{"id":3019,"date":"2021-08-13T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/nursingdev\/?page_id=3019"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:59:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/nursing\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns card-deck aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mb-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2022\/07\/welcome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3509\" 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class=\"card-text\">The York University Graduate Students\u2019 Association (YUGSA) works to improve the learning, teaching, and working environments for all graduate students at York University. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mb-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/interdisdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/342\/2021\/04\/variflag2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Image of Vari Hall\" class=\"wp-image-308\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"card-title h5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/\">Faculty of Graduate Studies <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"card-text\">In FGS, you\u2019ll be provided with foundational tools and resources to guide your academic journey and further develop the skills needed to make positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns learnmore-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/07\/learnmore.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:58px\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate Program in Nursing at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. 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