The Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (, ), commonly known by its Ukrainian acronym, SUSK, in all three languages, is a national

student organization A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership ty ...

composed of Ukrainian Students Organizations (USOs) at

post-secondary Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

institutions across Canada. SUSK is a national member of the

Ukrainian Canadian Congress The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC; ; French: ) is a nonprofit umbrella organization of Ukrainian-Canadian political, cultural, and religious organizations founded in 1940. History Pre-UCC Ukrainians immigrated to Canada at the turn of ...

History

Formed in 1953 in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

, Manitoba, SUSK was active in Canadian

institutions for five decades before falling inactive in 2002. It was revived at the XXII Congress of Ukrainian Canadians held in Winnipeg, in October 2007. ''Student'' is the official publication of SUSK, having been published since 1968. SUSK hosts its national convention, SUSK Congress, at different locations each year. The first Congress was held in

, Manitoba in 1953. Since 2007, the Congress has been held annually, with the 2020 and 2021 events being hosted online. The most recent Congress was held in

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, Alberta in 2022. During the month of May 2021, SUSK launched a National Campaign titled "Russian Aggression Awareness Month" and has expanded its activism since the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

Notable alumni

Arthur McDonald Air Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald, (14 June 1903 – 26 July 1996) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1955 to 1957. Early life McDonald was born on 14 June ...

* , Board of Directors President from 1982 to 1984 * Paul M. Grod, Board of Directors member from 1994 to 1997 (President from 1994 to 1995) *

Donald Sadoway Donald Robert Sadoway (born 7 March 1950) is professor emeritus of materials chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a noted expert on batteries and has done significant research on how to improve the performance and longe ...

, Board of Directors member from 1972 to 1974

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External links

Official websiteArchives of early SUSK Congresses
Student organizations in Canada Ukrainian-Canadian culture Student organizations established in 1953 Students' associations in Canada Ukrainian diaspora organizations Diaspora organizations in Canada Ukrainian-Canadian culture in Manitoba

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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