GSA Standing Committees
Mandate Summary:
The GSA ACB is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of GSA Chief Returning Officer decisions and complaints about GSA Officers as allowed by Section 94(3) of the Post-Secondary Learning Act.
Chair | acb@gsa-ualberta.ca
The names of ACB members will be kept confidential until declaration of conflict of interest is required in a complaint case, due to student privacy and to dissuade contact regarding student cases. Please direct any and all complaints to the ACB Chair.
Mandate Summary:
The GSA ASC selects the recipients of the GSA Council-approved GSA Recognition Awards and reviews Policy on GSA Recognition Awards annually and makes any recommendations to GSA Council.
Membership:
| Vice-President External & Chair |
Adrien Lam (Surgery) |
| Vice-President Student Services & Vice-Chair |
Saad Arslan Iqbal (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Claudia Ostrowski (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Victoria Johnston (Cell Biology) |
| Member of the GSA | Sanaz Bohlouli (Dentistry) |
| Member of the GSA | Melissa Tirkha (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Filled |
| Member of the GSA | Filled |
| Member of the GSA | Filled |
| Member of the GSA | Olumide Adaolowo (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Paula Mazur (Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation) |
| Member of the GSA | Filled |
| Member of the GSA | Filled |
Mandate Summary:
The GSAB is the senior administrative authority of the GSA and the discussion forum for the GSA Officers and Directors.
Membership:
| President & Chair | Saad Arslan Iqbal (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Vice-President Academic | Kingsley Igwilo (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
| Vice-President External | Adrien Lam (Surgery) |
| Vice-President Indigenous Relations | Tamara Dubé (Occupational Therapy) |
| Vice-President Student Life | Huddah Kamran (Master of Management Analytics) |
| Vice-President Student Services | Mina Seify (Business MBA) |
| Associate Vice-President Labour (non-voting) | Mohamed Sabek (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
| 3 GSA Councillors (non-voting) | Vacant |
| Senator (non-voting) | Hussain Alhussainy (Political Science) |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Daniel Carleton (Physics) |
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Executive Director (non-voting) |
Eric Derksen |
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Associate Director (non-voting) |
Zain Patel |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA BFC advises on the financial affairs of the GSA and on the provision of the long-term financial health of the GSA. Members are expected, by GSA Council, to rise above any local/departmental views or issues and to take into account the needs of the GSA as a whole.
Membership:
| President & Chair |
Saad Arslan Iqbal (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)
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| Vice-President Student Services & Vice-Chair |
Mina Seify (Business MBA)
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| Vice-President Indigenous Relations |
Tamara Dubé (Occupational Therapy)
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| GSA Councillor |
Cassandra Cowan (Rehabilitation Medicine)
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| Member of the GSA | Simran Virk (MBA) |
| Member of the GSA |
Ethan Tom (Business)
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| Associate Vice-President Labour (non-voting) |
Mohamed Sabek (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
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| Executive Director (non-voting) | Eric Derksen |
| Accountant (non-voting) | Seidy Louangxay |
| Financial Manager (non-voting) | Carrie Tsui |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA ERC advises the CRO on all matters pertaining to elections, referenda, and by-elections. The GSA ERC also reviews Elections and Referenda Bylaws and Policies and makes recommendations annually to GSA Council.
Membership:
| Chair | Rebecca Elsie Osei (Human Ecology) |
| Vice-Chair |
To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Kaylee Craplewe (Geotechnical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Jerry Gan (Education) |
| Member of the GSA | Mohammad Palizvan (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Yuhui Song (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
| Chief Returning Officer (non-voting) | Wajid Ali (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
| Deputy (Acting Chief) Returning Officer (non-voting) | Chandandeep Sandhu (Political Science) |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA EDIC works to ensure that the GSA reflects the principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) for all its members in the interests of enhancing the graduate student experience and ensuring the existence of a welcoming environment and cohesive community for graduate students on campus. They meet monthly on the first Monday from 1:00-2:00pm.
Membership:
| Vice-President Student Life & Chair | Huddah Kamran (Master of Management Analytics) |
| Vice-President Indigenous Relations & Vice-Chair | Tamara Dubé (Occupational Therapy) |
| Member of the GSA | Vacant |
| Member of the GSA | Jovi Krieger (Sociology) |
| Member of the GSA | Grace Akuma (Public Health) |
| Member of the GSA | Catherine Mar Pineda (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Vacant |
| Member of the GSA | Bishoy Zakher (Biomedical Engineering) |
| Member of the GSA | Emma Chambers (Science) |
| Member of the GSA | Mina Seify (Business MBA) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Eric Derksen |
GSA Governance Committee (GSA GC)
Mandate Summary:
The GSA GC advises GSA Council on GSA Bylaw and matters of GSA Policy not in the purview of any other Standing Committee and reports recommended changes to GSA Council. The GSA GC also makes any routine or editorial changes to the governance documents as deemed necessary by the Committee.
Membership:
| President & Chair |
Saad Arslan Iqbal (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)
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| Vice-President Student Life & Vice-Chair |
Huddah Kamran (Master of Management Analytics)
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| Vice-President Indigenous Relations | Tamara Dubé (Occupational Therapy) |
| GSA Councillor |
Ajibola (Jibs) Adigun (Educational Policy Studies)
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| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| Speaker (non-voting) | Daniel Carleton (Physics) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Eric Derksen |
Please view the Labour Membership page here.
Mandate Summary:
The GSA NoC selects and replenishes graduate student representatives to Councils, committees, and bodies requiring such representation other than ex-officio representation by the President, Vice-Presidents, or Directly-Elected Officers.
Membership:
| Chair | Arseniy Belosokhov (Science) |
| Vice-Chair | Tianxu Wang (Mathematical & Statistical Sciences) |
| Member of the GSA | Sosthenes Ekeh (English & Film Studies) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| Member of the GSA | Karanbir Singh (Mechanical Engineering) |
| President (non-voting) | Saad Arslan Iqbal (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) |
| Executive Director (non-voting) | Eric Derksen |
Mandate Summary:
The GSA SOS, as a subcommittee of the GSA Board, oversees, reviews, and recommends improvements to the GSA Board regarding the delivery and quality of services offered by the GSA and the University through mandatory non-instructional fees (MNIF).
Membership:
| Vice-President Student Services & Chair | Mina Seify (MBA) |
| Vice-Chair | To be filled |
| GSA Member | Filled |
| GSA Member | Filled |
| GSA Member | Simran Virk (MBA) |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| GSA Councillor | To be filled |
| Executive Director (Non-Voting) | Eric Derksen |
| Associate Director (Non-Voting) | Zain Patel |
