Retirees Lunches
The MAUT Retiree Affairs Committee organizes lunches for retired academic staff throughout the year at the McGill Faculty Club and at Tadja Hall on the Macdonald Campus as an opportunity to catch up with old friends and former colleagues in a pleasant setting and to listen to a guest speaker from the current McGill Faculty. It is also an opportunity to provide input on how the Section can be helpful to retired staff. Visit our photo gallery from past events.
Upcoming RAC Presentation Series 2024
May 22, 2024 | Researching Songbird Communication to Gain Insight into Speech and Music | Jon Sakata, Department of Biology, McGill University
Past RAC Presentations (with video link)
Fall 2023 | Winter 2024
March 26, 2024 | Tropical Forests in a Changing World | Fiona Soper, Physiological Ecologist and Biogeochemist, Department of Biology and Bieler School of Environment, McGill University
January 30, 2024 | The Case for a Laboratory Origin of COVID-19 | Alina Chan, Scientific Advisor, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard & Matt Ridley, Author and Former Member of the UK House of Lords
November 14, 2023 | Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in an Institution Defined by “Excellence”: Drivers, Opportunities, and Hurdles | Angela Campbell, Faculty of Law (video unavailable)
October 17, 2023 | Exploring the Emerging World of CHAT-GPT | Anthony (Tony) Mittermaier, Department of Chemistry, McGill University (also Associate Dean, Faculty of Science)
Fall 2022 | Winter 2023
April 11, 2023 | Social Influences on Brain Health: A Caregiving Perspective | Leslie Fellows, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute
March 28, 2023 | Care-Giving from the Perspective of a Childhood Trauma Researcher and Psychologist | Rachel Langevin, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
March 14, 2023 | Care-Giving from the Perspective of Nursing | Kelley Kilpatrick, Ingram School of Nursing
December 13, 2022 | Care-Giving from the Perspective of Social Work | Pam Orzeck and Zelda Freitas, School of Social Work
November 15, 2022 | The New Architecture of American Politics Reflecting on the 2022 Midterm Elections | David M. Shribman, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University
Fall 2021 | Winter 2022
March 15, 2022 | Confidence within Uncertainty: Opacity, Insight and Falsehood in Support of Climate Policy | Leonard A. Smith, Professor, Virginia Tech
February 15, 2022 | OK Boomers: Working more Effectively with Millennials/Generation Zs | Karl Moore, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University; Green Templeton College, Oxford University
January 18, 2022 | Medical Aid in Dying: Perspectives | Joyce Pickering, General Internist, McGill University Health Centre & Hitesh Bhanabhai, Family Physician and Palliative Care Physician, McGill University Health Centre
November 15, 2021 | Germ Line Genetic Modification: Pros and Cons | Erika Kleiderman, PhD Candidate (Bioethics), School of Public Health, Université de Montréal & Stuart Newman, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
October 18, 2021 | How can universities best navigate a current range of controversial issues such as political correctness, and ensure informed dialogues? | Panelists: Axel van de Berg, Department of Sociology, McGill University & Shaheen Shariff, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
September 21, 2021 | Ethical Dilemmas in Sport | Richard W. Pound, OC, OQ, CD, QC, OLY, LLD, Athlete, Lawyer, Author, International Sports Leader, Chancellor Emeritus of McGill University, Founding President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Former Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee
Lecture Series on Equity, Diversity and Racism | Winter 2021
May 13, 2021 | Saying Something about Discrimination is Harder than Some People Think | Speaker: Michael Smith, Professor, Department of Sociology and Centre for Population Dynamics
April 13, 2021 | Race, Democracy and the Boundaries of Belonging | Speaker: Debra Thompson, Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies, Department of Political Science, McGill University
March 12, 2021 | Systemic Discrimination and its Impact on First Nations | Speaker: Cindy Blackstock, Professor, School of Social Work, Gitxsan Activist, Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
February 12, 2021| Understanding Systemic Discrimination in Challenging Times | Speaker: Colleen Sheppard, Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
Special Lecture
January 14, 2021 | Pandemic Economic - Partially Explained | Speaker: Chris Ragan, Associate Professor, Max Bell School of Public Policy
Past RAC Presentations 2013 - 2020
McGill Retirees' Bridge Group for MAUT and MURA members and non-members
Sessions are held on alternate Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm in the Maude Abbott Lounge at the Faculty Club. Members are encouraged to have lunch and socialize at the Faculty Club’s elegant dining room before each session. All are welcome.
Players with a basic knowledge of bridge are invited to join and will be paired up at random. After each table completes four hands, the players move to join new partners for the next four hands. Refreshments and use of the Abbott Lounge are covered by a nominal player fee. More experienced players meet occasionally for an afternoon of team-of-four bridge.
Those interested in joining the Bridge Club should email Sylvia Sklar at sylvia.sklar [at] mcgill.ca.
McGill Concerts
If you are interested in attending concerts and performances through the Schulich School of Music, please check out their regularly-updated concert schedule. Concerts and performances take place almost every day.
Montréal Visits
If you are interested in walks around Montréal where you get the opportunity to visit specific neighbourhoods, assisted by written or spoken background comments, do not hesitate to become a member of the Montréal Urban Hikers Walking Club. Membership is $10 including year-end party; each Saturday walk costs $2 upon arrival; and year-round weekday walks are free.
If you are interested in walks or bus rides around Montréal while simultaneously improving your French, the collectif d'animation urbaine L'Autre Montréal has a program that usually runs from August to October. Prices vary between $12 and $27 for visits between 2 and 3 1/2 hours in duration. Tours are usually in French, but on occasion in English and French.
Theatre Opportunities
Information on English theatre in Quebec can be found in the calendar published quarterly by the Québec Drama Federation.
