In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. Jeffrey Brewer, who serves as YU’s Director of Curriculum Design, is one of the co-chairs of the council. He recently sat down to share a little about himself, what Pride means to him, and how …
In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. Nina Savoie-Colwell, who serves as YU’s eLearning Manager, is one of the co-chairs of the council. She recently sat down to share a little about herself, what Pride means to her, and how she’ll be …
The powers of persistence and resilience were on full display at Yorkville University’s recent convocation ceremony in Ontario. More than 200 of this year’s 400+ Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Creative Arts, Bachelor of Interior Design, and Interior Decorating Associate Diploma grads were on hand in Toronto on Thursday, May 2 for the celebrations, which were presided …
Kevin De Silva’s transformative journey at Yorkville University has been one marked by entrepreneurial zeal and academic pursuit. Recently named the student graduation speaker for his graduating class, the Sri Lankan born and raised Bachelor of Business Administration alumnus was driven by his passion for business and innovation to move to Canada on his own at …
Tommy Mayberry, the Director of Yorkville University and Toronto Film School’s Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation, was recently awarded with the 2024 Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship. Presented annually by the Conference on College Composition and Communication, the award honours four works (one book, one book chapter or article, one dissertation and one non-traditional scholarly …
Yorkville University recently welcomed the team behind the new Crave Original Series, Nesting, to their 460 Yonge St. Campus for a special screening and cast/crew Q&A. The exclusive event, which took place on March 6, featured a bevy of special guests – including the series’ co-creators and stars, Anna Hardwick and Rosa Laborde, as well as its Emmy-winning director Allana Harkin, director of photography, Ashley Iris Gill, and …
Yorkville University’s Dr. Mary Drinkwater will soon celebrate the publication of her new book series, The Bloomsbury Handbooks of Crises and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education, with a special webinar and launch event. This webinar and book series launch, hosted by the Global Centre for Higher Education (GCHE) at the University of Oxford, will take place on Tuesday, April 30 from 9 to 10 …
Bachelor of Creative Arts grad Olayinka Jinmi-Ahisu was recently part of a team that took home a first-place finish from The Verdict 2024 – including a cash prize of $10,000! “Winning the competition felt unreal to me,” Ahisu said of The Verdict, an annual marketing case competition presented by IMDOINGIT, which offers Black youth in Canada the collaborative opportunity to tackle …
Nicole Rampersaud, Yorkville University’s Associate Director of Admissions, has had a lot to celebrate lately – not only is she nominated for an upcoming East Coast Music Award (ECMA), but she was also recently named a Guggenheim fellow and received two grants from the New Brunswick Arts Board (ArtsNB). The multi-talented trumpet player and composer received her ECMA nod …
Bachelor of Creative Arts student William Gauthier has enjoyed a very successful stint on the festival circuit with his very first short film, Each Other, over the last year. Since its completion in June 2023, Each Other has been selected to 16 festivals in 8 countries around the world, garnering 12 nominations and bringing home two awards – including Best Drama Short Film at …
Bachelor of Business Administration professor Dr. Adnan ul Haque recently published his third book –Corporate Management Ecosystem in Emerging Economies. Published by Springer in December, the 464-page text “provides a comprehensive review of the expanding field of management in emerging economies, and offers alternative perspectives to existing frameworks concerning developed country corporate management – specifically, insights from Africa, Latin …
At Yorkville University, we’re proud of the accomplishments of all our faculty, students and alumni, both inside and outside of the classroom – be it publishing books and articles, or winning awards and competitions, or being given prestigious grants. Here are some of the good news stories about Yorkville University’s talented community that we’d like …