that most first-year students require for their programs. There are six streams in Trinity One, covering the social sciences, life sciences and humanities together with a range of co-curricular activities that enrich the program.

Trinity College also offers upper-year interdisciplinary programs in International Relations, Ethics, Society & Law and Immunology that lead to specialist or major degrees. These programs are open to students from all Colleges and both are highly sought after as program POSTs by students entering second year.

The College also offers a range of research-based opportunities where students can work with individual faculty, either within the University of Toronto or abroad. Opportunities include the Comprehensive Research Paper course, a range of Independent Studies courses and International Experience courses, and cover a range of subjects.

Overall, I have been delighted to see the range of courses and programs offered by the College continue to develop. Whether you are interested in the full academic programs of International Relations, Immunology or Ethics, Society & Law, a wide range of enriched first-year programming or opportunities for research, I would encourage you to explore this section of the website and find what suits you best.

With best wishes,

Kevin O'Neill

Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill
Dean of Arts & Vice-Provost, Trinity College
Biography

Meet the Dean of Arts: Kevin Lewis O'Neill - Video Transcript

Narrator: Hello Dean O’Neill. Do you have a moment?
Dean: I do. [Dean concludes conversation with a student]

Narrator: What are you reading?
Dean: Oh, Aristotle

Narrator: For fun?
Dean: No, I wish I was that hard core. It’s for a course that I teach on “Happiness.”

Narrator: Are you happy?
Dean: I’m definitely happy to be Dean of Arts here at Trinity College.

Narrator: Do you want your students to be happy?
Dean: More than happy, I want them to be excited. I want them to be compelled to a future and to horizon that they don’t know yet. I think my role here as Dean of Arts is to set the conditions for that kind of excitement. Some of my intentions are to make sure that every student has the potential to be happy in the future; but right now, to be excited and that can mean being a little unsettled.

Narrator: What are three things that excite you about the future of Trinity?
Dean: The students. Absolutely. Also, what I see is a number of really untapped opportunities in terms of academic excellence. And also, this collective project on sustainability.

Narrator: Lightning round questions?
Dean: Sure

Narrator: Dogs or cats?
Dean: Dogs

Narrator: Waffles or pancakes?
Dean: Waffles

Narrator: Friends of Seinfeld?
Dean: Pass

Narrator: Professor O’Neill or Dean O’Neill?
Dean: I prefer Kevin.

Narrator: Thanks for your time!
Dean: Of course.

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