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McMasterUniversity
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McMasterUniversity(commonlyreferredtoasMcMasteror
Mac)isapublicresearchuniversitylocatedinHamilton, McMasterUniversity
Ontario,Canada.Themaincampusislocatedon121hectares
(300acres)oflandneartheresidentialneighbourhoodsof
AinslieWoodandWestdale,adjacenttoHamilton'sRoyal
BotanicalGardens.[5]Itoperatessixacademicfaculties:the
DeGrooteSchoolofBusiness,Engineering,HealthSciences,
Humanities,SocialScience,andScience.Itisamemberofthe
U15,agroupofresearchintensiveuniversitiesinCanada.[6][7]
TheuniversitybearsthenameofHonourableWilliam
McMaster,aprominentCanadianSenatorandbankerwho
bequeathedC$900,000toitsfounding.[8]Itwasincorporated
underthetermsofanactoftheLegislativeAssemblyofOntario
in1887,mergingtheTorontoBaptistCollegewithWoodstock
College.ItopenedinTorontoin1890.Inadequatefacilitiesand
thegiftoflandinHamiltonprompteditsrelocationin1930.[9]It Latin:UniversitasMacmastrensis
wascontrolledbytheBaptistConventionofOntarioandQuebec
untilitbecameaprivatelychartered,publiclyfundednon Motto Greek:
denominationalinstitutionin1957.
McMasterUniversityiscoeducational,andhasover25,000
Motto AllthingscohereinChrist
undergraduateandover4,000postgraduatestudents.[10]Alumni inEnglish
andformerstudentscanbefoundacrossCanadaandin140 Type Publicuniversity
countries.[3]Notablealumniincludegovernmentofficials,
Established 23April1887[1]
academics,businessleaders,twoRhodesScholars,[11]andtwo
Nobellaureates.[12]Itranked4thamongCanadianuniversities Endowment C$655.5million[2]
and94thintheworldaccordingtothe20152016TimesHigher Chancellor SuzanneLabarge
EducationWorldUniversityRankings,[13]4thamongCanadian President PatrickDeane
universitiesand83rdintheworldaccordingtothe2016
Academicstaff 1,394[3]
AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities,[14]and6thamong
Canadianuniversitiesand149thintheworldaccordingtothe Administrative 6,437[3]
2014QSWorldUniversityRankings.[15]Itsathleticteamsare staff
knownastheMarauders,andaremembersofUSports. Undergraduates 25,174[3]
Postgraduates 4,237[3]
History
McMasterUniversityresultedfromtheoutgrowthofeducationalinitiativesundertakenbyBaptistsasearlyasthe
1830s.[16]Itwasfoundedin1881asTorontoBaptistCollege.CanadianSenatorWilliamMcMaster,thefirst
presidentoftheCanadianBankofCommerce,bequeathedfundstoendowauniversity,whichwasincorporated
throughamergerofTorontoBaptistCollegeandWoodstockCollege,Woodstock,Ontario.In1887theActtounite
TorontoBaptistCollegeandWoodstockCollegewasgrantedroyalassent,andMcMasterUniversitywasofficially
incorporated.[1]WoodstockCollege,Woodstock,andMoultonLadies'College,Toronto,weremaintainedinclose
connection.[17]
Thenewuniversity,housedinMcMasterHallinToronto,wassponsoredbytheBaptistConventionofOntarioand
Quebecasasectarianundergraduateinstitutionforitsclergyandadherents.Thefirstcoursesinitiallylimitedto
artsandtheologyleadingtoaBAdegreeweretaughtin1890,andthefirstdegreeswereconferredin1894.[18]
Astheuniversitygrew,McMasterHallstartedtobecomeovercrowded.
ThesuggestiontomovetheuniversitytoHamiltonwasfirstbroughtupby
astudentandHamiltonnativein1909,althoughtheproposalwasnot
seriouslyconsideredbytheuniversityuntiltwoyearslater.[19]Bythe
1920s,afterpreviousproposalsbetweenvariousuniversitystaff,the
HamiltonChamberofCommercelaunchedacampaigntobringMcMaster
UniversitytoHamilton.[9]AstheissueofspaceatMcMasterHallbecame
moreacute,theuniversityadministrationdebatedthefutureofthe
McMasterHall,locatedinToronto, university.TheuniversitynearlybecamefederatedwiththeUniversityof
wastheoriginallocationofthe Toronto,ashadbeenthecasewithTrinityCollegeandVictoriaCollege.
university.Thebuildingiscurrently Instead,in1927,theuniversityadministrationdecidedtotransferthe
usedastheheadquartersforThe universitytoHamilton.[9]TheBaptistConventionofOntarioandQuebec
RoyalConservatoryofMusic. secured$1.5million,whilethecitizensofHamiltonraisedanadditional
$500,000tohelpfinancethemove.[20]Thelandsfortheuniversityandnew
buildingsweresecuredthroughgiftsfromgraduates.[18]LandsweretransferredfromRoyalBotanicalGardensto
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establishthecampusarea.ThefirstacademicsessiononthenewHamilton
campusbeganin1930.[20]McMaster'spropertyinTorontowassoldtothe
UniversityofTorontowhenMcMastermovedtoHamiltonin1930.McMaster
HallisnowhometotheRoyalConservatoryofMusic.[21]
Professionalprogramsduringtheinterwarperiodwerelimitedtojusttheology
andnursing.[22]Bythe1940stheMcMasteradministrationwasunderpressure
tomodernizeandexpandtheuniversity'sprograms.DuringtheSecondWorld
Warandpostwarperiodsthedemandfortechnologicalexpertise,particularly
inthesciences,increased.[22]Thisproblemplacedastrainonthefinancesof
whatwasstilladenominationalBaptistinstitution.Inparticular,theinstitution
couldnolongersecuresufficientfundsfromdenominationalsourcesaloneto
sustainscienceresearch.[22]Sincedenominationalinstitutionscouldnot
receivepublicfunds,theBaptistConventionofOntarioandQuebecdecidedto
reorganizetheuniversity,creatingtwofederatedcolleges.Theartsand CloseupofUniversityHalland
divinityprogramswerereconstitutedasUniversityCollegeandsciencewas itsGothicArchitecture
reorganizedunderthenewlyincorporatedHamiltonCollegeasaseparate
divisioncapableofreceivingprovincialgrants.[22]HamiltonCollegewas
incorporatedin1948byletterspatentunderTheCompaniesAct,althoughitremainedonlyaffiliatedwiththe
university.[23]TheUniversitytraditionallyfocusedonundergraduatestudies,anddidnotofferaPhDprogramuntil
1949.[24]
Throughthe1950sincreasedfundingadvancedtheplaceofscienceswithin
theinstitution.[25]In1950,theuniversityhadcompletedtheconstructionof
threeacademicbuildingsforthesciences,alldesignedbylocalarchitect
WilliamRussellSouter.[26]Publicfundingwaseventuallynecessarytoensure
thehumanitiesandsocialsciencesweregivenanequalplace.[25]Thus,in
1957theUniversityreorganizedonceagainunderTheMcMasterUniversity
Act,1957,dissolvingthetwocolleges.ItspropertywasvestedtoMcMaster
andtheuniversitybecameanondenominationalinstitutioneligibleforpublic HamiltonHallwasconstructedin
funding.[23]ThehistoricBaptistconnectionwascontinuedthroughMcMaster 1926inpreparationforthe
DivinityCollege,aseparatelycharteredaffiliatedcollegeofthe university'smovetoHamiltonand
university.[18][27]Alsoin1957,PhDprogramswereconsolidatedinanew nowhousestheDepartmentof
FacultyofGraduateStudies.[24]ConstructionoftheMcMasterNuclear Mathematics&Statistics
Reactoralsobeganin1957,andwasthefirstuniversitybasedresearchreactor
intheCommonwealthwhenitbeganoperatingin1959.[28]
In1965,withthesupportoftheOntariogovernment,theUniversityestablishedamedicalschoolandteaching
hospital,graduatingitsfirstclassofphysiciansin1972.[29]In1968theuniversitywasreorganizedunderan
amendedactoftheMcMasterActintotheDivisionsofArts,Science,andHealthSciences,eachwithitsown
VicePresident,whiletheDivinityCollegecontinuedunderitsexistingarrangement.[23][30]In1974thedivisional
structureoftheuniversitywasdissolvedandreorganizedagainunderTheMcMasterUniversityAct,1976andthe
vicepresidentswerereplacedbyasingleVicePresident(Academic).[23]TheFacultiesofBusiness,Engineering,
HealthSciences,Humanities,Science,andSocialScienceswereretained,eachundertheleadershipofadean.
Campus
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McMasterUniversityissituatedinthecityofHamilton,Ontario,locatedintheGoldenHorseshoealongthe
westernendofLakeOntario.ThemaincampusisborderedtothenorthbyCootesParadise,anextensivenatural
marshland,totheeastandwestbyresidentialneighbourhoods,andtoitssouthbyMainStreetWest,amajor
transportationartery.Itsnorthernboundariesareapopulardestinationforwalkerswhomakeuseofthemanytrails
thatconnectthecampustoRoyalBotanicalGardens.Whilethemaincampusis152.4hectares(377acres),the
majorityoftheteachingfacilitiesarecenteredwithinthecore12.1hectares(30acres).[3][5]Inadditiontoitsmain
campusinHamilton,McMasterownsseveralotherpropertiesaroundHamilton,aswellasinBurlington,
Kitchener,andSt.Catharines,Ontario.
Theuniversityownsandmanages62buildings,bothonandoffcampus.[3]ThebuildingsatMcMastervaryinage,
withHamiltonHallopeningin1926,totheuniversity'snewnuclearresearchfacility,whichopenedin2011.[9][31]
Planstoconstructanewacademicbuildingin2013,knownastheWilsonBuildingforStudiesinHumanitiesand
SocialSciences,areunderwayaftersecuringasubstantialdonationfromtheuniversity'schancellor,Lynton
Wilson,aswellassecuringfundingfromtheprovincialgovernment.[32]McMastermaincampusisdividedupinto
threemainareas:theCoreCampus,NorthCampusandWestCampus.TheCoreCampusiswherethemajorityof
theuniversity'sacademic,researchandresidentialbuildingsarelocatedwhiletheNorthCampusismadeupofthe
university'sathleticprecinctandasmallnumberofsurfaceparking.TheWestCampusistheleastdevelopedarea
ofthemaincampus,containingonlyafewbuildings,surfaceparking,andundevelopedland.[33]
PanoramicviewofMcMasterUniversityfromthesouthwest,takenonJune2008
Academicfacilities
Theuniversity'scampushasgonethroughcontinuousdevelopmentsince
1928.Themaincampus'ssixoriginalbuildingsareofneoGothic
architecture.Theyarenowflankedbyoverfiftystructuresbuilt
predominantlyduringtheboominthe1950s,1960sandduringthe
2000s.[3]ThelargestfacilityistheMcMasterUniversityMedicalCentre,a
multiuseresearchhospitalthatishometothesecondlargestneonatal
intensivecareunitandthethirdlargestchildandyouthmentalhealthunit
inthecountry.[34]ItisconnectedtotheLifeSciencesbuildingandthe
MichaelDeGrooteCentreforLearning&Discovery,whichhousesmany
wellfundedresearchgroupsinareasofgenetics,infectiousdiseases,and Thecampuses'ssixoriginalbuildings,
severalspecificconditions.[35] includingUniversityHall,displaya
GothicRevivalarchitecturalstyle
TheMcMasterNuclearReactor(MNR)hasbeenthelargestuniversity
reactorintheCommonwealthsinceitbeganoperationandisthesecond
largestresearchreactorinNorthAmerica.[36][37]Itisa"pooltype"reactorwithacoreofenricheduraniumfuel
moderatedandcooledbydistilledwater.[38]WhiletheMNR'sprimarypurposeisresearchandtheproductionof
medicalisotopes,theMNRalsoservesstudentsinnuclearengineering,medicalandhealthphysics,andother
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appliedradiationsciences.[39]Theuniversityprovidesawiderangeofirradiation,laboratory,andholdingfacilities,
whichincludeacyclotron,anaccelerator,asmallangleneutronscatteringdetector,andwideangleneutron
scatteringfacilities.[40]Thecyclotronisusedfortheproductionoffluorine18,andisusedforresearchpurposes,
particularlythedevelopmentofnovelmolecularimagingagents.[41]
Libraryandmuseum
Theuniversity'slibrarysystemisamemberof31organizations,including
theAssociationofResearchLibraries.[42]Theuniversitylibrarysystem
averages2.3millionpatronseachyear.[3]Thelibrary'sresourceexpenditure
onOctober2013wasapproximately$8million,with90percentofthe
budgetallocatedtoserialsubscriptions,and10percentonhardcopy
acquisitions.[3]Thelibrarysystemincludefourlibrarieshousing1,240,643
paperbooksand2,255,053totalresources,includingvideos,maps,sound
recordings,andmicrofilm.[3]MillsLibraryhousesthehumanitiesand
socialsciencescollections,withawiderangeofprintanddigitalresources. Thereadingroomfortheuniversity's
InnisLibraryhousescontentwhichsupportstheacademicandresearch archiveisinMillsMemorialLibrary,
interestsoftheDeGrooteSchoolofBusiness.ThodeLibraryhouses oneofthefourlibrariesatthe
academicmaterialofvariousdisciplinesofscienceandengineering,while university'smaincampus
theHealthScienceLibraryhousesbookspertainingtomedicalsciences.
TheWilliamReadyDivisionofArchivesandResearchCollectionsatMcMasterUniversityconsistofpapersof
CanadianpublishersBritishpersonalitiesandofCanadianliteraryfiguressuchasFarleyMowat,PierreBerton,
MattCohen,MarianEngel.ItincludesthearchivesofBertrandRussell,andoflabourunions.[43]
TheMcMasterMuseumofArt's(MMA)principalroleistosupporttheacademicmissionofMcMasterUniversity
andtocontributetothediscourseonartinCanada.Themuseumhasthehighestattendancefiguresfora
universityaffiliatedmuseuminCanada,with31,400visitorsin2012.[3]Establishedin1967,themuseumhouses
andexhibitstheuniversity'sartcollection.[44]Asof2010,thatcollectionof7,230piecesholdsatotalvalueof$98
million.[3]ThecollectionincludesworksbyGustaveCourbet,ClaudeMonet,CamillePissarro,WalterSickertand
VincentvanGogh.ThemuseumalsoboaststhemostcomprehensivecollectionofGermanexpressionistand
WeimarperiodprintsinCanada.[3]
Housingandstudentfacilities
CurrentlyMcMasterhastwelvesmokefreestudentresidences:Bates,
Brandon,Edwards,Hedden,LesPrince,MaryE.Keyes,Matthews,
McKay,Moulton,Wallingford,Whidden,andWoodstockHall.McMaster's
studentresidencescanaccommodate3,685studentsintotal.[45]Thelatest
residencetobebuiltwasLesPrinceHall,alargecoedbuilding,completed
in2006.Itwasnamedforalongtimehallmasterintheresidencesystem
wholivedwithhisfamilyoncampusuntilafterhisretirementin1980.[46]
InSeptember2010,49percentoffirstyearstudentslivedoncampus,with
17.1percentoftheoverallundergraduatepopulationlivingoncampus.[47]
Residencesprovidetraditionalroomandboardstyle,furnishedapartment EdwardsHallisoneoftwelvestudent
style,andsuitestyleaccommodation.BrandonHallhousestheuniversity's residenceslocatedwithinthemain
substancefreelifestylelivingspaces.[48]Theresidencesystemis campus
supervisedbyResidenceLifestaff,whoprovideguidanceandhelpthe
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transitiontouniversitylifeformanyfirstyearstudents.[49]ResidencestudentsarerepresentedbytheInter
ResidenceCouncil(IRC),whichaimstobuildasenseofcommunityamongtheresidentsthroughprogramming.
Additionally,theIRCseekstoadvocateforallresidencestudentsonissuestheymayface,suchasfacilities,
dining,environment,andmore,andprovideopportunitiesforresidencestudentstogainvaluableleadership
opportunities.TheyareanintegralpartoftheMcMasterresidencecommunity.[50]
TheMcMasterUniversityStudentCentre(MUSC)isthecentreofstudentlifeandprogramming.Itcontainsacaf,
studyspace,commonareas,andanumberofadministrativedepartments,includingtheCIBCConferenceHall.
TheMUSCcontainstheofficesofanumberofstudentorganizations,includingtheMcMasterStudentsUnionand
TheSilhouetteweeklynewspaperaswellasotherservicessuchastheCampusHealthCentreandthecampus
dentist.[51]Theuniversityhasovertwentydiningoutletslocatedthroughoutthecampus,includingtwomajor
residencediningfacilities.[52]Theuniversityhasanumberofvegetarianestablishments,suchasacompletely
vegetariancafeknownasBridgesCafandafarmersmarketstand.Theuniversitywasvotedasthecountry'smost
veganfriendlyuniversitythroughPeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)foranumberofyears.[53]
SeveralotherdiningoutletsatMcMasterhavegarneredanumberofawardsthroughouttheyearsforfood
services.[54]
Offcampusfacilities
Asof2010McMasterUniversity'sDeGrooteSchoolofBusinessoperatesa1.82hectare(4.5acre)siteinthe
neighbouringcityofBurlington.Considerationforthenewbuildingbeganin2004,whenMcMasterUniversity
hadannounceditsinitialintenttoconstructanewartsandtechnologyintensivecampusinpartnershipwiththe
cityofBurlington.In2009,theCityofBurlington,HaltonRegion,andMcMasterUniversitysignedanofficial
agreementlayingoutthetimelinesandnextstepsfortheuniversity'sexpansionintoBurlington.[55]Construction
beganon17June2009,[56]andtheofficialopeningwason7October2010.Thefourstory,90,000squarefoot
(8,400m2)buildingiscalledtheRonJoyceCentre.TheRonJoyceCentreishometoDeGroote'sMBAprogram
anditsbusinessmanagementprogram(bothdegreeandnondegreeprograms).[57][58]
McMasterhasanumberofadministrativeofficesatitsDowntownCentre,
locatedinHamiltonintheformerWentworthCountyCourthouse.[59]The
centreisalsohometotheMcMasterCentreforContinuingEducation,
whichoffersavarietyofcertificateanddiplomaprogramsaswellas
personalandprofessionaldevelopmentprograms.[60]McMasterhadalso
announcedthatconstructionoftheMcMasterDowntownHealthCampusin
downtownHamiltonhadbeguninDecember2012.TheHealthCampusis
Theuniversity'smedicalschool expectedtoprovideteachingspaces,examroomsandclinicalspacesfor
operatestworegionalcampusessuch localresidents.[61]
astheNiagaraRegionalCampus.The
NiagaracampusislocatedatBrock TheMichaelG.DeGrooteSchoolofMedicineislocatedonthemain
University. campusaswellasintworegionalcampsesatSt.CatharinesandKitchener.
TheWaterlooRegionalCampusislocatedindowntownKitchener,sharing
facilitieswiththeHealthSciencesCampusoftheUniversityof
[62]
Waterloo. ThecampusinSt.CatharinesislocatedatBrockUniversity'sNiagaraHealthandBioscience
ResearchComplex.[63]Approximately30medicalstudentsineachyearoftheprogramattendeachcampus.[64]
ThosewhoapplytoMcMaster'sSchoolofMedicineareaskedtoranktheirsitechoice(Hamilton,NiagaraRegion,
WaterlooRegion)fromfirsttothird,ornopreference.Offersofadmissiontothemedicalschoolaremadefroma
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ranklistirrespectiveofgeographicalpreference.Subsequenttoanapplicant'sacceptance,registrantstotheclass
areplacedbasedontheirpreferenceandgeographicalbackground.TheoffersgivenoutbyMcMasterareboundto
theassignedsite.[64]
McMasterpurchasedalargeindustrialparkthreekilometreseastofitsmainHamiltoncampusin2005withthe
intentionofcreatinganarrayofresearchfacilitiesforthedevelopmentofadvancedmanufacturingandmaterials,
biotechnology,automotive,andnanotechnology.[65]InJuly2005thefederalgovernmentannouncedthatitwould
berelocatingCANMET,afederalgovernmentmaterialsresearchlaboratory,fromitsOttawacentretoHamilton.
ThisdecisionhelpedspearheadthedevelopmentoftheMcMasterInnovationPark.[66]TheUnitedNations
UniversityInternationalNetworkonWater,EnvironmentandHealth(UNUINWEH)iscurrentlyheadquartered
withinthepark.UNUINWEHistheonlyUnitedNationsagencyheadquarteredinOntarioandtheonlyNorth
AmericanhostsiteforaUnitedNationsUniversity,aftermovingtoMcMasterInnovationParkon23April
2008.[5][67]
Sustainability
TheOfficeofSustainability,createdastheAllmodesCommuting&TransportationOfficein2002,ischarged
withpromotingsustainableoperationsandgrowthattheuniversity.[68][69]TheOfficeofSustainability,headedby
theManagerofUniversitySustainability,workswithvariousmembersoftheuniversitypopulation,external
communitygroups,andthegovernment.[70]AlongwiththeothermembersoftheCouncilofOntarioUniversities,
McMastersignedapledgein2009knownasOntarioUniversitiesCommittedtoaGreenerWorld,withthe
objectiveoftransformingitscampusintoamodelofenvironmentalresponsibility.[71][72]On21October2010,the
universitysignedtwoaccordsaddressingtheissueofclimatechange:theTalloiresDeclarationandtheUniversity
andCollegePresidentsClimateChangeStatementofActionforCanada.[73][74]
TheuniversitycampusreceivedaBgradefromtheSustainableEndowmentsInstituteonitsCollegeSustainability
ReportCardfor2011.[75]
Administration
ThegovernanceoftheuniversityisconductedthroughtheBoardof
GovernorsandtheSenate,bothofwhichwereestablishedintheActto CurrentFacultiesofMcMaster
University
uniteTorontoBaptistCollegeandWoodstockCollegein1887.[1]The
Boardisresponsiblefortheuniversity'sconduct,management,andcontrol Faculties[76] Established
[77]
oftheuniversityandofitsproperty,revenues,business,andaffairs.[80]Ex DeGrooteSchoolofBusiness 1952
officiogovernorsoftheBoardincludetheuniversity'schancellor, FacultyofEngineering 1958[78]
president,andthechairmanoftheboardsenatecommitteeonlongrange FacultyofHealthSciences 1974[79]
planning.TheBoardalsoconsistsof34othergovernors,eitherappointed
orelectedbythevariousmembersoftheuniversity'scommunity,including FacultyofHumanities 1887
TheSenateisresponsiblefortheuniversity'sacademics,includingstandardsforadmissionintotheuniversityand
qualificationsfordegrees,diplomas,andcertificates.[80]TheSenateconsistsof15exofficiopositionsgrantedto
thechancellor,thepresident,thevicepresidentsoftheuniversity,theseniordeanofeachfaculty,thedeanof
graduatestudies,thedeanofadulteducation,theprincipalofMcMasterDivinityCollege,andtheChairmanofthe
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UndergraduateCouncil.TheSenatealsoconsistsof51othermembers,appointedorelectedbythevarious
communitiesoftheuniversityincludingelectedrepresentativesofthestudentbody.[82]MeetingsoftheBoardof
GovernorsandtheSenateareopentothepublic.[80]
ThepresidentactsasthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheuniversityundertheauthorityoftheBoardandtheSenate,
andsupervisesanddirectstheacademicandadministrativeworkoftheuniversityandofitsteachingandnon
teachingstaff.[80]PatrickDeaneistheseventhpresidentoftheuniversity,servingthepostsince1July2010.[83]
Theofficewascreatedin1949,withGeorgeGilmourservingastheuniversity'sfirstpresident.Theofficeofthe
vicechancellor,createdatthesametimeastheofficeofpresident,hasalwaysbeenheldbytheincumbent
presidentoftheuniversity.[84]
Programs,departments,andschoolsatMcMasteraredividedamongsixfaculties.Byenrolment,thetwolargest
facultiesistheFacultyofSciences,with6,656fulltimeandparttimeundergraduateandgraduatestudents,
followedbytheFacultyofHealthSciences,with5,409fulltimeandparttimeundergraduatesandgraduate
students.[3]TheSchoolofGraduateStudiesservesasthecentraladministrativeunitofgraduateeducationatthe
university.[85]TheSchoolofGraduateStudiesisnotconsidereditsownfaculty.TheArtsandScienceprogramis
taughtjointlybytheotherfacultiesatMcMaster.[86]Createdin1981,theprogramaimstoprovideabroadbased,
liberaleducation,providingsubstantialworkinboththeartsandsciences.[87]
Finances
Thetotalnetassetsownedbytheuniversityasof30April2015standsat$892.7million.[2]Theuniversityhad
completedthe20142015yearwithrevenuesof$990.8million,expensesof$912.2millionandanexcessof
revenuesoverexpensesof$78.6million.[2]McMaster'srevenuecomesfromendowmentincome,gifts,fees,and
annualgrantsfromtheCityofHamilton,theHamiltonWentworthRegion,theProvinceofOntario,andthe
GovernmentofCanada.[30]Thelargestsourceofrevenueisoperatinggrantsprovidedbythegovernment,valued
atnearlyC$265.2million.Asof30April2014,McMaster'sfinancialendowmentwasvaluedatC$655.5
million.[2]ThefinancingofMcMaster'sscholarshipsandbursariestakesup40percentoftheendowments
received.[88]FinancialServicescomprisesthefollowingareas:StudentAccounts&Cashiers,FinancialAccounting
andReporting,andBudgetingServices.[89]
TheuniversityhasbeenregisteredasaneducationalcharitableorganizationinCanadasince1January1967.Asof
2011,theuniversityisregisteredprimarilyasapostsecondaryinstitution,with70percentofthecharitydedicated
tothemanagementandmaintenanceoftheuniversity.Theremaining30percenthasbeendedicatedunder
research.[90]
Academics
McMasterisapubliclyfundedresearchuniversity,andamemberoftheAssociationofUniversitiesandColleges
ofCanada.[91][92]McMasterfunctionsonasemestersystem,operatingyearroundonacademicsemesters,
fall/winterandspring/summer.[93]Inthe20142015academicyear,theuniversityhadanenrollmentof30,117,
students:24,569undergraduatestudents,4,348graduatestudents.[94]
StudentsmayapplyforfinancialaidsuchastheOntarioStudentAssistanceProgramandCanadaStudentLoans
andGrantsthroughthefederalandprovincialgovernments.Thefinancialaidprovidedmaycomeintheformof
loans,grants,bursaries,scholarships,fellowships,debtreduction,interestrelief,andworkprograms.[95]In2012
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2013,McMasterstudentsreceived$86.1millioninCanadaOntarioIntegratedStudentLoansand$14.9millionin
grants,approximately$101.1millionintotal.[3]
McMasterModel
TheMcMasterModelistheuniversity'spolicyforastudentcentred,problembased,interdisciplinaryapproachto
learning,apolicywhichhasbeenadoptedbyseveralotheruniversitiesaroundtheworld.[5][96]Duringthe1960s
theMcMasterUniversityMedicalSchoolpioneeredproblembasedlearning(PBL)tutorialsthathavesincebeen
adoptedbyotherprogramsandfacultieswithintheuniversity.PBLisnowusedinmedicine,occupationaltherapy,
physicaltherapy,nursing,midwifery,andotheralliedfields.[97][98]MostmedicalschoolsinCanadaandmorethan
80percentofmedicalschoolsintheUnitedStatesemployPBLintheircurriculum,andmanyinternational
universitiesdothesame.[99][100]
In1991,McMaster'sSchoolofMedicineadoptedprogresstesting,developingthepersonalprogressindex(PPI),a
systembasedonprogresstestinginventedconcurrentlybytheUniversityofMissouriKansasCity'smedical
schoolandtheMaastrichtUniversity.ThePPIisusedasanobjectivemethodforassessingacquisitionand
retentionofknowledgeforstudentsinthemedicalprogram.[101]ThePPIisadministeredatregularintervalstoall
studentsintheprogram,regardlessoftheirleveloftraining,andplotsstudents'scoresastheymovethroughthe
program.Studentstypicallyscore20percentontheirfirstexamination,andincreasebyfivetosevenpercentwith
eachsuccessiveexamination.[101]Studentscanmonitorthechangesintheirscoresandreceiveformativefeedback
basedonastandardizedscorerelativetotheclassmean.[101]Duetotheoverwhelmingsuccessandresearch
supportingtheuseofthePPIasanevaluationtool,itisnowusedinCanada,US,Europe,andAustralia.[102]
Reputation
McMasterUniversityhasconsistentlybeenrankedoneofCanada's
topuniversities.Inthe2016AcademicRankingofWorld Universityrankings
Universities(ARWU)rankings,theuniversityranked83rdinthe Globalrankings
worldandfourthhighestinCanada.[14]The20132014Times ARWUWorld[14] 83
HigherEducationWorldUniversityRankingsplacedMcMaster
QSWorld[15] 149
92ndintheworld,andfourthinCanada.[13]The2014QSWorld
UniversityRankingsrankedtheuniversity113thintheworldand TimesWorld[13] 113
McMaster'sMichaelG.DeGrooteSchoolofMedicinehasalso Maclean'sReputation[106] 5
gainednotability.Inthe20142015TimesHigherEducation
rankingsofclinical,preclinical,andhealthuniversities,McMaster'smedicalschoolranked25thintheworldand
thirdinCanada.[111]The2015QSWorldUniversityRankingshadrankedthemedicalprogramatMcMaster33rd
intheworld,andfourthinCanada.IntheARWU2014rankingsforthefieldofclinicalmedicineandpharmacy,
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theuniversityhadplaced45thintheworldandthirdinCanada.[112]InU.S.News&WorldReport2014rankings
forclinicalmedicine,theuniversityplaced45thintheworld,andfourthinCanada.[113]Accordingtoa2013
Maclean'ssurveywithfirstyearmedicalstudentswhoobtainedaCanadianundergraduatedegree,10.5percentof
thesestudentsattendedMcMasterfortheirundergraduateeducation,themostoutofanyundergraduateinstitution
inthecountry.[114]
McMasterwasalsorankedinanumberofARWUrankingsbasedonacademicfields.Theuniversitywasranked
41stintheARWU2013inthefieldofsocialsciences,thesecondhighestinthecountry.[115]IntheU.S.News&
WorldReport2014rankingsforsocialsciencesandpublichealth,theuniversityplaced67thintheworld,and
fourthinCanada.[116]onInthesame2013ARWUrankings,theuniversityhadranked101150thinthefieldof
naturalscienceandmathematics.[117]InanemployabilitysurveypublishedbytheNewYorkTimesinOctober
2011,whenCEOsandchairmanswereaskedtoselectthetopuniversitieswhichtheyrecruitedfrom,McMaster
placed61stintheworld,andfourthinCanada.[118]AnotherglobalemployabilitysurveybyTimesHigher
Educationwasconductedin2015.Inthe2015TimesGlobalEmployabilityUniversityRanking,McMasterwas
placed86thintheworld,andfifthinCanada.[119]
Research
InResearchInfosource'sDecadeinReview,McMasterwasdesignatedasthetopCanadianperformerinuniversity
researchincomegrowthfrom1999to2009inthemedicaldoctoralcategoryandasthesecondtopperformerin
researchintensitygrowthforthesameperiod.[120]Withatotalsponsoredresearchincomeof$325.156million,
McMasterhasthesixthlargestsponsoredresearchincomeinthecountry.Withanaverageresearchincomeof
C$239.4perfulltimefacultymember,McMasterisalsothesecondmostresearchintensivefullserviceuniversity
inthecountry.[121]In2004McMasterearnedthedesignationofresearchuniversityoftheyearbasedonitsability
toattractandcapitalizeonitsresearchincome.[122]Itsresearchactivitiesexceedthoseofuniversitiestwiceitssize.
Thefederalgovernmentisthelargestsourceoffunding,providing54percentofMcMaster'sresearchbudget,
primarilythroughgrants.Corporationscontributearound13percentoftheoverallresearchbudget.[3]
Intermsofresearchperformance,HighImpactUniversities2010ranked
McMaster62ndoutof500universities,andfourthinCanada.[123]The
universitywasranked25thoutof500universitiessecondinthecountry
forresearchperformanceinthefieldsofmedicine,dentistry,
pharmacology,andhealthsciences.[124]Theuniversitywasranked83rdout
of500universities,rankingthirdnationally,forresearchperformanceinthe
fieldsofengineering,computing,andtechnology.[125]Inthefieldsofarts,
humanities,business,andsocialsciences,theuniversity'sresearch
performancewasranked60thoutof500universities,thethirdhighest
nationally.[126]In2012,theHigherEducationStrategyAssociates,another
organizationwhichalsoranksuniversitiesonthebasisoftheirresearch
strength,rankedMcMastertenthnationallyinthefieldofscienceand
engineeringandseventhnationallyinthefieldofsocialsciencesand
humanities.[127]TheHigherEducationEvaluationandAccreditation TheMcMasterNuclearReactoristhe
CouncilofTaiwan(HEEACT),anorganizationwhichalsoevaluates largestresearchreactorinthe
universitiesbasedontheirscientificpaper'sperformances,ranked Commonwealth.
McMaster54thintheworldandfourthnationallyforinsocialsciencesin
its2011rankings.HEEACTplacedMcMaster95thintheworldandfifth
nationallyforitsoverallresearchperformance.[128][129]
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McMasterhasreceivedaccoladesforitsresearchstrengths,particularlyinthefieldofhealthsciences.Forfive
yearsinarow,McMasterhasrankedsecondinforbiomedicalandhealthcareresearchrevenuesbythe
AssociationofFacultiesofMedicineofCanada.In20082009,Facultyinvestigatorswereoverseeing$133
millionayearinresearch,muchofthatresearchconductedbyscientistsandphysicianswhoteachinthemedical
school.[130]Forits2011rankings,HEEACTrankedMcMaster35thintheworldandthirdonanationalscalefor
scientificpapersinclinicalmedicine.[131]TheFacultyofHealthSciencesoperatesseveralresearchinstitutes,
includingtheFarncombeFamilyDigestiveHealthResearchInstitute,theDeGrooteInstituteforInfectiousDisease
Research,andtheStemCellandCancerResearchInstitute.[132][133][134]AMcMasterresearchgroupledbyDavid
SackettandlaterGordonGuyatthadbeenlargelycreditedforlargelyestablishingthemethodologiesusedin
evidencebasedmedicine.Guyatthadalsobeencreditedforcoiningthetermevidencebasedmedicinein
1990.[135][136]InNovember2010,researchersattheStemCellandCancerResearchInstituteturnedclumpsof
humanskinintobloodcells,whichmayhelpalleviatetheshortageofblooddonors.[137]AportionofAlbert
Einstein'sbrainispreservedandheldformedicalresearchattheMcMasterbrainbank.[138]Researcherstherehave
identifieddifferencesinhisbrainthatmayrelatetohisgeniusforspatialandmathematicalthinking.[139][140]
TheBrockhouseInstituteforMaterialResearch(BIMR)islocatedatMcMaster.Createdin1960byHoward
Petch,theinstitutewasnamedafterMcMasteralumnusBertramBrockhouse.TheBIMRisaninterdisciplinary
researchorganizationwiththemandatetodevelop,support,andcoordinateallmaterialsresearchrelatedactivities
atMcMaster.[141]Itsmembershipof123facultymembersisdrawnfrom13departmentsintheFacultiesof
Science,Engineering,andHealthSciences,aswellasseveralCanadianandinternationaluniversities.[141]
FacilitiesoftheBIMRincludetheCanadianCentreforElectronMicroscopy,CentreforCrystalGrowth,
McMasterAnalyticalXrayFacility,ElectronicandMagneticCharacterizationFacility,andthePhotonicsResearch
Laboratories.[142]TheCanadianCentreforElectronMicroscopyishometotheworld'smostadvancedmicroscope.
TheTitan80300cubedmicroscopehasamagnificationof14millionandisusedformaterial,medical,and
nanotechnologyresearch.[143]
TheuniversityalsooperatestheMcMasterNuclearReactor,whichhasbeenusedfornuclearscienceand
engineeringresearchsince1959.[40]ThestrengthofnuclearscienceatMcMasterwasaugmentedin1968underthe
presidencyofDr.H.G.Thodebytheconstructionofa10MVModelFNTandemparticleaccelerator.The3MV
ModelKNsingleendedacceleratorwasaddedthesameyear.[144]Theacademicdirectionofthelaboratoryfellto
thePhysicsDepartmentintheearlydays,asitwasprimarilyanuclearstructurelaboratory.Duringthenext28
years,thenuclearresearcheffortwasextensive,withhundredsofgraduatestudentstrainedandmanypublications
generated.[145]ThereactoratMcMasterproduces25percentoftheworld'ssupplyofiodine125,anisotopeused
innuclearmedicinetotreatprostatecancer.[36]Theproductionofmolybdenum99attheNationalResearch
UniversalReactor(NRU)hasalsobeenoccasionallymovedtotheuniversity'sreactor,duringthe1970and2009
shutdownoftheNRU.[146]McMasterUniversity'sSLOWPOKE2nonpowerreactoroperatinglicenceisvalid
untilJune30,2014.TheSLOWPOKEreactorisusedforresearchandeducation,commercialapplicationssuchas
neutronradiography,andmedicalradioisotopeproductionIodine125isusedincancertherapy.[147]
Admissions
TherequirementsforadmissiondifferbetweenstudentsfromOntario,otherprovincesinCanada,andinternational
studentsduetothelackofuniformityinmarkingschemes.TheacceptancerateatMcMasterforfulltime,first
yearapplicationsinfall2013was58.7percent.[148]InSeptember2012,thesecondaryschoolaverageforfulltime
firstyearstudentsatMcMasterUniversitywas86.9percent.StudentsenteringMcMaster'smoreselective
undergraduateprograms,includingtheIntegratedSciencesprogramandtheArtsandScienceprogram,hada
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secondaryschoolaverageof95.8percent.[149]McMasterreceived27,102applicantsinthe2012academicyear.[3]
McMaster'smedicalschoolisthemostcompetitivemedicalprograminCanadabyapplicationnumbers,withmore
than5,200applicantscompetingfor204positions,anacceptancerateof3.9%.
TheMichaelDeGrooteSchoolofMedicinehasnotablydevelopedadmissionteststhathassincebecomeadopted
byotherschools.isIn2001,theydevelopedthemultipleminiinterviewinanefforttoaddresslongstanding
concernsoverstandardpanelinterviewsviewedaspoorreflectorsformedicalschoolperformance.[150]This
formatusesshort,independentassessmentsinatimedcircuittoobtainaggregatescoresininterpersonalskills,
professionalism,ethical/moraljudgment,andcriticalthinkingtoassesscandidates.Themultipleminiinterview
hasconsistentlyshowntohaveahigherpredictivevalidityforfutureperformancethantraditionalinterviews.[150]
ThemultipleminiinterviewprocesshassincebeenadoptedbythemajorityofCanadianmedicalschools,aswell
asanumberofmedicalschoolsintheUnitedStates.[151]In2010,themedicalschooldevelopedtheComputer
basedAssessmentforSamplingPersonalCharacteristics,inordertobetterassessthepersonalcharacteristicsofthe
applicant.[152]AnumberofothermedicalschoolshavesinceadoptedtheCASPertest,includingNewYork
MedicalCollege,RobertWoodJohnsonMedicalSchool,andtheUniversityofOttawaFacultyofMedicine.[153]
Studentlife
Inthe20122013academicyear,theuniversityhadan
Demographicsofstudentbody[3]
enrollmentof29,411students:25,174undergraduatestudents,
Undergraduate Graduate
4,237graduatestudents.[3]Thestudentbodyislargelymade
Male 46.1% 50.7%
upofOntarioresidents,makingup89.3percentofthestudent
Female 53.9% 49.3%
population.Internationalandoutofprovincestudents
Ontariostudent 91.6% 75.5%
represented,respectively,7.5percent,and3.2percent.
Studentscomefromall10Canadianprovinces,twoCanadian Outofprovincestudent 2.5% 7.2%
Internationalstudent 5.9% 17.2%
territoriesand87countries.[3]Fulltimestudentsmakeup
about87percentofthestudentbody.Amongfulltime
students,theuniversityhasafirsttimestudentretentionrateof88.7percent.[3]
Studentgroups
Themainstudentunionsonadministrativeandpolicyissuesarethe
McMasterStudentsUnionforfulltimeundergraduates,theMcMaster
AssociationofPartTimeStudentsforparttimeundergraduates,andthe
McMasterGraduateStudentsAssociationforpostgraduates.[154][155][156]In
addition,eachfacultyhasitsownstudentrepresentativebody.Thereare
morethan300studentorganizationsandclubs,coveringawiderangeof
interestssuchasacademics,culture,religion,socialissues,and
recreation.[157]ManyofthemarecentredontheMcMasterstudentactivity
centre,theMcMasterUniversityStudentCentre.TheSilhouette,the
studentrunnewspaper,istheoldeststudentserviceatMcMaster TheMcMasterUniversityStudent
[9]
University,inpublicationsince1929. Since1968,theMcMaster Centrehousesanumberofstudent
EngineeringSocietyhaspublishedThePlumbline,themainsatire groups,includingtheMcMaster
magazineofMcMasterUniversity. [158]ThecampusradiostationCFMU StudentsUnion
FM(93.3FM)isCanadassecondoldestcampusradiostation,andhas
beenbroadcastingsince1978.[159]MacInsiders,apopularonlinestudentrunforumandinformationnetwork,has
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beenoperatingsince2007[160]andhasover18,000registeredmembers.[161]TheMcMasterMarchingBand,
createdinSeptember2009,isabrass,reedandpercussionmarchingbandcomposedof45graduateand
undergraduatestudentsaswellasmembersofthesurroundingcommunitywhowishtoparticipate.[162]
Theuniversityhostsanumberofhonoursocieties,includingtheMcMasterHonourSocietyandachapterofthe
GoldenKeyInternationalHonourSociety.[163][164]Theuniversityishometotwosemiprofessionalacting
companies,McMasterMusicalTheatreandtheMcMasterThespianCompany.[165]TheMcMasterEngineering
Musicalisanannualmusicalproductionthatiswritten,directed,andcastbyengineers.Theproductionoften
featuresuniqueinterpretationsofpopularsongsormusicals.[166]Theuniversityandthestudentunionsdonot
recognizeanyfraternityorsororitiesexistingchaptersoperateasnonaccreditedoffcampusorganizations.[167]
FivefraternitiescurrentlyoperateanactivechapterattheuniversityPiKappaAlpha,OmegaPsiPhi,LambdaPhi
Epsilon,AlphaEpsilonPiandPhiDeltaThetaandsixSororitiesincludingTauSigmaPhi,AlphaPiPhi,Epsilon
SigmaAlpha,DeltaPi,NuOmegaZeta,andDeltaPsiDelta.[168][169][170][171][172]
Athletics
AthleticsatMcMasterismanagedbytheuniversity'sstudentaffairs,under
theirathleticsandrecreationdepartment.Theuniversity'svarsityteams
competeintheOntarioUniversityAthleticsconferenceofUSports
(formerlycalledCanadianInteruniversitySport).Theuniversity'steam
sportsprogramsincludebaseball,basketball,football,lacrosse,rugby,
soccer,swimming,volleyball,andwaterpolo.Thefirstmajorsportgame
playedatMcMasterwasin1889,whenagroupofalumnifromToronto
BaptistCollegeandWoodstockCollegeplayedanexhibitiongameagainst
oneanother,sparkinganearlyintercityrivalrybetweenMcMaster
students.In1897theuniversityplacedallphysicalactivityandsports TheMcMasterMaraudersfootball
underthejurisdictionofacentralexecutivecommittee.[173]Thevarsity teamatRonJoyceStadium
teamshavebeenknownastheMcMasterMarauderssince1948,througha
contestrunbythestudentnewspaper,TheSilhouette,tonametheuniversity'smen'sbasketballteam.[174]
TheMaraudershavewon11nationalchampionshipsand139provincialchampionssince1961.Themen'swater
poloteamhaswontheOntarioUniversityAthleticschampionship25times,makingittheMarauders'most
successfulteamattheprovinciallevel.Themen'swrestlingteamhasbeentheMarauders'mostsuccessfulteamat
thenationallevel,winningtheCanadianInteruniversitySportchampionshipfourtimes.[175]McMasterUniversity
hasgraduated34Olympicathletes,eightOlympiccoaches,twoOlympicadministratorsandtwoOlympic
officials.[176]AsismandatoryforallmembersofUSports,McMasterUniversitydoesnotprovidefullrideathletic
scholarships.[177]
Theuniversity'ssportsfacilitiesarelocatedinthenortheastcornerofthemaincampus.Theuniversityhasa
numberofsportsfacilities,includingtheDavidBraleyAthleticCentreandtheRonJoyceStadium.[178]RonJoyce
StadiumincludesafullsizedCanadianfootballfieldandFIFAsizedsoccerpitch.Thestadiumfeaturespermanent
seatingfor6,000andtemporaryseatingforanadditional6,000ontheothersideofthefieldwhenneeded.Ron
JoyceStadiumisnotonlyusedbytheuniversity'sfootballandsoccervarsityteamsitisalsousedasthetraining
campfortheHamiltonTigerCatsoftheCanadianFootballLeagueandasthehomestadiumfortheHamilton
NationalsofMajorLeagueLacrosse.[179][180]
IntramuralsportleaguesandtournamentshaveahighlevelofparticipationatMcMaster.Opportunitiesareoffered
atmultipleskilllevelsandacrossavarietyofsportstoservicearangeofinterestandability.Sportsofferedinclude
traditionalsportslikevolleyball,basketball,soccerandcricket,aswellaslesstraditionaleventslikedodgeball,
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innertubewaterpolo,andextremepotatosackracing.[181]
Insigniasandotherrepresentations
McMasterusesanumberofsymbolstorepresenttheinstitution,withtheuniversity'sOfficeofPublicRelations
managingtheuniversity'svisualidentity.Theuniversity'spresentvisualidentity,andlogowasapprovedbythe
UniversitySenatein1997.[182]Othersymbolsutilizedbytheuniversityincludesaflag,unveiledonthe29
September2015,aswellasaceremonialmace.[183]Theuniversitymacewasbequeathedin1950fromthe
graduatingclassof1900.Usedinceremoniessuchasconvocation,themacesymbolizestheauthorityofthe
UniversitySenatetoconferdegrees.[184]Theuniversityalsousesseveraltaglinesasapartofitsoverallbranding
effort.Asof2007,thebrandingtaglineusedbytheuniversityis"LearningWithoutBorders,"althoughthe
previoustagline,"Inspire,Innovation,andDiscovery,"isstillusedtoalimitedextent.[185]
Inadditiontothevisualrepresentationsoftheinstitution,theuniversity'sindividual
departments,faculties,andschoolsalsoemploysymbolstovisuallyrepresentthem.
OnesuchexampleistheFacultyofEngineering'sfireballemblem,adoptedbythe
facultyin1960.Thefireballwasadoptedfromthecoatofarmsofthedefunct
HamiltonCollege.[186]HamiltonCollegewasasciencebasedcollegeaffiliatedwith
McMasterpriortoitsdissolutionin1957,whentherestoftheuniversitywas
reorganized.
Mottoandsongs Thefireballisthe
emblemoftheFacultyof
Theuniversity'smotto,chosenfromColossians1:17,is
Engineering.The
.[187]Themotto,adoptedin1888,isGreekfor"InChristallthings emblemisbasedoffthe
consist".[187]TheMcMastermottoisunusualinthatitemploysGreekinsteadofLatin coatofarmsofdefunct
orEnglish.TheuseofLatinreflectstheoriginofuniversitiesinmediaevalinstitutions HamiltonCollege.
inwhichLatinwasmoreprominentthanGreek.[8][188]McMaster'sfoundersdesiredto
gobackbeyondtheMiddleAgestotheearliestdaysoftheChristianfaith,andthereforeusedtheGreekform.[188]
Notableamonganumberofsongscommonlyplayedandsungatvariouseventssuchascommencementand
convocation,andathleticgamesare:TheAlmaMaterSong(1935),withwordsbyMrs.A.A.Burridgeandmusic
byHughBrearlyTheMcMasterMarch,withwordsbyClaireSeniorBurkeetal.,andmusicbyArthurBurridge
andMyMac(1982),withwordsandmusicbyFredMoyes.[189]
Coatofarms
AftertheuniversitymovedtoHamiltonin1930,theuniversitypetitionedLordLyonKingofArmsinEdinburgh
foracoatofarms.[190]TherequestwasgrantedonbehalfofTheCrownon20October1930.[8][190]In1997the
BoardofGovernorsintroducedasimplifiedshielddesign,whichrecognizedthetraditionofMcMastersheraldry
whileimprovingthequalityofprintandelectronicreproduction.[190]Theuniversity'sarmsandbadgewas
registeredwiththeCanadianHeraldicAuthorityon15October2006.[191]
Thecoatofarmsconsistsofashield,acrest,andamotto,togetherwithahelmet.Theshieldcontainsaneagle,
symbolicoftheheavenlyvision,withacrossonitsbreasttoindicateChristianityastheinspirationforthe
university'svision.[192]Thechiefoftheshieldbearsanopenbook,acommonsymboloflearning,withamaple
leafoneachside,signifyingthatMcMaster'scharterwasgrantedbytheProvinceofOntario.[192]Thehelmet,
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abovetheshield,hastheopenvisorandforwardfacingstyletypicallyusedbyuniversities.[192]Themantling
surroundingtheshieldandhelmetrepresentsthecloakwornoveraknight'sarmourasprotectionfromthesun.The
crest,locatedabovethehelmet,isastagandoaktree,whichservesasatributetotheCanadianSenator,William
McMaster,whoalsousedastagandoakonhisinsignias.[190]Themottoislocatedabovethecrest,asiscommon
inScottishheraldry.[193]
Notablealumniandfaculty
AsofNovember2010,McMasterUniversityhasover140,000alumniresidingover140countries.[3]Throughout
McMaster'shistory,faculty,alumni,andformerstudentshaveplayedprominentrolesinmanyfields,accumulating
anumberofawardsincludingNobelprizes,RhodesscholarshipsandtheLaskerAward.[194][195]NobelPrize
winnersincludealumnusMyronScholes,whowasawardedtheNobelMemorialPrizeinEconomicSciencesin
1997facultymemberBertramBrockhouse,whowasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1994andalumnus
JamesOrbinski,whoacceptedtheNobelPeacePrizein1992onbehalfofDoctorsWithoutBorders.[12]
ProminentalumniinthefieldofscienceincludeDouglasL.Coleman,whodiscoveredleptin,[196]RichardBader,
notedforhisworkontheatomsinmoleculestheory,[197]HaroldE.Johns,whopioneeredtheuseofcobalt60in
thetreatmentofcancer,[198]KarlClark,whopioneeredtheseparationmethodtoextractbitumenfromtheoil
sands,[199]andSteveMann,aresearcherandinventorinthefieldofcomputationalphotography.[200]Notable
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facultymembersincludechemistRonaldGillespie,whohelpedshapeVSEPRtheory,[201]aswellasDavidSackett
andGordonGuyatt,whoseresearchteamwaslargelycreditedforlargelyestablishingthemethodologiesusedin
evidencebasedmedicine.[135][136]ProminentalumniinthefieldofsocialscienceswasHaroldInnis,whohelped
shapecommunicationtheoryandthestaplesthesis,[202]andsociologistHenryGiroux,oneofthefounding
theoristsofcriticalpedagogy.[203]
Manyformerstudentshavegainedprominenceforservingingovernment.CroatianPrimeMinister,Tihomir
Orekoviwasanalumnusoftheuniversity.[204]LincolnAlexander,theformerLieutenantGovernorofOntario,as
wellasthefirstvisibleminorityLieutenantGovernorinCanadawasanotheralumnusoftheuniversity.[205]
CanadianpremiersthathavegraduatedfromtheuniversityincludetheformerpremierofOntario,Dalton
McGuinty,andtheformerpremierofSaskatchewan,TommyDouglas.[206][207]Manygraduateshavealsoservedin
theCanadianHouseofCommons,including,TonyValeri,theGovernmentHouseLeader[208]andLawrence
Pennell,theSolicitorGeneralofCanada.[209]RoyKellock,aJusticeoftheSupremeCourtofCanadawasa
graduatefromtheuniversity.[210]CharlesAubreyEaton,amemberoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives,
andsignoroftheUnitedNationsCharteronbehalfoftheUnitedStates,wasanalumnusoftheuniversity.[211]
AnumberofprominentbusinessleadershavealsostudiedatMcMaster.ExamplesincludeDavidBraley,ownerof
theTorontoArgonautsandBCLionsoftheCanadianFootballLeague[212]StephenElop,formerpresidentand
CEOofNokia[213]CyrusS.Eaton,founderofRepublicSteel[214]PaulD.House,currentexecutivechairmanof
TimHortons[215]LyntonWilson,chairmanofBellCanada,CAEInc.,andNortel[216]MichaelLeeChin,current
chairman,CEOofAICLimited,[217]KathyBardswick,presidentandCEOofTheCooperators,[218]andRob
Burgess,formerchairmanandCEOofMacromedia.[219]
AnumberofMcMasteralumnihadalsohadsuccessfulsportscareers,includingSylAppsoftheTorontoMaple
Leafs[220]andNHLcoachRogerNeilson.[221]Theuniversityhashad34ofitsgraduatescompeteintheOlympic
games,includingOlympicmedalistsLarryCainAdamvanKoeverdenandMarkHeese.McMasterfaculty
memberNormanLanewasalsoanOlympicmedalist.[176]Severalalumnioftheuniversityhavealsobecome
prominentintheentertainmentindustry,includingcomedians,actorsanddirectors.SuchalumniincludeEugene
Levy[222]MartinShort[223]JonathanFrid[224]IvanReitman[225]DaveThomas[226]andJohnCandy.[227]Two
membersofMcMasterhadtravelledinspacefacultymemberDafyddWilliams,[228]andalumnaRobertaBondar,
thefirstCanadianwomaninspace.[229]
Seealso
IronRingClock
McMasterUniversityMedicalSchool
McMasterUniversityMedicalCentre
McMasterUniversitySecurityService
OriginsInstitute
TextAnalysisPortalforResearch
WhiddenLectures
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