Christopher Innes arrived at York in 1969, and was the longest-serving active member in the Department of English. He made a profound and lasting difference during his time at the University. Innes died due to complications with ALS on June 19. Innes was a Distinguished Research Professor, held a senior Canada Research Chair, and at […]
The oldest person to graduate from York University will turn 90 in July, and will be attending Convocation to receive her degree in Women’s Studies, a process she started in 1978. Alma Kocialek has become a media sensation, being featured in the Toronto Star, the CBC and the Brampton Guardian, among many other outlets […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) held its fifth annual celebration of Experiential Education (EE) on April 24. This year’s celebration focused on the successful launch of the first LA&PS internship program, as well as 13 programs with placements. “The intent of celebration is, first of all, to thank our partners, […]
The Globe and Mail features career advice among other editorial content in their Report on Business. On June 2, they featured Human Resource Management student Eleisha Akin, who is working two jobs during the summer, one in her field of study, with the goal of working in HR and being financially sound. The article […]
Four exceptional faculty members will be presented with teaching awards during York University’s Spring Convocation ceremonies. The recipients have demonstrated exceptional and innovative teaching methods will be honoured with the annual President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards. Award recipients were selected by the Senate Committee on Awards for their significant contribution to enhancing the quality of learning […]
The transformative power of experiential education to change lives is at the heart of a course offered by the School of Social Work in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University. The course, which is taught by York social work Professor Andrea Daley, is part of the Walls to Bridges […]
York University’s Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies program will run a youth summer program in July for students ages 14 to 18 (or Grades 9 to 12) of any cultural or linguistic background. The program runs daily (Monday to Friday) from 8:30am to 3:30pm, from July 10 to 14. Most sessions will take place at […]
A two-day conference will celebrate the career of Professor Craig Heron, a longstanding member of the Departments of Social Science and History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The conference, held at York University and in downtown Toronto on May 26 and 27, is being held in advance of Heron’s […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is promoting its annual writing competition, the LA&PS Writing Prize. Any course director in LA&PS may nominate a student paper (one per course) in the appropriate category, and every course director in LA&PS is encouraged submit an entry to the 2017 competition. In this Open […]
York University faculty members will be able to take bootcamp and webinar sessions offered by the Globally Networked Learning Project this summer. The sessions are designed for faculty members, as well as library and IT staff, who wish to mount or provide support for internationalized courses and classrooms at York. The bootcamp and webinar, taken together, […]