“Talent is equally distributed across the population but unfortunately opportunity is not,” says Phil Jenkins, a McGill Engineering and MBA graduate who established the Philip Earle Jenkins MBA Leadership & Diversity Award in 2018 to create more business and management education opportunities for visible minorities.

“I started this scholarship because it’s my firm belief that access to education has always been and will continue to be a significant contributor to reversing the institutional inequities that have existed throughout time.”

Classified as: alumni, MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 18 Sep 2020

On May 1, 2020, Éric Gosselin, BScAgr’91, FAB member since 2017 and partner in the Business Law Group in Montreal for McCarthy Tetrault LLP, stepped into the role of FAB Chair for a three-year term. He took some time to answer a few questions about himself, his role as Chair and his vision for the future of the FAB.

Read more in the June edition of the Macdonald E-Newsletter...
 

Classified as: alumni, Faculty Advisory Board
Published on: 26 Jun 2020

Two Kavli Lectures are held at every ACS national meeting as the result of collaboration between ACS and The Kavli Foundation, an internationally recognized philanthropic organization known for its support of basic scientific innovation in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics.

Classified as: alumni, Awards
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Published on: 31 Mar 2018

The School of Continuing Studies is hosting its second annual Job Fair, exclusive to current students and recent alumni! This event is uniquely targeted to our students and will include employers who value your experience and drive.

At this event, you will have the opportunity to:

Classified as: School of Continuing Studies, School of Continuing Studies Students, students, career advising, career, alumni, mcgill alumni, External
Published on: 26 Mar 2018

Some might see it as a quirky career path, to be sure, that leads one to an occupation in which their job — essentially — is to sip on whisky.

Joanna Zanin Scandella’s job title is an enviable one.

The McGill University-educated Zanin Scandella is, officially, a master blender, an elite standing in the nomenclature of the alcohol industry. One does not just seek the wanted ads for a job as a master blender — they aspire to it.

Classified as: alumni, master brewer, whiskey
Published on: 20 Nov 2017

McGill's Faculty of Dentistry, in collaboration with volunteers, Dr. Cameron Jones, DDS'90 and Dr. Lyon Hamburg, BSc '84, DDS '86, is pleased to invite all McGill Faculty of Dentistry alumni to dinner on November 16th at Milestones Bar and Grill. On hand will be a special guest from the Faculty who will bring several updates from Montreal. Come out for a fun evening of networking and socializing as we celebrate our vibrant McGill Dental Community, Ottawa-style!

Classified as: alumni
Published on: 19 Oct 2017

Our thoughts are with McGill alumnae Elena Avetisian and her family.

Avetisian, a graduate from McGill's School of Continuing Studies, was injured in an attack in New York City's Times Square on May 18 and remains in a coma. A fundraising effort has been established to help provide support to her and her family in the coming weeks. For more information and to donate, please click here.

Classified as: alumni, Fundraiser
Published on: 31 May 2017

 

Are you interested in connecting with other McGill alumni, sharing experiences and opportunities, or accessing the McGill network to reach career goals? If so, come check out #McGillConnect, an exclusive career network created for the McGill community.

 

 

WITH THIS NEW PLATFORM YOU CAN:

Classified as: alumni, McGillConnect, #McGillConnect, Ten Thousand Coffees, McGill career network
Published on: 25 May 2016

Announcing the Spring 2016 edition of the McGill School of Information Studies newsletter, featuring updates about the School and achievements of our alumni, faculty, and students.

Download the Spring 2016 newsletter as a PDF via our website, or browse articles on our SIS news blog.

Classified as: alumni, Newsletter, publications
Published on: 26 Apr 2016

When Shu Hattori started working at McKinsey & Co. in 2008, he constantly jotted down in a notebook insights into how to do his job better, harvested from his own experiences and by watching others around him. At one point, a colleague suggested the native of Britain and McGill University commerce graduate consider writing a book. By then, he had amassed about 70 principles drawn from the firm. He trimmed those to 47, which are featured in his new book The McKinsey Edge.

Classified as: alumni, Shu Hattori
Published on: 21 Mar 2016

eQube Gaming Ltd. has appointed Bill Murray as an adviser to the company's board of directors. Mr. Murray will be formally appointed to the board subject to regulatory approval.

Classified as: alumni, Bill Murray
Published on: 16 Mar 2016

Portex Minerals Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Walker Norris Capital Partners III, doing business as Direct Metals Recycling (DMR). DMR is company based in Atlanta, Ga., excelling in the procurement of platinum-grade metals (PGM) through the processing of catalytic converters.

Classified as: alumni
Published on: 16 Mar 2016

CAE today announced that it has appointed Sonya Branco as the Company's Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 23, 2016, after the Company has reported its fiscal 2016 year-end results. She succeeds Stephane Lefebvre who has recently accepted a leadership position with le Cirque du Soleil, a company held by private equity.

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Classified as: MBA, alumni, sonya branco
Published on: 3 Mar 2016

C'est finalement lors de la finale d'un concours organisé par la Jeune Chambre de commerce qu'il a rencontré un autre entrepreneur, Marc-Antoine Bonin, lui aussi âgé de 20 ans.

À 20 ans, Marc-Antoine en était déjà à sa deuxième entreprise. Après les vêtements de sport, il s'apprêtait à vendre À l'affût, son réseau de représentants pour les microbrasseries.

« J'ai été vraiment impressionné par le projet d'Antony. Je n'y croyais pas au début », confie-t-il.

Classified as: alumni, Marc-Antoine
Published on: 18 Feb 2016

POXEL SA (Euronext – POXEL - FR0012432516), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, today announced the addition of Janice Bourque, Managing Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, and Pierre Legault, President and CEO of Nephrogenex Inc, to its Board of Directors. Both appointments were approved by Poxel’s shareholders at the Annual Shareholder Meeting held in Paris last Friday, January 29, 2016.

Classified as: alumni
Published on: 17 Feb 2016

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