WUSA Student’s Council
Students’ Council is the governing body of WUSA, representing students directly and serving as the highest legislative body in the organization. Council is made up of elected student leaders from each Faculty, Campus, and College. These student leaders represent the voices of their faculty peers, establishing and overseeing WUSA’s Policies while holding the Executive and Board of Directors accountable for their decisions. Council is responsible for budgeting, establishing administered programs (e.g. UPass), regulating elections, and governing Societies, services, and clubs. Student Councillors are elected during the the WUSA General Elections in the winter term.
The Mission
As a member of WUSA, you are represented by your elected student leaders on the Students’ Council (SC), which specifically represent you in your society, faculty, campus, and/or college. The purpose of SC is to oversee your student association (that’s us!), including your WUSA Executives and the Board of Directors, ensure transparency and accountability to students, ratify and regulate fees, determine how to budget student money, and establish the policies of the organization.
How to Get Involved
Interested in running for SC, but not sure where to go next? Here’s some tips to help you take the next steps:
Resources
As a member of WUSA, you are represented by your elected student leaders on the Students’ Council (SC), which specifically represent you in your society, faculty, campus, and/or college.
The purpose of SC is to oversee your student association (that’s us!), including your WUSA Executives and the Board of Directors, ensure transparency and accountability to students, ratify and regulate fees, determine how to budget student money, and establish the policies of the organization.
Looking for a more in-depth run-down of your Students’ Council? Read below.
The Handbook clearly outlines in plain-English how WUSA works, including the roles, responsibilities, and powers of the Students’ Council, the Board of Directors, and the Executive. Great place to start.
The by-laws will give you the scoop on all the folks that count as a voting-members, non-voting, how the number of voting seats is calculated, how meetings are conducted, and more about the powers of council.
Council sets student legislative directives in the form of policies that the Executive, Board of Directors, Societies, and all other student groups that are allowed to operate on campus must follow.
Learn about SC’s various operations and committees which deal with hot topics, such as; administration of clubs, funding for activities and projects, budgeting, education policy, elections, referenda and more.
Your Students’ Council Representatives
Your Students’ Council Representatives – External Campuses
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board: Benjamin Easton
**Society Presidents who represent undergraduates at a UWaterloo Satellite campus are offered a voting seat on WUSA Students’ Council. The Society President can either accept the seat for themselves or choose a delegate to represent their seat.
There are many ways to keep up-to-date with the latest Council meeting minutes and agenda.
Download and view past Students’ Council meeting agendas and minutes.
If you are interested in agendas and minutes for council meetings that are not listed, please contact the Research and Policy Officer.