Carleton University Students' Association
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| Institution | Carleton University |
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| President | Zameer Masjedee |
| Vice presidents | Abdullah Jaber, Cat Kelly, Alexandra Noguera, Alexis Oundo and Gavin Resch |
| Members | 25 000 |
| Website | www |
The Carleton University Students' Association (or CUSA) is a non-profit corporation that represents the undergraduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Executive members of CUSA are elected yearly and carry out the daily work of the Association. The current executive are :
Council is the highest power within CUSA, as it represents the voice of the student body in the decision-making process of the Association. CUSA Council members are voted in and are accountable to undergraduate students of Carleton University. Seats are distributed based on number of students in the 5 major faculties and several programs at the University. The current council and their constituencies are listed below.
Current Council
Term: May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Faculty of Public Affairs (6)
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (7)
Faculty of Science (2)
Faculty of Engineering and Design (4)
Sprott School of Business (2)
Journalism (1)
Public Affairs and Policy Management (1)
Humanities (1)
Special Student (1)
Computer Science (1)
CUSA holds general elections every year. The association currently uses online voting and the first-past-the-post system. Plans to switch to the single transferable vote system have been delayed. Voter turnout in 2017 was over 37%.
Several businesses are provided by CUSA:
The student union offers free services to students through its service centres:
CUSA officially recognizes and offers funding to clubs and societies.
There has been discord among the Carleton student body, of which a portion view CUSA as ineffective and self-serving. CUSA has also been in-and-out of debt for several years, adding to concerns as to the effective governance of the organization.
On December 5, 2006, CUSA voted 26-6-1-1 (26 in favour, 6 against, 1 abstaining, 1 absent) of becoming officially a "pro-choice" body, and removing any of the associations support from all actions it claimed were "anti-choice", drawing critical reactions not only from pro-life groups, but from some campus groups, such as the Carleton University Debating Society, that claimed CUSA was stifling open debate. Those in favour of the motion however, defended it as ensuring "women's rights" on campus. This vote was reversed in December 2012.
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