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A Message FromYour
Assistant Clubs Administrators Hello everyone!
My name is Rabeena Obaidullah (pronounced “Obey the Law” - fun fact) and I am one of the two Assistant Clubs Administrators for the 20152016 school year! I am in my second year of Honours Life Sciences and absolutely love being a part of the McMaster community! Having said that, I would just like to thank our predecessor, Sudeshna Dhar, for doing an absolutely incredible job at fostering a welcoming sense of community within the MSU Clubs Department! I look forward to working with you all this year and I am super excited to meet you, so please drop by to say #heywhatsuphello! Let’s have an awesome year together! Sending smiles, -Rabeena Obaidullah :)
September 2015
ClubsFest
Clubs Training
The Clubs Department held its annual festival of clubs – ClubsFest – on September 9th this year. The event was a huge success as 300 clubs, university departments and community organizations congregated on campus and spoke to thousands of students about the different services, programming and ways to get involved. You can catch a video recap of ClubsFest by visiting msumcmaster.ca/clubsfest.
Two club executives from each club attended Clubs training sessions the week of September 14th. These training sessions served to educate and inform club executives on resources and services available on campus, in order to help them run their clubs better and improve their day-today activities and programming. A social was also hosted at TwelvEighty Bar & Grill for all executives that attended training.
Clubs of all kinds attracted many interested students during ClubsFest 2015.
Hey everyone, my name is Tanveet Gill and I am a 3rd year commerce student. I am one of the assistant clubs administrators this year and am extremely excited to be working with the clubs department and all the clubs at McMaster. If you’re ever by Clubspace or in the student centre come by the office and say HI, I am eager to meet everyone! -Tanveet Gill
Booking Spaces
To book ClubSpace, please email the Clubs Assistants at clubsasst@msu.mcmaster.ca with your top 3 dates and times. To book any space in MUSC please visit muscmcmaster.ca. Don’t forget to fill out the Student Group Booking Privilege Form before you try to book a space. For Bridges Café, please visit msumcmaster.ca/bridgescafe and follow the booking procedure. Bridges also has limited audio equipment that clubs may utilize for free. For all other spaces on campus, please contact Conference Services at conference.mcmaster.ca/student_booking.html.
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MSUMcMASTER.CA/clubs Events Sept. 21-25
Sept. 25
Homecoming Expo & Concert
Sept. 26-27
Oct. 4
Oct. 7
Oct. 8
Oct. 19 Oct. 25
Maccess Accessibility Awareness Campaign
Homecoming Sporting Events
COPE’s Move for Mental Health Mac Farmstand’s Local Food Fest Federal All-Candidates Debate Federal Election macBEAT Halloween Coffee House
Deadlines & Reminders • Clubs Budget template must be submitted via email by Sunday, September 27 at 11:59PM • Underground Charge Account must be created before credit at Underground can be used
September 2015
Offices There are 9 offices in Clubspace that clubs can apply to use as offices for the year. The successful applicants for the 2015/16 year are as follows: 215D - McMaster Best Buddies, McMaster Hindu Students’ Association, McMaster International and Exchange Club 215E - McMaster Cancer Society, Medicine and You, Motivation for McMaster 215F - McMaster Association of West Indian Students, McMaster Alliance for Body Peace, McMaster Parkinson Program 215G - McMaster ASIAN F.O.C.U.S., Style At Mac, McMaster Board Game Society 215H - McMaster Arts for Children, McMaster Guitar Club, McMaster Muslim students Association 215J - McMaster Economics Society, MacBEAT, McMaster Red Cross Group 215K - Power To Change, McMaster Chinese Students’ Association, McMaster Smiling Over Sickness 215L - COPE, MOON Club, Afghan Students’ Association 215M - McMaster Quidditch Team, Macapella, The LIVE Campaign
Club Spotlight: COPE COPE is a MSU club dedicated to stomping out mental health stigma by raising awareness, as well as providing education and referrals. It was founded in September 2008 by a group of McMaster students looking to make a difference. What started from humble beginnings is a now one of the most active clubs at McMaster with plenty of opportunities for members to get involved in the community and on campus! Last year, they were awarded our prestigious Club of the Year award for their outstanding impact on campus.
The goals of their club are: 1) to organize awareness events 2) to support mental health related organizations through fundraising initiatives 3) to educate and support students at McMaster and members of the Hamilton community 4) to engage McMaster students and provide opportunities to get involved with mental health issues in their community. On Sunday, October 4th, COPE will be hosting their annual Move for Mental Health which is an awareness event hosted in partnership with Mood Disorders Society of Canada’s (MDSC) Defeat Depression campaign. Registrants participate by running, walking, and even wheeling around campus to raise awareness about Major Depressive Disorder. If you’re looking to get involved or just learn more about their upcoming events, check them out online at copex. weebly.com or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/COPEMcMaster.