Welcome to MAPS, your part-time student association at McMaster

New at MAPS

Special General Meeting called

A special general meeting (SGM) has been called for October 22, 2013 at The Connections Centre, Room L113, Mills Library at 5:30pm.

The SGM has been called to approve changes to the Associations by-laws to improve accountability, increase member participation, and ensure that we can continue to be an effective voice for part-time undergrads, continuing ed, and clinical behavioural sciences program students.

To make the necessary changes, we need as many MAPS members to attend the meeting as possible. So come out and help launch the NEW MAPS.

The process for proxies is currently under review. We will post the revised proxy process on October 3rd.

OPEN HOUSES BIG SUCCESS

The Board of Directors would like to thank all the part-time students who were able to make it out to our Open Houses. We were particularly happy to meet so many CCE students and appreciated your insights on how MAPS might be able to serve you better.

The Open Houses were the first stage in MAPS' Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy. Over the coming weeks, we will be contacting members to get a better sense of their needs and priorities.

MAPS on Facebook

MAPS is pleased to announce the launch of its Facebook page. Using Facebook provides MAPS with additional capacity to communicate to our members and to do so in that is best suited to each member's requirements. MAPS will continue to operate this site while we evaluate the merits of both portals. Please check our Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/Mcmasterparttimestudents

By-laws, minutes, audited financial statements are being prepared to be posted on the documents page.

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The McMaster Association of Part-Time Students (MAPS) was established in 1979 to represent the interests of undergraduate part-time degree students and certificate/diploma students. All degree students enrolled in 17 or fewer units and all CCE students (regardless of course load) are members of MAPS.

Juggling home, work and school requires a great deal of organization and support, and it was in response to these particular needs that MAPS was first established. Our logo of three connecting chevrons is a stylistic conception of the interaction between those three major components of a part-time student's life.

What does MAPS do?

Represents the needs and concerns of part-time students within various academic and administrative committees.
Lobbies for increased course availability and accessibility
Lobbies for extended services that include longer library, bookstore and cafeteria hours.
Provides an office in the McMaster University Student Centre, Room 234, that stays open until 8:30 pm Monday to Thursday to accommodate evening students, where students can register for courses on SOLAR, and access personal academic and financial information on MUGSI
Provides one-on-one training for SOLAR and MUGSI
Publishes a handbook that guides you through the University maze.
Provides three computers in the office for part-time student use
Counsels students regarding university procedures and course availability.
Provides bursaries to part-time students, recognizing the financial constraints they have
Celebrates the academic achievements and community participation of part-time students with the MAPS Gold Medal, the Centennial Awards and Martin W. Johns Award. These awards, along with other university awards for part-time students, are presented at the MAPS annual awards dinner in late November.