Carleton University Students' Association
University Centre 401
Telephone: 788-6688
Fax: 788-3704

   All registered full- and part-time students are members of the
   Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA). CUSA has many
   functions; providing services to students, creating community
   awareness of our campus, and representing student views on a
   wide range of internal and external issues.

   The policy body of CUSA is a thirty-four-member Students'
   Council consisting of representatives from each faculty and a
   president and finance commissioner elected annually by the
   student population. Elections take place in February for a
   twelve-month term which commences the following May. The
   graduate representative is chosen by the Graduate Students'
   Association in October.

   Student services funded or operated by CUSA include:

   *  Careers Programing

   *  Carleton Disability Awareness Centre

   *  Carleton Foot Patrol

   *  Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Centre

   *  International Students' Centre

   *  Mature and Part-time Students' Centre

   *  Off-Campus Centre

   *  Peer Counselling Centre

   *  Photo Centre

   *  Student Academic Action Bureau

   *  Women's Centre

   *  Volunteer Bureau

   CUSA business ventures include:

   *  Copy Shop

   *  Games Room and Arcade

   *  Oliver's Pub

   *  Rooster's Coffeehouse

   *  Unicentre Store

   *  Unicentre Pharmacy

   CUSA provides funding for The Charlatan newspaper and CKCU 93.1,
   an FM station which broadcasts throughout the National Capital
   region.

   CUSA also sponsors an assortment of clubs and societies,
   alternate education programs, speaker series and concerts.

   All CUSA operations are located in the University Centre
   building (Unicentre). The Unicentre, which is open from 7:30 A.M.
   to 2:00 A.M. daily, also houses food service facilities, the
   Faculty Club, Health Services, Placement and Career Services,
   Counselling and Student Life Services, and the Ontario Public
   Interest Research Group (OPIRG).

   CUSA represents the students' interest at all levels of
   government and administration. It is an active member of both
   the Canadian and Ontario Federation of Students, organizations
   committed to bringing about necessary educational,
   administrative or legislative change in those areas affecting
   students.

   The Students' Association is continually working to improve and
   expand its scope of activities. Please feel free to make your
   ideas and opinions known to your elected representatives.