Accomplishments

Accomplishments of the 2022 Council

(NEHA THOLAR, JAMES JOSEPH, SABRINA PROVA, ROHTASH MANGLA)

 

Highlights of the achievements of the GSA

  • The GSA President, Neha S Tholar is an active Concordia board member.
  • GSA VP Finance and Services, James Joseph audited the 2021 financial statements along with CPA, Graeme Southwood from Sigma Accounting Group LLP and is a director for ab-GPAC.
  • GSA VP Academic Affairs and External Relations, Sabrina Prova is a voting member for various academic committees and is the secretary for ab-GPAC.
  • GSA VP Student Life, Rohtash Mangla is responsible for all event executions that take place on campus.
  • There is a Graduate Representative Council (GRC), which comprises of representatives from every graduate program, and Gayatri Uttwani is the GRC Chair and Pramitha Pinto is the secretary for all GRC meetings.
  • Procedures related to Finances are more streamlined and transparent now with suggestions and recommendations from Christine Chan, former GSA Bookkeeper and CPA, Graeme Southwood.
  • Significant work is in progress to improve student experience of academic and non-academic pursuits on campus.
  • GSA supports students by contributing to GSA awards, events, and providing funds for activities.
  • The events held so far were successful and benefited the students such New Student Orientation Fall 2022, Mock Interview, and discounted tickets for the Oil Kings hockey game.
  • The participation of graduate students at Thunderfest was ensured by collaborating with Concordia Students’ Association (CSA) by contributing financially.
  • More events have been planned and will be executed in the coming months.
  • GRC will have a Meet and Greet event with the Research Department.
  • Concerns regarding the research resource has been raised and steps are being taken to improve it along with the library department.
  • Giveaways are part of the events to encourage student participation.
  • Individual student grievances have been addressed and will continue to be addressed when approached in-person or through e-mail.
  • GRC members have been approached individually by the council for support and plans to meet in-person.
  • Social media platforms: GSA is actively promoting all CUE based events and the GSA website is up to date. There is also an Instagram account where updates are being posted. You can also reach out to the GSA executives via email or phone. Their information is available on the
  • GSA is a member of ab-GPAC (Alberta Provincial Advocacy Council). GSA council members attended the ab-GPAC board retreat meeting at Banff and will be participating in the advocacy week held in November.
  • GSA holds bi-weekly meetings with the Deans office.
  • Some of the GRC representatives are active board members of the faculty council.