Medicine Hat College students, staff and visitors alike will soon have expanded trails to enjoy on campus.
Thanks to a recent $100,000 gift from the Sunrise Rotary Club, the Trails and Trees project is underway with a target completion date of spring 2013.
“Sunrise Rotary has been actively looking for an opportunity to make another enduring investment in our wonderful community,” said Jace Anderson, past president of Sunrise Rotary Club. “This Trail and Trees initiative really excites our club.”
The newly named Sunrise Rotary Trails and Trees initiative will provide access to the natural surroundings and link nearby student residences and all other major destinations throughout campus. It will also provide linkage to the existing Saamis Coulee Trail, Kin Coulee Park, and the City of Medicine Hat’s bike lane on College Drive.
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| Trails and Trees project will expand trails around the college perimeter and connect with existing city trails. |
The 3.5 kilometre trail will also include training equipment at various stops, enabling users to exercise in many different ways along the path. MHC students will also develop learning opportunities throughout the trail with interpretive signs and learning opportunities.
“The Sunrise Rotary Trails and Trees initiative will benefit our entire community,” said Deanna Haysom, development officer at MHC. “We are offering another way for citizens to get out, be active and enjoy our beautiful campus. This is a great community service project for Sunrise Rotary because so many people will enjoy the end result.”
Sunrise Rotary Club is donating $100,000 over five years to the project, of which $25,000 will be deposited into an endowment fund to assist in the upkeep of the trail. The college is also adding to the endowment fund and in total is contributing $200,000 to the project. Other donors include the Southern Alberta Summer Games committee, which gave $25,000 to the project.
The Sunrise Rotary Club will also be recognized along the trail with plaques telling their club’s story
and a dedicated bench. Club members will also have the opportunity to help assemble the trail with
MHC students.
Course Materials & Copyright Agreement
This is a notice to all instructors who wish to produce course packs with excerpts from books.
In light of recent developments in copyright law and the Supreme Court of Canada judgments, ACCC (Association of Canadian Community Colleges) has advised its members to delay signing the Model Agreement with Access Copyright. As our executive waits for ACCC to publish their legal analysis of the Model Agreement to make their final decision, the college wishes to ensure that you and your students have access to the resources that are needed with a minimal negative impact.
As a result, some course pack materials may need to be changed for the fall semester 2012. To facilitate a smooth transition, please contact Clint Lawrence, Copyright Officer to review your materials.
Phone: 403.529.3835
Email: clawrence@mhc.ab.ca
Office: B117 (Library)
50/50 Winner
Congratulations to Debby Renner, Admissions / Records Clerk, who hit the jackpot of $920 with July's Project 50/50 draw. Debby has been helping students as an active supporter of Project 50/50 for almost a year now and it has paid off! Is it your turn next?
For more information on how you can be involved, click here.
College Day is Coming
Mark your calendars for August 22 when College Day kicks off the 2012-2013 academic year. The keynote speaker for this year will be Drew Dudley. The complete itinerary for the day is outlined below in
MHC Events.
Your presence at College Day is required and appreciated!
Summer Library Hours
The following summer hours will be in effect from now until September 4:
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Weekends
Please note the Audio Visual department in Library Services has a new name: Multimedia Support. To contact the staff, email multimedia@mhc.ab.ca or call 3868. Multimedia Support hours are 8:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. and will be in effect until August 24.
Bookstore Summer Hours (July-August)
Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Closed Weekends
Regular fall hours resume after College Day (August 22) Please note, The Bookstore will be closed on College Day, August 22.
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