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 York University 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. System The College 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. Glendon College 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 Literature, 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, Toronto, Ontario, 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 Throughout the year, students spend time organizing a variety of social The college encourages active participation by students and academic activities including dances, pub nights, gala dinners, dart tournaments, excellence through a system of honour awards, book prizes, and at least and other events. Much of the activity is formed around the interests of on full tuition scholarship. Founders College tries to remain faithful to what involved students. is best in the collegial tradition -- hard study, stimulating interaction The student government