Fine Arts Festival Celebrates State-of the-Art Accolade Project with Exhibitions, New Media Installation, Public Talks and Interdisciplinary Performances TORONTO, March 7, 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 performance complex, with a week-long multi-disciplinary […]
In the event of a strike at Seneca, business as usual at York
York University has issued the following statement on a possible strike at Ontario community colleges: Currently, the College Compensation & Appointments Council for Ontario’s Community Colleges is in collective bargaining with OPSEU, the union which represents the majority of full-time faculty, all librarians and all counsellors at Ontario’s community colleges. If there is no settlement […]
Gala Concert kicks off Fine Arts Festival
Fine Arts Festival Celebrates State-of-the-Art Accolade Project with INAUGURAL GALA CONCERT in New Recital Hall - featuring world premiere of David Mott concerto for Christina Petrowska Quilico - TORONTO, March 3, 2006 --York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts celebrate the official opening of The Accolade Project, an outstanding new $107.5 million state-of-the-art […]
Fine Arts festival celebrates state-of-the-art Accolade Project at York University
TORONTO, March 1, 2006 -- York University and the 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 performance complex with a week-long Fine Arts Festival running March 20-26. The Fine Arts Festival invites the public into this extraordinary new addition to York’s landscape […]
International students work harder, score lower: York U study
Research to be presented as part of upcoming internationalization symposium at York TORONTO, February 28, 2006 -- A new study by a York University professor is challenging the stereotype of the introverted and studious international student -- at least in part. The survey of 1,500 Canadian undergrads revealed that while international students hit the […]
York Launches $107.5 Million Expansion Project
The Accolade Project Building the Future for the Next Generation of Artists TORONTO, February 27, 2006 --York University is undergoing an unprecedented expansion and enhancement that brings visionary new cultural facilities to the GTA. The Accolade Project – a spectacular state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and performance complex designed in joint venture by two of Canada’s leading […]
Academic perfectionists more prone to depression: York U study
Students who feel defective and hold themselves to high standards at greater risk for recurring major depressions TORONTO, February 22, 2006 -- Parents of students who push themselves a little too hard should be on the lookout for symptoms of depression, according to a new study by York University psychology professor Myriam Mongrain. The study of […]
