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May 31, 2021 The USC joins in the collective mourning of 215 Indigenous children who lost their lives after enduring forced separation from their families and placed in the Indian Residential School in Kamloops, BC. Our thoughts are with their relatives, Indigenous communities and residential school survivors during this difficult time.  The legacies of residential […]

The University Students’ Council is excited to welcome students back to campus, and we are looking forward to providing an exceptional student experience, which is in-line with all health and safety regulations. Last week, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities announced that campuses should plan for a normal return to campus. This includes no capacity

Statement on Hyde Park Tragedy  June 7, 2021   We are heartbroken by the senseless violence that led to the loss of four members of our London community yesterday. The USC offers our condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and pray for the recovery of the young boy who is still in

June 1, 2021 The University Students’ Council is working with students, clubs, and other organizations regarding their concerns with human rights violations in Israel and Palestine. We condemn Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination in all its forms. We recognize that even amid a ceasefire, students are still affected by the ongoing conflict and may need support.

University Pharmacy Is the University Pharmacy open? Yes, the University Pharmacy is open, but with reduced walk-in hours. The new walk-in hours will coincide with the new in-person hours for Student Health Services. The pharmacy will be open for walk-ins on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. The pharmacy will be

Good evening everyone, and thank you for all of the applause so far for the many inspiring words I wrote that my colleagues have just read. Just kidding – with full credit to my team, communications is a shared exercise and each executive member actually does a phenomenal job writing their own material. If we

Hi Everyone, for those of you that don’t know me, my name is Declan Hodgins, and I am the Secretary Treasurer of the USC. Following executive restructuring, my position will be renamed to the VP Governance and Finance next year, but responsible for the same functions as my current role. Through my position I oversee

Western, it’s been a challenging, powerful, and productive first half of my term as your Student Programs Officer. I have bangs now. For those of you who may not know me, my name is Cecilia Liu and I will be your very last USC Student Programs Officer. Next year most of my responsibilities will be

For any of you who don’t know me, my name is Cat Dunne and I am the Vice President of the USC. My role is to lead student advocacy and lobbying on behalf of the organization to all levels of government and Western’s university administration. I also have the pleasure of serving as President of

Opening Good evening everyone. Happy New Year and thank you for joining us this evening for our annual State of the USC event. Before we begin this evening, I’d like to thank you all for accommodating the date change. Last week was one of the most difficult weeks we’ve faced on campus in recent memory.