• Get to Know Your Money Personality (January 18)
• Banking in Canada (January 21)
• Prepare to Dream: Set Your Financial Goals (January 21)

Available Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., as part of virtual career drop-ins.

Do you know someone who deserves something special? DM us on Instagram (@MacSSC). Let us know why your person deserves a treat, and we’ll choose people to send $5 Starbucks gift cards.

More information is coming soon!

Mac’s Money Centre

Mac’s Money Centre is your go-to place for money tips and resources.

Investing with Michelle Hung

Watch this five-part webinar series to learn all you need to know to start investing. Plus, read the article — All about investing: Q&A with finance expert Michelle Hung (@TheSassyInvestor).

Money personality game

Are you curious about what your money personality is? Play this game to find out and learn how your spending habits contribute to your financial wellness. Email money@mcmaster.ca or attend the online webinar, Get to Know Your Money Personality (January 18), to get your access code to play.

Budgeting for a global opportunity

Are you trying to save for an exchange or trip abroad once it’s safe to travel again? Download this budget template to help you keep your spending in check and hold yourself accountable. Your global goals are attainable!

Mac’s Money Show

Watch these videos to learn how money plays a role in your daily life. Episodes include:

• Money and Confidence
• Money and Fashion
• Money and Entertainment
• Money and Food

Our services are flexible and adaptable. Whether you’d like to chat over the phone or online through Zoom, Skype, email or another platform that works for you, we’re here to help. Email us (careeraccess@mcmaster.ca) or book an appointment on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Appointments > Careers.

• Accommodations and Disclosure in the Workplace (January 22)
• Inclusive Employment Supports for Students with Intellectual Disabilities or Who Identify as Autistic (January 26)
• Volunteering and Not-for-Profits Panel: 2SLGBTQ+ Community (January 27)
• Summer Job Search: Diversity (January 29)

About MindSumo

MindSumo is a creative platform that allows you to earn money while taking on important challenges and solving problems. Explore how you can contribute to a more inclusive culture through these MindSumo opportunities.

LotusSTEMM challenge

• How can we (LotusSTEMM) provide more support to queer South Asian students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM)?
• Has your gender identity or sexual orientation influenced your work or career choices? If so, please explain.
• What impact (if any) have family perceptions had on your education and career choices? Has this influenced your studies in STEMM?
• Describe a positive dedicated support program we could provide for queer South Asian students in STEMM. Explain the details of the program, and why you think it would have a positive impact on the lives of queer South Asian students in STEMM.

GeoTab challenge

• What do you believe are the existing barriers that make it more difficult for Indigenous students to get into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields?
• How can organizations like Geotab create programs, education or opportunities to eliminate the barriers that Indigenous students face when trying to get into STEM?

Career Access Professional Services (CAPS) tip sheets

• Accessible Involvement and Volunteering
• Disclosing Your Disability
• What Is an Accommodation?
• When to Ask for Accommodation

Community and employer partner resources

Discover Ability, Ontario Chamber of Commerce:

• Job Search with a Disability
• Disclosure During the Job Search Process

Specialisterne:

• Re-thinking Abilities at Work
• From Home, to Action, to Impact
• Specialisterne Project Overview
• Employable Me Canada

Community Living: Ready, Willing and Able:

• Creating Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
• Ready, Willing and Able Develops Inclusive and Effective Labour Markets
• Building an Inclusive Labour Force

Disability Justice Network of Ontario (DJNO):

• Disability Justice Network of Ontario
• Dismantling Ableism in Ontario

Hamilton Civic Centre for Inclusion (HCCI):

• Solidarity in the Wake of COVID-19: HCCI Anti-Racism Conference
• Gentrification in Hamilton: A Vital Signs Chat

Ontario Public Service Commission:

• Summer Employment Opportunities with the Ontario Government

Lime Connect:

• Telling Our Stories: Intro to Lime Connect
• Telling Our Stories: The Lime Connect Fellowship Program

Auticon Canada Ltd.:

• About Auticon
• Stereotypes About Autism in the Workplace

Additional organizations

• McMaster Equity and Inclusion Office
• McMaster Pride Community Centre
• Maccess
• CharityVillage
• Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
• Pride Hamilton

Need help getting your academics back on track?

Academic Reboot sessions are for students who need extra academic support or who want to reset and make a fresh start after a challenging fall term. Attend these online sessions to develop your academic skills and improve your writing so you can get the grades you want.

Writing sessions

January 26, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Get practical advice, resources and best practices to improve your academic writing and prepare for success on any type of writing assignment.

Academic skills sessions

January 26, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Reflect, plan and take action to bounce back from academic setbacks. Get tips and learn strategies to develop skills related to online learning, note-taking, multiple-choice tests, studying and building resiliency.

• Taking Research Notes (January 27)*
• Time Management and Beating Procrastination (January 27)*
• Effective Group Work (January 27)*
• Setting Goals for Success (January 27)*
• Virtual Study Session (January 27)

Need more incentive to meet your academic goals?

For each Academic Skills Wednesday Workshop you attend virtually in Winter 2021, your name will be entered into a draw to win a $200 gift card. The draw will take place on April 12, and the winner will be contacted. (Applicable workshops are marked with an asterisk.)

What does comfort mean to you? Share your creative response for a chance to win.

The Academic Skills Writing Contest is open from January 18 to February 5. Enter for a chance to win a Campus Store gift card worth up to $150!

Academic coaching

Meet with an academic coach to develop the academic skills you need to succeed. Feel free to tell them about your specific academic goals, and they’ll be sure to help any way they can.

• Learn more about academic coaching and meet the coaches.
• Book an appointment on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Academic Skills.

Writing support

The Writing Centre is your go-to resource for one-on-one writing support. Our certified writing advisors are trained graduate and upper-year undergraduate students who can help you gain confidence in your writing and identify areas where you can improve.

• Learn more about the Writing Centre.
• Book an appointment on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Academic Skills.

Peer tutoring

Get course-specific support from someone who understands. At the Undergrad Peer Tutoring Network (UPTN), tutors are McMaster undergraduate students who have completed and earned at least an A- or a 10 grade in the course(s) they are tutoring. Sessions are $18 per hour.

• Learn more about the UPTN and find a tutor.
• Thinking about becoming a peer tutor? Learn more.

Online Learning Support web page

This page is the place to find information, guidance, tips, tools and resources to support your academic performance online.

Academic tip sheets

• Discussion Threads
• Group Work
• Learning Strategies for Virtual Lectures
• Online Courses
• Online Learning: Staying Motivated
• Staying Focused During Virtual Lectures
• Studying: Setting Up for Success

Explore all our academic skills resources and tip sheets on the McMaster University Library’s Research Guides database (LibGuides).

Academic Skills Animated Series

• Introduction to Academic Skills
• Note-Taking
• Academic Writing

February 1, 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (multiple time slots)

Celebrate the launch of Research and Writing Week with Motivation Monday on February 1. Meet one-on-one with a writing advisor and a McMaster Library staff member to get help with your biggest assignment of the term. Registrants will meet for half an hour each with a trained advisor from the Writing Centre and a McMaster Library staff member to get help with both writing and research. Spaces are limited, so make sure to sign up soon!

Sign up for a time slot on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Events. Or, register for a specific time using these links.

• Consultation: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Consultation: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Consultation: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Consultation: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Consultation: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

• Time Management (February 2)
• Starting Writing Assignments with Research (February 3)
• Researching with Primary Sources (February 4)

You can become a better writer; the advisors at the Writing Centre can help.

The Writing Centre is your go-to resource for one-on-one writing support. Our certified writing advisors are trained graduate and upper-year undergraduate students who can help you gain confidence in your writing and identify areas where you can improve.

• Learn more about the Writing Centre.
• Book an appointment on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Academic Skills.

What does comfort mean to you? Share your creative response for a chance to win.

The Academic Skills Writing Contest is open from January 18 to February 5. Enter for a chance to win a Campus Store gift card worth up to $150!