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July 24, 2020

Participants needed for study on transition to remote work

Dr. Sean O’Brady and Mojan Naisani Samani, both of the DeGroote School of Business, are looking for research participants to take part in a study . . .

July 24, 2020

McMaster signs onto new Rogers Cellular Agreement with added benefits and savings

McMaster University has signed on to a new Cellular Agreement under the Ontario Government vendor of record (VoR) with Rogers Communications. At present, McMaster customers . . .

July 20, 2020

Homewood Health offering virtual counselling to McMaster employees until January 2021

Homewood Health will continue to offer virtual services to McMaster employees and are not planning a phased re-introduction of in-person counselling until January 2021. Homewood . . .

July 16, 2020

School of Geography & Earth Sciences renamed School of Earth, Environment & Society

The School of Geography & Earth Sciences will be renamed the School of Earth, Environment & Society on July 1. “The School’s new name captures our . . .

July 15, 2020

IT Notice: Mosaic and McMaster Mail issues resolved

Update: Issues with Mosaic and McMaster Mail have been resolved by UTS and Microsoft. Please be advised that you may be experiencing slowness or service . . .

July 13, 2020

Human Resources Services Review: Update on progress

Since completion last spring, the HR Review has resulted in the development of many projects and work initiatives to better support the university community. The . . .

July 10, 2020

New employment equity recruitment initiative

As part of a new initiative aimed at bolstering equity in the university’s hiring practices, McMaster began collecting data on diversity from applicants to any . . .

July 10, 2020

Residence applications open for students with exceptional circumstances

The University’s decision to move classes completely online, along with physical distancing and health and safety requirements, means that only a limited number of bed . . .

July 9, 2020

Zoom campus license now available to faculty, staff, and students

University Technology Services (UTS) is pleased to announce that all faculty, staff and active students can use their personal MacIDs to access licensed Zoom accounts! . . .

July 7, 2020

Senate Bulletin – Summer 2020

The Senate Bulletin – Summer 2020 provides a high-level review of the activities of the Senate during the 2019-2020 academic year. For other lists and . . .

July 6, 2020

Parking updates

Effective July 6, 2020 cash payments will no longer be accepted at any of the parking pay stations across campus. Acceptable payment options are credit . . .

June 30, 2020

Follow-up information: MacMail outage on Friday, June 26

Following last Friday’s McMaster Daily News update, please see below details on the cause of the MacMail outage that occurred Friday evening from 4:00 p.m. to . . .

June 29, 2020

Power has been restored to McMaster main campus

Update: Power was restored at 6 p.m. There has been a major power failure on McMaster’s main campus, including the hospital. All buildings have been . . .

June 26, 2020

MacMail outage – issue now resolved

Update: All issues with MacMail have been resolved as of 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Please be advised that we are currently experiencing a . . .

June 26, 2020

MacSecure to be removed on July 8

In an ongoing effort to simplify access to the campus wi-fi network, University Technology Services (UTS) will be reducing the number of wi-fi networks available . . .

June 25, 2020

IT security notification: Executive impersonation

The IT Security team is advising the McMaster community to be aware of increased instances of executive impersonation attacks. Executive impersonation fraud occurs when criminals . . .

June 25, 2020

Cancellation of discretionary events extended until the end of August

The university is extending its ban on discretionary events through to at least the end of August. Those events that are not core to the . . .

June 17, 2020

Let’s Talk About Race

Racialized, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) students, staff and faculty are invited to a facilitated discussion on the experiences and impacts of Anti-Black . . .

June 17, 2020

Microsoft 365 training: Email, calendaring and Teams

Email and calendaring migration is in full swing. Whether you’ve already been migrated or you’re scheduled to be, training sessions are here to help you . . .

June 15, 2020

Changes to parking on campus

As researchers and faculty gradually return to campus, the following changes will take place to help control the flow of traffic in campus lots. Parking . . .