In this first instalment of UOttaKnow, the Fulcrum explores the University of Ottawa Students Union (UOSU) and how undergraduate students can access its services or get involved.
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UOSU hosted their Autumn General Assembly on Sunday. Here are the highlights from each contentious debate.
The UOSU’s Autumn General Assembly will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday morning — but just how long will the meeting be? Unfortunately, that’s anyone’s guess! Fortunately, we do know the agenda items that will be debated upon.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) invites all undergraduate students to participate in the Autumn General Assembly on Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Alumni Auditorium (UCU Basement).
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union by-elections began Oct. 8. After a two day extension, voting concluded Monday night with record turnout for a by-election.
Undergraduate students can vote in person or online until Oct. 12.
UOSU shares tips on safe partying during Panda weekend and student rights with police interactions on Instagram and campus in leadup to Panda Game.
In a decision announced Friday afternoon, graduate students will no longer be able to utilize UOSU’s food bank or submit new cases to the Student Right’s Centre effective immediately due to the lack of a funding agreement between UOSU and GSAED.
The University of Ottawa Students Union has responded to budget cuts by closing Foot Patrol, the Multifaith Centre, the Peer Help Centre, and the Bilingualism Centre.
2,482 undergraduate students voted in the elections; a turnout rate of 6.74 per cent. This is notably a point lower than the turnout for the most recent by-election which had 2,999 ballots cast for a 7.7 per cent turn out — the highest by-election turnout in UOSU’s brief history.
The Fulcrum spoke with the seven candidates for the five FSS seats on UOSU’s BOD.
On Feb 14 the Fulcrum interviewed current UOSU president Delphine Robitaille about her campaign for a second term as president.
The essence of the document lies in its recognition of UOSU as the voice for U of O’s undergraduate student body.
While the Union pledged an annual budget of $175,000 for scholarships and bursaries in 2022, the current program has experienced a decrease of $45,000 in its current iteration.
On Nov. 12, members of the U of O undergraduate population, the student union, and more came together at the 13-hour Autumn General Assembly.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met on Saturday, Oct. 21 to prepare for its upcoming Autumn General Assembly (AGA). The meeting began online at noon and met in the University’s Senate room in Tabaret Hall at 1 p.m.
On Oct. 13th, former UOSU director Hannah Weidrick reached out to the Fulcrum to share concerns over how Traviss went about withdrawing from UOSU’s byelection. “Quanah withdrew from the election, but not before[…] giving Thorp an ultimatum, it was: he will withdraw from the election as long as the results aren’t shared publicly, and Thorp is only allowed to tell one person. It’s undemocratic and it’s wrong and he’s not supposed to do that.”
In the “highest turnout ever recorded for a by-election in UOSU’s history”, four seats on the executive committee have been filled, including Delphine Robitaille as union president and Daniel Thorp as communications commissioner.
On Oct. 4, the Fulcrum received an anonymous article submission raising concerns with many elements of the Union’s operations, the most pressing of which being the ongoing by-elections.
Ten referendum questions will be voted on by the new University of Ottawa Student Union (UOSU) members, decided in a by-election that will conclude on Oct. 13. All ten questions affect next year’s mandatory student fees.
Debates for UOSU Communications Commissioner and President will be held bilingually, moderated by the staff of the Fulcrum and La Rotonde.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met for their monthly meeting on Sept. 17. Called to order at 1:07 p.m. and adjourning just after 5:45 p.m., the meeting was the shortest BOD meeting of the term thus far.
UOSU has completed its Spring/Summer semester for the 2023-24 academic year — here are its key developments
Motions concerning committee assignments, updates to union policies, elections code and timelines. and the buying of a new business, all discussed in a six hour meeting of the BOD.
Cuts to club funding and acquiring a new business — UOSU’s budget for 2023-24 passes with amendments made at emergency board meeting.
