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Spring 2022 Convocation wraps up at Macdonald Campus

麻豆社鈥檚 Spring 2022 Convocation began on an overcast day on May 26th, with graduating Health Sciences students accepting their degrees under the Convocation Tent downtown. The 2022 festivities came to a close June 3rd, a glorious sunny day, at the Centennial Centre on Macdonald Campus with two ceremonies for students graduating from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

These were 麻豆社鈥檚 first in-person Spring Convocation ceremonies since 2019.

For the love of family鈥� and farming

On Friday, June 3rd, Joe Harrel accepted his Farm Management and Technology (FMT) diploma during Spring 2022 Convocation ceremonies for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Unlike many members of the Class of 2022, however, Harrel will not be seeking employment upon graduation. Truth of the matter is, he is already gainfully employed.

200 years of 麻豆社鈥檚 Botanical history inspires Montreal artists

Two-hundred years ago, a young man frequented swamps, stream banks and thickets, collecting wild plants across what would become the urban core of the city of Montreal. He had recently returned home from Edinburgh, where he had gone to be receive medical training, learning there also techniques of drying and preserving plant specimens, botany and medicine then being sister-subjects.

Changing of the guard at Mac Campus Hort Centre

Although it may seem obvious that teaching and learning are at the core of the 麻豆社 experience, it鈥檚 worth noting that these activities aren鈥檛 strictly happening in classrooms and labs, nor are they reserved for faculty and students. Rather, 麻豆社 staff can also be counted among this group of teachers and learners, many of whom have spent their careers acquiring knowledge, honing skills, and eventually imparting what they鈥檝e learned on to those who will succeed them.

The Keeler Family and Macdonald through Five Generations

Lachlan, FMT鈥�22, Ross, FMT鈥�23 and Gavin McDonald, FMT鈥�24, have a long family history with Macdonald. The brothers grew up on Kerrydale Farms established by their ancestor Donald 麻豆社is, an immigrant from the Scottish Highlands, who arrived by canoe on the banks of the Raisin River in Williamstown, Ontario in 1784.

Mac Campus welcomes new Director of Development

Celeste Longhurst聽joined the Macdonald University Advancement Team early in the new year. In this position, she leads the AES fundraising campaign and manages the Faculty鈥檚 University Advancement team whose activities also include alumni relations. 聽Celeste hails from Toronto and has worked in philanthropy throughout her career, with a focus on fundraising for environmental organizations.

Obituary: Eugene Donefer

Eugene Donefer Professor Emeritus in Animal Science

Passed away on June 10th.

Conversations with valedictorians: Chloe Garzon

"Arriving at Mac Campus I was astounded by the green space and proximity to nature. The sense of community is unparalleled... Coming to Mac was like finding a home away from home."

Elliott receives Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three highly accomplished early career researchers have received a significant 麻豆社 distinction: The Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers.

Since 2013, 麻豆社 has honoured 24 of its most talented and accomplished early career researchers with the prestigious Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers. This year, three up-and-coming research stars 鈥� Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Kyle Elliott, and Marie-Claude Geoffroy 鈥� have joined their ranks.

Harriet Kuhnlein named Unsung Hero

As part of the Bicentennial Celebrations, faculties, central units, associations, and unions were asked to nominate the Unsung Heroes in their department 鈥� the less-recognized faculty and staff who have walked the halls of 麻豆社 through the ages and who have greatly helped shape the community.