The Ryerson Association of Planning Students (RAPS) is the Course Union Affiliate of the Ryerson Student Union that represents the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) undergraduate students. RAPS hosts networking events and socials, tutorials and lectures, and works to establish partnerships with adjacent schools of study and local planning groups in a diverse and accessible environment. The primary goals of RAPS are to enrich the students’ overall academic experience and to promote positive and active student engagement. RAPS is committed to making our school feel more visible, helpful, professional, and accountable to students. To achieve this, the entire RAPS Council a group of planning students of different years, backgrounds, and interests that seek to find meaningful and appropriate ways to engage the larger student body, to allow students to gain valuable and marketable experience, and to help build leadership capacity.