Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA ERC:

The ERC plays a key role in consulting with the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) on all matters related to GSA Elections, By-Elections and Referenda, including consulting and approving election timelines, advertising, ballots and policy breach rulings.

Meetings:

Monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM - food is provided. Additional meetings may take place during the election period in February and March, and a debrief session will be held in the spring. 

Eligibility:

Open to all GSA members who have not and do not plan to run in or volunteer for the last or upcoming GSA General Election, By-Election, or Referenda (I.POL.17.1). Members must maintain neutrality and impartiality.

Please note: Members cannot serve on both the GSA ERC and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB).

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA ACB:

The GSA Appeals and Complaints Board is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of GSA Chief Returning Officer decisions through election periods and complaints about GSA Officers as allowed by Section 94(3) of the Post-Secondary Learning Act (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H.POL.6.1).

Meetings:

Members must be available primarily during the GSA General Election process through February and March, but must be available to answer complaints that come up around the year. The GSA Executive Director or delegate will provide training on procedural fairness to all committee members. 

Eligibility:

Has not run in the last GSA General Election or election of the Associate Vice-President Labour; and has no intention to run in the next GSA General Election, or election of the Associate Vice-President Labour, or By-Election. 

Please note: Members cannot serve on both the GSA ERC and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB).

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to be neutral;
• Capacity for acting impartially;
• Capacity for reserving judgment until all parties have been heard; and
• Independent thinking.

Note: “The President, Vice-Presidents, other Elected Officers, and GSA Elections and Referenda Committee members may not serve on the GSA ACB” (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H.POL.8.6).

 Please note that an interview will be arranged with GSA Management and the NoC to determine eligibility. 

For more information about the GSA ACB, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Position Start Date & Term Length: September 15th, 2026 - May 31, 2027

We are currently seeking Faculty of Arts graduate students to sit on the following Arts Faculty governance bodies:

• Arts Faculty Council - 4 Arts Graduate Students
• Academic Affairs Committee - 2 Arts Graduate Students
• Academic & Grade Appeals Committee - 1 Arts Graduate Student
• Arts Committee on the Learning Environment - 2 Arts Graduate Students
• Arts Executive Committee - 1 Arts Graduate Student, ALSO ON THE ARTS FACULTY COUNCIL

Please review further details regarding these committees HERE. 

Please apply using the Nomination Form button below and specify which position(s) you would like to apply for. 

We are currently seeking an Arts Graduate Student to serve on the Arts Dean Review Committee for the following dates:

Arts Dean Review Schedule 26-27

Tuesday, Sept 8, 2026; 9am – 12pm; Meeting 1

Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026; 12 – 1pm; Zoom: Faculty Town Hall

Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026; 12 – 1pm; In-Person: Faculty Forum 

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026; 1 – 4pm; Meeting 2

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026; 1 – 4pm; Final Meeting

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026; 1 – 2:15pm; Interview w/ Robert Wood (1 hr)

We are looking to populate the Selection Committee to find the next Dean of the Faculty of Education and are looking to fill the role of: One graduate student from the incumbent Dean’s Faculty.

The Chair of this committee is Chris Andersen, College Dean and Vice-Provost (CSSH).

Committee members must be available to attend all meetings as noted:

We are looking to populate the Selection Committee to find the next Vice-Provost Library & Museums and Chief Librarian, and are looking to fill the role of: One graduate student from the incumbent Faculty.

Committee members must be available to attend all meetings as noted:

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA GC:

The GSA Governance Committee advises and recommends changes to GSA Council regarding the GSA Bylaw and Policy documents or other governance issues (F.POL.4.2). 

Meetings:

Monthly meetings on the third Friday of the month from 10:00AM-12:00PM. 

Eligibility:

Open to GSA Councillors

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.

Position Start Date: Immediate 

Purpose and Mandate of the GSA Board:

The GSAB is the senior administrative authority of the GSA, as delegated to it by GSA Council, and is the discussion forum for the GSA Officers and Directors.

Councillors are non-voting members on the GSA Board and are expected to provide a link between the DEOs and GSA Council. Accordingly, they present information, as needed, to GSA Council when GSA Board (GSAB) business is discussed and, likewise, represent the voice of GSA Council at GSAB meetings and advise DEOs on matters discussed by the GSAB (F.POL.3.1.f.i).

Meetings:

Weekly meetings on Wednesdays from 2:00-4:00PM and emergency meetings may be called by any voting member. Notice of seventy-two (72) hours must be given for an emergency meeting, unless there is agreement to meet on shorter notice (F.POL.3.3.b).

Eligibility:

Must be a GSA Councillor.

 Please note that an interview will be arranged with GSA Management and the GSA Nominating Committee (NoC) to determine eligibility. 

For more information about this position, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.