York University uses nine guiding principles to inform decisions around how significant dates are recognized.
Principles
York University is a secular institution and a member of a global community
York values include social justice, diversity, sustainability and inclusion
We draw our celebratory and commemorative dates from a variety of sources
We use widely recognized sources to identify celebratory and commemorative dates
Recognition of celebrator and commemorative dates is an opportunity to further education and awareness
York strives for jurisdictional symmetry
York strives for sectoral symmetry
We focus on broad racial and social identity
We are fiscally responsible
