Co-Founder and Executive Director AMPD Danielle is an Associate Professor at York University who is affiliated with the programs in Dance, Theatre, and Communication and Culture. She has taught capstone courses for more than a decade, which led her to co-found (with Franz Newland) the York Capstone Network in 2018 and C4: The Cross Campus […]
SoTL Research Assistant Funded by the Research at York (RAY) Program, Health Alice is a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) researcher and course instructor with a background in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience. She conducts SoTL investigations on capstones and her research is focused on factors that impact students’ learning trajectories, including student engagement, […]
Co-Founder Lassonde Franz is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director for Space Engineering at York University. He has taught the Engineering capstone at York for the past 4 years and has been looking for ways for students to work across the campus on projects that matter, to tackle all facets of them and to […]
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What is Pitch Week? Pitch Week is an annual event where both off and on-campus partners pitch their real-world challenges to C4 students who want to make a social impact. Our Impact Pitch Week 2021 Our online Pitch Week 2021 offered 60+ projects to any student at York. There were 2000+ page views that week. […]
YCN Events Our events are a way to bring together professors, staff, partners, and students to learn about and celebrate capstone teaching and learning. YCN runs 3 types of events: YCN hosts three types of networking events throughout the academic year: Capstone Cafes, Pitch Day, and Capstone Day. Capstone Day Pitch Week Capstone Cafes Connect […]
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Our friends and partners on campus YCN has captured the imagination and investment of many stakeholders at York. Major Supporters Academic Innovation Fund York University Faculty Association Office of AVP Teaching and Learning Lassonde School of Engineering Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Faculty of Environmental Studies Teaching Commons York University Libraries Career Center […]
Where did YCN come from? The York Capstone Network was launched in 2018 by a grassroots collective of capstone professors and supporting staff members. Learn more about how we came to be below. The YCN Origin Story A Space Engineering professor (Franz Newland) and a Dance Studies professor (Danielle Robinson) walk into New Faculty Orientation…This […]
Who makes up the YCN team? YCN is mobilized by a multidisciplinary team of professors, staff members, alumni, and students that spans both of York's campuses. Bridget Cauthery SOTL Research Associate, AMPD Learn more about Bridget Rosanna Chowdhury YCN Coordinator Learn more about Rosanna Dana Craig York University Libraries Liaison Learn more about Dana Danielle […]