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Continue reading...Convocation! A new chapter begins…
Friday, May 11, 2012
It’s that time of year again! Final exams are over, days are getting longer and warmer and red and white flowers are popping up all over campus. Convocation is right around the corner and a new group of students will transition into the large family that is the community of McGill alumni.
Continue reading...Class Action 2012 Kicks Off
Thursday, March 8, 2012
It’s that time of year again: Class Action 2012, the student-driven fundraising campaign, kicks off to raise money for a new and exciting initiative. Students voted on their favorite project, and their decision was clear - they picked the on-campus greenhouse project.
Continue reading...Class Action 2011: BYOB Kiosk Having a Big Impact
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
We’ve reached our goal – Class Action 2011 has raised $13,000! That amount pays for the cost of the mobile water kiosk that dispenses purified municipal water, which the Office of Sustainability so nicely purchased for us even before all the funds were raised. That way we could have it in time for Convocation.
Continue reading...The weather is (finally) sunny, and Convocation is in the air…
Monday, May 30, 2011
We love this time of year; young women and men running down Sherbrooke Street in their McGill caps and gowns. The sun is shining and the James McGill statue is festively adorned with red and white balloons. It can only be Convocation!
Continue reading...Moving on up
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
No tradition is as emblematic of the university experience as convocation. This spring, over 6,200 students graduated from McGill. Most received their diplomas on tent-covered stages set up at the University’s downtown and Macdonald campuses, marking the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Their pride was palpable.
Continue reading...Guest blog: Keeping up the Tradition – 98 Years later by Alexander (Mac) McPhalen Green
Friday, June 18, 2010
Alexander (Mac) McPhalen Green recently joined the ranks of McGill Alumni and took the opportunity to reflect on a legacy he now shares with his great grandfather.
Continue reading...Guest blog: On Graduating from Mac Campus by Skyler Veazey
Monday, June 14, 2010
Macdonald Campus Valedictorian and freshly minted young alum Skyler Veazey, BSc’10, reflects on the occasion of her graduation and shares her thoughts with us about her time at McGill and the familial atmosphere of the Macdonald Campus.
Continue reading...From the desk of the McGill Parents Association…
Friday, May 14, 2010
This is it; your child has successfully completed their program at McGill! You don’t want to miss Convocation day… but you’d like to know a little more to help plan for such an important day! Here’s an article for you.
Continue reading...Outgoing Chancellor leaves big shoes to fill
Monday, June 1, 2009
(From the McGill Reporter) (Photo: Owen Egan) “He shoots from the hip, but he’s got good hips to shoot from. Smart hips.” In seeking perspective on the contribution Richard W. Pound has made to McGill, there is perhaps no better place to turn than the University’s irrepressible imp, Architecture professor Derek Drummond, who has worked with Pound for decades, [...]
Continue reading...Alumni Update
MILA AUNG-THWIN, BA’98
21. May 2013
Mila Aung-Thwin, BA’98, is the co-producer of The Fruit Hunters, a documentary that recently premiered in Los Angeles.
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