Description The project contributes to students’ transition to university by establishing an FSE-wide learning community, commencing with a pilot project in Biology. The project brings together groups of students to participate in activities intended to build study skills, promote lateral thinking, encourage development of scientific thought, develop writing and presentation skills, and build relationships and […]
Description The Colleges are developing theme floors/houses in their residences focusing on academic issues/themes directly related to one or more of the academic programs affiliated with the College. Students have an opportunity to interact with other students sharing their academic interests, participate in programming related to the theme, and in some cases take common courses. […]
Description This project is intended to convert the mandatory, in-person new student enrollment appointment to a staff/senior student supported, supervised and monitored online environment. A series of online video modules is being developed, supported by chat, voice exchange and corresponding learning exercises/assessment, to facilitate new student course enrollment, fostering students’ transition and enabling reallocation of […]
Description The project includes two components to help students succeed in mathematics courses: the expansion of a mathematics “bridging” program offering incoming students who score low on a math placement quiz the opportunity to participate in a four-day review session in August; and provision of supplemental instruction through peer-assisted study sessions in difficult first year […]
Description The project involves a peer mentoring and orientation program that helps guide incoming student-athletes through their entire first year at York University. The programs purpose is to support freshmen’s transition and promote engagement and academic success; they then bring the skills learned to youth in the Jane-Finch community through schools and community organizations. Project […]
Description This pilot project involves a summer program, led by experts in various fields, to help students make a successful academic and personal transition to university by providing tools and skills to adjust to academic demands of university, develop techniques for effective study, and adapt to a new environment. A peer mentor component introduces students […]
Description Grounded within the ecological model and based on the understanding that the need to serve the whole student is not about promoting and delivering individual programs and services within a silo structure, the healthy campus approach looks at new ways to support our students through the built and psycho-social campus environment. Put simply, a […]
Description The HealthAid Network is a course-based peer mentorship program that aims to encourage student engagement, support academic success within the first year and develop student leadership capacity through peer mentorship. Students are placed into student success teams that consist of upper year students (team leaders) and first year students (team members). These student success […]
Description This proposal involves expansion of concepts developed in Fine Arts summer institutes to engage Canadian and international students and potential students, professionals and aspiring professionals, artists and intellectuals, and Fine Arts faculty in an inter-/multi-disciplinary on-campus “laboratory”. The modular structure includes courses and workshops, public lectures and performances in an interactive environment. Project Lead(s) […]
Description Structured as a proactive transitional support for mature students, the First Year Experience program will support the academic and personal success of mature students in the critical first few months of university study, and to contribute to improved retention of this at-risk population at the University. This project proposal is intended to serve as […]