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Student Ryan Tompkins Pursues Passion for Counselling Canadian Forces Vets

When Yorkville University’s Ryan Tompkins sat down to pick a name for his private counselling practice, the 23-year veteran of the Canadian Forces knew just where to look for inspiration – a much-loved phrase from his days in the Navy.  “‘Fair winds and following seas’ is a military term that basically means, ‘May the seas be light for …


Undergrads Praised For Persistence at First Virtual Convocation Ceremony

“There’s no limit to what you can accomplish!” That was the heart of the stirring send-off delivered to the nearly 200 graduates who took part in Yorkville University’s first-ever virtual convocation ceremony, which was recently live-streamed from coast-to-coast and around the world. “Well, this is certainly different. The plan developed 18 months ago was to …


How Lorna Chapman Found Success with a Bachelor of Interior Design Degree

Before enrolling in Yorkville University’s Bachelor of Interior Design program, Lorna Chapman wasn’t even sure she had what it took to go back to school, much less earn her degree.  But fast-forward just four years later, and now she’s not only graduating as part of the Class of 2020, she’s doing so as Yorkville’s Ontario Campus valedictorian.  “I honestly …



Yorkville University Faculty, Staff and Student Diversity Advisory Councils

Diversity Advisory Councils play an important role in enhancing the development and implementation of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives across the organization, and creating more inclusive learning and work environments. Members act as Diversity Champions between the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office and their respective faculties, departments and programs. They also build allyship with underrepresented …


Sarah Stewart-Spencer Appointed Yorkville’s Dean of Behavioural Sciences

Growing up, Dr. Sarah Stewart-Spencer knew with a certainty unheard of in most 13-year-old kids that she was destined to become a counsellor.  “In eighth grade, we had to write a ‘Me Book’ all about the things we were going to do with our lives. And I wrote in that book that I would be a counsellor …



Adam Till: From the Courtroom to the Writer’s Room to the Classroom

Twenty years ago, Adam Till left behind a fledgling career in corporate law to chase his dream of becoming a screenwriter.  Five whirlwind years later, Billable Hours ­– the semi-autobiographical, Gemini Award-winning sitcom based on his short-lived life as a former lawyer – premiered on Showcase.  “I kind of knew, even in school, that law wasn’t for me. I liked …


Yorkville University Launches Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree

From teamwork and timelines, to leadership and in-the-know lingo – there’s much knowledge that can augment the career of the creative professional, according to Adam Till.  Till is the director of Yorkville University’s Bachelor of Creative Arts, a degree completion program aimed at advancing the careers of diploma-holding students who have mastered the practical creative skills …




Talia Singer Explores Wonderful World of Psychotherapy with WhateverWorks Podcast

Sand tray therapy. Psychodrama. Mindfulness. OEI. Art therapy. Join Yorkville University’s Talia Singer as she explores the “wide, weird and wonderful” world of psychotherapy on her new podcast, WhateverWorks. “When it comes to our physical health, we’re all quite aware of the different health care options available to us. If you hurt your leg, you could go to the …


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