Hello everyone, it's Nicole here with a few more interesting tidbits about Orientation. If you are able to visit the York University campus today, you will notice how extremely busy it is. That's because Orientation events have officially begun. The first Orientation for the Atkinson Centre for Mature and Part-time Students will take place September […]
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Places to Recline in the Summertime
Don't let that beautiful sunshine go to waste. We waited a very long time for the warm weather to greet us and the last thing you should do is let it pass you by. In order to familiarize you with the York U campus and to get you outside so you don't feel like your […]
Getting Over The Academic Hurdle
July is here and if you are enrolled in summer courses you know that means there is only 20+ days until classes are over. The allure of not having to sit in a lecture hall or a classroom may be getting to you and you may find yourself becoming easily distracted or not putting as […]
Mature Student Success: Keeping up with Edward Fenner-Part 1
To say that Edward Fenner has accomplished a lot during his time at York University feels like an understatement. Edward is the mature student who founded YUMSO, revived Existere, and contributed to raising the profile of mature students across the York University campus.
The upside of being an old(er) student
I’ve noticed that a lot of the conversations I have on what it’s like to be a mature student are really just discussions of how challenging it can be to be non-traditional student. Let’s face it, being a mature student can be tough, and as mature students, we face unique issues and barriers that others […]
