Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities

The Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities (UCRU) is an alliance of students' unions in Canada.[1] Their common objective is to protect the interests and advocate on behalf of over 240,000 undergraduate university students from Canada's largest research intensive universities (U15), and to provide research and recommendations to the government on how to improve post-secondary education in Canada.[2] The UCRU began as an informal association called ADVOCAN, and was formalized and rebranded in late 2017.

Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities
AbbreviationUCRU
Formation2017
Location
Region
Canada
Chair
Katie Georgia Traynor (WUSA)
Vice-Chair & Director of Operations
Tina Tong (AMS)
Director of Policy
Abigail Samuels (MSU)
AffiliationsU15, CASA, Student Mental Health Canada
Websiteundergraduatescru.wixsite.com/ucru

Membership




The nine member associations[3] of the UCRU are:

Student Representatives
Student Representative Information (Voting Members)
Student Association/UnionName
Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) - University of WaterlooKatie Georgia Traynor
Western University's Student Council (USC) - Western UniversityEmily Poirier
McMaster Students Union (MSU) - McMaster UniversityAbigail Samuels
The Alma Mater Society (AMS) - Queen's UniversityJulian Mollot-Hill
University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) - University of TorontoAidan Thompson
The Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver (AMS-UBC) - University of British ColumbiaTina Tong
University of Saskatchewan Students' Union (USSU) - University of SaskatchewanNishtha Mehta
Student's Society of McGill University (SSMU) - McGill UniversityLiam Gaither
The University of Ottawa's Students' Union (UOSU) - University of OttawaN/A
Student Representative Information (Non-Voting Members)
Student Association/UnionName
Alma Mater Society of Queen's University (AMS QU)Victoria Mills
University of Saskatchewan Student's Union (USSU)Ishita Mann
Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver (AMS UBC)Bandhul Vikas Khanna
Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver (AMS UBC)Erin Strachan

Advocacy Topics
  • Indigenous Students[4]
  • International Students[5]
  • Canada Federal Student Loans Program[1]
  • Undergraduate Research Funding[6]

Advocacy 2024 Topics
  • Housing
  • Student Financial Aid
  • Mental Health

See also

References
  1. "UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. "Government Advocacy | Federation of Students". Federation of Students. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. "UCRU | MSU McMaster Students Union". www.msumcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2018-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "UMSU lends support to international students | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. Thiyagarajah, Gajan. "Federal budget reveals $925 million for student research opportunities". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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