C4 was launched at York in 2019 with the goal of bringing students together from across York's campuses with community and industry experts who want to partner with us to create powerful social impact. Metrics Badges 0 + Students engaged in C4 since 2019 0 Faculties across YorkU campuses 0 + majors across different Faculties […]
Course Instructor Education Margaret is joining the C4 teaching team from the Faculty of Education where they are working on their PhD. Their research is exploring borderlands of identity, relationship and collaborative world building through the use of utopian fiction. Margaret has been engaged in social justice activism and education for over 25 years through […]
Course Instructor AMPD Joel is a faculty member in the School of Administrative Studies and teaches foundational courses in the BCom program along with upper-level courses in sustainability. His research also falls under the banner of sustainability, and current projects run the gamut from examining personal behaviours and “green” office building dynamics, to studies on […]
Who is our project partner? MaRS is North America’s largest innovation hub located here, in Toronto, ON. They bring together the innovation community to grow the economy and make an impact and work across 4 four main sectors: health, cleantech, fin(ancial) tech, and enterprise. They have been able to make significant impact by nurturing over […]
About Summer C4 2021(3.0) In C4 Launchpad, forty undergraduates who are new to C4 work intensively over the summer with an energetic and dynamic team on one big, complex, multi-disciplinary project, pitched by a single off-campus partner invested in social impact. Students are broken up into sub-teams and project managed by ten C4 alumni who […]
Teaching Assistant EUC Gin is a second-year PhD student in Social Work. Their MA research involved historical cultural production at the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality. They have twenty years of work history in IT Management, with a specific interest and expertise in databases. They also have experience in receiving and delivering self-employment […]
Projects and Partnership Curator and Coordinator YU Experience Hub Renata holds a B.A. degree from the University of Toronto, which she finished off with a capstone course. She is an accomplished Bollywood Dance Choreographer and Event Coordinator, who takes pride in ensuring high-quality performance in every area of her life. Renata is excited to collaborate with […]
Classroom Coordinator LAPS (Department of Social Science) Andrea has been teaching in the post-secondary education sector for over 20 years, having spent the last 15 years as part of the York University community. As an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Social Science, she has had the honour and privilege of mentoring students through […]
Co-Founder and Co-Curriculum Lead Lassonde Franz is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director for Space Engineering at York University. He has taught the Engineering capstone at York for the past 4 years and has been looking for ways for students to work across the campus on projects that matter, to tackle all facets of […]
Team Cultural Strategist Health Danielle is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and the Athletic Therapy Certificate Program. Her passion for helping team culture stems from her work as an Athletic Therapist and Kinesiologist with the Canadian Olympic Women’s Basketball team. Danielle uses her range of expertise in high-performance sport and academia to develop and lead […]