Education Studies, French Studies, and Linguistic Studies Students Win Student Leadership Awards!
We're happy to share the good news that six of our students are recipients of this year's UTM Student Leadership Awards! These awards are given by the Centre for Student Engagement and UTM to recognize students and student groups for their work outside of the classroom to exemplify core values of UTM.
Congratulations to Aditi, Manvir, and Tarunveer on winning the UTM Student Leadership Award!
Aditi Soin (Anthropology, History Of Religions, Education Studies), Manvir Kaur Dhothar (Biology For Health Sciences, Education Studies, Biomedical Communications), and Tarunveer Ghotra (Biology For Health Sciences, Education Studies, Sociology) won the 2026 University of Toronto Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students in their final year of studies with at least one year of significant volunteer leadership and high-impact service.
Congratulations to Ana, Rishma, Veronica, Aditi, and Manvir on winning UTM Leadership Achievement Awards!
Ana Beatriz de Faria Porto (Psychology, Linguistic Studies), Rishma Amjath (Professional Writing and Communication, Biology, Education Studies) and Veronica Erika Luo (French Studies, Psychology) received the Principal's Award of Excellence, a 2026 University of Toronto Mississauga Leadership Achievement Award, which is awarded to students who have demonstrated an outstanding level of leadership in at least three key UTM values over the course of their university careers, with significant benefits to the UTM community.
Aditi received the additional honour of the UTM Leadership Achievement Award in Equity and Inclusion, which recognizes an outstanding student who has demonstrated a commitment to EDI principles, contributing to a more inclusive UTM campus through meaningful initiatives.
Manvir received the additional honour of the Zeynab Asadi Lari Healthy Campus Award, which is presented to a student who has made an outstanding contribution in support of student health and well-being and the development of a healthy campus environment at UTM.
Congratulations!
