IMPORTANT HEALTH Where to go? LOCATIONS Health & Wellness Centre - Basement of Student Centre (Health Card and Student Card required). School of Graduate Studies - GH 212 Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext 27700. Courses & Enrolment All non-emergency medical concerns including sexual Skills Training & Opportunities health and counsellors. The Student Centre also offers Direct Deposit for payment a campus dentist, optometrist, and pharmacist. Student Accounts & Cashiers - GH 209 Paying your account Financial Resources ENGINEERING Scholarships In Case of Emergencies, dial one International Student Services - GH 110 GRADUATE SOCEITY University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) of the following: Immigration Services and Consultant 88 from a campus phone, 905-522-4135 from Exchange Program non-campus phones Events for international and exchange students 911 from off-campus. ECCS (Careers and Co-op Services) - JHE H301 Career and recruitment needs Other Services: NEW GRAD ([email protected]) ServiceOntario - 50 Dundurn St S St. Joseph’s Hospital Emergency Department - 50 Driver’s Licenses Charlton Ave E, Tel: (905) 522-1155. (open 24/7 STUDENT Health Cards for severe emergencies) Personal ID Urgent Care Centre - Service - 1550 Upper James St. 690 Main Street West, Tel: (905) 521-2100. (For GUIDE issues Social Insurance Numbers (SIN). Outreach sites: urgent care, but not life-threatening emergencies) or - Fridays 9:30AM-3:30PM COAST (Crisis Support) - Tel: (905) 972-8338, call ia f ed e 24/7. (Will send mobile team 8am-1am) l m at Dundas Old Town - Tuesdays 9:30AM- 3:30PM cia adu so gr SACHA (Sexual Assault Center) - Tel: (905) 525- on nd c! us S a Ma w EG at 4162, call 24/7. (will provide accompaniment to ollo on life F es g hospital or police station) at erin upd ine FINANCES eng Opening a Bank Account! STUDENT CONTACT: Many banks in Canada provide student accounts with many benefits. A bank account is required to CONCERNS get direct deposit (a.k.a get payed!). McMaster has RBC and CIBC ATMs. Credit Contact EGS for any student issues. unions are a great option too! Visit the resources tab at egs.mcmaster.ca to fill More info found at: iss.mcmaster.ca out the supervisory relationship agreement to manage expectations. GETTING TRANSPORT DISCOUNTS Presto Card STARTED With a Presto card, you can access the HSR & FUN (local Hamilton transit), GO (Regional transit in What's Mosaic and Avenue to GTHA), TTC ( local transit), Burlington Learn? Transit and more. Food and Groceries Pick up at Campus Store or Buy at the McMaster Mosaic is the university’s administration system Food Basics & - 10% every Tuesday where you can: Campus Bookstore, Compass, or any Shoppers - 10% every Wednesday Add/drop courses Drug Mart location. Shoppers - 20% every Thursday (only at Pay your tuition Emerson location and req. free PC optimum View your income Hamilton Railway Transit (HSR) card) Apply for bursaries & awards and more! The Phoenix - 20% off everyday www.mosaic.mcmaster.ca Access your voucher for unlimited travel on the Avenue to learn is a course hosting website HSR from Mosaic. Routes 1A/5/10/51 connect to where you’ll be able to find course materials, campus. assignment dropbox, and online class Entertainment and Technology Useful GO Bus Routes discussions. Instructors may or may not use it. Discounted tickets at Cineplex and Jackson www.avenue.mcmaster.ca 16 to Toronto Union Station from downtown Square cinemas on Tuesdays! (connect to TTC) is free on the first 40 to Richmond Hill via Pearson Airport from Friday of every month. Compass (Student centre) downtown. McMaster Art Gallery free for students. Use it to find schedules and buy tickets for all Free Classes at McMaster Athletics & major transit operators. Buy discounted tickets to SoBi Bikes Recreation (DBAC). Info at: https://rec.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster sporting events, local comedy clubs, No bicycle? No problem! Use SoBi, Hamilton’s Hamilton Parks and Recreation - recreation Canada’s Wonderland. bike share program! McMaster students get a rate centers, pools, programs, and more: of $12/month. https://hamilton.socialbicycles.com https://www.hamilton.ca/parks-recreation/ CUPE (KTH B111) CUPE is the TA/RA, Postdoc, and Sessional Union. CUPE premiums cover you for a variety of Hamilton Artcrawl and benefits including dental coverage, Vision & Other Health Spending, and Child Care. HOUSING Every second Friday of the month, James www.cupe3906.org Street North is filled with artists, performers, The Housing Help Centre is a non profit social and vendors. Supercrawl takes place during the second GSA (Refectory bld. east tower) service agency providing help with: Finding housing, understanding tenant rights, applying weekend of September. James St. N. is closed GSA provides Health & Dental insurance for welfare and financial assistance (e.g. utility to traffic and is filled with food trucks, (studentcare.ca) and other support/services to support programs if you are paying your own performing stages, rides & games, and of graduate students. It also funds all graduate hydro). course, art. Join the fun! student clubs. https://gsamcmaster.org/ http://www.housinghelpcentre.ca