The College System Stong. The unique character of Calumet College life and governance developed during the many years in Atkinson when Calumet served only commuter students. Master Eric Winter opened the college's first computer A distinguishing feature of is the college system that lab and introduced computer-related college courses. In 1991, through the uniquely bridges the large multi-Faculty university to smaller units for a leadership of Master Peggy Keall, Calumet College and Calumet closer relationship between faculty members and students. York Colleges Residence buildings were opened. Calumet is affiliated with the Faculty of are small interdisciplinary communities, with distinctive characters and Arts; we also house the "Business History and Ethics" course in the BBA mandates, that offer a welcoming, innovative and convivial environment programme of the Schulich School of Business. supportive of students successful adjustment to the university and the successful completion of their degree requirements. Each undergraduate As do all colleges, Calumet aims to provide services, facilities and student entering York University for the first time is placed in a college. The opportunities for students in all aspects of university life: academic, social, seven colleges serving day students -- Calumet, Founders, McLaughlin, cultural, and recreational. All members of the Calumet community, Norman Bethune, Stong, Vanier and Winters -- provide a wide range of students, Fellows, alumni, alumnae, and administration are encouraged to academic and extra-curricular activities to complement the instructional participate. programmes of the various Faculties and to enrich the experience of the Behind all of Calumet's activities there is a fundamental point of view, a York student. College facilities include common rooms, dining halls, coffee theme, which celebrates the individual. We cherish the differences among shops, study areas, computer rooms, seminar and small lecture rooms, in us; we seek to demonstrate the role of lively discussion and eventual addition to recreational rooms. Colleges accommodate about 260 out-of- consensus through mutual tolerance and understanding. Calumet College town students, about 10 percent of the total college enrolment, in well- Council (CCC) and Calumet Residence Council provide an opportunities equipped residences adjacent to college buildings. (For further to get more involved in College life. CCC publishes the college paper, information, please consult the University Services section in this Calumetro, its name suggestive of our commuter roots; CCC organizes calendar.) workshops, symposiums, seminar series, social events and recreational The college is self-governed in its day-to-day activities by both faculty sports. Beyond the college compound are many campus-wide members and students. Each college is administered by a Master, organizations that offer opportunities to pursue extracurricular interests. Academic Advisor, and Residence Tutor, and by Dons in the Residence. There are many student clubs linking students in an academic department

Each college also has its College Council, elected by students, which or programme, or to others from the same ethnic or religious background. The CollegeSystem plans and finances a full range of social, cultural and athletic programmes. Many students have positions as student senators, as elected Advising, especially for first-year students in each college, is conducted by representatives to the York Federation of Students, as members of various Fellows, who are valued members of the College and the York community, Student Centre committees, and in other university roles. We encourage and by specially trained upper-level students. Subject to University students with all interests and origins to join Calumet. regulations students may transfer colleges and, after the first year, may opt Our association with the Faculty of Arts is focused around our mandate or out of college affiliation. theme: Technology and the Arts. The college has a curriculum that Two other colleges are also constituent Faculties and offer their own emphasizes computer applications and the social impact of technology. degree programmes. offers daytime bilingual (French We have ties with programmes in Mass Communications, Urban Studies, and English) undergraduate programmes on a separate campus; please Environmental Studies, Creative , Entrepreneurial Initiatives and consult the Glendon College section of this calendar for further Small Business Administration. Student with particular interests or information. Atkinson College, which publishes its own calendar, offers academic majors in the following areas are encouraged to join Calumet: evening and summer degree programmes; for further information, write: Computer Science, Economics, Geography, Mass Communications, The Admissions Enquiry Service, York University, 150 Atkinson College, Mathematics, and Urban Studies. 4700 Keele Street, , , M3J 1P3, Telephone (416) 736-5000. Calumet supports several microcomputer facilities. Bootstrap is a 24-hour ______drop-in computer lab housing new Apple Macintosh computers with a course-support classroom with fast PCs. Associated with the Urban Studies and Mass Communications programmes are two smaller labs with College Academic Programmes interactive media hardware using some of the latest advances in technology. Both the College and Residence buildings are networked and The College Academic Programmes involve co-curricular and extra- connected to the fibre optic backbone of the campus-wide computer curricular events and activities as well as Foundations Courses. The facilities. Software support includes word processing, spreadsheets, e- format and content of credit courses vary according to the Faculty that mail (electronic mail), data base management, desk top publishing, colleges are affiliated with. Participation in a college academic programme graphics, and bulletin boards. provides an excellent way of becoming involved in the life of a college. The Recreational activities of the college are extensive. Calumet teams play in five Faculty of Arts colleges -- Calumet, Founders, McLaughlin, Stong and a wide range of intramural sports: hockey, broom ball, water polo, softball, Vanier -- offer a wide range of courses through the Faculty of Arts new and soccer to name a few. In some sports there are men's and women's Foundations Programme. Foundations Courses connect a college and its teams, while others are co-ed. Usually there are separate teams for highly students with the Divisions of Humanities and Social Science; Foundations competitive and for recreational athletes. All students with a desire to play Course directors are normally Fellows of the Colleges with which the are encouraged to participate. course is associated. These courses are intended to reflect the special focus -- known as the academic mandate -- of each college, and stresses On The Edge is a student owned-pub and coffee shop located adjacent to critical skills development, introduction to interdisciplinary study and the the Common Room. It is a focal point for college members and assists in particular expertise of faculty associated with the two Divisions. Norman the provision of some of the college's social programming: dances, movie Bethune College offers a Faculty of Arts Foundations course as well as a nights, darts, and pool tournaments, etc. In addition, the food is excellent, special series of first year courses (FYUS: First Year University Seminar) nutritious, and often the lowest priced on campus. linked to the Faculties of Pure and Applied Science and Environmental The Calumet Residence consists of 43 six-person co-educational suites. Studies. Winters College academic offerings are linked to the Faculty of Suites normally have four single bedrooms and one double. Each suite Fine Arts Cultural Studies Programme. also includes a lounge area, a kitchenette and two washrooms. The suites ______are grouped into seven houses, each with a Don: the entire residence is overseen by a Residence Tutor. Suite members are responsible for cleaning their own rooms, and the cleaning of the common spaces, such Calumet College as kitchens, lounges, entrances and stairwells, is shared by all suite members. Network drops in each room allow "res" students with their own Calumet College was founded in 1970, sixth of the seven undergraduate computers to join the Calumet computer network and enjoy high quality colleges. We were initially housed in the Steacie Library and later at access to e-mail, university library catalogues, and the Internet. Atkinson College. Had there not been the first round of government cutbacks to higher education in the mid-seventies, our college and residence buildings would likely have been much like those of Bethune and

17 The College System a Residence Council. residence is governed by a Residence Tutor, Dons, and students forming study.The serious to conducive one and environment lively a between Seven. Five of these houses are co-ed. We to try maintain a fine balance is composed of seven houses, each named for apainter ofthe Group of four-storyA residence (without elevators) for 250 undergraduate students sauna,gamesa pub. roomand a inthecollege, includingand enterprises anexcellent gymnasium and operating grant, organizes avarietyprogrammes of and manages services budget(FCSC), an administers important derived from anannual and students. Astudent council, Founders CollegeStudent Council Residence Tutor, assistedby avariety of committeesinvolving Fellows the Advisor, and Academic Master,the by the governed is college The varietyacademic of cultural and areas associated with the college. andmusic.Lecturespoetry andcolloquiaareregularly offered ina wide photography, sculpture, painting, including and Fellows competition ina Cragg Anannual Cinema. festival Poiesis, ofthe arts, involves students Gallery. Art Haberman There is also a fine browsing library and the Brian variety ofactivitiesrelated tothe including exhibitions arts, art inthe Arthur Women's Studiesprogramme. The college also organizes and a supports lectures featuring outstanding women co-sponsored by the college and the of series a is There for Studies. Office India the and Studies Canadian the Institute for Achievement and Motivation, the Elia Chair inItalo- Centre, Resources Library, Studies Development the Studies Women's Studies Jerome Ch'en Reading Room, the Nellie Langford Rowell and co-curricular activities.Founders College also housestheEast Asian run organizations providetheCollege withan exciting arrayacademic of Student Collective,and the Irish Students Association. Allof these student Association, the Anthropology Students Association, the Women's Studies York, at Students Association Caribbean the Students Studies Asian StudentsHistory Association, the African Students Association, the East followingThe thecollege: with program associated affiliated groups are College, under the directionofAcademic an Advisor. in participating in the strong advising program for student members of the fostering their academic interests in an environment, interdisciplinary and in ways, many especially in active are College the of Fellows program. York's if part as skills, critical Education General with students to equip courses relate to the academic themes of the College, and are designated Social Science, taught by FoundersFellows andassociates. These year "Foundation" courses affiliated withof the Humanities Divisions and The College's academic program consists of a roster of first and second homeacademicits inits building. guidescounsels and students, is also associated withcollege the and has Studies programmes. The Institute on Achievement and Motivation, which Women'sStudies, and Caribbean and American Studies, Latin Asian issues. Founders College also and supports houses African Studies, East contemporary and internationalism to commitment strong its as well as the disciplines of Anthropology, French Studies, and Psychology, History CultureSociety", and which reflectsthe special interestsof the college in development of York University. The theme of Founders College is "Self, and it's proud of thewhich part its Fellows and students have played in the Founders was College thefirst college established ontheYork Campus Founders College ______Master's Office: 235 Calumet,(416) 736-5098 Michael Copeland, Master, E-mail:[email protected] community are welcome and encouraged to participate. open meetings (Calumet Open Forum, COF) at which all members of the activities for the next school year. The student government holds monthly on CCCoccur in March, afterand shortly that planning is initiated for the activities andservices for the benefitall of students. Elections for positions collectedfrom the student body andthedisbursement of those funds on The student government (CCC)of the College is entrusted with the monies involved students. of theinterests events. around and other formed is oftheactivity Much tournaments, dart dinners, gala nights, pub dances, including activities theyear,Throughout variety a social of timeorganizing spend students 18 Master's Office: 216 Founders,(416) 736-5148 PattyStamp, Master, E-mail:[email protected] between Fellowsstudents, and a lively and communityspirit. is best inthe collegial tradition --hard study, stimulating interaction on full tuition scholarship. Founders Collegetries to remain faithful to what excellence through asystem of honour awards,book prizes, and at least academic and bystudents participation active encourages college The TheMaster of McLaughlin, the Academic Advisor,their and administrative residence events provides arounded social and cultural life oncampus. with House Presidents and anactive residence council. Afull calendar of Tutor closely Residence work Dons The room. and recreation common accommodation in six houses for men and women. Each house has a double-room Tatham and storey 13 offers single Hall McLaughlin's McLaughlin College serves both non-residential and residential students. and careers. departments. Fellows are available to students for advice about courses York's of variety and wide a Faculties, divisions for Fellows from Room 016 near the Junior Common Room. The college provides offices available for students. by isin located use hall Ourstudy McLaughlin located inRoom 107.This lab containsPCsand Macintosh's and is is Lab which offersnewly renovated a College Computer McLaughlin and forwider the community. to develop co-curricular programmes for students majoring inthose fields These groups work with the Master and with McLaughlin College Council College theirbase activities. of , and are invited to make McLaughlin Labour Studies, Political Science, Public Policy andAdministration, representing majors inEconomics, Health and Society, Law and Society, Through our affiliation with the Faculty of Arts, student associations table-tennis. ascreeningalso to has show room videos and movies, andanareafor membershipbasis. Locker roomswith ashower adjacent. are The College A well-equipped weight room, Dyna-Macs, availableis to students on a dinnerformals andregularThursday dances. special Halloween andValentine's Day dances, and Christmas year-end is oriented to winning the York Torch. Social activities include talent nights, Council maintains ahigh profilecollegein activities. Its athletic programme andtheatreevents musical to special inToronto. College McLaughlin curricular programme. Afull socialand cultural programmeincludes trips concerns, alcohol awareness and responsibility -- enhance the varied co- of the day. Other forums on matters important to student life -- gender College aday-longseminar, "Encounter ", issueimportant anon skills. Each year McLaughlin jointly plans and Vanier sponsors with a wide variety of public policy concerns and stress the of learning critical McLaughlin Foundations course. McLaughlin Foundations courses cover each of part integral an are and college, the in held are students thirty distinction inthe field of public policy. Two-hour tutorials of not more than of by aperson featurespublic address also policy anannual College McLaughlin College Foundations courses areFellows of the College. The teach who instructors ofthe Most Science. Social and of Humanities offers firstand second-year courses which areaffiliatedthe with Divisions of theis part Faculty of Foundations Arts' Course programme. McLaughlin international inscopeare included inthe series of symposia. The College issues of the day. Public Policy that areeither concerns national or on seminars noon-hour and lectures discussions, panel Programme: PolicyPublic College the fills activities extra-curricular and curricular have aprominent place in life at McLaughlin College. A full range of co- developing “The Whole Person". The Arts, Music, Poetry and Athletics all Master, George Tatham, insisted that the college must contribute to socialand economic arenas however,is never enough. late Ourfounding policy is the academic mandate of the college. Excellence inthe political, local community, the province, Canada, and the global commons. Public public policy.Special attention is given to improvementour of society --the about attitudes critical and knowledge tofostering dedicated is college The andphilanthropist. business R.S. pioneer McLaughlin, Colonel of thelate inhonour was named College Founded in1968,McLaughlin McLaughlin College ______staff have an open door policy. They warmly welcome students who drop University is built. Stong takes pride in its roots in a pioneer heritage, which by for information, advice or a social visit. finds its modern counterpart in the immigrants of today. David Shugarman, Master, E-mail: [email protected] Four major themes characterize Stong College, although, like all of the Master's Office: 226 McLaughlin, (416) 736-5128 other colleges of York University, we welcome diversity of thought, experience, and academic specialization. The first theme includes English ______language and literature, both past and present, and critical thinking and writing, all of which are seen to be related under the general heading of the Norman Bethune College arts of discourse. The second principal interest of the college is in other languages, , and cultures. The scholarly pursuit of these Norman Bethune College is named in honour of the famous Canadian subjects has given our college a multicultural flavour. Our pride in the rich physician and social activist who became a Chinese folk hero, Bethune multiculturalism of Stong College, York University, Metropolitan Toronto, College is dedicated to the theme of "Science and Society". and Canada goes well with a third major theme of the college: our strong social commitment. Through programmes with a neighbouring school and Bethune College is affiliated with the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, other projects, we are pleased to acknowledge our inseparable the Faculty of Environmental Studies, and the Science, Technology, relationship with the society around us and our debt to it. Finally, Stong Culture and Society programme within the Faculty of Arts. We welcome College has shown a marked interest in physical education and sport. The students from these disciplines as well as any York student who is college houses three of the School of Physical Education’s specialized interested in Science and Society, in our clubs and facilities, our intramural certificate programmes: Coaching, Sport Administration, and Sport sports teams, or our academic courses. Therapy. Our students have, moreover, participated enthusiastically and On the social side, the College houses student clubs, including the successfully in Recreation York’s Inter-College Sports Programs. Chemistry Club, Biology Club, the Outing Club, the Astronomy and As a college concerned and involved in all aspects of student life, Stong Physics Club, the Taiwanese Students' Association, B.E.S.S.T. (Bachelor has a wide variety of facilities and programs that reflect the diversity of life of Environmental Studies Students Together), etc. The Bethune Athletic at Stong. The Samuel J. Zacks Art Gallery, whose mandate is to feature Council sponsors intramural teams in a number of sports competing with student art, has a number of showings throughout the year that also the other colleges for the York Torch. The Bethune College Council is a

feature the work of traditional and native, international and professional The CollegeSystem communal blend of elected and appointed students and representatives artists. The student newspaper, The Walrus, and the student pub and from the College's alumni, Fellows, and the Master's Office. The council coffee shop, The Orange Snail, provide many opportunities for discussion, receives a portion of your student activity fees and uses it to fund social debate and celebration of life at Stong and York. events, the college newspaper -- LEXICON, concerts, orientation events, a computer lab, a video games room, a piano room, a weight-training Stong has a rich tradition of supporting the financial needs of its students room, and a variety of worthwhile campus activities. We welcome and through a wide and varied bursary and scholarship program. Funded in encourage student participation. large part by an active and involved alumni, these awards reflect the caring side of our college and provide evidence that our students’ commitment Bethune College also provides friendly and accessible student academic and involvement with Stong continues beyond graduation. support and co-curricular opportunities -- for example, our programs that help you identify potential careers and professional paths. The College Other important student resources include a darkroom, a music room, the hosts a comprehensive 4 day Academic Orientation for new students. All Allen C. Koretsky Computer Lab and the Academic Resource Centre, Bethune students are served by the S.O.S. (Student Ombuds Service), a which not only serves as a centre for our Peer Advising program, but also walk-in office and resource centre, staffed by knowledgeable upper-year as a nerve centre for student support resources on campus. Furthermore, students who can assist you in all manner of academic and personal the Academic Advisor (Gail Vanstone), the Residence Tutor (Lara Ubaldi), issues. The Bethune Writing Centre provides one-on-one tutorial support, the staff of the Master’s Office (Astra Avens, Val Toole and Cecilia Abrusci) by appointment, to help you develop university-level critical writing skills. and a long list of Fellows from a variety of disciplines are available and The Bethune Computer Lab is staffed by helpful monitors; we also hold enthusiastic resource people intent on helping you gain the most from your workshops on how to use e-mail and the Internet. Bethune College's university career. Fellows (faculty, staff and community members) are a diverse group who Stong College is a happy and vibrant college that values and honours provide a wide range of skills and interests, knowledge and wisdom. Many diversity, academic endeavours and achievement. We encourage initiative have connections outside of Canada to groups in Europe, Latin America, and provide numerous opportunities for fulfillment and invite you to the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and China. embrace the Stong “way" through a lifestyle of active participation in the Bethune College offers academic (for-credit) elective courses, including rich mosaic of cultural, social and athletic life here in Stong. First Year University Seminars in Science, and upper-year science writing Eric Willis, Master, E-mail: [email protected] courses. In the Arts Foundations programme, Bethune offers both first and Master's Office: 315 Stong College (416) 736-5132 second year courses, including a first year course in Science and the Humanities. In addition to courses, Bethune offers a rich mix of seminars, Website: www.yorku.ca/stong speakers, discussion groups and special programs of interest to students ______and faculty alike. Bethune residence has a mix of single and double rooms and apartment- Vanier College style suites. Most floors are co-ed but one floor is for women only. An in- house cafeteria offers a full menu of healthy and varied fare. Bethune is Vanier College is proudly named after Georges Vanier, a Governor serviced by its own pub and coffee shop - JACS. General and one of the most distinguished and socially conscientious Fred Morgan, Acting Master, E-mail: [email protected] Canadians of the Twentieth Century. The College is a complex of Master's Office: 205 Norman Bethune College, (416) 736-5164, buildings, and a congregation of residents, Fellows and students who have [email protected] chosen to participate in the Academic and social life of Vanier. Academic Office: 216 Norman Bethune College, (416) 736-2100, ext. Vanier is affiliated with the Division of Humanities whose Offices are in the 33940, [email protected] College, the Faculty of Education and the departments of Philosophy and Psychology. The Centre for Jewish Studies is located in the College which ______is also home to Creative Writing, Classical Studies and Religious Studies. The buildings, especially Vanier Hall and the tall tower of Vanier Stong College Residence, provide flexible space for the many activities in the academic and social life of the College. The Fellows who have come to associate Stong College, established in 1969 as York's fifth residential-academic with Vanier are from all over the academic campus and from the sub-community, is named for the Stong family, pioneers who came to this community. They are scientists, distinguished researchers, social activists area from Pennsylvania in 1800 and farmed the lands upon which York and artists, women and men who have agreed to share their academic and social lives with and within the Vanier Community.

19 The College System councilcomposed is of electedstudents from all academic disciplines. The providing activities, study space and a home away from home. The college students, residence and commuter serve to seeks College Winters jazz choir. (FACSSA). We also have W'bijazzin, our own student formed,student led Association (YUMSA), Cultural and Fine Arts Studies Student Association University Portuguese Association (YUPA); York Music Students other student-related groups with offices in Winters College: York such ventures. arefour thataccompanies natural There nervousness students who are coming to university after some life experience, with the (YAMS)Students welcomes Mature of YorkThe Association University groups housed inWinters. with originating the Winters College orone Council of the many student operas off campus. Social life and activities are not ignored, many of these the Fine Arts. The College supports students by hosting trips to plays and concerts and performances, exhibitions and conferences connected with Collegeaugments its academic offerings by hosting lectures and readings, coursesinteractivein media,taking us into the electronic future. Winters around the world, theoretical methods for analyzing the andFine Arts combinations of them. As well, this programme includes cultures from ableoffer to awider variety of courses dealing with all and the Fine Arts Cultural Studies Programme housed inthe College. Indoingso, we are Winters College has merged its academic offerings with the Fine Arts Winters. Robert late the Governors, of Board York the of Chair first University's daily campus life. Founded in1967, Winters Collegeis named in honour of facultiesall interested inhavingarts, culture and creativity of their as part College provides acongenial and inspiring home base for all students from Sharing a common academic goal with the Faculty of Fine Arts, Winters Winters College ______Master's Office: 254 Vanier,(416) 736-5192 Helen Doan, Master, e-mail:[email protected] [email protected] to bye-mail or 736-5192 (416) by calling reached be can All CollegeCouncil Office, 121Vanier Pam Persaud, Residence Tutor Paul Swarney,Academic Advisor,238 Vanier Helen Doan, MasterVanier of College,254 Vanier literaryand journal, The Vandoo, Vanier’s paper. publications, two principle sponsors ,The College theCollege’s another and to the wider academic and real communities in which we live. variety and the diversity of its people who provide crucial links to one that are outside the work of courses. The College most of all thrives on the of Vanier Fellows, students and staff to participate inevents and projects End, Vanier’s Pub. The College is proud about the voluntary commitment itself and the Junior Common Room as spaces for studying, and the Open spacefor clubs, acomputer room, The Rosner-Siegel Library,Vanier Hall toGraduation,Orientation andtheVanier Playhouse, Vanier provides Alongwith Vanier which Hall,at the is ceremonial of the College heart from students’ organizations in the College. activities,from organizing formaldances to coordinating activitiesother of students elected toVanier’s CollegeCouncil are also at the core of College Vanier and offer a wide range of social as well as academic activities. The the College.Manystudents these in areas have formedclubshoused in from Studies,Religious Creative andPhilosophy Writing have Offices in of York’sFaculties Studies, andJewish Classical from fromHumanities, Fellows of the College who are available to allVanier’s students. Members ofVanier the Staff, the people and the Master, are College Among the or perform their own prose and poetry. an annual “Women’s Writers” series and opportunities for students to read Vanier together sponsor a Science Symposium. In addition Vanier offers symposium oncurrent Canadianmoral and ethical issues; Bethune and productions. VanierMcLaughlin and present “Encounter Canada”,yearly a Productions sponsors afull year of musical, dramatic, and often original There are lecture series linked to Vanier Courses. Vanier College Vanier provides aphysical for andsocial space kinds of all interactions. 20 Master's Office: 266 Winters,(416) 736-5142 Bruce Powe,Academic Advisor, E-mail: [email protected] Andrew Tomcik, Master, E-mail: [email protected] within the College. other activity that you, interest might withintheUniversity, ororiginating programme of intramural with sports the other York colleges, as with any more relaxing times. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the centre, gallery, art music practice rooms andthe Absinthe Pub for food and have students own to College disciplines. Winters our computer access to ensurethebalance and variety foster to necessary interactionbetween residence, as wellas the college,is made students upof from allfaculties ______