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Principal's Report PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2008-2009 CONTENTS 2 McGill in the World 4 McGill in Quebec 6 Research and Innovation 8 Student Life and Learning 10 Graduate Studies 12 Sustainability 14 Education, Research and Innovation Policy 16 Governance 18 Performance 20 Funding 21 Conclusion 22 Faculty Prizes and Awards Cover photo: Convocation May 2009 by Claudio Calligaris INTRODUCTION n many respects, and certainly financially, the past year has been one of the most tumul tuous in recent memory. The speed at which the financial crisis rocketed around the Earth made it crystal clear just how Iprofoundly globalization has changed our world. For better and occasionally for worse, we are all now inextricably connected in a way that was unimaginable only a few decades ago. Crises, though, also force us to step back, to re- evaluate our practices and values. This year served as a collective reminder that financial profit must be matched with long-term sustainability, indivi - dual gain with social justice, and progress with prudence. It brought home for me again, forcefully, not only how important universities are in helping society to do just that—but also how much more we can do. McGill already has a remarkable impact on our local and global com mu nities, as this report will demonstrate, but our success cannot deter us from striving to do better. Though one can always dwell on the obstacles we face, it is our privileges of history, location, talent and Claudio Calligaris Students Sara Traore mission that position us especially to meet under- within our McGill community is a hallmark of our and Max Finder anticipated social, environmental and finan - institution, and doing so with a deeper commit - are all smiles cial challenges. And along with our special privi - ment and stronger community partner ships will walking through McGill’s greenery. leges and rights, we have a profound responsibility provide new insights and opportunities to address to act, to interact closely with both our local com - intractable social problems. In order to maintain munities and those that are distant, to decrease the our tradition of research, teaching and service gap between the “haves” and the “have nots,” and excellence in the global knowledge society of the to maximize our quality and impact. 21st century, we must tap a broader pool of quali - This year, I am launching a new Principal’s Task fied students, staff and partners, and support our Force on Diversity, Excellence and Community people effectively in fully realizing their talents and Engagement. The Task Force will allow us to exam- ambitions. We have so much to be proud of, and ine more carefully our progress against the highest we can do more to build on our advantages and standards, to realign our activities where their qual - live up to our highest aspirations and ideals. ity and impact can be enhanced, and to broaden This report on the 2008-09 year, therefore, will our engagement with diversity, with those we sketch out some of our plans as well as high - serve and other partners, in the pursuit of excel - lighting examples from the many accomplish - lence. While at first glance these three themes may ments of the McGill community. In coming years, seem unrelated, I believe they are strongly linked. I hope McGill will be recognized as a university in Engagement with diversity in the context of aca - which diversity, community engagement and the demic excellence shapes our friendships, expands pursuit of excellence are intertwined, spurring us our choice of role models and facilitates more to serve more completely Quebec, Canada and the effective community partnerships at all levels. The world. It is in this spirit of commitment and ambi - inclusion of different backgrounds and tradi tions tion that I submit this report to the community. I 1 McGILL cGill is Canada’s most global York. I had the opportunity to speak on topics university, with the highest per - ranging from leadership to international research centage of international stu - partnerships with business and community groups dents and more than 200,000 on three continents, promoting the international alumni in 180 countries around profiles of our province and our country, as well The four corners of Mthe world. In today’s interconnected world, perhaps as the outstanding achievements of McGill the globe, above: McGill’s greatest asset is our unique marriage of students and staff. Numerous research and The Faculty of Arts international character and strengths with our educational partnerships have been launched or Internship Awards are given to students emphasis on the highest academic standards. strengthened. Quebec and Canadian government pursuing internships Working from the heart of our mission, this allows officials in these cities, as well as the Centre in Canada and us to engage international research networks and Financier International de Montréal, have greatly around the world. open up exciting new learning opportunities. assisted McGill in building these mutually Top right: McGill’s international reach strongly benefits our beneficial relationships. Stuart B.Schwartz, home province, with our networks serving as an Through alumni and other events, we met with winner of the inaugural important bridge to bring the world to Quebec and thousands of people. These visits were part of the Cundill International Prize Canada, and to bring Quebec and Canada to the “Making History” tour, an effort to intensify our in History, and world. Our global reputation for quality allows us Dean of Arts connections with alumni, parents and student Christopher Manfredi. to retain and recruit international experts and recruits, and to raise awareness for Campaign rising young stars who build local prosperity. And McGill. I was deeply moved by the engagement Bottom right: as an ambassador for Quebec and Canada in our with McGill, our people and our mission that we Her Excellency Judith Mbula Bahemuka, interactions around the globe, we promote their experienced everywhere we went. One moment in Kenya’s High Commissioner strengths and assist both businesses and organi - particular stands out. Gang Ye, a 2003 Engineering to Canada, speaking zations to connect outward. graduate, was so eager to renew his ties to McGill at the 2008 McGill Over the last two years, McGill has reinvigo - that he travelled 10 hours by train to attend an Conference on rated its outreach efforts and its international event in Beijing on a Sunday afternoon, and then Global Food Security. connections through a series of strategic interna - returned overnight to be at work the next morn - tional visits. Following our earlier trips to the ing. We also enjoyed wonderful conversations Middle East and several cities across Canada and with the parents of students and prospective the United States, a small group of the University’s students. It is deeply humbling for me to realize senior leaders travelled this year to Beijing, that our university is seen not only as a local and Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, London, San national treasure, but as an institution for the 2 I Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles and New world. The Cundill International Prize in History at McGill was established in April 2008 by McGill alumnus and renowned investment manager Peter Cundill. Stuart B. Schwartz was named the winner of the first Cundill International Prize in History at McGill 2008-09 Highlights: for his book All Can Be Saved: Reli - gious Tolerance and Salvation in the McGILL IN THE WORLD Iberian Atlantic World, published by Yale University Press. The largest non-fiction histor - ical literature prize in the world, the Cundill Prize awards $75,000 (U.S.) to an author who ■ In July 2009, McGill embarked on an important col - has published a book determined to have a pro- laboration with another of the world’s leading centres in found literary, social and academic impact on its neurosciences, the University of Oxford, to broaden subject. Two $10,000 (U.S.) “Recognition of understanding of the human brain. The new initiative will Excellence” prizes are also awarded. foster graduate student exchange, faculty cross- appointments and increased collaboration to accelerate research findings impacting medical conditions such as dementia and autism. ■ In October 2008, McGill welcomed more than 200 recently garnered funding for three new collaborative governmen tal, industry and academic leaders to the 2008 cancer research projects. Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership ■ In September 2008, more than 360 participants from 17 Summit to address global sustainability challenges, with countries gathered at the first annual McGill Conference a particular focus on sustainable biofuels, carbon capture on Global Food Security, to develop concrete recommen - and seques tration, green IT, infectious disease, next- dations addressing the complex issues that underlie the generation digital media and cross-border intellectual global food crisis. The second conference will take place property. this October, and will examine solutions to the ■ The Qatar National Research Fund is sponsoring an devastating effects of the worldwide economic downturn international collaboration with McGill and Texas A&M on food availability. University to find new techniques for rapid and specific ■ In close collaboration with nine institutional partners in gene detection, using nanotechnology, polymer science Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, the McGill and transition metal chemistry. Middle East Program promotes the rule of law, equity, ■ Researchers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer peace and civil society in the region’s disadvantaged Centre of McGill and the M.D. Moross Institute for communities. Each year, the MMEP’s eight rights-based Cancer Research of Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science community practice centres support and empower more than 120,000 people living in some of the poorest neighbourhoods in the Middle East. ■ Four strategic new student exchange agreements with Owen Egan high-profile universities in Asia and the Middle East have been signed, following McGill’s 2008-09 international visits, and more discussions are underway.
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