Join Council!
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)
- History (ARTS)
- Political Science (ARTS)
- Psychology (ARTS)
- Religious Studies (ARTS)
- Sociology (ARTS)
- Theological Studies (ARTS)
- Management Sciences (ENG)
- Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering (ENG)
- Systems Design Engineering (ENG)
- Geography & Environmental Management (GEM) (ENV)
- School of Environment, Enterprise & Development (SEED) (ENV)
- School of Planning (ENV)
- Combinatorics & Optimization (MATH)
- Computational Mathematics (MATH)
- Computer Science (MATH)
- Pure Mathematics (MATH)
- Statistics & Actuarial Science (MATH)
- Earth and Environmental Science (SCI)
- Artificial Intelligence (CROSS DEPT.)
- Quantum Information (CROSS DEPT.)
Spring Term 2023 Elections Timeline
Step 1
Nominate yourself for the position of councillor by submitting the Councillor Nomination Form between Thursday, May 18 until 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 31.
Step 2
Starting Thursday, June 01, 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 Wednesday, June 7, and will close at 4:30 PM on Monday, June 12.
Step 4
All candidates will be informed of the election results on Tuesday, June 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, June 19 in a councillor training session (3:30 – 4:00 PM).
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.