About The FCSS
The Faculty of Community Services Society is the elected student society government building a community for over 8,100+ undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Community Services (FCS) at Toronto Metropolitan University. Our mission is to unite students within the eight full-time degree schools at the Faculty of Community Services, enabling them to be heard as one unified voice. We center our initiatives around unity, mental health, professional development, and academics.
The Faculty of Community Services Society (FCSS) was recognized by Toronto Met in 2017. The FCSS passed its November 2022 referendum, securing the student government in future funding opportunities for students in FCS. 2023-2024 was the first year of levied operations for this faculty-level student society.
Schools we Represent
1. Child and Youth Care
2. Early Childhood Studies
3. Midwifery Education
4. Nursing
5. Nutrition
6. Occupational and Public Health
7. Social Work
8. Urban and Regional Planning
Mission of FCSS
Our mission is to support and enhance the full-time student experience under the four pillars Unity, Professional Development, Mental Health, and Academics. We are creating a platform for cross-school collaboration and opportunities for increased engagement.
We aim to connect 8,000+ Community Services students within the Faculty of Community Services to create, fund, sustain, and build the community we all want to see in our undergraduate studies.
Vision of FCSS
We are Toronto Metropolitan University's Faculty of Community Services Society (FCSS). We are a student society of dedicated elected student leaders from all eight full-time undergraduate schools in the Faculty of Community Services (FCS). We are the collegiate umbrella organization for FCS. We are student-led and democratically elected to ensure the future of student life within Community Services remains a unified, connected, and strong community for generations to come.
Short History of FCSS
The FCSS was first envisioned by students in FCS in 2011. The first steering committee of the modern-day FCSS was formed on January 24th, 2014. The FCSS has taken on several different names over the last decade but has returned to the roots of its original name.
Former names include:
2014-2016: Faculty of Community Services Society
2016-2017: Faculty of Community Services Students' Society
2017-2021: Ryerson Community Services Society
2021-Present: Faculty of Community Services Society
The primary function of the steering committee for 9 years was to plan faculty orientation week and create the groundwork to launch a referendum to ask students if they would support a student society. In Fall 2022, over 82% of students agreed YES we do.
In September 2023, all full-time degree undergraduate Community Services students joined the FCSS as members. We look forward to what the future will hold in our bee hive.
The Bee and Honeycombs shapes have always been a part of the identity of the FCSS.