Graduate students serve on university-level committees. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact Sara, our Student Engagement Coordinator.
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Governors | Naima Samuel | April 2023 |
| Vacant | ||
| Board Executive Committee | Naima Samuel | April 2023 |
| Board Buildings & Properties Committee | Naima Samuel | April 2023 |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | GSA President (ex-officio) | — |
| Onurcan Gokkaya | April 2023 | |
| Naima Samuel | April 2023 | |
| Vacant | ||
| Vacant | ||
| Senate Executive Committee | GSA President (ex-officio) | April 2022 |
| Vacant | ||
| Senate Finance Committee | Onurcan Gokkaya | April 2023 |
| Senate Long Range Planning Committee | Naima Samuel | April 2022 |
| Senate Committee for Honorary Degrees | Zabeen Khamisa | April 2022 |
| Senate Graduate and Research Council (SGRC) | GSA President (ex-officio) | — |
| Vacant (Health) | ||
| Jerika Sanderson (ARTS) | April 2022 | |
| Sophia Sanniti (ENV) | April 2022 | |
| Kareem Tarek Mostafa (ENG) | April 2023 | |
| Aiden Huffman (MATH) | April 2023 | |
| Jennifer Reid (SCI) | April 2023 | |
| University Committee on Student Appeals | Currently filled by Undergraduate (AHS) | |
| Currently filled by Undergraduate (ARTS) | ||
| Nicolas Palaschuk (ENV) | April 2022 | |
| Currently filled by Undergraduate (ENG) | ||
| Aiden Huffman (MATH) | April 2022 | |
| Currently filled by Undergraduate (SCI) |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Relations Committee | GSA President (ex-officio and co-chair) | — |
| Katherine Arnold | April 2022 | |
| Tyler Hampton | April 2022 | |
| Glaucia Melo | April 2022 | |
| Shu-Feng Tsao | April 2022 | |
| Student Services Advisory Committee | GSA President (ex-officio) | |
| Graduate Student Support Advisory Committee | GSA President (ex-officio) | April 2022 |
| Ashley Ryan | April 2022 | |
| Policy 30 Drafting Committee | GSA President | April 2022 |
| Jennifer Reid | April 2022 | |
| Policy 33 Review Committee | Mariam Lahlou | Until Completion |
| Policy 70-72 Review Committee | Katherine Arnold | Until Completion |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| IT Advisory Board | Not currently accepting applicants | |
| President’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability | Tia Rebecca Driver | April 2022 |
| Climate and Energy Working Group of President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability | Saveena Patara | August 2021 |
| Advisory Committee on Traffic Violations and Parking | Not currently accepting applicants | |
| Research Ethics and Integrity Advisory Committee | Clement Afari | April 2022 |
| Alex Walker | April 2022 | |
| Gender and Sexual Diversity Working Group | Ileana Diaz | August 2022 |
| Graduate Professional Skills Working Group | Zabeen Khamisa | Until Completion |
| Course Evaluation Project Team | Ryan Yeung | August 2021 |
| Complementary Teaching Assessment Project Team | Arnold Kwok | Until Completion |
| Matthew Robbins | Until Completion | |
| University Tenure and Promotion Committee | Glaucia Melo | April 2022 |
| Joint Health and Safety Committee | Joanne Fernandez | April 2022 |
| Appeal Committee on Traffic and Parking | Vacant | |
| Human Research Ethics Committee | Daniel Martel | August 2021 |
| Vacant | ||
| Clinical Research Ethics Committee | Olivia Tong | December 2021 |
| Open Scholarship Committee | Rebecca MacAlpine | April 2021 |
| Teaching and Learning Space Committee | Not currently accepting applicants | |
| Healthy Workplace Committee | Kaylee Biggart | April 2022 |
| AccessAbility Committee | Fatima Suleiman | April 2022 |
| Thrive Planning Committee | Not currently accepting applicants | |
| Animal Care Committee | Heather Ikert | August 2023 |
| Fasih Rahman | August 2023 | |
| Graduate Supervision Task Force | Laura McCrackin | Until Completion |
| Vacant | ||
| SLC/PAC Art Selection Committee | Carrie Perreault | Until Completion |
| GSEF Project Review Committee | Natalie Doan – Health Representative | Continued |
| GSEF Project Review Committee | Natalie Doan – Health Representative | Continued |
| Karolina Kaminska – Health Representative | Continued | |
| Tamara DeSouza – Health Representative | Continued | |
| Ethel Zlotnik – Arts Representative | Continued | |
| Carolyn Eckert – Arts Representative | Continued | |
| Ryan Christopher Yeung – Arts Representative | Continued | |
| Sanaz Saadatmand Hashemi – Engineering Representative | Continued | |
| Ryan Tennant – Engineering Representative | Continued | |
| Harshit Madaan – Engineering Representative | Continued | |
| Isabel Jorgensen – Environment Representative | Continued | |
| Kayleigh Swanson – Environment Representative | Continued | |
| Tia Driver – Environment Representative | Continued | |
| Hank Chen – Mathematics Representative | Continued | |
| Lena Podina – Mathematics Representative | Continued | |
| Max Niebergall – Mathematics Representative | Continued | |
| Benjamin Piticaru – Science Representative | Continued | |
| Alex Kunert – Science Representative | Continued | |
| Manish Shukla – Science Representative | Continued | |
| Zabeen Khamisa – Graduate Student Association | Continued |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Online Teaching and Online Course Design Award Evaluation Committee | Vacant | |
| Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision Committee | Mariam Lahlou | April 2022 |
| Amit & Meena Chakma Awards for Exceptional Teaching by a Student | Han Liu | April 2021 |
| Becky Anderson | August 2021 | |
| Distinguished Teaching Awards | Joseph Varga | August 2021 |
| Wanis Nafo | December 2020 | |
| President’s Impact Awards Committee | GSA President | – |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Faculty Council | ||
| Engineering Faculty Council | ||
| Arts Faculty Tribunal | ||
| Science Faculty Council | elections ongoing | |
| elections ongoing | ||
| Dean of Environment Nominating Committee | Q Chen | Until Dissolved |
| Dean of Engineering Nominating Committee | Jacob Terry | Until Dissolved |
| Dean of Mathematics Nominating Committee | Daniel Matheson | Until Dissolved |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Unsanctioned Public Gatherings Task Force | GSA President | |
| Town and Gown Multi-Agency Committee | GSA President | |
| Town and Gown Community Safety and Wellness Sub-committee | GSA President | |
| Town and Gown Talent Retention Sub-committee | GSA President | |
| Community Cohesion Working Group | GSA Vice-President | |
| Post-Secondary Collaborative Large Group | GSA Vice-President |
| Committee | Graduate Representative | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| SLC/PAC Expansion Project Team | GSA President | – |
| SSO Student Advisory Committee | GSA President | – |
| GSA Vice-President | – | |
| Committee on Student Mental Health | GSA President | – |
| Ashley Ryan | Until Completion | |
| Cannabis Legalization Campus Impact Group | GSA President | – |
| Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey Promotions Working Group | GSA Vice-President | – |
| Orientation Planning Committee | GSA Vice-President | – |
| Fair Trade Working Group | GSA General Manager | – |
| Fall Reading Week Project Taskforce | GSA President | – |
| Orientation Steering Committee | GSA President | – |
| Academic Integrity Advisory Committee | GSA President | – |
| Wellness Collaborative | Savannah Seaton | 2022 |
| Ashley Ryan | 2022 | |
| Teghan Barton | 2022 | |
| Verification of Illness Form Working Group | Ashley Ryan | 2022 |
| Library Student Advisory Committee | Vacant | |
| Action Group on Tobacco and Vaping on campus | Ashley Ryan | 2022 |
| UWSA Transportation and Commuting Working Group | GSA General Manager | – |
| Food Advisory Board | GSA General Manager | – |
| Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force | Glaucia Melo | 2022 |
| Planning, Student Spaces, and Works Committee | GSA General Manager | – |
| Community of Practice | Ashley Ryan | 2022 |
| Student Mental Health Conference Planning Committee | Ashley Ryan | 2022 |