Student Participation
There are several ways in which students may become involved in academic issues on campus.
Students may join the New University Government (NUG). NUG is an organization which gives students direct input into academic decisions by filling the student representative positions at departmental meetings. As a result of such representation, students have direct input into curriculum committees and hiring boards, as well as routine departmental issues. Each department has at least one graduate NUG representative. Departmental NUG representatives also sit on their (specific/respective) Faculty Boards. Each faculty is entitled to send two representatives to the Graduate Faculty Board, and two of these student representatives are elected to the University Senate where most of the general academic decisions are made.
There are several Senate policy committees which have graduate student representation. These include the Library, Computer, Admission and Studies, University Government, and the Academic Planning committees. There are other Senate committees, but do date they do not have spaces reserved specifically for graduate students.
Finally, there is the GSA council, where representatives from every department meet not only to discuss academic issues but to formulate GSA policies on academic matters, which may be presented to Senate or other University committees.
To obtain more information on any of these, please call the GSA at 520-6616, or drop by the office, 600 Unicentre.
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