Going from the hallways of a high school where teachers know your name to having classes with several hundred students in Curtis Lecture Hall can feel intimidating. Even for the most academically motivated student, knowing where to start with research and what academic paths are available in the future can be quite overwhelming. 

That’s where Pizza with Profs comes to the rescue! The first event of the series focused on ‘Going into Research’.  

Most attendees were first-year undergraduate students who came out to meet new people and engage with Professors from across the Faculty in an informal and welcoming setting.  

It is nice to have people coming to in-person events, especially after Covid and especially for first-year students. It’s a great open space to meet professors and even students!

— Twylan Best, First-year Children Childhood and Youth Student

It was interesting and fun to speak to some of the professors here about their areas of interest and how they conduct research. It was also nice seeing other students and talking with them.” - Jullian Xu, Third-year Political Science Student 

— Jullian Xu, Third-year Political Science Student

It was very welcoming. The professors are very open, you can ask them literally anything and they will answer... it was very inclusive

— Haris Nawaci, First-year Law & Society Student 

It was insightful to see how research is conducted and how professors got to where they are today, and what they really enjoy about it. It was great to hear from a professor from my own program too!

— Jennifer Spinney, a Disaster and Emergency Management student. 

It was interesting to hear Professor Johnson’s perspective at York and more about her position, as well as meet new people and gain a lot of information.

— Melika Golshani, Sociology Student