York Launches Sustainability Strategy

York continues its commitment to sustainability with its new strategy that outlines a call to action and collective responsibility to create and realize a vision for a greener future. It represents a collection of insights, actions and commitments influenced and recommended by hundreds of students, faculty, instructors and staff in pursuit of sustainability goals.

Pizza with Profs is Back!

Whether you’re seeking academic guidance, career insights or just a chance to connect with your professors outside of the classroom, don’t miss our first Pizza with Profs event of the year!

Tuesday, November 19 | 2:30 to 4 p.m. | Vanier College Room 001

Creating Space Symposium

Join us for a virtual symposium celebrating the creative and collaborative work of Creating Space: Precarious Status Women Leading Local Pandemic Responses. The symposium will feature a diverse collection of artistic audio and visual expressions of the project’s examination of the question, “How do we build collective power in the context of assigned precariousness during COVID-19?” Narratives and strategies are expressed in audio-recordings with animation, dance workshop and performance, original playscript and theatrical production, graphic visualization, music video, documentation of a Carnival and visual art.

Thursday, November 28 | 5:30 to 7 p.m. | Vanier College Room 001

LA&PS Co-op Program Drop-in Session 

Do you have questions about applying to co-op? Need help with the job board? Would you like access to resume templates, LinkedIn Learning pathways or employer recruitment events?

Join us during our virtual office hours to meet with co-op coordinators to ask questions and seek advice.

Monday, November 18 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Virtual

Study Abroad this Summer!

This year, LA&PS is happy to offer you nine new and exciting study abroad courses in eight different countries! Earn up to 6.0 York University credits while experiencing, learning and living in a destination abroad. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend the summer learning and travelling with your classmates while creating life-long memories.

If you are thinking of studying abroad next summer, join one of our info sessions to learn more about what the faculty-led study abroad programs entail, including Q&As regarding the application process, eligibility, what LA&PS has to offer, program itineraries and more!

Thursday, November 21 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Virtual

Monday, November 25 | 3 – 4 p.m. | Ross Building South Rm 802

If you have any questions, please e-mail the Study Abroad team at studyabr@yorku.ca and follow us on social media @yorkulapsgce.

The deadline to apply for all courses is Friday, January 10, 2025.

Help the Environment for a Chance to Win Great Prizes!

The Re-Cup Event, which takes place from November 6 to 21, aims to raise awareness of the issue of single-use plastic waste.

To participate, simply collect plastic and single-use cups, bring them to one of the Re-Cup Sorting Stations, follow the instructions and download the EcoPrize App.

The more cups you deposit and register, the higher your chances of winning great prizes including Apple products and more!

Re-Cup Sorting Stations can be found:

• Front desk of the Department of Economics (Vari Hall 1110A)

• Vari Hall Rotunda

• Across from Starbucks and the Scott Library entrance at Central Square

• Ground floor of the Second Student Centre

• Ground floor of the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building (next to Tim Hortons)

Explore the Landscape of Global Migration in Toronto

Take a trip into the city through the lens of 13 students who took the course, Social Work with Immigrants & Refugees, as they try to learn more about why people move, how movement in search of ‘home’ shapes city spaces and whether our so-called diasporic city provides the solidarity and connections promised to immigrants.

With hundreds of photos and observations, the class explores their findings in this exciting photo-essay, Toronto: A city of crossings?  

It’s Your Time to Shine at LA&PS Got Talent!

Vanier College Productions (VCP), in collaboration with Founders College, presents this fun event for the LA&PS community to come together and enjoy a showcase of our talented students.

Performances should be approximately three minutes in length and consist of ANYTHING you consider to be your talent – singing, juggling, stand-up comedy, poetry, impressions and more!

Register to to showcase your talent by November 25!

If you are interested in watching the show, tickets are Pay-What-You-Can.

Wednesday, November 27 | 6:30 to 9 p.m. | Vanier College Room 258

Note: We invite all performers and attendees to contribute to our Food Support Centre on campus by bringing non-perishable items to the show that will be donated to the community.

Watch The Wolves at Vanier College

Attend the Melville-Nelles-Hoffmann Lecture Series: Serpent River Resurgence

Join us as Anishinaabe scholar Lianne C. Leddy shares her work on how the Serpent River Anishinaabek confronted the persistent forces of settler colonialism and the effects of uranium mining at Elliot Lake, Ontario. Thursday, November 14 | 3 to 5 p.m. | Schulich Executive Dining Room.

You Could be Eligible for a Bursary! Complete Your FAAS Profile Today 

You might be eligible for financial aid, but you will not know until you submit your profile. By submitting your profile, you can view and apply for available bursaries and be automatically matched to scholarships and awards based on your information and academic qualifications.