October 4, 2006 Source: :
http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=4265 PricewaterhouseCoopers supports
digital classrooms at
DeGroote by DeGroote School
of Business
October 04, 2006 Thanks to a $120,000 donation from Pricewater-houseCoopers (PwC), two new
high-tech digital classrooms are now open and ready for students and staff
at the DeGroote School of Business. The classrooms were unveiled yesterday
at a ceremony at DeGroote. The classrooms have been retrofitted with the latest in digital technology,
including new "smart" podiums, which allow faculty and students to use
web-based technologies in their classes. The rooms also feature cameras to
facilitate the broadcast of lectures and classroom activities on the
Internet. "These classrooms allow professors to engage our students in new ways," says
Paul Bates, dean of the DeGroote School of Business. "PricewaterhouseCoopers
demonstrates their commitment to innovation and to DeGroote with this
generous gift." The relationship between PwC and DeGroote can be traced back several
decades. In addition to a PwC scholarship for accounting students and intern
and recruitment programs for DeGroote students, PwC partners and staff have
participated in the McMaster Board of Governors and the McMaster Alumni
Association. PwC thought leaders also appear regularly as guest lecturers at
the School of Business. photo caption "The digital classrooms will give students the best possible environment in
which to learn," says Jim Forbes, City Leader for the PwC Hamilton office.
"We view this gift not only as an investment in the future of DeGroote, but
also in the future of the accounting profession and PwC. DeGroote prepares
students for the real world of accounting and helps to build PwC's leaders
of tomorrow." Some of the highlights in the classrooms include smart podiums, DVD players,
VCRs, dual LCD display projectors and screens. Classes for both
undergraduate and graduate business students are held in the classrooms. The leading-edge presentation software and technologies ensure that DeGroote
students have access to technology they need to begin their business careers
with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory
services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their
stakeholders. In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its related entities have more
than 4,300 partners and staff in offices across the country.
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