2011-2012 Past News & Events

Exam Prep for University Tests and Exams

Monday March 26, 2012, 12:30pm, The Renaissance, Room 001 Vanier College. Presented by Mona Frial-Brown, Learning Skills Services. Open to Everyone.

VCP’s Festival IV!

March 14-24th, 2012, 8pm, Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258VC. Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information

“Meaning, Understanding and Normativity”

Friday March 23, 2012, 3:30pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010. Presented by Professor Hannah Ginsborg, University of California, Berkeley. In partnership with the Department of Philosophy, LAPS.

A Musical Performance by Jacques Israelievitch and Shauna Rolston

Monday March 19, 2012, 5:00-6:00pm Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Israelievitch and Rolston will perform works by Honegger, Kodaly and Irwin Schulhoff. Open to Everyone.

Vanier College Productions 40th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, March 17th, 2012, Gala Dinner at 4 p.m. in 152 Founders College. Performance of VCP's Festival IV! at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. Additional information is available, and tickets can be purchased at: http://www.vaniercollegeproductions.com/40th-anniversary-celebration.html

What Might Joint Assertion Be?

Friday March 9, 2012, 3:30pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010. Presented by Assistant Professor Christopher Campbell, in partnership with the Department of Philosophy, LAPS. Open to Everyone.

VCP’s Vanier Improv VIC Show

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 8:30pm, Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258VC. Tickets: www.vaniercollegeproductions.com

VCP’s Show Choir Concert

Monday March 5th, 2012, 8pm, Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre (Accolade East Building—Main Floor). Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information.

Stress…Stressed…Stressing:
Some thoughts on Stress Management

Monday March 5th 2012, 12:30pm The Renaissance, Room 001 Vanier College. Presented by Dr. Helen Doan, Professor Emeritus and Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice. In partnership with Counselling and Disability Services. Open to Everyone.

Conversations about your Major: Winter 2012 Sessions

Thursday March 1st, 2012. Exploring new or additional program options? Need to choose a major?

• Philosophy, 10:30am. Presented by Duff Waring, Professor, Philsophy Department.

• Children's Studies, 12:30pm. Presented by Peter Cumming, Program Coordinator.
• Humanities, 2:30pm. Presented by Robert Tordoff, Program Coordinator.

Location: Room 010 Vanier College Senior Common Room

For information on all other Vanier affiliated programs, please contact the department: click here >>>

Cheryl Rainfield, Author of Scars

Tuesday February 28, 2012, 12:30pm, Room 135 Vanier College Lecture Hall. Co Sponsor: Children's Studies Program.

So You Want To Be A Teacher? Concurrent Education Interactive Session

Thursday February 16, 2012, 12:30pm, in The Renaissance, room 001 Vanier College. Presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor, Vanier College with representatives from the Faculty of Education.

VCP’s Vanier's Improv VIC The LOVE Show

Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:30pm, Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258VC. Tickets: www.vaniercollegeproductions.com

VCP’s The Drowsy Chaperone

February 1-11, 2012, Wed-Sat @8pm / Sat-Sun @ 2pm Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258VC. Tickets: www.vaniercollegeproductions.com

Turning your Setbacks into Success

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:30pm Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Presented by motivational speaker, Tamara Gordon. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Active Learning and Essay Writing Strategies

Monday January 30, 2012 11:30-12:30pm, Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Presented by Professor Robert Kenedy. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The American Model: Current American Politics as a Failed Response to Structural Crisis

Monday January 30, 2012, 3:30pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010. Presented by visiting Professor Wallace Katz, SUNY-Stony Brook. Open to Everyone.

Achieving Social Change Through Law

Tuesday January 24, 2012, 12:30pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010. Presented by Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan.

VCP Workshop: All about doing Comedy

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 1-5pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room 010VC. Presented by: Mike "Nug" Nahrgang and friends Register at: www.vaniercollegeproductions.com

Argument, Rhetoric and Logic: Unity within Difference

Thursday January 19, 2012, 3:00pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010. Presented by Professor Michael Gilbert. Open to Everyone

VCP: Law.Arts.Culture Mid-Day Performance

Wednesday January 18, 2012, 12:30pm, Ignat Kaneff Building, Gowlings Hall Mixing Area, Osgoode Hall Law School. Musical selections from The Drowsy Chaperone

Minding Our Bodies: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Mental Health

Wednesday January 18, 2012, 12:30pm Vanier College Senior Common Room, Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance.. Presented by Scott Mitchell, Canadian Mental Health Association, in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services. Open to Everyone.

VCP’s Vanier Improv VIC Show

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 8:30pm, Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258VC. Tickets: www.vaniercollegeproductions.com

Vanier College 2012 Winter Orientation

Thursday January 5, 2012, 10:30am Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Registration not required.

Show Choir Concert

Monday November 28th, 2011 Presented by Vanier College Productions. Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information.

Conversations about your Major: Fall 2011 Sessions

Exploring new or additional program options? Need to choose a major?

• Individualized Studies Avron Kulak, Program Coordinator
Thursday October 27th, 3:00-4:00pm

• Humanities with Robert Tordoff, Program Coordinator
Tuesday, November 1st, 3:30-4:30pm

• Classical Studies with Jeremy Trevett, Program Coordinator
Monday, November 14th, 12:30-1:30pm

• Business and Society Mark Peacock, Program Coordinator
Monday, November 14th, 2:30-3:30pm

• Economics with Ida Ferrara, Undergraduate Program Director
Thursday November 17th, 12:30-1:30pm

• Culture & Expression Gail Vanstone, Program Coordinator
Monday November 21st, 12:30-1:30pm

• Children's Studies Peter Cumming, Program Coordinator
Thursday November 24th, 12:30-1:30pm

Location: Room 010 Vanier College Senior Common Room

Graduate Programmes Information Session:
Humanities & Science and Technology Studies (STS)

Thursday November 24th, 2011 3:00pm, Room 010 Vanier College Senior Common Room

Law.Arts.Culture- Mid Day Performance: Vanier College Productions' “Show Choir”

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:30-12:45 pm. Ignat Kaneff Building, Gowlings Hall Mixing Area, Osgoode Hall Law School

One-Act Play Festival

November 16-19, 2011 Presented by Vanier College Productions. Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information.

Exam Preparation Workshop

Tuesday November 15, 12:00-1:00pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Cathy Boyd-Withers, Personal Counselling & Learning Skills Services

So You Want to be a Teacher? for Consecutive Education Applicants Identical Information Session offered twice:

Thursday Nov. 3, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm -or-  Monday Nov. 7, 2011 3:30-4:30pm
Room 113 Vanier College. Interactive Workshop presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor Vanier College and an Advising Representative from the Faculty of Education. This is Part 1 of 3 interactive presentations.

Accountability to Law as an Aspect of Democracy

Monday October 31, 2011, 12:00 noon, The Renaissance, 001 Vanier College. A talk by: Dr. Gregory Tardi, Senior Parliamentary Counsel at the House of Commons in Ottawa.

Reading and Note-taking

Thursday October 27, 2011, 12:00-1:00pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Cathy Boyd-Withers, Learning Skills Services

Cannabis and Psychosis: Exploring the link through youth perspectives

Tuesday October 18, 2011, 12:30pm Room 001 Vanier College. Presented by three youth researchers, facilitated by Catherine Willinsky in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services and Schizophrenia Society of Canada.

Fall Co-curricular Week Event: Vanier College Session with the Master and Academic Advisor

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:00-3:00pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College

Book Launch, David Martel Johnson's,"Three Prehistoric Inventions that Shaped Us"

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 3:30pm, Vanier College Senior Common Room, room 010.

Learning Commons Workshop

Monday, October 3, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm Scott Library Room 531 (5th Floor). Attend this workshop to learn about the key areas of support in the Learning Commons: writing, research, learning skills and career services.

Choosing Happiness: Lessons from the Science of Positive Psychology

Tuesday September 27, 2011, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Room 010 Vanier College. Presented by Dr. Tami Kulbatski, Psychologist, in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services.

Library Research Workshop

Thursday, September 22, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm Scott Library Room 531 (5th Floor). Attend this workshop to find out how to do proper research using library resources.

Vanier College MINI Academic Orientation

Thursday, September 15, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm, Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. If you missed this year's Orientation, join us on Sept 15th.

Vanier College Orientation 2011

For more information and to register for Student Orientation and Parent Orientation, click here>>

2010-2011 Paste News & Events

Want to do well in an  upcoming Exam? Come to our Exam Preparation Workshop March 24, 2011, 11:30am-12:30pm. Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. In partnership with CDS, Learning Skills.

Cabaret March 3-19 , 2011. Presented by Vanier College Productions. Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information.

Thinking of Changing or Choosing your Major? Thursday March 3, 2011, 11:30am – 1:00pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College Presented by: Don Murdoch, Associate Registrar, Student Services, Office of the Registrar and Ryan Bouchard Academic Advisor, Office for New Students, Faculty of LA&PS

What Did She Say? A digital rapprochement for feminist documentary traditions

Wednesday February 16, 2011, 4:00-5:00pm, room 010 Vanier College. Presented by Gail Vanstone, Associate Professor and Carolyn Steele, Doctoral Candidate.

Talent Show and Coffee House Thursday February 10, 2011, 7:00-10:00pm, in The Renaissance, room 001 Vanier College. Co-sponsored by: Office of the Master, Vanier College; Vanier College Residence; and Vanier College Council. To showcase you talent sign up here >>

CANCELLED- The Impact of Grief and Loss on Mental Health Thursday February 10, 2011, 11:30am-1:00pm. Room 010 Vanier College. Presented by Dr. Ermine Leader, Psychologist, Counselling & Disability Services.

Lunar New Year Celebration Thursday February 3, 2011, 5:30-8:30pm in the Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Co-sponsed by the Office of the Master, Vanier College and Japanese International Student Association.

Book Launch: Berliner Chic Susan  Ingram and Katrina Sark RESCHEDULED: to Friday February 4th, 12:30-2:30pm February2,2011,4-6:00pm. room 010 Vanier College. Co-sponsored by The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) and the Office of the Master, Vanier College.

Academic Honesty Workshop Tuesday February 1, 2011, 12:30-1:30pm in the Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Sarah Coysh, E-Learning Librarian, York University Libraries.

“Registrarial Advice” Information Session Friday January 28, 2011, 1:30-3:00 pm, in the Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Joanne Duklas, AVP Enrolment Management and University Registrar and Debbie Hansen, Director of Client Services.

For list of Important Dates and Websites click here>>

To view the powerpoint presentation click here >>

So You Want To Be A Teacher? Concurrent Education Interactive Session Thursday January 27, 2011 at 11:30am - 12:30pm, in The Renaissance, room 001 Vanier College. Presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor, Vanier College with representatives from the Faculty of Education.

Vanier College Productions presents its One Act Play Festival January 19-22, 2011. Please visit www.vaniercollegeproductions.com to buy tickets and for more information.

Anti-racism, Anti-oppression and Mental Health in Racialized Communities Tuesday January 18, 2011, 2:00-3:30 pm, Room 001 Vanier College. Presented by Martha Ocampo in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services and Across Boundaries (AB).

To view powerpoint presentation click here >>

January 2011 Academic Orientation Wednesday January 5, 2011, 1:00 pm Founders Assembly Hall (Room 152) For more information and to register click here>>

Grief and Loss Workshop originally scheduled for November 4th or 18th, 2010 will be rescheduled during the Winter 2011 term. Watch for new date. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Nancy Accinelli Memorial Fountain Unveiling Wednesday November 24th, 2010 12:30pm, Vanier College, Main Entrance. Light Refreshments will follow the unveiling in Room 001 Vanier College. RSVP by Monday November 23, 2010. To rsvp click here >>

Vanier College’s 7th Annual Book Sale November 12 to 19, 2010, M-F 9:30am – 7pm, Sat 11am-4pm (closed Sunday) Open to Everyone (first two days are for Students Only) 152 Founders College and 001 Vanier College.

Performance by Jacques Israelievitch Monday November 8, 2010 at 5:00-6:00pm Room 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Professor Israelievitch will perform violin works by Bach, Ysaÿe, Martinon, Glick and Kreisler.

VCP Vanier College Productions presents Under the Gaslight

November 10 to 13, 2010, 8:00 pm Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. For more details click here>>

So You Want to be a Teacher? for Consecutive Education Applicants Identical Information Session offered twice: Thursday Oct. 28, 2010, 11:30am-12:30pm -or- Friday Oct. 29, 2010 2:30-3:30pm The Renaissance, 001 Vanier College. Interactive Workshop presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor Vanier College and an Advising Representative from the Faculty of Education. This is Part 1 of 3 interactive presentations.

Plato on Greed and Injustice Friday October 29, 2010 at 3:30-5:30pm Room 140 MacLaughlin College. Presented by Anna Greco. Speaker Series co-sponsored by McLaughlin College, Vanier College, and Department of Philosophy.

"Say it ain't so, Joe": Haydn, Pleyel, the Thief and the Two Piano Trios Thursday October 28, 2010, 3:30-4:30pm Room 010 Vanier College. Presented by Roger Fisher, Ph.D. in partnership with the Research Committee, Department of Humanities.

Understanding Disordered Eating: From Dieting to Eating Disorders Wednesday October 20, 2010 at 1:00-2:00pm Room 010 Vanier College. Presented by Kaley Roosen, in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

How to Improve Your Academic Essay: Challenges and Opportunity Tuesday October 19, 2010 at 1:00-2:30pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Professor Jan Rehner.

Academic Honesty Workshop - Fall Co-curricular Event Tuesday October 12, 2010 at 1:30-2:30pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Sarah Coysh, E-Learning Librarian, York University Libraries.

Reading and Note-taking Thursday October 7, 2010 at 1:30-2:30pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Cathy Boyd-Withers, Personal Counselling & Learning Skills Services

Resilience: A Short Course on Managing Hardship Wednesday September 29, 2010, 2:30pm in Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room. Presented by Dr. Marc Wilchesky, Executive Director, CDS Presented in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services.

“Time Management" Workshop

Tuesday September 28, 2010 at 1:30pm Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College

2009-2010 Past News & Events

April 1, 2010, 7:00 pm. Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. A Variety Show Fundraiser. For details click here>>

The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World: Why Greece? Thursday March 18, 2010 at 4:30pm, Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room. Presented by Kurt Raaflaub, Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, Brown University.

Vanier College Productions presents "Reefer Madness"

March 3rd to 13th, 2010. Click here>>

“A New Model of Christian Origins”

Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 3:30pm, Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College Presented by Barrie A. Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Humanities

Refugees: “The Right of Return”

Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 4:00 pm, Room 010 Senior Common Room. Presented by Howard Adelman, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Department

Chinese Authentic Dance Performance

Friday February 26, 3:00 pm., Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College.

“Registrarial Advice for the Home Stretch” Information Session

Wednesday, February 24 at 11:00am, Renaissance Room, 001 Vanier College. Presented by Joanne Duklas, York University Registrar. To view Powerpoint Presentation click here>>

Educational Workshop on “Addictions”

Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 3:00pm, Room 010 Senior Common Room Presented by Dr. Christine Courbasson of CAM. To view links related to Addictions, click here>>

Concurrent Education Interactive Session

Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 11:00am & 4:30pm, Renaissance Room, 001 VC, Presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor, Vanier College with representatives from the Faculty of Education.

Vanier College Productions presents the 2nd Annual Radio 10 Live Festival

February 3rd to 6th, 2010, 8:00 p.m Click here>>

How To Explore and Select your Program

Information and Question & Answer Session

Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 at 2:30 pm,   001 Vanier College

Presented by Dan Rothnie, Director, Office for New Students, Faculty of LA&PS and Ryan Bouchard, Academic Advisor, Office for New Students, Faculty of LA&PS.

Open to Everyone.

In Celebration of the Life of a Special Friend

Members of the York Community are invited to a celebration honouring the life of Nancy Accinelli. Nancy dedicated her career contributing to York University, its students, faculty and friends.

A memorial gathering will be held January 15, 2010 in Founders Assembly Hall, 152 Founders College, at 1:30 p.m. All members of the York Community are welcome to attend. RSVP and contributions to a Memorial book can be made at http://www.arts.yorku.ca/vanier/rsvp/view.php?id=5. 

To view the podcast, follow this link: http://podcast.yorku.ca:8080/itc/2009/vanier/nancy_accinelli_memorial_fou152_jan15_2010.mp4

Vanier Frost Week January 11-15, 2010
Vanier College Council welcomes you to attend Frost week. For full details click here >>. Email vcc@yorku.ca.

January 2010 Academic Orientation

Monday January 4, 2010, 12:30 pm

Founders Assembly Hall (Room 152)

For more information and to register click here>>

Benefit Performance with Liam Titcomb

Thursday November 19, 2009, 7:00 pm

in Room 135 Vanier College Lecture Hall

General Admission:$10.

Tickets available in Room 120 Vanier College

Thinking about going to Grad School?
Humanities Graduate Program Information Session

Tuesday November 24, 2009, 2:30 pm

in Room 010 Vanier College

The Life and Times of Roy McMurtry: A Retrospective

Tuesday November 17, 2009, 3:00 pm

in Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room

Open to Everyone

VCP Vanier College Productions presents

Daniel MacIvor's "This is a Play"
November 11 to 14, 2009, 8:00 pm

Vanier College Productions, in partnership with
The Good Ol' Boys production company, is presenting an evening of two one-act plays by one of Canada's best known playwrights, Daniel MacIvor. Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. Admission is $12 or $10 for students/seniors. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100 ext. 40023

Depression: What is it and what can we do about it?

Wednesday November 11, 2009, 1:00 pm

in Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room

Presented by Dr. Heather Fleet, CAMH

Presented in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services.

Harry Arthurs, President Emeritus, York University

presents The View from the Ninth Floor, 1985 - 1992
Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

in Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room

Open to Everyone

To view the podcast, follow this link:

http://podcast.yorku.ca:8080/itc/2009/vanier/harry_arthur_van010_oct27_2009.mp4

The Canine/Human Bond:

Canadian Fiction Writers and their Dogs
Monday October 26, 2009 at 12:30 pm

The Renaissance, 001 Vanier College

Moderated by Professor Richard Teleky. Open to Everyone.

VCP Vanier College Productions offers

a workshop production of musical Secondary Wishes
First show in 2009-2010 season from Wed. Oct. 21 to Sat. Oct 24 at 8pm.  Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. Admission is $12 or $10 for students/seniors. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100 ext. 40023

Anxiety Disorders and how to best treat them

Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 12:00 noon

in Room 010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room

Presented by Dr. Lakshmi Ravindran, CAMH

Presented in partnership with Counselling and Disability Services.

So You Want To Be A Teacher?! (SYWTBAT)

Tues. October 20, 2009 being offered twice at 12:00 noon and 5:30 pm, in the Renaissance 001 Vanier College

For applicants applying to the Consecutive Education Program

Vanier College presents Part 1 of its 3-part workshop for applicants to the Teacher Education Program.

This workshop is an interactive presentation and question and answer session that involves current or past students in York’s Faculty of Education who offer “the real scoop” and especially valuable advice on the application process.

The workshop will be presented by Maxine Wood, Vanier’s Academic Advisor and a graduate of York’s Faculty of Education.

Reading Week Events October 9-18, 2009

Events run by Vanier College during reading week are:

Residence run event:

Thurs. 1-4 pm Stressbuster Carnival, 001VC

Academic Advising run event:

Wed. Being an International Student at York (in collaboration with York International), 10:30 am 001VC

Thurs. Finding Your Way at York 10:30 am 001VC.

For the full schedule of university wide events click here >>

Workshop: How to Improve Your Academic Writing
Tuesday October 6th, 2009, 3:00 pm, 001 Vanier College

Presented by Professor Priscila Uppal. Open to Everyone.

 Vanier College’s
6th Annual Book Sale

September 25 to Oct 2, 2009

M-F 9:30am - 7pm, Sat 11am - 4pm (closed Sunday)

Open to Everyone (first two days are for Students Only)                    

152 Founders College and 001 Vanier College. Browse through our enormous selection of new and used books. Most books are only $1.00 - $2.00.  Everyone is welcome.

We are seeking volunteers for the book sale preparation and sale. If you can help, please contact Vanier College at 416-736-5192 or email vanier@yorku.ca.

Vanier College Orientation 2009
Parent Orientation: Saturday, September 5, 2009
Student Academic Orientation:

Tuesday, September 8 and Friday, September 11, 2009

Student Orientation

Orientation is geared to new students enrolled in a program affiliated with Vanier College and / or students residing in Vanier College Residence.

Orientation consists of two parts, Academic (mandatory, no charge) and Social (Frosh Week).

Academic Orientation We want you to have a smooth transition to university life and have planned this orientation to help you succeed at York. We will introduce you to the academic services, social activities, recreational activities and facilities available to you, both at Vanier and throughout the university. We want to help you make connections and ensure success.

To register, click on one of these links:

• SESSION FULL - Tues Sept 8, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm (morning session) Curtis Lecture Hall "L"

• SESSION FULL - Tues Sept 8, 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm (afternoon session) Curtis Lecture Hall "L"
• Friday Sept 11, 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm, 135 Vanier College

A complimentary meal hosted by the Office of the Master, Vanier College, Vanier College Council (VCC) and Vanier College Residence will follow each orientation session and is open to all participants. Participants are responsible for parking.

Social Orientation or more commonly referred to as Frosh Week provides opportunities for incoming students to meet and socialize with other students connected to the college, residence or college-affiliated programs. Information regarding Frosh week activities and registration will be available mid summer 2009 at www.yorku.ca/vcc/.

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2008-2009 Past News & Events

  2009 Convocation   Congratuations to the Class of 2009            

  York University's Graduation Ceremonies

   Vanier College's Celebration Reception

VCP Presents 'RADIO 10 LIVE'
April 29, 2009 to May 1, 2009, 8pm

Vanier College Productions presents five one-act plays in repertory. Written by York students, these plays will be performed as radio shows, exploring the power of sound and text, without sets, costumes or physical staging, offering actors and directors a different kind of performance challenge.
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
General admission $5. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023

Back to the Future: A Commentary on Events Prior to and since York Univeristy's 25th Anniversary
Presented by H. Ian Macdonald, President Emeritus, York University
April 28, 2009 4:00 pm
010 Vanier College Senior Common Room. Everyone welcome.

Urinetown, The Musical
Presented by Vanier College Productions
March 26-April 4, 2009
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023

Workshop: How to Improve Your Academic Essay
Monday March 23rd, 2009, 3:30 pm, 001 VanierCollege
For more information click here>>

Call for Submission: Writers and Directors
Vanier College Productions presents Radio 10 Live: …a festival celebrating words, voice and sound taking place in late April 2009.
Have you written a play? Do you want to direct?
Send your submissions to: Guy Doucette – Vanier College Productions,
Radio 10 Live Festival Coordinator, 254 Vanier College or e-mail guydoucette@back-burner-productions.com
Submissions due Sat. Mar 15, 2009

VCP Improv Company
Presents a comedy night. "Love Doctors"
Get ready for Valentine's Day! Let the love doctors answer your most pressing questions on love and dating.
Monday, February 9, 2009, 8:00 pm
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
Admission, $2 at the door. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023

Student Information Session with the Vanier College Academic Advisor
The Vanier College Academic Advisor will hold an open forum to address student academic concerns with ample opportunity for questions and answers.
Tuesday Feb. 3rd 12 noon - 1:00 pm,
Wednesday Feb. 4th 4:00-5:00 pm in the Renaissance 001 Vanier College.

VCP Improv Company
Presents a comedy night. "I want my 80 Days back!"
Students in the Vanier Improv Company return to the stage to explore the possibilities of humour around the York Campus since November 6!
Monday, January 26, 2009, 8:00 pm to 9:00 p.m.
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
Admission, $2 at the door. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023

Student Information Session
Student concerns related to their studies in the context of the current labour disruption and back to school protocol will be addressed with ample opportunity for questions and answers.
Wednesday January 14, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Vanier Lecture Hall, 135 VC

Vanier College Productions
Friedrick Durrenmatt's play: The Visit, a tragi-comedy
November 26 - 29, 2008, 8:00 p.m.,
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023.

**Watch for Rescheduled Date**
"The Life and Times of Roy McMurtry: A Retrospective"
50 years in Law, Politics, Diplomacy, and Judging
Presented by The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, O.Ont, QC, Chancellor of York University

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, 3:00 pm
001 Vanier College, The Renaissance.
Everyone welcome.

Ethics… or Ideology? The True Origins and Meaning of the “Sponsorship Scandal”
Presented by Robert Everett, Political Science
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, 4:00 pm 
001 Vanier College, The Renaissance. Everyone welcome.

VCP Improv Company
Takes aim at politics on the eve of the US elections
Monday, November 3, 2008, 8:00 p.m., Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.
Admission, $2 at the door. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023

Frankenstein's Monster and his Peer Group: A look at golems, homunculi, robots and androids
Presented by Professor Norma Rowen
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2008, 3:30 pm 001 Vanier College, The Renaissance.
Everyone welcome

So You Want to be a Teacher, Concurrent Education Program Information Session
Presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor, Vanier College
Tuesday October 21, 2008, 1:30 pm The Renaissance (001 Vanier College)
and Thursday October 30, 2008, 12:00 pm The Renaissance (001 Vanier College)

Thinking the God of the Bible with Spinoza
Presented by Professor Brayton Polka
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 3:30 pm  010 Vanier College, Senior Common Room.
Everyone welcome.

All-Improv Show by VCP’s Vanier Improv Company (The VIC)
Getting to Know your Friendly Neighborhood.
First show in 2008-2009 season on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 8pm. 
Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College. Admission is $2 at the door.
Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100 ext. 40023

How to Improve Your Academic Essay: Challenges and Opportunity
Tuesday October 7, 2008, 3:30 pm, 001 Vanier College.
Professor Eric Lawee will talk on demystifying the writing process.
Everyone Welcome

Benefit Show - A Comedy - Wed. Oct 1st, 8pm, 2008.
An evening of improv, stand-up and sketch comedy.
Hosted by Perry Perlmutar featuring all-star talents.
The Rivoli, 332 Queen St. W., Doors open at 8pm.
Tickets $20.00 Funds raised will support Vanier College Productions

Graduation Portrait Photography
Spring and Fall 2008 graduates.
To book your appointment log on to www.newparamount.com and click on “Graduation.” 
April appointments are now avaialable for the graduation portrait photography sittings.
**To ensure you are included in the 2007-2008 Class Composite photograph, you must have your photo taken by April 25, 2008.**
(Students who have their photo taken after that date will be included in the 2008-2009 Composite photograph.)
For further information contact New Paramount Studios at 416-653-5103 or nps@look.ca

VANIER COLLEGE ORIENTATION 2008
Mark the following orientation dates on your calendar:
Parent Orientation: Sunday, August 24, 2008
Student Orientation: Tuesday, August 26 or Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Please check back for further details. Also visit http://www.yorku.ca/scld/orientation/

VANIER COLLEGE ANNUAL BOOK SALE (2008)
Many thanks to all who donated books to, and volunteered for, our highly popular book sale.
Over 6,550 books found new homes resulting in over $12,000 in sales.
This year’s funds will go toward improving student space, including club space, within the College.
Funds raised in previous years’ book sales went into the Renaissance, the Michael Creal Courtyard renovations, and the Vanier College Productions Theater renovations.
The sixth annual Vanier Book Sale will be held January 12-16, 2009.  If you have books you would like to donate for our annual sale, please contact the Office of the Master, Vanier College, at 416-736-5192 or email: <vanier@yorku.ca>

PRISILLA UPPAL, SHORTLISTED FOR 2007 GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE
Congratulations to Priscila Uppal, Vanier Fellow and Creative Writing professor who is one of three Canadian poets shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize, the richest poetry prize in the world, for her book Ontological Necessities.

Exploring the Space of Reasons
Professor David Bakhurst
John and Ella G. Charlton Professor of Philosophy and Head of Department
Department of Philosophy, Queen's University
Friday, November 23rd, 2007, 3:00 p.m, Vanier College Senior Common Room, 010 Vanier College.
Jointly sponsored by Vanier College Office of the Master and
The Department of Philosphy, Faculy of Arts

So You Want to Be a Teacher?  Consecutive Program
Students applying to the Faculty of Education, CONSECUTIVE Program can now make an appointment to review their applications with a Vanier College Peer Advisor.
To schedule an appointment, please call The Office of the Master, Vanier College 416-736-5192.

Cake and Coffee - Tuesday, November 27th, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Vanier College's 40th Anniversary
York Students, Faculty, Administration, Staff, Alumni and guests are welcome to join us for cake and coffee on Tuesday, November 27th, between 11:30 - 1:30 in the Vanier College Lobby celebrating Vanier College's 40th Anniversary.

Israel Night
Monday November 26th, 2007 6pm - 8pm, The Renaissance (001Vanier College)
Vanier College in collaboration with York International presents an informative evening. Free refreshments. Everyone welcome.

The Farm Show: a collective creation
Nov 27, 2007 to Dec 1, 2007, 8pm
The Farm Show is a Canadian classic, developed by a troupe of actors from Theatre Passe Muraille who moved to Clinton, Ont., for 3 months in the early '70s to build a play from what they could see and learn through interviews, visits and improvisations.

Directed by Theresa Noon, this Vanier College Productions version of that "grass roots" play recreates the spirit of discovery with which the original was developed.The Farm Show will run for four nights: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, Nov. 27, 28, 30 & Dec. 1, at 8pm, in the Fred Thury Studio Theatre, 258 Vanier College.

Admission is $12 general, $10 students/seniors. Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, ext. 40023.

To reach the theatre, take the stairs or elevator on the east side of Vanier College to the second floor.

Vanier College 40th Anniversary Reunion
Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Fiction Writing - Creative Writing/Vanier Author Series
Guest Speaker Ray Robertson, reading from his novels
Presented by Professor Priscila Uppal
Jointly sponsored by Vanier College, Office of the Master, Creative Writing, Division of Humanities
Monday, January 14th, 2008 9:00-11:00 a.m. The Renaissance (001 Vanier College)

All-Improv Show by VCP’s Vanier Improv Company (The VIC)
Come along, be an active audience participant, make the team work hard, and spend a lively hour laughing for the small sum of $2! Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023
Mon. Jan. 14th, 2008, 9:00 p.m., Fred Thury Studio Theatre (258 Vanier College)

So You Want to be a Teacher, Concurrent Education Program Interactive Sessions
Presented by Maxine Wood, Academic Advisor, Office of the Master, Vanier College
Thursday, January 17th, 2008, 12:00 p.m. The Renaissance (001 Vanier College) and Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008, 4:30 p.m. The Renaissance (001 Vanier College)

Left and Right in the 1930s and 40s in France and How You Cannot Tell the Players Without a Program
Professor William Irvine, Department of History
Co-Sponsored by The Office of the Master, Vanier College, and the Centre for Jewish Studies Professor of History, Faculty of Arts
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 4:30 p.m., Vanier College Senior Common Room (010 Vanier College)

All-Improv Show by VCP’s Vanier Improv Company (The VIC)
Come along, be an active audience participant, make the team work hard, and spend a lively hour laughing for the small sum of $2! Call to reserve a ticket at 416-736-2100, x40023
Mon. Jan. 28th, 2008, 9:00 p.m., Fred Thury Studio Theatre (258 Vanier College)

Creative Writing/Vanier Author Series
Guest Speakers Matt Shaw, Jacob Scheier, and Angela Rawlings
Presented by Professor Priscila Uppal
Jointly sponsored by Office of the Master, Vanier College, Creative Writing, Division of Humanities
Monday, January 28th, 2008 9:00-11:00 a.m. The Renaissance (001 Vanier College)

Next Steps Program - Applying to the M.A. in Humanities Program
Thursday January 31st, 2008 12:30 p.m., The Renaissance (001Vanier College)
Vanier College presents an interactive session. Everyone welcome.

Assuring Academic Quality
Professor David Leyton-Brown,
College Masters' Lecture Series
Master of Calumet College and Professor of Political Science
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 4:30 p.m., Vanier College Senior Common Room (010 Vanier College)

India Night - CANCELLED
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 6:00 p.m.
The Renaissance (001Vanier College)
Vanier College in collaboration with York International presents an informative evening.
Free refreshments. Live performances by a sitar and tabla player. Everyone welcome.