Please note: Academic Council registration is valid from September - August of each academic year. Academic Council’s must re-register every academic year.
Council Registration
- A Councillor must be a Regular Member of the Association, and a member of
their respective Academic Council. - A Councillor cannot be a member of the Association Staff or Executive.
- A Councillor shall not represent two different Academic Councils.
- The number of Councillors, with voting rights, for an Academic Council is
determined by the Voting Councillor Allocation, as defined in Bylaw 1.5.
- An Alternate Councillor must be a Regular Member of the Association, and a
member of their respective Academic Council. - An Alternate Councillor cannot be a member of the Association Staff or
Executive. - An Alternate Councillor shall not represent two different Academic Councils.
- If a Councillor is unable to attend a Council Meeting, their Academic Council
may send an existing registered Alternate Councillor in their place. In the event
that a registered Alternate Councillor is also unavailable, a designated
representative of the Academic Council may attend the meeting as long as the
Council Chair is notified ahead of time. - The Alternate Councillor, or the designated representative of the Academic
Council, shall be given the voting rights of the Councillor they are replacing.
The duties of a Councillor shall include, but are not limited to:
- Representing their Academic Council.
- Attending all Council Meetings.
- Participating on Association Standing Committees, if desired.
- Ensuring the well-being of the Association.
- Being familiar with all governing documents, including the Saskatchewan Non-Profit Corporation Act, 1995, Robert’s Rules of Order, and the Association’s Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies.
To apply, please fill this form.
Please attach a void cheque as well as the constitution of your Academic Council to this application.
The form and all attachments must be submitted or mailed to the GSA main office:
Attention: GSA Vice-President Academic and Student Affairs
1337 College Dr, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W6
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Please Note:
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Academic Councillors who are unable to attend a Council meeting and who do not have alternates to attend on their behalf must notify the GSA Council Chair (gsa.chair@usask.ca). Attendance records are kept and it is very important that you are signed in at each meeting. Please bring your student ID card to each meeting for attendance verification.
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The Voting Councillor Allocation for an Academic Council will be based on the most recent University census. Voting Councillor Allocation for each Academic Council will be:
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One (1) for an Academic Council containing less than one hundred (100) Regular Members.
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Two (2) for an Academic Council containing one hundred (100) or more Regular Members.
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Academic Councils must be re-ratified each academic year and may submit ratification forms beginning in September.
- June 9, 2022
- August 11, 2022
- September 15, 2022
- October 13, 2022
- November 10, 2022
- December 8, 2022
- January 12, 2023
- February 9, 2023
- March 15, 2023
- April 19 (AGM), 2023 (TBD)
Academic Council | Department/College | Representative | |
Animal & Poultry Science GSA | Animal & Poultry Science |
Corissa Wilcox Erika Cornand (Alternate) |
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ARCHAIA | Archeology & Anthropology |
Sarah Pocha-Tait Angela Burant (Alternate) |
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Executive ARE Graduate Student Assocation | Agricultural & Resource Economics / College of Agriculture & Bioresources |
Oliver Xuan Juan-Diego Paspuezan Chafuel (Alternate) |
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Biology Graduate Student Association | Biology / College of Arts & Science |
Shuqi Ren Kayla Caruso (Alternate) |
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Chemistry Course Council | Chemistry / College of Arts & Science |
Loza Taghavi Srikant Singh (Alternate) |
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College of Medicine Graduate Student Society | College of Medicine |
Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology - Arshdeep Jagait Kundanika Mukherjee (Alternate) Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology - Rachel Harris Maddie Stewart (Alternate) Community Health & Epidemiology - Amanda Gannon Nahin Shakurum (Alternate) Health Sciences - Elyse Proulx-Cullen Sara Dalkilic (Alternate) |
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Computer Science Graduate Council (CSGC) | Computer Science / College of Arts & Science |
Fidelia Orji Subroto Nag Pinku |
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Engineering Graduate Community Council (EGCC) | College of Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering - Vahid Hosseini Amirreza Mahmoudi (Alternate) Electrical & Computer Engineering - Shahabodin Afrasiabi Sarah Allahmoradi (Alternate) Chemical Engineering - Zahra Teimouri Shahab Minaei (Alternate) Biological Engineering - Amin Babaeighazvini Divyapratim Das (Alternate) Biomedical Engineering - Abbas Fazel Anvari Yazdi Akinola Ogbeyemi (Alternate) Civil, Geological & Enviromental - Emily Cline |
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English Course Council | English / College of Arts & Science |
Challen Gladman Gwen Rose Miguel Dela Pena (Alternate) |
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JSGS | Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Students' Assoc. |
Carlene Shaw Candice Minott (Alternate) |
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Kinesiology Graduate Student Council | College of Kinesiology |
Danielle Cormier Kevin Mageto (Alternate) |
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PEGASUS | Physics & Engineering Physics / College of Arts & Science |
Nicoholas Simonson Yasaman Yousefi (Alternate) |
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Pharmacy & Nutrition Graduate Students' Council | College of Pharmacy & Nutrition |
Sarah Crawford Ayat Zagzoog (Alternate) |
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Physical Therapy Student Society (PTSS) | School of Rehabilitation Sciences |
Joanne Lavoie Henry Francisco (alternate) |
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Plant Sciences GSA | Plant Sciences / College of Agriculture & Bioresources |
Brianna Senetza Kaylie Krys (Alternate) |
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SPHSA |
School of Public Health |
Aashana Patel Somayeh Abdi Richa Tikoo (Alternate) |
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Sociology GSA |
Sociology / College of Arts & Science |
Kayla Arisman Grace Rath Leah Houseman Devin Prachler (Alternate) Sara Leavin (Alternate) |
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Soil Science Graduate Student Association |
Soil Science / College of Agriculture & Bioresources |
Quinn Hlus Catherine Chavez (Alternate) |
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Toxicology Graduate Students' Association | Toxicology |
Hannah Mahoney Emily Kennedy (Alternate) |
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Education Graduate Students' Association |
College of Education
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Lecia Ellis Shannon McLean (Alternate) |