Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

Institution	University of Ottawa
Location	Ottawa, Ontario
Established	1969; originally 1939[citation needed]
President	Amalia Savva
Vice presidents	Amy Hammett, Sarah Jayne King, Paige Galette, Elizabeth Kessler, Marie-Claude (MC) Noël
Affiliations	CFS
Former name	Debate Club
Website	www.sfuo.ca

The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (also known as The SFUO or The Fed) is the official student-federated union of the University of Ottawa. It is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Corporations' Act of Ontario since September 1, 1969. The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa is a bilingual entity, and is also known as the "Fédération Étudiante de l'Université d'Ottawa."

The SFUO's stated goals are as follows:

• to regroup all undergraduate students of the University of Ottawa in a democratic and cooperative organization where we can advance our own interests and those of our community;
• to take active part in the university community, in all processes and decision making bodies that concern student life;
• to establish a framework whereby its members can share experiences, skills and ideas, communicate, exchange information and debate;
• to assure the distribution and efficient utilization of the student funds, according to the students' will;
• to facilitate cooperation among students in organizing services which supplement academic experience, provide for our human needs and develop a sense of community with our peers and other members of society;
• to achieve a system of post-secondary education which is accessible to all, which is of high quality, which recognizes the legitimacy of student representation and validity of student rights and whose role in society is recognized and appreciated.

Accordingly, the SFUO describes its role in its constitution as the "instrument of political action of the undergraduate student population".

Current Executive

President: Amalia Savva

Vice-President, Finance: Sarah Jayne King

Vice-President, Student Affairs: Amy Hammett

Vice-President, University Affairs: Elizabeth Kessler

Vice-President, Social: Marie-Claude (MC) Noël

Vice-President, Communications: Paige Galette

Cost

According to auditors Deloitte & Touche, the Student Federation collected $3,852,475 from all 31,331 registered students alone during the 2008 session.

A breakdown of the SFUO levies (services, initiatives and more) can be found on the University of Ottawa's Registrar Page: http://www.registrar.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=3625.

The executives have a salary of $30,000 (adjusted for inflation), as well as free tuition for one or two classes and a Blackberry phone with service.

Businesses

The SFUO currently owns five student run businesses (updated nov. 2008):

The PIVIK
A convenience store located in the University Centre, which sells an assortment of snack foods, groceries, magazines and some school supplies. It has a new coffee and sandwiches section as well as an organic section.

The Agora Bookstore
The Agora Bookstore and Internet Cafe was created in 1999 by the SFUO to provide students with a lower cost textbook source than the campus store, which is run by the Follett Corporation, a large American textbook retailer. It also has a consignment store for students to resell their books. In 2003, students voted in a referendum to maintain a levy $9 per full time student per semester to subsidize the Agora. While the Agora is not allowed to sell textbooks on campus, it is located only a few blocks away on Besserer Street, making its location accessible and convenient for most students.

Campus Print
Campus Print offers a variety of printing services at reduced costs to students. It took a green turn this year, using Gilmore Printing as main provider for promo materials. It is used mostly by the SFUO, its businesses, services, initiatives, federated bodies, clubs and departments. Campus Print provides a viable alternative to competing printing services, such as the University's Reprography service.

1848
Between the period of 1981 to 2000, the SFUO owned and operated a bar located within the University Centre called "The NOX". It was closed after generating significant deficits in the last few years of operation, although it had been extreme successful financially during its first decade of operation. The SFUO briefly opened a bar called The Universe City Lounge above the Agora Bookstore. Universe City was closed after one year of operation. In 2006, the SFUO opened a student bar called 1848 in the University Centre. The bar is gaining popularity, especially as a Tuesday and Wednesday night hang-out. The word about 1848 is spreading quickly since management established "Toonie Tuesdays" and "Wednesday Night Recess". On Thursdays a particular effort is put in bilingual music. In 2009, "F**K Cover Fridays" was introduced, offering the same specials as Toonie Tuesdays and emphasizing no cover charge. Lovefest and Oktoberfest are among the Wednesday events that created a buzz around campus.

Cafe Alt
Located in the basement of Simard Hall. It opened October 2008 as a green and fair-trade student café with a deli sandwich bar, as well as a variety of fair trade coffees. The space in which the Café (the business) is located was newly renovated and its bookings are managed by the Student Association of the Faculty of Arts. In the corner of that student space once was a student run café, later taken over by Chartwells, and then abandoned in 2007.

Canadian Federation of Students affiliation

The SFUO was Local 41 of the Canadian Federation of Students (http://www.cfs-fcee.ca) from 1985 to 1994.

In the summer of 2008, a committee was formed to create a report on national student organizations and their benefits. The vast majority of this report was about the Canadian Federation of Students. The committee's report can be found here (English version): http://sfuo.ca/pdf/cfs_report_EN.pdf

Consequently, the SFUO Board of Administration voted in favor of becoming prospective members of the Canadian Federation of Students. Later, in November 2008, the SFUO joined the Canadian Federation of Students in a referendum question that brought out 22% of the voting population. Approximately 52% of those who voted in this election were in favour of the referendum.

Elections

The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa elects its executive council annually, usually in the February general elections. At that time, the positions of President, Vice President Student Affairs, Vice President Finance, Vice President University Affairs, Vice President Communication and Vice President Social are elected as well as the faculty director positions on the Board of Administration.

Past Executives

2010-2011; President - Tyler Steeves; VP Student Affairs - Amy Hammett; VP University Affairs - Ted Horton; VP Finance - Sarah Jayne King; VP Social - Alexandre Chaput; VP Communications - Paige Galette;

2009-2010; President - Seamus Wolfe; VP Student Affairs - Michèle Lamarche; VP University Affairs - Ted Horton; VP Finance - Roxanne Dubois; VP Social - Jean Guillaume / Alexandre Chaput; VP Communications - Julie Séguin;

2008-2009; President - Dean Haldenby; VP Student Affairs - Danika Brisson; VP University Affairs - Seamus Wolfe; VP Finance - Roxanne Dubois; VP Social - Joel Larose; VP Communications - Julie Séguin;

2007-2008 ; President - Pam Hrick; VP Student Affairs - Danika Brisson; VP University Affairs - Seamus Wolfe; VP Finance - Dean Haldenby; VP Social - Matthew Joseph; VP Communications - François Picard;

2006-2007; President - André Brazeau; VP Student Affairs - Brigitte Noël; VP University Affairs - Julien DeBellefeuille; VP Finance - Amy Morris; VP Social - Mike Anderson;

2005-2006; President - André Brazeau; VP Student Affairs - Adrienne De La Rosa; VP University Affairs - Julien DeBellefeuille; VP Finance - Amy Morris; VP Social - Guillaume Lemieux;

2004-2005 President - Philipe Laliberté; VP Academic - Dan Bova; VP Student Affairs - Jocelyn Turner; VP Finance - Morgan Fielding; VP Social - Guillaume Lemieux;

2003-2004 Apporve Choski

2002-2003 Caen Suni

2001-2002 Adam Brown

2000-2001 Claude Dubois;

1999-2000 President - Patrick Pichette VP External Affairs - Patrick McCurdy VP Internal Affairs - Andrea Nadeau VP Finance - Yves Valiquette Frosh Week Coordinator - Kevin Machin

1998-1999; President Scott Annan VP External Affairs -Patrick Pichette; VP Internal Affairs - Patrick McCurdy VP Finance - Lenny Corrigan;

1996-1998 Alain Gauthier 1991 – 1992 President – Patty Berrera Vice-President, Academics - Joël D. Laurier Vice-President, External Affairs – Steve Boisclair Vice-President, Finance – Yves Lacroix Vice-President, Social- Kate McCartney

1990 – 1991 President – Maxime Pednaud-Jobin Vice-President, Academics – Stéphane Duplessis/Joël D. Laurier Vice-President, External Affairs – Marc Molgat Vice-President; Finance – Yves Lacroix Vice-President, Social- J.J. Jennex

1989-1990; President - Suh Kim Vice-President, Academics - JoAnne McCutcheon Vice-President, External Affairs - Judy Davies Vice-President, Finance - Joanne Belanger Vice-President, Social- Christine Fontaine

Past SFUO Posts

Race Relations Commissioner (1995–1998) VP Internal (1996–2000) VP External (1989–2000)

See also

• List of Ontario students' associations

External links

• Official site
• University site