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YU’s Dr. Oluchi Oti Named One of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch of 2024

Dr. Oluchi Oti, Program Chair of Yorkville’s Project Management program at Algoma, was recently selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch of 2024. Organized by Canada International Black Women Excellence (CIBWE), the prestigious recognition honours the outstanding achievements and rise of Black women across various fields, including entrepreneurship, community leadership, sports, corporate sectors, media, …

BCA Grad Rami Khan Accepted into Reelworld’s Emerging 20 Program

Class of 2024 Bachelor of Creative Arts graduate Rami Khan was recently chosen to participate in Reelworld Screen Institute’s Emerging 20 Program. The program, which is tailored to support screenwriters develop their first feature film, sees candidates taken through a part-time, 6-month program to polish their screenplays into a final draft, wrapping in September with one-on-one pitch sessions designed to hone …

BCA Student Olivia-Autumn Rennie Wraps Filming on ‘Lights, Camera, and a Call to Action’

Bachelor of Creative Arts student Olivia-Autumn Rennie recently wrapped shooting on a documentary project that fuses her twin passions for filmmaking and disability advocacy.Lights, Camera, and a Call to Action is a documentary short that the 3rd year MD-PhD student made in hopes of challenging stereotypes surrounding disability by exploring the work of three artists – a theatre artist, a …

Is Yorkville University Accredited? A Breakdown of Our Approvals and Accreditations

Marco Frias

Specific programs at Yorkville University receive designations or consent in the provinces it is offered in, which includes government approvals across the three Canadian provinces in which we operate. Our numerous program-specific accreditations showcase our commitment to quality education and ties to employment. This blog post provides a detailed overview of our specific approvals and …

Transformative Art and Leadership: Herman Mejia’s Master of Education Story

“Art is not a commodity and it’s not a luxury; it is a human necessity. We must have art. It enriches your experiences as a human. And public art is so important, because it breaks the mold and tells a unique story about that city, that place.” Herman Mejia, a 2023 graduate of Yorkville’s Master …

Business Administration Graduates Feted at Yorkville U’s B.C. Convocation

“Today is a testament to the transformative power of a university degree – a Yorkville University degree.” It was with those words from President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes that Yorkville University’s 2024 Convocation Ceremony in British Columbia kicked off last month. In total, close to 150 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) grads – with specializations ranging …

My MACP Story: Alumni Write Letters to Their Younger Selves

Taegan MacLean

At Yorkville University, the journey of personal and professional growth is a central theme in the lives of our students and alumni. As they navigate through the rigorous and rewarding paths of our programs, they gain insights and experiences that shape them into the professionals they aspire to be. We recently invited some of our …

Yorkville U Celebrates Graduation of 3,000+ Online Students at Trio of Ceremonies in Fredericton

Yorkville University recently celebrated the accomplishments of more than 3,000 online graduates during a trio of convocation ceremonies in New Brunswick. The newly minted Class of 2024 included Yorkville’s first-ever graduating class of Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy students, as well as graduates from its Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Master of Education, and Bachelor of Business Administration programs. All …

Yorkville University Adopts New Tradition of Gifting Blankets to Indigenous Graduates

When Yorkville University’s Indigenous graduates crossed the stage to collect their degrees earlier this month in Fredericton, they did so draped in a very special gift. For the first time in its history, Canada’s largest private university has adopted the tradition of gifting its First Nations, Inuit and Métis graduates with a Chief Blanket from Boy …

Spotlight on Steven Noble | Pride Q&A

In honour of Pride 2024, Yorkville University is shining a spotlight on some of the members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Council. Steven Noble, a professor in the Master of Education program, recently sat down to share a little about himself, what Pride means to him, and how he’ll be celebrating this year. Here’s what he had …

BID Alumnus Cindy Torreiro Featured in AZURE Magazine

Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) alumnus Cindy Torreiro was recently featured in AZURE Magazine – an award-winning, international magazine focusing on contemporary architecture and design. Torreiro, who graduated from Yorkville University’s online BID program in 2023, discusses with the magazine her decision to pivot from a series of successful stints as a costume designer, set decorator, graphic designer and production manager to …

Q&A with Yorkville U’s Kristina Hawkins – BBA Accounting Graduation Speaker in BC

When Kristina Hawkins first moved from Russia to Canada in 2016, she brought with her not one, but two Master’s degrees – in Chemical Engineering and Economics. Still, she knew that in order to achieve the kind of professional success she strived for here in her new home, she’d have to get a Canadian education. “Luckily, I came …