The GSA Graduate Representative Council (GRC) approved the GSA’s 2023-2026 Strategic Planning Document in its January 2023 meeting. The process to design this document involved reviewing the GSA’s previous strategic plan; conducting a needs assessment from survey feedback and interviews; and developing the vision, mission, values and priorities with the strategic planning team. Saaka, the current GSA President, who took …
Who are on your 2022-23 Senior Leadership Team?
The GSA has 8 committees and 4 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 …
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 …
Welcome Kirsten as the GSA’s 2021-22 VP External
The GSA would like to welcome Kirsten Neprily, the new Vice President External for the Graduate Students’ Association. Kirsten was elected as the VP External by the Graduate Representative Council in its April 2021 meeting and started her term officially on May 15, 2021. Kirsten Neprily completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Hons) at McGill University and her MSc …
Return to Campus Updates
Dear graduate students at the University of Calgary, Yesterday, you would have received emails from the Office of the President around students returning to campus this fall. As stated in the University’s plan, students should expect the majority of their classes to be in-person classes this fall. This decision was made by the University of Calgary, in line with the Government of Alberta’s reopening strategy. The …
Slam the Scams
With the pandemic shifting our workspace and all our businesses online, there has been a dramatic rise in online scams. Be it online shopping-related scamming or CRA-associated scamming or even employment-associated scamming, scammers have been finding ways to sneak into our emails, social media, and websites we commonly use to find a way to get us to click their links …
Managing your Finances during COVID-19
by Kabita Baral, GSA VP Finance and Services November is the Financial Literacy Month. While financial literacy is important for everyone, being a graduate student puts us in a unique position in terms of our source of income and expenses we have. While it is imperative for everyone to manage their finances, this year managing finance can look a bit …
September 2020 Advocacy Updates
As your graduate student representatives, the GSA Board of Directors and the Research and Advocacy Analyst work on many advocacy priorities to the best interest of UCalgary graduate students. If you have any questions or concerns, please email askgsa@ucalgary.ca. For the month of September, the GSA’s advocacy efforts were focused largely on provincial and institutional advocacy. The Government of Alberta was seeking …
Letter from ab-GPAC with updates on Alberta 2030
October 2, 2020 The Government of Alberta is conducting a comprehensive, system-wide review of Alberta’s post-secondary system called Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs Post-Secondary System Review (or AB2030). This review will shape the future vision for the Alberta’s post-secondary education system and it aims to transform the post-secondary sector in Alberta to provide high quality education, meet current and future labour market …
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