Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union
Canadian Federation of Students Local 35

Throughout the year, many students may encounter difficulties navigating the student loans system, dealing with their landlords or collection agencies, or managing conflicts with instructors. The Students' Union coordinates advocacy work on behalf of members in order to ensure they are adequately and proactively represented in all situations they may experience and encounter.

You can contact your students’ union for assistance with:

• Academic appeals
• Non-academic appeals
• Legal aid
• Academic misconduct charges
• Issues involving the Residential Tenancies Act
• Charges through the Student Code of Conduct
• University procedures
• Retroactively dropping a course or dropping late
• Unforeseen academic situations for which you need help

The Students' Union also coordinates campaigns and coalition work designed to improve the conditions in which students live and study, and to ensure that post-secondary education is universally accessible.

The links in this section provide a brief overview of some of the advocacy work coordinated by the Students' Union.