December 2024

Yukon University welcomed two north2north exchange students for fall 2024 semester

December 13, 2024
two men standing on top of a mountain

The University of the Arctic’s (UArctic) north2north mobility program offers students, faculty and staff exchange opportunities with participating institutions across the north.

Yukon University (YukonU) is a member of the program and welcomed two students for the fall 2024 semester – Juuso Korhonen, Energy Engineering at Savonia University of Applied Sciences, and Amandus Gustafsson, Masters of Swedish and General Literature, Stockholm University.

Though they come from different countries, the pair have become fast friends in the four months since arriving in the Yukon. They explored the land by long distance trail running and spent a good chunk of their time outdoors. “I really enjoy the nature here,” says Korhonen. “We’ve been running so much – like pretty much every trail around the university.”

President Brown: Remembering École Polytechnique de Montréal

December 6, 2024

Today, the YukonU community remembers the lives of the 14 young women who were killed in the 1989 gender-based attack at École Polytechnique de Montréal.

It has been 35 years since this act of violent misogyny shook our country. But this kind of hatred still exists today. In Canada and around the world, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals face unacceptable violence and discrimination.

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women provides an opportunity to commemorate and honour the 14 women who were killed.

It also presents an opportunity to remember people who continue to die as a result of gender-based violence, and those who live with violence today.

YukonU's entry into the Festival of Trees raises $1,800

December 6, 2024
A tree full of green toques stands in a room

YukonU's entry into the Festival of Tree, the "Ho Ho Ho Tree - Hands Out, Hats On, Hearts Open," was a wonderful success, raising $1,800 for the Yukon Hospital Foundation fundraiser to support the construction of a new Mental Wellness Wing at the Whitehorse General Hospital. The winning bid came from a group of generous physicians from Whitehorse General Hospital.

The physicians “totally got” the spirit of the tree, which symbolized community support and warmth, and they were thrilled to place the winning bid and donate the toques back to the community to ensure they reach those who need them most.

Here’s how the 145 toques from the tree will be shared:

100 toques will be donated to the Food Bank for distribution to communities in the new year, thanks to the support of Nicole Percival.

30 toques will be provided to the local Outreach Van.