,, Cоюз Українськoгo Студентства Канади” (CУСК), “Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union”, or << Union des Étudiants Ukrainiens Canadiens>> was formed in December 1953, and is the coordinating body of Ukrainian-Canadian students at different post-secondary institutions across Canada. SUSK’s mandates and objectives include the needs to uphold and promote the Ukrainian language, promote Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian Studies as well as to promote awareness of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian culture. SUSK also encourages and assists associate member organizations to educate and inform members as well as non-members about issues relevant to the Ukrainian-Canadian community.
Our Member Organizations: Ukrainian Student Organizations (USOs)
The Ukrainian-Canadian Students’ Union is made of local chapter by the post-secondary institution in that specific area. Events organized by local executives are aimed at coordinating and initiating activities for students in order to promote Ukrainian culture as well as developing the community. For example, events hosted by a USO may include an Annual Tournament, a Holodomor/Genocide 1932-1933 Awareness Day as well as various Ukrainian themed events such as Perogy Night and PysankyMaking Night.
The current organized Ukrainian community in Canada is made up of many of SUSK’s alumni. In essence, SUSK is a training ground for future leaders in the Ukrainian-Canadian Community. Many alumni are still active as executive directors of the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress (UCC), League of Ukrainian Canadians (LUC) and the Canadian Conference in Support of Ukraine (CCSU). Other alumni help SUSK in coordinating study abroad programs in Ukraine and supporting Ukrainian-Canadian students with scholarships.
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