CAMPUS NOTES

The Counselling & Development Centre
has moved to the Bennett Centre
The Counselling & Development Centre (CDC) has a new home. The CDC, fomerly housed in the Behavioural Sciences Bldg. is now open in the Bennett Centre for Student Services (BCSS), Room N110.

Students seeking services from CDC and all of its related programs – Personal Counselling, Learning Skills, Learning Disabilities Program and Psychiatric Dis/Abilities Program – should check in at the main CDC reception desk in N110 BCSS.

The Bennett Centre is located next door to the Schulich School of Business (Seymour Schulich Bldg.) and also houses the Registrar's Office, Office of Student Financial Services and the Admissions Office.

Scott Library study area is under renovation this summer
During the summer of 2007, the study area on the first floor of Scott Library will be renovated. The renovations will improve usability, noise control and security and will allow the University Libraries to keep the first floor (only) of the Scott Library open after 11pm when the rest of the Library closes. From September 2007 to April 2008, the Scott Library will remain open until 1am from Sunday to Thursday. For a full description of the hours of operation for the Scott Library, the Steacie Science & Engineering Library and all of the other York Libraries, visi the University Libraries Web site and click on Hours.

Construction continues on Archives of Ontario project
Construction on the Archives of Ontario Building, positioned adjacent to York Lanes on the Keele campus, is well underway. The Vanier Parking Lot has been taken out of service and is not available to the York University community. The lot is being used by the contractor as a trailer compound and construction staging area for the duration of the project which is expected to continue until March 2009. The lot will be fenced-in to maintain safe and secure conditions for community members and the contractor.

Once construction peaks, pedestrian and traffic flows around the project site will be affected. The contractor working on the project will take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of members of the York community. Precautionary measures include posting warning signs, use of flag persons to direct pedestrians and traffic, and scheduling certain activities at off-peak times.

City to hold meeting on York Secondary Plan review
The City of Toronto has initiated a review of the York University Secondary Plan which was approved in 1991. A community consultation meeting and open house will be held on June 14 at York Woods Library, 1785 Finch Ave. West., to discuss the update of the plan. The open house will run from 4:30 to 6pm, followed by a presentation beginning at 7pm. A question and answer session will follow.

Visit the City Planning Division Web site if you would like further information about the York University Secondary Plan update. You may also contact Allison Meistrich, senior planner, at 416-395-7106 or by e-mail at ameistr@toronto.ca, for more information. Attendant Care Services can be made available with some advance notice.

Synopsis of the 539th meeting of Senate
The synopsis of the 539th meeting of the Senate of York University is now available. The meeting was held on May 24, 2007. A copy of the synopsis is available here.

Call for nominations: Michael Baptista Essay Prizes 2007
The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes offer an opportunity for York University faculty to recognize outstanding student work, at the undergraduate or graduate level, in the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies at York University. The annual competition recognizes outstanding scholarly essays of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies from a humanities, social science, business or legal perspective.

The deadline for nominations for the 2007 Michael Baptista Essay Prize competition is Aug. 31. Winners receive $500 and essays selected to receive the prize will be considered for publication by the Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York.

To make a nomination, request a nomination form by sending an e-mail to cerlac@yorku.ca. Only faculty members can nominate a paper; students cannot be self-nominated. For more information about the essay prize, click here.

Upcoming changes to the street numbers for the Assiniboine Road Apartments
Effective June 1, 2007, the street numbers for the Assiniboine Road Apartments located on York’s Keele campus will change as follows:

• # 2 Assiniboine Road changes to # 320 Assiniboine Road
• # 4 Assiniboine Road changes to # 340 Assiniboine Road
• # 6 Assiniboine Road changes to # 360 Assiniboine Road
• # 8 Assiniboine Road changes to # 380 Assiniboine Road

This change come as part of the future planning for the second phase of the Tribute subdivision located at the south of Assiniboine Road.

There will be no change to the postal codes. A separate notification will be sent to Assiniboine tenants to notify their correspondents about this change. Accordingly, Canada Post will forward mail addressed to the old street numbers.

Help mentor a future leader
Are you an Atkinson alumnus/alumna working at York? Want to give back to your alma mater?

The Atkinson Student-Alumni Mentorship Program is looking for Atkinson alumni with vision, creativity, energy and time to share their experience and knowledge with current students. You will acquire sophisticated leadership and coaching skills while making a meaningful impact on the University community.

In 2006-2007, 81 Atkinson students were unable to benefit from the program due to a lack of alumni mentors. Your involvement can make a profound difference in the life of an Atkinson student.

Information sessions about the mentorship program will be held June 19, July 18 and Aug. 14 from 6:30 to 7:30pm in the Harry Leith Room, 004 Atkinson Bldg.

Expand your professional development while connecting with your community. Learn more and register for one of the sessions here or by calling ext. 33572.

Join York's team on the World Community Grid
The World Community Grid, powered by IBM, uses idle home or work computers – PC or Mac – joined by grid technology to provide researchers with a large system of massive computational power that far exceeds the power of a few supercomputers.

York has established its own group on the grid, the "York University Research" team. To join the York University Research team, individuals should go to York’s World Community Grid Web page. They will be asked to download and install a free, small software agent onto the computer – either home, school or office. The York page explains how to register as part of the York team.

To learn more about York University’s involvement in this global research effort, and for information on how to register and join the York University Research team, visit York’s World Community Grid Web page.

Important dates for 2007-2008 are now available online
Dates for York's Summer 2007 and Fall/Winter 2007-2008 sessions have been published online. This important notice, the official source for sessional dates, uses a new calendar format to list University closures, make up days, class end dates and the like in an easy-to-follow visual format.

To view the updated list of important dates, visit the Registrar's Web site.