McMaster Outdoor Orientation Student Experience - MOOSE

Excited about MOOSE Grand River trip and want to learn more? Join us on a fun overnight excursion across Ontario’s Heritage River System. On this trip first-year students can expect access to various water activities such as rafting, canoeing, and swimming.

This trip offers students access to beautiful lands filled with amazing wildlife, natural water springs, and peaceful ambience.

Join your fellow peers as you travel through Ontario’s backyard and partake in team building initiatives that will help establish new relationships with life long friends.

NOTE: this trip is offered twice but you don’t have to attend both days - it is the same trip offered twice.

To sign up and reserve your spot, go to oscarplusmcmaster.ca and log in using your MacID.

For general inquiries or questions about the trip please email [email protected]

Excited about MOOSE and want to know more? The Crawford Lake and Rattlesnake Point trip is a fun overnight excursion where students get to partake in activities such as hikes, rock climbing, and awesome team building initiatives!

In addition to these activities students have an opportunity to visit the Longhouse Museum for an Indigenous cultural tour to learn more about Canada’s first people and the rich history of this amazing community.

Sign up today to reserve your spot. Go to oscarplusmcmaster.ca and log in using your MacID and password.

If you have any questions you can email moose@mcmaster@ca

⚠️UPDATE ON MOOSE eXchange ⚠️
Registration is now reopened for MOOSE eXchange! Sign up today to secure your spot at OSCArplusmcmaster.ca

MOOSE eXchange is for incoming exchange students and occurs over 3 days and 2 nights during the start of the school year. As welcome week events are not open to exchange students, this program provides an alternative welcome week experience for exchange students to get to know their new country, campus, and community as well as meet other exchange students that will be here during the year.

The MOOSE-eXchange program includes overnight camping across Ontario’s Grand Heritage River, located in cities such as Paris, Cambridge, and Brantford. Along with various water activities such as canoeing and rafting, students will be joined by educators from the Six Nations of the Grand River for a traditional ‘Powwow’.

MOOSE-eXchange provides you with opportunities to get to know your fellow students in your Exchange cohort as well as local students from your faculty and encourages team development through a wide variety of outdoor activities. This three-day program will be a great warm-up for your transition to university life in September! The friends that you meet on MOOSE will be your peers in class and also your colleagues for years to come.

Registration now open for MOOSE eXchange! Sign up today to secure your spot at OSCArplusmcmaster.ca

MOOSE eXchange is for incoming exchange students and occurs over 4 days and 3 nights during the start of the school year. As welcome week events are not open to exchange students, this program provides an alternative welcome week experience for exchange students to get to know their new country, campus, and community as well as meet other exchange students that will be here during the year. 

The MOOSE-eXchange program includes a one-night stay at Camp Arowhon and a two-night camping trip to Algonquin Provincial Park. MOOSE-eXchange provides you with opportunities to get to know your fellow students in your Exchange cohort as well as local students from your faculty and encourages team development through a wide variety of outdoor activities. This four-day program will be a great warm-up for your transition to university life in September! The friends that you meet on MOOSE will be your peers in class and also your colleagues for years to come.

HELLO MOOSE ALUMNI - MOOSE X is running again this year in Algonquin, Aug 29 - Sept 1. We could use a few more leaders!! Great no cost trip with the Exchange students :) Please contact me - Thanks Wayne - [email protected]

Be sure to get your applications in by March 31st in order to be considered as a MOOSE leader (LINK IN BIO)! Being a leader is a great opportunity to get outside, meet new people, and give back to the community! Can’t wait to read all your applications :) Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Hey Mac!! We’re hiring leaders for our 2022 MOOSE programs! MOOSE X is back and will take place in Algonquin, while MOOSE First Year includes two local overnight adventures! If you love getting outside and want to help welcome new students to McMaster, we would love to hear from you! Learn more about the programs and apply by March 31st at: https://rec.mcmaster.ca/moose-leader-applications-2022 (also in bio)

Thanks to everyone who came out to our hike this morning! We explored some of Cootes paradise and checked out Princess Point! Here are some of the things we saw along the way 🌳🍄🌊

In case you missed it, we have rescheduled the climb and bonfire for October 20th! There are still spaces available if you haven’t signed up yet! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/moose2021inperson

Hellooooo First Years! Thanks so much to those of you who came out to Virtual MOOSE 2021!!

We are super excited to announce two in-person events for the fall. Sad you didn’t register for virtual MOOSE? Now’s your chance to join in the fun! Any first-year undergraduate students are welcome to register at tinyurl.com/moose2021inperson.

On Sep 22, we will be climbing at the Alpine Tower and having a bonfire! On Oct 2, we will be doing a hike at McMaster Forest!

MOOSE registration is well under way so we wanted to share our schedule with you!! More deets coming soon :)

Remember: It is 100% okay if you can't make it to all of the events!!

SIGN UP NOW: tinyurl.con/moose2021

It's the moment we've all been waiting for! MOOSE 2021 Registration is finally open!!

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/moose2021

What is MOOSE?
MOOSE is a faculty-based orientation program that connects and supports students with an interest in nature, sustainability, leadership, and the outdoors! This year, MOOSE will take place on Microsoft Teams from August 15th to 29th.

Who can participate in MOOSE?
This program is open to ALL First-Year students, regardless of skill level. We welcome anyone from the occasional weekend trail hiker to the intense white-water paddler!

What will we do?
In this program, you will join a community of like-minded first year and upper year student leaders, and will participate in engaging events, activities, panelists, challenges, and faculty-group sessions.

Why should I do MOOSE?
MOOSE will help you with your transition to first year, help you build a strong sense of community, and help you to explore and connect with nature. Your MOOSE leaders are committed to helping you in your transition to university and facilitating long lasting connections with your peers.

Hoping to meet you soon!!

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-> Email us at [email protected]