​Hey Mustangs! Before the semester gets too stressful, MAP, WORTH, and Active Minds are hosting a new event called Mustang Motivation! Speaker Tanesia Harris will be talking about stress management, self care, and burnout. These are all important topics to learn about to ensure you have a successful semester ahead of you.

Mustang Motivation is on Thursday, September 12th at 7:30pm in Rockland Banquet. There will be light snacks and a raffle for your chance to win gift cards, such as Dunkin’ Donuts. 

The event will be a great reminder to manage your stress and take care of yourself as we head into the semester. I hope to see you there!

Cassie Myers
Program Director

I decided to join MAP because I wanted to get involved on campus. Plus as a Service Scholar, I need 100 hours of service per school year so, volunteering in MAP was perfect.​ Volunteering really makes me appreciate the events and activities at Stevenson. I see a glimpse of the hard work: planning, organization, and coordinating that it takes to execute an event. For me, I also get to practice my customer service skills and I get to participate in the events first and get free stuff! My favorite event is probably the bingo games . . .  the prizes are awesome! ​

-Joise Hunter, Mappie

When I first joined MAP my sophomore year. Two of my friends, Jess and Yina, were on the E-Board and they needed a few extra hands to help out around the club. I was a bit nervous at first and a bit anti-social at the club. Most of the members were either older or younger than me so I didn’t really feel like I was fitting in. However, after a few sessions and a few weeks at the club, I felt like I was at home. I loved coming out to events and helping volunteer, even though my schedule has been getting ridiculously busy, I still try to come out and help around the club and volunteer for some events. Some of my favorite events from MAP were monthly Trivias, Wet & Wild Field Day and the Ice Skating Social that is thrown once a semester for Maples

-Ivan Nikitin, Mappie

     This was my first time at NACA and my first time in Buffalo, so I was really excited for such a new experience. I have been in MAP for less than a year, and needless to say, I didn’t really interact with the people I was going with outside of MAP meetings and events. However, I was looking forward to getting to know everyone on the trip. My favorite part of NACA was watching the acts perform. It was fun seeing such a variety of performers because I wouldn’t have normally watched some of them. I had not seen a lot of comedians or spoken word artists perform live until I saw them perform at NACA.
     I tend to get shy when talking to strangers, and NACA really forced me out of my shell to talk to agents and performers. I had my first one-on-one experience with a magician, and I came to the realization that magicians still scare me. I did meet a rapper, LV, who I completely destroyed in an intense match of rock-paper-scissors. He was really friendly and inviting, and we got a few photos too. After spending 4 straight days with e-board members and other mappies, I would say I got to know everyone extremely well. At the conference, I felt proud representing Stevenson University because SU really is home!

Cassie Harris
​Maple

The Kings Dominion trip is going to be super fun. As students requested from last year we are staying later so they have more time to enjoy the Halloween themed events offered by the park. We will arrive in the afternoon so students have the opportunity to do the regular rides as well. The Haunted attractions offered are everything from thrilling rides to the frightful attractions, you’re in for some extreme screams. Are you brave enough to venture through haunted mazes, terrifying scare zones or sit in the fright zone at our thrilling shows? Over 400 monsters will descend upon the park. The scheduled fro the trip is....

• 11am-leave SU
• 2pm arrive KD
• 10:50pm board bus at KD
• 11pm depart for SU
• 2am arrive back to SU

Tickets for this event are sold out but be sure to come out to some other MAP events like Throwback Trivia, Fall Carnival, and the NYC trip.




Nicole Wenzel 
MAP Program Director

Hi everyone reading! My name is Michael Jesus and I am one of the Programmers in MAP! I am putting on an awesome event October 26th. It's the Fall Carnival! This event allows everyone the chance to experience a carnival right here on campus. I don't know about most people, but I for one LOVE the carnival. Everyone feel free to come out to take part in face painting, henna art, caricatures, an inflatable obstacle course, and small carnival games. Did I not mention some of the food that will be there? We have fried oreos, caramel apples, funnel cakes, and popcorn. If that was not enough, we also have prizes for those willing to come out and try different activities. We all deserve a day to just kick off the weekend with something fun first. So I hope to see you all there!


The event is October 26th, from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the apartment quad. 
(If rain it will be at the top of Rockland)


Michael Jesus
Program Director

Bringing back Pinterest Jams is something I really wanted to do because I enjoyed them so much my freshman year. Tomorrow, October 4th, we are bringing back Jeff LeBlanc and making DIY Neon light signs. Stevenson Students asked and I listened! Many wanted a chance to make these crafts after orientation adventures 2017, so now all students have a chance to make a creative sign to make their dorm lit! But wait there's more! To make sure both commuters and residents have a chance to craft we are going to be doing the craft at the MAC from 1-2pm and then again from 7-8pm with Jeff's musical performance on pandinis patio. Get ready to light up the night! Supplies are limited!!

​Hey Mustangs! It’s that time of the year again to celebrate Founder’s Day! As per tradition, Founder’s Day Talent Show is coming back and will be hosted by MAP! You will be seeing a variety of talents from Stevenson students. In the past, we have had singing acts, duo dancing acts, group performances, martial arts, and other unique talents. The first place winner(s) will win a cash prize of $500, second place winner(s) will win $250, and third place winner(s) will win $100.
The talent show is on Monday, October 1 on the Greenspring campus in the Inscape Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m.
Before the show, there will a preshow outside of the Inscape Theatre. The preshow will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will have music and food to get the crowd excited.
You can get your free tickets from the Rock or from the Green Zone at Owings Mills North. Come out and see the amazing talents at Stevenson!
 
Yina Dong
Program Director

​Hey Mustangs! MAP is kicking off the fall semester with our Wet & Wild Field Day event on Friday, August 31st from 2-5pm. Even though summer may be over and we are back to school, we can still enjoy the nice weather and end the first week of classes with a fun activity.
 
At this year’s event, there will be a water slide, a mechanical shark, a dunk tank, a water balloon battle. Students can also participate many other field games, such as paint twister, giant water pong, and corn hole.
 
The Cow will also be there from 2-3:30pm and you will also have a chance to win t-shirts, beach towels, sunglasses, and other prizes. To win these prizes, students must attend the event and participate in the activities to earn prize tickets. We can’t wait to see you there and good luck with the first week of classes!
 
Jess Lewis
Programmer

Coming into Stevenson this year I was really quiet and didn’t quite know what clubs I wanted to join. Then, when I was at orientation adventures I met Krystal, a program director for MAP, and she told me all about MAP. At first I wasn’t sure it would be my thing, but I decided to try it out. Who knew that this would be the club that finally brought me out of my shell. I was no longer scared and nervous around new people but now I am excited every time I get the chance to meet someone new. MAP provided me with opportunities that I couldn’t have imagined myself doing at this point in my life. I’ve gotten to fly in an airplane for the first time, attend a broadway show in New York and so much more. I’ve also gotten the chance to meet so many performers like Ryan Quinn from The Voice. Although attending these events and meeting these performers were amazing experiences, the best part of MAP is most definitely the crazy, friendly, goofy friends that I’ve come to make. I’m so glad they have turned me into a crazy mappie too!:) MAP has become my home at SU and I couldn’t be any happier!!!

Emily Wassenius
Freshman
​Nursing Major

​Hello everyone! My name is Jess and I am one of the programmers planning MAP’s third annual Food Truck Rally. The event will be back this Sunday April 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We will be having a wide range of food and desert trucks this year for you all to enjoy. We will be having 9 trucks in total as well as many other forms of entertainment.
The trucks at the event will include:

• Carnivore BBQ
• Brick n Fire Pizza
• Craving Potato Factory
• Mexican Food Truck
• The Green Bowl (Asian and Latin- Inspired Cuisine)
• GoGanics (Organic food)
• Cream Cruiser (Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches)
• Deddle’s Donuts
• Kona Ice

We will also be giving out Food Truck Bucks for students to spend at the trucks. The first 300 people in line will receive $12 and the next 100 people will get $10, so make sure you line up early!
Also, don’t forget to invite your family and friends as this event will be open to the public. We hope to see you there and enjoy the good food!

Jess Lewis
Program Director