Join Council!
GSA-UW Councillor Nominations are now open!
The GSA-UW is looking for graduate students to represent their fellow peers as a departmental councillor on the GSA-UW Council. Having one student from each department on Council ensures that all departments are being fairly represented and heard by the GSA-UW. If you are a student in any of the below departments, you can nominate yourself for the position of councillor by filling out the GSA Council Representative Nomination Form.
Departments with vacant councillor positions:
Email gsa-elections@uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.
- Recreation & Leisure Studies (HEALTH)
- Accounting & Finance (ARTS)
- Catholic Thought (ARTS)
- Classical Studies (ARTS)
- Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) (ARTS)
- Economics (ARTS)
- French Studies (ARTS)
- Germanic & Slavic Studies (ARTS)
- History (ARTS)
- Master of Peace & Conflict Studies (ARTS)
- Philosophy (ARTS)
- Master of Public Service (ARTS)
- Religious Studies (ARTS)
- Theological Studies (ARTS)
- Global Governance (ARTS)
- Master of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (MBET) (ENG)
- Chemical Engineering (ENG)
- Civil & Environmental Engineering (ENG)
- Electrical & Computer Engineering (ENG)
- Geography & Environmental Management (GEM) (ENV)
- School of Planning (ENV)
- Applied Mathematics (MATH)
- Combinatorics & Optimization (MATH)
- Computer Science (MATH)
- Statistics & Actuarial Science (MATH)
- Physics and Astronomy (SCI)
- Pharmacy (SCI)
- Optometry & Vision (SCI)
- Artificial Intelligence (CROSS DEPT.)
- Quantum Information (CROSS DEPT.)
Fall Term 2023 Elections Timeline
Step 1
Nominate yourself for the position of councillor by submitting the Councillor Nomination Form between Monday, September 11 until 5:00 PM on Friday, September 29.
Step 2
Starting September 30, we welcome nominees to campaign on social media to ask for a vote from their peers.
Step 3
Students will be emailed informing them of the Council elections in their department, along with instructions on how to vote online using Watvote. The voting period will start at 8:30 AM on Thursday, October 5, and will close at 4:30 PM on Thursday, October 12.
Step 4
All candidates will be informed of the election results on Friday, October 13. Students can look to the GSA website for the announcement of election results.
Step 5
The Council Speaker will reach out to elected candidates to welcome them to the Council. New councillors are expected to be prepared to participate on Monday, October 23 in a councillor training session.
Questions
Questions regarding how to get involved in GSA Council can be directed to our GSA Elections Coordinator via email at gsa-elections@uwaterloo.ca.
General inquiries about Council can be directed to our GSA Council Chair via email at gsacounc@uwaterloo.ca.