FYC aims at helping first year students integrate McGill and learn how to navigate the resources available to students. This is all done through organizing various events of all types! This is a great way of getting to know more about the university and everything available to the students. Elections for first year council are...
October 14, 2022. By the Student Society of McGill University Executive (SSMU) Students and community members have shared serious concerns about McGill’s New Vic Project. In response, SSMU has met with various stakeholders, including the University’s administration, to shed some light into McGill’s decision process. We leave here a summary of our discussions to break...
Join SSMU Mental Health, the Post-Graduate Students’ Society, the Wellness Hub, and other campus collaborators for Mental Illness Awareness Week! During the week of October 3 -7, we will be hosting workshops, trainings, meditations, animal therapy, panel discussions, and more! Everything is free and open to the McGill community. There are a ton of opportunities...
The Menstrual Health Project was established in 2017 to supply students with menstrual hygiene products on campus, free of charge. Before the project, only sexual health products such as condoms were provided for free or at subsidized rates on campus, while necessary personal health products—such as tampons—were not. The motion at the SSMU Legislative Council...
Download your respective graduating digital class mosaic! Click on the links below to download the HI-RES JPG. If you’d like a printed version of your class mosaic, you can order directly using Voltaic’s website: ORDER YOUR MOSAIC Anatomy and Cell Biology Anthropology Architecture Art History and Communication Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences...
Dear Student Body, As the end of the 2021-22 academic year has come to an end, we want to reflect upon the environment fostered within our community at the SSMU. Student leadership in our community has allowed the student body to achieve significant milestones. While positive achievements have been accomplished by student leaders at the...
Dear SSMU Members, The Executive Team would like to take this opportunity to announce that Sacha Delouvrier, the former VP External Affairs, and Claire Downie the former, VP University Affairs, have submitted their resignations to the SSMU, effective the week of April 25th, 2022. Further to the Special General Assembly held on April 11, 2022,...
April 22, 2022 Dear Members of the McGill Community, On Monday March 21st, the results of the SSMU Winter 2022 Referendum were released. The referendum saw a turnout of 16.5 % of eligible voters, 71.1% of whom voted “Yes” on the Palestine Solidarity Policy. Following the Referendum results, the SSMU Board of Directors reviewed each...
Dear SSMU Member, On March 11, 2022, a motion calling for a Special General Assembly for the removal of Officer Daryanani for reason of impropriety was presented to the Speaker by SSMU members with a supporting petition with 231 signatures. Under Article 13.2 of the SSMU Constitution, the Speaker shall call a Special General Assembly...
Dear Members of the McGill Community, Over the past few months, the SSMU Board of Directors has received many questions regarding the absence and reinstatement of SSMU President Darshan Daryanani. As has been confirmed, an independent investigation, mandated by the SSMU Board of Directors, was performed to fulfill its obligations. This investigation was conducted judiciously,...
To our membership, We announced this past Monday that SSMU would be making masks available to especially at-risk students. We are now pleased to announce details about mask distribution and to provide information about other resources available to the community. Detailed information about this program can be found here, but please pay attention to the...
STATEMENT REGARDING JANUARY 2022 RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING JANUARY 17, 2022 To the McGill community, On Friday, January 14th, McGill announced its plan to return to in-person learning on Monday, January 24th. SSMU objects to this rapid transition. We believe that such a move is reckless with the health of our community members given...