The President represents the SU on the University’s Board of Governors and General Faculties Council, and generally act as the SU’s spokesperson. They specialise in advancing student interests in the following areas:
- cost of education, student awards and financial aid.
- campus planning, facilities management and facilities development, including matters of cultural and physical accessibility.
- hiring of senior University leaders and their performance reviews.
- negotiating and interpreting agreements pertaining to spaces managed or owned by the SU.
- the reputation of the University and/or the SU.
- coordinating efforts to communicate with students and the public.
- calling Town Hall Meetings to discuss any issue within the SU’s scope, if at least 100 ‘Active Members’ submit a written request, detailing the issue up for discussion. (All undergraduates registered in at least one credit course at UCalgary are Active Members of the SU.)