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We represent part-time undergraduate students across all three campuses of the University of Toronto Feel free to get in contact with us!

The ASSOCIATION of PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS at the UNIVERSITY of TORONTO

APUS offers our members cost-saving services, events and programming, and we're here to defend your student rights. APUS offers you:
*scholarships and bursaries
*health and dental plan
*advocacy on student rights and student issues
*safe space to engage on campus
*events

and more! Visit us in our Sid Smith and Nort

h Borden offices:

Sid Smith Office
100 St. George Street
Room 1089
Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 7 pm, Friday 10 am to 5 pm

North Borden Office
563 Spadina Avenue
Suite 236
Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

For more information, visit our website: www.apus.ca! President: [email protected]
VP Internal: [email protected]
VP External: [email protected]
VP Events & Outreach: [email protected]
VP Equity: [email protected]

12/09/2024

Thank you to everyone who came by to say hello, participated in our Don’t Invoice our Illness Letter writing campaign, and played APUS trivia. 👋📨

Whether you joined for snacks, our letter writing campaign, or signed up to volunteer, we’re glad you made the time to connect with the APUS community. Good luck on your exams and stay tuned for more events in the new year! For any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].

12/04/2024

Today, over a hundred students across the university wrote a letter to the Dean Faculty of Arts and Science, expressing their frustration with the deferred exam fee. This fee forces students to choose between paying $73.50 to defer their exams or writing while they’re ill.

Our Don’t Invoice Our Illness campaign is demanding for the immediate removal of the exam deferral fee, which disproportionately impacts students with disabilities, mature students and part-time students - those who are already struggling with the high cost of education, and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Missed the chance to write a letter? Don’t worry! Next semester, we’ll hold more letter writing sessions and actions giving you the opportunity to demand a policy change so that students do not have to continue to pay this fee on top of their already high tuition fees.

The university must invest in its students and stop penalizing them for being ill. If you want to send a letter or learn more about the campaign visit the link in our bio.

If you have any questions please contact our VP External at [email protected]!

11/25/2024

Exam Jam is here! Join us on Wednesday, December 4th, from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Sid Smith Lobby for a fun-filled day of activities, games and destressors before finals and the holiday season.

Stop by our station to play trivia games, learn more about the student movement, and win goodie bags! Participate in our letter-writing activity to send a message to the Dean of Arts and Science, demanding the removal of the $70 deferred exam fee—a fee that forces students to choose between paying to defer an exam when sick or writing it ill.

Oh did we mention we’ll have merch and a limited number of care packages for pick-up? Don’t miss out - It’s the perfect chance to de-stress, win prizes, meet other students and learn more about our services. See you there!

11/21/2024

We, the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS) stand in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and its members at Canada Post. Canada Post employees are currently fighting for fair wages, paid sick days, comprehensive benefits, safe working conditions, and expansions to their services to better meet the needs of our communities.

We echo CUPW’s demands for fair wages and safe working conditions and encourage our members to support. Here are three ways you can support:

1. Send a message to Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger expressing your support for CUPW in negotiations
2. Join a picket line to show your support
3. Use CUPW’s posters to raise awareness of their fight
4. Learn more about CUPW’s proposals for new and expanded postal services through their Delivering Community Power campaign.

Postal workers play a critical role in keeping our communities connected. Ensuring that Canada Post remains publicly-owned, well-resourced, and extensive to sufficiently meet the needs of our communities - while providing fair and equitable jobs for their workers - is vital for our communities.

Students are workers, and workers are students. As such we know that the struggles of workers and students are deeply intertwined, and as a student union we remain firm in our solidarity with postal workers and we know that when students and workers are united, we will never be defeated!

11/08/2024

Are you an organizer or activist, or interested in getting involved with grassroots movements? Join APUS on Nov. 28th from 4-6pm to connect with fellow students, to build towards sustained, anti-imperial, anti-colonial, and anti-oppressive organizing.

The student movement has long been at the forefront of change, challenging systems of oppression on and off campus. Today is no different. We continue to fight for free and accessible education, for our institutions to divest from arms manufacturing and imperial violence, and against xenophobia, racism, food insecurity, and housing injustice. When students, workers, and people unite, we win. Whatever motivates you—join us!
At the assembly we will:

Dive into the principles and cycles of organizing and learn how to build a principled, anti-imperialist, anti-colonial student movement.

Learn how to build campaigns, mobilize our base(s) and discuss strategy/tactics.

Identify and strategize around the key issues impacting students, and define our role in the struggle both on and off campus.

Meet activists and organizers across UofT and in your community who want to be part of a student movement organizing towards our collective liberation.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewETlvf1v_uyhBHQSVAKnqFFCEpvmlyv1EMKiJAmaAashEUQ/viewform.

The deadline is Thursday, Nov. 21st. Details will be shared with registrants. For any questions, contact our VP External Shanti Dhoré at [email protected]

11/07/2024

Are you a transit user struggling with high costs? We believe transit should be free and accessible for all. Removing barriers would make transit more accessible and reduce emissions—a vital step to combat the climate crisis.

Yet transit remains inaccessible and Toronto is one of the only major cities without a student UPass. With high tuition and a cost-of-living crisis, transit shouldn’t be another financial burden.

So, alongside UofT student and labour unions, we’re organizing for affordable and accessible transit. To ensure our campaign reflects the needs of PT students, we need your input.

Complete the survey using the link on our LinkTree or on our website (apus.ca) by Feb. 15th, 2025 for a chance to win one of five gift cards!

For questions, contact our VP External Shanti Dhoré, at [email protected]!

10/22/2024

📣APUS Members - The Fall Bursary Program Is Here!

At the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students (APUS), we know that being a student is expensive. That’s why we offer a range of cost-saving services, including our Bursary Program, designed to support part-time undergraduate students across all three University of Toronto campuses.
With rising tuition, housing costs, and government underfunding, part-time students encounter unique barriers to education. Our bursaries aim to fill in the gaps that are intentionally left by the University and the government.

For more information on the available bursaries (needs-based, identity based & campus-based) please visit our website at apus.ca/services/bursaries/. To apply, please follow the link in our bio or go directly to https://bit.ly/3Y7OYfg.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.🗓️

For any questions or more information please contact [email protected]!

10/09/2024

Meet the APUS Part-Time Squad!🥳☺️

Over the past a few weeks we had the opportunity to on-board the APUS Part-Time Squad who will be working with us throughout the year and supporting with our services,events and campaigns.

During the training we had the opportunity to introduce members to APUS, the student movement, and discuss their role as part-time squad members. We wrapped up the on-boarding with an anti-oppression training and a discussion on organizing.

If you didn’t get the chance to join the Part-time squad no worries email [email protected] and we’ll keep you in the loop of opportunities for you to get involved!

10/04/2024

The Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students (APUS) Long-Term Laptop Loan Program is a service provided to part-time students with free access to laptops for extended periods, helping you stay connected and succeed in your studies.

This service ensures students are able to access necessary technology and aims to support students who are continuing to face ever-increasing tuition fees, and the cost of living crisis.

The applications forms can be found on our website and on our LinkTree. For questions or more information contact [email protected]!

09/27/2024

Join us for the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS) Fall Annual General Meeting on October 23rd from 6-8 pm!📢 This is your chance to hear from your elected representatives, get updates on upcoming events and opportunities, and participate in the highest decision-making body of your students’ union.

The meeting is open to all current part-time undergraduate students. Pre-registration is required. To register, complete the form. The first 20 to register and attend the entire meeting will receive gift cards.

Registration: linktr.ee/APUS97

For any questions or accommodations, please email [email protected]!”

09/18/2024

APUS Orientation Day 1☺️

We had a great time speaking to members while tabling and meeting folks who joined trivia and picked up their care packages.

If you missed today no worries - we have orientation events happening tomorrow too!

09/16/2024

Are you looking for cheap printing, a place to hang out or access & learn about APUS services? Visit the APUS Student Service Centre!

APUS offers various cost-saving services to support members and ensure you have a holistic post-secondary education experience.

This fall, we’re offering our members cheap printing, a cozy place to hang out, coffee/tea, and hosting a series of events at our Sid Smith Office, Room 1089. Visit us between 10am-6pm.

For any questions, please email vpinternal@apus.

09/13/2024

We are hiring! Join the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS) team as our Financial Coordinator!

The Financial Coordinator is responsible for bookkeeping, accounting, banking and preparing APUS budgets and audits. For more information, please view the job posting on apus.ca/job-opportunities/.

To apply please send your resume to [email protected]. The application deadline is September 29, 2024 at 5 PM EST.

09/12/2024

Join us alongside the Migrants Rights Network on September 15th, 2024, at 1:00 PM to demand migrant justice!

International students and all migrants are bearing the brunt of the housing and affordability crisis, while corporations rake in record-breaking profits. Despite this, they continue to be scapegoated by the government and subjected to racism, wage theft, and precarious working and living conditions.

International students, and all migrants deserve justice. We join Migrant Rights Network call for regularization and status for all and encourage everyone to join an action near you!
Find more details at: https://migrantrights.ca/events/sept/.

09/09/2024

Today we’ve joined welcome week☺️ Visit our table to learn more about your part-time students union - APUS!

Get a chance to learn about our services, events and campaigns. You do not want to miss out on our orientation and welcome week on September 18th &19th so be sure to grab flyers and your very own handbook at our table.

If you’re not on campus today, no worries we will be back at UTM tomorrow so be sure to visit our table then!

09/05/2024

⭐️Join Us for APUS Orientation & Welcome
Week! ⭐️

We're excited to welcome you to the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students (APUS) on September 18 & 19. It's the perfect opportunity to Meet Your Elected Representatives, Win Exciting Prizes at The APUS Trivia, Relax with Paint & Chill & Pick Up Your Back-to-School Care Packages filled with goodies!

Here's a glimpse of what we have planned: g
APUS 101 + Trivia: Discover what APUS is all about, enjoy some tasty free food and drinks, and take part in a fun trivia session for a chance to win prizes! No registration required. Location: North Borden Building,
Second Floor, Room 236, 563 Spadina Crescent,
Toronto ON, M6E 17.
Time: September 18th, 1-3pm.

APUS Tabling: Stop by our tables to grab some free merch, learn about our events, services, and campaigns for the year, and join in on our table activities. No registration needed! Location: Sid Smith Building, Main Hall.
Time: September 18th & 19th, 1-5pm.

Caricature Fun: Get a unique caricature of yourself and your friends from our artist! No registration required!
Location: Sid Smith Building, Main Hall.
September 18th & 19th, 2-5pm.

APUS Paint & Chill: ⭐️Unwind and get creative with other part-time students. Enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage while you paint, relax, and make new connections. Registration required, register here.
Location: North Borden Building, Second Floor Room 236, 563 Spadina Crescent, Toronto ON, M6E 1E7.
Time: September 19th, 1-3pm.

Virtual APUS 101 + Trivia: Discover what APUS is all about and take part in a fun trivia session for a chance to win great prizes! Registration required, register with the link in our bio. Location: Zoom. Time: September 19th, 6-8pm.

Care packages: Get a bag filled with back to school goodies, self-care items & your very own handbook.

Registration required, reserve yours through the link in our bio. Limited quantities.
We look forward to seeing you there! ⭐️

09/03/2024

As a part-time undergraduate student and a member of the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students (APUS), you are connected with thousands of students locally, provincially and nationally.You are also a member of the global student movement that continues to be at the forefront of change, challenging systems of oppression both on and off our campuses.

To get involved with your student movement, volunteer with APUS! Fill out the application in our bio or scan the QR code. We are excited to have you join APUS and are looking forward to connecting during our events!

For any questions, please email [email protected]!

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APUS offers our members services, events, programming, and advocacy! We’re here to defend your student rights. Visit us in our Sid Smith and North Borden offices: Sid Smith Office 100 St. George Street Room 1089 Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 7 pm, Friday 11 am to 4 pm North Borden Office 563 Spadina Avenue Suite 236 Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm For more information, visit our website: www.apus.ca!