What is ASFA?
The Arts and Science Federation of Associations (ASFA) is the largest faculty-level student union at Concordia; representing roughly 17000 undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. ASFA is a federation of student associations. This means we are made up of over 30 department-specific Member Associations (MAs). ASFA exists to pools resources in order to deliver faculty-wide social events, academic initiatives, and advocacy projects. Additionally, ASFA coordinates the administration, governance, and elections for all MAs.
ASFA is an accredited student union, registered through the provincial Act Respecting the Accreditation and Financing of Student Associations.
What are MAs?
A Member Association (MA) is a department-specific student association which makes up the arts and science federation. MAs represent the academic and accessibility interests of its members at the program level. MAs are important as they are the closest to their members, meaning they have the most democratic legitimacy of any student association at Concordia. ASFA exists to promote cooperative solidarity between departments and to ensure representation for arts and science students wihtout a MA.
While some MAs are independently accredited through the Act Respecting the Accreditation and Financing of Student Associations, many achieve their accreditation and funding through their membership to ASFA.
Every year– MA Executives receive role-specific training from ASFA to support the management of their association. From budgeting to writing policy– we’ve got you covered.
Please contact gm@asfa.ca about MA resources.
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