The University of Alberta Students' Union (UASU) is the student society that represents undergraduate students at the University of Alberta . Originally established in October 1908 as the Students' Council, the UASU is a non-profit corporation that operates under the authority of the Post-Secondary Learning Act (Alberta). Its membership consists of the roughly 31,000 undergraduate students enrolled at the university.
26-453: With an annual budget of more than $ 13,000,000 and hundreds of paid and volunteer staff, the Students' Union serves as an advocate for students and provides a variety of services to its members. The Students' Union also operates a number of businesses, manages various targeted trust funds, hosts a wide variety of entertainment and educational events, and runs the Students' Union Building. The UASU
52-499: A major overall in 1983 and a technical update in 1988. The theatre was renamed in 1989 to honour the outgoing university president at the time, Dr. Myer Horowitz . Several people who have served as president of the University of Alberta Students' Union have gone on to achieve some level of fame. 53°31′31″N 113°31′37″W / 53.52528°N 113.52694°W / 53.52528; -113.52694 Premier Premier
78-509: A number of services to assist students in their academic careers. These services include: The Students' Union also runs several businesses, which offer discounts to Students' Union staff and volunteers. Built in 1967, the Students' Union Building (SUB) is the headquarters of the Students' Union. It contains the Horowitz Theatre. The Myer Horowitz Theatre is a 720-seat concert hall used
104-582: A synonym of prime minister . In the Dutch language, the official and also commonly used term is "minister president", so this is even a third synonym, but this is normally not translated literally into the English language. Myer Horowitz Myer Horowitz OC (December 27, 1932 – October 24, 2022) was a Canadian academic who served as the ninth president of the University of Alberta from 1979 to 1989. Horowitz
130-480: A venue for a variety of music, dance and lectures. The theatre hosts no regular season, and is rented by various student and community groups. They also regularly host shows organized by local promoters looking for a smaller intimate venue in Edmonton. Built in 1967 during the building of the Students' Union Building, the theatre was originally called SUB Theatre. The theatre has been through two renovations since opening,
156-404: Is a title for the head of government in central governments , state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier . A premier will normally be a head of government , but is not the head of state . In presidential systems , the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government
182-742: Is as below: Provincially, the Students' Union participates in the Council of Alberta University Students . The Students' Union was a founding member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations . While it took a brief hiatus on its membership, having pulled out in 2003, the Students' Union moved to rejoin CASA in March 2008. In the fall of 2016, the Students' Union expanded the U-Pass program to Fort Saskatchewan , Leduc and Spruce Grove . The Students' Union provides
208-528: Is commonly translated in English as “Prime Minister”, the official title as per articles 67 and 68 of the Constitution is “ Předseda vlády ”, literally “President of the Government”. In Croatia , the head of government is officially called “President of the Government” ( predsjednik vlade ) but “Premier” ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Serbia , the head of government is officially called "President of
234-568: Is informally referred to as the "Premier". In North Macedonia the head of the government is named premier (Macedonian премиер, premier ), usually translated in English as prime minister . In the Soviet Union , the title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars , named Chairman of the Council of Ministers after 1946, which became the Prime Minister of
260-526: Is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister". In these countries, terms such as "Federal Premier", "National Premier" or "Premier of the Dominion" were sometimes used to refer to prime ministers, although these are now obsolete. The word comes from French premier ministre which means prime minister. Premier meaning 'first', coming from Latin prīmārius . This
286-664: Is why in many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with " prime minister ". In the People's Republic of China , "premier" is more common and official, but "prime minister" is still used (see Premier of the People's Republic of China ). In the Republic of China (Taiwan), the head of government is officially the President of the Executive Yuan , but it can also be abbreviated to Premier. In
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#1732884347290312-617: The Cayman Islands , the head of government is referred to as the “Premier”, however, as a British Overseas Territory, the British Monarch is the head of state , and the British government often has the last say on external affairs. In Cambodia , "Premier" means the "Prime Minister". In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , a sub-national entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as well as in
338-609: The cantons , the head of government has the formal title of "premier", often anglicized as "prime minister", while the national prime minister is Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina , but "premier" is sometimes colloquially used. In the Czech Republic , the head of government is colloquially called “Premiér”, and the Czech language translates both “Premier” and “Prime Minister” as “Premiér”. However, although his post
364-464: The Faculty of Education at McGill University. He left McGill in 1969 to Alberta , where he accepted a position of Chair of the University of Alberta 's Department of Elementary Education. He would later go on to serve various other academic positions in the University of Alberta: Dean of the Faculty of Education (1972–1975) and vice-president (Academic) (1975–1979). Horowitz became the ninth president of
390-556: The Government" ( predsednik vlade ) but "Premier" ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Poland , the head of government is officially called "President of the Council of Ministers" ( Polish : Prezes Rady Ministrów , lit. 'Chairman of the Council of Ministers') but "Premier" (polish for Prime Minister) is colloquially used. In Italy , the President of the Council of Ministers , an office equivalent to prime minister,
416-656: The Soviet Union in 1991. In Malaysia , the head of the Sarawak state government is known as the Premier of Sarawak following a state constitutional amendment in 2022, a move widely seen to reflect the status of Sarawak as an equal partner with Sabah and Malaya in Malaysia as stipulated in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63). In the Netherlands , the term premier is colloquially used as
442-563: The Students' Union Building (SUB), opened in 1967 and was the largest building of its kind in Canada upon completion. In 1971, in response to a lack of affordable student housing, the UASU began construction on the Housing Union Building (HUB). It was completed two years later in 1973 and offered subsidized housing to students. Financial difficulties including a deficit of $ 1.8 million, forced
468-469: The U of A. He moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1998 and became the adjunct professor of education at the University of Victoria . He was also involved with the University of Victoria's Centre for Youth and Society and Centre for Early Childhood Research and Policy. Horowitz was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, and has received nine honorary doctorate degrees. The Myer Horowitz Theatre on
494-503: The UASU imposed a $ 3 annual fee per student, raised $ 1800 from local businesses, and secured a $ 20,000 from the Alberta government for the purposes of building a covered skating rink. The rink was completed in December 1927 and remained in use for the next thirty years. In 1951, the first building constructed by UASU opened. Presently called University Hall, it purpose was to house the UASU, but,
520-554: The UASU to sell HUB to the University of Alberta April 1976 for $ 1. In 2018, the UASU celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Students' Council is the highest decision-making body of the UASU and is composed of a speaker, a general manager (both of whom are non-voting members), councillors elected from each faculty, 5 executive members and an undergraduate student representative to serve on the university's Board of Governors, all of whom are elected in an annual campus-wide general election every March. The breakdown of faculty councillors
546-471: The University of Alberta on August 1, 1979, succeeding Harry Gunning . He became known for his advocation for widely accessible early childhood services - something that he continued to fight for after his retirement as president in 1989, fighting against the Alberta government's decision to reduce funding for kindergartens. He was succeeded as president by Paul Davenport . He became the professor emeritus of Education in 1989 and President Emeritus in 1999 in
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#1732884347290572-416: The first woman to register at the University of Alberta. In 1916, Katie McCrimmon was elected as President of the UASU. She became the first woman to become President of a students' union in Canada. In 1920, the Students' Council was renamed to the University of Alberta Students Union. In 1927, the UASU undertook its first construction project. Resulting from the lack of sports and recreation facilities,
598-530: The two are usually kept separate. "Premier" is often the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities , such as the provinces and territories of Canada , states of the Commonwealth of Australia , provinces of South Africa , the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , and the nation of Niue . In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier"
624-560: Was born in Montreal , Quebec on December 27, 1932. He attended the School for Teachers at McGill University and received his BA at Sir George Williams College in 1956. He earned a Master of Education from the University of Alberta in 1959 and a Doctor of Education from Stanford University in 1965. Horowitz taught for eight years in Montreal before accepting a position as a professor in
650-409: Was founded in 1908 following the opening of the University of Alberta. Despite the university having a small student body of only 45 students, the original UASU consisted of eight elected representatives. Among the first body were Stacey McCall, the first UASU president, Cecil Rutherford, son of Alberta Premier and founder of the University of Alberta Alexander Cameron Rutherford , and Kathleen Wilson,
676-404: Was quickly found to be too small. University Hall was given to the University of Alberta's administration following the completion of the Students' Union Building in 1967. In 1962 referendum , the student body approved an $ 11/term fee per student for the purposes of building a new student owned facility. In 1965, with funding from the Government of Alberta, construction began. The building, called
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