Graham Center for Collaborative Innovation

Knowledge Park @ YCP

The Knowledge Park @ YCP supports and strengthens relationships between York College students and faculty, industry partners, and the York County community. Located at the historic site of the former Schmidt & Ault Paper Co., the revitalized building provides offices for rent as well as collaborative shared spaces for turning business challenges into business opportunities.

At the Knowledge Park, students will learn in a project-based, real-world environment with passionate faculty and representatives from local companies. They'll build résumé experience while working on meaningful initiatives—and even better, they'll be part of lasting, meaningful progress that extends throughout York City and the surrounding region.

Center for Faculty Excellence

The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) supports York College’s faculty as they continue to set new standards for educational excellence. With support and resources from the CFE, faculty will be empowered to create exciting opportunities for our students to learn more actively and deeply.

The challenges faced by regional businesses and our greater community are often best addressed through a wide range of perspectives, and that's where the CFE thrives. Faculty and students from all areas of the College will collaborate across disciplines to address important issues. By bringing together experts in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, business fields, and more, the CFE provides a venue to share ideas and develop meaningful learning experiences for students. 

The CFE expands faculty’s ability to engage students in learning that combines residential education, project-based learning, global awareness/experience, and proficiency with the virtual tools that are increasingly part of educational and professional environments. These practices—and new ones developed through the GCCI—will be implemented and tested by the Graham Collaborative Innovation Fellows and Engaged Scholars, and expanded to the entire student body. These scholars will also be given the opportunity to participate in academic innovation. To complement these efforts, the Knowledge Park will provide a testing and implementation ground for the kinds of engaged learning that benefits faculty, students, and community partners.

York College Honors Community

By their very nature, teaching and learning are collaborative efforts, based in a shared desire to develop new knowledge. That happens in York College classes every day. In our unique Honors Community—a crucial part of the Graham Center for Collaborative Innovation—faculty and students work together to create innovative ways to extend learning even further, beyond the classroom and out into the world around us.

Working with local industry leaders in the Knowledge Park @ YCP and with scores of community partners, our Fellows and Scholars learn by doing. They plan and execute real-world projects that bring mutual benefit. They generate new ideas, fuel intellectual curiosity, and hone their talents as they prepare to become future leaders and meet their personal and professional goals. They work with other students and faculty in the Student Academic Innovation Lab, collaborating with the Center for Faculty Excellence in creating cutting-edge learning opportunities and designing extraordinary careers. And through this work, they help to expand opportunities for all students at York College.