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Council 5 Recap: Councillors Approve Bylaw Changes and Executive Restructuring
Cam Wong, USC News | Posted: Tuesday, December 3rd, 9:50pm Last Wednesday, councillors from across fifteen faculties convened for the fifth meeting of the University Students’ Council for the 2019-20 academic year. The meeting began with a presentation by Vice President Cat Dunne and Western University’s Associate Vice President Student Experience Jennie Massie, who shared
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Student Leader Profile Series: Engineering president’s involvement driven by community impact
Skai Bekeris, USC News | Posted: Saturday, November 24th, 2019 10:00pm Editor’s note: This article is part of the USC News Student Leader Profile Series, showcasing student leaders across campus. Meet Matthew Tutty, the Faculty of Engineering’s Undergraduate Engineering Society (UES) President for the 2019/2020 school year. Tutty, a Hamilton, Ontario native, is pursuing a
Bryce Vine concert more than just ‘alright’ thanks to USC student employees and staff
Skai Bekeris, USC News | Posted: November 24, 2019 9:55pm It was more than just “alright” for students who attended the sold-out Bryce Vine concert earlier this month thanks to the efforts of several USC student employees and full-time staff. The USC welcomed Bryce Vine, an American singer and rapper hailing from New York City
Theatre Western Coordinator reflects on value of program as fall play comes to a close
Nico Waltenbury, USC News | Posted: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 12:30pm Theatre Western has been a focal part of fourth-year Music student Joshua Patrick’s journey at Western. Now the Coordinator of the USC program, Patrick reflected on his experience with Theatre Western before the third night of the 2019 fall play, Present Laughter, on Friday.
Council Meetings
Special Council Meeting Recap – 27 March 2019
PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ COUNCIL 27 March 2019 Special Council Meeting Recap The University Students’ Council (USC) met on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, for a special meeting of council to present the USC Financial Plan. Council received one presentation and passed two motions unanimously. President Mitchell Pratt framed the discussion for the budget, commenting on
2018-19 Council, Meeting AGM
Meeting of Council, 2018-19 Meeting Details Annual General Meeting Date: March 10, 2019 Location: The Wave, UCC Agenda and Documents Agenda Minutes of the Meeting Meeting Recap Video Part 1 Part 2 Council Meeting Archives Searching for documents or minutes of prior years? Click here
2018-19 Council, Meeting 6
6th Meeting of Council, 2018-19 Meeting Details Meeting #6 Date: January 30, 2019 Location: UCC Community Room Agenda and Documents Agenda Minutes of the 6th Meeting Meeting Recap Video Council Meeting Archives Searching for documents or minutes of prior years? Click here
Campus Life
Imaginus Poster Sale
The Imaginus Poster Sale returns to the UCC. Stop by to pick up some art for your walls. DATE: September 23 – 26, 2019 from 9am – 8pm September 27, 2019 from 9am – 5pm PLACE: UCC – MUSTANG LOUNGE
Your 2018-2019 USC Executive Year in Review
My name is Mitch Pratt, and I am your University Students’ Council President for the 2018/2019 year. Our executive has had an exciting, yet tumultuous year. As we look to wrap our term as your USC executives, we thought it was essential to let students know what we’ve been up to. I’m excited to see
Exam Shuttle
A late night Exam Shuttle Service is provided by the USC to offer students a safe way to get home. Starting April 9th, Robert Q busses will be departing from Oxford Drive (in front of the UCC Building) at the following hours: April 9 – 19 1:00 am | 1:30 am | 2:00 am |
Student Government
Council Meeting 3 Recap – Sept 25, 2019
September Council Meeting Recap The University Students’ Council (USC) met on Wednesday September 25, 2019 for the third meeting of the 2019-20 academic year. 46 USC Councillors participated in a packed meeting which included several presentations and nine motions. Council received a presentation from the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s (OUSA) Executive Director and USC alumni,
My OUSA General Assembly Experience – Chris
Being elected as a Western delegate to attend the 2019 Winter OUSA General Assembly for the first (and last) time was an absolute honour. Besides being able to meet new people and work alongside equally-passionate, like-minded peers, having the opportunity to actually put our advocacy work into practice and develop effective, strong policy on issues
Press Release – March 19, 2019 USC Responds to Provincial Announcement on Sexual Violence Survey
PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ COUNCIL 19 March 2019 USC RESPONDS TO PROVINCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY Content Warning: this press release contains information pertaining to sexual violence on campus. Today, the Provincial Government revealed the results of the 2018 Student Voices on Sexual Violence Survey, including 160,000 responses — 117,000 of which were from