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Student Governance
All students registered in an undergraduate program on the Downtown Campus are registered members of the accredited Students' Society of ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, more commonly known as SSMU. The SSMU is your representative on key issues inside and outside of the campus and will advocate for student priorities to both the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ administration and government bodies. There are six elected executives of SSMU who represent all 22,000-plus undergrads on the Downtown Campus. There is a that meets with representatives from faculty associations and other student groups around campus on a bi-weekly basis. This council of thirty-seven members meets to discuss student issues and how services are being provided to students.
SSMU operates over 250 clubs and runs 19 student services; for more information, see . SSMU provides a great deal of extra-curricular opportunities for students to balance a life of study with a life of involvement, and an opportunity to meet other students. The organization also provides event programming such as freshman orientation (Orientation Week/Frosh), Activities Night, Faculty Olympics, community engagement opportunities, workshops, and concerts. Each faculty and each department also has organizations dedicated to providing extra-curricular involvement for their students.
Situated on the Downtown Campus, SSMU operates a five-floor building including a student lounge, cafeteria, , and many multipurpose spaces namely for use by student groups, but also for ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ community members.
SSMU offices are located at 3600 McTavish Street, Suite 1200 and operate between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the year.
For more information regarding student government at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ you can or visit their website at .
- Email: frontctr [at] ssmu.ca
- President: president [at] ssmu.ca
Welcome to ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and we look forward to representing your interests.