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posted on Dec. 10: Round Up program adds change to student fundraising targets

The McMaster Students Union is rounding up donations for selected student fundraising initiatives with every purchase made at campus bookstores. Bookstore cashiers ask customers if they want to round up the total of their bill to the nearest dollar, with the change going to the designated targets for that month. MSU president Sam Minniti thought up the fundraising idea, called "Round Up?," this summer, while making a purchase in the bookstore. "It's such a quick, discreet and easy way to raise funds," said Minniti. "If you say yes, your change will go to the targets of the month. "It doesn't matter if you're buying a pencil or $300 worth of textbooks, it will round up. It's based on sheer volume." So far the initiative has raised almost $5,500 with the funds going to Shinerama, the Terry Fox Run for Cancer, MSU Merit Scholarships, the Marauder Excellence Fund and the Children's Hospital Hamilton (c/o School of Social Work Fundraiser). The MSU executive board, comprised of four board directors and five members from the Student Representative Assembly elected to the executive choose the specific targets (usually two are selected) for the month after considering all suggestions. Bookstore director Bob Crawford said all the feedback he has received about the program has been positive. Bookstore cashiers are sensitive to the fact some customers visit several times a day so it is at their discretion whether to ask a customer if they want to round up the bill, he said. "It has been favourably received," Crawford said. Minniti and Crawford agreed not to run the program during Welcome Week so the initiative didn't add time to customers waiting in line.

posted on Dec. 7: New Information Technology Building offers students educational, research excellence

It's been home to a teachers' college, a high school, even occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Now the 1950s building, once known as T-16, is the high-tech hub for McMaster's burgeoning information technology programs. Ontario's minister of training, colleges and universities, Dianne Cunningham, joined several industry representatives, government officials, faculty and alumni yesterday to celebrate the official opening of McMaster's Information Technology Building, located at the south end of campus. The building's exterior, featuring original stone work and friezes above the doors, was preserved, while a $12.3 million renovation modernized the 82,000 sq. ft. interior to accommodate the Faculty of Engineering's expanded computing & software department and the electrical & computer engineering program. The building is also home to the new Software Quality Research Laboratory (SQRL), which is a leading source of expertise and academic research in software quality assurance. Cunningham, who noted she visited the building during its incarnation as a teachers' college, praised the "sincere spirit of collaboration" that guided the information technology program expansion and the building renovation. The renovation was completed with money committed from Ontario's Access to Opportunity Program and the SuperBuild Growth Fund, Nortel Networks Ltd., the University and private donations. Engineering dean Mo Elbestawi noted that his faculty identified information technology as a strategic priority. "We developed an ambitious plan to expand our educational and research activities in this area and built on our current strength in optoelectronics, communication technologies and software engineering. This facility places our students at the leading edge of information technology." LAB TOUR: Dianne Cunningham (front, centre-right), minister of training, colleges and universities shares a laugh during a tour of the Embedded Systems Lab. From left is associate professor Martin von Mohrenschildt, student Curtis Miles, President Peter George, Paul Taylor, chair of the Department of Computing & Software, Mo Elbestawi, Faculty of Engineering dean and Lynton (Red) Wilson, chair of Nortel Networks Ltd. & CAE Inc. Photo by Ron Scheffler

posted on Dec. 7: Electrical, computer engineering professor named new chair in data communications

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/SzymanskiandWilson.jpg”]Ted Szymanski, an associate professor of electrical & computer engineering, has been appointed as the L. R. Wilson/BCE Chair in Data Communications. Szymanski, . . .

posted on Dec. 6: Exploring links between learning, technology

Streaming media, online student journals, calculus classes and electronic media, Web CT. These are some of the topics being explored at a two-day Learning Technology Symposium being held on campus today (Dec. 6) and tomorrow (Dec. 7) in GSB-207. Sponsored by the Centre for Leadership in Learning, the symposium features success stories from McMaster faculty and guest speakers. For more information go to the Learning Technology Symposium Web page.

posted on Dec. 6: Exiles conference explored issues surrounding displaced individuals

Century castles in Europe may be enjoying a boost in tourism thanks to Harry Potter. As part of a recent advertising promotion, three Canadian families . . .

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