The following candidates have been nominated for election in the 2012 TRUSU General Election. Polling will take place on the Wednesday March 21 from 8AM-8PM and Thursday March 22 from 8AM-4PM in the Students' Union Building (Independent Centre).

President:

McInyre, Dustin | Your Vote = Your Voice

Vice President External 

Robinson, Dylan | Your Vote = Your Voice

Vice President Internal

Bahabri, Trad | Your Vote = Your Voice

Vice President Finance

Spence, Jeromy | Your Vote = Your Voice

Aboriginal Students' Representative

Guichon, Nolan | Your Vote = Your Voice

International Students' Representative

Patel, Parth Mukesh | Independent

Women Students' Representative

Moulton, Alexandra | Your Vote = Your Voice

Representative - Graduate Studies

Hutfluss, Kathleen | Your Vote = Your Voice

Representative - Arts, Science, Education, and Advanced Technology 

Douglass, Leif | Your Vote = Your Voice

Representative - Business & Economics, and School of Tourism

Macedo, Colin | Your Vote = Your Voice 

Representative - Social Work, Nursing, Trades, and Division of Student Development

Skagos, Olivia | Your Vote = Your Voice 

The TRUSU Aboriginal Collective was created in 2008/09 to provide an avenue in the Students’ Union to bring forward Aboriginal perspectives and address Aboriginal issues on campus. It serves as a recognition of the continued legacy of colonialism, residential schools, and the resulting gap in well-being for Aboriginal peoples. But it is also as a means to move forward, to close the gaps, and to achieve equity, understanding, and good will between all of Canada’s peoples. 

The Story Tellers’ Gala embodies these goals. We hope to introduce you to Aboriginal cultures and to open discussion on current issues. In particular, we will address issues of education, which offers one of the our most promising pathways. The Gala may be one short day, but it is a step in the right direction. One we hope you will take it with us. 

The Story Teller's Gala includes:  

• Pine-Needle Basket Making Workshop - Carl Archie
• Post-Secondary Student Support Program Worskshop - Cassandra Opikokew  
• Complimentary Lunch
• Preformances - Sage Hills
• Keynote Address - Pamela Palmater

Nominations for the 2012 TRUSU General Election open on March 7, 2012 at 9:00am for the following positions:

• President
• Vice President External
• Vice President Internal
• Vice President Finance
• Aboriginal Students' Representative
• International Students' Representative
• Women Students' Representative 
• Representative - Graduate Studies
• Representative - Arts, Sciences, Education, and Advanced Technology
• Representative - School of Business, Economics & Tourism. 
• Representative - School of Social Work, Nursing, Trades, and Division of Student Development 

Packages must be picked up and dropped off at the Members' Services Desk in the Students' Union Building. Nominations close at 4:00pm on March 14, 2012. The campaign period opens on March 15, at 9:00am. 

Polling will take place in the Students' Union Building on March 21 from 8am-8pm and March 22 from 8am-4pm. 

For International Women's Day, the TRUSU Women's Collective will be screening "Miss Representation" in the Clock Tower Theatre on March 8 at 7pm. Admission is free. 

Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.

In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman’s value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors.

Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective. 

For the March Volunteer Registry event we will be working with Kamloops Big Brothers and Big Sisters to help with their Strikes for Tykes Fundraiser. Big Brothers and Big Sisters provides mentoring programs to foster self-esteem and competency among children and youth in the Kamloops community. We will be helping out with a Pancake Breakfast and bowling fundraiser. The funds raised at this event will help to support the programs run by Big Brothers and Big Sisters Kamloops. To get involved contact volunteer@trusu.ca or sign up at trusu.ca.  

The Annual General Meeting provides members with the opportunity to receive a report on the activities of the Students’ Union since the last meeting; review the audited financial statements; review the operating budget; and review, debate, and propose amendments to resolutions served with notice.
TRUSU holds an Annual General Meeting each January.

This year, the Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday January 25 at 12:00pm in the TRUSU Boardroom. To review any special resolutions submitted to the annual general meeting, please click on the download link below.

All members are welcome to attend. Please remeber to bring your valid student card as proof of student status 

The TRUSU Women's Collective will be hosting a lecture on Monday January 16 at 7:00pm in the TRUSU Boardroom in the Students' Union Building. The lecture will feature Glendene Grant. 

After the disappearance of her daughter Jessie Foster in Las Vegas, Nevada in April of 2006, Glendene Grant was determined to being justice to her daughter. Since then, she has become a nationally acclaimed human sex-trafficking activist and continues to be a voice to the many women who fall victim to the sex trade.

For more information about the TRUSU Women's Collective check out their page on the TRUSU Website