The
Acadia Students' Union represents the undergraduate students at
Acadia UniversityAcadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level...
in
Wolfville, Nova ScotiaWolfville is a small town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. As of 2006, the population was 3,772....
,
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are a member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations (CASA) and the
Alliance of Nova Scotia Student AssociationsThe Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations is the largest post-secondary student lobby group in Nova Scotia, Canada, representing approximately 85% of the province's university students...
(ANSSA).
Governance
The ASU is governed by the Students' Representative Council (SRC), although day to day workings of the Union are handled by the Executive Board. Representatives for the SRC, Executive Board, and the Chair's Office are elected/appointed between February and March each year, with the exception of 3 Councillors-at-Large which are filled during the September by-election.
The SRC
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) is the governing body of the Acadia Students' Union. As such it the legislative authority of the organization and its powers are governed by the ASU Constitution and By-Laws. The SRC is made up of 18 elected and appointed members from areas of the Acadia Community.
The Chair
The Chair's office consists of the Chairperson of the SRC, the Deputy Chairperson, and the Administrative Assistant. The Chair's office and more specifically the Chairperson, is responsible for presiding over all meetings of the SRC, interpreting the constitution, and ensuring that all elections are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution and By-Laws. The Chairperson also chairs the Review Board, which handles constitutional issues within the Union.
The Executive Board
In the 2005-2006 Academic Year, the SRC passed a resolution reducing the executive from 6 people to 5 people. In 2011 the SRC passed the recommendations of a governance review that resulted in the Executive structure being redefined. The 5 positions are President, Vice President Communications (VPC), Vice President Programming (VPP), Vice President Academic (VPA), and Vice President Finance (VPF). All positions (President, VPC, VPP and VPA) are elected in the February General Election except for the Vice President Finance, who is appointed due to the technical requirements of the position.
Student Association Memberships
The ASU is an active member of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (ANSSA). For the current year, Kyle Power (Vice President Academic) is the Chair of ANSSA
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