Join the network
Start a chapter. Change your department.
New chapter applications are accepted year-round, and chapters structure themselves however fits their department. Here's how to begin.
The playbook
Five steps to a functioning chapter.
Find your people
See who's interested in your department. You'll need organizers, but also participants. We recommend a core of 3–4 organizers, but at least 2.
Get faculty in the room
It is a requirement that each chapter has a faculty advisor. Beyond that, though, chapters consistently report that faculty attendance at events helps integrate MAP into the life of the department.
Pick projects that fit your department
Don't reinvent the wheel. Browse past chapter activities, such as reading groups, mentorship programs, speaker events, climate surveys, and adapt what's worked elsewhere to the needs of your department.
Line up funding
Look to your department and university first (graduate student group funds, dean's funds), and apply for MAP chapter funding.
Learn from the network
Read chapters' end-of-year reports to see what's worked, common problems, and suggested solutions. All these hundreds of chapters have made most mistakes for you already.
Mailing list
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Chapter news, funding rounds, job postings and calls from across the network. One short email, and a place to ask the rest of the network a question.
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