TORONTO, January 21, 2004 -- On the heels of the sold-out run of Big Love, comes Theatre @ York’s scintillating production of Kalidasa’s Shakuntala. Directed by Charles Roy, this ancient gem, described as a "necklace of poetic love strung with humour," will open on January 27 in the intimate Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre at York […]
Jane-Finch community receives research support from York U.
TORONTO, January 21, 2004 -- Researchers at the Atkinson School of Social Work at York University have launched an initiative to help agencies in the Jane-Finch community develop new strategies to deal with key issues in the neighbourhood. The Leveraging our Strengths (LOS) project, made possible by a $78,000 gift to the York University Foundation by […]
Technology finds new home in York U. - Seneca TEL Building
TORONTO, January 20, 2004 -- York University and Seneca College of Applied Arts today opened the most technologically advanced teaching facility in Ontario at a ceremony on York’s Keele Campus. The $88 million Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building features wireless communications, multi-media lecture halls and computer laboratories that will be used by 4,000 York and […]
York U. students promote understanding on Middle East
TORONTO, January 19, 2004 -- In what’s being called a first on North American campuses, students at York University have joined together to promote peace and understanding in campus debates about the Middle East. For their first event “Peace is Possible”, members of Shalom-Salam@York invited noted scholar and former diplomat Michael Bell who will speak […]
Dezsö J. Horváth named International Business School Dean of the Year
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN & TORONTO, ONTARIO, January 15, 2004 -- The Academy of International Business (AIB) today announced that Dezsö J. Horváth, Dean of the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, was named 2004 Dean of the Year. It is the first time that a Canadian has been named a recipient of the […]
Composer Peter Zaparinuk commemorated at York University with Memorial Concert
TORONTO, January 15, 2004 -- Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico and saxophonist David Mott will headline a midday concert commemorating the late Canadian composer Peter Zaparinuk at York University on January 21. Both performers are professors in York’s Music Department and leading lights of the Canadian music scene, recognized nationally for their outstanding artistry as interpreters of […]
York U. and Seneca College to officially open TEL Building
TORONTO – Wednesday, January 14, 2004 – Ontario’s newest, most technologically advanced education building will be officially opened at York University on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. The $88-million, 345,00-square-foot Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building, a joint-project by York University and Seneca College of Applied Arts, was built with funding from the Province of Ontario, York, […]
