27 On and Off-Campus Resources

Table 3: McMaster student services

Service	Description
	School of Graduate Studies [https://gs.mcmaster.ca/] The School of Graduate Studies provides key information on everything from policies around thesis writing and defense to maintaining healthy relationships with your supervisor, to supporting graduate student life. Review these key Graduate Community Resources [https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/resources/] to learn more.
	The McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners (MODEL) [https://meld.humanities.mcmaster.ca/model/] MODEL Supports students whose first language is not English. The McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners in Thode Library may be of use to graduate students.
	Student Wellness Centre [https://wellness.mcmaster.ca/] The on-campus wellness centre provides counselling, medical, and other wellness services and programs.
	Student Accessibility Services (SAS) [https://sas.mcmaster.ca/] SAS provides academic supports and accommodations for students with disabilities at McMaster.

Key McMaster University policies

• Graduate Work Supervision Guidelines for Faculty and Students [https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/resources/graduate-supervision/]
• Guide for the Preparation of Master’s and Doctoral Theses [downloadable PDF]
• McMaster University Policy for Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities [downloadable PDF]
• McMaster University Workplace and Environmental Health and Safety Policy [downloadable PDF]
• McMaster Graduate Calendar 2023-2024 [https://academiccalendars.romcmaster.ca/index.php?catoid=48]

Spaces to write

• Consider writing in McMaster library spaces [https://library.mcmaster.ca/spaces]
• Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellows Study Room [https://library.mcmaster.ca/spaces/grad-room] in Mills Library
• Off campus, consider local coffee shops [https://www.narcity.com/toronto/15-super-cute-cafes-you-need-to-visit-in-hamilton] or the Hamilton Public Library [https://www.hpl.ca/]

Encouraging work-life balance

• Exercise at the McMaster gym, Pulse [https://rec.mcmaster.ca/programs/pulse-fitness-centre], at off-campus gyms, or other recreation spaces, such as hiking/walking/biking trails, skating arenas, or swimming pools
  • Hamilton Parks & Recreation [https://www.hamilton.ca/parks-recreation]
  • Hamilton Adapted and Inclusive Programming [https://www.hamilton.ca/things-do/recreation/programs/adapted-and-inclusive-programming]
  • Royal Botanical Garden Trails [https://www.rbg.ca/onthetrails]
  • Explore Hamilton Waterfalls [https://tourismhamilton.com/hamilton-waterfalls-guide]
• Attend a School of Graduate Studies event [https://gs.mcmaster.ca/news-and-events/events/]
• Consider attending mindfulness events. Visit the McMaster Okanagan Office of Health & Well-being [https://okanagan.mcmaster.ca/] to learn more.
• Do what you love! Join a club or team [https://msumcmaster.ca/clubs/clubs-directory/]
• Attend Hamilton events [https://tourismhamilton.com/events-calendar]