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posted on May 11: Health Sciences to award 239 degrees today at Spring Convocation

The Faculty of Health Sciences will confer 239 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students at its Convocation this afternoon (2:30 p.m.)at Hamilton Place. Degrees will be conferred for Doctor of Philosophy(4), Master of Science(18), Doctor of Medicine(92), Bachelor of Science in Nursing(88) and Bachelor of Health Sciences in Midwifery (8). Diplomas will be awarded in Advanced Neonatal Nursing(3), Child Life Studies(11), Environmental Health(5) and Occupational Health and Safety (8). Two Nurse Practitioner Certificates will also be awarded. Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees will be awarded to McMaster MD graduates Richard Heinzl and James Orbinski and professor emeritus John V. Basmajian will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.). Honorary Degree Recipients Richard Heinzl (LLD) '87 is a distinguished humanitarian and leader at a national and international level. He is the founder of the Canadian chapter of Midecins Sans Frontihres/Doctors Without Borders. Heinzl provided humanitarian health care to people in Iraq, Cambodia and with the first Canadian mission of Doctors Without Borders in Mozambique. He co-founded an internet company called medispecialist.com designed to make consultations with medical specialists more readily available to people in remote locations in the world. Heinzl was named one of the "People Who Make A Difference" in Canada in 1995 and was named mone of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2000. Distinguished humanitarian and leader James Orbinski (LLD) '89 is a founding member of the Canadian chapter of Midecins Sans Frontihres/Dcotors Without Borders. In 1999 Orbinski, as president of the humanitarian group's international council, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for group's work. Orbinski worked in Somalia, Afghanistan and Rwanda in the 1990s, providing care to thousands during the civil wars, famine and genocides that occurred in these countries. He was recognized for his work by the Governor General with the Meritorious Service Cross in 1998. John Basmajian's (D.Sc.) resume reflects a distinguished career in rehabilitation medicine that has taken him around the world. The professor emeritus of medicine and anatomy at McMaster and director-emeritus of the Rehabilitation Centre, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, has received several awards including the Order of Canada. He has authored or edited more than 380 scientific articles and 66 books, and is the series editor of the 26-volume Rehabilitation Medicine Library. He has also produced several films and invented several widely used scientific or medical devices and techniques. (End of story)

posted on May 11: University/MUSA negotiations: Mediation phase begins

A structure for the mediation phase of the mediation/arbitration process was determined yesterday when negotiators for the University and the McMaster University Staff Association met . . .

posted on May 11: Make May@Mac a mandatory visit May 12

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posted on May 11: School of Business receives exam accreditation from management accountants’ group

The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario has notified McMaster University that it is one of nine universities to be granted accreditation toward the Certified . . .

posted on May 11: President George welcomes new university funding pledge

The Ontario government's commitment to new funding for universities is welcome news for McMaster, President Peter George says. "The three-year commitment to increased operating grants will allow us to better prepare for the fiscal challenges that we will face over the next few years," George said. "It also provides assurance to students and parents that university places will be available at a time when the double cohort and other demographic factors mean substantially higher demands for access to university." George was commenting on the Ontario budget released yesterday in the legislature. The government promised to "increase operating grants to colleges and universities by an estimated $293 million by 2003-04, directly proportional to the projected enrolment growth." McMaster anticipates receiving about a 1.9 per cent increase in the operating money it receives from the government this year based on the budget announcement. The increase is devised to help universities cope with the record number of students, known as the double cohort, who will arrive on campuses in the fall of 2003. However, despite the new funding, George remains concerned that a key issue -- the lack of government funding for some student places -- was not dealt with in the budget. "Because McMaster has tried to maintain accessibility, the University currently has more than 1,000 students for whom we receive no provincial funding. The only money we receive for these students is from their tuition which covers only a small portion of the expense the University incurs. This is our highest priority with the province and we look forward to working with the minister to seeing it addressed successfully."

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