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posted on April 2: Student athletes honoured

The 77th annual McMaster athletic awards banquet was held on March 29 to recognize the achievements of all Marauder student athletes. The theme of the evening was "Celebrating Marauder Excellence and Olympic Achievement," and former McMaster student-athletes and coaches who have been members of an Olympic Games Team were invited as special guests. Among those Olympians in attendance was Canada's head triathlon coach from the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Barrie Shepley. McMaster athletes who took home major awards were: * Sarah Dickson (swimming) , Edna Guest Award * Ben Chapdelaine (football) , Dr. Ray Johnson Award * Dani Everitt (basketball), Female Athlete of the Year * Kojo Aido (football) and Steve Maga (basketball), co-recipients, Ivor Wynne Award For more details about the award winners, and to view the list of MVP award winners for the various varsity sports, visit the Athletics & Recreation Web site. See also: Aidoo, Maga and Everitt named Mac's best(Hamilton Spectator) END OF STORY

posted on March 30: Negotiation update

The University and the McMaster University Staff Association concluded five days of scheduled talks on Thursday evening (March 29). The mediator indicated to both sides that they should take time away from the table to assess their positions. The University's bargaining team believes the mediator's advice is important and it will now take time to review its proposals. Modest progress was made during the last set of negotiations. The two sides have now signed off on 10 articles of the contract and the University is waiting for MUSA's response to another 10 articles. There are currently 33 articles within the contract.

posted on March 28: Shoukri will lead McMaster’s research enterprise

Engineering dean Mamdouh Shoukri has been appointed to the position of vice-president research and international affairs effective July 1. His appointment, for a five-year term, was approved by McMaster's Board of Governors last week. As vice-president, Shoukri will be responsible for research activities within the University and for the aggressive pursuit of new partnerships, nationally and internationally, designed to capitalize on McMaster's significant research strengths. University President and chair of the selection committee, Peter George, said that the unanimous recommendation to appoint Shoukri was not surprising considering his outstanding administrative and leadership record most recently as the dean of engineering. "The profile of our engineering Faculty has been raised significantly under Dr. Shoukri's leadership," said George. "The industrial partnerships he helped to establish, the research centres he helped to create, and the new recruits he had the foresight to hire, are just a few of his accomplishments."