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President Lenton thanks the York community for their efforts to ensure a safe return to campus

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Dear York community, 

As we settle into the fall term, I am writing to thank everyone for your ongoing commitment to the safe return to our campuses. I recognize that the return this year is still not what we had hoped it would be, and that each of us has faced challenges requiring patience, flexibility and adjustments in our personal and professional lives.  

There has been a great deal of excitement and joy on the part of many in having greater access to in-person learning and on-campus activities, but some members of our community have also faced uncertainty and anxiety. I want to reassure you all that the health and safety of the York community remains our highest priority, and that we will continue to follow the latest guidance from the province, the chief medical officer of health, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and Toronto Public Health. 

We have put in place a multi-layered pandemic defence and we continue to monitor campus density and capacity to strike the right balance for in-person and remote support. We will continue to refine staffing arrangements to ensure we have enough staff available to support the increased level of academic and research activities on our campuses, but no more than are needed. As with any other time during the pandemic, we are remaining flexible and are prepared to adapt our plans to ensure that the needs of the York community are met safely. 

At this time, I want to thank our faculty and course directors for their efforts to successfully welcome our students back to classes last week. Our staff have also worked incredibly hard to ensure that spaces are open and that support is available for those who need it.  

Overall, our gradual return to campus is proceeding as planned and I am confident that our individual and collective routines will become smoother as the term progresses. I appreciate the efforts being made to learn and follow the new health and safety protocols that are in place. 

I also want to thank each of you who have uploaded your proof of vaccination. As of today, more than 27,100 community members have uploaded their information through YU Screen and of those who have done this, 96 per cent have been vaccinated. If you have not already uploaded your proof of vaccination, please do so as soon as you can in order to meet the Oct. 18 deadline. 

I look forward to keeping you updated on a regular basis as the term progresses. Thank you as always for your perseverance and your commitment to the well-being of the York community.  

Sincerely, 

Rhonda Lenton 
President and Vice-Chancellor

Merci pour votre engagement envers notre retour sécuritaire sur les campus

Chers membres de la communauté de York, 

En ce début du trimestre d’automne, je tiens à vous remercier pour votre engagement envers notre retour sécuritaire sur les campus. Je sais que la rentrée de cette année n’est pas encore tout à fait à la hauteur de nos espérances et que chacun d’entre nous a dû surmonter des défis faisant appel à de la patience, à de la flexibilité et à des ajustements dans nos vies personnelles et professionnelles.  

Alors que beaucoup se sont réjouis d’avoir un meilleur accès à l’apprentissage en personne et aux activités sur le campus, certains membres de notre communauté ont été confrontés à des incertitudes et à de l’anxiété. Je tiens à vous assurer que la santé et la sécurité de la communauté de York demeurent prioritaires et que nous continuerons à suivre les dernières directives de la province, du médecin hygiéniste en chef, du ministère des Collèges et Universités et du Bureau de santé publique de Toronto. 

Nous avons mis en place un système de défense à plusieurs niveaux contre la pandémie et nous évaluons constamment la densité et la capacité des campus afin de trouver un bon équilibre entre le soutien en personne et à distance. Nous ne cessons de perfectionner les niveaux d’effectifs afin d’avoir suffisamment d’employés sur place pour appuyer l’accroissement des activités et de la recherche sur les campus, sans dépasser toutefois le strict nécessaire. Depuis le début de la pandémie, nous restons flexibles et disposés à modifier nos plans afin que les besoins de la communauté de York soient satisfaits de façon sécuritaire. 

Je tiens à remercier le corps professoral et les directeurs et directrices de cours pour les efforts qu’ils ont déployés la semaine dernière lorsqu’ils et elles ont accueilli de nouveau la population étudiante. Les membres du personnel ont également travaillé d’arrache-pied pour avoir des espaces ouverts et assurer un soutien en cas de besoin.  

Dans l’ensemble, notre retour progressif sur les campus se déroule comme prévu et je suis convaincue que nos routines individuelles et collectives seront de plus en plus harmonieuses au fil des mois. Je suis reconnaissante des efforts déployés pour apprendre et pour observer les nouveaux protocoles de santé et de sécurité. 

Je tiens également à remercier toutes les personnes qui ont téléchargé leur preuve de vaccination. À ce jour, plus de 27 100 membres de la communauté ont entré leurs informations dans l’outil YU Dépistage et 96 % d’entre eux sont vaccinés. Si vous n’avez pas encore téléchargé votre preuve de vaccination, veuillez le faire dès que possible afin de respecter la date limite du 18 octobre. 

Je vous informerai régulièrement tout au long du trimestre. Merci une fois de plus pour votre persévérance et votre engagement envers le bien-être de la communauté de York.  

Sincères salutations, 

Rhonda Lenton
Présidente et vice-chancelière

Hellenic Heritage Foundation donation will highlight experiences of Greek diaspora in Canada

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The funding will expand the existing physical archive and establish a digital archive of images, documents, video and other assets that are related to Greek Canadian history.

When Christopher Grafos entered the Graduate Program in History at York University, he encountered the same problem time and time again.

“When I spoke to Greek Canadians about their immigration experiences and their time in Canada, they would often tell me that they had thrown out a lot of the materials that would help researchers examine their history,” says Grafos, who completed his PhD in 2016. “It was such a tragedy for me to learn that we were in danger of allowing these experiences to fade away without preserving them through images, videos, newsletters, and other materials that brings this history to life.”

Together with his then-supervisor, Professor Sakis Gekas, HHF Chair in Modern Greek History, Grafos founded the Greek Canadian History Project in 2012. As the archives grew, so did the need to catalogue, digitize, present and preserve these materials, and to help Greek Canadians tell their stories through recorded oral histories and other methods.

On Sept. 22, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies announced an important $1.4-million gift from the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) that will help York preserve, catalogue, digitize and teach these histories.

In recognition of this new gift, the Greek Canadian History Project will receive a new name; starting Sept. 27, the project will be known as The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives.

Above: From left, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean JJ McMurtry; Hellenic Heritage Foundation President Tony Lourakis; York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton; and, Acting Vice-President Advancement E. Louise Spencer
Above: From left, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean JJ McMurtry; Hellenic Heritage Foundation President Tony Lourakis; York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton; and, Acting Vice-President Advancement E. Louise Spencer

“This support from our partners at HHF will allow us to add resources that will expand the archives and increase our capacity to engage with our community’s past and present,” says Gekas. “In collaboration with the Clara Thomas Archives, York libraries and community partners, our intention is to digitize a lot of the paper material that we already hold and will acquire in the future for preservation and dissemination purposes, primarily in research and teaching. For example, historical material such as photographs and films, but also written records like old newspaper articles, which would otherwise be destroyed without preservation.”

This gift from HHF will help expand the existing physical archive and establish a digital archive to be housed at York University. As well, the funding will provide a framework for the study of Greek diaspora around the world.

“Focusing on the experiences of average Greek Canadians has tremendous importance,” says Grafos, who is currently the project’s director. “That’s because during the early days of the project, almost everyone said that they never saw themselves as important enough to preserve their story in an archive.”

“York University is profoundly grateful for its longstanding partnership with the Hellenic Heritage Foundation,” said Rhonda Lenton, president and vice-chancellor. “For more than two decades, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation has been a generous supporter of the University and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Today’s landmark $1.4-million contribution will serve to expand the newly renamed Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives, providing indispensable resources for scholars and researchers exploring the immigrant experience in Canada.”

The partnership between HHF and York University started in 2000, when the Foundation made a landmark contribution to create the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History, an endowed chair position currently held by Prof. Gekas. 

“The establishment of the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History was a visionary act,” says JJ McMurtry, dean of LA&PS. “Under Prof. Gekas’ exceptional leadership, the Chair has opened up new lines of inquiry, which have led to important new academic activity focusing both on Modern Greece, and on Greece’s many intersections with modern Canada.”

For HHF President Tony Lourakis, the most exciting part of the Foundation’s investment is the long-term and infinite possibilities that will come from expanding the archives.

“Investing in the HHF Greek Canadian Archives represents the foundation of what we hope to achieve,” says Lourakis. “The archives will be public and available for people to study. They’ll be able to learn about Greek Canadian history in a way that they might not experience from other public historical records. And in turn, we can engage with the public in a more familiar and intimate way than we might have otherwise.”

For Grafos, the recognition that this investment from HHF brings validates the importance of the archives.

“With this recognition, we hope to collect even more materials and more stories about the Greek immigrant experience in Canada,” he says. “It’s time to let community members tell their own stories.”

Stellar first-year students get feet wet as summer researchers

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Supported by a York Science Scholars Award (YSSA), 19 top first-year students participated in their first summer research experience as university students this year.

The YSSA program provides awards of $10,000 to high-achieving, passionate science students entering the Faculty of Science. Half of the award is an entrance scholarship and the other half pays for a summer research position following the first year of study. The research opportunity has proven to be a positive experience for everyone involved, supervisors and students alike.

“I consider training them an investment for the future,” said chemistry Professor Sergey Krylov, who accepted three YSSA students into his lab this past summer. “Not only did these students learn a lot, but they also contributed significantly to the research projects in which they were involved. I’d be happy to take new students through this program next summer. I’d be even more happy to have the same students return to the lab and apply their knowledge from their first summer. That would be a ‘return on investment.’”

Ailiya Rizwan
Ailiya Rizwan

One of the students in Krylov’s lab was Ailiya Rizwan, who went on to receive second prize for her oral presentation, “Single-cell analysis of cell population heterogeneity using CRRC for the development of chemoresistance biomarkers,” at the Faculty of Science’s NSERC Summer Research Conference.

YSSA recipients Ethan Sooklal, Claire Del Zotto and Elizaveta Yakubovskaya also swept up half of the awards for poster presentations at the NSERC Summer Research Conference.

Sooklal’s summer research focused on using fungus to investigate the interactions and localization of three major proteins involved in driving the circadian rhythm in eukaryotes. For him, the best parts of the research position were experiencing the research process and learning new skills outside of the classroom.

“I really enjoyed the process of working on the research project, seeing its progression, gathering the results and sharing them with my peers at the end of the summer,” said Sooklal. “This experience, above all, strengthened my laboratory techniques and skills. It also gave me the opportunity to learn outside a classroom setting, which was not only refreshing, but also much more impactful.”

Ethan Sooklal
Ethan Sooklal

His supervisors, biology Professor Patricia Lakin-Thomas and PhD student Rosa Eskandari, also touted the program as an opportunity for the lab to recruit an enthusiastic and highly competent student assistant. In fact, Sooklal has been offered the opportunity to continue working with them as a Research at York (RAY) student in the fall and winter terms. 

“Ethan distinguished himself in our lab by his fantastic work, excellent laboratory style, tremendous help and neat results,” said Eskandari.

Yakubovskaya, one of the other poster presentation winners, was among three YSSA students working with Professor Andrew Skelton in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics this summer. Her research project involved creating evidence-based modules to help first-year students build their study skills – specifically time-management – to the level necessary to succeed in university math.

Elizaveta Yakubovskaya
Elizaveta Yakubovskaya

“I really enjoyed how this research project broadened my understanding of education as a field and as a science,” she said. “The experience gave me an opportunity to practise and refine skills that I had developed in first year. Specifically, this project helped me improve my research and science communication skills.”

Skelton was impressed by Yakubovskaya and the other YSSA students and he felt they made important contributions to his team’s research.

“I was continually floored by the high calibre of these students and the substantial impact they had on our project,” he said. “I strongly believe that the project would not have been successful without their contributions.”

The program is now into its fourth year with another cohort of YSSA students just beginning their studies at York Science. More information about the YSSA program is available on the Faculty of Science website.

Two York professors appointed Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows

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Professors Steven Hoffman and Rebecca Pillai Riddell are among 74 new Fellows elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Election to fellowship in the academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. It carries with it a covenant to serve the academy and the future well-being of the health sciences irrespective of the Fellow’s specific discipline.

“I extend my congratulations to professors Hoffman and Pillai Riddell,” said York University’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation Amir Asif. “These fellowships recognize their outstanding contributions to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences through leadership, academic performance, scientific creativity and willingness to serve. Their recognition will benefit both York University and Canadian health, and I hope you will join me in congratulating them on this prestigious honour.”

Steven Hoffman

Professor Steven J. Hoffman (Osgoode Hall Law School, Faculty of Health)
Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair
Director, Global Strategy Lab

Professor Hoffman is a world-leading authority on global health law and the global governance of health threats that transcend national borders. He has achieved important scientific breakthroughs and policy impacts by combining law and epidemiology to address challenges faced by the numerous national governments and United Nations agencies that rely on his advice. As a Canadian Institutes of Health Research scientific director, he is a leading voice in public health and champion for integrating research evidence into policy-making processes. Hoffman is a Distinguished Research Chair at York University, director of a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre and frequent contributor to news media.

Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell
Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell (Faculty of Health)
Associate Vice-President Research

Professor Pillai Riddell has focused her research in the pediatric behavioural and biobehavioural sciences. As a professor of psychology and an expert in pain, she has built the first and largest cohort in the world studying young children through painful vaccinations over the first years of life. Pillai Riddell has generated an unrivalled published literature on the biopsychosocial dimensions of infants’ and young children’s acute pain. She is a tireless advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion and strives to create systemic infrastructure that supports a more just future for patients, their families, health professionals, research trainees and researchers.

To learn more about the fellowships, see the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences website.

Updated vaccination guidelines for Ontario

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Dear York Community, 

On Sept. 14, the Ministry of Health released updated COVID-19 Guidance for Individuals Vaccinated outside of Ontario/Canada to align with Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) COVID-19 recommendations for individuals who are living, working or studying in Canada and who have received a non-Health Canada approved vaccine.   

The guidance states that in Ontario, an individual is considered fully vaccinated if they have received:  

  • The full series of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine and any combination of such vaccines; 
  • One or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that is not authorized by Health Canada, followed by one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine authorized by Health Canada; or  
  • Three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that is not authorized by Health Canada; and 
  • It has been at least 14 days since their final dose of their COVID-19 vaccine.  

What This Means  

  1. If you are considered fully vaccinated as described above, no further vaccination is required at this time. Please ensure you upload your proof of vaccination to YU Screen as soon as possible. 
  2. If you are not considered fully vaccinated as described above, we encourage you to get your remaining dose or doses as soon as you are eligible and to upload your proof of vaccination to YU Screen.   

All York community members who are coming to campus for classes or in-person activities must be fully vaccinated with the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine or combination of vaccines and must upload proof of vaccination to YU Screen in order to continue accessing York’s campuses in person by October 18, 2021. York will directly communicate with the full community about the date by which those requiring a third dose will be required to provide proof of their third dose. 

If you have received one or two doses of a COVID vaccine that is not yet approved by Health Canada, please review the guidelines from the Ministry of Health to determine your remaining course of vaccination. 

Key Dates 

  • Sept. 21-23, 28-30: vaccine clinics are running at the Aviva Centre on Keele Campus. You do not need an appointment and will be required to show one piece of identification. Those working or studying on the Glendon Campus can also continue accessing walk-in clinics available through Sunnybrook Hospital.  
  • Sept. 22: Ontario will require proof of vaccination to access certain businesses and services including indoor dining and other indoor public settings. Get more information about Ontario’s vaccine passport. 
  • Oct. 18: All community members are required to provide proof of vaccination through YU Screen. 

If you have questions about York’svaccine policy, please see the Proof of Vaccination FAQs and Mandatory COVID-19 Testing FAQs on the Better Together site. Thank you for continuing to keep York’s campuses safe and I hope you will join us later today at our next Town Hall. 

Sincerely, 
Parissa Safai
Special Advisor to the President for Academic Continuity Planning & COVID-19 Response

Nouvelles directives de vaccination pour l’Ontario

Chers membres de la communauté de York, 

Le 14 septembre, le ministère de la Santé a publié une mise à jour du Document d’orientation sur la COVID-19 à l’intention des personnes vaccinées à l’extérieur de l’Ontario et du Canada afin de s’aligner sur les recommandations liées à la COVID-19 de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) pour les personnes vaccinées avec des vaccins non autorisés par Santé Canada qui vivent, travaillent ou étudient au Canada.    

Selon ces directives, en Ontario, une personne est considérée comme entièrement vaccinée si :  

  • elle a reçu une série complète de vaccins contre la COVID-19 approuvés par Santé Canada et une combinaison de tels vaccins; 
  • elle a reçu une ou deux doses d’un vaccin contre la COVID-19 qui n’est pas autorisé par Santé Canada, suivi d’une dose d’un vaccin contre la COVID-19 à ARNm autorisé par Santé Canada; ou  
  • elle a reçu trois doses d’un vaccin contre la COVID-19 qui n’est pas autorisé par Santé Canada; et 
  • il s’est écoulé au moins 14 jours depuis la dernière dose du vaccin contre la COVID-19.  

Ce que cela signifie : 

  1. Si vous répondez aux critères de vaccination complète mentionnés ci-dessus, aucune autre vaccination n’est nécessaire pour le moment. Veuillez télécharger votre preuve de vaccination dans YU Dépistage le plus rapidement possible. 
  2. Si vous ne répondez pas aux critères de vaccination complète mentionnés ci-dessus, nous vous encourageons à recevoir la ou les doses restantes dès que vous êtes admissible et à télécharger votre preuve de vaccination dans l’outil YU Dépistage.   

Tous les membres de la communauté de York qui viennent sur le campus pour des classes ou des activités en personne doivent être entièrement vaccinés avec une série complète de vaccins ou la combinaison de vaccins COVID-19; ils doivent télécharger leur preuve de vaccination dans YU Dépistage pour pouvoir continuer à accéder aux campus de York en personne après le 18 octobre 2021. York communiquera directement à toute la communauté la date à laquelle les personnes nécessitant une troisième dose devront fournir la preuve de leur troisième dose. 

Si vous avez reçu une ou deux doses d’un vaccin contre la COVID-19 qui n’a pas encore été approuvé par Santé Canada, veuillez consulter les directives du ministère de la Santé pour déterminer le reste de votre programme de vaccination. 

Dates importantes 

  • Du 21 au 23 septembre et du 28 au 30 septembre : Les cliniques de vaccination continuent au Centre Aviva sur le campus Keele. Vous n’avez pas besoin de prendre rendez-vous et vous devrez présenter une pièce d’identité. Les personnes qui travaillent ou étudient sur le campus Glendon peuvent également continuer à accéder aux cliniques sans rendez-vous offertes par l’hôpital Sunnybrook.  
  • 22 septembre : L’Ontario exigera une preuve de vaccination pour accéder à certaines entreprises et certains services, notamment les salles de restaurants intérieures et d’autres lieux publics intérieurs. Obtenez plus d’information sur le passeport vaccinal de l’Ontario.     
  • 18 octobre : Tous les membres de la communauté doivent fournir une preuve de vaccination avec YU Dépistage. 

Si vous avez des questions au sujet de la politique de vaccination de York, veuillez lire la FAQ sur la preuve de vaccination et la FAQ sur les tests obligatoires de dépistage de la COVID-19 sur le site Better Together. Je vous remercie de contribuer à la sécurité des campus de York et j’espère que vous vous joindrez à nous pour la conversation communautaire d’aujourd’hui. 

Sincères salutations,
Parissa Safai,
conseillère spéciale de la présidente pour la planification de la continuité académique et la réponse à la COVID-19

 

Here’s how to get your story in the new YFile

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Last week, YFile marked a major milestone with the launch of its new website, archives and email newsletter that combine a modern design, improved functionality and enhanced user experience.

The project to overhaul the publication was undertaken with a community-first approach, with the goal of prioritizing the needs and requests of the York University community and YFile readers.

As part of this project, the YFile team has introduced several new resources to help community members share their important York stories through YFile.

Online story submission form

The updated YFile website features a new online story submission form to make it easier than ever to share ideas, stories and information with the YFile team. The online story submission form is accessible from the YFile homepage, the About YFile page and directly, using this link.

Designed and adapted from the previous downloadable story form, the new online story submission form allows content creators and community members to upload and send all of the information the YFile team requires for story development. In addition to filling out basic information – such as relevant dates and story description – this new form also encourages community members to consider how the story relates to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which will amplify York’s leadership in SDG-related teaching, partnerships and campus practices.

Further to that, York communications staff and content creators now have the option of requesting up to five different tags for their story, which helps individual units meet their own digital-based goals and benchmarks. (See YFile’s Tagging Conventions and Master Tag List for more.)

Users of the online story submission form will be able to upload one document and up to three images. This new process will help to ensure balanced coverage of stories in YFile, and will save time and make the submission process more transparent.

Please bookmark the online story submission form and start using it today.

YFile User Manual

The YFile team recognizes there are many aspects to consider when requesting coverage in the publication – whether for a story, an ad, an event or a special issue. To help guide the York community through some of the commonly asked questions, YFile has published a brand-new resource called the YFile User Manual. It is accessible from the About YFile page and directly, from this link.

In addition to following the York University Writing Style Guide, YFile has its own unique set of rules and conventions for writing and publication. Outlined in the YFile User Manual are details for items such as deadlines, image requirements, embargoes, publication schedule, event coverage and much more.

The YFile User Manual is now available; please bookmark it and start using it today.

Watch the Sept. 21 community town hall

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On Sept. 21, York University held a virtual town hall to discuss the University’s ongoing plans for the safe return of in-person activities this academic year.

All students, staff, course instructors and faculty were invited to attend and submit questions in advance or live during the event.

The town hall was presented by York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, who was joined by:

  • Lisa Philipps, provost and vice-president academic;
  • Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation;
  • Sheila Cote-Meek, vice-president equity, people and culture;  
  • Carol McAulay, vice-president finance and administration;  
  • Lucy Fromowitz, vice-provost, students; and
  • Parissa Safai, special advisor to the president for academic continuity planning and COVID-19 response and associate professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science.

The full video of the town hall is now available and can be viewed here.

SAS Professor Richard Leblanc receives prestigious international honour

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York University Professor Richard Leblanc has been initiated as an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). Leblanc, who is a professor in the School of Administrative Studies (SAS) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was accorded the honour in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the management consulting profession.

Richard Leblanc
Richard Leblanc

Leblanc is successful in combining an academic career at York University with practical contributions to the development of management consulting at both the national and international level. Management consulting is a developing profession, with increasing cross-border dimensions.

At the national level, the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) oversees and promotes the professional standards and code of conduct for management consultancy. The national institute provides services to individual consultants – in particular, the training and assessment for certification as a certified management consultant (CMC), the global professional standard.

At the global level, ICMCI’s goal is to elevate the standards of management consultants worldwide, and to provide the international community with the confidence that these standards, combined with the certification process of its member institutes, ensure that CMCs serve their clients with world-class competency and professionalism. The second goal of ICMCI is to support the creation and development of national professional institutes throughout the world, as well as encourage information sharing, networking and reciprocity between institutes adhering to the ICMCI international standards and code of conduct.

CMC-Canada and ICMCI together selected and appointed Leblanc as an ICMCI Academic Fellow. Leblanc and his colleague Academic Fellows will be actively involved in creating an increasingly strong and productive link between academia and management consulting practice. They will use ICMCI as a platform and community for sharing knowledge and ideas. High-level academics and practising management consultants will meet and exchange knowledge and ideas at the ICMCI platform for the benefit of both the clients of the practising consultants and Leblanc’s students at York University.

York hosts pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Keele Campus

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Over the next two weeks, York University is hosting pop-up vaccine clinics on the Keele Campus. The clinics are being offered in partnership with Humber River Hospital.

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Dear York community,  

This week, York University will host more pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Keele Campus, in partnership with Humber River Hospital. For those who are eligible and studying or working on the Glendon Campus, Sunnybrook Hospital is also opening up access to their walk-in vaccine clinic.  

As announced, York will require all community members and visitors on our campuses this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to medical exemption or other reasons recognized by the Ontario Human Rights Code.   

Key dates 

  • You must upload proof of having received a full vaccination series to YU Screen as soon as possible to meet the Oct. 18 deadline.
  • To be considered fully vaccinated by Oct. 19, you must have received a full vaccination series by Oct. 5.    
  • If you are requesting an exemption, you will need to upload your completed exemption form.  
  • Between Sept. 7 and Oct. 18, if you are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or have an approved exemption, please read these FAQs for details on what is required to access York’s campuses.  
  • If you have not been fully vaccinated by Oct. 19, you will not be permitted to access York’s campuses.   

Upcoming clinics

Week 1Week 2
Tuesday, Sept. 21Tuesday, Sept. 28
Wednesday, Sept. 22Wednesday, Sept. 29
Thursday, Sept. 23Thursday, Sept. 30

Hours: 12 to 6 p.m.

First and second dose requirements: You must be born in 2009 or earlier to be eligible for Pfizer or 18 years and up to be eligible for Moderna (at the time of vaccination). Second doses are accessible for those who have: 

  • received dose one of Pfizer at least three weeks (21 days) before dose two; 
  • received dose one of Moderna at least four weeks (28 days) before dose two; or 
  • received dose one of AstraZeneca at least eight weeks before dose two. 

Eligibility: Second doses are available for anyone living/working/attending school in any “M” postal code.   

Location: Aviva Centre, 1 Shoreham Dr., North York, Ont., M3N 3A6 

*Tennis Canada entrance: the clinic is located in the office between Gate G and H, adjacent to Shoreham Drive. 

Bring: Identification that shows where you live, work or attend school, such as:

  • York University ID/YU-card 
  • driver’s licence 
  • passport 
  • birth certificate (for proof of age) 
  • health card
  • report card 

York University does not deliver the vaccines, nor does it determine eligibility for vaccinations. We look forward to seeing you there, and in the meantime, please continue to use YU Screen daily before coming to campuses and visit Better Together for regular updates on the plans for a safe return this fall.  

Sincerely,  

Parissa Safai 
Special Advisor to the President for Academic Continuity Planning and COVID-19 Response

Futures cliniques de vaccination à York

Chers membres de la communauté de York,  

Cette semaine, l’Université York tiendra d’autres cliniques éphémères de vaccination contre la COVID-19 sur le campus Keele en collaboration avec l’hôpital Humber River. L’hôpital Sunnybrook propose également une clinique de vaccination sans rendez-vous pour les personnes admissibles qui étudient et travaillent sur le campus Glendon.

Comme annoncé, York exigera que tous les membres de la communauté et visiteurs fréquentant nos campus cet automne soient vaccinés contre la COVID-19, sous réserve de raisons médicales et autres raisons reconnues par le Code des droits de la personne de l’Ontario.   

Dates importantes 

  • Vous devez télécharger dans YU Dépistage la preuve que vous avez reçu une série complète de vaccins afin de respecter la date limite du 18 octobre.
  • Pour être considéré comme entièrement vacciné au 19 octobre, vous devez avoir reçu une série complète de vaccins avant le 5 octobre.    
  • Si vous demandez une exemption, vous devez également télécharger votre formulaire d’exemption dûment rempli.  
  • Entre le 7 septembre et le 18 octobre, si vous n’êtes pas vacciné, si vous êtes partiellement vacciné ou si vous avez une exemption approuvée, veuillez consulter cette FAQ pour savoir ce qu’il faut faire pour accéder aux campus de York.  
  • Si vous n’avez pas été entièrement vacciné d’ici le 19 octobre, vous ne serez pas autorisé à accéder aux campus de York.   

Cliniques à venir 

Semaine 1Semaine 2
Mardi 21 septembreMardi 28 septembre
Mercredi 22 septembreMercredi 29 septembre
Jeudi 23 septembreJeudi 30 septembre

Heures d’ouverture : 12 h à 18 h   

Exigences pour la première et la deuxième doses : Les personnes doivent être nées en 2009 ou avant pour être admissibles au vaccin Pfizer ou être âgées de 18 ans et plus pour Moderna (au moment de la vaccination). Les deuxièmes doses sont pour les personnes qui : 

  • ont reçu une première dose de Pfizer au moins 3 semaines (21 jours) avant la deuxième dose 
  • ont reçu une première dose de Moderna au moins 4 semaines (28 jours) avant la deuxième dose 
  • ont reçu une première dose d’Astra Zeneca au moins 8 semaines avant la deuxième dose  

Admissibilité : deuxièmes doses pour les personnes vivant/travaillant/allant à l’école dans tout quartier dont le code postal commence par la lettre M.

Emplacement : Centre Aviva, 1 Shoreham Drive, North York ON  M3N 3A6 

*Entrée de Tennis Canada : la clinique est dans le bureau situé entre les portes G et H, à côté de Shoreham Drive 

Apportez: une pièce d’identité indiquant où vous habitez, travaillez ou allez à l’école. 

  • Carte d’identité de l’Université York/Carte YU 
  • Permis de conduire 
  • Passeport 
  • Certificat de naissance (pour prouver votre âge) 
  • Carte de santé (optionnelle) 
  • Bulletin de notes 

Veuillez noter que l’Université de York n’administre pas les vaccins et ne détermine pas l’admissibilité à la vaccination. Nous nous réjouissons de vous y voir. En attendant, veuillez utiliser l’outil YU Dépistage chaque jour avant de venir sur le campus et visitez le site Better Together pour en savoir plus sur nos plans en vue d’un retour sécuritaire cet automne. 

Sincères salutations, 

Parissa Safai
Conseillère spéciale de la présidente pour la planification de la continuité académique et la réponse à la COVID-19