The USC is praising this morning’s announcement by Canadain Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who introduced a comprehensive $9B financial support package for Canadain post-secondary students.“Today’s annoucement marks an unprecedented investment in student financial support,” said USC Vice President Cat Dunne, “we are truly ecstatic about what this means for students who were in a desperate […]
The University Students’ Council has been actively lobbying local politicians ahead of the City of London’s upcoming multi-year budget. Budget deliberations are in full swing at City Hall, with municipal councillors considering 30 business cases for inclusion in the city’s three-year financial plan. USC Vice President Cat Dunne has attended a number of city council […]
Eight months ago, the newly selected USC executives gathered in a boardroom, tossing out ideas for the upcoming year in hopes of bettering Western’s campus and undergraduate students’ experience. “Oh, how we were young back then,” joked USC President Bardia Jalayer as he reflected on the moment during his speech at last Wednesday’s State of […]
This Wednesday, USC Councillors gathered for the sixth regular meeting of council for the 2019-2020 academic year. The meeting began with presentations from twelve students seeking to represent Western’s delegation at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance’s (OUSA) Spring General Assembly. Iman Berry, Kierstin Williams, Mark Garabedian, Matthew Chasmar, Nikol Kamenetsky, and Teo Marginean were selected […]
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 recent changes that were made to the university’s Policy on […]