Access Program Events – Student Success Centre https://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca STUDENT AFFAIRS Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:30:25 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Mac4U: Summer Transition Program for Access Students https://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca/mac4u-transition-program/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:57:52 +0000 https://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca/?p=33971 Welcome to Mac4U! Your university journey starts now

Join us for a new summer transition program launching in August 2025 for incoming students in the Access Program. Over the course of the program, Mac4U will be a launchpad into university life. Before the term starts, join fellow students for four days and three nights of:

  • University prep to help you feel confident and ready
  • Community building with peers and mentors who truly understand your journey
  • Guided support through the many processes and systems at McMaster, from course selection to campus life and more
  • Fun and opportunities to make friends in a welcoming, supportive space
  • Overnight stay in McMaster residence (shared rooms, no cost to you!)

Application deadline: July 14, 2025

Apply now

Who can participate?

Mac4U is open to incoming first-year students in the Access Program. This includes students from equity-deserving or historically underrepresented backgrounds.

  • Students who wouldn’t attend post-secondary without additional programs or supports
  • Students with parents who did not attend, or complete, post-secondary studies (first-generation university students)
  • Indigenous students Students with disabilities
  • Certain racialized minority students (especially youth with Afro-Canadian and Latin American backgrounds)
  • Students from low-income families and neighbourhoods
  • Adult learners who are new to post-secondary education
  • Students from rural communities
  • Women (in some disciplines)

Have questions?

Email access1@mcmaster.ca.

We have some exciting activities planned for you and your peers! Check it out

We can’t wait to connect with you! More details will be shared with all participants closer to the program start date.

Day One

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Afternoon

  • Arrival
  • Welcome Session
  • Campus Scavenger Hunt

Evening

  • Dinner
  • Session: Getting Prepared for September
  • SSC Movie Night

Day Two

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Morning

  • Breakfast
  • Shadow Day: Morning Lecture

Afternoon

  • Lunch
  • Shadow Day: Afternoon Experiential Class
  • Shadow Day: Wrap-up and Reflections

Evening

  • Social: Off-Campus Dinner and Fun Activity

Day Three

Friday, August 8, 2025

Morning

  • Breakfast
  • Session: Well-being and Identity/Intersectionality

Afternoon

  • Lunch: Cooking Class/Competition with Student Wellness Centre
  • Choose Your Own Adventure: Physical Activities with Athletics & Recreation

Evening

  • Dinner
  • Bonfire

Day Four

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Morning

  • Breakfast
  • Upper-Year Panel: Tips for University

Afternoon

  • Lunch: Friends and Family BBQ
Peter George Centre for Living and Learning (PGCLL)

Primary Location: Peter George Centre for Living and Learning (PGCLL)

We’ll meet you at PGCLL at the beginning of each day. This is also where you’ll be staying during Mac4U.

This new 340,000-square-foot multi-functional building opened in fall 2019 and is the largest building on campus. It features a 500-bed residence, two new 600-seat student lecture halls, a state-of-the-art active learning classroom and more.

Primary Location: Peter George Centre for Living and Learning (PGCLL)Campus map

Have questions?

Email access1@mcmaster.ca.

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