Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
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| Institution | University of Ottawa |
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Established | 1969; originally 1926 |
| President | Hadi Wess |
| Vice presidents | Rizki Rachiq, Kathryn Leblenc, Axel Gaga, Leila Moumouni-Tchouassi |
| Members | 36 000 |
| Affiliations | CFS |
| Website | www |
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (French: Fédération Étudiante de l'Université d'Ottawa; also known as SFUO or The Fed) is the students' union representing undergraduate students of the University of Ottawa. It is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Corporations' Act of Ontario since September 1, 1969. The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa is a bilingual entity, its French-language name and acronym (FÉUO) have equal standing.
The highest governing body of the SFUO is the Board of Administration (BoA). The BoA is composed of 34 members: the 6 executive, 25 faculty representatives, 1 special student representative, 1 international student representative and 1 indigenous student representative. All the executive and faculty representative positions are directly elected. The BoA meets once a month.
The second highest governing body of the SFUO is the General Assembly (GA), which is open to all students. Quorum for the GA is 0.75% of the student population, about 240 students.
According to auditors Deloitte, the Student Federation collected $5,103,066 from all 36,068 registered students alone during the 2015 session. A breakdown of the SFUO levies (services, initiatives and more) can be found on the University of Ottawa's Registrar Page. The executives have a salary of $33,500 (adjusted for inflation), and also covers the cost of up to 2 courses per semester as well as cell phone costs.
The SFUO currently owns four student run businesses:
A convenience store located in the University Centre, which sells groceries and some school supplies. It also sells some hot food.
The Agora Bookstore was created in 1999 with the goal of providing cheaper textbooks. In 2006, students voted in a referendum to maintain a levy $9 per full-time student per semester to subsidize the Agora. The Agora, however, is not allowed to sell textbooks on campus, and as such is located on Besserer Street.
From 1981 to 2002, the SFUO owned and operated a bar located within the University Centre called "The Equinox", later shortened to just "The Nox". It was closed after having lost around 500 000 $ in the last 5 years of operation. The SFUO briefly opened a bar called The Universe City Lounge above the Agora Bookstore, but it was closed after one year of operation. In 2006, the SFUO opened a new bar called 1848 in the University Centre.
Located in the basement of Simard Hall, Café Alt opened in October 2008 as a green and fair-trade student café with a deli sandwich bar, as well as a variety of fair trade coffees, after being abandoned by Chartwells, the university's food provider, in 2007. Café Alt's basement is also home to three smaller student associations; GAIA, the Geography students's association, AÉDF (Association des Étudiants du Département de français), and the Students' Association of the Faculty of Arts, which manages event booking in the space.
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