{"id":335427,"date":"2023-05-31T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/?p=335427"},"modified":"2025-07-30T10:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:25:35","slug":"york-volunteers-central-to-success-of-congress-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2023\/05\/31\/york-volunteers-central-to-success-of-congress-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"York volunteers central to success of Congress 2023\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e31837\"><strong><em>By Ashley Goodfellow Craig, <\/em>YFile <em>editor and Joseph Burrell, <\/em>YFile <em>communications officer&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">York University community members contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to support the University in hosting Congress 2023, Canada\u2019s largest academic gathering, in partnership with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;May 27 to June 2, York staff, faculty, students, retirees and alumni made up the 400-plus cohort of volunteers at the University\u2019s Keele Campus working to bring&nbsp;the first in-person Congress since 2019 to life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had an overwhelmingly positive response to our call for volunteers with nearly 700 applications received, surpassing our goal of 500,\u201d says York University\u2019s <strong>Liz McMahan<\/strong>, director, Congress 2023. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for community members to meet each other and demonstrate their York pride by working together to welcome attendees from all over the world.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With more than 10,000 participants at this year\u2019s conference, volunteers were recruited as front-line ambassadors to greet guests, give directions, support events and help with operations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/O93A9283-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Congress volunteers lining up to get their volunteer t-shirts\" class=\"wp-image-335463\" style=\"width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/O93A9283-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/O93A9283-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/O93A9283.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Congress volunteers lining up to get their volunteer t-shirts (Photo by Joseph Burrell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Volunteers attended a training session&nbsp;to learn more about what they would be doing in different roles, including: event ushers, cultural programming assistants, hospitality assistants, wayfinders, kiosk attendants, accessibility stop assistants, catering assistants and logistics support. Volunteer groups are coordinated by volunteer team leads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effort was led by Congress 2023 Volunteer Coordinator <strong>Christine Le<\/strong>, who oversaw the recruitment, scheduling, training and provided ongoing support for the volunteers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe volunteer program has been a huge success, thanks to Christine's leadership,\u201d said McMahan. \u201cThere is a palpable energy that volunteers have been bringing to Congress. We have received many comments about how warm and welcoming they are \u2013 and they are terrific ambassadors in their red Team Congress 2023 t-shirts.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9325.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Beelen Woody\" class=\"wp-image-335429\" style=\"width:164px;height:205px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9325-320x400.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diane Beelen Woody (Photo by Joseph Burrell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Diane Beelen Woody<\/strong>, co-president of York University\u2019s Retiree Association (YURA) and retired associate professor and senior scholar from the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies (LAPS), says working towards the success of Congress is a \u201clovely contribution\u201d to make in retirement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany of our members have spent their entire careers at York, including me,\u201d she says. \u201cI think this is special for York because it is unique in terms of its student diversity, and the themes of Congress are so appropriate for York, and for Canada, at this time. I think it\u2019s a monumental undertaking and the organizers deserve all of the support that we can give them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9305-e1685547210115.jpg\" alt=\"Dammy Atekoja\" class=\"wp-image-335428\" style=\"width:185px;height:231px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9305-e1685547210115.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9305-e1685547210115-320x400.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dammy Atekoja (Photo by Joseph Burrell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For <strong>Dammy Atekoja<\/strong>, a student in Schulich School of Business\u2019 MSc Financial Accountability Program (MFAc), the opportunity to volunteer supports his goals of helping people and contributing to society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPersonally, it brings me pleasure to know that I\u2019m helping. This is a school that I feel connected to, and when they have events like this and they need students to make sure the event is a success, then I want to be a part of that,\u201d says Atekoja.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9367-e1685547226737.jpg\" alt=\"Jodi Tavares\" class=\"wp-image-335430\" style=\"width:182px;height:227px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9367-e1685547226737.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/05\/York-2023_05_25-9367-e1685547226737-320x400.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jodi Tavares (Photo by Joseph Burrell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For some, like staff member <strong>Jodi Tavares<\/strong>, volunteering is an opportunity to show and share pride in the University. \u201cWe have the best and brightest minds on campus, and I want to make sure I\u2019m part of the group that shows them how welcoming York can be. If I\u2019m volunteering, then I feel that I\u2019m helping that experience, and helping reflect the values of York. We\u2019re open. We\u2019re welcoming. We want to bring more community here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavares, a student of the liberal arts, says&nbsp;hosting Congress is a big deal for&nbsp;York, and helps to increase awareness of York\u2019s successes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"York is already on the map \u2013 we\u2019re a massive research institution and we have a huge footprint in terms of number of students, [and being] the third-largest university in Canada. But this puts us on the map academically \u2013 we have some of the best researchers here, some of the greatest minds, and now we\u2019re bringing the rest of them here. It\u2019s a big deal, I just want to be a part of it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McMahan says she hopes volunteers come away from their Congress 2023 experience feeling proud of their accomplishments with lasting memories of a fun week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve really enjoyed watching our volunteers have fun \u2013 dancing to music being played on the Swag Stages, welcoming attendees with big smiles, making new friends, and taking pride in their university and in being part of Team Congress 2023.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York University community members contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to support the University in hosting Congress 2023, Canada\u2019s largest academic gathering in partnership with the Federation for the Humanities and Social 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