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Macdonald Homecoming welcomes all alumni to our Mac Community Day on October 26. Please note, the Centennial Centre is wheelchair accessible.

Schedule

9h00–9h30: Registration

Registration opens at 9h00—so come by, pick up your nametag, grab a coffee and say hi to fellow Mac grads before the fun filled day begins. 

Instead of hosting a Memorabilia Room, we are asking you to bring your own memorabilia – something small or meaningful from when you were on campus to share with others. Leave it on the Memorabilia table and pick it up at the end of the day! 

9h30-10h45: Speed research presentations with hands-on activities, Centennial Centre

Dive into the world of research undertaken in the faculty. You will rotate between stations to try your hand at experiments as you learn more about specific research projects. Experiments include: how to detect food fraud; turning waste into sustainable food packaging, development of hybrid plant-animal cheeses, DNA and microbiomes, etc. 

Presentations

1. Hybrid plant-animal cheeses and textural analysis by Professor Salwa Karboune, Associate Dean Research and Scientific Director, Consortium for Research, Innovation and Transformation of Agrifood
2. Sustainable multifunctional metamaterials by Associate Professor Hamid Akbarzadeh, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Bio-inspired Hierarchical Multifunctional Metamaterials
3. Novel analytical tools to track food fraud by Associate Professor Stéphane Bayen, Chair, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry & Associate Professor Ashraf Ismail, Co-Director, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ IR Group  
4. How we extract DNA—then use it to gain insights into the microbiome by Associate Professor Jennifer Ronholm, William Dawson Scholar and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Agricultural Microbiology
5. From waste to sustainable food packaging by Associate Professor Yixiang Wang
6. Rapid detection of food hazards and adulterants by Professor Xiaonan Lu, William Dawson Scholar and Ian & Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety
7. Tech-timating carbohydrates: optimizing glycemic management in people with type 1 diabetes by Associate Professor Anne-Sophie Brazeau​​​​​, ​with grad students Asmaa Housni & Courtney South

11h00-11h45: Behind the Scenes: Student-Led Initiatives, Centennial Centre Ballroom

This fair-style event will allow you to interact with students as they talk about the various initiatives and opportunities supported by the faculty and donors. Learn about internships, undergraduate research, Let’s Talk Science, etc.

11h45-12h30: Awards and Presentations, Centennial Centre Ballroom

Join Dean Anja Geitmann and President Deep Saini as they present the Distinguished Alumni Awards, recognize Reunion Class Giving and celebrate anniversary year classes.

Class photos will be taken immediately afterwards.

12h30-13h45: Sir William Macdonald BBQ, Centennial Centre (Ceilidh)—$50/person

New format this year! Enjoy a deluxe BBQ in the Ceilidh for a more relaxed lunch to reconnect with classmates and old friends. Cost: $50/person. Cash bar with retro pricing! 

13h45-14h30: Logger Sport Demonstration, Watson Field 

Get a chance to witness some of the events our loggersports team performs during its competitions across Canada: axe throw, quarter split, underhand chop, and more! You will get to see athletes in action with axes and chainsaws! 

14h30-16h00: Campus Tour, meet at Centennial Centre

What would a Macdonald Homecoming be without a tour! During a guided tour of the horticulture centre, learn more about the research being done at the centre, the orchards and vegetable plots and how the centre provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the production, management and marketing of horticulture crops. 

You will also have the opportunity to visit the new teaching greenhouse—a state of the art facility that will meet the needs of the Faculty. 

Meet at the front of the Centennial Centre, as a student guide will lead you to the horticulture centre.

16h00-18h00: Gathering of the Clan Happy Hour, Centennial Centre (Ceilidh)

Join us for Happy Hour in the Ceilidh to continue conversations, meet more old friends and unwind as another Mac Homecoming comes to a close. Cash bar.