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AUSU council is pleased to present a draft copy of our proposed AUSU bylaws. There have been significant changes made in order to ensure that AUSU continues to provide quality services, representation, and advocacy to safeguard the health of the organization well into the future.

Overall, the new bylaws reflect the direction that AUSU is moving to in the future. They still capture the spirit of the existing bylaws, but with enhanced direction and transparency. The revisions were also put in place to ensure compliance with the Post-Secondary Learning Act, which governs how student unions operate.

You can view the proposed new bylaws online here.    

Some highlights of the proposed changes are listed below, as well as ways for the membership to provide feedback or ask questions.Continue Reading

AUSU has been actively advocating for changes to clinical practice procedures on behalf of students in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at AU for over a year. We are pleased to say the Faculty just announced some of the positive changes we have been advocating for!

One of the primary concerns was that the clinical signups were based on an online sign-up sheet that opened at midnight MDT, and required students to compete for a limited number of spaces. At times, the sign-up sheet was full only moments after it opened, which has had a detrimental effect for many students, some of whom ended up having to extend their programs to wait for the next clinical sign up opportunity, with no guarantee that they would be granted a spot on a future list.

In addition, students starting a clinical placement were required to write the NURS 401 Medical Math Exam on the first day of their placement, which for some students meant a significant cost for travel and accommodations. If the math exam was not passed, the placement was cancelled, and students who travelled were out their travel costs.

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Want to get more involved with your AU Students’ Union?

Do you have ideas for engaging with other AU students?

Looking for a chance to get experience in committee or governance work?

Apply to be a voting member of the AUSU Member Engagement & Communications Committee!

The MEC committee is a standing committee formed by AUSU Council to develop a strong connection between AUSU and its members, and ensure that all AUSU communications are representative of AUSU’s goals and guiding principles.

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Our hearts go out to all those are affected by the wildfires blazing in British Columbia. It is a devastating tragedy – more than 230 fires are burning, over 400 square kilometres of land has been scorched, and more than 14,000 people have been forced from their homes¹.

We want you to know that AU and AUSU have numerous contingencies and supports in place to help students that have been effected.

Course Assistance

For any AU students who have been evacuated from their homes, AU is offering:

• Free course extensions
• Free exam rebooking
• Replacement course materials
• Free late course withdrawals.

Find out more information about this, visit the AU website here or call them at 1-800-788-9041.Continue Reading

In 2015, AUSU had to make the difficult decision to terminate the AUSU Health & Dental Plan due to low enrollment. The plan officially ended on August 31, 2016.

Students enrolled in the plan on or before August 10, 2015 were not impacted by this termination, and received coverage for the full year for which they enrolled.

Students enrolled in the plan on or after August 11, 2015 received coverage until August 31, 2016, and were eligible for a prorated premium refund for the months after that date.Continue Reading

AUSU’s VP External and Student Affairs, Julian Teterenko, recently returned from the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations (CASA), which was held in Halifax. The AGM was centered on proposals designed to increase CASA’s advocacy reach, expand its public facing policy solutions, and reform its internal workings.

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AUSU’s AGM will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 5:30pm MT.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

Please contact us with any questions or to RSVP.

• choice for e-texts versus physical textbooks
• improved communications from AU 
• audio or video course content 
• course delivery