STUDENT AFFAIRS
Student Experience Record
As a university student, you’re not only gaining knowledge, you’re on a journey to becoming your authentic self. Every experience you have builds the skills and connections that shape your path.
The Student Experience Record helps track your extracurricular activities and acknowledges the competencies that you have gained from them. We are here to set you up for success and show the world that you are more than marks—you are a member of the MacEwan University community.
More than marks
Arts, leadership, debate, volunteering—participate in a range of on-campus experiences that build confidence, competencies and skills. When you create a Student Experience Record (SER), you can track your involvement and demonstrate that your experience and development aren't limited to the classroom.
Verified SER experiences are confirmed by the university, and Career Readiness Competencies are applied to each experience to help you build your resumé with university-verified skills.
Only verified experiences have hours of participation tracked.
For an activity to be verified, it must meet be submitted with the name and email of the experience provider, who must be a supervisor, coordinator or team leader.
The following are examples of verified experiences:
- on-campus volunteering
- student club or group membership
- student governance positions and unpaid leadership roles
- paid employment, leadership roles and research assistant positions
- mentorship or peer services to other students
- participation in varsity athletics
- MacEwan-organized events that record participation
- orientation sessions, workshops and conferences
Unverified experiences are self-reported in MacEwan Student Life. They do not need to be run by MacEwan faculty or staff, and they can take place outside the university.
Unverified experiences do not have hours of participation tracked.
Ineligible experiences are experiences that you do for course credit. These cannot be added to your record.
If you are unsure if an experience is SER eligible, email the SER team for clarification.
Speakers’ series, conference volunteers and presenters, Book of the Year contests, the Pride Day parade, human rights advocacy—all kinds of extracurricular activities are available. Find opportunities that interest you and get started on your Student Experience Record.
Create your Student Experience Record
We recommend that you add your experiences to your Student Experience Record during the academic year in which you do them.
After you create your SER in MacEwan Student Life, you can search for experiences to participate in at MacEwan.ca/Opportunities.
After you complete an SER-eligible experience, follow these steps to add it to your record:
- Log in to MacEwan Student Life using your MacEwan credentials.
- Review the SER training module on the platform.
- Start building and customizing your profile.
You can download and print a PDF copy of your Student Experience Record. You can also share it in resumés for prospective employers and in applications for scholarships, grants or graduate studies.