Maimoona Batool’s steadfast commitment to addressing the pressing needs of child psychotherapy was first ignited by her own personal struggle to access mental health support for her own child. An Emergency and Forensic Nurse when she first enrolled in Yorkville University’s Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology program, she recognized the profound gap in these kinds of …
As a passionate educator who’s spent the last nine years living and working in the Canadian Arctic, Lyndsay Tuplin’s focus remains on inclusive and Indigenous education. Currently based in Lac La Biche, Alberta, where she teaches a Grade 7/8 class with the Lakeland Catholic School Board, she’s committed to creating a learning environment where all students …
During a recent interview process, a candidate asked me, “If you could go back and revisit your younger self from your current job and work, what advice would you give yourself?” This question conjured up immediately for me that “What Advice Do You Have For Your Younger Self?” moment on RuPaul’s Drag Race, when RuPaul holds up …
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 …