On March 24, shortly after passing a referendum to leave the Canadian Federation of Students federal lobby group, Graduate Students’ Association president Veronique Dorais-Ram submitted her resignation to the General Representative Council. GSA vice-president academic Dan Bidulock will serve as interim president until May 1, when the incoming president, James Lange, takes office. In a… Continue reading GSA president resigns from office
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Graduate students vote to leave CFS
Graduate students voted this week in a referendum on the future of the Graduate Students’ Association’s membership in the Canadian Federation of Students. “We have been meeting with grad students and putting up posters around campus as part of our referendum campaign,” said GSA president Veronique Dorais. “We are following the bylaws of the CFS,… Continue reading Graduate students vote to leave CFS
Grad students lose vote to bylaws
After graduate students went to the polls earlier this month to vote on next years’ executive, previously forgotten or ignored bylaws came into action to question the future of two positions. Paula MacDonald, an MBA and social work graduate student, came first in the race of three people for vice-president academic with 38 per cent… Continue reading Grad students lose vote to bylaws
Grad students running out of space
When one thinks of crowded work environments, space ships, submarines and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange come to mind. One space that people would not think of is the office of the University of Calgary Graduate Students’ Association. At the Board of Governor’s meeting Dec. 5, the GSA requested additional office space.… Continue reading Grad students running out of space
Grad students not being heard
Graduate Students’ Association leaders are feeling unrepresented by Canada’s largest student federal lobby group. The GSA hopes to get enough students to sign a petition to end their membership in the Canadian Federation of Students. GSA President Rithesh Ram said there were many reasons for the petition, the main one being a lack of focus… Continue reading Grad students not being heard