Contact Information
GSA Contact Information
The Graduate Students' Association
1030 ES, 844 Campus Place NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA
Contact Information
403 220-5997
403 282-8992
For general inquiries, please email: askgsa@ucalgary.ca
For media inquiries, please email danielle.decoste@ucalgary.ca
Business Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9:30 am – 4 pm
Appointments available outside of office hours for Foothills campus students.
Office Hours:
The GSA Office is open from 10 am to 3 pm MT, Tuesday to Thursday for drop-ins.
Virtual Front Desk is open on Mondays (1 to 3 pm MT) and Fridays (9 to 11 am MT).
Virtual Front Desk
Open Mondays (1-3 pm MT) and Fridays (9-11 am MT)
NEW! Virtual Office Hours
10 am to 12 pm, every Wednesday
Current GSA Operations
(Effective September 16, 2021) The Government of Alberta announced new temporary COVID-19 restrictions on September 15, 2021 to address the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the province. These measures include a work-from-home mandate, limits on indoor gatherings of up to 10 vaccine-eligible, vaccinated individuals from two households, and limits of 200 people for outdoor gatherings.
The GSA has adjusted operations to abide by the new measures. These changes will become effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice:
GSA essential programs and services will remain accessible for the GSA members including:
- Health and Dental Plan
- Financial support
- Events and discounted tickets
- Volunteer opportunities
- Student groups (Departmental Graduate Associations and Graduate Student Groups)
- The GSA Office will be closed. The GSA staff will work virtually from home.
- To book a virtual meeting with a GSA Executive, please use the following form. No in-person meetings will occur until further notice.
- To arrange virtual meetings with a GSA staff member, please communicate with the respective staff directly via email.
- The GSA installed a drop-box in front of the GSA Office. However, the drop-box will not be checked during the work-from-home mandate.
- Stay connected with the GSA through the live chat tool on the GSA website, phone, email, and GSA social media channels. See here for our contact details.
- The GSA will not allow any in-person events or meetings for GSA committees and subcommittees until further notice.
- The GSA will not provide funding for any in-person events for Departmental Graduate Associations, Graduate Student Groups, and Quality Money projects until further notice.
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH GSA NEWS VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Website: www.gsa.ucalgary.ca
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/gsacalgary
- Instagram & Twitter: @gsacalgary
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:
- For general GSA and Health and Dental Plan questions, please email askgsa@ucalgary.ca or call 403.220.5997
- For events and discounted tickets questions, please email events.gsa@ucalgary.ca
- For Quality Money, Bursaries, and DGAs/GSGs questions, please email governance.gsa@ucalgary.ca
- For Communications questions, please email gsaco@ucalgary.ca
- For media inquiries please email danielle.decoste@ucalgary.ca
- For Last Defence Lounge updates, please visit www.lastdefencelounge.ca
Current GSA Operations
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH GSA NEWS VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Website: www.gsa.ucalgary.ca
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/gsacalgary
- Instagram & Twitter: @gsacalgary
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:
- For general GSA and Health and Dental Plan questions, please email askgsa@ucalgary.ca or call 403.220.5997
- For events and discounted tickets questions, please email events.gsa@ucalgary.ca
- For Quality Money, Bursaries, and DGAs/GSGs questions, please email governance.gsa@ucalgary.ca
- For Communications questions, please email gsaco@ucalgary.ca
- For media inquiries please email danielle.decoste@ucalgary.ca
- For Last Defence Lounge updates, please visit www.lastdefencelounge.ca
GSA essential programs and services will remain accessible for the GSA members including:
- Health and Dental Plan
- Financial support
- Events and discounted tickets
- Volunteer opportunities
- Student groups (Departmental Graduate Associations and Graduate Student Groups)
- The GSA Office will be open for in-person appointments only. The door will remain closed to support the office’s social distancing capacity.
- To book a virtual or in-person meeting with a GSA Executive, please use the following form.
- You can arrange meetings directly with a GSA staff member via email.
- Safety measures such as masks, hand sanitizers, social distancing, and contact tracing will be in place for the GSA office.
- A locked drop-off box will be installed beside the GSA front door for document drop-offs and will be checked periodically throughout the week.
- To make sure the GSA is responsive to your inquiries and questions, the GSA introduced a live chat tool on the GSA website for any immediate questions or concerns.
- Other current communication channels remain available throughout the semester including phone, email, and GSA social media channels. See above or below for our social media and contact details.
- The GSA and its committees will be holding in-person events if the in-person event guidelines can be met. In cases when the event guidelines cannot be met, the event will be virtual.
- In-person events guidelines include:
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Must have hand sanitizer stations available
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Mandatory masks
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Social distancing while standing and 2m+ distanced seating
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No crowding at event entrance
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No physical distribution of pens/paper
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No sharing of food or drinks
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No sharing of physical items
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Need to offer a hybrid model (stream the event/workshop on zoom)
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Attendees must wipe down table surfaces, chairs etc that are used at events with wipes provided before and after the event. This will be the responsibility of the attendees and will be overseen by the person running the event.
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- The GSA will allow in-person events for our Departmental Graduate Associations, Graduate Student Groups, and Quality Money projects.
- These in-person events must follow provincial and University guidelines at the time of the event.
- Contact tracing template and safety kits will be made available to all groups so that they can host safe events for their attendees.
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Last Defence Lounge
The Last Defence Lounge
TEMPORARY CLOSED
350 MSC, 2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA
Reservations/Special Bookings:
403-220-7973
gsarest@ucalgary.ca
www.lastdefencelounge.ca