This Week @ York

This Week @ York for Week of April 1, 2019

IMPORTANT DATES! The Course Withdrawal Period for Term W and Y courses runs until the last day of winter classes (Wednesday, April 3).
Check the April 2019 final examination period schedule periodically as it is subject to change.

Have your say about smoking on campus! Complete the survey and provide your input before the survey closes on Monday, April 8.
Workshop: Relationships and Sexual Health. The Autism Mentorship Program is hosting this workshop focused on understanding romantic relationships and sexual health. The workshop will be followed by a pizza dinner and games! This event is for students who self-identify as being on the autism spectrum. Students are welcome to join the workshop at any point and it is open to all York and Seneca@York students. Friday, April 5, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Behavioural Science Building, Room 164. Registration required.

The City of Toronto’s first-ever CRAM learning festival will bring ground-breaking research from York University, the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and OCAD University out of the lab and into a festival-style setting. A wide variety of free events will take place in and around Vari Hall on Keele Campus. Check out the schedule and register here! Friday, April 5, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Vari Hall.
AGSBS hosts the 45th Annual Biology Symposium: Amplifying the Signal: Communication In and Out of Academia. The event will feature two presentations, a free lunch, a student poster session, a panel discussion on the technology and ethics of gene editing, two skill development workshops for students and a networking session at Shopsy's with industry professionals and professors. Registration required. Friday, April 5, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Life Sciences Building.
Refugee Rights Day 2019 Panel Discussion: Syria Response and Refugee Initiative Reception and “The Road Less Travelled” Exhibit Launch. A reception to mark the formal conclusion of York’s Syria Response and Refugee Initiative. It will feature several keynote speakers and be the formal launch for a mixed media exhibition “The Road Less Travelled,” by Professor Nergis Canefe of York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies and Department of Politics. Register here. Thursday, April 4, noon to 2:30 p.m. McLaughlin College Junior Common Room (014)

Global Peer Program End of Year Celebration: Join York International to celebrate the year end with your friends! Take a break before your exams to enjoy good food, win prizes as well as thank and say farewell to our graduating peers. Registration is required. Wednesday April 3, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 280N York Lanes.

Remember to check out last week’s special edition of This Week @ York, which focused on the mental health and wellness resources and support services that York has to offer as we head into exam season.
Have you started the LGBTQ2S+ campus climate survey? If so, complete the survey before Thursday, April 30. “Thriving on Campus Survey” is an Ontario-wide, bilingual, LGBTQ2S+ campus climate study and the results will inform efforts to foster the acceptance of LGBTQS+ students and promote their wellbeing and academic success. Check out the website to learn more.