• 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 format (Virtual/In-person) of the council meeting will be notified by the GSA Council Chair following GSA ByLaws and policies.   

June 14, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
August 9, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
September 13, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
October 18, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
November 15, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
December 13, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
January 10, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes
April 30, 2024 Annual General Meeting Minutes

Academic Council	Department/College	Representative
Chemistry Course council (CCC)	Chemistry/College of Arts & Science	Nasrin Aliasgharlou Vi Phan(Alternate)
Plant Sciences Graduate Students' Association	Plant Sciences, Agriculture and Bioresources	Sainey Ceesay Suma Ghosh (Alternate)
Nursing Graduate Student Association (NGSA)	College of Nursing	Jordan Sherstobitoff Catherine Lavigne Sarah Karwacki Solie (Alternate) Geneveave Barbo (Alternate)
College of Medicine Graduate Student Society (CMGSS)	College of Medicine	Mary Lazell-Wright Rachel Harris Zoe Schipper Elyse Proulx-Cullen Farnoosh Tabatabaeian(Alternate) Shima Hozhabrimahani (Alternate)
School of Environmental and Sustainability Students’ Association(SENSSA)	School of Environment and Sustainability	Chelsea Ohenewaa Nyarko Aisha Adelah (Alternate)
Soil Science Graduate Students Association	Soil Science	Landon Orenchuk Tristan Chambers(Alternate)
Biology Graduate Student Association	College of Arts and Science	Shuqi Ren Ilsa Griebel (Alternate) Lynsey Bent (Alternate)
Sociology Graduate Student Association	Sociology/ College of Arts and Science	Meaghan Boily Leah Houseman(Alternate) Kayla Arisman(Alternate)
College of Kinesiology Graduate Society	College of Kinesiology	Kevin Mageto Karissa Johnson(Alternate)
Engineering Graduate Community Council	College of Engineering	Mohammad Salimi Blessing Ekwueme Faith Siddhartha Gollamudi Maliheh Heravi Pabitra Chandra Das Ehsan Samimi Sohrforozani Alternate Hossein Nezhadian Kathryn Avery Corwyn Shomachuk
Geography and Planning Graduate Council	Geography and Planning	Emily Ireland Prakash Sapkota (Alternate)
English Course Council	Department of English	Parastoo Tahmasbi  Gwen Rose (Alternate)
Physical Therapy Student Society (PTSS)	School of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Medicine	Tyler Blanchette Carter Frerichs (Alternate)
School of Public Health Students’ Association (SPHSA)	School of Public Health	Somayeh Abdi Jacyln Edwards Ahmed Muftah (Alternate)
Computer Science Graduate Council (CSGC)	Computer Science	Thulani Hewavithana Norah Ridley Mumtahina Ahmed (Alternate)
Toxicology Graduate Student Association (TGSA)	Toxicology	Alexandra Cullen Emily Kennedy (Alternate)
Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Student Association	Johnson Shoyama Graduate School	Harjot Tur-harjot Bazal Khalid (Alternate)
PEGASUS	Physics & Engineering Physics	Jeisson A. Vanegas Carranza Nicholas Simonson (Alternate)