Well, that's a wrap! Your 2024-2025 Executive Committee could not have been more thrilled to represent you and your student peers over the past year. We had some fantastic wins and made great progress on the goals of SAMU's strategic plan. Each Executive Committee...
This past March, SAMU received a donation of $100,000 from MacEwan University to help aid with our Pantry, a confidential food support we offer to students. This donation ensures the Pantry can continue offering up to two hampers per month of non-perishable food...
SAMU AWARDS NIGHT RECAP 2025 Congratulations to the winners and nominees from SAMU Awards Night 2025! Your contributions are what make SAMU and MacEwan such a fantastic place to learn. You can view the winners from SAMU Awards Night 2025 below, or by downloading...
Dear Ministers Sawhney and Schow, As the Students’ Association of MacEwan University, we write to oppose the recent Bills 26, 27, and 29, all of which will directly violate the human rights of transgender and gender non-conforming (GNC) students at MacEwan...
We are happy to announce that after weeks of advocacy and campaigning to keep Fall Reading Break, the General Faculties Council voted last night to keep your break! The MacEwan University General Faculties Council proposed the removal of Fall Reading Break starting...
On Saturday, September 21st, SAMU President Gabriel Ambutong participated in the Campus Clash, hosted by the Edmonton Elks. This event catered to students in the region from U of A, NAIT, and MacEwan, offering discounted game tickets and themed activities for...
SAMU recently celebrated an advocacy win of reducing the Deferred Exam Fee from $75/deferral to $50/deferral (to a maximum of $150/semester) for MacEwan students. This change came from numerous conversations with MacEwan administration, initiated by the former Vice...
We had a special guest join us this year at Fall Fest, and that was none other than Edmonton's Mayor, His Worship Amarjeet Sohi. As a part of his tour of welcome week events across Edmonton's post-secondary institutions, Mayor Sohi spent some time speaking to...
As a part of back to school festivities, SAMU's President and VP Governance and Finance toured around the annual Block Party with municipal, provincial, and federal leaders, as well as MacEwan's top administrators. Joining your student representatives were...