“As a Métis student on campus, a lot of the stuff that we see around campus is really troubling to me”
Jakob Sanderson is hoping for one more year as UMSU president as part of the Your UMSU slate.
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“It’s your money — you should be deciding how it’s spent every year”
Business student and event producer Jake Letwin said his first goal if elected president will be shifting the union’s focus away from “aggressive” political theatre and toward student outreach.
“Our team, we all come from community student groups”
Annie Beach hopes to bring her long history of advocacy to UMSU as the presidential candidate for the Exist slate.
Candidates announced for 2019 UMSU General Elections
Campaigning will begin Feb. 25 following reading week and voting will run from March 6-8.
Mature students’ rep moves to expand portfolio
Part-time students may finally be represented in UMSU chambers if a motion introduced Thursday is passed.
CASA presents at UMSU board meeting
Following a recent recommendation from the UMSU executive to join the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), an alliance delegation presented what it called “wins” to students at last week’s UMSU board meeting.
UMSU amends community funding policy
UMSU funding for campus community groups is changing beginning May 1.
Education senate candidate builds platform
A long-serving Indigenous student activist is now running unopposed to be one of the faculty of education’s student representatives on the U of M senate.
Education for all campaign stops at U of M
Among defederation concerns and a meeting from a competing student association just hours away, the Canadian Federation of Students convened on campus Thursday to spread the word about its “Education for All” campaign.
Second Indigenous admin steps down
U of M administrator Barry Lavallee made headlines last fall when he suggested U of M president David Barnard step down from his position citing issues of racism on campus. Months later, Lavallee has resigned from his position.