Parents and Counsellors : Campus Life
Campus Life
- The Student Association
- The Student Association is dedicated to making life on campus as stimulating as possible. The Student Association is a member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)
- For more info: http://aecusb.ca/
- CBAU - university radio
- Le Réveil - student newspaper
- Student Centre
- The Student Centre at CUSB is a place to study, relax, get a bite to eat, meet friends and get involved in various cultural activities. It is also home to the Café Rencontre cafeteria, an Internet café, game tables, a performance stage and CBAU, the campus radio station. The Student Centre was designed for taking time out in good company. Come and join us “where the action is”!
- Campus Ministry
- Campus ministry, La Pastorale, understands the value of faith within the mosaic of the different cultures which coexist in the CUSB community. It offers spiritual assistance and guidance as well as counselling services. La Source, located beside the office of La Pastorale, is a place for students who wish to meet others in a spirit of fraternity. Early in each academic year, a team organizes various projects based on need and interest, such as: Retreats, Activity nights, Bible discussion and weekly liturgy
- The campus ministry office supports the Development & Peace Committee. Their goal is to raise awareness within the CUSB community of issues related to the imbalance between the world’s wealthiest countries and those that are still developing, which leads to the impoverishment of peoples. The committee organizes activities to promote intercultural dialogue among students.
- Cultural Activities
- CUSB provides its students with the human, financial and technical resources they need to carry out special cultural projects. The following are just a few of the many cultural activities you can take part in at CUSB:
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- Chiens de Soleil theatre company
- House band
- Concert series
- Lectures, discussions, workshops, forums, etc.
- CBAU, the university radio station (also online at cbau.cusb.ca)
- Art gallery
- Comedy nights
- Le Réveil, the student newspaper
- Housing Service
- The Housing Service assists students looking for accommodation near campus by offering them housing options during their studies.
- CUSB owns a practical and affordable student residence close to the campus, where full-time CUSB students can live in a study-friendly, pleasant and multicultural environment. Our residence is a stone’s throw away from CUSB and is within walking distance of supermarkets and other commercial services in Saint-Boniface.
- Living in residence can be one of the most rewarding experiences of a student’s life.
- The residence includes studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, all of which contain a kitchen with refrigerator and stove, as well as a bathroom. One and two-bedroom apartments also include a living room. Each apartment is furnished with all the essentials: kitchen table and chairs, sofa, armchair, desk, bed and dresser. Laundry facilities are located on each floor of the residence.
- Note: The Housing Service will do its best to grant students their first choice of apartments, however there are no guarantees.
- Do you wish to live off campus?
- The Housing Service also maintains a website listing housing opportunities available to students in Winnipeg and in neighbourhoods near the CUSB campus.
- Sports Programs
- The Sports Service coordinates a wide variety of intramural, intercollegiate and fitness sports programs with emphasis on taking part and having fun. As a student, you will have access to Sportex, our on-campus fitness centre, considered one of Winnipeg’s best. You will also be able to participate in a variety of intramural sports and activities such as volleyball, basketball and aerobics. Whether your goal is to have fun, to stay in shape or to compete with some of the best athletes in Manitoba, you will find what you are looking for at CUSB.