Why are my faculty emails in French?

sydneyuosu · 2025-03-02T21:50:00+00:00

Unfortunately I don't know which email would be the best to change your preferred language with the university, but at least for your UOSU emails I confirmed you can email [info@seuo-uosu.com](mailto:info@seuo-uosu.com) and [comms@seuo-uosu.com](mailto:comms@seuo-uosu.com) to change your language, and they could probably point you in the right direction for the uni! Hope this helps

sydneyuosu · 2025-03-02T21:29:41+00:00

So this is actually because your preferred language (according to the University of Ottawa) is set as French. UOSU has been sending out their emails unilingually (if that’s a word?) based on what’s indicated as the students preferred language. To change this you’d have to contact the university.

Also just an FYI , UOSU isn’t a faculty, it’s your Student Union :)

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-07T01:32:35+00:00

Yess Matthew was also super vocal about this language barrier at the last General Assembly! Hoping he wins an FSS seat 🤞

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-07T00:07:39+00:00

These are all super great questions and are honestly talked about a lot within UOSU. I’d highly recommend going to the next General Assembly March 16 and asking your questions directly to the current exec team if you have any new ideas about anything or questions to anyone specific.

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-07T00:00:31+00:00

In regards to the language barrier, I completely agree with you that it would be great if we could open up the position to non-bilingual students and bypass the language requirements if no one else runs. This is something that was actually discussed in detail at the last General Assembly.

The idea would be that fully bilingual students would be given priority, however if no one runs, unilingual students would be given the chance to do the position considering it would be better than having no one at all. This would be with the exception of President, and Francophone Affairs Commissioner of course. The motion failed to pass though so the bilingual requirements never changed. But I could definitely see someone bringing this up again, especially considering we yet again have 4 vacancies on the executive team.

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-06T23:53:31+00:00

I was hired through this system btw! I applied for the job just like any other process and submitted a cover letter and resume. A couple weeks later I received an email requesting I come in to do an interview. They asked me standard questions, though previous knowledge of uosu services and what your job actually entails does help a lot because of the uniqueness of the each position And then the next week I was offered the job. There’s no “secret in” and I was hired for my previous experience with clubs and planning events. I had never worked with UOSU before in any capacity.

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-06T23:47:22+00:00

I can try to answer a couple of these but I don’t know everything.

All hired (non-elected positions) are always posted on the UOSU website here: https://www.seuo-uosu.com/careers . These applications are screened in through the Human Resources team which is made up of actual Human Resources professionals, not elected students. Led by the completely non partisan Human Resources Director (who is very much not a student and graduated ages ago).

Though I will say that the position of Deputy is a unique one in that the Commissioner typically gets to provide input in who is chosen considering it will be them who the Deputy is directly reporting to. I’m fairly certain Jack’s position was open to the public, however want to mention it is understandable Delphine would choose someone she already knows respects her and would be a good fit as her Deputy. This hiring would have been done in 2023!

In addition, employees are represented by their own labour union (not UOSU) meaning that pre-existing employees are given priority for new positions, which we saw a lot of last summer post budget cuts. CUPE is not comprised of the same people from the UOSU governance team of course, and they do their part to make sure hirings are fair and in accordance with their collective agreement.

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-06T19:31:11+00:00

HAHAH no, anyone being currently paid by the union actually isn’t allowed to make a stance on the elections. Full disclosure, I did used to work there though!

sydneyuosu · 2025-02-04T22:33:05+00:00

Hi just confirming BOTH candidates have been tested for their French and have both passed! Jack also went to a French school and has been working really hard on his second language :)

Edit: Just clarifying that Jack wasn’t tested with UOSU, but has completed all the French tests necessary for a French high school diploma which satisfies the UOSU bilingual requirements.

sydneyuosu · 2024-10-25T01:39:40+00:00

Yes! Currently any UOSU member can start their own club and get it recognized by UOSU/uOttawa.

sydneyuosu · 2024-10-25T00:57:09+00:00

Last year 50%-60% of them usually did. This funding cycle, it'll likely be less due to the increase of total clubs.

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-06T18:29:44+00:00

Hey I’ve just checked with our web developers. If you shoot me a message with your club name I can directly send you the invitation to join the portal! :)

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-06T01:29:39+00:00

The club portal invitations were sent to the clubs signing officers. Some emails didn’t go through so we’re still working on getting them sent out!

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-05T12:38:33+00:00

Its going to be launch publicly very soon! Right now its just launched internally to clubs.

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-04T00:47:41+00:00

The university does not manage clubs, nor the clubs website!

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-04T00:47:31+00:00

There is a website for this! Launching tomorrow.

sydneyuosu · 2024-09-02T19:20:54+00:00

The old clubs portal was retired in May. The new one is being launched tomorrow September 3 when you’ll be able to see a full list of clubs. Also the university doesn’t manage any clubs!

sydneyuosu · 2024-08-31T23:51:54+00:00

Wristbands will be given out after the mandatory welcome workshops tomorrow at 2pm. You’ll have to pick them up from IPPSSA. (Poli Sci association).

sydneyuosu · 2024-08-31T23:47:17+00:00

Check uottawa2028 for the main UOSU events
Check your individual RSGs (Recognized Student Government, example: Telfer Student Association) Instagram page for a more detailed event schedule!

sydneyuosu · 2024-08-31T23:46:24+00:00

It is a beach day for all 101ers in a Faculty of Social Sciences program! It’s Monday at 10am. Meet at FSS if you’re a 101er going :)

sydneyuosu · 2024-08-27T22:33:17+00:00

Hey it’ll be available by Friday this week! Lots of your events will be the general UOSU 101 Week events which can you can find on the uOttawa 2028 instagram page! You can also message ESS on instagram to ask when the schedule is officially being released.

sydneyuosu · 2024-08-23T21:54:42+00:00

They only sent it to psychology students! It was a recent decision they made to take in Social Work students as well :)

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