Notes from Council: 2026 Students’ Council and GFC elections results ratified
Additionally, motions to approve the non-partisan policy and the second principle of the sexual violence policy passed.
Helen ZhangAt the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) Students’ Council meeting on April 7, the results of the 2026 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council (GFC) election were ratified.
However, according to President Pedro Almeida, Students’ Council is still missing representatives for the faculties of nursing, law, Augustana, and kinesiology, sports and recreation.
Additionally, motions to approve the second principles of the non-partisan policy and the second principles of the sexual violence policy passed. The motion to accept the Sustainability and Capital Fund (SCF) review as presented also passed.
Motions approved
According to the proposed policy, it is imperative that the UASU remain a non-partisan organization that can properly represent undergraduate students at all levels of government.
This policy approval will ensure that the UASU remains a party free from affiliations, biases, or designations to advocate for all necessary parties and candidates on the Students’ Council, as well as issues affecting U of A students.
Additionally, the approval of the second principle of the sexual violence policy generated a language change to reflect the definitions and terms used by the U of A.
According to the Vice-president (student life), Logan West, “sexual violence has been moved to reference sexual and gender-based violence, and has also accommodated to include the distribution of intimate images, whether real or fake … as well as … sexual exploitation and extortion to reflect some of the work we have done around sex-for-rent.”
“[The UASU] has also removed sororities and fraternities as part of the U of A campus [from the policy],” West said.
As stated by Marc Dumouchel, UASU general manager, the five-year assessment of SCF will provide a way for the UASU to do effective long–term capital planning.
The fund will also enhance the commitment that the UASU has “toward sustainable practices, be they physical, academic, environmental, or social sustainability,” Dumouchel said.
