Collaborative, interdisciplinary projects are the heart of the C4 classroom. They are supported by on- and off-campus partners who want to work together with students to create social impact. Hover over the Projects drop down menu to get an idea of the projects that students have worked on in recent years. Projects 2025/2026 Explore the […]
Foster and Celebrate Student Success C4 concludes the semester with an exciting event. Learn more about Summer 2026 Capstone Day below! Summer 2026 Capstone Day Celebrate C4 student success at the public York Capstone Day. C4 students wrap up their project journey by participating in activities throughout the event day and compete for awards. Connect […]
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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, EUC Alexandra is a PhD candidate at York University in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) with an interdisciplinary research focus that combines performance studies, the energy humanities, and decolonial approaches to storytelling. Alexandra is also a Toronto-based theatre artist and runs a company that creates original and research-based works about […]
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 […]
Project Management Lead Zemina has 10+ years of project management experience in the academic space where she has been able to work directly with students, staff, and faculty on large-scale, transformative projects. Through this time, she realized that she is particularly interested in understanding how systems (society and higher education, for instance) are built and […]
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 […]
C4 Management: Are you C4 or ENG4K alumni? Or a graduate student? Ready to further develop your leadership and project management skills? Eager to dive into an even bigger real-world project? Then C4 Management is for you… Ideal for C4 or ENG4K alumni (or graduate students) who want to hone their management skills by leading […]