Elections

The President oversees day-to-day operations, and governance of the MSVUSU. The president represents students on the MSVU Board of Governors and Senate, and meet regularly with University administrators. They also oversee the MSVUSU strategic plan, ongoing projects, service revisions, legal obligations and contracts. They also represent students at the Canadian Federation of Students, and in provincial and federal lobbying.

The Vice President of Communications is responsible for the the MSVUSU website, Social media channels, newsletter, upkeep of governing documents. They coordinate with external media organizations, arranging interviews, preparing staff for speaking engagements, preparing speaking notes etc. They also oversee all societies, including society ratification, society event approval and funding requests. 

The Vice President of advocacy is responsible for 1:1 and collective advocacy on behalf of the student body, including on academic and other matters. They oversee staff in the Pride Center, and Student Food Bank, including providing support and guidance on service revisions and maintaining service standards. They are also the Advocate under the Academic Appeals Support Program (AAPS) and manage the MSVUSU-Nimbus tutor program.  They also represent students at the Canadian Federation of Students, and in provincial and federal lobbying.

The Vice President Student Life develops intentional programming and collaborations between student support units to build community and ensure students have events that are engaging and promote healthy student life. They produce the Student union events for Fall, Winter and Summer orientations, and work closely with the Orientation and Student Experience Committees to elevate student voices.

The Vice President Graduate Affairs works with Graduate Students to provide programming and services that meet the needs of graduate students. They advocate for graduate students through their work chairing the Graduate Students' Committee, and the University Senate's Graduate Studies Program and Policy Committee. They also represent students at the Canadian Federation of Students, National Graduate Caucus, and in provincial and federal lobbying.

Students Representative Councilors perform regular outreach to their constituents, including planning 1 event each semester for their constituency group, serving on at least two committees, and attending and engaging in Students Representative Council (SRC) Meetings. These positions are key to ensuring that a diversity of perspectives is represented and considered during oversite and decision making. The SRC is the governing board for the MSVUSU, and the councilors are directors of the MSVUSU.