University of Saskatchewan Students' Union
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The 'University of Saskatchewan Students' Union represents undergraduate students at the University of Saskatchewan which is in Saskatoon.
Vision
The USSU strives to be the recognized leader in enhancing the student experience.
Mission
The USSU exists to represent, serve and support the academic and non-academic needs of undergraduate students of the University of Saskatchewan through accountable, dynamic and united leadership. It also serves to protect and maintain the integrity of quality, accessible public education.
Values
The following principles shall guide the USSU in all of its endeavours: innovation; integrity; mutual respect; professionalism; service; social, economic, and environmental responsibility; teamwork; and trust.
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[edit] Executive
The USSU Executive is comprised of 5 elected members. Elections take place in the second semester of each school year. For the 2006/7 school year, the executive is as follows:
Executive portfolios are as follows:
President
- - official liaison with the University
- - chief spokesperson for the Students' Union
- - student representative on the Board of Governors
- - responsible for student loan issues
- - liaison with provincial and federal governments and other student associations
Vice President (Academic Affairs)
- - responsible for all academic issues involving students
- - liaison with the University's senior administration and University Council
- - student grievances, academic appeals
- - curriculum issues, student computing
Vice President (Student Issues)
- - responsible for all non-academic issues involving students
- - transit, parking, housing, security
- - equality issues, disability issues
Vice President (Operations and Finance)
- - responsible for the Students' Union annual budget
- - monitors the financial activities of all Students' Union operations
- - liaison for student groups and campus clubs
- - responsible for the Help Centre, the LGBTA Centre, the Housing Centre, and the Women's Centre
Vice President (External Affairs)
- - official liaison with federal, provincial and municipal governments
- - external lobbying efforts
- - external interests of the Students' Union
Centres:
The USSU runs a number of Centres designed improve both the academic and non-academic aspects of student life.
Services
The USSU also runs a number of businesses serving students
[edit] External Representation
In 2004, the USSU became prospective members of the Canadian Federation of Students. This meant all university students in the province were Federation members - undergrads and grads at the University of Saskatchewan, as well as students at the University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada.
From October 4-6, 2005, a referendum was held for members of the USSU (undergraduate students at the University of Saskatchewan) to end their relationship with CFS, or become full fee-paying members of the Canadian Federation of students. The results were in favour of becoming full members. On February 1st, 2006, the USSU Elections Board recommended that another referendum be held, due to issues which threatened the legitimacy of the process.[1]. On March 30th, 2006 the University Students Council voted 13 - 6 to uphold the October 2005 referendum results, ignoring the recommendations of its own elections panel which advised the University Students Council to hold another referendum. [2] On October 13th, 2006 the USSU lost a lawsuit filed by former president Robin Mowat regarding the referendum. The judge decreed that the results of the referendum are null and void. In the October 19, 2006 issue of the Sheaf Former USSU President Evan Cole called on the USSU executive to resign.
The USSU is a founding member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations, which the University Students' Council voted to leave on January 26th, 2006.
[edit] Trivia
The USSU was known as the USSR for a few days after the engineering students mounted an impressive turnout at the annual general meeting and successfully changed the constitution. The USSU was officially renamed the USSR. Louis, the campus pub was renamed Lennin's. University President George Ivany was to be known officially as Ivan the Terrible. The new title for president of the USSR was to become General Secretary. [3]
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