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Dec 05, 2023
Towards an Equitable Future
By Hashim Alani, student Throughout my undergrad years, the experiences I’ve had with Student Open Circles (SOC) have been some of the most valuable and impactful. They provide an avenue ...
Aug 26, 2023
Newsletter: August 2023
New first year students have been looking us up and getting involved this summer before they even start at McMaster! In this letter, Julia, Divya, and Rose vividly describe the ...
Aug 26, 2023
Small Fish, Big Pond
by Julia Harper, student My involvement with Open Circle has been one of the highlights of my undergrad journey so far. Many will remember the feeling of being a small ...
Aug 26, 2023
Serving Children and Youth
Our weekly student volunteers provide mentorship and tutoring for underserved children and youth throughout Hamilton.
Aug 26, 2023
A Different Kind of Success
By Divya Tamilselvan, student Something you don’t normally find at university: a service that is devoted to helping students become who they are and learn about their true motivations, values ...
Aug 26, 2023
Finding My Place
By Rose Leishman, student Student Open Circles (SOC) has been an integral component to my university experience and impacted me in multiple ways. It provides an incredible community space. Coming ...
Aug 14, 2023
Get our Crowd-sourced Recipe Book!
Enjoy recipes from around the world and support Student Open Circles with our 20 th anniversary downloadable recipe book! It’s often said that the Student Open Circles community is like ...
Jun 10, 2023
Newsletter: June 2023
This is an exciting, scary, sad, and hopeful time of year for students who are graduating. Many tell us how much it’s meant to them to have the safe space ...
Jun 10, 2023
Tools to Brave the Wilderness
By Vivian Li, student leader When in-person school reopened in 2021, I was still two years away from graduation. Although at the time I had already been at McMaster for ...
Jun 10, 2023
Story in Pictures
A comic-strip depiction of our end-of-term bonfire event...