Our Semi Annual General Meeting is on

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

ZOOM LINK OPENS AT 3PM – MEETING STARTS AT 4PM

🎓 Dive into the heart of student leadership! The University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) is thrilled to announce the 2025 Semi Annual General Meeting (SAGM) open to all undergraduate students. Your participation is vital in shaping the course of our vibrant student community.

Join us for an engaging session where your voice matters! At the SAGM, you’ll gain insights into the ongoing endeavors and future plans of the UVSS. Your input is invaluable as we navigate through initiatives that directly impact you. This is your platform to share feedback, offer suggestions, and play an active role in steering the direction of the UVSS

Empower yourself to make a difference! Mark your calendar and be part of the conversation at the SAGM. Together, let’s shape a brighter future for the University of Victoria’s Students Society. See you there! 🌟

We’ve got prizes!

Join us at the SAGM and win amazing prizes! By attending, you’ll be eligible to win the following:

  • A punch card for 7 FREE meals from the Health Food Bar 
  • $50 MEC Gift Card
  • $50 Thrifty Foods Gift Card
  • Three-month pass to a recreation centre of your choice

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win big and have a great time at the SAGM.

How To Join The SAGM

Instructions to join the SAGM:

Step 1: Join us on Zoom by clicking on the provided link below:

Step 2: Once you join, you will be placed in a waiting room. Here, you will see a link to the verification form.

Step 3: Fill out the form with your name, email, and V number. This is to confirm your current UVIC status and ensure that only current students are able to attend the meeting. Please note that your information will remain confidential and will only be accessed by UVSS staff.

Step 4: After submitting the form, your information will be verified, and you will be allowed to enter the meeting.

Note: To ensure a smooth verification process, please use your legal name when joining the meeting and have your UVIC V number readily available.

Important Information:

SAGM AGENDA SAGM PRIMER DRAFT Minutes from AGM 2024/10/17 2023-24 Audited Financial Statements 2024-25 Budget Our Current Constitution & Bylaws

Annual General Survey:
Had a record amount of responses to our Annual General Survey – 1949 responses! Thank you!!

Social Media:
Gained over 3,000 followers since the beginning of my term, and worked on diversifying our social media by partnering with community groups – launched the trailblazer series with the Students of Colour Collective this Black History Month!

Solidarity with Students!
Signed onto student led petitions and initiatives that are improving our campus community like the Good Samaritan Act Policy proposal launched by HARDLAW and UBC Decrim and the compulsory naloxone training for residence members started by a grassroots student movement.

Policy Alignment:
Worked on the EQHR Sexualized Violence Response Policy Development Committee to create policies that protect students and our campus.

Committees:
Currently sitting on the Dean’s Advisory for Indigenization in Social Sciences and, the Campus Overdose Prevention and Response Committee ensuring student feedback is incorporated into guiding policies and practices.

Relationship Building:
Using my position to connect student led initiatives with University administration. Creating and sustaining relationships have opened a new form of outreach for my position where Faculty/professors invite me into their classes to guest lecture on various UVSS and University initiatives we are involved in.

Social Media Collaborations:
Finishing the term strong with social media collaborations for days of importance with our Advocacy and Affiliate groups, and doing on the street interviews with Students on campus life!

University Relations:
Be involved in the Student Assembly on Reducing Harms from Toxic Drugs, Continue advocating for the Good Samaritan act to be implemented into the UVic non academic misconduct policy . Collaborating with the Athletics and Recreations, and AIR to create inclusive gym times at CARSA.

Personnel work:

  • multiple hiring committees
  • bargained with USW 2009
  • overlooked and signed off on personnel plans

Financial reporting and budgeting
(& ensuring the budget is more accessible with a finance presentation)

Lead and compiled the UVSS Strategic Plan 2024-25 

Launched the UVSS Business Survey 2025

Overlooked UVSS Businesses and capital requests

 

  • Submitted and created a budget proposal for UVic Executive.
  • Implemented new changes for better data collection and improving operations.
  • Instagram takeovers on behalf of the Foodbank to increase awareness for fundraising and donations.
  • Grants and donations applied and thank you videos/notes for donors (stocktober, truearth video)
    • United way
    • CI 
    • Youth in Action
  • Collaborating with GSS and Continuing Studies to create a working group.
  • Managing the U-pass and UVSS Extended Health and Dental Plan
    • Ensured student inquiries were prioritized and answered
    • New revamped u-pass appeals form
    • Extended Health and Dental Plan usage end-of year review
    • Created new handbill FAQ sheet for health and dental plan
  • Student advocacy on UVic Senate Committees
    • SCARTA: Senate Committee on Admission, re-registration and Transfer Appeals
    • FRAC: Fee Reduction Appeals Committee
  • Make Transit Work
    Route 76 (UVic direct to Swartz Bay Ferry), returned in January! Now advocating for the Quadra McKenzie Plan to implement a Rapid Bus along McKenzie Ave.
  • Safer Use
    Running workshops in partnership with Guard Me and the Student Wellness Centre on Feb 25th and 26th to promote substance use health. Have hosted 16 naloxone training sessions, and will reach 27 by the End of Summer Term 2025.
  • Housing Now!
    Attended a GVAT Housing Rally at the Legislature and advocated for the implementation of Vacancy Control at the provincial level.
  • Let’s Get Consensual
    Partnered with Good Night Out to increase the support students have on campus during high risk periods. Signed onto a YWCA open letter and successfully lobbied to have Gender Based Violence Recognized as an epidemic in the Ministry of Health Mandate Letter.
  • Access4All
    The SSD led campaign ran a survey to gather data on the barriers both students and staff face when it comes to accessible hybrid learning.
  • Fed Up
    Increased awareness of the Fed Up campaign among membership. Developed the connection between Hot Lunches, Food Bank and Fed Up through website development and outreach initiatives.

 

  • The Affordability Crisis
    Advocating alongside BCFS, UBC SUO and UBC AMS to lobby for increased funding for PSI’s and research institutions in the 2025 Provincial Budget.
  • Community Planning
    Communicating with BC Transit and lobbying Saanich Community Council to implement the Quadra-McKenzie Plan, which would include a McKenzie Ave Rapid Bus, dense affordable housing development and an aim to build a walkable community that connects UVic to Saanich.
  • More Frequent and Accessible Transit
  • More Naloxone Training and Access to Emergency Response  Kits
  • More Dense Housing Development in Saanich
  • More Resources for Food Insecure Students
  • Clubs and Course Union Days:
    Held a successful CCU Days event with strong engagement from student groups, creating opportunities for connection and collaboration across campus
  • Funding:
    Worked with Clubs and Course Union councils to spread funding across 150+ clubs and 30+ course unions including Travel Pool, Academic Funding, Publication Funding.
  • Sexualized Violence Prevention:
    Confirmed and enforced policy requiring all clubs to complete Sexualized Violence Prevention training, ensuring a safer and more informed student community.

 

  • Policy Review & Updates
    Improving clubs and course union policies to streamline meetings, enhance efficiency, and maintain thorough oversight.

  • Collecting Student Group Feedback
    Engaging with clubs and course unions to better understand challenges and improve support structures.
  • Enhancing Student Affairs Role
    Reviewing role structure and updating the manual to provide better guidance for future successors.
  • Global Village
    • Support/Co-organized event with Students of Colour Collective
    • Back-end work for Pavilion, Global Kitchen, PULSE Night!

    FemExpo

    • Upcoming series of events centering feminism, queer communities, and sexuality
    • SEXPO Rebrand — centering feminism more inviting.
    • March 4-5 Market, March 6th Nightlife, Panels throughout

 

  • Hot Lunch
    • March 18 Dahl and Rice
    • April 2 Curry Cauliflower
    • UVSS Meal serves in excess of 700, UVic contribution likely brings us above 1000 per

    Puppy Playtime

    • April 1, 11:30 – 1:00 organized with SSD and Pacific Animal Therapy Society

    Clothing Swap

    • April 3 + 4, 10am to 4pm
    • Donations accepted in BoD offices starting March 

    Donation Station

    • Organized in tandem with UVic and Habitat for Humanity ReStore
    • April 17 & 25 10am-2pm