NUGSS Health and Dental Referendum 2025 Results
Health and Dental Referendum
Recently we held a Health and Dental Referendum. The referendum ran from March 20th to March 24th. The referendum was to increase the price of the Health and Dental plan with the aim of keeping as many services of the plan as possible. Please find the results of the referendum below.
NUGSS Health and Dental Referendum Results are as follows. First question: “Do you approve of the NUGSS health & dental fee being increased by $58.65 for the upcoming 2025 to 2026 academic year?” 28 votes (21.7%) yes, 92 votes (71.3%) no, and 9 votes (7%) abstain. The second question: “Do you approve of the NUGSS health & dental fee being increased annually based on market rates, up to a maximum of 15% per year? (This maximum may be exceeded for the 2025-2026 academic year if the prior referendum question was approved.)” 31 votes (24%) yes, 91 votes (70.5%) no, and 7 votes (5.5%) abstain. The referendum was not passed. The voting link was sent out via the NUGSS President's email on Thursday, March 20. Voting was conducted via Microsoft Forms from March 20 at 9 am to March 24 at 8 am to the undergraduate NUGSS Society fee-paying student list provided by UNBC IT Services