Initiative studying populism marks launch with film screening
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The screening of a short film on the polarization of Canadian identity will mark the launch of a new initiative led by York University that aims to study the dimensions and impacts of populism in Canada.
Taking place Sept. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Glendon Campus, the event will screen the short film Canada Day, to be followed by a Q-and-A and reception. All members of the York community are invited to attend the launch.
Canada Day, directed by Efe Peker (assistant professor of sociology and political science at the University of Ottawa), was an official selection of the Weengushk International Film Festival. The film captures encounters among protesters, inviting audiences to reflect on the polarization of Canadian identity in the 21st century.
In the spring and summer of 2021, more than one thousand unmarked graves were discovered near residential school sites across Canada, considered to belong mostly to Indigenous children. Filmed on July 1 of the same year in Ottawa, Canada Day juxtaposes two diametrically opposed rallies that took place simultaneously soon after the uncovering of this dark history: the Indigenous-led #CancelCanadaDay march and the far-right Dominion Day rally (including the People’s Party of Canada) to protest Canada Day cancellations and pandemic restrictions.
Featuring a range of emotions among protestors as well as moments of altercation, the documentary invites the audience to reflect on the contrasting visions of Canadianness in the 21st century, with opposing views of the country’s past and its future.
The new York initiative, dedicated to robust research on populism, will be launched shortly, and will be led by Glendon College Professor Emily Laxer (who is also the York Research Chair in Populism, Rights and Legality) in collaboration with Rémi Vivès (assistant professor of economics at Glendon) and Peker. The event will include an introduction to the initiative by Laxer and Vivès.
Registration for the event is free of charge and can be accessed here. Those interested can use the Glendon-Keele shuttle to travel between campuses.
Call for stories about graduating students
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York University is looking for students who are graduating to share their story. Students who have overcome significant obstacles, have unique reasons for pursuing studies at York or who have found a new calling while completing their education, Convocation organizers want to celebrate these accomplishments at each ceremony.
Faculty, course instructors and staff are also encouraged to invite outstanding graduating students to share their stories. Once selected, a member from the York University marketing team will reach out to the featured students. Their stories could be shared on York’s digital channels and with media to highlight student success during convocation. Click here to share your story.
AMPD takes over Nuit Blanche
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Faculty, students and alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) will champion creativity and positive change at Nuit Blanche Toronto this Saturday, Sept. 23 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Exploring this year’s Nuit Blanche theme, “Breaking ground,” work by AMPD community members will consider ideas centred around the natural world, change and innovation through installations, exhibitions and performances from a wide range of artistic disciplines – including cinema and media arts, digital media, theatre and visual art.
The members of AMPD with work at Nuit Blanche are:
Patricio Dávila and Hector Centeno Garcia As part of the Public Visualization Lab/Studio,Dávila (associate professor, cinema and media arts) and Garcia (assistant professor, cinema and media arts) will present an installation in the neighbourhood of Fort York. The installation, entitled “Atmospheres” will be part of The Bentway‘s exhibition of public artwork that explores the urban natural world framed by the Gardiner’s iconic concrete columns.
Elham Fatapour Fatapour (MFA ’21) will produce a video installation in the neighbourhood of Etobicoke. The performance video art, entitled Solitary Stitches, explores an artist’s solitary relationship with the land, using the seemingly domestic art of sewing.
Marcus Gordon Gordon, a PhD candidate in digital media, will mount an interactive instillition in downtown Toronto called Urban Arboretum. The installation uses the voices and sounds of participants to grow computer-generated plants.
Grace Grothaus Grothaus, a PhD student in digital media, will create a light installation in the neighbourhood of Don Mills, titled Sun Eaters, to show people how trees flow with hidden energy.
Andria Keen Keen, an MFA student in visual arts, is presenting an installation titled Reflective Foresight for a Dystopian Utopia for Nuit Blanche Danforth. Keen’s installation speculates what life might be like in 200 years considering factors like population growth, climate change and the evolution of technology.
Five of the AMPD faculty participating in Nuit Blanche this year: (from left to right) Patricio Dávila, Hector Centeno Garcia, Joel Ong, Marissa Largo and Archer Pechawis
Marissa Largo An assistant professor in the Department of Visual Art & Art History, Largo has curated the works of Ephraim Velasco (BFA student, visual arts – studio) at A Space Gallery @ 401 Richmond. A series of digital collages titled The Kakaiba Collection playfully explores Velasco’s diasporic identity through Philippine visual vocabularies and pop culture.
Joel Ong Ong, an associate professor in computational arts and the Helen Carswell Chair in Community Engaged Research in the Arts, is hosting an exhibition in Etobicoke titled In Silence. Created with community advocates in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, the meditative exhibit visualizes the voices and lived experiences of marginalized communities.
Archer Pechawis An assistant professor in the Department of Visual Art & Art History and the Department of Theatre and Performance, Pechawis will perform a piece titled Daylight, in downtown Toronto. The musical performance examines the phenomenon of Toronto’s buried rivers and streams.
AMPD invites community members who want to be celebrated as part of Nuit Blanche Toronto to reach out to through the Faculty’s social media channel on X, formerly known as Twitter: @YorkUAMPD.
Tour highlights Markham Campus construction updates
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On Sept. 12, a hard hat tour provided an opportunity for York University and Markham community leaders to interact with the spaces within the Markham Campus building and begin to envision the many ways in which students, faculty, community members and industry partners will be able to use them.
President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, and Markham Campus Interim Deputy Provost Dan Palermo were joined by Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, members of the local council and senior city staff for a hard hat tour of the Markham Campus to explore the latest updates to the site.
With several of the floors nearing completion, and the 10-storey building now fully enclosed, the campus site continues to be a hive of activity. Work is taking place outside to prepare the site for all of the hard- and soft-surface landscaping, while inside the building construction crews continue to make progress to ensure the building is ready to open to the inaugural cohort of students in September 2024.
“This building is a fitting representation of the new programs York University is excited to launch here in Fall 2024,” says Palermo. “It’s incredible to see the progress being made, and to share that with the council and Mayor Scarpitti – key enablers to this campus’ inception – made it a truly memorable experience. I believe our students, in particular, will be thrilled with the building and happy to call it their new home, which is truly designed with them in mind.”
Lenton and Palermo provided a sneak peek inside the building for Markham community leaders as it nears its completion, in recognition of how Markham City Council, under the leadership of Scarpitti, have been core supporters of the campus. The campus would not have been possible without their generous donation of land on which the building is situated.
Here is a photo gallery of the latest updates highlighted by the tour.
Schulich, Techstars partnership puts MBA students in spotlight
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York University’s Schulich School of Business and Techstars Toronto have formalized a new annual talent partnership, with six top Schulich MBAs assigned to support the accelerator and its cohort of 24 startups.
The MBA students will assist in developing marketing plans, lead generation, financial forecasting and modelling, and will also support Techstars startup founders with achieving their in-program benchmarks and milestones.
“As we look to deepen our engagement across the country, we quickly realized the Schulich School of Business would be the perfect partner for us based upon their deep footprint in the Canadian business community, fast-growing reputation in the tech ecosystem and their ability to rapidly innovate,” says Alisha Golden, investment manager at Techstars Toronto.
The partnership also provides the six Schulich MBA students with access to Techstars workshops, resources and their community of founders and venture capital leaders. The students will work from both the Techstars Toronto office at OneEleven and at Schulich’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship on York University’s Keele Campus.
The first five Schulich MBA students hired are:
Aasma Pratap Singh (MBA ’24 – former senior consultant at EY and PwC India);
Harjot Singh Juneja (MBA ’24 – former investment analyst with Dexter Angels in India);
Abhishek Bapat (MBA ’24 – past intern at Define Capital);
Kumar Shanu (MBA ’23 – past intern with Telus Ventures); and
Payal Aggarwal (MBA ’23 – former founder institute program manager).
“We couldn’t be more thrilled and prouder of our students for securing these positions and pleased with our new partnership with Techstars Toronto,” says Schulich Dean Detlev Zwick. “This alliance reinforces the value of Schulich’s Entrepreneurial Studies program and our Schulich Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, while also providing our students with valuable, real-world experience.”
“Our office has worked hard over the last few years to establish ourselves as the go-to source for top-notch student talent in the startup and venture capital space,” says Chelsea Gray, associate director of Schulich’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship. “Techstars adds to the tremendous growth we’ve seen in our work-integrated learning programs, and we are excited about the real-world experience and learning opportunities this partnership will unlock for our students.”
Today’s news continues a string of announcements from Schulich as the school becomes further embedded in Toronto’s tech ecosystem, having recently launched the Schulich MBA in Technology Leadership program, the Schulich Venture Studio (in partnership with OneEleven) and the Schulich Venture Academy (with a new series of MasterClass Venture Certificates in Capital, Talent, Finance and Operations).
Techstars is the world’s leading pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm, investing in a diverse, global pool of entrepreneurs and high-growth companies with investments in over 3,500 early-stage startups. They have a highly diversified portfolio ranging from HealthTech and Fintech to Web3 and CleanTech, with startups from Miami and Silicon Valley, Calif., to Lagos, Portugal, and London.
Techstars Toronto also announced it has signed on as an official sponsor of the Schulich Startups VIP Series, which connects Canadian tech leaders with the school’s “Schulich Startups” community.
Announcing the winners of the 2022 President’s Staff Recognition Awards
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Every year, the York University Staff Recognition Awards are an occasion for the University to come together with President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton and honour community members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the school’s success and actively advanced our vision, mission and core values.
Rhonda Lenton
“At York University, our community is our greatest asset,” said Lenton. “These awards acknowledge staff, many of whom work behind the scenes advancing our vision to provide a broad sociodemographic of students with access to a high-quality, research-intensive education, elevating our performance and enhancing our reputation. Whether supporting the development of new programs, our students and their learning experience, our research activities or campus operations to create a safe, inclusive, connected and welcoming environment, each and every one of you exemplify the spirit of excellence and engagement that defines our institution.
“I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the exceptional individuals and teams who have won or been nominated for these prestigious awards, which this year includes the inaugural Excellence in Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Award,” she continued.
“Your professionalism, innovation, and dedication have made a tangible mark on York University and will continue to shape a brighter future for us all, and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to celebrate all your remarkable contributions.”
The winners of this year’s Staff Recognition Awards will be honoured at an event at a later date.
This year’s recipients and nominees are:
Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award
This award recognizes employees who have demonstrated a high level of service to students and who promote York’s spirit in terms of creativity, innovation and redefining the possible in service to the University community.
Rosanna Chowdhury (top row, far left); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
Jillian Oinonen, coordinator of system development
Kayla Lascasas, manager, Student Engagement and Recruitment
Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Award
This annual award recognizes the passion, dedication and campus engagement by a team or individual staff member to decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion at York. The award acknowledges ongoing work or outstanding accomplishments in practice, events, policy, programs, or other activities that foster equitable, sustainable and measurable change on campus, with an intersectional social justice lens, especially for equity-deserving groups (e.g. women, visible/racialized minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and 2SLGBTQIA+).
Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (CHREI) Education Team: Christine Sinclair (top row, far left), Carolina Ruiz (top row, centre), Lisa Brown (absent, on leave); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (CHREI) Education Team
Lisa Brown, strategy and engagement specialist – Black Inclusion (on leave)
Carolina Ruiz, senior advisor, DEDI, Education and Communications
Christine Sinclair, senior advisor, DEDI, Education and Communications
The other staff members and teams nominated for this award are:
Diane Hector, director, Finance and Budgets Partnerships
Michelle Hughes, recruitment and communications coordinator (deceased)
Orlene Ellis, graduate program assistant
Library Accessibility Services
Gary Brewer Award
This award is presented annually to a non-academic employee of York University who has shown tremendous promise for assuming a leadership role at the University, is known for their innovative and meaningful contributions to the effectiveness of their unit and has significantly contributed to the University’s commitment to excellence. The award recognizes and encourages early-career professionals who have demonstrated significant promise of leadership in their career.
Tom Osborne (top row, centre); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: Tom Osborne, assistant director, Academic Scheduling
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
René Saint-André, senior security official, Campus Relations
Nicholas Punsammy, training coordinator and administrative floater
Phyllis Clark Campus Service Award
This award is presented annually to a non-academic employee of York University who has made exemplary contributions to the operations of either of York’s campuses in terms of efficiency, cleanliness, safety, security and/or other campus or plant services.
Violet Cosby (front row, right); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: Violet Cosby, custodian
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
Diane O’Grady, security official
The President’s Leadership Award
The President’s Leadership Award recognizes contributions that go beyond the published requirements of a position and performance levels that foster a high level of professionalism and usually extend beyond an individual department into the University community at large.
Jodi Tavares (top row, centre); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: Jodi Tavares, executive director, Strategy and Administration
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
Prashanna Kantharasa, security supervisor
Debbi Collett, academic resource coordinator
Amy Gaukel, senior executive officer, Vice-President Equity, People and Culture
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
Diana Caradonna, corporate relations specialist
Khanh Le, administrative coordinator
Harriet Lewis Team Award for Service Excellence
This award recognizes a team’s excellence in service and support to students, faculty, course directors, staff, and/or other service users and its promotion of the York spirit in terms of imagination, creativity, innovation and redefining the possible in service to York’s community (internal or external).
Knowledge Mobilization Unit: Michael Johnny (top row, far left), David Phipps (top row, left), Connie Tang (absent), Krista Jensen (absent); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: The Knowledge Mobilization Unit
David Phipps, assistant vice-president, Research Strategy and Impact
Michael Johnny, manager, Knowledge Mobilization
Krista Jensen, senior knowledge mobilization specialist
Connie Tang, director, strategy and business development, Research Impact Canada
The other teams nominated for this award are:
Administrative team for the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
University Information Technology eReports Replacement Implementation team
The University Information Technology (UIT) administration team
Economics Student Support and Success team
The Office of Research Ethics (ORE)
President’s Voice of York Award
The Voice of York Award is given to an individual who is a first line-of-contact person at York University. The most important voice of York is the one who makes the first contact with a visitor or a community member. Compassion and professionalism, particularly in handling difficult or sensitive situations, is essential to our work at York University.
Jlenya Sarra-De Meo (top row, left, centre); nominators/colleagues; and Priyanka Debnath, chief of staff, Office of the President
Winner: Jlenya Sarra-DeMeo, graduate program administrator
The other staff members nominated for this award are:
Irina Mikhailyuk, graduate funding and finance analyst
Annonce des lauréats et lauréates des Prix de reconnaissance du personnel de soutien 2022 de la présidente
Rhonda Lenton
Chaque année, les prix annuels de reconnaissance du personnel de l’Université York sont l’occasion de nous joindre à la présidente et vice-chancelière Rhonda Lenton pour honorer les membres de la communauté qui ont fait preuve d’un engagement exceptionnel en faveur de la réussite de l’Université et qui ont activement fait progresser notre vision, notre mission et nos valeurs fondamentales.
« La communauté de l’Université York est son plus grand atout, a déclaré Mme Lenton. Ces prix récompensent le personnel, dont plusieurs travaillent dans l’ombre pour faire progresser notre vision, qui est d’offrir à un large éventail d’étudiantes et étudiants l’accès à un enseignement de haute qualité axé sur la recherche, d’élever nos performances et d’améliorer notre réputation. Qu’il s’agisse de soutenir le développement de nouveaux programmes, notre communauté étudiante et son expérience d’apprentissage, nos activités de recherche ou les opérations du campus pour créer un environnement sécuritaire, inclusif, connecté et accueillant, chacun et chacune d’entre vous illustre l’esprit d’excellence et d’engagement qui définit notre institution.
Je tiens à féliciter chaleureusement toutes les personnes et équipes exceptionnelles qui ont remporté ou ont été nommées pour ces prix prestigieux, qui comprennent cette année le premier Prix d’excellence en matière de décolonisation, d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion (DEDI).
Votre professionnalisme, votre sens de l’innovation et votre dévouement ont laissé une marque tangible sur l’Université York et continueront à façonner un avenir meilleur pour nous tous. Je suis ravie d’avoir l’occasion de souligner vos remarquables contributions. »
Les lauréats et lauréates des prix de reconnaissance du personnel de cette année seront honorés lors d’un événement qui aura lieu à une date ultérieure.
Lauréats et lauréates et personnes mises en nomination pour les Prix de reconnaissance du personnel de cette année :
Prix Deborah Hobson du civisme de York
Ce prix honore les employés qui ont fourni à la population étudiante un service d’excellence, qui promeuvent l’esprit de York sur le plan de la créativité, de l’innovation et qui redéfinissent ce qui est possible en ce qui a trait au service à la communauté universitaire.
Lauréate : Rosanna Chowdhury, coordonnatrice du programme d’éducation expérientielle
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Jillian Oinonen, coordonnatrice du développement des systèmes
Kayla Lascasas, responsable de l’engagement et du recrutement des étudiants
Prix d’excellence en matière de décolonisation, d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion (DEDI)
Ce prix annuel récompense la passion, le dévouement et l’engagement sur le campus d’une équipe ou d’un membre du personnel en faveur de la décolonisation, de l’équité, de la diversité et de l’inclusion à York. Ce prix récompense les réalisations exceptionnelles dans le cadre de pratiques, d’événements, de politiques, de programmes ou d’autres activités qui favorisent un changement équitable, durable et mesurable sur le campus, dans une optique de justice sociale intersectionnelle, en particulier pour les groupes en quête d’équité tels que les femmes, les minorités visibles/racialisées, les peuples autochtones, les personnes en situation de handicap et les personnes 2ELGBTQIA+.
Lauréate : L’équipe éducative du CHREI
Lisa Brown, spécialiste de la stratégie et de l’engagement, inclusion des personnes noires (en congé)
Carolina Ruiz, conseillère principale, DEDI, éducation et communication
Christine Sinclair, conseillère principale, DEDI, éducation et communication
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Diane Hector, directrice des partenariats financiers et budgétaires
Michelle Hughes, coordonnatrice du recrutement et de la communication (décédée)
Orlene Ellis, assistante du programme d’études supérieures
Services en accessibilité des bibliothèques
Prix Gary Brewer
Ce prix est décerné chaque année à un employé ou une employée non académique de l’Université York qui a fait preuve d’un grand potentiel de leadership à l’Université, qui a contribué de façon innovante et positive à l’efficacité de son unité et qui a collaboré de manière importante à l’engagement de l’Université en matière d’excellence. Le prix honore et encourage des professionnels aux débuts de carrière prometteurs sur le plan du leadership.
Lauréat : Tom Osborne,directeur adjoint, planification académique
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
René Saint-André, responsable principal de la sécurité, relations avec les campus
Nicholas Punsammy, coordonnateur de la formation et agent administratif suppléant
Prix Phyllis Clark du service sur les campus
Ce prix est décerné chaque année à un(e) employé(e) non académique de l’Université York qui a contribué de façon exemplaire au fonctionnement de l’un ou l’autre des campus de York sur le plan de l’efficience, de la propreté, de la sécurité, ou d’autres services relatifs aux campus ou aux installations.
Lauréate : Violet Cosby, concierge
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Diane O’Grady, responsable de la sécurité
Le prix du leadership de la Présidente
Le Prix du leadership de la Présidente récompense les contributions excédant les exigences officielles d’un poste et les niveaux de performance favorisant un niveau élevé de professionnalisme et rayonnant en général, au-delà d’un département donné, sur l’ensemble de la communauté universitaire.
Lauréate : Jodi Tavares, directrice générale, stratégie et administration
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Prashanna Kantharasa, superviseur de la sécurité
Debbi Collett, coordonnatrice des ressources académiques
Amy Gaukel, directrice générale, VP-EPC
Liz McMahan, directrice, Congrès 2023
Paul A. Elo, directeur, technologie de l’information
Catherine Salole, directrice générale, services aux étudiants de Markham
Janet Newton, gestionnaire des accords de recherche
Médaille Ronald Kent
Cette médaille récompense les contributions des employés qui promeuvent et renforcent la collégialité, les valeurs et les objectifs de l’Université York.
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Diana Caradonna, spécialiste des relations avec les entreprises
Khanh Le, coordinateur administratif
Prix de l’équipe Harriet Lewis pour l’excellence du service
Ce prix honore l’excellence d’une équipe en matière de service et de soutien à la communauté étudiante, au corps enseignant, aux directeurs de cours, au personnel et à tous les utilisateurs de services, et la promotion de l’esprit de York sur le plan de l’imagination, de la créativité, de l’innovation et d’une redéfinition des possibles sur le plan des services déployés pour la communauté de York (internes ou externes).
Lauréate : L’unité de mobilisation des connaissances
David Phipps, VPA, Stratégie et impact de la recherche
Michael Johnny, gestionnaire, KM
Krista Jensen, spécialiste principale de la mobilisation des connaissances
Connie Tang, directrice de la stratégie et du développement commercial, Réseau Impact Recherche Canada
Autres équipes mises en nomination pour ce prix :
Équipe administrative du département des langues, des littératures et de la linguistique
Équipe de mise en œuvre du remplacement des rapports électroniques, technologies de l’information de l’Université
L’équipe d’administration, technologies de l’information de l’université (TIU)
Équipe chargée du soutien et de la réussite des étudiants en économie
Bureau d’éthique de la recherche (ORE)
Prix Voix de York de la Présidente
Le Prix Voix de York est attribué à une personne-ressource de première ligne à l’Université York. La voix la plus importante à York est en effet celle qui établit le premier contact avec un visiteur ou un membre de la communauté. La compassion et le professionnalisme, particulièrement dans la gestion de situations difficiles ou délicates, sont essentiels pour notre travail.
Lauréate : Jlenya Sarra-DeMeo, administratrice du programme d’études supérieures
Autres membres du personnel mis en nomination pour ce prix :
Irina Mikhailyuk, analyste, financement des études supérieures et finances
New exhibit explores stories of loss, tragedy in long-term care homes
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Giving voice to the tales of devastating loss, tragedy, hopes and aspirations, COVID in the House of Old(CIHO), curated by York University professor and historian Megan Davies, will exhibit at four Greater Toronto Area (GTA) locations this fall, starting at York University’s Keele Campus on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the seventh-floor lounge of the Kaneff Tower.
Megan Davies
Davies, of York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will introduce the exhibit, about the impacts of the pandemic on Canadian residential care homes, with a presentation called “Stories for a Revolution.”
Davies created CIHO with the help of families, staff and residents, and their stories are represented through the wooden storytelling chairs that sit at the heart of the exhibit. The chairs feature powerful audio stories of frustration, outrage, care, love and grief that trace the fault lines that COVID-19 revealed in Canada’s eldercare system.
As one of the first public commemorations of the pandemic, CIHO brings stories from a national humanitarian crisis to Canadians and asks them to take action. CIHO remembers the thousands of Canadian care home residents and workers who died of COVID-19 or suffered extended periods of stress and isolation. Some 7,609 seniors in Canadian care homes died of COVID-19 in the first seven months of the pandemic. The chairs in this exhibit represent some of the stories told by their daughters, sons, grandchildren and more. “Kayley’s Chair,” for example, tells the story of a young woman who lived in two Saskatchewan care homes as a teenager and young adult before moving to her own house in 2019; the “Rainbow Chair,” created with the help of the Senior Pride Network, highlights the stories of queer elders in long-term care during the pandemic.
Visitors can share their own stories about COVID-19 in residential facilities and their thoughts about the future of eldercare at the exhibit’s Story Space. Story contributions will be uploaded to the project website and preserved in Montreal’s Archives Passe-Mémoire, creating a permanent national collection of these thoughts, feelings and memories. York University graduate and undergraduate students have been integral to creating and sustaining the exhibit and Story Space.
Additional GTA exhibit dates for COVID in the House of Old:
Thursday, Sept. 28 to Saturday, Sept. 30: Buddies in Bad Times Cabaret, 12 Alexander St., Toronto.Exhibit hours: Sept. 28, 2 to 8:30 p.m.; Sept. 29 to 30, 2 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3 to Tuesday, Oct. 10: Christie Gardens Apartments & Care, 600 Melita Cres., Toronto. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Story Space hours: Oct. 3 to 9, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12 to Wednesday, Oct. 18: Active Adult Centre, 377 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., Suite 116, Mississauga, Ont.
For more information about the exhibit and the additional stops on its national tour, visit COVID in the House of Old.
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York community events to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, on Sept. 30, honours the children who never returned home, survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. York University will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by offering events and resources throughout the month for its community members to learn about the history of residential schools in Canada and the lasting impacts on Indigenous community members today.
This year, the York community is encouraged to reflect and learn through the theme “Engaging in a Reconciliation Journey: Learning Through Various Forms of Media.” A selection of Indigenous films will be available for viewing online and at a series of in-person film screenings being hosted at both the Keele and Glendon campuses from Monday, Sept. 18 to Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Film screenings will close with a hybrid community panel event featuring the voices of staff reflecting on their learning journey, on Thursday, Sept. 28. Full event details below, as well as information about Orange Shirt Day.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Film Screenings
These events are in-person only; however, all films are available online through the University Libraries’ collection or are publicly available and can be accessedhere. The list of films include:
Stolen Children: Truth and Reconciliation Date: Monday, Sept. 18 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Sound & Moving Image Library, Scott Library
We Were Children Date: Tuesday, Sept. 19 Time: 2 p.m. Location: Paul Delaney Gallery, 320 Bethune College
My Auntie Survived Residential School Date: Wednesday, Sept. 20 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Sound & Moving Image Library, Scott Library
Indian Horse Date: Thursday, Sept. 21 Time: 3 p.m. Location: A100 York Hall, Glendon Campus
Honour to Murray Sinclair & Second Stories: It Had to be Done Date: Monday, Sept. 25 Time: 1 p.m. Location: TBD
Muffins for Granny Date: Tuesday, Sept. 26 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Junior Common Room, 012G Winters College
Truth and Reconciliation: The Legacy of Residential Schools in Canada & Stolen Children: Residential School Survivors Speak Out Date: Wednesday, Sept. 27 Time: 3 p.m. Location: Sound & Moving Image Library, Scott Library
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at York
Date: Thursday, Sept. 28 Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: 1014 Helliwell Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School (followed by a visit to nearby Skennen’kó:wa Gamig)
Format: Hybrid (in-person and YouTube live stream)
A hybrid event, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation at York University Speaker Reflections will be moderated by Susan Dion, associate vice-president, Indigenous initiatives, and feature the voices of staff reflecting on their learning journey through engaging in various forms of media.
Participants will be offered a tobacco tie upon entering the panel event and will be invited to offer it to the ceremonial fire afterwards at Skennen’kó:wa Gamig. Light refreshments will be available after the event. The panel will be live-streamed online and recorded for all community members to participate remotely.
Orange Shirt Day
Official “Every Child Matters” orange T-shirts (2021 and 2022 designs) are available at the York University Bookstore. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, familial and communal intergenerational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters.”
Événements organisés à York lors de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation
Le samedi 30 septembre marque la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation. Cette journée est l’occasion de rendre hommage aux enfants qui n’ont jamais pu retourner chez eux et aux survivants et survivantes des pensionnats autochtones ainsi qu’à leurs familles et à leurs communautés. L’Université York soulignera la Journée nationale pour la vérité et la réconciliation en proposant des événements et des ressources permettant aux membres de sa communauté d’en apprendre davantage sur l’histoire des pensionnats canadiens et leurs répercussions continues sur les membres de la communauté autochtone.
Cette année, la communauté de York est encouragée à réfléchir et à s’informer grâce au thème « Entamer un voyage de réconciliation : apprendre grâce à diverses formes de médias ». Plusieurs films autochtones pourront être visionnés en ligne ainsi que lors de projections en personne sur les campus Keele et Glendon du lundi 18 au mercredi 27 septembre.
Ces projections seront suivies, le jeudi 28 septembre, d’une table ronde communautaire hybride durant laquelle les membres du personnel s’exprimeront sur leur parcours d’apprentissage. Vous trouverez ci-dessous tous les détails de l’événement ainsi que des informations sur la Journée du chandail orange.
Projections à l’occasion de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation
Dates : Du lundi 18 septembre au mercredi 27 septembre
Sept projections de films seront ouvertes aux membres de la communauté dans plusieurs emplacements des campus Keele et Glendon. Veuillez consulter National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Film Screenings at York pour connaître les horaires et les lieux. Ces événements sont en présentiel seulement; toutefois, tous les films sont disponibles en ligne dans la collection des bibliothèques universitaires ou publiquement ici. Les films sont les suivants :
We Were Children
My Auntie Survived Residential Schoo
lndian Horse
Honour to Murray Sinclair & Second Stories: It Had to be Done:
Muffins for Granny
Truth and Reconciliation: The Legacy of Residential Schools in Canada
Stolen Children: Residential School Survivors Speak Out
Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation à York
Date : jeudi 28 septembre Heure : de 11 h à 12 h 30 Lieu : Centre Helliwell, salle 1014, École de droit Osgoode Hall (suivi d’une visite à Skennen’kó:wa Gamig)
Format : hybride (en personne et en direct sur YouTube)
Un panel hybride Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation à l’Université York, Speaker Reflections, sera animé par Susan Dion, vice-présidente associée aux initiatives autochtones, et présentera les voix du personnel qui réfléchissent à leur parcours d’apprentissage en s’engageant dans diverses formes de médias.
À leur entrée dans la salle, les participants recevront un petit sachet de tabac qu’ils seront invités à déposer en offrande dans le feu cérémoniel à Skennen’kó:wa Gamig par la suite. Des rafraîchissements seront offerts après l’événement. Le panel sera retransmis en direct en ligne et enregistré afin que tous les membres de la communauté puissent y participer à distance.
Journée du chandail orange
Les chandails officiels orange de la campagne 2023 Chaque enfant compte sont en vente à la librairie principale de l’Université York. La Journée du chandail orange est une journée de commémoration autochtone, de sensibilisation aux conséquences intergénérationnelles des pensionnats sur les personnes, les familles et les communautés, ainsi que de promotion du concept « Chaque enfant compte ».
Schulich ExecEd enriches leadership development at TIFF
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Schulich ExecEd, an extension of the Schulich School of Business at York University, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), are partnering to launch leadership and management programs, as well as workshops and speaking engagements, with the goal of strengthening the leadership capabilities of TIFF’s management and senior teams. The joint venture was launched in May and will continue alongside TIFF 2023, currently underway until Sept. 17, and into next year.
Targeting managers, senior managers and executive leaders across TIFF, these new programming and professional development offerings aim to meet the current needs and strategic goals of the film organization by empowering its leaders with advanced training in areas such as: strategy; resilience; leadership; management change and transformation; and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Rami Mayer
“Schulich ExecEd is proud to be the official training partner of the Toronto International Film Festival,” says Rami Mayer, executive director of Schulich ExecEd. “Through custom programming and a bespoke learning journey, we will empower TIFF senior leaders and management with advanced training on skill sets integral to today’s business landscape. Through a series of programs, workshops and speaking engagements, we will incorporate TIFF’s mission and goals with strong, strategic leadership skills that are at the core of the program.”
Schulich ExecEd’s programming is customized to address relevant business trends as well as skills gaps and needs specific to TIFF. Through a blend of “soft” and “hard” skills, the programming is designed to allow TIFF leaders to fully engage in interactive sessions, learn and practise key business concepts, with a curriculum that blends academic rigour with industry relevance.
“The goals of the partnership are to augment and enrich the management and leadership development program at TIFF by engaging with Schulich ExecEd’s research excellence and expertise to: co-develop a diverse curriculum intended to elevate leadership competence and empower TIFF people leaders at all levels; to secure best-in-class resources and tools that will increase team effectiveness and organizational performance; and to position TIFF as a learning organization committed to investing in its employees’ growth and development,” says Nathalie Sato, director of people and culture at TIFF.
Taking the lead on programming creation and facilitation in this partnership, Schulich ExecEd, ranked 30th in the world in the 2023 Financial Times Executive Education rankings, is drawing on its experience professionally developing, upskilling, and reskilling other non-profit and media-based organizations, including Women in Film and Television, the McGillivray Group and the American Marketing Association.
Upon completion of the new programming, TIFF participants will receive a digital credential from Schulich ExecEd, recognizing their new skill development and commitment to continuous improvement.
“The TIFF-Schulich ExecEd partnership will amalgamate our mission to support the professional development, upskilling, and reskilling of today’s business professionals and TIFF’s aim to transform the way people see film,” says Mayer.
Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series returns Sept. 19
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The Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which launches its 2023-24 season on Sept. 19, offers the community an opportunity to meet talented award-winning writers, as well as hear them read and discuss their published work.
Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series 2023-24 poster
Canadian Writers in Person is a for-credit course for students, but the associated lecture series is free and open to members of the York community and the public who are not enrolled in the course.
The series features 11 authors who will present their work and answer questions. Copies of all books can be found at the York University Bookstore or at a local bookseller.
All readings take place online via Zoom, from 7 to 9 p.m. on select Tuesday evenings. A Zoom link will be made available a week before each reading.
This year’s lineup consists of a unique selection of award-winning and award-nominated Canadian writers, who explore a broad range of topics and a variety of geographical and cultural landscapes. Featuring seasoned and emerging poets and fiction writers, the series highlights Canada’s ever-growing literary talent.
The readings scheduled in this series are as follows:
Canadian Writers in Person is a course offered out of the Culture & Expression program in the Department of Humanities in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.
