Top Ten
November 12, 2008
York "Power of 50" campaign surpasses $165-million mark
York University's "Power of 50" fundraising campaign has reached $167 million, inching closer to its goal of $200 million. At an event last month to celebrate the milestone, York president Mamdouh Shoukri said the funds will help the university enhance its research and reputation, as well as grow academically, particularly in the areas of science and engineering. Y-FileRio Titan Alcan donates $3 million to McGill
International aluminum leader Rio Titan Alcan has donated $3 million to McGill University's law faculty to establish the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law. The chair will honour Fortier, a McGill alumnus and Campaign McGill chair, for his leadership in law practice and at the international level in the field of arbitration. The scholar appointed to the chair will lead advances in the field of international arbitration, as well as conduct research into international law. McGill News ReleaseuWaterloo receives $2-million gift for Waterloo Centre for German Studies
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies, based at the University of Waterloo, has received a $1.5-million donation from the late Fred Stork and his wife Ruth, making it the largest gift the centre has ever received. Founded in 2004, the centre plays a major role in supporting the mission of uWaterloo's Germanic and Slavic studies department. uWaterloo News ReleaseAsper Family Foundation donates to uManitoba music faculty
On Wednesday, the Asper Family Foundation announced a $1-million donation to the University of Manitoba's Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. The gift will fund the creation of the Babs Asper Professorship in Jazz Performance. A volunteer committee raised an additional $200,000 in support of the professorship. The professorship will enable the school to recruit and retain world-class jazz professors, as well as position the music faculty to be a primary destination for Canadian and foreign students. In September, uManitoba launched a Bacherlor of Jazz Studies, one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in Canada. uManitoba NewsGeorgian RAP program launches video microsite
This week, the Research Analyst Program at Georgian College launched its new video recruitment microsite, using the turnkey "iPSE" solution from Academica Group. The iPSE platform integrates a "jukebox" console for alumni, student, and employer testimonial videos with conversational marketing functions like blogs, comments and discussion forums. Academica's social media team filmed and edited the video clips, and Academica's technology team built the recruitment microsite for the RAP program. Industry partners not only demonstrate the program's connections to employment, but also helped underwrite the costs of the microsite!
Check out the Georgian RAP iPSE implementation here, or read about Academica Group's iPSE product offering here.
For more information, please contact Philip Bliss, Academica's Chief Technology Officer -- [email protected] or (416)-504-7228 ext 200
