This subseries contains various documents which appear to have been intentionally compiled for new student council members. The handbook file contains a list of student council (Student Union executive) members, information about the Mount Saint Vincent University Student Union Retreat, records of correspondence, a breakdown of Student Union fees, a list of administrative offices and staff at the Mount, diagrams representing the hierarchy of command within the Student Union, a history of Mount Saint Vincent University, a statement of the university’s philosophy and objectives, documents explaining the Mount Saint Vincent University senate and committees, a message from the president, information about the Canadian Federation of Students (of which MSVU is a member), and rules regarding general meetings of the Canadian Federation of Students.