We have exciting activities planned for GSA Frost Week 2018!
Monday-Wednesday 2PM-4PM: $3 Chill
Monday and Tuesday at 7PM: Trivia
Wednesday 9PM: Open Mic Night
Thursday 8:30AM-10:30AM: Pancakes served by your GSA Exec
Thursday 5PM: Craft Q&A hosted with Nickelbrook Brewery
Friday 8:30PM: Cultural Karaoke
Please note that our GSA office was closed for the holidays and will reopen on January 8th.
We are sorry for this inconvenience.
Please send urgent queries and concerns to us at macgsa@mcmaster.ca
Students who have a TA-ship or an RA-ship this academic year are covered by the CUPE 3906 Dental Plan and are automatically opted out of the GSA Dental Plan. If you completed the opt-out process for the Dental and/or Health portions of the GSA Plan, your reimbursement will arrive by the method you selected (cheque or direct deposit)
Any questions may be directed to the Member Services Centre, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5pm at 1-866-358-4434.
We have exciting activities planned for Welcome Week 2017! Join us for this week of activities and get to meet other graduate students at McMaster!
September 6th: Free LIVE entertainment at The Phoenix
September 7th: GSA and SGS FREE BBQ at The Phoenix
September 8th: Resource Fair at CIBC Hall
September 11th: PhD Bound but Then What? at CIBC Hall
September 13th: International graduate student fair at CIBC Hall
Please be advised that the GSA office will be closed between July 31st and August 7th. The office will be re-opened on August 8th. Feel free to send us an email at macgsa@mcmaster.ca during this time with your urgent matters.
Starting August 19th, the Campus Store will begin distribution of the new HSR U-Pass/Presto cards. Attached are some FAQs giving more in depth information on the roll-out starting next week. If you have more questions, feel free to contact us at macgsa@mcmaster.ca
Please note that all graduate students with a valid GSA sticker can enjoy 25% off food purchases after 2:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. If you don’t have your GSA sticker, feel free to pass by the GSA office before 1PM today to get your sticker.
Mark your calendars for July 7th and 21st for your 25% discount!
Click here to visit our website for The Phoenix for daily deals.
Thank you to everyone who voted in the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) Referendum!
The results are unofficial at this time as any GSA member may challenge the validity of a referendum in a written submission to the Chief Returning Officer (gsacro@mcmaster.ca) within two (2) business days after the close of voting. Such submission shall contain the appellant’s name, student number, telephone number and address, as well as a detailed account of the alleged reasons for invalidating the referendum.
| Option | Votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 1122 (81.7%) |
| No | 252 (18.3%) |
| Total | 1411 |
|---|---|
| Abstain | 37 (2.6%) |
The GSA is asking you to vote on the following question regarding the graduate student bus pass fee starting in September 2017.
The vote will determine if graduate students mandate the GSA to sign the 3 years agreements with HSR following the fee increase indicated in the table below or if graduate students will have to pay for their bus passes individually at the full adult rate (should they choose to travel via this method).