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DeGroote MCM students take top prizes

Two students from the DeGroote School of Business Master of Communications Management Program have won first and second place in an international corporate communications case study competition. Heather Pullen won the $5,000 Grand Prize for the entire competition with a case study which examined Eastern Health's decision not to disclose that errors had been made in one of its laboratories. Pullen's study reviews the impact on Eastern Health's reputation and highlights the communication issues raised by the organization's reluctance to release information. Pullen works in public relations & communications at Hamilton Health Sciences. Her latest recognition follows a second place finish in a health communications competition hosted by the Public Relations Society of America earlier this year.

Civic engagement on display at McMaster

The McMaster Office of Community Service-Learning & Civic Engagement will showcase the myriad of clubs, societies and organizations striving to make a positive difference in the community with its first ever Citizenship Engagement Week, happening February 26 to March 5. From voting and donating blood to coaching and volunteering, there are many ways to get involved and be an active citizen in the Hamilton community. Citizenship Engagement Week will highlight the wide range of beliefs on what it means to be an engaged citizen, as well as provoke thought, discussion and debate on citizenship in contemporary society.