NewsletterNovember - December 2015MSUMcMASTER.CA/clubs

The Clubs Department is very excited to introduce a brand-new online booking portal for Clubs to book Clubspace, the projectors, projector screen, and the button maker. This new online booking system will give clubs the opportunity to check the availability of these rooms and rentals in real-time when planning events. Starting January 1, 2016, all clubs are required to book any of the above rooms and rentals by using the online booking system. A tutorial on how to use this online booking system can be found by

visiting the following page: https://www.msumcmaster.ca/clubs/faq-videos. Please note that clubs can only book the space for a maximum of 4 hours and rooms can only be booked up to 30 days in advance. Accommodations can be made for groups that require the space for over 4 hours by emailing the Assistant Clubs Administrators. All bookings are tentative and the Clubs Administrator and assistants will then confirm your booking during business hours. Your spot will be held in the calendar until confirmation.

The Clubs Department now has a button maker available for all clubs to use starting January 1. There will be a cost for using the button maker materials. The button maker produces 2” diameter buttons. Clubs are required to print their own materials. The cost of using the button maker will be in packages as follows:

50 pins - $6100 pins - $12

1000 pins - $100

The button maker must be booked using the same booking portal as the projector and Clubspace. (See “Clubs Booking Portal” above for details). Payments can be made in cash, credit or debit at the MSU accounting office. After you receive confirmation of your booking, you must pay the accounting office and bring the receipt to the Assistant Clubs Administrator when signing out the button maker. The button maker may only be used inside of Clubspace.

CLUBS BOOKING PORTAL

BUTTON MAKER

CLUBS BOOKING PORTAL

BUTTON MAKER

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: ASIAN F.O.C.U.S.

ON THE RISE: McMASTER INDIAN

ASSOCIATION

CLAIMING CLUB MONEY

CLUBSFEST II

FROST WEEK 2016

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE MSU BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

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The Asian Federation of Charitable University Students (F.O.C.U.S.) is an award-winning, non-profitable, inter-university organization that is representative of Asian student communities across Southern Ontario. Asian F.O.C.U.S. exists to encourage charitable contributions from students and the Asian community at large through social and volunteering events. Their main goal is to enable students to actively participate in and contribute to their community. We hope to create an awareness of those who are less fortunate than ourselves and provide the opportunity for students to join together and play an active role in helping them. Asian F.O.C.U.S. hosted a book drive in November, running until

December 1st. They accepted all types of books, especially textbooks, which could be donated to them either at their MUSC table or by contacting them on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcmasterasianfocus. We look forward to future events by Asian F.O.C.U.S.

McMaster Indian Association (MIA), is one of our new clubs this year that aims to unite the various ethnic and religious clubs that already exist on campus such as the Hindu Student Association, Sikh Student Association, Gujarati Student Association and Tamil Student Association, etc. Their programming not only strive to creates a fun, welcoming and diverse environment, but also to educate new students who wish to learn more about the Indian culture. Food is a major aspect of the Indian culture,

and thus, it is something that this club strives to educate others about. They recently hosted an Indian food eating

competition for one of India’s most popular snacks, Pani Puri, which had a very high turnout. A part from bigger events, they also host smaller programming like games night and movie nights to build a sense of community within the club and invite more members. The MIA continues to

grow and they expect to participate in McMaster’s annual multicultural event, Pangea later this year.

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: ASIAN F.O.C.U.S.

ON THE RISE:

McMASTER INDIAN ASSOCIATION

*NEW THIS YEAR* Reimbursement forms must be submitted each semester this year. If a club needs to be reimbursed for anything in Term 1 (Sept - Dec) all reimbursement forms must be submitted by December 16th; Term 2 (Jan - April) by April 15th.

After a club has been approved for reimbursements, a cheque will then be available to the club in the following 2 weeks. All cheques are made in the club’s name and not to personal accounts.

Claiming ClubMoney

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On Wednesday, January 6, ClubsFest is back to join in the winter festivities and help students explore the vast variety of clubs that the MSU has to offer. With clubs from a wide range of categories including Social Issues, Religious, Cultural, Academic and Recreational students will surely find something that interests them. ClubsFest is a great way

for students to immerse themselves in a community on campus and get involved in the countless opportunities that are available through the 300+ student clubs available on campus. ClubsFest II will be held in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) Marketplace and adjoining corridors.

CLUBSFEST II

Wishing Everyone a Safe & Happy Holiday Season from the 2015-2016 MSU Board of Directors

Check out MSUMcMASTER.CA/FROSTWEEK for the

full schedule of events for this year’s Frost

Week festivities.

This year will feature Canadian artist Alessia

Cara, an EDM Beach Party, and many

other winter events (including ClubsFest!)