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:
Do you see your department in the list? Consider applying for the open position!
Email gsa-elections@uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.
• Accounting & Finance
• Anthropology
• Catholic Thought
• Economics
• English Language & Literature
• Fine Arts
• French Studies
• Germanic & Slavic Studies
• History
• Master of Peace & Conflict Studies
• Psychology
• Master of Public Service (MPS)
• Religious Studies
• Master of Social Work
• Sociology
• Theological Studies
• Global Governance
• Architecture
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Management Sciences
• Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
• Systems Design Engineering
• School of Planning
• Applied Mathematics
• Combinatorics & Optimization
• Computer Science
• Pure Mathematics • Statistics & Actuarial Sciences
• Earth and Environmental Science
• Artificial Intelligence (cross-departmental)
• Quantum Information
Email gsa-elections@uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.
Fall Term 2024 Elections Timeline
Step 1:
Nominate yourself for the position of councillor by submitting the Councillor Nomination Form between 8:30am on Monday, September 9, until 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.