SciGSA Membership is categorized into three groups:

Executive Council

The SciGSA Executive Council is responsible for implementing and organizing events for the general members of SciGSA. The Executive Council also acts as the liaison between the general membership and parties such as the Graduate Students Association (GSA), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), or the Dean of Science. This may include communicating new intiatives or airing grievances. Executive positions within the SciGSA are elected from the departmental representatives and serve a one-year term from May to the following April. Executive positions include:

• President
• Vice-President/Treasurer
• Secretary
• Communications Officer
• Director of Information Technology (IT)

Representatives

Representatives are responsible for relaying information between the Executive Council and relevant parties such as departments/schools, the GSA, or the Senate. Up to two departmental/school representatives may be appointed by their respective departments/schools. Representatives include:

• Departmental Representatives – Biology, Chemistry/Chemical Biology, Computational Science & Engineering, Geography & Earth Sciences, Kinesiology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Astronomy, and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Faculty Representative Candidate (FRC)
• Graduate Students Association (GSA) Representative
• International Graduate Student Association (iGSA) Representative
• Senate Representative
• Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Representative

General Membership

All graduate students in the Faculty of Science are permitted to join SciGSA. Please feel free to attend any of our events and communicate with us!