Empowering Learners, Effecting Change: Sharing LGBTQ+ students’ ideas about...
Last Thursday, I (Danielle Pierre) had the pleasure of giving a talk with our Summer Research Intern, Lindsay D’Souza, at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s (STLHE) Empowering...
View ArticleStrategic Planning Conference Recap
Of all the events OUSA hosts each year, I think our annual strategic planning conference (StratCon) is my favorite. This year we held StratCon at the beginning of July. All home office staff and...
View ArticleA Collective Becoming: Investing in Mentorship
It’s that time of year again – the halfway point of summer vacation, where university students begin to anticipate the upcoming school year merely two months away. Soon they will be packing their bags,...
View ArticlePresidential Update – July, 2016
Hi everyone! Hopefully you are all enjoying these summer months and are finding creative ways to enjoy this wonderful heat we are having. It is hard to believe that OUSA’s steering committee has been...
View ArticleRape Culture on Campus
By now, many of us have heard about the sexual assault that occurred at Stanford University, the perpetrator who got off easy in part because of his great swim times, and the victim statement that was...
View ArticleNo consequences for graduates, please
A disturbing proposal from members of a tech industry lobbying group, the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), has been making the rounds in Ontario recently. As reported a few weeks ago in the Globe...
View ArticleINTRODUCING MARC GURRISI, OUSA’S NEW RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYST
Hello everyone, My name is Marc and I am very excited to be starting my role as a Research & Policy Analyst for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. The reason I am thrilled to be a part of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Data Collection to Support On-Campus Wellness Services
The more people talk about mental health and wellness, the more important it is that we listen. Especially when it comes to students. We’ve all heard the statistics. We know that ‘one in five Canadians...
View ArticleUndergraduate Research Can Bridge the Divide Between Faculty Teaching and...
In a climate with strained university budgets, a dichotomy is often formed between teaching and research, with these two priorities pitted against each other and portrayed as in direct conflict. While...
View ArticleA Collective Becoming II: Understanding Failure, Building Resilience
“What’s the hardest question we could ask you right now?” I remember sitting at that interview table, in a very nice house, at the end of Sterling Street in Hamilton. I felt confident and prepared,...
View ArticleIt’s time for Canadian-wide Indigenous Course Requirements
“Much of the current state of troubled relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians is attributable to educational institutions and what they have taught, or failed to teach, over many...
View Article“Millennials”: A limiting stereotype
Separating people of different ages into “generations” is something I have never really understood. Titles such as “Baby Boomer” or “Generations X and Y” have become common colloquialisms. These loaded...
View ArticleShifting the discourse around International Students in Postsecondary Education
“Ontario welcomes international students because of the diverse perspectives they bring to our institutions of higher learning.” ontarioimmigration.ca Throughout the summer, I have often found myself...
View ArticlePresidential Update – August 2016
Hey everyone! Happy beginning of the 2016/2017 school year! For those of us in the post-secondary education sector the greatest time of the year is upon us. Students are returning to campuses across...
View ArticleOther, please specify: We need new metrics for race
So I’ve got this thorn in my side. The Canadian University Survey Consortium (CUSC) recently published the results of their first year student survey and reports on differences between visible...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Social Programming on Post-Secondary Campuses
There is a story we like to tell. It’s the one where you leave post-secondary education and enter the workforce with a crisp degree and a new outlook. You have your resume in-hand, ready to take on the...
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