On September 12th, the Presidents of 11 undergraduate faculty associations and the SSMU signed a joint memo outlining concerns about the process by which Professor Morton Mendelson’s term as Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) was extended for an additional two years. You can read the full signed version here: Student Association Memo Re Term...

Need help running your club? Not sure where to start? Confused as to what you must submit to SSMU and when? At least one executive or collective member MUST come to a Club workshop this September to make sure they are up to speed on all the different regulations. There will be prize given away...

  The Office for Students with Disabilities has the mandate to provide assistance and accommodation services to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities.  These disabilities can be permanent or temporary, and of a visible or invisible nature. Our advisers will be able to guide you and provide you information on the support services for which...

SSMU appoints students to more than 30 university committees. Many of the seats are filled by Student Senators by there are still many places for members-at-large. Below are the committees that are looking for representation: Enrollment and Student Affairs Advisory Committee Course Evaluation Advisory Group Athletics Board Counseling Service Advisory Board Mental Health Service Advisory...

General Assembly: Submit your motion! General Assemblies provide a forum for direct democracy to all members of the Students’ Society of McGill University. Any downtown undergraduate student can spearhead a motion, which can then be debated, amended, and potentially passed by the student body. In the past, the General Assembly has mandated the SSMU to:...

[le français suivra] SSMU Executive supports McGill’s non-academic staff and encourages a quick resolution to the strike On August 24th, 2011, the members of the union representing many of the non-academic staff at McGill (MUNACA, the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association) voted 88% in favour of undertaking strike action if their union’s negotiations with McGill...

Have you heard? The Quebec government has announced that tuition fees will increase by 1625$ beginning next year. Click here to learn more about tuition hikes and how to stop them!

The six executives elected by the students of McGill have been spending the summer working on better ways to be transparent with the campus community, as well as ways to improve policies and procedures in order to facilitate campus life and the overall student experience at McGill. They are six very dedicated individuals with great...

You all ranted and raved about it last year so we brought it back for a second year!  Get out your lederhaussen ‘cause Gerts will be celebrating everything German (esp. the beer) on Friday, October 21, 2011. Bitburger served on tap. Doors open at 11am. Cover 5$ (includes your own 1 liter glass beer stein...

As of September 1st at 6AM, MUNACA will be on strike for an indefinite period of time. A majority of our porters are MUNACA members and, thus, building hours will be affected. Please note that SSMU will honor all room bookings made prior to the strike, however, we are unable to confirm any bookings outside...

Hi everyone – Thanks for your patience during this crazy time. Activities Night is happening next Tuesday and Wednesday, from 4 – 8 PM (set up at 3 PM and take down from 8 – 9), barring any floods (http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2011/09/whitewater-on-mctavish/) or further strikes (http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2011/09/munaca-declares-strike/)… Here’s all the information you need to know: 1)      Attached is the table...

Are you interested in volunteering to help plan for a student-run initiative?  The SSMU Executive Team of 2011 – 2012 is excited to finally start a very special project.  Historically, students have demanded that its student union work towards the creation of a student-run food initiative in the SSMU Building.  This has been consistently demonstrated...