CSA Boot CampFebruary 2015

What is the

• Formed in 1975• Incorporated Non-Profit• Members are Student Associations• Currently represent 15 of 24 Ontario College’s• Advocacy on behalf of College Students

Your 2014-15 CSA Board of Directors PresidentMatt Stewart

Vice PresidentSarah Ryrie

East DirectorRob Williams

Southwest DirectorJeff Scherer

North DirectorTanner Bell

Central DirectorDeepika Gangwani

Staff

General ManagerTed Bartlett

Research & Policy AnalystJohn Horrox

Director of AdvocacyMatt Caron

Communications ManagerVeronica Barahona

Member Support ManagerShannon Pollard

Office AdministratorBrenda Leciuk

Advocacy & Research

February 2015

How We Support You

• Provincial Student Group• Bottom Up Organization• 5 Pillars: Accessibility,

Accountability, Affordability, Quality, Transferability

• Represents students on issues that directly affect them

Supporting your Leadership

• Advocacy – campus and community support

• Best Practices Resource• Knowledge base for members• Leadership skills development• SA Board support and guidance

Abbreviation BreakdownSA – Student AssociationCAAT – College of Applied Arts and TechnologyCO – Colleges OntarioHEQCO – Higher Education Quality Council of OntarioKPI – Key Performance IndicatorMP – Member of ParliamentMPP – Member of Provincial ParliamentOCAS – Ontario College Application ServiceMTCU – Ministry of Training, Colleges and UniversitiesOPSEU – Ontario Public Service Employees UnionOSAP – Ontario Student Assistance ProgramCICMH – Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health

Advocacy Workshop9 MPP Introductions during question period

15 MPPs attending our morning breakfast reception

15 Student Lead MPP briefings

Meetings with Minister Moridi, MPP Sattler, MPP Dunlop, Deputy Minister Newman, CICMH, ONCAT, OCAS, OCQAS and Colleges Ontario

Monday November 23 – Wednesday November 25

WHAT’S AVAILABLE TO YOU?All these CSA documents and more are available for you to reference on the CSA Website:

RESEARCHFinancial Aid Website

Pilot Town Hall Project

Updating of past research papers

Pre-budget submission

Member Support & Communications

POINT BANK• Last Semester we gave away $7,950 to SAs• Examples• Website – PB spreadsheet

SCHOLARSHIP• Requirement changes• Slogan• This years winners• Website • Form & criteria rubric• Get in touch with

financial aid

Yellow Umbrella Project

• Happened October 6th-10th

• Campaign Resources• CSA connecting with

campuses

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Presidents Workshop – March 27th - 29th • May Conference – May 5th- 10th 40th!• Board Transition Workshop – May 28th – 31st

• Regional Workshops – Summer 2015• Advocacy Workshop – Nov. 23rd – 25th

• Federal Election Campaign – October 2015• YUP Campaign – Oct. 5th-9th

• What Do You Get For $6 Campaign – Through 15/16 year

THANK YOU!

www.collegestudentalliance.ca416-340-1212

@CSA_ON