Beach volleyball duo and York students, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Victoria Altomare, received top honours from the province, winning the Ontario Sport Award for team of the year. The Ontario government celebrated some of the province’s top amateur sports athletes and coaches Thursday night for their outstanding achievements in amateur sport in 2011. Right: Melissa Humana-Paredes [...]

York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri has issued this invitation to the York community: As a University with a community spirit that is second to none, let’s show the world our York pride by wearing red, white or York gear on Monday, March 26. There will be a spirit rally and a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration [...]

Faculty of Health, Student Advisor applications will be accepted until Friday, March 16, 2012 To apply, please send resume and cover letter to  Wendy Anderson (wanders@yorku.ca) Applications must include: a cover letter that indicates your personal philosophy, objectives and goals when advising first year students 35 hours per week to a maximum of 595 hours [...]

If you are planning to give the gift of life through a blood donation, Canadian Blood Services will be on the Keele campus every day this week from 12 to 4pm and on Friday, March 16, from 9:30am to 1pm, in Central Square, Ross Building. Each year, York University shows its community spirit by saving lives through hosting Canadian Blood [...]

The Office of Student and Academic Services (OSAS) in the Faculty of Health was honoured on March 2, 2012, with York University’s inaugural Service Excellence Award. The award is in recognition of OSAS’ service excellence to students. Rob Tiffin, VP Students, thanked the OSAS team for their “tremendous work” and dedication to being innovative and [...]

  Starting today, York University is offering a new service for students that will document their involvement in activities outside the classroom. In addition to learning inside the classroom, which is documented on a University transcript, York University students can now obtain a Co-Curricular Record of their involvement in campus clubs, organizations and other activities outside [...]

In order to accommodate emergency repairs to the steam distribution system, a campus-wide steam shutdown is required starting at 9pm on Friday, Feb. 17 and ending at 3am on Saturday, Feb. 18. The shutdown will affect heat and hot water supplies. Buildings that have domestic hot water tanks should retain some residual heat.  The following [...]

Open to any students who have academic questions about Health programs Date: February 21, 2012 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 3:30pm Location: HNES 019 Date: February 22, 2012 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm Location: HNES 019 Date: February 23, 2012 Time: 10:00am – 1:30pm and 3:00pm – 5:30pm Location: HNES 019 Date: February 24, [...]

The Sport & Recreation Department is once again offering a number of women’s only fitness programs again this winter. The department has partnered with the York Federation of Students on this project to reduce access barriers and give women the opportunity to work out in a comfortable environment. Women’s only fitness hours are available Tuesdays [...]

It’s not wilderness camping, but it’s rougher than a soft bed in residence. Still, Corinne Barr, a second-year linguistics student, is willing to eat, sleep and live in a corner of Steacie Library for a week for a good cause. That cause is Live-in For Literacy, an international organization to raise awareness and funds to [...]