Clubs, Groups & Teams

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is an international organization that aims to promote social justice, address inequalities, and eradicate poverty in Canada and around the world.

The McMaster Engineering Hockey Club makes playing hockey accessible for every McMaster Engineering student. The club organizes teams of all levels to compete in McMaster intramurals, so students have an accessible and fun exercise option.

The McMaster Engineering Welcome Week Rep Team is the group responsible for welcoming the incoming class of Engineering, B.Tech, iBioMed, and Computer Science students each Fall. Colloquially known as the Redsuits due to their bright red coveralls, these upper-year students have the responsibility of demonstrating the inclusive and supportive community that Mac Eng has to offer. 

The goal of McMaster EngiQueers is to increase the visibility, comfort and engagement of LGBTQ+ students and their allies within the Faculty of Engineering. These students host events for fun, for pride, and for professional connections and encourage delegate attendance for 2 annual conferences; the Out on Bay Street Annual Conference, and the CFES Diversity in Engineering Conference.

The National Society of Black Engineers is a student run non-profit organization with the mission statement “to increase the number of culturally responsible Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community”. NSBE McMaster promotes and encourages the involvement of minorities in STEM fields through multiple events and opportunities for students to build up their skills and gain the necessary experience to become a leader in their community.

The McMaster Women in Engineering Society is a group of undergraduate students focused on creating a community where female-identified students feel empowered and supported throughout their education, as well as providing them with opportunities to network with other students and grow as individuals.

The MEC is an Engineering Competition run by students that takes place across an entire weekend. Teams are formed and compete in their respective categories to complete and solve an engineering challenge assigned to them. Entries are judged, and the winners move on to attend the Ontario Engineering Competition later in the year.

Hosted by the McMaster Design League, Designathon is a weekend-long competition where students tackle a selection of design problems using computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D printing tools.

DeltaHacks is McMaster’s annual student hackathon for change. Students in all fields of study are encouraged to come together to build real world applications that create positive change.

The McMaster Consulting Team is a team of 4 sent to the Engineering Commerce Case Competition. The competition is an annual consulting case competition hosted by Concordia University, entailing three cases created by 3 different major companies (such as L3 Harris and Bombardier) and are judged by company employees and other industry professionals.

The Forge is Hamilton’s Startup Incubator, and their McMaster team runs competitions for students to enter their own business or ideas. Winners may get a spot at The Forge to work on and grow their business.

Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. They put together a list of some of the largest and most diverse student hackathons in the world. Have a look! 

Dream, Inspire, Achieve. Mac DECA U's goal it to foster a platform of opportunity for the business leaders of tomorrow by immersing them into an engaging competitive network of ambitious and passionate students that inspires each other's success through conference and competition.

The McMaster Consulting Association promotes Consulting as a career path to students of all faculties at the university. Their goals include raising awareness of the profession, as well as preparing members through various events and initiatives, to succeed and excel in the industry.

McMaster Model United Nations houses a big community of students that plan or engage with: Internal MUN "in-houses"/mock debates and workshops, speakers and other special events that are in tune with values and topics related to MUN, the annual MACMUN Conference, as well as sending teams or "delegations" of McMaster students to external conferences hosted by other universities or organizations in order to represent our university and club.

MUAAC aims to unite undergraduate students with a common passion for astronomy, regardless of field of study with astronomy-based resources on campus and highlight astronomical research at McMaster and abroad.

CCGHR McMaster is a student led initiative designed to foster research and networking in global health among university students across all disciplines and all levels of study. CCGHR hosts events such as workshops, career nights, and the Annual Global Health Forum, which is a collaboration between multiple universities.

The iGEM McMaster team works to solve problems in the synthetic biology field and bring their project to the annual iGEM competition to compete against other schools from around the world.

RGI McMaster is a branch of RGI, a non-profit organization that provides patients with rare genetic disorders access to research technologies and researchers across the globe. The RGI McMaster team works with researchers, professors, and patients to achieve this through several focus areas, including scientific advocacy, community engagement, scientific publications, and outreach.

The club is a chapter of the Global Society for Genetics and Genome Biology, which aims at offering exciting opportunities to learn about the field of Genetics through our regular events. Career Nights, Study Sessions, Fundraisers, and Publication Workshops are hosted by the club, where students get to network with the invited guest speakers and the executive team.

The mandate of the McMaster Public Health Association (MPHA) is to raise awareness about the field of public health, as well as to provide new opportunities to undergraduate students, allowing them to be represented at the local, national, and international level.

Mac Ethics aims to bring events to the McMaster community that stimulate discussion of different perspectives on wide-ranging ethical topics and to promote awareness of existing ethical issues.