The Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities (UCRU) is an alliance of students' unions in Canada.[1] Their common objective is to protect the interests and advocate on behalf of over 240,000 undergraduate university students from Canada's largest research intensive universities (U15), and to provide research and recommendations to the government on how to improve post-secondary education in Canada.[2] The UCRU began as an informal association called ADVOCAN, and was formalized and rebranded in late 2017.
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| Abbreviation | UCRU |
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| Formation | 2017 |
| Location |
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Region | Canada |
Chair | Katie Georgia Traynor (WUSA) |
Vice-Chair & Director of Operations | Tina Tong (AMS) |
Director of Policy | Abigail Samuels (MSU) |
| Affiliations | U15, CASA, Student Mental Health Canada |
| Website | undergraduatescru |
Membership edit
The nine member associations[3] of the UCRU are:
- Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) – University of Waterloo
- Western University’s Student Council (USC) – Western University
- McMaster Students Union (MSU) – McMaster University
- The Alma Mater Society (AMS) – Queen's University
- University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) – University of Toronto
- The Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver (AMS-UBC) – University of British Columbia
- University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) – University of Saskatchewan
- Student's Society of McGill University (SSMU) -- McGill University
- The University of Ottawa's Students' Union (UOSU) - University of Ottawa
Advocacy Topics edit
Advocacy 2024 Topics edit
- Housing
- Student Financial Aid
- Mental Health
External links edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Government Advocacy | Federation of Students". Federation of Students. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "UCRU | MSU McMaster Students Union". www.msumcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "UMSU lends support to international students | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ Thiyagarajah, Gajan. "Federal budget reveals $925 million for student research opportunities". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2018-07-09.