WUSC at Trent University

YES Campaign and next General Meeting, 08-Mar-2010

TrentWUSC-IT — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:20:30 +0000

First of all, the co-chairs and executive members of WUSC at Trent University wish to extend thanks to those persons who made an effort to attend the SRP Potluck Dinner last week Thursday. The event was very successful and everyone enjoyed sharing in the delicious food. WUSC at Trent University is now getting ready to campaign [...]

Student Refugee Programme Potluck Dinner

TrentWUSC-IT — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:29:49 +0000

On Thursday, March 4th, the SRP Committee within WUSC at Trent University will be hosting a potluck dinner at the Champlain College Senior Common Room. The event begins at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. You are hereby invited to take part in this wonderful opportunity and learn about the SRP’s plans at Trent University. Following [...]

Refugee Stories at World Affair Colloquium, Friday 26-Feb-2010

TrentWUSC-IT — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:55:49 +0000

On Friday, February 26th, the World Affairs Colloquium will be hosting a talk about Refugee Stories and WUSC’s Student Refugee Programme. Among the speakers are McAnthony Keah, author of “Growing Up Naked”, who will be sharing the stories that inspired his book, and Michelle Manks, the current Programme Officer for the SRP in WUSC Ottawa. [...]

Levy petition success and next general meeting

TrentWUSC-IT — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:23:04 +0000

WUSC at Trent University is very excited to announce that we succeeded in getting enough votes in last week’s petition for the levy increase. Not only did we receive enough votes, but we surpassed our target of 700! The more than 1000 signatures collected came from Trent University students who support the Local Committee’s on-going [...]

Vote for levy increase, help to sponsor two SRP students

TrentWUSC-IT — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:47:15 +0000

WUSC at Trent University is one of the levy groups on the Trent University campus. What this means is that our organization “[receives] direct funding from a student fee that is charged to each full-time undergraduate student with their tuition and ancillary fees” (ref. TCSA). Funding from the levy goes toward assisting the SRP within [...]

Assist Haiti relief through monetary donations

TrentWUSC-IT — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:32:43 +0000

The news about the devastating earthquake in Haiti that took place on the evening of Tuesday, January 12th, 2010, in the region near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been flooding media headlines for the past few days. This unfortunate tragedy, which has claimed the lives of countless individuals, is a sad reality for everyone. In response, many [...]

Executive meeting on 18-JAN-2010 and other important news

TrentWUSC-IT — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:52:12 +0000

Our next WUSC at Trent University meeting for committee executives will be held on Monday, January 18th, 2010, at 5:00pm in the LEC Pit. If you hold an executive position within the Local Committee, you are expected and encouraged to attend this very important meeting. During this meeting, we will be talking about Better World [...]

Merry Christmas from WUSC at Trent University

TrentWUSC-IT — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:00:40 +0000

WUSC at Trent University would like to wish you a Merry Christmas for 2009. Remember, this is the season to spend time with family and friends. If you will be traveling around this time, please be safe. If you will not be able to visit your family during this Christmas, try locating some friends who [...]

Afghanistan Challenge is a great success

TrentWUSC-IT — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:34:43 +0000

Remember some time ago when we announced that WUSC at Trent University was taking on the Afghanistan Challenge as a new project for 2009? Of course you do! Well, we are here to tell you than the outcome of the project was a far greater success than originally expected! Not only was WUSC at Trent [...]

World AIDS Day 2009

TrentWUSC-IT — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:43:48 +0000

World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people around the world to learn about how AIDS is affecting those around us. It is also an occasion for us to honor the heroes who are struggling to resist, survive and overcome AIDS, especially in places like Africa. CAP AIDS invites us to share in their celebration [...]