St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union
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| Motto | For Students. By Students |
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| Institution | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Location | Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
| Established | 1965 |
| Affiliations | CASA, ANSSA |
| Website | theu |
The StFX Student Union, known as The U, represents the students at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a student-run organization; it represents over 4000 students and it provides many services and activities. The U sits as a voting member on the federal lobbying group CASA and studentsNS (formerly ANSSA).
The U is organized as a collegial student government. Each January a President and Vice President run separately from each other, and are elected by the student body. The elected officials then choose an executive team which serves as their cabinet for the following year. The new executive team works to structure the following year's budget and determine the organization's direction.
The hired executive is then ratified by the Students' Representative Council (who are the elected officials of The U).
The executives work at the university during the summer to plan for the following year. In September, when the students return, council becomes active and the executives and council meet to discuss the general operations of the union and report/vote/pass various issues affecting student life at X.
The StFX Student Union was incorporated in 1965 by James Sutton, Paul Rusyniak, Thomas McGowan, Joseph Coffey and Robert Hutton. Since its incorporation, the union has been a major part of the university.
The Students’ Union initially began to represent the student body as a whole while providing activities and social events on campus as well as societies. The union has since expanded through adding services such as tutoring, student advocates, drive-home service, campus police, and a darkroom for photo developing. It has also created off campus support services such as a student food bank, housing list, as well as staff to help with tenancy concerns.
The Union was also integrated within the University administration over the years, sitting on all major committees to represent student concerns at all levels within the University.
The well known "X-Ring" ceremony, which takes place each year on the 3rd of December, is also organized by the Students' Union.
In 2004 the Union successfully lobbied the University for lighting to be installed on campus to prevent crime and sexual assault. They also succeeded in increasing library hours.
In February 2006, Adam Hinton and Lila Pavey were elected as Students' Union president and vice president. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the union brought in communications initiatives to improve signage, branding, and technologies among other things. As part of this process the StFX Students' Union was rebranded as The U.
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