Ideal. Idyllic. Impressive. That’s how Daren Hancott describes the location of Yorkville University’s soon-to-be-opened new campus location in British Columbia’s ‘Royal City’. “It offers a vibrant campus location in a university town that only has one university – Yorkville University,” Hancott – Yorkville’s Vice President Academic, British Columbia – said of the still-under-construction …
Yorkville University recently celebrated its largest-ever graduating class in record-setting style, with a gathering of more than 300 graduates and 1,200 of their loved ones at the school’s home base in New Brunswick. The newly minted Class of 2019 was feted on Friday, June 21 at the Delta Fredericton, where graduates received their Bachelor of …
Joanne Reeves-Rood will be pulling double duty on National Indigenous Peoples Day when she travels across the country to attend Yorkville University’s graduation ceremony. Not only will the 35-year-old full-time mom from Cochrane, Alberta act as valedictorian of her Master of Education in Educational Leadership class in Fredericton on June 21, but she’ll also take …
If Karen LaRose were to offer one piece of advice to an incoming Yorkville University Bachelor of Business Administration student, it would be simple: “Be prepared.” “You’re going to have to be devoted to it, because it’s going to take a lot of time and effort,” said the 43-year-old married mom of two young …
Ola Abugharbiyeh will have plenty of reasons to celebrate on June 21. Not only is the 50-year-old native Palestinian celebrating her graduation from Yorkville University as valedictorian of her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) class, she’ll also be marking the seventh anniversary of her arrival in Canada to build a better life for …
Yorkville University and Toronto Film School awarded degrees and diplomas to nearly 500 newly minted alumni during its 2019 Graduation Ceremony in Toronto. The event, which was held on Thursday, May 9 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, drew a near-capacity crowd of graduates’ family members and friends to cheer on their loved ones …
Yorkville University was well represented at the world’s largest gathering of education researchers earlier this month in Toronto. Billed as a five-day showcase for “groundbreaking, innovative studies”, the prestigious 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting took place April 5 to 9 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, drawing upwards of 25,000 educational professionals …
For Reeth Mazumder, the decision to leap directly from screenwriting studies into a business bachelors felt like a natural “evolution.” The multi-tasking Bollywood star recently wrapped up her Writing for Film & TV Diploma at Toronto Film School and didn’t waste any time enrolling in Yorkville University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), with a specialization in Project Management. “When I came to Toronto and …
For students who are new to online learning, finding and navigating an online library may be somewhat daunting. However, the same as other universities, Yorkville University provides access to librarians for helping you with many academic challenges. In this article, our University Librarian, Paul Graham, shares his top five recommendations for succeeding in your research. …
On August 31, 2017, Dr. Roberta Neault will retire from her position as Associate Dean, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences. Roberta was one of the first faculty members associated with the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP). She began teaching for Yorkville University in 2004, and in a short time, assumed the role of …
For Fatemeh Heshmati, graduating with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University in June 2017 represents the culmination of not only a challenging course of study, but a long-term triumph over significant adversity that led the Iranian-born mother of two and former children’s radio host to uncover some deep truths about herself, and ultimately, to find her passion. As a …