Macdonald Campus
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| Macdonald Campus of McGill University | |
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| Motto: | Grandescunt Aucta Labore |
| Motto in English: | By hard work, all things increase and grow.[1] |
| Established: | 1821 |
| Type: | Public university |
| Endowment: | $973.6 million[2][3] |
| Chancellor: | Richard Pound |
| Principal: | Heather Munroe-Blum |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) |
| Location: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Campus: | Macdonald Campus: 6.5 km² (1,600 acres) of fields and forested land in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30 kilometres west of the downtown campus. |
| Colours: | Red ; gold ; Green |
| Mascot: | Marty the Martlet |
| Athletics: | Redmen (men) & Martlets (women) CIS, 49 varsity teams |
| Affiliations: | AAU, G13, Universitas 21, ATS, CUSID, UArctic, UACC |
| Website: | www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ |
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The Macdonald Campus of McGill University (Mac Campus) houses its Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and the McGill School of Environment.
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[edit] History
It was established in 1905 as Macdonald College and opened in 1907 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. Planned and funded completely by William C. Macdonald, who also provided a $2 million operating endowment, it was designed by architects Alexander Cowper Hutchison and George W. Wood. Far surpassing the Ontario Agricultural College, Macdonald College was the largest in Canada and in its day was one of the most modern agricultural colleges in the world. After two years of planning and construction, the college opened its doors to students in the fall of 1907 under principal James Wilson Robertson.
The Macdonald Campus coat of arms honours Sir William Macdonald, a major benefactor of McGill University's agricultural college:
The colour of the field (gold) and the arm holding a cross (red) are from the second quarter of the arms of Sir William Macdonald, the tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist, who founded the College. His armorial bearings derived from the fact that he was a grandson of John, eighth Macdonald of Glenaladale.
Until the 1930s, Macdonald College used Sir William's achievement as one quarter of the College arms. The two red martlets and the open book with its motto are from the arms of McGill University. The clover leaves (also gold) signify fertility and their three segments suggest the three purposes of the Campus, i.e. agriculture, service and food.[4]
In 1943, John W. McConnell purchased an adjacent 1,380 acre (5.6 km²) farm and donated it to the College, more than doubling its size to its current 6.5 square kilometres. In 1972, its became the Macdonald Campus of McGill University. Students studying at Macdonald Campus can earn internationally recognized degrees at both the undergraduate - B.Sc.(Agr) - and graduate level in the fields of agriculture, food, natural sciences, applied economics, environment, and engineering.
In 1981, McGill leased a portion of the Macdonald Campus to the newly-created John Abbott College, vacating many historic buildings for the CEGEP. This coincided with McGill's decision to move the Faculty of Education to the downtown campus. In 2002, this portion of the campus was permanently sold to John Abbott College.
On September 26 2006, Canada Post issued a special commemorative stamp in honour of the 100th anniversary of the official opening of the college.
[edit] Programs
The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FAES) and the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition are located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus. The campus comprises 650 hectares in a waterfront setting on the western tip of the island of Montreal. The faculty offers:
- Certificate in Ecological Agriculture
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Bachelor of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Agricultural Science with option in International Agriculture; Bachelor of Science Agriculture Science in Agricultural Science with option in Ecological Agriculture <[5]>
The faculty offers a variety of Degree programs at the undergraduate level leading to a B.Sc. degree in either Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AgEnvSc), Food Science (FoodSc) or Nutritional Sciences (NutrSci) or a B.Eng degree in Bioresource Engineering (BREE). In addition, M.Sc. , M.Sc. Applied and Ph.D. programs are offered in the areas of Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Bioresource Engineering, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Food Science, and Nutritional Sciences. The Faculty offers some Graduate Certificates and Diplomas. The Faculty offers the post baccalaureate certificates: Certificate in Ecological Agriculture, Certificate in Food Science and Diploma in the Environment.
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[edit] External links
- Macdonald campus website
- Macdonald High School is at the western end of the campus and opened the same year
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