Advocacy win! As of today, August 17, 2021, the University of Calgary in collaboration with the U of A and U of L have released new safety measures for the return to campus in Fall 2021. The GSA is pleased to see the extended health and safety measures for campus including rapid testing or vaccination and masks when in doors. …
Who are on your 2021-22 Senior Leadership Team?
The GSA has 8 committees and 5 subcommittees that work diligently to carry out initiatives and host events to improve the graduate student experience at the University of Calgary. The Chairs and Vice Chairs of these committees and subcommittees together with the Board of Directors, Chief Returning Officer, GRC Speaker, GRC Clerk, AVP Labour, and GSA Executive Director make up the Senior Leadership …
Announcement from the Labour Relations Committee: GSA Partnership with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Announcement from Keira Gunn, GSA Associate Vice President Labour, Chair of the GSA Labour Relations CommitteeFor Academically Employed Graduate Students (Graduate Assistants-Teaching, Graduate Assistants-Non-Teaching) Your Labour Relations Committee is excited to announce that the GSA is entering into a partnership with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) to better serve UCalgary Academically Employed Graduate Students at no extra cost. …
The GSA presents the 2020-21 Awards Recipients
The GSA is honoured to present the GSA Awards recipients for the 2020-21 academic year. 2020-21 has been extraordinary for graduate students as COVID-19 has drastically impacted the traditional ways graduate students do research and study. The operations and activities of the GSA were also moved virtual since March 2020. Despite the myriad of COVID-19 challenges, community members from across …
New Award for Graduate Students with Disabilities Launched
The University of Calgary is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment with a keen focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for minority groups at all levels of administration. Every year the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) holds a Graduate Awards Competition where graduate students can apply to over 100 awards through their department. As the breadth of …
GSA Statement on Scholar Strike
The University’s action plan under development by Dr. Smith, vice-provost (equity, diversity and inclusion) and Dr. Hart, vice-provost (Indigenous engagement) is an important initial step for UCalgary. We hope that Dr. Smith and Dr. Hart will provide an avenue for effective consultation with BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ and other marginalized communities to begin to address institutional racism and oppression against these communities …
Introducing 2020-21 Senior Leadership Team
The GSA has 7 committees and 5 subcommittees that work diligently to carry out initiatives and host events to improve the graduate student experience at the University of Calgary. The Chairs and Vice Chairs of these committees and subcommittees together with the Board of Directors, Chief Returning Officer, GRC Speaker, GRC Clerk, AVP Labour, and GSA Executive Director make up the Senior Leadership …
#ShutdownSTEM #ShutdownAcademia
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, the GSA will be participating in #ShutDownSTEM #ShutdownAcademia movement, a global initiative for academics and STEM professionals to eradicate anti-Black racism. On this day, the GSA staff and Board of Directors will be shutting down our operations including GSA meetings, emails, and events, while we use the day to educate ourselves and work at developing …
Notice of CA General Meeting
Dear academically employed graduate students, We are pleased to inform you that we have reached an agreement with the university’s Board of Governors in relation to the new Collective Agreement. This Agreement outlines the responsibilities of both graduate students who are academically employed by the University and the University, through the departments, researchers and course instructors who employ graduate students. …
