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Who are we?
The
Students' Association of Mount
Royal College (SAMRC) is a charitable,
non-profit organization that
focuses on the non-academic needs
of our members - the students of
Mount Royal College.
The SAMRC is independent from
Mount Royal College and is
self-governed by an elected group
of student leaders. All
operations, programs and services
are managed by a professional
staff, whose work supports the governing
board of the SAMRC.
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Our mission is to enhance
students' lives in a meaningful
way by delivering high quality
services, leadership, advocacy and
support. We serve students to help
them succeed. |
What does
that mean?
Student
services represent one of the
primary functions of the Students’
Association. Student services
cover the entire gamut of
students’ non-academic work, from
helping high risk, high needs
students stay in school to
delivering quality entertainment
designed to make school more fun.
The Students’ Association believes
in a holistic approach to
education which allows students to
learn just as much outside of the
classroom as inside it. The
Students’ Association is committed
to making a significant
contribution to students’ holistic
education through its
co-curricular offerings.
Students work
very hard for years to receive
their credentials, and the
Students' Association exists to
help them get through school. We
provide social, volunteer and
leadership opportunities to
help round out a students'
academic experience. We find that
students who are involved and
connected to their peers tend to
be more successful.
We also provide
a number of key services and
support to help students in
need. It's never been easy being a
student, but students today are
paying the highest tuition fees in
history, borrowing large sums of
money to help pay for that
tuition, and many are being forced
to juggle school and work. Some
non-traditional students are
older, have families of their own
and strive to balance their family
life with school and work. SAMRC
fills in gaps and works to help
students whenever they need it.
Some of our
support services
Some of the
things we offer include: emergency
student loans, a free breakfast
program (to keep those brains
working), a free legal clinic,
food bank hampers, fresh and cheap
produce, as well as support and
services for native students, for
international students, for women,
gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered students, and for
students with disabilities. We
have over 90 programs and services
to help students get through
school.
Why Donate?
Whether it's helping students cope
with non-academic crisis (i.e.
offering food for their cupboards,
emergency student loans,
counseling services etc.), or
helping our members become more
involved in our community (i.e.
volunteer opportunities,
employment opportunities etc.), we
strive to guide our members to
exceed their own expectations by
having a positive post-secondary
experience and we work to set them up for
success for the rest of their
lives.
You have the power to make a
difference today. Your money will
go to one of the many programs we
offer our students. You can let us
know where you'd like to help out
and we can direct your donations
accordingly.
For more information about ways
you can help, please call Jason
Unsworth at 403-440-8905, or email
him at:
Or you can donate online by
visiting the
Canada Helps website.
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