Category Archive: News

SUSK Celebrates International Human Rights Day

December 10th 2011 is International Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares a powerful idea: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. These words are the premise of international human rights law establishing that human rights are universal, yet they are not universally accepted.
The Ukrainian Canadian Students’ [...]

Holodomor Awareness at the University of Western Ontario

November 18th, 1932: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine began applying stricter grain collectivization methods in select villages which were considered to be underperforming in grain output.  The farmers were required to return any extra grain they previously earned when meeting targets, being forced to part with the grain by state police [...]

LIKE the new SUSK Facebook Page and enter to win some free SUSK Swag!

Like the new SUSK : Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union Facebook Page for a chance to win a Shevchenko t-shirt and SUSK sunglasses!
http://www.facebook.com/SUSKNational?sk=app_174489652597378

SUSK’s News-mag “Student” is looking for your articles!

Sharpen your pencils or plug in your laptops- this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss out on!!!
SUSK is looking for article submissions to be published in our national student magazine called ‘Student‘!
The article can be about anything, as long as it is written by a Ukrainian student, or has something to do with [...]

UCU Investment Challenge!

UCU is challenging all invidiuals 18 years of age or old to build an investment portfolio and beat your peers to win!!!

How the UCU Investment Challenge! Works:
• Open to all individuals 18 years of age or older on December 31, 2011. Some restrictions
apply. See below.
• Start with $100,000 in “UCU dollars” as starting capital.
• Pick [...]

UCCLF launches its Fourth Annual Student Writing Competition

The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) has  launched its fourth annual student writing competition. There are two awards of which to be aware.
The  Civil Liberties Opinion-Editorial Award  is the one that all SUSK students are eligible.  It requires a high school or post-secondary student to submit an op-ed into a major Canadian newspaper (there [...]

SUSK at Queen’s Park (Toronto) for the 20th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence

On August 24th, the Ukrainian Canadian community gathered at Queen’s Park, Toronto for a Flag Raising Ceremony in honour of Ukraine’s 20th Anniversary of Independence.
It was an event organized by the League of Ukrainian Canadians, League of Ukrainian Canadians Women, and The Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada and supported by the Consulate General of Ukraine [...]

Want to be part of the National SUSK Executive? The VP Finance Position is available for you!

On behalf of the 2011-2012 National SUSK (Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union) Executive, I invite you to join our Executive by filling the position of Vice President Finance. If you, or someone you know would be fitting for the position of VP Finance for the National SUSK Executive please apply! Being part of SUSK allows you [...]

53rd National SUSK Congress: Press Release

Read the SUSK Press Release to read about the conclusion of our successful 53rd National SUSK Congress!
You will also find the incoming and outgoing National SUSK Executive List, and two pages of photographs from the Congress!
Check it out HERE

53rd National SUSK Congress: Pictures

View pictures from the 53rd National SUSK Congress. Photography by Nicholas Kalimin.
One can view most of the events that took place over the four day Congress. The pictures capture the Ukrainian Canadian delegates from across Canada, guest speakers, professional seminars held at the University of Ottawa, tour of Parliament, and the SUSK Alumni and Congress [...]

Student Congress Edition

This Congress issue of STUDENT includes a Presidents’ Report, USO Reports (University of Ottawa, University of Alberta,  University of Calgar, University of Toronto , University of Western Ontario, York University, Concordia University, McGill University, McMaster University) and more articles for your own interest!
Check it out: HERE