Tamas Ungi, Jennifer Andrea, and Eric Moult of the Queen’s School of Computing Perk Lab (Gabor Fichtinger, Director) held a workshop at an event organized by Health Sciences on the occasion of Discovery Day 2012 held at Queen’s University on Wednesday May 16.
Here is how Professor Ken Rose, Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, described the event:
Like last year, I was the beneficiary of numerous compliments from students and especially the teachers and parents who came to Queen’s University on Wednesday. To say that you impressed those who attended Discovery Day 2012 is a gross understatement. Janet Tufts, the Executive Director of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and Trish Grover who is the Coordinator of Discovery Day events (there are 12!) across Canada made the following statement to Katherine Rudder and I before they left on Wednesday afternoon: ‘This is THE best Discovery Day in the country’. When I questioned Janet that she must say this to all of the organizers, she responded with: ‘no, Discovery Day at Queen’s University is THE BEST Discovery Day in the country’. She really means it!
I sincerely wish that you had been present when Janet said these words. I sincerely wish you had been able to shake the hands of teachers who wished to offer their thanks for a great day. I sincerely wish that you had been present when I spoke to many students who enthusiastically described the workshop that one of you had just presented. I also wish that I could express my appreciation more eloquently than a simple thank you. You deserve it. I can say that I am very proud to be associated with a great group of volunteers who demonstrated on Wednesday May 16th 2012 that volunteering does have very special rewards.
Thank you!
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