The Union is comprised of all full and part-time students, undergraduate and graduate students alike. The Student Union of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design is also Local 7 of the Canadian Federation of Students. The elected members of the union work hard to defend the common interests of students, acts as a liason between the administration and students, represent the students on a provincial and national level, and support students through various services.
You are all members of the student union. We encourage all of you to attend Student Council meetings, come to events (dances, rallies, or free lunches), and get involved in your education.
Wanna know what to do next to Reduce Fees and Drop debt?
The Canadian Federation of Students-Nova Scotia's video of the February 2 Reduce Fees-Drop Debt Student Day of Aciton is now live on YouTube! Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEk7vrjqCeo. Take a look!
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Despite overwhelming public support for accessible education, the NDP government as failed to take action to make post-secondary education more affordable. Instead they plan to cut funding to universities and increase tuition fees for 2011-12.
REDUCE TUITION FEES IN NS
Listen up fellow NSCADers, here is the scoop on Education in NS: Post Secondary Education in the province has been underfunded since the 1990's. Due to chronic underfunding the institutions have thus passed on the costs to students and their families.
Presently, the schools are in an agreement that was reached during the last set of negotiations which keeps tuition fees frozen and guarantees stable funding for universities. Currently, students in NS still pay some of the highest tuition fees in the country. With the release of a report in September, the provincial government has been laying the ground work for possible cuts to post secondary education. The main recommendations contained within the reporst were to allow tuition fees to increase indefinately and to increase the levels of debt that students are allowed to take on. In five years or sooner, we could expect to see NS students pay $11,000, out of province students pay $13, 000, and international students 27, 000 for one year of university education.
Students who are drowning in debt can neither live satisfying lives post-post secondaty education nor "contribute to the economy" here or abroad.
Tell everyone you know, parents, friends, and dogs about this. Join the tuition revolution!
Check out Http://cfs-ns/.ca for more information and ways to get involved.
Haircuts, Tuition Cuts, not Funding Cuts!
Nov. 2011
On tuesday, November 16th, we had a lead up action here in the Granville Courtyard. We gave out free hair cuts, hot chocolate and informed people about whats going on with tuition fees in Nova Scotia. This action was a lead up event to the successfully monumental day of action on February 2nd, 2011.
October 24th, 2010
We'll be posting more info about events happening around this report on the main page and on the calendar, so come back often!
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