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Briefcase not required. But dressing with some style helps: Harry Matta on men’s dressing for success

As part of Backpack to Briefcase 2013, we asked Harry Matta – Regional Director of Harry Rosen -- to speak about Dressing for Success for men. Harry gave invaluable advice on how to build a professional wardrobe and to make the transition from wearing a hoodie and a backpack to wearing a suit and a briefcase.

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Briefcase not always required; Lisa Kisber talks personal style, fashion and what not to wear to work.

Lisa Kisber, BA’01, BCL/LLB’05, founder of LKisstyle.com and Official Style blogger at Virgin Radio, arrived with flair in McGill red, sipping a coffee, and tweeting about her participation in our annual Backpack to Briefcase program. A room full of women including students, recent grads, and seasoned professionals was there to hear what Lisa was going to share about how to dress for success.

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Briefcase not required: Gail Vaz Oxlade’s simple rules for managing your money

Building on the foundation laid by Dan Seligman BA'00 at his Backpack to Briefcase event, Alumni Career Services partnered with the Montreal Young Alumni to bring Gail Vaz Oxlade, the financial writer and TV personality to McGill to share her special brand of financial education. Read on for some of the key lessons Gail shared with those in attendance.

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Elegance and Prestige: Great Mix for a Networking Cocktail

The McGill Young Alumni recently hosted one of their popular networking events, this time featuring a panel of highly accomplished McGill graduates from Montreal. What follows is a first-hand account of the evening and a recap of some of the excellent professional advancement tips shared by the panelists.

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Tony Blair captivates McGill audience

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited McGill on November 12 to celebrate the public launch of the McGill Initiative in the World’s Religions and Globalization, an exciting new partnership between the University’s Faculty of Religious Studies and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF).

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A Tribute to McGill Volunteers

To commemorate National Volunteer Week, here is a video we made to thank McGill’s hardworking volunteers and to show them how much we truly appreciate and enjoy working with them. Enjoy!

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Journey to Mecca – an evening with Jake Eberts

Tess Kelley, BA'07, attended a screening of the film Journey to Mecca, produced by Jake Eberts, BEng'62, DLitt'98, and found it a real eye-opener. The event was organized to raise funds for McGill's Institute of Islamic Studies.

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Guest Blog: Making Change with an Alumni Scholarship by Francey Kaiser

Francey Kaiser, BEd'10 is planning on changing the world, and she's already done volunteer work in Haiti and Costa Rica. In this post she tells us how a scholarship from the McGill Women's Alumnae Association helped her access these rich learning experiences.

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The McGill “Minis”: A Lot of Education in a Small Package

McGill's "Minis" are innovative and popular lecture series where McGill's top profs tackle hot topics in a variety of fields, in language that the layperson can understand. The spring series of Minis starts soon, and here's a quick capsule of what they're all about.

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“Most likely to come back for Homecoming” by Joshua Vorstenbosch, BSc’04

Wow. What an exciting few days. I usually participate in McGill Young Alumni Association, Scarlet Key Society, and general homecoming events, but this year felt more special than the five other Homecoming Years that I’ve attended. To start things off, on Wednesday night, I spent the evening with the McGill Young Alumni at Thomson House. Last [...]

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