Challenge Question PIP*: How can agri-tourism be used as an opportunity for growth in rural areas to attract people and business? Partner: Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the […]
Challenge Question PIP*: How can we create a sustainable ecosystem to protect independent artists and freelancers against unfair wages? Partner: Markham Arts Council and StageKeep *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the […]
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Leadership Team Member Zemina has 10+ years of project management experience in the academic space where she has been able to work directly with students, staff, and faculty on large-scale, transformative projects. Through this time, she realized that she is particularly interested in understanding how systems (society and higher education, for instance) are built and […]
SoTL Research Associate AMPD An Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance, Bridget was recognized with a President’s University-Wide Teaching Award in 2018 and the inaugural AMPD e-learning teaching award in 2014. She has been an invited speaker on effective blended learning strategies and researches the impact of innovative teaching methods on undergraduate learning. With […]
Associate Director Humanities Carolyn is a York graduate herself, and earned her PhD in Communication & Culture. She has worked at York for over twenty years, ten of which have been as contract faculty in Humanities where she teaches courses related to digital culture and experiential education, including capstone courses. She received the Humanities Award […]
Libraries Liaison York University Libraries Dana is the Director of Student Learning and Academic Success within the York University Libraries. She has been involved in teaching Information Literacy classes and part of many experiential education initiatives at York, where she applies student-focused design to her work. She co-founded York’s Undergraduate Research Fair where students are […]
Associate Director Health Danielle is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and the Athletic Therapy Certificate Program. Her passion for helping team culture stems from her work as an Athletic Therapist and Kinesiologist with the Canadian Olympic Women’s Basketball team. Danielle uses her range of expertise in high-performance sport and academia to develop and lead strategies […]
Experiential Learning Community Liaison Coordinator YU Experience Hub Renata holds a B.A. degree from the University of Toronto, which she finished off with a capstone course. She is an accomplished Bollywood Dance Choreographer and Event Coordinator, who takes pride in ensuring high quality performance in every area of her life. Renata is excited to collaborate […]
Teaching Commons Liaison Natasha May is an educational developer in the Teaching Commons at York University. She works with teaching assistants and faculty members at York, and with the YCN team more specifically, on curriculum design and development. She is particularly interested in how capstone experiences contribute to students’ learning in their programs and how […]