Sustains higher education support TORONTO, March 23, 2006 -- York University applauds the Ontario government’s investments into public transit, post-secondary education and research and innovation, announced today in the provincial budget. The Ontario government’s $670-million commitment to public transit through its Move Ontario initiative will enhance accessibility for York’s 65,000 students, faculty and staff, via […]
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Junior Team Canada Global Leaders Centre at York University
TORONTO, March 22, 2006 -- Young people eager to learn more about careers as leaders in the global economy will be gathering at York University on Friday, March 24 to participate in a leadership training event. The Global Vision – Junior Team Canada Global Leaders Centre will bring together students mostly in Grades 11 and […]
Fine Arts Festival celebrates The Accolade Project
TORONTO, March 20, 2006 -- York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts is celebrating the official opening of The Accolade Project, York’s outstanding new $107.5 million, state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and performance complex with a week-long Fine Arts Festival running March 20-26. Featuring both established and emerging artists and spanning all the fine arts disciplines, the […]
York University launches The Accolade Project
TORONTO, March 20, 2006 -- York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts officially launched The Accolade Project buildings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today in The CIBC Lobby of the Accolade East building. A vibrant new centre for fine arts education, Accolade offers state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and performance facilities in two new buildings – Accolade […]
Poverty likely to endure among young single parents: York University study
TORONTO, March 15, 2006 -- The younger you become a single parent, the greater the likelihood that you and your child will be at risk of poverty, a new study reveals. York University sociology professor Anne-Marie Ambert has released a report based on extensive research of one-parent families (OPFs) in Canada, in which she finds […]
York's new high-tech cinema opens with screening of award-winning films
Fine Arts Festival Celebrates State-of-the-Art Accolade Project with ‘A TOAST TO YORK FILM’ in New Cinema – Award-winning Productions by York Students and Alumni including Rhombus Media’s Burnt Toast – TORONTO, March 13, 2006 -- York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts celebrate the official opening of The Accolade Project, York’s outstanding new teaching, […]
York Dance Ensemble headlines inaugural events in Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre
York University Fine Arts Festival Celebrates State-of-the-Art Accolade Project with Dance – York Dance Ensemble Inaugurates The Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre – TORONTO, March 13, 2006 -- York University and its Faculty of Fine Arts celebrate the official opening of The Accolade Project, York’s outstanding new $107.5 million state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and […]
