This Week @ York

This Week @ York for Week of June 18, 2024

Queering Place. Discuss what defines a Queer place while weaving plants, medicines and digital storytelling together. Keele Campus. Wednesday, June 19, 3 to 5 p.m. Maloca Garden. Registration required.

Leisure Reading: Indigenous History Month. Explore works of fiction written by Indigenous authors and choose a compelling read that educates and inspires.

Build your network with the Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4). Make connections and enhance your skills by connecting with students from different faculties. Work together on an impactful project and make a real-world change by considering different perspectives and combining expertise in C4 in the fall, fall/winter or winter terms.
Important Update: Without a YU-card, you will not be able to write your exams. Driver's Licenses will no longer be an acceptable form of identification. Don't have your YU-card? Apply online.

Critical Thinking. Learn about the skills needed for critical thinking, such as understanding, analyzing and evaluating information. Virtual event. Monday, June 24, 10 to 11 a.m. Registration required.
Presentation Skills. Discover tips and tricks on how to prepare and deliver an effective presentation. Virtual event. Tuesday, June 25, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Registration required.
Academic Integrity: Learn to stop worrying about it. Using different scenarios, learn what academic misconduct means and how you can avoid it. Virtual event. Tuesday, June 25, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration required.

Interview Preparation. Find out ways to prepare for an interview and highlight the best version of yourself to employers. Virtual event. Thursday, June 20, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration required.
Job Search and Networking Strategies. Become more effective during your job search by learning how to establish relationships and uncover opportunities. Virtual event. Monday, June 24, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration required.
On the Job Success. Find out how to be successful and prepared when starting a new job, and how to handle difficult situations. Virtual event. Tuesday, June 25, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Registration required.

Global Learning Drop-in Advising. Learn about your options when going abroad and speak to a global learning advisor to get any questions answered. Keele Campus. Wednesday, June 19, 1 to 3:30 p.m. 200 York Lanes. Registration not required.
Global Peer Program (GPP) Drop-in. Connect with upper-year international students to build meaningful connections and global friendships. Virtual event. Thursday, June 20, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Registration required.
Study Permit Extension & Post-Graduation Work Permit Application (PGWP). Join this session to learn how to complete your application and ask questions about your study permit extension and/or post-graduation work permit application. Virtual event. Tuesday, June 25, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Registration not required.