When Yorkville University’s Indigenous graduates crossed the stage to collect their degrees earlier this month in Fredericton, they did so draped in a very special gift. For the first time in its history, Canada’s largest private university has adopted the tradition of gifting its First Nations, Inuit and Métis graduates with a Chief Blanket from Boy …
In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. Steven Noble, a professor in the Master of Education program, recently sat down to share a little about himself, what Pride means to him, and how he’ll be celebrating this year. Here’s what he had …
Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) alumnus Cindy Torreiro was recently featured in AZURE Magazine – an award-winning, international magazine focusing on contemporary architecture and design. Torreiro, who graduated from Yorkville University’s online BID program in 2023, discusses with the magazine her decision to pivot from a series of successful stints as a costume designer, set decorator, graphic designer and production manager to …
When Kristina Hawkins first moved from Russia to Canada in 2016, she brought with her not one, but two Master’s degrees – in Chemical Engineering and Economics. Still, she knew that in order to achieve the kind of professional success she strived for here in her new home, she’d have to get a Canadian education. “Luckily, I came …
Yorkville University’s Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes has been named the 2024 recipient of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)’s Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, which is bestowed every two years, honours individuals who have “made significant contributions to teaching, learning and educational development in Canadian higher education” over their careers. “I am truly honoured to …
Bhanu Partap Sood was in New Zealand finishing up a business diploma in digital marketing when he decided to move halfway around the world to continue his studies at Yorkville University. Fast-forward two and a half years, and he’s now poised to take to the podium at Yorkville’s upcoming convocation ceremony in Vancouver to represent his …
Vancouver, B.C., June 4, 2024 – Today, Yorkville University is proud to announce the launch of its new Associate of Arts degree – a foundational program in the humanities and social sciences designed for students aspiring to begin their university journey before transferring into a bachelor’s degree program. Offered both on campus out of Yorkville U’s Vancouver, B.C. campus …
During her time at Yorkville University, Amreen Saini consistently embodied the notion that “(student) life is what you make of it” – a sentiment she’s now carrying over to her life as a alumnus. The Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology graduate, who served as Yorkville’s very first Student Council President for the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences during her studies, …
Maimoona Batool’s steadfast commitment to addressing the pressing needs of child psychotherapy was first ignited by her own personal struggle to access mental health support for her own child. An Emergency and Forensic Nurse when she first enrolled in Yorkville University’s Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology program, she recognized the profound gap in these kinds of …
As a passionate educator who’s spent the last nine years living and working in the Canadian Arctic, Lyndsay Tuplin’s focus remains on inclusive and Indigenous education. Currently based in Lac La Biche, Alberta, where she teaches a Grade 7/8 class with the Lakeland Catholic School Board, she’s committed to creating a learning environment where all students …
During a recent interview process, a candidate asked me, “If you could go back and revisit your younger self from your current job and work, what advice would you give yourself?” This question conjured up immediately for me that “What Advice Do You Have For Your Younger Self?” moment on RuPaul’s Drag Race, when RuPaul holds up …
In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. Jeffrey Brewer, who serves as YU’s Director of Curriculum Design, is one of the co-chairs of the council. He recently sat down to share a little about himself, what Pride means to him, and how …