posted on May 9: Board of Governors holding online election for teaching staff position

The Board of Governors is holding an online election next week to fill a three-year teaching staff position on the Board. The candidates nominated for the position are: Richard Butler, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine Barbara Carroll, Department of Political Science Ian Hambleton, Department of Mathematics & Statistics. The candidates' resumes may be viewed online at the Board's election Web site, http://www.mcmaster.ca/bog/elections. The elected member will serve on the Board from July 1, 2001 until June 30, 2004. The election voting period will run from 9 a.m. Monday, May 14 until 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. The election will only be conducted online. Voters may cast their ballots one of two ways: If you have a personal identification number (PIN) issued by the human resources department you can use it to cast a ballot electronically. If you do not have a PIN you can request one by sending an e-mail to pinreset@mcmaster.ca and including your employee ID number, surname, given names and birth date (month,day,year). If you do not have access to e-mail, you may go to the human resources department to obtain one. If you do not wish to obtain a PIN you can still vote by entering the following information at the time of casting your ballot: your McMaster employee number, your surname and your date of birth. Voters who obtained PINs in the past but who have forgotten them may either apply again to the human resources department or enter their employee number, surname and date of birth at the time of voting. Eligible voters who do not have access to the Board's Web site can go to the Board of Governors' office, Room 115, University Hall, between 9 a.m. and noon and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. during the election period to cast ballots. (END OF STORY)

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posted on May 8: Divinity College will confer 34 degrees tonight

Divinity College will confer degrees to 34 new graduates at its Convocation this evening at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall. The ceremony is the first of eight Convocations that McMaster will hold this spring. Degrees will be conferred for Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity, Master of Religious Education, Master of Theological Studies and Master of Theology. Certificates will be awarded for the Diploma in Ministry and Certificate in Christian Studies. Honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD)degrees will be awarded to Theodor Angelov and Rick Tobias. Theodor Angelov (DD) is a biochemist who has been general secretary of the European Baptist Federation since 1999. Prior to his appointment, he was the president of the federation. Since 1992 he has been pastor of Sofia Baptist Church and president of the Bulgarian Baptist Union. From 1970 until 1992, Angelov was a research scientist at the Institute of Microbiology and then the Institute of Biotechnology. Rick Tobias(DD) has plenty of international experience but he is equally well known at home for his extensive lectures on the issue of poverty in Canada, the urban ministry and youth at risk. Tobias was the first chair of the Street Level conference for Christian street workers, which drew national attention to issues of life on the street. In 1983 he came to Toronto as co-ordinator of Evergreen at Yonge Street Mission, which he refoucsed on street youth. In 1989 he became the mission's executive director. (END OF STORY)

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