Mcgill University Legal Name

Prospective students applying to study at McGill can indicate their preferred first name on their application form. Note: If you change only the email alias, the display name does not change. Students should always change the preferred name to Minerva to change the display name. McGill is a member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF),[183] which brings together the presidents of 29 of the world`s leading universities. [184] It is the only Canadian member university in the Gulf. [12] McGill is also one of only two non-U.S. universities to be a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of research-intensive universities. [185] Women`s education at McGill University began in 1884 when Donald Smith (later Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal) began funding separate lectures for women given by university staff. The first degrees awarded to women at McGill University were awarded in 1888.

[68] In 1899, Royal Victoria College (RVC) opened as a women`s residence at McGill with Hilda D. Oakeley at its head. Until the 1970s, all female students, known as “Donaldas”, were considered RVC members. [69] As of fall 2010, the new section of the tower at Royal Victoria College became a co-ed residence, while the former west wing is reserved exclusively for women. The tower and west wing of Royal Victoria College are part of the university`s dormitory system. [70] McGill was instrumental in the founding of several major universities and colleges. He established the first post-secondary institutions in British Columbia to offer degree programs in the growing cities of Vancouver and Victoria. It established Victoria College in 1903 as a junior college affiliated with McGill and offered first and second year courses in art and science until it became the current University of Victoria. British Columbia`s first university was founded in Vancouver in 1908 as McGill University College of British Columbia. The private institution awarded degrees at McGill until it became an independent university of British Columbia in 1915. [76] McGill graduates and lecturers include 12 Nobel Prize winners[24] and 147 Rhodes Scholars,[25] two universities in Canada,[24] as well as 159 Loran Scholars,[26] 18 billionaires,[Note 1] the current Prime Minister and two former prime ministers of Canada, two governors general of Canada, 15 judges of the Supreme Court of Canada,[note 2] at least eight foreign Heads of State and Government and more than 100 members of Legislator.

McGill graduates also include 8 Oscar winners,[note 3] 13 Grammy winners,[note 4] at least 13 Emmy winners,[note 5] four Pulitzer Prize winners,[note 6] and 121 Olympians with more than 35 Olympic medals. [29] The inventors of modern organized ice hockey[30] basketball[31] and the pioneers of grid football[32] as well as the founders of several major universities and colleges[note 7] also graduated from the university. A student with the full legal name “Robert Jamal Hayes” could actually have his legal middle name “Jamal” and not his legal first name “Robert”. This student`s favorite first name is “Jamal”. You can make minor changes to your name by clicking Change Name on the Minerva personal menu. Please note that a request to use a preferred name at McGill does not change an individual`s legal name in a government agency`s records or a student`s legal name in McGill`s student record. A student who needs a wider use of their preferred first name for serious reasons (for example, a transgender student whose official name does not reflect their gender identity) can contact the registration service to find individual accommodation. Please contact heidi.emami [at] mcgill.ca (Subject: Preferred%20first%20name%20accommodation) (Heidi Emami), Associate Clerk to make an appointment. Bellairs Research Institute of McGill, Saint James, Barbados 13°10′N 59°35′W / 13.167°N 59.583°W / 13.167; -59,583, is Canada`s only educational and research institution in the tropics. [105] The Institute has been in existence for over 50 years. The university also operates McGill`s Arctic Research Station on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, and a subarctic research station in Schefferville, Quebec.

This allows people to send you emails with your new email alias. However, your current McGill email address, which is also your McGill username, will remain the same, and people can continue to use this address. Students must continue to use their “McGill username” (firstname.last name [at] mail.mcgill.ca) and not their email alias when logging into myCourses, myMcGill and Minerva. You should check the accuracy of your name in the university`s Minerva records. You can`t change the name of your record through Minerva, but you can make formatting corrections. Note: Please wait 24 hours after entering your preferred first name into Minerva before applying for a new McGill ID card. This ensures that our information systems are updated with your preferred first name so that a new ID card can be issued.