In 2012, as we mark the University’s 125th year, there is an increased focus on our institution’s history, which gives us the opportunity to reflect on the legacy our founder built with his dream of a new university and the generous gift that made it possible.

The McMaster 125th website provides a great deal of information about the celebration of our 125th anniversary. I encourage you to visit, to connect with the University’s history and accomplishments over the past 125 years.

At this event, you can:

• tour our state-of-the-art facilities

• take in special lectures and demonstrations
• explore our beautiful campus
• visit all 12 residences
• meet our friendly students, faculty and staff.

With over 50 activities to choose from we guarantee you won’t be disappointed. Check out the schedule of events for more details and to plan your day.

RSVP is recommendedand easy to do online.

March Break (March 12 – March 16) Registration required
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED; ALL TOUR SPACES ARE FULL.

May @ Mac Open House (Saturday, May 12, 2012) <– Your best option!
Explore the McMaster Campus, meet staff and students at our faculty showcase, tour multiple residences, and learn about your “Next Steps” all at May @ Mac; our university-wide Open House.  See details for May@Mac posted here.

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You may wish to join us during our university-wide open house, May @ MAC, on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The Open House provides an excellent opportunity for prospective students to meet staff and students from all Level I Programs, check out all twelve residences, tour the campus, meet with representatives from Student Services area, and explore more of the facilities that Mac has to offer.

You are encouraged to submit your supplementary application(s) well before the listed deadline. The supplementary application is a critical component of the admission selection process and without it, you will not be considered for admission to the program.

Applicants to programs requiring a supplementary application will be notified about their admission status in May (once an admission decision is made).

Programs not listed above do not require a supplementary application as admission is based solely on academic performance.

If you have already submitted your supplementary application, thank you. Be sure to check our ‘Admission Process‘ page for upcoming ‘next steps.’

In stark contrast, Sheiry Dhillon was born in an Ontario hospital, in a sterile and safe environment, with a fully equipped obstetric and neonatal team ready to handle any complications.

That jarring difference in circumstances and the drastic social inequity that her own family experienced would shape Dhillon’s life and push her to level the playing field.

“As a child, I remember being a naive young humanitarian with a longing to protect the vulnerable and alleviate suffering,” said Dhillon. “I began small, often confronting the playground bully or sheltering animals on our kitchen floor.”

A fourth-year bachelor of health sciences student specializing in global health, Dhillon has been chosen as one of two students who will represent Ontario as Rhodes Scholars.

“This is such a thrilling opportunity,” she said. “To be part of the Rhodes community is remarkable and to ‘fight the world’s fight’ as many Rhodes scholars often say. This provides me with the resources and education to make real change.”

Dhillon is the first Rhodes scholar to come from McMaster since 2004.

The scholarships provide students from around the world the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in England for two to three years.

“Sheiry is an outstanding scholar who combines a commitment to academic excellence with impressive leadership qualities and a passionate regard for the welfare of others,” said University President Patrick Deane, who acted as a mentor to all three of McMaster’s Rhodes finalists. “She does not view her education as an end in itself but rather is deeply committed to using her education to improve life for others.”

Much of her motivation comes from her parents, who immigrated to Canada from India in 1989 to provide a better life for their children. The family now lives in Brampton.

Dhillon plans to pursue her research interests in global health science and sees her education at Oxford as an integral step to reaching the goals she first set as a small child.

“Social inequity has driven my pursuit of knowledge for my entire life,” she said. “I use my mother’s story as just one example of a greater cause to which I hope to dedicate my life’s work.”

Holden Sheffield, an MD candidate in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and Joseph Veloce, an engineering student, were also among the 13 Ontario finalists.

Established in the will of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international scholarship program in the world.

Rhodes’ vision was to develop outstanding leaders who would be motivated to “fight the world’s fight,” and his will outlined four criteria: literary and scholastic attainments; energy; selflessness, devotion and sympathy for the weak; and leadership.

By Dailynews Staff. Originally posted on McMaster’s Dailynews website at http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=8579.

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