York University announces transformative donation 

TORONTO, October 28, 2011 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Janusz Kozinski, dean of York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering, will announce a significant donation from a private citizen. The announcement will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at 1pm in the Computer Science & Engineering Building at the University’s Keele campus.

This gift will have a major impact on the future academic landscape of the University and will support its mission to shape the next generation of engineering leaders.

What: Announcement of major transformative donation
Donor media availability following announcement

When: Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 1pm

Where: Computer Science & Engineering Building
York University, Keele Campus, 4700 Keele Street
Keele campus map

York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto – Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 54,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 250,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 Faculties and 28 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.

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Media contact:

Wallace Pidgeon, Associate Director, Media Relations
416-736-2100 ext. 22091 / wpidgeon@yorku.ca