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April 14, 2021

Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia and Peace Studies program changing their names

Name changes are coming to the Faculty of Humanities. The Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia will become the Department of Communication Studies and Media . . .

April 12, 2021

Search Committee for Vice-President (Operations and Finance)

The search for a replacement for Roger Couldrey, who steps down as Vice-President (Administration) on June 30, 2021, is now underway. This role is critically . . .

April 9, 2021

Flags at half mast to mark the passing of Prince Philip

The university flags are lowered today to mark the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99. . . .

April 7, 2021

Nominations open for Health and Safety Award of Excellence 2021

Nominations are now open for the Health and Safety Award of Excellence 2021 which is presented to a person or group from the McMaster community . . .

March 31, 2021

Cyber security alert: Phishing campaigns targeting students

McMaster’s Information Security Services team is advising students, staff and faculty to be aware of current online phishing scams. Recent examples of phishing campaigns at . . .

March 29, 2021

Protect yourself online with multi-factor authentication

University Technology Services (UTS) is offering a new service that will make it easier to protect your account. Beginning Wednesday, March 31, free multi-factor authentication . . .

March 29, 2021

New McMaster employees invited to attend online orientation

New employees are invited to join fellow new employees for an online session to learn about McMaster University, Tuesday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. – . . .

March 24, 2021

March 24 Email issues resolved

Update – March 25, 2021 University Technology Services (UTS) advises that the previously mentioned email issues have now been resolved. McMaster is currently experiencing issues . . .

March 24, 2021

T2200S – Employee Tax Forms

Over the next few days staff and faculty will start to receive their 2020 T2200S form – Declaration of Conditions of Employment for Working at . . .

March 24, 2021

The Mosaic human resources system is getting an update

On March 27th, University Technology Services (UTS) will perform an upgrade to the human resources (HR) modules within Mosaic. This upgrade includes security patches and . . .

March 23, 2021

Update: External email issues resolved

Update March 23 at 2:07 p.m. This morning’s external email issue has been resolved. All new email should be delivered immediately. Email that was queued . . .

March 18, 2021

McMaster student email is changing this summer – here’s what you need to know

It’s true. Starting after exams, McMaster student email move from Gmail into the Microsoft 365 Outlook environment.  “It will take time to adjust, that’s for sure,” . . .

March 15, 2021

Update: Microsoft issues resolved

Update March 16: The Microsoft issues are now resolved.  ________ March 15: Microsoft is currently experiencing widespread issues. McMaster users may not be able to . . .

March 15, 2021

Prestigious lecture series welcomes historian Quinn Slobodian

In 1979, when Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker left McMaster a $25 million bequest that funds, among other things, an annual visiting professorship and lecture series, . . .

March 9, 2021

Fraudulent emails targeting McMaster

The McMaster IT Security Services team has received numerous reports of malicious messages purporting to come from the university. The reported emails contain a .html attachment that, . . .

March 4, 2021

Sustainability in the Archives, two free virtual events

Join the McMaster Library Sustainability Committee and explore archival acquisitions relating to sustainability — in two — virtual, of course — forays through the archives. . . .

March 4, 2021

Teaching Staff Elections to Faculty Committees and University-wide Governing Bodies

Elections will be held on March 15 – 17, 2021 to fill teaching staff vacancies on the Board of Governors, Senate, and Faculty Committees. The elections will . . .

March 4, 2021

Non-Teaching Staff Elections to the Board of Governors and the University Planning Committee

Elections will be held on March 15 – 17, 2021 to fill non-teaching staff vacancies on the Board of Governors and the University Planning Committee. The elections . . .

March 4, 2021

Student Elections to the Board of Governors and the Senate

Elections will be held on March 15 – 17, 2021 to fill undergraduate student vacancies on the Board of Governors and the Senate, and graduate student vacancies . . .

March 3, 2021

The Mosaic Finance system is getting an update

On March 6th, University Technology Services (UTS) will be performing an upgrade to the finance modules software within Mosaic. This upgrade provides us with the . . .