[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/birthday_cake.jpg” caption=”McMaster President Peter George, left, cuts the 75th anniversary birthday cake with McMaster Students Union representatives, from left, Stephanie Murray, vice-president education, John Popham, vice-president administration, and Tommy Piribauer, president. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay”]

Members of the McMaster community came together today to wish McMaster 'happy birthday,' as the University celebrates its 75th anniversary in Hamilton.

Birthday cake was available for all staff, faculty and students in the atrium of the Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

McMaster president Peter George, along with McMaster Student Union president Tommy Piribauer, MSU vice-president administration, John Popham, and MSU vice-president education, Stephanie Murray cut the large birthday cake.

Other events to celebrate McMaster's 75th anniversary are happening throughout the month of October. Today, the McMaster community is invited to attend the official dedication of 'Brockhouse Way,' the new name for the former University Avenue. The ceremony takes place from 4:30-5:00 p.m. in Convocation Hall. As well, at 7 p.m. in Convocation Hall, the inaugural winners of the prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering, Sajeev John and Geoffrey Ozin will discuss their work on photonics at the Brockhouse Canada Prize Lecture. All are welcome to attend.