Posted on Sept. 23: Hamilton couple support McMaster’s community of discovery with $1-million gift

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Juravinski.jpg”]Margaret and Charles Juravinski know hard work and inspiration are the keys to success in research and in business.

They've found success exhibiting those same qualities.

The Hamilton residents have once again shown their support for innovation and a commitment to excellence with a generous financial donation to the Hamilton community that includes $1-million to McMaster University's Centre for Learning & Discovery.

The new building, under construction and set to open in August 2004, will be home to the Margaret & Charles Juravinski Education, Research & Development Centre. The research centre will be a central home for educators who are in the vanguard of research on new ways to teach health science students.

The McMaster community gathered today (Tuesday) in Convocation Hall to thank the Juravinskis for their generosity and their commitment to enhance teaching and learning research.

“Margaret and I are delighted that we are able to show our support for the centre's ground breaking research that will help the University better educate our future generations of health care professionals,” said Charles Juravinski. “The accolades that have come forth to us are quite gratifying. We want to lead by example and would urge anyone who is able and is considering giving, to do so. It is a remarkably rewarding experience.”

McMaster President Peter George praised the Juravinskis for their generosity and continuing support of health care initiatives in the Hamilton community.

“This is an extraordinary gift that will help us build a dynamic future,” said President George. “The centre will transform our campus, inspiring innovations in the way we teach, learn and discover new knowledge.”

For the Juravinskis, supporting the centre is one way to give back to the community they love. Charles Juravinski was born in Blaine Lake, Sask. within days of the 1929 stock market crash. He knew well what it was like to live without work, money, heat and running water.

His family moved to Hamilton when he was a child. His professional career evolved after he first worked at a construction company and then went on to own a series of businesses. His business interests included a gas station, a development company and most recently, Flamboro Downs race track, which he sold last year.

The Margaret & Charles Juravinski Education, Research & Development Centre will bring together in one location faculty and staff from four programs:

Program for Education Research and Development develops new methods for teaching and evaluating health sciences students

Program for Faculty Development is a resource for faculty members who want to upgrade their teaching, curriculum development and leadership skills

Continuing Health Sciences Education provides professional development programs for health sciences professionals

Learning Resources creates the clinical problems or cases used to teach health sciences students. These cases form the core of problem-based learning (PBL), the approach to training health care students developed by McMaster more than three decades ago.

Photo caption: Margaret and Charles Juravinski with McMaster President Peter George, right. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Juravinski.jpg"]Margaret and Charles Juravinski know hard work and inspiration are the keys to success in research and in business. <p><br />
<br />
They&#039;ve found success exhibiting those same qualities.<p><br />
<br />
The Hamilton residents have once again shown their support for innovation and a commitment to excellence with a generous financial donation to the Hamilton community that includes $1-million to McMaster University&#039;s Centre for Learning & Discovery.<p><br />
<br />
The new building, under construction and set to open in August 2004, will be home to the Margaret & Charles Juravinski Education, Research & Development Centre. The research centre will be a central home for educators who are in the vanguard of research on new ways to teach health science students. <p><br />
<br />
The McMaster community gathered today (Tuesday) in Convocation Hall to thank the Juravinskis for their generosity and their commitment to enhance teaching and learning research.<p><br />
<br />
"Margaret and I are delighted that we are able to show our support for the centre&#039;s ground breaking research that will help the University better educate our future generations of health care professionals," said Charles Juravinski. "The accolades that have come forth to us are quite gratifying. We want to lead by example and would urge anyone who is able and is considering giving, to do so. It is a remarkably rewarding experience."<p><br />
<br />
McMaster President Peter George praised the Juravinskis for their generosity and continuing support of health care initiatives in the Hamilton community. <p><br />
<br />
"This is an extraordinary gift that will help us build a dynamic future," said President George. "The centre will transform our campus, inspiring innovations in the way we teach, learn and discover new knowledge."<p><br />
<br />
For the Juravinskis, supporting the centre is one way to give back to the community they love. Charles Juravinski was born in Blaine Lake, Sask. within days of the 1929 stock market crash. He knew well what it was like to live without work, money, heat and running water. <p><br />
<br />
His family moved to Hamilton when he was a child. His professional career evolved after he first worked at a construction company and then went on to own a series of businesses. His business interests included a gas station, a development company and most recently, Flamboro Downs race track, which he sold last year. <p><br />
<br />
The Margaret & Charles Juravinski Education, Research & Development Centre will bring together  in one location  faculty and staff from four programs:<ul><br />
<li>Program for Education Research and Development develops new methods for teaching and evaluating health sciences students</li><br />
<li>Program for Faculty Development is a resource for faculty members who want to upgrade their teaching, curriculum development and leadership skills</li><br />
<li>Continuing Health Sciences Education provides professional development programs for health sciences professionals </li><br />
<li>Learning Resources creates the clinical problems or cases used to teach health sciences students. These cases form the core of problem-based learning (PBL), the approach to training health care students developed by McMaster more than three decades ago. </li></ul><p><br />
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<i>Photo caption: Margaret and Charles Juravinski with McMaster President Peter George, right. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay</i>

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