First Year Package

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NEWS
Introducing
the 2016-2017
Scarborough Campus
Student Union
Marjan Asadullah,
News Editor
The new school year comes with
lots of changes, including a new SCSU executive
team. If we think of the university as a human
body, the SCSU is the heart of the UTSC
campus. It is where you go with your questions,
comments, or concerns. The SCSU is the only
representative of the student body at UTSC, advocating
on behalf of almost 11,000 undergraduate
students on campus.
The SCSU not only represents the student
body, they also manage many of the events
and services students can enjoy throughout the
year. Some of these events include, but are not
limited to, Orientation (also known as Frosh), the
annual boat cruise, movie and karaoke nights,
and talent shows. The executives are also responsible
for managing the health and dental
plan, distributing TTC discount passes, and offering
food services in the Student Centre.
The executives work with a total of
17 board of directors, six other executives, and
many more full and part-time student employees
and volunteers.
jessica kirk,
President
Jessica Kirk, a fifth-year student
at UTSC majoring in psychology
with a double minor in political science
and French, is serving as the president of
the SCSU this year. “Our goal is to increase
the level of engagement SCSU has with all our
members: 12,000 undergraduate students at
UTSC, the countless DSA’s, and the amazing
student groups. Creating our new app is one way
that we hope to provide our members with an
av-
enue to stay connected
and engaged with
campus life. We
hope we are
able to reach
out to more
students
in creative
ways and
connect
them to
their student
movement!”
During the year,
www. the-underground.ca AUGUST 22 - OCTOBER 5, 2016
VOLUME 36, ISSUE 01