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Making a student aid fair and equitable |
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May 22, 2009 at 08:30 AM |
 Students presented to Alberta's Student Finance Board today on how to make our province's student financial aid system more fair and equitable. The current system puts married students at a tremendous disadvantage by counting almost the entire income of a spouse as an available resource - not even a student's own income is counted in the same way.
CAUS also highlighted the need for additional scholarship support in Alberta, particularly beyond the first year of study and the glaring lack of increased living allowance amounts in the recent provincial budget. CAUS presented jointly with ASEC representatives in calling for improvements in the student financial aid system.
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U of A student re-elected chair |
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May 14, 2009 at 08:33 AM |
 Edmonton, AB – The Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) has re-elected Beverly Eastham to be the chair for the 2009-10 academic year and to continue delivering the message that now is the right time to invest in Alberta’s universities.
“We started a lot of great work last year in terms of getting our message out to the government and other stakeholders, and I am excited to keep that going,” said Eastham, who was also recently re-elected Vice President External at the University of Alberta Students’ Union. “The recession has presented students and institutions with many unique challenges and I am determined to see that the Government of Alberta provides the support that is so greatly needed during this time.” |
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Budget 2009 gives students more of the same |
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Apr 08, 2009 at 08:00 AM |
 Edmonton, AB – The Alberta 2009 budget puts the government into the red, but avoids passing down cuts into post-secondary education. Minister of Finance and Enterprise Iris Evans announced that Government of Alberta would be continuing their previous commitments in post-secondary education but unveiled little in the way of new spending or programs that were not previously announced.
“There is a missed opportunity to make post-secondary education the key to our economic recovery,” said Beverly Eastham, chair of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS). “But students are relieved to see that the government is not reversing the many gains that have been made in the last few years.” |
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