October 28, 2004
October 28, 2004 McGill University
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Owen Egan
Kevin Labyt (foreground) and Yannick Fortin hoist their kite aloft at Macdonald Campus on a brisk autumn day. The two John Abbott College students were doing work for a science course.
Principal's teaching award winners
Four McGill pedagogues were honoured with the Principal's Prize for
Excellence in Teaching: Reisa Lipszyc, Charles Boberg, Andrew Kirk and John
Robert Silvius receive the recognition for their dedicated efforts to make
the classroom experience a valuable one for students.
Ebadi on democracy
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi delivered the second annual Beatty
Memorial Homecoming Lecture on "Democracy: The precondition to peace."
TLC for library collections
As McGill's library collection ages and grows, storing and caring for several
million items to maximize their lifespan is increasingly important.
Preservation librarian Ann Marie Holland is on the job.
Director faces his critics
Peter Greenaway was in town to premiere his "Tulse Luper Suitcases" trilogy,
and met with students of Professor Norman Cornett's Lens of Humanity course.
Honouring Joni
McGill awards famed songstress Joni Mitchell an honorary degree and makes her
work the subject of a day-long symposium.
Libeskind and the architecture of
optimism
One of the few architects in the world with pop-culture name recognition,
Daniel Libeskind recently spoke at McGill on his recent projects and the
place of architecture in society.
John Cleghorn awarded Doctor of
Laws
Businessman, philanthropist and McGill Board of Governors member John
Cleghorn given an honorary degree.
In Focus
Carol Abbott: Polices theses — What happens once a graduate thesis is submitted? It may end up in the hands of Carol Abbott. Foundations: An excerpt from the forthcoming "The Man Who Killed Harry Houdini," by Don Bell.
Briefs
Entre Nous with Deputy Provost and Chief Information Officer Tony Masi
Creating information technology teams
Around campus
Halloween party for the kids at Morgan Arboretum, Ian Hacking talks digital brains, CAPS focuses on communications for Career Week, and Sheila Copps wonders where Canadian women have gone.
