Management & Staff
This senior management position serves as chief administrator of the UOSU, oversees staff, and ensures that the UOSU operates in accordance with the priorities of the executives.
The Executive Director (Manon Méthot)
This body, made up of 21 faculty directors, 2 special directors and 7 executives, meets once a month.
What is the Board of Directors?
What is Campus Vibez uOttawa (CVUO)?
The most important document of the UOSU, this document lists the responsibilities of the Board, the Executive Committee, and the mandate of the UOSU.
The Constitution
The UOSU's legal counsel. Call her anytime you run into a little bit of trouble!
Who is Katie Black?
Have a problem with your computer? This position, part of the Communications & Administration team, will always be around to give you a helping hand.
What is the IT Coordinator (Hassan Allam).
This Committee, chaired by the President, oversees the day-to-day operations of the UOSU. They usually meet twice a week.
What is the Executive Committee?
This Centre ensures that students receive peer-to-peer support and broadly seeks to improve the mental health of students.
A variety of positions on equity-related issues, these have also been the foundation for policies such as the Anti-Discrimination Policy.
What are the Equity Stances?
The President of the University of Ottawa and the Chair of the University's Administration Committee - we're not his biggest fan.
Who is Jacques Fremont?
The most recent hire at the senior management level, this person is tasked with re-opening Pivik and the other UOSU businesses.
What is the Director of Businesses (Nadia Boutkhil)
At least once a year, this body meets to approve constitutional amendments, discuss motions by members and to hear Executive reports.
What is the General Assembly?
This Centre is primarily responsible for supporting our BIPOC community and organizing Black History Month.
The Racialized & Indigenous Student Experience Centre (RISE).
Negotiated every two years with CUPE4943, this document guarantees rights for the unionized employees of the UOSU.
The Collective Agreement
As of April 2021, there are 25 of these, formerly called Federated Bodies.
What are Recognized Student Governments?
This position handles relationships with CUPE 4943, the bargaining unit of UOSU employees, as well as being responsible for job postings, conflict resolution and other tasks.
What is the HR Manager (Sean Kelly)?
These must be completed after every Committee and Board meeting, and submitted to approval at the next meeting of the Board.
What are meeting minutes?
The only UOSU service centre to not be located on the main uOttawa campus.
What is the Bike Coop?
Amena you can't answer this one.
A 4-letter acronym, these principles should guide the Union in all of its activities.
What is SIBA (Sustainability, Inclusion, Bilingualism and Accessibility)?
The Associate Vice-President of Student Affairs at the University of Ottawa, this person is our most regular liaison at the University of Ottawa for advocacy and university affairs issues.
Who is Eric Bercier?
Reporting to the Finance Director, this position ensures that UOSU employees are paid on time.
What is the Payroll Director? (Sabine Beaubrun)
This Committee is the only Board of Directors Committee to be made up of *only* Directors.
What is the Executive Oversight Committee?
This Centre has the most full-time staff of any service centre.
What is the Student Rights' Centre?
The federal Act under which the UOSU is governed.
What is the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act?
What are La Rotonde and The Fulcrum?