The 2013 Learning Commons Open House was recently held on Tuesday, September 24 from 12-2p.m. in the Ronald D. Besse Information and Learning Commons, on the Library’s main floor.  Participants were able to learn about essential academic support services while entering a draw for fabulous prizes, including an iPad mini!

Congratulations to Daniel Cabral,a 1st year Chemical Engineering student and the lucky winner of the iPad mini! Daniel (left), is pictured here receiving the coveted prize from Diane Granfield (right), Manager of Learning Services and Chair of the Learning Commons Open House Committee. Future Shop gift certificates will also distributed as secondary prizes.

The event was great fun, with an appearance by Eggy. Thank you to everyone who participated, and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Did you know that 64.1% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Canada had post-secondary qualifications in 2011? Here are some more interesting statistics about education in Canada.

The next results from the voluntary 2011 National Household Survey (formerly the long-form census) were released on June 26, 2013. Topics in this release include education, labour, mobility and migration. For information on response rates to the NHS, click here.

Did you know that 29% of fathers took parental leave in 2011? To mark Father’s Day on June 16th, please take a look at some interesting statistics about dads in Canada.

For more information about data and statistics resources, contact librdata@ryerson.ca or check out the Library’s data pages.

The first results of the voluntary 2011 National Household Survey (formerly the long-form census), were released on May 8, 2013. Topics in this release include Aboriginal Peoples, immigration, ethnic origin, non-official languages, and religion. For information on response rates to the NHS, click here.