OUSA.ca - Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Website

Released by the Canadian Press story in this CTV article HERE, the McGuinty government will announce in their Throne speech a renewed emphasis on post-secondary education. The premier said, “about 62 per cent of Ontarians go to college or university, but 70 per cent of new jobs demand post-secondary education,” a fact that OUSA has been advocating on for a renewed investment in the post-secondary system to allow greater access for potential students to reach higher education.
The spe …read more

Today is my last day working for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, OUSA. It’s funny, when I started here I knew the name and a bit of what was done here, but really had no idea the breadth and depth of issues that were dealt with on a daily basis. More importantly (in my opinion), I wasn’t prepared for the passion and dedication student leaders and staff had for making a real difference in the lives of all of Ontario’s undergraduate students. For the past 19 months I have had …read more

BUSU is on Reading Week right now, so I’ve taken the opportunity to migrate across the country to that big sporting event captivating the world’s attention. I’m at the Olympics, and right now blogging on my return trip from Cypress Mountain and the women’s ski-cross race.
I type because I can’t speak, there’s no voice left. I’m proud to say that the first ever women’s ski-cross gold medal, won by Ashleigh McIvor, happened due to a combination of tr …read more

I talked about focus groups LAST WEEK, OUSA’s first foray into primary research, and gave some hints about the depth of valuable information that was gleaned from the 40 or so students I met and talked to during the first semester.  As I said before, the topics covered were student financial aid and student services, and focus groups were held at three universities: Brock, McMaster and Laurier.
Today, highlights from the report on these groups become available on this very website.  This sli …read more