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HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE OPT OUT DEADLINE- JAN 21
The deadline to opt out of Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union Health and Dental Insurance plan is January 21st, 2013. In order to be eligible to opt out you must provide proof of comparable coverage under an existing health and dental plan. If you have opted out in September, you do not need to opt out again. A student must opt out the first academic semester of each academic year (i.e. students on work terms during the Fall 2012 semester will need to opt out in the Winter 2013 semester).
To opt out of the Memorial University Student Union’s Health and Dental plan please look at the Health and Dental insurance opt out tab on the right side of our www.munsu.ca website. For additional information about the plan itself you can visit www.greenshield.ca/studentcentre.
Students attend pre-budget consultations, encourage continued investment in post-secondary education
“Our provincial government’s investments in our students and institutions of higher learning over the last decade have paid immense dividends for Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Candace Simms, Director of Advocacy with the MUN Students’ Union (MUNSU) - CFS Local 35. “Not only does funding for post-secondary education positively impact students and their families, it allows the province to realize long-term savings in areas like health care, justice,
and social assistance, as well as increased revenue from an expansion of the tax base.”
“Our government anticipates 70,000 job openings by the year 2020 and according to their research, 95% of new jobs in this province require a post-secondary diploma or degree,” said Robert Leamon, President of the Grenfell Campus Student Union (GCSU) – CFS Local 36.
“In order to fill these jobs and ensure our future economic and social prosperity, we need to continue to attract youth from the rest of Canada and around the world, while ensuring that every Newfoundlander and Labradorian with the ability and desire can get the skills they need to contribute to the province’s future job market.”
Students’ budget recommendations include maintaining the tuition fee freeze and expanding the needs based grants program, both of which were commitments in the Progressive Conservative 2011 Policy Blue Book. Students also urge the provincial government to maintain adequate funding for Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic in 2013 and beyond.
“Investments in post-secondary education can not be seen solely as a cost in the current fiscal year. These are investments in our communities, in our job market, and in the youth of this province who will be the driving force of the economy for many years to come,” said Michael Walsh, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students - Newfoundland and Labrador. “Our government has made progress in reducing student debt and youth
outmigration. Now is not the time to abandon that progress. Now is not the time to undo that
good work.”
The Canadian Federation of Students - Newfoundland and Labrador represents every public university and college student in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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For further information, please contact:
Michael Walsh, Canadian Federation of Students – Newfoundland and Labrador
709.737.3204 (office) or 709.685.3203 (cellular)
Uniting Against Cuts to College of the North Atlantic
8 April 2013
Membership Advisory: Uniting Against Cuts to College of the North Atlantic
Dear Members,
On March 26, 2013, the Provincial Government tabled the 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Budget. While Budget 2013 maintained funding for the tuition fee freeze, grants program, 0% interest on provincial student loans, and increased funding for Memorial, it failed to meet students’ expectations in a key area – adequate funding for the College of the North Atlantic (CNA).
The cuts to funding for the College of the North Atlantic are an attack on Newfoundland and Labrador’s public post-secondary education system and set a dangerous precedent for all post-secondary programs – including those at Memorial University. Government has announced that in the coming year a full review of both Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic will be undertaken. These cuts to Newfoundland and Labrador’s only public college show that nothing in post-secondary education is off limits.
In response to this attack on post-secondary education, the MUNSU Research and Communications Committee unanimously passed an emergency motion condemning the cuts to the College of the North Atlantic and advocating public support for the efforts of the College of the North Atlantic Students’ Union to fight back against this attack on education in our province.
There will be province-wide demonstrations held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM so that students, staff, and community members can stand in solidarity against this attack on public education and show support for the continuation of a fully-funded, high quality, public college in this province. Members of the MUNSU Board of Directors will be attending the rally being held at the College of the North Atlantic Prince Phillip Drive Campus. We strongly encourage all students to attend and support the demonstrations and actions of the College of the North Atlantic Students’ Union. A list of demonstration locations across the province and a membership advisory from the College of the North Atlantic Students’ Union is attached hereto.
For more information or to get involved in actions against the cuts to the College of the North Atlantic, the move to privatize public programs, and the attack on our public system of post-secondary education contact your MUNSU Board of Directors at munsu@munsu.ca.
In Solidarity,
The MUN Students’ Union Board of Directors
Locations for Province Wide Protest Against Cuts to the College of the North Atlantic
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Time: 12:00 PM
Where: Bonavista, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Burin, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Carbonear, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Clarenville, Location TBD
Corner Brook, Location TBD
Gander, Location TBD
Grand-Falls-Windsor, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Location TBD
Labrador City, Location TBD
Placentia, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Port-aux-Basques, College of the North Atlantic Campus
Stephenville, Mayfield Soccer Pitch
St. Anthony, College of the North Atlantic (11:30 AM)
St. John's, Prince Phillip Drive Campus
Updates to rally locations will be made as they become available.
MUNSU Food Submission
MUNSU By-Election Results
By-Election 2012 Results
Executive Director of External Affairs, Communication & Research
Lisa Murphy
Part – Time Students Representative
Melissa Thomas
Students with Disabilities Representative
Holly Lee
Business Representative
Braeden Pilgrim
Acclaimed Positions
Business Representative – Arpit Gupta
Education Representative – Shalane Spurrell
Engineering Representative – Austin Young
Kathryn Ronayne
HKR Student Representative – Olivia Manning
Congratulations to all who participated in the By-Election!
International Bazaar!
Event Details
International Bazaar is part of International Development Week Fair this semester.
Three days to learn how to become involved in international development projects at Memorial and experience the world in a tiny way.
Also experience our unique international food then shop and browse the rest.
So about the food…
February 9 Americas: empanadas from Columbia
February 10 Asia: samosas, bubble tea and other delights from India, China, Pakistan
February 11 Africa: tastes from Nigeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe
It’s all at the 3rd floor University Centre this week from 12-3 each day!
For more information, email ycollett@mun.ca or call 737-8895 or go to
http://www.mun.ca/isa/involved/idw.php
This event is organized by International Student Advising.
Photos for Website
The Fight for Fair Copyright
Students Applaud Memorial’s Decision to Reject Proposed Deal with Access Copyright
The model license agreement that the University was considering is a product of a negotiation between the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and Access Copyright, a copyright license-granting agency that collects copyright fees from universities and colleges on behalf of various publishers.
Memorial joins a growing list of Canadian universities including the University of British Columbia, Athabasca University, the University of Windsor, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Waterloo, York University, Mount Royal University, Trent University and the University of New Brunswick who have opted out of the agreement.
The Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union represents over 13, 000 undergraduate students at Memorial University’s St. John’s campus and is a member local of the Canadian Federation of Students.
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