Scotiabank-AUCC Award For Excellence in Internationalization TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- York is one of only four Canadian universities to be honoured last night with the Scotiabank-AUCC Awards for Excellence in Internationalization, in recognition of innovative programs that help students prepare for a more global world. The awards recognize institutions for their excellence in forming a […]
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York University Fine Arts grad wins $100,000 Siminovitch Prize
Annual theatre award of largest of its kind in Canada TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- York University alumnus Jillian Keiley has been named the recipient of the $100,000 Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre – Canada’s richest annual theatre award. Keiley, who graduated from York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, […]
York U. student to receive Harry Jerome scholarship
TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- For the second year in a row, York University student Tamara Gordon will be a recipient of the prestigious Harry Jerome Scholarship. “We are very proud of Tamara,” said Robert Tiffin, Assist Vice-President, Enrollment Management and Registrar at York University, “She has overcome many challenges in her life and her […]
Trick-or-treating means big bucks for business
Halloween second most important retail holiday of the year, after Christmas says York U. Prof. TORONTO, October 26, 2004 -- Canadians spend more than $700 million a year on Halloween candy, costumes and party accessories. In the United States, that figure is approximately $6.8 billion, making Halloween the second most important retail holiday of […]
York U offers great vantage point for lunar eclipse on Wed., October 27th
TORONTO, October 26, 2004 -- At York University all eyes will be on the sky Wednesday night, as astronomy enthusiasts are invited to York’s Arboretum Observatory Facility to gaze up at the lunar eclipse. "A lunar eclipse is what we see when our planet blocks the sun’s light from the moon. In essence, the […]
US election too close to call... York U experts offer up commentary
TORONTO, November 2, 2004 -- As the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau once quipped, living next to the United States is like sleeping with an elephant – one is affected by every twitch and grunt. So it is that many Canadians will be looking south to the US presidential election today (Nov. 2) […]
GO Transit and York U celebrate millionth rider
TORONTO, October 25, 2004 -- GO Transit rolled into York University today carrying the one millionth rider on the Hwy. 407 GO Bus service. GO passenger Maria Sysova was chosen as the symbolic millionth rider for 2004. This is the first time in any year since the service began that GO has reached this […]
