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The Principal's schedule

Members of the McGill community will be able to meet the Principal at many events and meetings over the coming months. Please see below for a listing of just some of the activities on her schedule.

If you would like to suggest an event or meeting for the Principal to attend, or have input on any areas you consider a priority, please send it to suzanne [dot] fortier [at] mcgill [dot] ca. While it may not be possible for her to attend all events suggested, all suggestions will be considered.

Please note that the list below is not exhaustive. Regularly scheduled meetings—such as Senate and Board of Governors—have been excluded, as have some additional informal engagement activities. Times or dates for events on this page may change, and new events will be added. Please check back regularly.


September

  • Sept. 5: Faculty of Law - Dean's Coffee House

    Chancellor Day Hall Atrium, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
    Open to Law students and faculty
    Find out more

  • Sept. 6: Shaughnessy Cup Game vs Concordia

    Molson Stadium, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Open to the McGill community & general public
    Find out more

  • Sept. 11: Soup & Science

    Redpath Museum, 11:30am - 12:30pm
    Open to undergraduate science students
    Find out more

  • Sept. 11: SSMU Activities Night

    University Center, 4:30pm- 5:30pm
    Open to all McGill undergraduate students
    Find out more

  • Sept. 12: Macdonald Campus - Undergraduate Student Research Award Poster Presentations

    Macdonald-Stewart Building, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
    Open to the McGill community
    Find out more

  • Sept. 13: 4th Annual Security Services' BBQ

    Field across FDA & Burnside, 12:30am - 1:30pm
    Open to McGill community
    Find out more

  • Sept. 17: Community Lunch

    James Square, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    Open to McGill community

  • Sept. 18: Vice-Principal, Administration & Finance - Management Team Meeting

    9:30am - 10:30am

  • Sept. 24: ISS Reception for New International Students

    Redpath Hall, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
    Find out more
    Open to all new international students 

  • Sept. 25: Funding Announcement by Minister of State (Science & Technology) Greg Rickford

    10:00am - 11:00am
    Registration required

  • Sept. 25: MAUT Council Meeting

    12:00pm - 1:30pm
    Find out more about MAUT

  • Sept. 25: Office of Research & International Relations - Research Advisory Council Meeting

    3:00pm - 4:00pm 
    Find out more

  • Sept. 25: Faculty of Arts Annual Internship event

    Leacock 232, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
    Open to Faculty of Arts students wishing to find internships
    Find out more

  • Sept. 26: McGill Indigenous Awareness Week - Kairos Blanket Exercise

    Coach House, Room 200, 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Open to the McGill Community
    Find out more

  • Sept. 30: Student Senate Caucus

    University Centre, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

October

      • Oct. 1: Centraide's Annual March of the Umbrellas

        Starting at Roddick Gates, 11:30am - 1:15pm
        Open to the McGill community & general public
        Find out more

      • Oct. 2: Arts Undergraduate Society - Council meeting

        6:00pm - 7:30pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 2: PGSS Council Meeting

        Thomson House, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 3: Orientation for Senators

        12:00pm - 2:00pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 3: M Forum

        4:00pm - 6:00pm
        Find out more about M Forum

      • Oct. 4: Community Engagement Day - Edible Campus Tour

        McGill campus & vicinity, various times 9:45 am - 12:15pm - see link for details
        Open to the McGill community & general public
        Find out more

      • Oct. 4: The Institute for the Public Life of Arts & Ideas - The Future of Graduate Education and Training in the Humanities

        Bronfman Building, Room 645, 2:30pm- 4:00pm
        Find out more 

      • Oct. 7: Faculty of Engineering - Meeting with Chairs & Directors

        3:00pm - 4:30pm

      • Oct. 8: Informal meeting with research community members

        12:00pm - 1:30pm

      • Oct. 10: Meeting with the Enrolment Services team

        11:00am - 12:00pm

      • Oct. 10: SSMU Council

        University Centre, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 11: Faculty of Medicine - Leadership Meeting

        2:30pm - 3:30pm

      • Oct. 15: Faculty of Arts - Meeting with Chairs & Directors

        3:00pm - 4:00pm

      • Oct. 15: Birks Forum on the World's Religions and Public Life

        Birks Building, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
        Open to the McGill community & general public
        Faculty of Religious Studies' website

      • Oct. 16: Development and Alumni Relations - Team Meeting

        9:30am - 10:30am

      • Oct. 16: Quarter Century Club

        6:30pm - 8:30pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 18: Faculty of Dentistry New Facility Announcement

        9:30am - 10:30am

      • Oct. 18: 44th Annual Leacock Luncheon

        Bonaventure Hotel, 11:30am - 2:00pm
        Alumni event
        Find out more

      • Oct. 18: McGill Engineering Research Showcase

        McConnell Engineering Building Lobby, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
        Open to the McGill community & general public
        Find out more

      • Oct. 18: Homecoming: Red & White Dinner 50th - 85th Anniversary Classes

        Omni Hotel, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
        Alumni event
        Find out more

      • Oct. 19: Beatty Memorial Lecture

        Pollack Hall, 10:00am - 12:00pm
        Open to the McGill community & general public
        Find out more

      • Oct. 19: Homecoming: Meet the Principal

        Moyse Hall, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
        Alumni event
        Find out more

      • Oct. 19: Homecoming: Management Memories - An Evening at the Ritz

        Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
        Alumni event
        Find out more

      • Oct. 25: 3rd Annual McGill Employee Health Fair

        New Residence Hall, 11:30am - 2:00pm
        Open to all McGill Employees
        Find out more

      • Oct. 28 & 29: The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series

        Centre Mont Royal, usually 5:30pm - 7:30pm
        Find out more

      • Oct. 29: Informal meeting with research community members

        8:00am - 9:30am

      • Oct. 30: Trenholme Dean of Libraries - Dean's Corner

        2:00pm - 3:30pm

      • Oct. 31: McGill-Centraide Awareness Breakfast

        James Administration Building Lobby, 8:00am- 9:00am

November

  • Nov. 6: Faculty of Science - Chairs meeting

    2:30pm - 4:30pm

  • Nov. 6: Faculty of Science - Student Awards Reception

    Trottier Building, second floor lobby, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

  • Nov. 11: Remembrance Day Ceremony

    Lower Field, 10:30am - 11:30pm
    Open to the McGill community & general public

  • Nov. 18: Student Life and Learning Executive Team Meeting

    2:00 pm - 3:00pm

  • Nov. 19: Women in Research - panel discussion

    Faculty Club, 3:30 pm - 5:00pm

  • Nov. 27: Health & Wellbeing Program - Walking Wednesdays

    Meeting Point: Gates opposite 3480 McTavish, 12:15pm - 1:10 pm
    Open to McGill Faculty and Staff
    Find out more

  • Nov. 28: Academic Leadership Forum

    Faculty Club, 8:30 am - 10:00am

    December

    • Dec. 13:Faculty of Agricultural and Enviornmental Sciences -Chair's Meeting

      12:00pm - 1:30pm