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August 22, 2014

Register now for Teaching and Learning Forum

The annual Teaching & Learning Forum is an opportunity for graduate students, graduate student teaching assistants and undergraduate teaching assistants at McMaster to engage in workshops, attend . . .

August 20, 2014

Hamilton Police investigating indecent acts in west end

Hamilton Police want to inform the public that on Aug. 18, between the hours of 3-5 p.m., there were three incidents of indecent acts in . . .

August 19, 2014

Will your course software run in McMaster’s upgraded computer labs?

Many of McMaster’s student computer labs were upgraded this summer (see the McMaster Daily News article). As a final check, the project team invites all faculty . . .

August 15, 2014

Honorary degree nominations

Members of the McMaster community are invited to nominate candidates for honorary degrees for consideration for the 2015 spring and fall convocations.   There are . . .

August 14, 2014

Henry Giroux on The Agenda

Henry Giroux, the Global Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies, appeared on TVO’s The Agenda Aug. 13. The scholar and author discussed his book . . .

August 12, 2014

Are you one of the Next 36?

The Next 36 are looking for aspiring young entrepreneurs (undergrads and recent graduates) with extraordinary potential. The competitive seven month program provides students with all . . .

August 12, 2014

Reboot your academics

Boosting your grades or improving your academic performance can be difficult and students do not always know where to start when it comes to achieving . . .

August 11, 2014

Mosaic HR system info sessions

Mosaic is holding two information sessions that will explain the major changes end users of the new HR system will encounter. It will be of . . .

August 11, 2014

ESRI selects McMaster as GIS Centre of Excellence

ESRI Canada has selected McMaster University’s School of Geography and Earth Sciences (SGES) as a Centre of Excellence in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). SGES has . . .

August 7, 2014

University offers immediate living wage, agreement reached on delaying strike/lockout date

The University and Building Union of Canada met with a provincial mediator Thursday, at the request of the union. The University made a substantive offer . . .

August 7, 2014

Ticats to play Aug. 16 game at McMaster

After successfully hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ first two home games, McMaster will host the CFL team’s Aug. 16 game at Ron Joyce Stadium. The team has been . . .

August 7, 2014

Issues accessing SOLAR

McMaster’s Student Online Academic Registration system, known as SOLAR, is currently up and running. Due to very heavy volume, however, it is very slow. Students . . .

August 5, 2014

Delay in counting proposal vote ballots

Operations, maintenance and cleaning staff voted on a new contract offer from the University today, but before the votes could be counted the union requested . . .

August 5, 2014

MUGSI timetables now available

UPDATE: 9 a.m. August 6 — Effective immediately, student timetables are now available on MUGSI. All issues with the display of incorrect data have been resolved. . . .

August 1, 2014

University, IUOE reach tentative agreement

McMaster and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) have reached a tentative collective agreement. The IUOE represents McMaster’s operating engineers. The tentative agreement will . . .

August 1, 2014

Flags lowered in honour of Elvia Horvath

The flags are at half-mast in memory of ELVIA HORVATH Elvia passed away on July 31, 2014.  She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed . . .

July 31, 2014

Proposal vote: Tuesday, Aug. 5

The province has confirmed the date, time and location of the proposal vote for McMaster’s operations and maintenance workers and casual cleaners. Date and Time: . . .

July 31, 2014

University, Unifor reach tentative agreement

The University and Unifor, the union representing employees in McMaster’s Parking unit, have reached a tentative agreement. The four-year agreement was reached after negotiations began . . .

July 30, 2014

SoBi bike sharing coming to campus

McMaster will soon be home to six new bike share stations. The stations are part of the SoBi Hamilton bike share program, which uses smart . . .

July 28, 2014

New associate dean of nursing comes home

Carolyn Byrne has come full circle into her role as associate dean and director of McMaster’s School of Nursing. More than three decades ago she . . .