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CAMPUS NOTES Students can now apply for the 2006 Determined to build a better world. Bristling with new ideas. A budding leader. Fully engaged in the community. Driven to achieve academic excellence. Does this describe a student you know? If so, the person may qualify for one of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's Millennium Excellence National In-course Awards. Millennium Excellence National In-course Awards support tomorrow's leaders – post-secondary students who are committed to turning visionary ideas into reality. Awards of $4,000 to $5,000 will enable them to continue improving their community, implementing new ideas and maintaining a solid academic record. These awards are not loans; they do not have to be repaid, and will not increase student debt. A total of 46 York University students will be eligible this year to receive these national awards. The application period for the 2006 Millennium National Excellence In-course Awards is now open. This year York University is participating in a pilot project with the Millennium Foundation in which York students can apply online. For detailed information and a link to the online application visit the Student Financial Services Web page. Information sessions are being held on Keele campus in the Accolade East building on the following dates and times:
The same information will be provided at all the sessions. Potential applicants are advised to review the information on the Web site before attending the information sessions. Student tax forms now available on the Web York students, both current and previously registered, can print their own T2202A and T4A tax forms from the Web. The online T2202A is the government-approved form which shows how much tuition students have paid for the prior calendar year, and illustrates the Education Credits for the period. These forms are not mailed; students can access their forms for 2005 or for prior years from the Web by clicking here. The T4A form reflects any scholarships or bursaries students have received from York. Hard copies of the T4A has been mailed to eligible student to the address on their York student record. If for any reason students require duplicate forms, they can print them by clicking here. These forms are password protected, behind Passport York, and only the student will be able to print the forms for their own use, for their parents or accountants, as needed. The forms are available in both English and French. In addition, T4 forms, which reflect any income students have earned at York, are sent through Human Resources, and are not yet available online. Staff who have questions about the administration of tax forms, or the relevant policies and procedures, should contact Lee Smith, Student Financial Services, by e-mail. York's Faculty of Health launches its new Web site York University's newly created Faculty of Health will be established on July 1, 2006. The new Faculty was approved by the York University Senate in November 2005 and by the Board of Governors in December 2005. The Faculty of Health is York's first new Faculty since 1971. The units that will form the Faculty of Health are: the School of Health Policy & Management, the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, the School of Nursing, and the Departments of Psychology (Arts and Atkinson). A new Web site with links to other related sites has now been launched. Information about the units that will form the Faculty of Health, Senate documents, announcements, frequently asked questions for current students, progress reports from the Interim Executive, and information on the search for the inaugural dean of the Faculty of Health are accessible on the site. The new site can be viewed at: http://www.health.yorku.ca/. Thinking of teaching abroad?
Offered by York’s Faculty of Education over two weekends – May 6-7 and 13-14 – the non-degree certificate program covers more than classroom issues. It offers:
Register by April 21 online. For more information, call 416-736-5003, e-mail or visit the Professional Development for Educators Web site. During strike at Seneca, York University has issued the following statement on the strike at Ontario community colleges: OPSEU, the union which represents the majority of full-time faculty, all librarians and all counsellors at Ontario's community colleges, is on strike after talks between the union and the College Compensation & Appointments Council for Ontario's Community Colleges failed to produce a settlement. An information picket is being held by OPSEU Local 560 in front of the Seneca@York facility (Stephen E. Quinlan Building), located at 70 The Pond Road. York staff and faculty will be expected to fulfill their contractual obligations in performing their normal duties. There will be no information picketing permitted on York University property, including entrances to York University buildings. The Technology Enhanced Learning Building (TEL) is a York University facility and regularly scheduled classes by York University faculty will meet as usual. Faculty and students participating in joint York University-community college programs should contact their program director or co-ordinator for information about the potential impact of the strike on these programs. Transportation If there are disruptions on The Pond Road between Sentinel Road and Ian Macdonald Boulevard, the following bus routes and stops may be affected:
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Thinking of teaching abroad? You might want to take this new certificate course in international education first. It takes only two weekends in May and will prepare you well for your overseas experience.
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