2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

Employm~nt Services StaffAngela FortinoLindsay MartinHolly WadeGisela OliveiraEmployee Career ServicesSonia HawrylyshynEvents and Marketing CoordinatorKate TothOffice CoordinatorAmanda McFarlandTechnical Support StaffAlex AlvarezSergio VenierCareer Services is designed to help students and alumni in all,programs and faculties to establish a more focuseo view of theiracademic and career options. We, provide a full range of careerand employment-related resources and services in three key ar- ,,eas: career planning, educational planning and job search.Our staff is made up of experienced, knowledgeable professionalswith a strong track record of assisting students andalumni in pursuing their career and' educational goals. Our programsand services include:• Career and employment counselling :• ' Job postings and On-Campus Recruitment (OCR) throughMcMaster's online job posting' system, eRecruiting ,• Career and education resources, and informaUon• Resume workshops and coaching• Interview skills and job search workshopsI! Personality and interest testing• Educational planning, including workshops on applying to professionalschools (law, teaching, medicine, etc.)• CareerLinks mentoring p'rogram• Events such as Career Fair, Continuing Your Education Fairand Summer Job FairThe office ,hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.l)1. Monday to Friday.For ,further information, please phone (905) 525.,.9140, ext. 24254or fax (905) 529-8972. 'OFFICE, OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS'SERVICES/STUDENT EXCHANGES/ 'WORK AND STUDY ABROAD, .Web Addresshttp://oisa.mcma~ter.ca/Office of International Students' Services~ Gilmour Hall, Room 1 04,ext. 44748The major purpose of the Office is to assist international stu:­dents, visiting scholars, post-doctoral fellows and faculty.The Office provides a number of services slich as:• reception and orientation for new'ly arriving students'• preliminary information concerning immigration' matters• ' liaison with sponsoring agencies, foreign governments, consulatesand embassies• general advising and counselling regarding personal, financialand academic problems. ' "The Office produces anlnternational Stuqents' Handbook whichprovides basic information' for international students in preparationfor their life in Canada. The International Students' Advisor isalso the Plan Administrator for the University Health InsurancePlan (UHIP) which is mandatory for all international students.Student Exchanges/Work and Study Abroad~ Gilmour Hall, Room 104, ext. 24748The Office provides information on a range of options from irldependentstudy and externally sponsored programs, to summersession and McMaster's formal student exchanges. As well, ,informationconcerning opportunities for working and Volunteering, abroad is provided. -ACADEMIC FACILITIES, STUDENT SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS 313McMaster University has formal student exchanges with univer-,sitiesin26 countries abroad and participates in the Canada ,Scholars Exchange Program (CANEX), which includes the follOWingten Canadian universities:McMaster University University of AlbertaMcGill University University of British ColumbiaQueen's University' University of Toronto 'Universite Laval ' Uhiversity of Waterloo* Universite de Montreal * University of Western Ontario, STUDENT FINANCIAL-AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS~ Gilmour Hall, Room 120, ext. 24319Web Addresshttp://sfas.mcmaster.caEmail Addressv'awards@ mcmaster.ca or osap@mcmaster.ca" DirectorE. SeymourThe office administers a variety of programs which are accessed_ by more than half of all full-time students as well as a large humberof part-time students attending McMaster. These programs includethe Ontario Student Loan Program, Canada Student Loan Programs,Part-Time Canada Student Loan and Canada StudyGrants, Ontario Work Study Program, Ontario Special, Bursary,, Program, University Bursary and Emergency Loan Program, andUndergraduate Scholarships. In addition, the office providesadministrative support to outside agencies 'offering scholarshipsand bursaries to students attending McMaster.The office offers financial and budget counselling, assessmentand information service to current and potential students designed ,to help identify and address post-secondary education expenses.,All discussions with students are voluntary, private and confidential.Drop-in style counselling' is available., 'For more detailed profiles of p~ogram offerings, please refer toUndergraduate Academic Awards and Student Financial Aid sectionsin this Calendar. 'CAMPUS HEALTH CENTRE~ Student· Health, McMaster University Student Centre, RoomB101; ext. 27700 , , " \~ Health Education, McMaster University Student Centre, R09m'B106,e~.27619, 'Web Addresshttp://www.mcmaster.ca/healthMedical DirectorJan YoungClinic DirectorJulie FairseryiceHealth care is available to all university students year-round atthe' Campus Health Centre (CHC). Appointments can pe made,by calling' (905) 5~5-9140 ext. 27700.Staffed by family physicians, registered nurses, health educa- 'tors and administrative staff, the Campus Health Centre providesmedical care similar to a family physician at home. Services includemedical assessment and treatment; annual health examinations(physicals); birth-control counselling and low cost sale of, the birth control pill/patch; allergy injections; immunization; on-sitelaboratory; pregnancy tests; screening for sexu~lIy transmitted diseases;HIV prevention, testing and counselling; and information .or counselling for any personal health concerns. A specialist insports medicine is available for sports related injuries. Our healthcentre provides on-site access to an array of complementary healthservices including: 'acupuncture, dietitian services, hot stonemassage, meditation, reflexology and ReikL " ,Our health education staff can be reached at (905) 525-9140, e~.27619 in the McMaster University Student Centre, Room B106. Theyare available to individu~ls or groups to address questions and/orconcerns about health and lifestyle issues and include such topicsas:, 'disease prevention, relationships, sexuality, contraception options,nutrition and body image, stress, and emotional health andalcohol/drug/tobacco use. A smoking cessation group is offered