By UMSU Executive Committee As your Executive Committee for the 2018-2019 school year, our focus is on three main objectives: making education more affordable and accessible, engaging students in UMSU’s decision-making and cultivating greater community on campus. In the first seven months of our term we have made progress on numerous initiatives towards each of…
UMSU has been made aware and is deeply concerned regarding the allegations made against Dr. Peter Jones. We can now assure students that Dr. Jones has been placed on leave pending an active investigation, and will provide further updates on this as we have more information. We are disheartened by the continued presence of inappropriate…
By Jakob Sanderson and Owen Black A quality education is rooted in using diverse learning materials. With tuition costs on the rise, it is vital that students be allowed to use small amounts of copyright content for educational purposes. Lawmakers must keep the Fair Dealing provision of the Copyright Act of Canada intact while universities…
On November 29th, UMSU’s Board of Directors voted on affirmation of membership with its two external lobbying organizations. Membership with the Undergraduates of Canadian Research Universities (UCRU) was unanimously affirmed, while membership with the CFS was not affirmed by a vote of 35-2 with one abstention. These affirmation votes were mandated due to changes in…
UMSU is holding two important meetings this week that are open to all members: UMSU Annual General Meeting, Fall Semester November 28, 2:00pm in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), second floor UMSU University Centre – see agenda. UMSU Board of Directors Emergency Meeting November 29, 4:30pm in UMSU Council Chambers, 176 Helen Glass – see agenda;…