Important Dates
- The Winter examination period runs until Wednesday, April 28.
This Week @ York for Week of April 13, 2021
Announcement
Virtual Student Town Hall. The Student Town Hall is an opportunity for you to ask questions and hear answers about the University’s evolving response to COVID-19 and how that may impact your programs and courses. It will be a space for you to hear from York’s senior leaders and for you to catch up on items and updates before the Summer and Fall 2021 terms. Wednesday, April 14, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Student Service Experience Survey. Take a five-minute break from studying to help York understand how to improve student services. Fill out this survey and provide your feedback on any student service you have used in your time at York, such as academic advising, financial aid, career development and learning skills. Survey deadline: Friday, April 16.
Money Matters
Employment Opportunities: The Division of Students is hiring for Summer 2021 for the positions of Graphic Design & Multimedia Assistant and a Digital Communications Assistant. Review the full job descriptions and apply on the Student Job Postings page.
There are also several positions available for students right now with teams such as Career Education & Development and Residence Life! They are now accepting applications for Peer Leader positions for Summer 2021 & Fall/Winter 2021-2022. Build leadership skills, community connections and York pride. Open to current undergraduate students. Please check each application deadline.
Connect with Community
Live Cooking Class: Update Your Salads. Join a Precision Nutrition food coach as she takes you through recipes, chats about the health benefits of the food you are making and much more! in this class, you'll learn to give your weekly menu a boost with some great salad recipes. Tuesday, April 13, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Registration required.
Speed Baking Workshop. During this workshop you will learn how to bake your own cookies from scratch. Take a break, decompress and learn how to make delicious cookies that are sure to stimulate your taste buds! Follow the link to find the list of ingredients you'll need. Wednesday, April 14, 2 to 3 p.m. Registration required.
SWE Speaks: Navigating the Evolving, Interdisciplinary Field of Bioengineering. Join this lively panel discussion with experts shaping the industry of biomedical engineering and biotechnology in a variety of ways. The five panelists will share their experiences in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, biochemistry and biomedical engineering. Wednesday, April 14, 6 to 8 p.m. Registration required.
Thriving in and Beyond the Classroom featuring Katina Rogers, PhD. In this talk hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Rogers will discuss how building a university that is truly worth fighting for means thinking more expansively about what constitutes scholarly success—not only to support individual career pathways, but also to work toward greater equity and inclusion. Wednesday, April 14, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Registration required.
Student Support Services
What's new with SAVY? SAVY has been updated once again to answer more of your questions. In addition to the already 1,100+ answers already built into SAVY, you can now ask it questions about online learning resources, staying motivated, getting a tutor, navigating YU Hire to get a job on campus, connecting with University departments for course issues, what SAVY knows about you when you log in, and SAVY’s favourite York memories. Don’t forget that you can troubleshoot technical issues during your exams with SAVY, too!
You can talk to SAVY by clicking the buttons in eClass or on the Current Students website.
Careers Support
Careers Workshop: Personality & Career Choice. Join this webinar and get an introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, one of the most widely used career assessment tools. You will discover how learning about your personality type can help guide you with your career decision-making. Thursday, April 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration required on Experience York.
Workshop: Resumé & Cover Letter Writing. Attend this session and find out how to effectively target your resumé and cover letter. Present your experiences, education and skills in a way that showcases your assets and piques employers' interest in you. Tuesday, April 20, 10 a.m. to noon. Registration required on Experience York.
Athletics & Recreation
Register for this year's Women & Girls Leadership & Sport Conference (WGLSC), which is back (virtually) for 2021 on Friday, April 30. Athletics & Recreation invites you to join the conversation, learn and help empower the #leadhers of tomorrow!
Health & Wellness
Mindful Meditation Session. Take a break and join these relaxing meditation sessions facilitated by Psychologist Scott Pope from Student Counselling, Health & Well-being. These sessions will help you to de-stress, decrease loneliness and increase positivity. Thursday, April 15, 1 to 1:45 p.m. Drop-Ins welcome!
Additional Dates:
- Mindful Meditation Session. Tuesday, April 20, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Drop-Ins Welcome!
Worth Repeating
View the York International Events Calendar for the full Virtual Coffee Break weekly schedule. YI’s daily Virtual Coffee Breaks are an online space for international and domestic students from across programs, Faculties, countries and cultures to connect and get to know each other! Student Leaders are on Zoom every weekday with different fun and interesting topics. When you sign up, a confirmation email with the zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.
Student Accessibility Services continues to meet with students virtually! Students already registered with Student Accessibility Services can connect with their Accessibility Counsellor by email or via sasinfo@yorku.ca.
To learn more, join one of their Information Sessions on the first Monday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. You can find the Zoom link on the York Events Calendar. If you are interested in registering with Student Accessibility Services, visit the New Students page on their website.