Nova Scotia Student Advocacy Coalition
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The Nova Scotia Student Advocacy Coalition (NSSAC) was a post-secondary
education
student lobby group in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
. It collapsed in 2003 as a result of ideological differences between Canadian Federation of Students
and Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
schools within the coalition.
The member organizations of NSSAC were:
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
student lobby group in the Canadian
Canada
Canada 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...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. It collapsed in 2003 as a result of ideological differences between Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
and Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations was formed in 1995 by several post-secondary institutions' student unions who had withdrawn from the Canadian Federation of Students and previously unaffiliated student unions...
schools within the coalition.
The member organizations of NSSAC were:
- Acadia Students' UnionAcadia Students' UnionThe Acadia Students' Union represents the undergraduate students at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. They are a member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations and the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations ....
- University College of Cape Breton Students' Union
- Dalhousie Student UnionDalhousie Student UnionThe Dalhousie Student Union is the official representative of students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.- History :On November 10, 1869 students accepted ownership of the Dalhousie Gazette from the founding editors....
- St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union
- Saint Mary's University Students' Association
- University of King's College Students' Union
- Mount Saint Vincent University Students' Union
- Student Union of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
- Association générale des étudiants de l'Université Sainte-Anne
See also
- Alliance of Nova Scotia Student AssociationsAlliance 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...
- Canadian Federation of StudentsCanadian Federation of StudentsThe Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
- Canadian Alliance of Student AssociationsCanadian Alliance of Student AssociationsThe Canadian Alliance of Student Associations was formed in 1995 by several post-secondary institutions' student unions who had withdrawn from the Canadian Federation of Students and previously unaffiliated student unions...