We kicked off the month of February with Black History Month Kickoff event and kept our focus on student engagement, wellness, and electing our 2026-2027 SSU Board of Directors. From updates on the proposed Strategic Plan to initiatives supporting affordability, health, and well-being, the month also featured vibrant events across campuses, including Emo Night, BHM events, Valentine’s Day celebrations, and more!
Continue reading to discover how we celebrated the shortest yet most eventful month of the year!
Updates From The SSU Executive Team
This month was filled with impactful programming, strong advocacy, and meaningful student engagement across all campuses. A standout highlight was the Reading Week Grocery Tour, where Hayley, Rushaine, and Christian partnered with Off-Campus Housing to support international students with grocery navigation, budgeting, and meal planning. The Executive Team also successfully delivered culturally significant initiatives such as the Ramadan DIY Lantern Pop-Up and National Hijab Day activations across three campuses. Additionally, Mateo’s Free Breakfast at The Marquee brought together over 150 students, strengthening engagement and gathering valuable feedback. On the advocacy front, Samiya elevated student voices at Queen’s Park and in provincial discussions regarding OSAP reforms, ensuring Sheridan students were represented at key decision-making tables.
Highlights
Reading Week Grocery Tour supporting international students
Free Breakfast event engaging 150+ students
Ramadan DIY Lantern Pop-Up across 3 campuses
National Hijab Day campus activations
Provincial advocacy at Queen’s Park regarding OSAP reforms
Executive Team presence at Discover Leadership Conference
The Executive Team led and supported several impactful internal and external initiatives this month. Rushaine played a key role in supporting the Black History Month Kickoff through financial coordination, while also contributing to the All Candidates Meeting at HMC. Christian delivered opening remarks at Sheridan EDGE’s InnocaS.E. 3.0 and promoted Board of Directors nominations. The team also presented at the Discover Leadership Conference, with Samiya serving on and hosting the Leadership Panel. Additionally, Samiya participated in province-wide coordination efforts addressing OSAP reforms and provided media commentary to City of Toronto News on student food insecurity and mental health. Hayley advanced future-focused planning through partnership discussions and early collaboration on an International Women’s Day initiative.
Key Initiatives:
Black History Month Kickoff financial coordination
All Candidates Meeting support
InnocaS.E. 3.0 opening remarks
Discover Leadership Conference presentations & panel
Media interview on food insecurity & OSAP impacts
Provincial student leader coordination on OSAP reforms
Early partnership and International Women’s Day planning
This month demonstrated strong quantitative and qualitative impact across engagement, programming, and student support. Large-scale activations and direct student engagement initiatives reflected meaningful reach, while ongoing professional development and advocacy efforts demonstrated sustained investment in student success.
Key Metrics:
150+ students engaged at the Free Breakfast event
60+ Ramadan lanterns distributed
100+ Ramadan goodie bags distributed
Programming delivered across 3 campuses
6 SSW students supported through biweekly professional development meetings
Multiple external advocacy engagements (press conference, media interview, province-wide coordination call)
3+ potential partnership discussions initiated
Updates From Our Services Team
Our department had a couple of exciting wins this term. We hosted a Blended CPR Standard First Aid training session, enabling 24 students to earn certification, giving them valuable life-saving skills and credentials that support their personal safety and future employment.
We also held our first-ever Farmers Market on campus, which was a great success. The event supported more than 80 students per campus by providing access to fresh produce and non-perishable food items, improving food accessibility while creating a positive, engaging community event for students.
Impressive Metrics
24 certifications for Blended CPR Standard First Aid
over 80 students per campus were helped through our Farmers Market
Sheridan Student Union Events
February was a busy month for our events team! We brought back some of our most popular pops ups like Bad Tattoos and our annual Valentine’s DIY stations. Students got to craft some cards and make flowers out of pipe cleaners to celebrate the day of love. Our team also supported the Black History Month kickoff event, held an Emo Pub night and a Valentine’s Murder Mystery!
The events team also supported the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)’s Chinese New Year event at our Trafalgar campus and, to close the month off, we held Music Bingo and Karaoke at our HMC and Davis campuses! This month, students got to connect with each other and celebrate some important things. Our team did a great job in giving our Sheridan community the spaces to have fun and celebrate themself!
Updates from our Sheridan Student Union Clubs
We held successful club fairs for both our Trafalgar and HMC Campuses, with many students engaging with our clubs and Clubs Coordinator to learn all about club life and how to get engaged and be a part of, or start up your own, club. We supported our clubs in hosting 34 club events throughout the month of February.
We also welcomed our wonderful new Clubs Assistant Manager, Mehak, to the team, who will step in to help assist the Clubs Coordinators and individual clubs further.
Updates from Finance Team
We have finished the interview for the Summer 2026 Accounting Co-op position and are looking forward to welcoming them in May.
Staff Shoutouts 🗣️
Shoutout from the Services team
Our entire HMC CSR team, Ashira at Davis, Jennifer, and Khushi at TRC, who helped support events in running our first-ever Farmers' Market.⭐️
Shoutout from the Clubs team
We are celebrating all three of our Clubs Coordinators: Miranda, Alizeh, and Océanna. It has been a very busy and challenging start to the year compared to normal, and they have handled it exceptionally well, helping all of their clubs and more to support through the club events and initiatives taking place. They are an exceptional team! 🎉
That’s a Wrap on February!
We thank our student community who showed up to our events, pop-ups, and supported us right from the start of this Winter semester. As we move forward, we hope each one of you remains engaged and encouraged to be a part of our decisions and decision-making process.
In addition to supporting affordability, health, and well-being, the month also featured vibrant events across campuses, including elections for the 2026-2027 SSU Board of Directors. Continue reading to discover how we celebrated February 2026 with connection, growth, and fun!