October 30, 2025
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Springing Forward at OUSA's 63rd General Assembly
Last week, from March 5th- 8th, we had our 63rd General Assembly (GA)! This year’s Spring Assembly was hosted at Western University and brought together over 70 delegates from across our nine member organizations. For four days, they engaged in critical discussions on the Principles, Concerns, and Recommendations laid out in our policy papers.
We're Hiring! Manager of Research and Policy
JOB POSTING: MANAGER OF RESEARCH AND POLICY
Formed in 1992, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization that strives to effectively and responsibly represent Ontario’s full and part-time undergraduate students to lobby for an affordable, accessible, accountable, and high-quality higher education system. In order to achieve these goals, OUSA provides research and policy solutions to the government, organizes campaigns, communicates its priorities, and develops partnerships with post-secondary education sector stakeholders. With a membership of approximately 160,000 undergraduate, professional full- and part-time students, OUSA is one of the largest and most respected student organizations in the country.
Presidential Update: February 2026
Hello everyone!
Happy March! February was quite the month for OUSA — let’s catch up!
Reintroducing Octave Andrade-Dixon, OUSA's New Executive Director
Hello everyone!
Just over three years ago, I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, introducing myself to OUSA as a Research and Policy Analyst. Today, I am extremely excited to return to the blog as OUSA's Executive Director!
Introducing Claudia Idzik, Manager of Operations
Hi everyone! My name is Claudia (she/her/they/them) and I’m joining OUSA as your newest Manager of Operations!
Presidential Update: January 2026
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the first Presidential update of 2026! Let’s chat about everything OUSA was up to in January!
Live, Laugh, Love, Lobby: I Did It All at OUSA
When I first started at OUSA over 4.5 years ago, I could have never imagined the journey it would take me on. I came in the starry-eyed post-grad, with a lot of eagerness and excitement, ready to take on all that post-secondary policy had to offer. I’m leaving with that same eagerness and excitement, but now it’s because I know how incredible Ontario’s student leaders are and where they are taking advocacy.
Have fun while you’re at it! Tiffany’s Goodbye Blog
There is no wisdom to impart here but to be yourself and have fun being yourself, no matter what you do.
More Than a Lease: The Ongoing Student Housing Crisis in Waterloo
I often think about ways to improve the student experience, reflecting on how I could help the students who will come after me in the work that I do now. A critical aspect of that work is housing. What does it mean to call a place home as a student? Is it as simple as a place to live? Or is it the surrounding security, community, and ability to thrive at school without the stress of wondering where you’ll live next year? For us students in Waterloo, known for its universities and large student population, housing has become one of the biggest challenges we face. Behind the image of a “student city” lies the reality that housing is expensive, precarious, and often exploitative of students, an experience many of us have faced firsthand. So I ask why, in a city built on student life, is finding safe, affordable housing such a common struggle among students? Why do most students I know carry a nightmare housing story with them?
Presidential Update: November 2025
Hello everyone!
Happy December! To be honest, I cannot believe we’re already here!
Let’s chat about everything OUSA was up to in November!