Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
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| Established: | 1969; originally 1939 (Debate Club) |
| President: | Seamus Wolfe |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario |
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (also known as The SFUO or The Fed) is the official student-federated body 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 La Fédération Étudiante de l'Université d'Ottawa
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[edit] 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[1] 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. The Agora sold textbooks at 7% below the suggested retail price and the Follet-run campus store sold textbooks at 5% above the suggested retail price. 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
The SFUO briefly opened a bar called The Universe City Lounge above the Agora Bookstore. Universe City was closed after one year of operation. The Nox was another bar that closed briefly after its inauguration. 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. 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[2]
[edit] 2009 Elections
In February 2009, members of the SFUO elected the following individuals:
President : Seamus Wolfe
VP Finance : Roxanne Dubois
VP Communications : Julie Séguin
VP Social : Jean-Sorphia Guillaume
VP University Affairs : Ted Horton
VP Student Affairs : Michèle Lamarche
The elections attracted a participation rate of 27.2%, which is the highest participation rate in recent institutional memory. The vote was conducted electronically using the company Everyone Counts, and although some students refused to vote electronically, the vote was conducted without any major issues reported. [4]
After the election however, three candidates filed an appeal against several winning candidates (Wolfe, Dubois, Séguin and Guillaume), alleging that they ran as a slate, which is against the elections rules in the SFUO Constitution. This went to the Student Arbitration Committee which fined Wolfe, Séguin and Guillaume $30.00 and Dubois $20.00 for their involvement with a button maker. They were found not guilty of the other accusations.
[edit] Past Presidents
2008-2009 Dean Haldenby
2007-2008 Pam Hrick
2005-2007 André Brazeau
2004-2005 Phillipe Laliberté
2003-2004 Apporve Choski
2002-2003 Caen Suni
2001-2002 Adam Brown
2000-2001 Claude Dubois
1999-2000 Patrick Pichette
1998-1999 Scott Annan
1996-1998 Alain Gauthier
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