URSU Membership Survey - impact of COVID-19

What concerns you most as a student?

URSU is reaching out to its members to find out what are the most concerning issues facing them during the current COVID-19 crisis. Your responses will allow us to better identify what possible additional support services URSU should be considering as well as where it should focus its advocacy efforts.

Question Title

* 1. Please select the issues that you are most concerned about right now. Select as many as apply.

If the University has moved to a distant learning model will all classes be available to take in the spring/summer?

I will be graduating soon and the proposed pass/fail system will not allow me to increase my GPA.

I’m not sure how long I will be able to stay in residence.

I would like to return home however my landlord will not let me out of my lease.

My mental health is suffering. I don’t know where to turn to for help.

The delivery of online courses does not accommodate students with disabilities.

It's too time consuming and stressful to request accommodations from the University because of my health issues.

I don’t know how I will be able to pay my tuition.

Will there continue to be foodservice available on campus?

How will I be able to continue payments on my student loan?

I may be forced to leave my current place of residence.

My employment income has been drastically reduced or eliminated. How will I be able to continue to sustain myself?

I have never attended an online exam, will it affect my academic performance?

Will hardships faced by students as a result of the pandemic be taken into account in any Student Appeals?

I do not have my own computer/laptop. How am I supposed to transition to distant learning?

Is spring convocation cancelled or is the University considering moving it to a different time?

I am not confident in the ability of all professors/instructors to effectively teach online.

My family has been supporting me but now their own sources of income are stressed.

How will classes with labs work over the summer?

The proposed switch to a single pass/fail system will be detrimental to me.

How will group presentations be conducted for the final assessment?

Will I be charged for a spring/summer U-pass of the City is offering free transit?

I no longer have access to daycare. I don’t know how I will be able to balance childcare and my coursework.

I no longer have access to computers on campus.

To what extent will spring/summer or fall classes be online? Should I consider moving back home?

Assignment weights have seriously increased and I find this unreasonably stressful.

I am an international student and am facing a MW or RTD academic action. However I can’t return home right now because of international travel restrictions. Can I still work in Canada?

As an international student, am I eligible for any of the announced federal/provincial benefit programs?

How healthy/safe is the food on campus?

How will my education be affected if the current situation continues past September?

I have no internet or wifi access at home.

If a pass/fail system is implemented students who are not graduating and are at risk of expulsion or other disciplinary actions should be given an extended time period to improve their grades.

I’m scared that accommodations for classes/exams may not be provided.

Will the URSU Pantry continue to be accessible to students?

My professor has recently drastically changed the course outline so there’s no feasible way for me to pass the class. This class is only offered in the winter semester so if I fail I have to stay an extra year.

I would like to continue my education but I don’t think I will be able to afford it next semester.

I don’t understand the conversion to a pass fail/system. Will this be beneficial or detrimental to me in my future study plans and/or my employment prospects?

Other (please specify)