Mark your calendars, the annual Fall Career Fair is on Thursday, September 22! Meet with employers in-person to learn about upcoming job opportunities, including part-time roles, summer jobs/internships, and full-time positions after graduation. Date: Thursday, September 22 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building Pro-tip: If you're graduating this December or in April 2023, keep an eye out for new grad job […]
An innovative simulation requiring nine York business and economics student teams run their own insurance companies over four condensed quarters provided real-world experiential learning and taught students the value of putting theory into action. By Elaine Smith There’s nothing like running your own insurance company to give students a real understanding of insurance risk management – […]
Jasiak, a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), and Kim, an associate professor in the Schulich School of Business, are among the first recipients of the University’s new grant funding that provides $150,000 annually over three years for interdisciplinary projects in strategic areas of research. Digital currencies are growing in […]
Eghemen Ehiagwina A 20-year-old second-year undergraduate student enrolled in the financial and business economics program at York University, Eghemen Ehiagwina's passion for economics stems from her experiences in her home country, Nigeria, which led to her being selected for the Black Scholars Mentorship Program. In her spare time, she loves to make videos of herself […]
The awards are presented to LA&PS faculty who have produced outstanding work and excelled in teaching and research areas. “It is always a pleasure to recognize the accomplishments of LA&PS faculty, who continue to produce outstanding internationally impactful research and the innovative teaching practices that challenge and engage our amazing students,” said LA&PS Dean, JJ […]
SNACK: Student Numeracy Assistance Centre at Keele We are very excited to share with you that Professor Robert McKeown, a faculty member in the Department of Economics and the Academic Director of SNACK, will be hosting a seminar, "SNACK - Student Numeracy Assistance Centre at Keele." The seminar is part of an enrichment seminar series offered […]
The Student Numeracy Assistance Centre – Keele (SNACK) is a pilot launched by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies to help students hone their numeracy-related skills. By Elaine Smith, special contributor The dream two professors had for a mathematics help centre at the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) has become […]
A new course beginning this fall at York University will help prepare the next generation of risk management and insurance (RMI) professionals. The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and the Faculty of Science – brought together by the Risk and Insurance Studies Centre (RISC) and supported by funding from the Spencer Educational […]
Applications have officially opened for paid Peer Tutors positions at the new LA&PS Math & Stats Centre! They’re looking for exceptional upper-year undergraduates to tutor their peers in LA&PS courses that involve Math, Stats, and Excel. Successful candidates will demonstrate: Passion for mentoring, tutoring, and helping fellow students Proven ability to learn, with an academic […]
From YouTube-hosted lectures to gamifying the classroom, The Learning Curve is a series showcasing how course instructors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are embracing the online learning environment with creative approaches to teaching remotely. In the latest instalment, Tsvetanka Karagyozova, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, tells us about the creative measures she’s taking to keep economics students […]