The PQ government has just recently announced that it will be holding its Summit on Higher Education in mid-February. As a lead up to this, SSMU will be holding a series of consultation sessions, with the first round being November 19th and 20th 12-4 pm in the SSMU Ballroom, and November 23rd in the...
Dear fellow students of McGill and members of the SSMU, It has come to our attention that at the recent 4Floors event held in the William Shatner University Building on 25 October 2012, numerous individuals were dressed in inappropriate and oppressive costumes. We apologize that sufficient preventative, anti-oppressive measures were not in place at the...
We’ve got some cool job openings right now at the SSMU. Don’t hesitate to contact Human Resources for more info at jobs@ssmu.mcgill.ca. Here they are: OLD MCGILL PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR The Old McGill is getting an overhaul… be part of the team that will make it happen! http://goo.gl/USpuW Deadline to apply: October 28 HANDBOOK SALES...
**** N.B.: The Shatner Building will close doors between 8PM and 10PM to prepare. Evacuation will start 15 minutes before (7:45PM). We thank you for your collaboration. Your Student Society!!***
Are you ready for the most anticipated, heart stopping, bone chilling, blood curdling event of the year? 4Floors has returned for another night of debauchery. For this wild night the entire SSMU building will be turned into a party of epic proportions. 4Floors will kick start your halloween weekend with cheap drinks, DJs on each...
Do you have an opinion or question about academic advising at McGill? Do you want to know more about graduate supervision? Join us at the Consultation Fair on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 4-6:30 p.m. in Redpath Hall! Discuss a variety of themes in the area of advising and supervision with McGill faculty, senior administration...
Leaves are falling and you know what that means – Culture Shock is here!!! We are excited to bring you the seventh year of Culture Shock in Fall 2012, exactly from OCTOBER 15-20! Culture Shock is an annual event series dedicated to exploring the myths surrounding immigrants, refugees, indigenous people and communities of colour. Culture Shock seeks to bring together members of...
A leaner, smarter General Assembly will take place next Monday, October 15th, 2012 with some modified features and others totally new. Those all came about from listening to and taking pointers from YOU, dear members of SSMU! New features include: clicker voting, live online streaming, rules & best practices workshop and much more. Make sure...
Many important committees of SSMU’s Legislative Council, one of the highest decision-making bodies of your student union, are seeking members-at-large! This is a chance for any interested SSMU member (you!) to provide feedback and research in councilors’ projects; it can often be a flexible time commitment depending how many projects you want to take on,...
As many of you have heard, the Parti Quebecois has been elected to a minority government under leader Pauline Marois, after 9 years of Liberal government headed by Jean Charest. Some of the implications of this change of government are already known. Madam Marois made the announcement this afternoon that she intends to use power...
After careful deliberation among the presiding Judicial Board Justices, Jeremy Miller’s application for intervenor status has been rejected. Based on his application, the Judicial Board was not satisfied that his intervention would meet art. 22 of the SSMU Judicial Board Procedures, namely, that the intervention would be “necessary for a complete solution to the questions in issue.” Beni Fisch’s application...