A few years ago, Mandy Smith-Haber survived a serious car accident that altered her life’s course and ultimately lead her to Yorkville University in pursuit of a new passion. It was in that fateful crash that the 43-year-old single mom of two boys sustained injuries that prevented her from continuing her previous career as a dental …
For Azar Sabzevari, the journey from studying interior design at Yorkville University to having her work featured on such hit HGTV shows as Property Brothers and Love It Or List It was a whirlwind one. “It was amazing. It’s a dream come true for every designer, I think, to have such big TV shows reach …
Yorkville University alumnus Monica Hansford recently added ‘published author’ to the long list of titles she’s earned over a career marked by successful sojourns into the roles of journalist, athlete, business developer, consultant, and early childhood educator and entrepreneur. The 56-year-old Edmonton native recently published Teaching Scaffolding to Early Childhood Educators – a 62-page, …
Yorkville University has a new Student Life Coordinator – and in just one month on the job, Ali Noor has already slithered, striked and shimmied his way to kingpin status amongst his on-campus charges. Since assuming his new role on Sept. 3, Noor has taken up the task of rejuvenating all non-academic facets of …
After a decade of service to Yorkville University, Dr. Maha Salman has been named chair of the school’s Bachelor of Interior Design degree program. “I joined Yorkville University in 2009, and since then I have witnessed all the development that has happened for this marvellous institution,” said Salman, who, in addition to teaching a …
Networking opportunities. Professional development. Career guidance. Those are just a few of the perks to student membership at the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), as listed by Alissa Vincenti – Yorkville University’s designated student representative for the national association of professionally trained counsellors. “Being a CCPA member gives students the opportunity to network with …
Cindy Cook can count on one hand the number of truly inspiring teachers she’s had the privilege of learning from over the course of her academic career. Yorkville University’s Dr. Ellyn Lyle is among them. “I had maybe three teachers, professors and instructors who’ve really stood out throughout my entire educational life from primary school …
Ideal. Idyllic. Impressive. That’s how Daren Hancott describes the location of Yorkville University’s soon-to-be-opened new campus location in British Columbia’s ‘Royal City’. “It offers a vibrant campus location in a university town that only has one university – Yorkville University,” Hancott – Yorkville’s Vice President Academic, British Columbia – said of the still-under-construction …
As winner of Yorkville University’s 2019 President’s Award for the Bachelor of Interior Design program, Laura Goodsman was already considered top of her class. The fact that the multi-tasking 24 year old from Regina was able to secure the highest cumulative grade point average in her graduating class while also juggling a full-time …
“We’ve never met, but our souls met in 2016 – and it was awesome.” Those were the words of praise that greeted Yorkville University’s Sebastian Bustamante when he stepped into a room at the Delta Fredericton on June 20 to a special surprise meeting with Zainab Abdel-Gawad. “Words cannot express my …
Yorkville University recently celebrated its largest-ever graduating class in record-setting style, with a gathering of more than 300 graduates and 1,200 of their loved ones at the school’s home base in New Brunswick. The newly minted Class of 2019 was feted on Friday, June 21 at the Delta Fredericton, where graduates received their Bachelor of …
Joanne Reeves-Rood will be pulling double duty on National Indigenous Peoples Day when she travels across the country to attend Yorkville University’s graduation ceremony. Not only will the 35-year-old full-time mom from Cochrane, Alberta act as valedictorian of her Master of Education in Educational Leadership class in Fredericton on June 21, but she’ll also take …