We kicked off the month of March with a celebration of Holi and International Women’s Day
. The energy and spirit of the day carried into the rest of the month as we introduced new services, reached new milestones and reaffirmed our commitment to supporting student well-being.
From meeting with political leaders to discuss mental health on campus to reaffirming our stances for gender equality on Transgender Visibility Day
, March was packed with huge milestones, new partnerships and inspirational stories.
Sheridan Student Union is proud to share company-wide wins over the last month and recognize the talented and hardworking student leaders who make the SSU team all that it is.
Our Executive Team:
- Your SSU President, Kyle Budge
, went to two conferences this month (ACUI & CASA) to meet with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities about student mental health and wellness.
- We also held a successful Annual General Meeting
inside our new HMC Student Centre
and streaming at Davis and Trafalgar. Students got to vote on important by-laws that impact their Sheridan Life
- Kyle and Julia Bertola (VP of Community Development)
also attended CASA's Annual General Meeting, the final conference of the academic year. Hosted by Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at this AGM, SSU was voted in and officially became members of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.
- Rhema Javed
attended a welcome event for international students starting their first term in the Social Service Worker and Child Youth Care program. The program coordinators organized the event, hoping to familiarize the new students with Sheridan resources
- Rhema also attended InspiHER Conference for International Women’s Day and led the 'Where leaders are Made: Mastering the Art of Presentation and Public Speaking' session with Daniel Pereira at the IGNITE Leadership Conference.
- Saz McKean
and the Serendipity Team has been working hard on the first printed edition of Serendipity NewsMag with a select few top articles and creative works by Sheridan students. As Serendipity is under the SSU, a not-for-profit organization, all printed copies is planned to be available for free for Sheridan students by the end of April!
Clubs, Services and Events:
- Our Dressed for Success donation program
is finally available for students to collect both business casual clothing and winter clothing at all 3 campuses
- Our Equipment Loan program
is back in action and students can stop by the office to rent out an item they need for class. A full list of items is available on our website, or talk to one of our CSRs to see what is available at each campus
- Our first Health and Wellness Fair took place at TRC! We had special giveaways for students and they got to learn about our joni menstruation products located in our SSU bathrooms
as well as what sexual health items are available! Our attendees included Student Care, GuardMe, Public Health, Sheridan Health Clinic, and Dare2Care.
- In March, we officially reached the milestone of 100 active clubs across all three campuses at the SSU
!? We're looking forward to continuing to welcome even more before the end of the academic year.
- We welcomed the following new clubs in March:? Animation Production Club (TRC)
, Sheridan Engineering Club (Davis)
, Sheridan Screen Arts Awards (TRC)
, Vedic Cultural Club (Davis)
, Sheridan Car Club(Davis)
, Sheridan Automotive Enthusiast Club (TRC)
, Toastmasters (TRC)
, Mature Student Club (Davis)
and the Chess Club (TRC)
- Our clubs hosted 17 events throughout the month, both large and small, including workshops on Cyber Security opportunities in the government hosted by the ISSessions club
, Poetry Nights hosted by the Creative Writing Club
and the Evolution-23 Conference hosted by the HR Students Association
.
- We kicked off the month with our big HOLI CELEBRATION in The Den
- We worked with Sheridan Life Radio
to bring students a Battle of the Bands experience at The Marquee!
- March was the return of SOUP it UP, a FREE day event across all campuses
- We facilitated events such as the Table Tennis Tournament, and took on Karaoke Days in March during some crazy snow weather!
Food Services
- The catering business has picked up and the clients are happy with our service, quality of food, quantity of food.
- At Davis, the Oreo Milkshake and Mango Lassi have been a customer favourite too!
- Daily donut features at TRC have been a hit and customers come in specifically for the “donut of the day”. Apart from the food, Vietnamese Coffee & Lavender Lattes have been very popular as well.
TRC FOOD FAVES
- Chicken Wings w/Sweet Potato Fries
- Samosa Chaat, Chicken Fingers w/Fries
- Pesto Chicken Grilled Cheese w/Baked Chips
- Classic Poutine?
HMC FOOD FAVES
- Chicken fingers and fries.
- Chicken souvlaki with rice.
- Jerk chicken poutine (weekly featured item).
- Chilli fries (weekly featured item).
DAVIS FOOD FAVES
- Walking Taco (otherwise known as 'Taco in a bag')?
- Meat Lasagna w/Garlic Bread & Caesar Salad?
- Beef Stew w/Mashed Potatoes?
To check out our menus and hours of operation, visit: thessu.ca/food
Thank you to all our Staff and Student Leaders for their hard work, laughs and contributions every day. March 2023 was another month of wins, and we can’t wait to see what exciting new activities we get up to in April.
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