Ryerson Students' Union
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| Institution | Ryerson University |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Established | June 27, 1967 |
| President | Andrea Bartlett |
| Vice presidents |
Education: Cormac McGee Equity: Rabia Idrees Operations: Obaid Ullah Student Life & Events: Harman Singh |
| Members | 32,000+ |
| Affiliations | CFS |
| Website | www.rsuonline.ca |
The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) is the students' union that represents full-time undergraduate and graduate students at Ryerson University. All full-time students are required to be members and pay a levy. This money is used to fund student groups, events for students and campaigning.
The Board
The Board of Directors set the direction and the executive manage the day-to-day operations of the corporation. Students elect 2, 3, 4, or 5 members from each faculty, depending on the size of the faculty, to the board, in addition to student representatives from the University’s Senate, student groups, course unions and residence.
The Current Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Andrea Bartlett
- Cormac McGee
- Obaid Ullah
- Rabia Idrees
- Harman Singh
Faculty of Arts
- Gizelle Lao
- Hannah Van Dyk
- Alexander Waddling
Ted Rogers School of Management
- Rana Abdulla
- Andrew Ashton
- Celina Hernandez
- Nav Marwah
- Noah Parker
Faculty of Communications and Design
- Shay Alford
- Tavia Bakowski
- Mady Krapez Fewster
- Tyler Webb
Faculty of Community Services
- Zahra Islam
- Stacey Manhue
- Cassandra Myers
- Kayla Reid
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Dave Alcivar
- Amar Latchman
- Mairam Nouser
- Urooj Siddiqui
Faculty of Science
- Matthew Tesfaldet
- Ana Sofia Vargas Garza
At Large Representative Directors
Course Union Director
David Tenty
Campus Groups Director
Angelyn Francis
Senate Director
Victoria Morton
Graduate Representative Directors
Uthman Said Pablo Godoy
Equity Service Centers
The RSU has six Equity Service Centres: The Centre for Women & Trans People, The Good Food Centre, Racialised Students’ Collective, RyeACCESS, RyePRIDE, and the Trans Collective. These centres serve as a space for students from different marginalized backgrounds to come together and organize equity and social justice initiatives, events, and campaigns.
In 2010, The Board of Directors voted to change the name from "Community Service Groups" to "Equity Service Centers" to better reflect their mandate.
The Equity Service Centres each have their own office on the second floor of the Student Centre and are open to all students, so drop by and get involved!
Services
The RSU works to save students money by providing discount and cost-saving services. By pooling their resources, The RSU provide a range of services such as the Members' Health & Dental Plan, Discount TTC Metropass, Used Book Room, CopyRITE Printing Service, Member Services Office, Tax Clinic, Legal Service, Academic Advocacy, Graduation Photos, Campus Lost & Found, Members' Handbook & Dayplanner, Computer Lab, and International Student Identity Card (ISIC) are some of the benefits of membership in the Students' Union.
The RSU is the hub of activity on campus, organizing weekly free events for all students, including pub nights, carnivals, karaoke nights, coffee houses, and more. In addition, the RSU funds and supports over 150 Student Groups, Course Unions, and Graduate Student Associations. These groups are social, cultural, religious, and interest-based groups. The Students’ Union works to advocate on student's behalf, raising their concerns to University administration. The RSU also offers free legal and advocacy services for students
The RSU also organizes various campaigns and initiatives. Victories such as the fall reading week, permanent closure of Gould Street, and the discount student metropass are all examples of the RSU's advocation.
Criticism
The RSU has been criticized for funding a racist student group [1] and for banning a men's issues student group on campus.[2] In 2015, former RSU vice-president education Jesse Root was accused of deleting emails in violation of Ontario's privacy laws. [3]
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