From a small role as a Harvard student in Good Will Hunting, to helping mould the minds of some of Toronto’s most promising young future Ivy Leaguers – Yorkville University graduate Jennifer Deathe has undertaken quite the career transition over the years. “Initially, my career was in filmmaking, then I had a family – and with …
The Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) department is proud to announce a new initiative called the Skills Learning Lab, launching in fall 2020. The Skills Learning Lab is open to all active students in the MACP program from their first course to the end of practicum. This lab grew out of the MACP …
In light of the current climate of uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that many of you in our Yorkville University community have questions and concerns – many of which we’ve attempted to answer here: CURRENT STUDENTS 1. What preparations has Yorkville University made to ensure the safety of all students, staff and faculty …
We are deeply saddened and troubled by recent events of systemic injustice aimed at the Black community and Indigenous communities. We unequivocally oppose and disavow racial discrimination in any form. We stand in solidarity with the Black community and Indigenous communities in the fight against systemic racism and injustice. We at Yorkville University and Toronto …
When the COVID-19 crisis hit Canada, no university in the country was more uniquely positioned to pivot from on-campus classwork to online instruction than Yorkville University.
Podcasts. YouTube videos. Tip sheets. Infographics. Ask-An-Expert webinars. Those are just a handful of the carefully curated resources Yorkville University’s Dean of Student Success, Dr. Deirdre Pickerell, and her Mental Health and Wellness team are set to roll out in the coming days to help students navigate today’s new reality in the face of the COVID-19 …
The ribbon has officially been cut on Yorkville University’s newly opened, 25,000-square-foot campus in New Westminster, B.C. Yorkville University officials were joined by students, staff and local community leaders on Friday, March 6 to celebrate the grand opening of the new learning space in British Columbia’s ‘Royal City.’ “As a university in New West, we are open …
“I am an addict.” With those four revelatory words, so begins Dr. Kevin Alderson’s 722-page, national book award-winning “magnum opus,” Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors. “I don’t think that’s ever been written in a textbook before, nor do I believe that most authors of textbooks on addictions have ever been addicted themselves – or at least …
New Westminster, BC, Nov. 12, 2019 – We are pleased to announce that Supply Chain Canada and Yorkville University have formalized an accreditation agreement that will provide advanced standing in Supply Chain Canada’s Supply Chain Management Professional™ (SCMP™) Designation Program for graduates of Yorkville University’s Bachelor of Business Administration Supply Chain Management specialization program. This …
FREDERICTON, November 21, 2019—New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and Yorkville University signed an agreement today that provides a new pathway for NBCC’s business administration diploma graduates to quickly obtain a degree. Students who complete NBCC’s two-year Business Administration program can now be awarded transfer credits and directly enter their third year of a Bachelor of …
Yorkville University has a new Student Life Coordinator – and in just one month on the job, Ali Noor has already slithered, striked and shimmied his way to kingpin status amongst his on-campus charges. Since assuming his new role on Sept. 3, Noor has taken up the task of rejuvenating all non-academic facets of …
After a decade of service to Yorkville University, Dr. Maha Salman has been named chair of the school’s Bachelor of Interior Design degree program. “I joined Yorkville University in 2009, and since then I have witnessed all the development that has happened for this marvellous institution,” said Salman, who, in addition to teaching a …