Hello UCalgary,
As the semester winds down, we celebrate the winners of our annual Club Awards. These awards honour clubs that have raised the bar in categories like advocacy, sustainability, and engagement. We also introduced a brand new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) award. This year’s winning clubs are:
- Advocacy Award – Winner: Man-Up for Mental Health
- Future Alumni Network’s SU Club Award for Alumni Engagement – Winner: Haskayne Consulting Club
- Best New Club – Winner: American Sign Language Club
- Campus Pride Award – Winner: Students Against Domestic Abuse Association
- Club of the Year – Winner: Schulich Ignite
- Collaboration Award – Winner: Global Development Society
- Community Service Award – Winner: Birthday Wishes
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award – Winner: Business Pride Club
- First Year Engagement Award – Winner: Physics and Astronomy Students’ Association
- Innovation Award – Winner: Autism Awareness Club
- Leadership Award – Winner: The Mustard Seed, U of C
- L.O.V.E. Award – Winner: Mental Health Awareness
- Quality of Education Award – Winner: Information Security Club
- Student Life Award – Winner: Nigerian Students’ Association
- Sustainability Award – Winner: Emulating Nature in Innovations
We also awarded $1,000 each to ten outstanding student leaders, through the Eric Lahoda Scholarship.
Check out a video of this year’s winning clubs and learn more about awards criteria here.
Fines-for-Food Success
During the last week of March, we announced a pilot program with UCalgary’s Parking and Transportation Services called “Fines-for-Food”. From March 22 – 29, 50% of all U of C parking fines collected were redirected to the SU Campus Food Bank. This program was a huge success, and we are excited to announce that over $5,500 was raised for the SU Campus Food Bank. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to Parking and Transportation Services for partnering with us on this great program!
Clean out your fall/winter locker
Make sure you clean out your locker by Thursday, April 29 (even if you have a spring locker). If you leave anything behind, you’ll be able to retrieve it at a cost of $10/bag at Bound and Copied. Unclaimed items will be donated to local charities. Please visit our website for more information. If you need a locker for the spring or summer semesters, they’re available on your Student Centre now!
Consign your used textbooks
If you need to get rid of some of those textbooks from your locker, consign them and make some money. Bring your used textbooks to the consignment window at Bound and Copied, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check out Bound and Copied’s website for more information.
Good luck with your final projects and exams – you’ve got this.
All the best,
Frank Finley,
President,
The Students’ Union