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 Atkinson
at York has had a unique flavour from its inception over 40 years
ago. Creating opportunities for part-time and mature learners, and
then expanding our offerings in the areas of both professional and
liberal studies for an increasingly diverse student population,
has nurtured an environment characterized by innovation in the content
and delivery of our programs. Based on broad consultation with our
faculty, students, alumni and a host of other community members,
Atkinson unanimously approved a comprehensive and ambitious five-year
academic plan. The plan encompasses the further development of interdisciplinary
programs which bridge liberal and professional studies; enriched
educational opportunities which include internships, service-based
learning and new graduate programs; and improved distance education
through both correspondence courses and e-learning. I invite you
to read more about Atkinson’s five-year academic plan which
can be found at http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/Publications/ataglance.pdf.
I welcome your feedback and look forward to your participation as
an Atkinson alumnus as we move forward with its implementation. |
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Since the launch of the new Student-Alumni Mentorship program last
fall, many Atkinson alumni have asked how they can share their experience
with current students. Many alumni want to get involved, but aren’t
sure about the time commitment or how to make the best of the mentorship
experience. To help answer these important questions, Atkinson is
hosting three information sessions this spring (in May, June and
July). These sessions will allow you to meet current Atkinson alumni
mentors and students, and to learn the details of the program. Seating
is limited, so visit
http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/Alumni/mentor/infoSession.htm or
call 416-736-5220 today to reserve your spot.
“I am really happy and satisfied
because I am getting an opportunity to pass on my experiences and
knowledge…. Encouraging, motivating and helping students achieve
their objectives is my objective as a mentor."
Feedback from a current Atkinson Alumni Mentor, January 2004 |
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Researchers at Atkinson’s
School of Social Work have launched an initiative to help agencies
in the Jane-Finch community develop new strategies to deal with
key issues in their neighbourhood. The Leveraging
our Strengths (LOS) project, made possible by a $78,000 gift
to the York University Foundation by TD Bank Financial Group, will
help community leaders identify priorities based on research into
issues such as youth at risk. The goal of the dual-phase, 18-month
pilot project is to establish a partnership between the school and
organizations in the Jane-Finch community.
In Phase One of the project, researchers from the School of Social
Work will study how other universities in North America collaborate
successfully with their communities in order to create a model of
‘best practices’ for developing the partnership. In
Phase Two, researchers will implement and evaluate this model through
two community projects: the PEACH (Promoting Economic Action and
Community Health) Wraparound project and the Black Creek Capacity
Building Project.
Atkinson is most grateful for the TD Financial Group’s immediate
and enthusiastic support of this project and look forward to providing
updates as this project moves forward. For more information on this
initiative visit http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=2291.
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Atkinson students were recently
honoured at the annual Atkinson Student Awards Banquet. This year’s
event was hosted by Atkinson Master Diana Cooper-Clark and attended
by York President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden, Vice-President
Academic Sheila Embleton, and Atkinson Dean Rhonda Lenton. In all,
fifty Atkinson students received major program scholarships, prizes
and other awards for outstanding academic achievement.
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 Congratulations
to Professor Claudio Duran of the School of Social
Sciences for winning the 2003 Atkinson Alumni Teaching Award! Before
coming to Atkinson – where he has taught since 1976 –
Duran was the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Universidad
de Santiago in his native Chile. As a philosopher, Professor Duran
has taught in several areas including Atkinson’s social science,
philosophy, communications and modes of reasoning programs. During
the presentation of his award, Duran noted that “Atkinson
students have profoundly contributed to my development as a teacher;
I owe them my life as a teacher”.
The School of Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Atkinson
Sociology professor Livy Visano is the recipient
of the 2003 Faculty of Graduate Studies Teaching Award. Professor
Visano is well-known for his commitment to teaching, research and
service in a variety of specializations including law, culture,
and inequality with a focus on critical criminology, legal studies,
cultural studies, youth and ethnographies. He is currently coordinating
the Sociology program at Atkinson. As noted by Atkinson's Dean Lenton,"it
is wonderful that the University has seen fit to bestow this honour
upon him." |
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This year’s Barry Tenhouse
Alumni Award has been given to Hyacinth Owen (BSc 1992 & BA
2003) to recognize many years of service and commitment to the Faculty.
In addition to serving as a long standing alumni volunteer, Owen
has actively promoted and supported student financial aid opportunities:
in fact, Owen even donated her $500 prize to a needy student. Congratulations
on this deserved recognition! |
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For a full overview of
the exciting research taking place at Atkinson visit http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/Research/.
Below is an example of some recent projects:
Professor Barbara Cameron of the School of Social
Sciences is a collaborator in a recently announced five-year, $1,000,000
Community-University Research Alliance project funded by the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. As the project
co-ordinator of the Political
Accountability Stream of the Social Rights Accountability Project,
Cameron will be researching the implications for social rights of
the emergence over the past decade of a new regime of federalism
in Canada characterized by a web of intergovernmental agreements.
Specifically, she will examine agreements that provide for the creation
of new institutions and procedures to govern a significantly enlarged
space of executive federalism. In this research, Cameron will be
working closely with the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
among others.
 Professor
Michael Herron, who teaches Classical Studies and
the Humanities in Atkinson’s School of Arts and Letters, was
recently awarded the 2003 Konrad Adenauer Research Award. The award
is given annually to a highly qualified Canadian scholar whose research
work in the humanities or in the social sciences has earned international
recognition and who is among the group of leading scholars in his
or her respective area of specialization. Through this award, Professor
Herron is invited to carry out a research project of his choice
in Germany, in cooperation with German colleagues specializing in
the same areas, for a period of up to one year. For more information
about this prestigious award and Professor Herron’s work,
visit http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=2195.
 A
movement to establish a worldwide monitoring system to track discrimination
toward people with disabilities is being co-directed by
Marcia Rioux, director of Atkinson’s School of Health
Policy and Management and director of the University's new graduate
program in critical disabilities. With funding from the Swedish
International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA), the group
has completed a preliminary report, which concludes that the rights
of people with disabilities are neither adequately monitored nor
enforced. To read more about this project or the School, visit www.atkinson.yorku.ca/SHPM/.
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Many Atkinson alumni have asked
about on-going professional development opportunities. In addition
to the new executive-style Master's of Human Resources Management,
several new programs have been launched. For example, the new Master's
of Arts in Critical Disability Studies offers a unique approach
to health systems education by incorporating a ‘determinants
of health’ approach. Click
here for more information on these programs along with admission
information.
 If
you are interested in IT, distance education and professional training,
plan to attend the This is IT 2004 Conference: Pioneers
in a New Age. The conference will feature speakers from
a variety of educational, public- and private-sector organizations
who are launching innovative programming, forging unique partnerships
and providing increasingly convenient access to learning. Visit
http://www.Pioneers2004.yorku.ca
for registration details.
Atkinson’s Division of Continuing Education
offers a variety of ways to enhance your professional skill-set.
The Certificate in Dispute Resolution (offered
this summer and fall) program provides 132 hours of hands-on training
for individuals interested in acquiring knowledge in the growing
field of dispute resolution. The Certificate in Infant
Mental Health was designed for professionals interested
in working effectively in the field of infant development, prevention
and/or early intervention with infants with special needs, and
with infants living in high-risk environments. This spring, the
Centre is launching a new Certificate in Dual Diagnosis,
a 91-hour program directed to managers, supervisors, and front-line
practioners who work with clients who have a dual diagnosis (i.e.
developmental delay and mental health issues). To learn about
these and the many other exciting educational opportunities awaiting
you, call 416-736-5616 or visit
http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/dce.
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Tell us about your ‘Atkinson
days’ and what you’ve been up to since graduation. Through
Encore and the Atkinson website, we are looking for Atkinson stories
and alumni to profile. Contact the Dean’s Office at 416-736-5220
or email your stories to alumni@atkinson.yorku.ca.
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Updating your alumni record
has never been easier. Just visit http://www.yorku.ca/alumni/update.html
and fill in the e-form. By updating your alumni file we are better
able to keep you apprised of upcoming events, activities and new
affinity services. |
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Mark your calendars and plan
to attend an Atkinson special event:
At the School of Social Sciences Lunchtime Seminar Series,
you can sit back and enjoy a presentation delivered by a well-known
researcher on a number of topic issues. Upcoming seminars include:
“Insights into Structural
Adjustment Programs in Africa: The Experience of Ghana",
by Professor Joseph Mensah on Thursday, March 4th. 12-2 p.m. in
the Harry Crowe Room (109), Atkinson Building.
"New
Right Liberalism in the Schools" by George Martell on
Wednesday, April 14th, 12-2 p.m. in the Harry Crowe Room. |
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The Brown Bag Lecture
Series Series is celebrating its 10th anniversary with
an impressive list of internationally renowned researchers and academics.
On February 24th, hear Atkinson professor Ruthann Dyer’s talk
entitled “A Question of the
Organism: The colonial hydoids in natural science”.
On March 2nd, Jennifer Waring of the Royal Conservatory of Music
presents “Pursuing a Notion:
The case study of composting for a change”. Visit http://www.yorku.ca/akevents/public.asp
for details and future speaker listings. |
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 Plan
to attend the 15th annual Kitty Lundy Lecture and
meet Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie. Justice Binnie’s talk
is entitled “Have the Judges
Pushed the Charter Beyond Its Intended Limits?” A question
and answer period will follow the lecture. Call 416-736-5870 or
email cromalis@yorku.ca to
reserve a seat. |
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Sit back and enjoy a good book
through Atkinson’s Canadian Writers in Person series.
On March 4th, Steven Heighton will read from and answer questions
about his new book of poems, Address
Book Elegies. On March 18th, Atkinson is proud to present
author Wayson Choy who will read from his first novel, The
Jade Peony. |
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In honour of International Women’s
Day, the Diaspora, Islam and Gender (MCRI) Project
is hosting the third annual half-day symposium entitled"Women’s
Voices from the Middle East”. The event will take place
on Thursday, March 11th, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. in the Harry Crowe
Room (109 Atkinson). In addition to six distinguished speakers,
the event will feature a short dramatic production entitled Arousi-e
Ghoraysh (Ghoraysh wedding).
All are welcome at the reception to follow. For more information
call Marianne Vardalos at 416-736-2100 extension 33835 or visit
http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~diaspora/news/Voices%20of%20Women.pdf. |
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