About Anique Jordan Anique Jordan’s vision and voice is making a remarkable impact in Toronto’s art community very early in her art career. Interested in alternative systems of survival, she started her MES with the intent of continuing her work in entrepreneurship and Community Economic Development with Black communities as an urban planner. Calling her time […]
About Bruce Lourie “I was a student in [York] Professor Peter Victor’s ecological economics class, where I learned that the economy isn’t just a thing on its own,” says alumnus and activist, Bruce Lourie. “The economy is a construction of society, which in turn is bounded by our environment. That’s a concept that’s still not well understood and […]
About Roberto del Castillo Fighting environmental crime with INTERPOL A self-described devil’s advocate, Roberto del Castillo says EUC taught him how to write and hone the critical thinking skills necessary for his role in project management and partnership development with INTERPOL (International Crime Police Organization). From wildlife poaching and the illegal trade in controlled animal […]
About Nicole Piercey While alumna Nicole Piercey’s career path might not have an obvious flow, she can tie a common thread of following her passions and a theme of public education and environmental outreach through it all.Piercey had originally applied to Education at York U and was offered Environmental Studies as an alternate when she […]
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About Brittany Giglio Brittany is the Recruitment & Liaison Officer of our very own Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. She has been on the York campus for the past 10 years in various roles (peer education, recruitment & admissions) as well as completing her education. She is graduate with an Honours BA in Geography. […]
About Edith Barabash How would you describe your years at EUC, and did the program prepare you for your career? How? The BES program’s interdisciplinary nature gave me a chance to explore how so many fields related to the environment, so I really got to try out a variety of subjects before narrowing in on […]
About Flavien Joubert Flavien Joubert is currently the Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change & Environment on the small nation island of Seychelles. He completed a Master of Environmental Studies (MES) in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change at York University in 2003. How did you end up at York? I attended York in 2001 […]
About Britt McKee What made you choose your program at York University? Why did you decide on your major? While I was completing my undergraduate degree in visual art, I had the opportunity to participate in the community arts certificate program (now the Certificate in Cultural and Artistic Practice for Environmental and Social Justice) led […]
About Dewayne Chambers How would you describe your years at FES, and did the program prepare you for your career? How? The years I studied in FES were fundamental to my knowledge and awareness of sustainability development theories and the process to make these policies practical while striving for a utilitarian society. What’s your favorite/most […]