The 2014 AUSU election is complete and here are the results*.

Jason Nixon - 118
Megan Daigneault - 85
Christine Villeneuve - 81
Kim Newsome - 78
Evan Schmidt - 73
Alexander Poulton - 65
Shawna Wasylyshyn - 63
Corrina Green - 60
Bonita Arbeau - 56
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Joe Gaetan - 55
Don Joseph Janzen - 54
Grace Wakatama - 49
Steven Heer - 40
Sakib Manjawala - 38
Laura Zhu - 36
Dezrine Tomlin Smith - 31
Shaunese Lawrence - 27
Shane Romualdi - 21

(*In the event of discrepancy between this posting and the CRO's report the latter shall prevail)

The top nine candidates shall form the new council. The councillors-elect will take office on April 1. The existing council will shortly hold an AGM to review last year's financials and their final progress report. Watch this space for the date and details.

The 2014 AUSU Health & Dental care referendum is now complete. AUSU is pleased to announce that our proposed health care plan has been approved by a large majority of voters.

The final vote was 274 vote for, vs 14 votes against for a better than 95% approval rate.

We will begin work with AU on the implementation of the plan, which will be in place by September when new tuition and fee rates take effect. As previously noted, no student will be required to enrol in the plan.

We thank you for taking the time to review the plan, ask us questions, and vote in the referendum.

AUSU is hiring a part-time admin assistant for our Edmonton office. 20-25 hours per week, schedule to be determined between employee and employer. Benefits included. Duties include: mail, courier, regular inventory of merchandise, reception relief, assisting students with web site access, monitoring forums and facebook, preparing meeting packages and updating policies, and general administrative support.

Remuneration is $14 to $20 per hour, depending on experience.

Required skills include: at least 2 years admin experience (formal training an asset), governance skills an asset, proficient with computers, internet, Word, Excel, and email; touch typing 45 wpm minimum; professional demeanor; strong writing and English grammar; detail-oriented; comfortable with range of office equipment; flexible, adapatable.

To apply, please contact Farinaz Farzadnia of the Personnel Department, at farinaz.farzadnia@tpd.com or 780.421.1811. AUSU cannot accept any direct applications as the agency is performing testing and reference checks for us. AUSU is an equal opportunity employer and prefers to hire AU students where possible.

The 2014 AGM date is set; it will be held via teleconference on March 26 at 5:30 PM MST.

All members invited to attend. Contact ausu@ausu.org and ask to be on the AGM call list if you wish to attend. We'll send you the dial in information and the annual report as soon as it's ready. We're just waiting for the auditors to send us the final financial report for 2013.

The annual report will be announced on this page as soon as it's available.