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Advocacy

We advocate for a post-secondary experience that meets students’ needs and expectations in and outside the classroom.

As the unified voice of over 36,000 Waterloo undergraduates, we advocate for our members’ interests on accessible, affordable, accountable and high quality post-secondary experience.

WUSA is a non-partisan, not-for-profit student advocacy association. Our advocacy priorities and policies are written and voted-on by students.

By bringing recommendations to the university and all levels of government, we ensure students’ voices are prioritized among decision makers.

Each day, we work to support, improve and enhance your student experience, because we believe that students have the power to change the world.

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Meet the Team

Stephanie Ye-Mowe

Vice President, Education

Jill knight

Manager, Advocacy & Stakeholder Relations

David Kuhn

Stakeholder Relations Officer

Jordan Daniels

Research Coordinator

ad·vo·ca·cy

/ˈadvəkəsē/

any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others.

Advocacy Priorities – WUSA Annual Plan

Each year your elected student leaders, develop an annual plan outlining six pillars to guide their work for the remainder of their term in office.

It’s first important to note that while this plan showcases several of our key initiatives and focal points, we have many more goals we hope to accomplish, including more work on WUSA as an organization.

The Annual Plan for 2021/2022 reflects undergraduate students’ current needs. Whether it is advocating for clear communications on a safe and accessible return to campus or student involvement in the redevelopment of PD courses, here we outline WUSA Executive Team’s high priority goals for 2021/2022 as outlined in the Annual Plan.

The Annual Plan is organized into six thematic areas.

Annual Plan (PDF)

Equitable Access

Effective External Advocacy

Supporting Student Communities

Accountable High-Quality Education

Responsible Corporate Governance

Student Safety & Wellness

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Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association

WUSA welcomes you to contact any of our staff with your questions or inquiries. For departmental and individual contact details, view the Staff Directory Listing for more information.

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WUSA recognizes that much of the work we do happens on the traditional territory of the neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The land we work on is covered by the Between the Lakes Treaty, No. 3 (1792), and this region is still home to First Nation, Inuit, and Metis peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work, play and live on this land and acknowledge that it is our collective responsibility to make our community and world a better place for all people. We acknowledge that educational institutions have not been a safe space for Indigenous students in the past and we continue to work to ensure that this is no longer the case. The work towards truth and reconciliation is ongoing, please do your part and take time to learn more:
TRC 94 Calls to Action | MMIWG Calls to Justice Report | Native-Land.ca | Student Supports & Clubs

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