St. Thomas University Students' Union

St. Thomas University Students' Union
Institution	St. Thomas University
Location	Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Established	1934 (incorporated in 1974)
President	Fernanda Damiani
Vice presidents	Phillipe Ferland (Administration) Sam Titus (Education) Brianna Matchett (Student Life)
Members	~2500 full and part time students in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Applied Arts, Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Social Work programmes
Affiliations	NBSA, CASA
Colours	Green and gold
Public transit	Universal Bus Pass
Website	www.stusu.ca

The St. Thomas University Students' Union (STUSU) represents students at St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. They provide many services to students at STU, such as the Help Desk, SafeRide, pre-legal advice, emergency bursaries and external lobbying. They also lead negotiations on such initiatives as the Student Health and Dental Plans, and a Universal Bus Pass.^[1]

The Students' Union was praised for its decisiveness during a 2008 faculty strike.^[2]

Notable alumni

Kelly Lamrock: former President of the Canadian Federation of Students; founding leader of the Canadian Alliance of Student Association; founding President of the New Brunswick Student Alliance; former President of the UNB Student Union; former Minister of Social Development for the Government of New Brunswick; former President of the STU Students' Union

References

↑ St. Thomas University Students' Union, Services, Accessed at http://www.stusu.ca/en/su/services.aspx
↑ "Student representatives worthy of applause: During bitter faculty strike St Thomas SU represented students, not ideology", Mcleans On Campus, July 20, 2008. Accessed at http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/07/20/student-representatives-worthy-of-applause/

External links

Canadian students' associations

College	Algonquin

Undergraduate	Acadia Alberta Athabasca Bishop's Brandon British Columbia Brock Calgary Carleton Concordia Dalhousie First Nations Guelph Lethbridge Manitoba McGill McMaster Memorial Ottawa Queen's Ryerson St. Francis Xavier St. Thomas Simon Fraser Toronto UPEI Victoria Waterloo Western Wilfrid Laurier Windsor York

Graduate	McGill Ottawa Ryerson

School memberships	ASEC ASSÉ CASA CAUS CFS CSA FECQ FEUQ NBSA OUSA SNS TaCEQ UEQ

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