Events

Homecoming goes huge

Homecoming has now grown to encompass more than 70 events, ranging from the serious to the sentimental. The rollicking Leacock Luncheon is always a highlight, the prestigious Beatty Lectures have featured Nobel Prize winners and Classes Without Quizzes showcase great professors. Dozens of faculty and school events keep you up to date with classmates and the latest research. Join us for Homecoming 2013 - we have something for every taste!

Schedule of events (October 17-20, 2013)
Thursday, October 17
11:30 am  Sports Hall of Fame
7:00 pm  Spotlight on Schulich Reception and Concert

Friday, October 18
11:30 am  Leacock Luncheon
6:30 pm  Alumni Reception – 5th to 45th Anniversary Classes
6:30 pm  Red & White Dinner - 50th to 75th Anniversary Classes

Saturday, October 19
9:00 am  Medical Seminar
10:00 am  Beatty Memorial Lecture
10:00 am  Campus Tour
10:30 am  Alumnae Meet and Greet
11:30 am  Scarlet Key Brunch
12:00 pm  Lunch et Livres
12:00 pm  Pre-Game Party
1:00 pm  Classes Without Quizzes – Series 1
1:00 pm  Football Game - McGill Redmen vs. Concordia Stingers
2:00 pm  Campus Tour
2:45 pm  Classes Without Quizzes – Series 2

Sunday, October 20
10:15 am  Golden Square Mile Tour

Faculty Events

EDUCATION
University for a Day
Saturday, October 19 at 9 am - 3 pm

ENGINEERING
Dean’s Reception for Engineers,
Architects and Urban Planners
Friday, October 18 at 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

LAW
Homecoming Kick-off Coffee House
Thursday, October 17 at 5 pm – 8 pm

Dean’s Breakfast
Friday, October 18 at 8 am – 10 am

MANAGEMENT
Social Economy Initiative Keynote
Friday, October 18 at 3 pm

Faculty Tours
Friday, October 18 at 4:30 pm

Dean’s Reconnect Reception
Friday, October 18 at 5 pm – 7 pm

Interview with a CEO by Karl Moore
Saturday, October 19 at 12:30 pm

Management Memories – An Evening at The Ritz
Saturday, October 19 at 6 pm

MEDICINE
An Invitation to visit the Osler Library of the History of Medicine
Friday, October 18 at 3 pm - 3:45 pm

Medicine & Science Departmental Cocktail Parties (see below)
Friday, October 18 3 pm - 5 pm
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Cocktail Reception, Dr. Craig Mandato
Department of Biochemistry Cocktail Reception, Dr. David Thomas
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Cocktail Reception, Dr. Joaquin Madrenas
Department of Physiology Cocktail Reception, Dr. John Orlowski

Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Reception & Medicine Alumni Global Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 18 4 pm - 6 pm

Medicine Class of 1988
CME - Accredited 25th Anniversary Seminar
Saturday, October 19 9 am – 12 pm

MUHC GlenYards Site Tours
Saturday, October 19 1 pm - 4 pm
Medicine Young Alumni Reunion
Saturday, October 19 7 pm - 9 pm

MUSIC
Dean’s Breakfast: Bach and Beyond
Friday, October 18 8 am – 10 am

NURSING
Wilson Hall & Nursing Learning Lab Tour followed by Tea Time with Director of the School Dr. Hèlène Ezer & Professors
Thursday, October 17 3 pm - 4 pm

Homecoming Dinner Gathering
Saturday, October 19 6 pm - 9 pm

PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Alumni Wine and Cheese Reception                                                    
Friday, October 18 4 pm – 6 pm
                                                  
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Annual Birks Lecture Series 2013
Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16 5:30 pm

SCIENCE
Departmental Reunions
Friday, October 18  4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Department of Physics                                                              
School of Computer Sciences
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Psychology
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

SOCIAL WORK
Annual Alumni Homecoming and Networking Supper
Thursday, October 17  5 pm

Secret Science Spots Campus Tour
Saturday, October 19 11 am

Special Events

CKUT
Open House celebrating 25 years on the FM dial
Thursday, October 17
Friday, October 18 12 pm – 5 pm

McGill Farmers' Market
Thursday, October 17 12 pm – 5 pm

Return to the Rainbow Reception    
Thursday, October 17 5 pm - 7 pm

REDPATH MUSEUM
Guided Tours: Learn About Dinosaurs, Mummies And More!
Sunday, October 20
1 pm – Mummies
2 pm – Dinosaurs
3 pm – Biodiversity

Science of Comedy
A Staged Reading about the Science Behind Humour
Sunday, October 20 2 pm

Macdonald Campus Events

Wednesday, October 16
The Inaugural A. Jean de Grandpré Seminar
How Do We Feed The World?
Thoughts and Strategies on the Looming Food Crisis
5:30 pm – 8 pm

Friday, October 18
McGill School of Environment (MSE) Happy Hour and Poster Presentation
The History of Environment 401
5 pm – 7 pm

Casual Meet & Greet
7 pm - 9:30 pm

Saturday, October 19
Memorabilia Room and Coffee
8:30 am – 9 am
Registration and Tickets
8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Macdonald Branch Annual Business Meeting
9 am - 9:30 am

Food and Nutrition Teaching Labs – Tour
9:30 am - 10:30 am

Speed Research “A Plot of Environment”
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Sir William Macdonald Luncheon
12 pm - 2:30 pm

Rugby Games: Martlet and Redmen & Tailgate Party
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Tour of the Morgan Arboretum and Macdonald Farm
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

Macdonald Branch Happy Hour
4:30 pm - 6 pm

Gathering of the Clan BBQ
6 pm - 8:30 pm

Future Homecoming schedules (tentative dates)

Want to get a head start on planning a celebration for your reunion year? The following are tentative dates for future Homecoming weekends:

October 16-19, 2014
October 15-18, 2015
September 29-October 1, 2016