Graduate Student Advisory Council

The purpose of the Graduate Student Advisory Council is to:

• Provide advice and feedback to the Dean, the Associate Dean, and the Director of the College of Graduate Studies on key issues for graduate students at UBC Okanagan;
• Provide information on policies, procedures, workshops, other events and funding from the CoGS office and from Graduate Council;
• Enable a forum for in-depth discussion on important issues, as identified by GSAC members and their graduate program colleagues;
• Advocate for change, and to provide leadership, on key issues such as, but not limited to, student services and funding;
• Provide a forum where GSAC members can also discuss issues and strategize with Graduate Student Senators
• Help fill graduate student representative vacancies on relevant committees, as needed

• Dean, College of Graduate Studies (Chair) (ex officio)
• Associate Dean(s), College of Graduate Studies (Vice Chair) (ex officio)
• Director, College of Graduate Studies (ex officio)
• Graduate Student Senators (non-voting)
• Representative, Health and Wellness (non-voting
• Graduate student representatives from the following communities (1 each):
  • Indigenous students
  • LGBTQ* students
  • International students
  • Disabled students
• Graduate student representatives from the following Faculties/programs:
  • Faculty of Applied Science (3)
  • Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2)
  • School of Education (2)
  • Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (2)
  • Faculty of Health and Social Development (1 representative each  from  Nursing, Health Studies and Social Work)
  • Faculty of Science (3)
  • Faculty of Management (1)
  • Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (3)
• Invited guests, as appropriate