Category Archives: Club

CREST 2021: Adapting for the Future

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CREST 2021: Adapting for the Future

CREST is an interdisciplinary celebration, not only of females in STEM, but also of the exciting research being conducted in these domains more broadly. CREST offers an excellent venue for students, postdocs, and faculty of all genders to present their research in an interdisciplinary environment, network with local academics, and learn more about research opportunities in academia or industry through a series of professional development workshops, interactive career panels, and social mixers.

Dates: Friday March 12th, 2:30-8:30 pm and Saturday March 13th, 10:00 am – 7:00pm

BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT MAC

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT MAC

At the GSA, we are celebrating our Black graduate students on campus once again this February.

We would like to highlight an amazing initiative by students on campus, McMaster Black Student Mentorship Program (BSMP). In this program, you can mentor an upper year undergraduate student who shares your interests and/or goals. At the same time, you’ll be mentored by a Black faculty member. BSMP will give you the opportunity to connect with other Black students, faculty, and alumni! 

All students and faculty are welcome to “Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions webinar” with Monique Pipkin and Amelia-Juliette Demery hosted by Faculty of Science on Tuesday, March 2nd at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Their safe fieldwork strategies were published last month in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Register ahead here. Any questions? Please contact Jay Robb, Faculty of Science communications manager.

You can read more about Black History Month (BHM) and the message from McMaster. For regular updates on BHM events at McMaster, visit the BHM Facebook or BHM Twitter or contact Tolulope Ojo at Ojot2@mcmaster.ca for any additional information.”

SIGN UP FOR WINTER INTRAMURALS

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SIGN UP FOR WINTER INTRAMURALS

All graduate students are invited to check out the Winter Virtual Intramural Programs via the MacMoves website. Get connected with friends and play some virtual intramurals! Registration is currently open and closes on January 25. Register here. Any questions? intramurals@mcmaster.ca. 

  • ESport Leagues – FIFA 20, NBA 2K, NHL 20, Rocket League {1v1 & 2v3}
  • Mobile Game Leagues – Chess, 8 Ball Pool & Words With Friends 
  • NBA & NHL Fantasy Leagues
  • NBA Pick’em Pools
  • Social Media Contests/Giveaways and Women In Sport Series

ACGSA Trivia Night

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ACGSA Trivia Night

Hello fellow students, we hope you are doing well in such an unprecedented period. We know that this is a stressful time, and we are planning something special to help with this. The ACGSA will be hosting a Trivia Night that will test broad knowledge in Science, Geography, History, Entertainment, Sports, and a Mystery category. See you all there!!

 

When and where?

  • The event will be hosted online via zoom on Friday, November 20, 2020, at 7 PM sharp
  • Please RSVP to receive the zoom link and details

Who should attend?

The ACGSA hosts this event, but we invite all graduate students to join in on the fun.

Why should you attend?

  • Win fun prizes: we will be giving amazing prizes to top placers
  • Blow off some steam, make new friends and bring together groups of friends for a shared experience
  • Show your competitiveness or show up to have some fun and good vibes
  • Networking opportunity
Please RSVP here: https://fb.me/e/35eIUdqXr
See the attached file for the event poster
 
Best wishes,
The ACGSA executive team

ONLINE SOCIAL TIME

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ONLINE SOCIAL TIME

All work and no play can make online time feel heavy and endless! The GSA is hoping to provide you with some creative social activities throughout the Winter season. You are officially invited to the inaugural Canada-Wide University Trivia on November 25th. Interested in learning more? Click the following sign-up form link, which includes details about the event and prizes.

Language Cafe

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Language Cafe

Dear International Community,

We would like to welcome you to the new academic year 2020/2021.

For the last couple months, we have been running a series of virtual events and we will continue to offer a broad program for the upcoming term. We will start off with a virtual Board Game “night” in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies and a virtual Trivia Night later in October. In addition, we are hosting a monthly language cafe together with MODEL, the McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners. The first sessions will run on September 24 and you will have the opportunity to learn new languages from fellow Graduate students.

Wishing you all the best for this fall semester

IGSA Welcome Month

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IGSA Welcome Month

Dear International Community,

We would like to welcome you to the new academic year 2020/2021. This term will be like no others and we would like to assure you that IGSA is here to help. Please feel free to reach out to us if you need and we will do everything we can to help.

For the last couple months, we have been running a series of virtual events and we will continue to offer a broad program for the upcoming term. We will start off with a virtual Board Game “night” in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies and a virtual Trivia Night later in October. In addition, we are hosting a monthly language cafe together with MODEL, the McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners. The first sessions will run on September 24 and you will have the opportunity to learn new languages from fellow Graduate students.

You may register for the board game night using the link below. We will share more details closer to the events.

Wishing you all the best for this fall semester

Register here for the Virtual Bordgame Night

Friday, September 18 at 1 pm on Zoom

Click here

WELCOME EVENTS UPCOMING

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WELCOME EVENTS UPCOMING

*NEW DATES & LINKS DIFFERENT FROM LAST WEEK! See daily updates on our twitter account.

Free Exercise Classes from the McMaster Pulse, schedule here

Meeting ID: 741 5842 9470
Password: thepulse 

Tuesday, September 15th at 2pm – Welcome Month Question & Answer Session with the GSA, register ahead with this link
Thursday, September 17th at 10-11am – McMaster GSA Welcome Week Tour with PhD Candidate Jennifer Williams. Link to join is here

SciGSA virtual scavenger hunt

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SciGSA virtual scavenger hunt

Running from August 28th – September 28th, sign-up for the SciGSA virtual scavenger hunt! Team up with a group of graduate students and complete the scavenger hunt to win points. The team with the most points wins the scavenger hunt, and contributes to their department winning the Pythagoras Cup!

Complete the scavenger hunt using the following google form: https://forms.gle/Snmjev4sNMyhMr8d6

If you have any questions or concerns with accessing the scavenger hunt, please let us know. **NOTE: the scavenger hunt does not need to be completed in a single as it may take a few hours to complete depending on the individuals familiarity to Hamilton. If you are to complete the hunt over a few days, simply save your answers in a separate document or Notes app on your phone and ONLY fill in and submit this Google form with your final answers when you have completed the hunt.**

STUDENT MENTORSHIP OPPS

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STUDENT MENTORSHIP OPPS

Black Student Mentorship Program (BSMP) is an exciting new initiative from and for the Black students and faculty of McMaster. In this program, you can mentor an upper year undergraduate student who shares your interests and/or goals. At the same time, you can be mentored by a Black faculty member. Interested in being a part of BSMP?! Check out our application. This program will give you the opportunity to connect with other Black students, faculty, and alumni. You don’t want to miss out on being a part of this supportive community! Learn more on our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or email!