Macdonald Campus news

Joins with John Abbott College to unveil permanent memorial

Nominations are now being accepted for the Macdonald Campus 2007 Award for Teaching Excellence. Nomination forms can be found on the Awards web page.

The tentative schedule for Macdonald Campus exams is now available.

This report, by Johanne Gélinas from the Office of the Auditor-General of Canada, was released on September 28, 2006. To access the Commissioner's reports, click the link below.

As of Monday, October 2, full service will be available on Levels 2 and 3 in the library. All print books and journals will be available. Access will be through Level 1 of the Barton Building. Materials placed on reserve for classes will also be available on Level 2. Computers and photocopiers will be located on Levels 2 and 3. You can return books on Level 2 at the Service Desk. After hours there

Application for Fall (September) 2007: Open as of September 29, 2006. International deadline: March 1, 2007. Canadian deadline: June 1, 2007.

Unveiling will kick off year-long celebrations.

On Monday, September 11, Macdonald Campus Library reopened Level 3 of the Barton Building. Access is through the old library entrance on Level 1 of the Barton Building. The entire print journal collection and books from call numbers T to Z are available for consultation and loan. Materials placed on reserve for classes are also available on Level 3. Twelve public computers, two photocopiers and a public printer will be available for all to use.

The website for Macdonald Campus Library has been redesigned. To find subject guides, reference sources, and article indexes and databases for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, please see "Online resources" under "Collections."

Our Centenary celebrations will span parts of both 2006 and 2007, allowing us to recognize the year of incorporation of Macdonald, as well as the year the first students were admitted for studies. Please visit the Centenary site often. It will be a great source of up-to-the-minute information on plans in progress. See you there!

C'est un sport de grâce, de synchronisme, de coordination, sans oublier bien sûr les heures d'entraînement intense. Pour les bûcheronnes et bûcherons de McGill, il n'est pas question de vivredans l'ombre des équipes sportives mieux connues.

Canada's top plant researchers are joining forces with the federal government and industry partners to come up with new ways to use crops to reduce greenhouse gases, provide alternative energy sources and mitigate climate change.

PLEASE NOTE: there will be NO SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE between the Macdonald and downtown campuses on: Monday, May 22; Friday, June 23; Friday, June 30.

As many of you know, renovations to the Macdonald Campus Library will take place this summer. As of April 29 the library will be closed. Until further notice all the requests for materials located at the Macdonald Campus Library will be redirected to the main Interlibrary Loans Office, located in the McLennan Library Bldg. Response time will vary from 2 days to 2-3 weeks depending on the requested

Welcome to farming in the 21st century, where the cell phone and the Internet are proving to be just as important as tractors and combines for farmers in developing countries.