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 councilor by filling out the GSA Council Representative Nomination Form.
Departments with vacant councillor positions:
Do you see your department in the list? Consider applying for the open position!
Email gsa-elections@uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.
- Social Work (Health)
- SPHS (Health)
- Anthropology (Arts)
- Accounting & Finance (Arts)
- English (SAGE) (Arts)
- Philosophy (PGSA) (Arts)
- Political Science (PSGSA) (Arts)
- Psychology (GASP) (Arts)
- Chemical (CEGSA) (Engineering)
- Architecture (SWAG) (Engineering)
- Systems Design (Engineering)
- Computer Science (Math)
- Pharmacy (Science)
Spring 2025 Elections Timeline
Step 1:
Nominate yourself for the position of councillor by submitting the Councillor Nomination Form between 8:30am on Monday, September 9, and 5pm on Monday, September 23.
Step 2:
Starting September 23, 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 CampusHero. The voting period will start at 8:30 AM on Friday, September 27 and will close at 4:30 PM on Friday, October 4.
Step 4:
All candidates will be informed of the election results on Monday, October 7. 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 Wednesday, October 9 in a mandatory councillor onboarding 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.