Welcome to the McMaster Alumni Association!
Our home on campus is in Alumni House, the former President's Residence, behind Bates Residence.
Our mission is to support McMaster University by involving alumni, recognizing alumni achievements, providing services and benefits to alumni, communicating with alumni, and involving current students.
We execute our mission with a multitude of programs, which you can explore using the top navigation of our site. Stay connected with us online using the social links at the bottom of this page, and email us anytime at alumni@mcmaster.ca with questions, comments or feedback of any kind.
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Membership in the McMaster Alumni Association
The McMaster Alumni Association comprises over 200,000 graduates of the University and is a vital, growing organization. On television we have seen a graduate fly out into space and return to earth, and in the papers we have read another who traversed the barren wastelands adjacent to the North Pole. For McMaster graduates, whether they live the shadow of the ivy walls near campus, or isolated wilds of Laos, the Alumni Association fulfills two purposes. These were set out in the first meeting on May 3, 1894. "The object of the Society shall be to cultivate the spirit of fraternity and unity among its members, and to secure hearty and prompt cooperation in all matters pertaining to the interests of McMaster University".
The Alumni Council was set up at that first meeting, but now is called the Board of Directors. It includes an executive committee, representatives to the University Senate and the Board of Governors, and members at large. This body guides and confirms the decisions of the executive and the staff of the Office of Alumni Advancement.
Terms of Membership:
All graduates of degree and diploma granting programs automatically become members of the Alumni Association. Associate membership may be granted upon approval by the Board with a minimum of one year's attendance in a recognized program. Honorary memberships are granted to individuals who receive an honorary degree from McMaster University. Honorary membership also may be conferred upon individuals in recognition of exceptional contributions to the Association or the University.
McMASTER UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Vision:
Engage and inspire the global McMaster alumni community as together we advance human and societal health and well being.
Mission:
Build lifelong connections that deepen engagement between our alumni and McMaster that transform the university, its students, and our communities. We do this through excellence in opportunities for engagement and lifelong learning, strengthening relationships and partnerships, and nourishing pride.
McMaster Alumni Association Constitution:
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