Posted May 30: May@Mac a success

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/MayatMac4.jpg”]Hundreds of staff, faculty and student volunteers welcomed almost 5,500 visitors to campus for May@Mac, the University's spring open house.

The not-so-spring-like weather didn't deter prospective students, their families and friends from enjoying the full slate of activities offered across campus.

“This is a unique opportunity to showcase the University from one end of campus to another–visitors were travelling from the Ivor Wynne Centre to the Institute for Applied Health Sciences and enjoying all the activities between and beyond those areas of the University,” says Bonnie Crocker, student liaison officer.

There were 18 checkpoints across campus, manned by volunteers who offered assistance to those visitors who chose a self-guided tour or helped direct others to various events.

University volunteers were the key to the success of the open house–serving at displays, doing lab tours, presentations and encouraging hands-on participation from prospective students.

“The success of May@Mac was the result of the cooperation and participation of so many people across campus,” says Crocker, and this success was reflected in the comments from those who attended the open house.

“The feedback indicated that our visitors were pleased with how well-organized we were, how much there was to see and do, how much fun they had and how great our campus looked,” notes Crocker. “Whether it was climbing the stairwells in University Hall or sitting in the lobby of the new student centre, they were impressed with McMaster.”

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