• 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:

• 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. 

• 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:

  • One (1) for an Academic Council containing less than one hundred (100) Regular Members.

  • Two (2) for an Academic Council containing one hundred (100) or more Regular Members.

• Academic Councils must be re-ratified each academic year and may submit ratification forms beginning in September.

The 2022 - 2023 Council meetings will be held in person unless otherwise indicated.

• 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 9, 2023
• April 1 (AGM), 2023 (TBD)

Academic Council	Department/College	Representative
Animal & Poultry Science GSA	Animal & Poultry Science	Corissa Wilcox Erika Cornand (Alternate)
ARCHAIA	Archeology & Anthropology	Sarah Pocha-Tait Angela Burant (Alternate)
Executive ARE Graduate Student Assocation	Agricultural & Resource Economics / College of Agriculture & Bioresources	Oliver Xuan Juan-Diego Paspuezan Chafuel (Alternate)
Biology Graduate Student Association	Biology / College of Arts & Science	Shuqi Ren Kayla Caruso (Alternate)
Chemistry Course Council	Chemistry / College of Arts & Science	Loza Taghavi Srikant Singh (Alternate)
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)
Computer Science Graduate Council (CSGC)	Computer Science / College of Arts & Science	Fidelia Orji Subroto Nag Pinku
Engineering Graduate Community Council (EGCC)	College of Engineering	Mechanical Engineering - Vahid Hosseini 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
English Course Council	English / College of Arts & Science	Challen Gladman Gwen Rose Miguel Dela Pena (Alternate)
JSGS	Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Students' Assoc.	Carlene Shaw Candice Minott (Alternate)
Kinesiology Graduate Student Council	College of Kinesiology	Danielle Cormier Kevin Mageto (Alternate)
PEGASUS	Physics & Engineering Physics / College of Arts & Science	Nicoholas Simonson Yasaman Yousefi (Alternate)
Pharmacy & Nutrition Graduate Students' Council	College of Pharmacy & Nutrition	Sarah Crawford Ayat Zagzoog (Alternate)
Physical Therapy Student Society (PTSS)	School of Rehabilitation Sciences	Joanne Lavoie Henry Francisco (alternate)
Plant Sciences GSA	Plant Sciences / College of Agriculture & Bioresources	Brianna Senetza Kaylie Krys (Alternate)
SPHSA	School of Public Health	Aashana Patel Somayeh Abdi Richa Tikoo (Alternate)
Sociology GSA	Sociology / College of Arts & Science	Kayla Arisman Grace Rath Leah Houseman Devin Prachler (Alternate) Sara Leavin (Alternate)
Soil Science Graduate Student Association	Soil Science / College of Agriculture & Bioresources	Quinn Hlus Catherine Chavez (Alternate)
Toxicology Graduate Students' Association	Toxicology	Hannah Mahoney Emily Kennedy (Alternate)