Thank You for Shaping McMaster’s EL Landscape 

Staff and educators play a key role in providing students with experiential learning (EL) opportunities that can be transformative for their career, academic and personal development. We appreciate your effort and dedication is supporting the university as we work towards our shared mission and vision for EL: 

• Vision: McMaster graduates have the skills, experience, and confidence to lead lives guided by both a sense of self and a sense of purpose to make a positive impact in the world.   
• Mission: By 2029, 84% of McMaster undergraduate students will have participated in an accessible and supportive Faculty-based or campus-wide experiential learning opportunity that is transformative and lasting beyond their time at McMaster. This will be achieved through the collaborative development and support of both campus-wide and Faculty-specific experiential learning infrastructure that recognizes the contributions of faculty, staff, students, and external partners in the learning process.    

This webpage aims to support staff and educators in developing and running accessible and transformative EL experiences. For staff and educators developing new experiential learning opportunities, the Guidelines and Procedures resource below, as well as the MacPherson Institute for Teaching and Learning could be of particular use.