Hello! I hope you all had a great semester and a successful finals week. MAP has had a great semester and we would like to thank everyone who came to our events! We hope you enjoyed them!
 
We have begun planning for the Spring semester and we have a lot of exciting events for everyone to look out for! Here is a quick preview of the events! If you have any event ideas, don’t forget to share them with us on our website. We will also have more details about these events on our events tab on the website before the semester begins, so be sure to look out for those updates. Hope you all have a great winter break!
 
MAP Spring Semester 2020
 
January:
Rockland Blowout
 
February:
LOL Stevenson feat. Jen Kober
Ski Trip
Be your Own Bae
Xylophone Man Musical Performance
Headphone Disco
Trivia
Wicked Trip
 
March:
Spa/Relaxation Event
Wicked Trip part 2
Pinterest Jam
MAP Week
Mystery Trip
Trivia
 
April:
Laugh, Cry, Love
Food Bar Walk-By
Philadelphia Trip
Trivia
Bounce Around SU
 
May:
Food Truck Rally

Jess Lewis
Social Media & Marketing Chair

This Friday, MAP and the Commuter Student Association will be hosting the second Commuter Sleepover. The purpose of this event is to help commuters feel like part of the campus community, giving them a sense of some of the regular events we have on campus (DIY events, karaoke, games, and more) all in one night. Since both commuters and residents are welcome, this event will provide commuter students an opportunity to hopefully meet other commuters and also make some friends who live on campus.  
 
The idea originated last semester (Spring, 2019) from a commuter student who saw another college who hosted a similar event. Through a lot of brainstorming and planning, we were able to make the event happen and can’t wait to host it again.
 
At this semester’s sleepover, we will kick off the night with pizza. We will have tarot card readers available from about 7-10pm. During that same time block, we’ll also have some interactive games going (jeopardy, etc.). Throughout the night, we’ll have an opportunity for students to make several DIY projects including a pillow and a painted canvas. There will be cereal bar at midnight and a light breakfast at the end of the event. Other activities include karaoke, family feud, and more.
 
If you are planning to attend the event, please email commuter@stevenson.edu so we have accurate numbers for the ordering of supplies, food, and so on. If you are planning to attend, please arrive before midnight. Commuters are welcome to bring a sleeping bag/pillows/blankets. We’ll have activities going throughout the night, but if anyone wants to sleep throughout the event, there will be plenty of space to do so.
 
We hope to see you there!

Jenna Womack
​Associate Director of Student Activities

Hello everyone! I'm Cassie Harris, a junior Business Communication major with an art minor. This is my first year as a program director for MAP.  For the first two years of my time at Stevenson, I was a volunteer for MAP, and I absolutely loved it. I loved the events I was volunteering for, and the dynamic of MAP was so friendly and fun. I became a programer because I have an outgoing personality, and I enjoy meeting new people. I learned a lot being a volunteer, and I was ready for the next step. ​

Since being a program director I realized I love event planning. Being able to organize and plan out events is so exciting and natural for me. Executing events is where I have learned the most. I had experience managing people, but never managing an entire event. There was a learning curve when troubleshooting events when things went wrong, but I have a hand on that now. Every event or trip that I run is a learning experience for me; I always walk away with new knowledge and experience. Becoming a program director for MAP was one of the best choices I made at Stevenson.


Cassie Harris
Program Director

​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