In complement to the summer heat rising, OUSA’s brainstorming and planning for the coming year has taken a dramatic upswing! Having just wrapped up our 4 day Strategic Planning Conference, the Steering Committee and Home Office Staff are returning with a renewed sense of direction for the year ahead.
This planning process provided the ideal opportunity for us to all come together and discuss OUSA’s policy and advocacy priorities. At the forefront of our minds, we envisioned how OUSA can contribute to creating a more accessible, affordable, accountable, and high quality system of post-secondary education in the Province of Ontario.
This year, OUSA plans to promote the importance of student success and further define the aspects that it comprises, including striving to improve teaching quality, offering enhanced support services, and providing engaging learning environments. Also, we have reaffirmed our commitment to realizing additional student financial assistance as it continues to be one of the highest priorities for students, and is critical to addressing the accessibility and persistence of students at a post-secondary level.
It is extremely motivating to see the potential that can come from the ideas developed over the past several days. We are all looking forward to the exciting opportunities for growth at OUSA, in our advocacy, our research, and our continued commitment to post-secondary education in Ontario.
This upcoming year holds much promise. Over the next twelve months, we will have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing discussions on issues including quality enhancements, improving teaching and learning, implementing the Province’s internationalization strategy, and expanding early outreach initiatives in Ontario. I am very enthused about the potential for this upcoming year to engage with our membership and partners in the sector and continue to explore our shared vision for an accessible, affordable, accountable and high-quality post-secondary education in Ontario.
-Meaghan Coker
