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Posted on May 28: Town hall meeting to outline Refining Directions

The community is invited to a town hall meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) on Refining Directions, McMaster's strategic plan that will guide the growth and development of the University over the next five to 10 years. The meeting will take place Tuesday, June 1 at St. Mary's High School (200 Whitney Ave. Hamilton) from 7 to 9 p.m. The meeting will provide an overview of Refining Directions and its implementation process. A panel of community representatives will participate in the program and help respond to inquiries. "A continued commitment to a planning culture has helped McMaster advance its stature as one of Canada's premier universities," says Ken Norrie, provost and vice-president academic at McMaster. "I look forward to sharing this information with you, discussing the important relationships between the University and the surrounding community and welcoming your questions, comments and input to this important process." Copies of Refining Directions will be available at the meeting. The document is also available online at http://www.mcmaster.ca/pres/refining/.

Posted on May 28: Surgical research receives $5 million boost at McMaster University

McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare announced Thursday the creation of two endowed chairs and a professorship that will have a significant impact on surgical innovation and research. These appointments will serve to benefit patients, community and healthcare in Canada. Mortgage Intelligence/GMAC Residential Funding of Canada, and Johnson & Johnson Medical Products, a division of Johnson and Johnson, Inc., through the St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation, have each directed $1 million towards the creation of the two endowed chairs, the first in Thoracic Surgery, and the second in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Innovation. McMaster University is also matching $1 million toward each endowed chair. Additionally, a donation of $1 million from Margaret and Charles Juravinski will set up the Juravinski Surgical Professorship, which will include a specialty focus in thoracic oncology surgery.

Posted on May 27: McMaster attracts widely acclaimed U.S. scholar Henry Giroux

Peter George, President of McMaster University, today announced that Henry Giroux, an internationally-renowned educator from Pennsylvania's Penn State University has accepted the Global Television Network Chair in Communications in the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University. He will begin lecturing this fall in the Communication Studies Program and the Department of English. Giroux was named in 2002 as one of the 20th century's top contributors in Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education. He ends a 12-year term at Pennsylvania State University as the Waterbury Chair in the College of Education. He has written more than 300 articles and 40 books and had his work translated into languages around the world. "McMaster's community is extremely pleased to welcome Henry Giroux as Global Television Chair," the McMaster president said. "We have a culture of innovation at our University which is second to none in the country. Henry Giroux is renowned for breaking down barriers in cultural and education studies and we look forward to the explosion of ideas we know he will generate on campus."

Posted on May 27: President honours exemplary student leaders

Five graduating McMaster students are leadership exemplified. For their outstanding scholarship and service to the community, students Gregory Athaide, Sean Park, Dan Freeman, Candy Hui and Sarah Roger, were selected by McMaster President Peter George as recipients of this year's distinguished President's Award of Excellence in Student Leadership. Established in 1993, the award recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to the University's belief in excellence in its student body. The students will receive their awards at next week's Spring Convocation.