BOARD OF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

What are the GSS Board of Director Elections?

Once annually, during the early Fall term, the standing members of GSS will elect the team of Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is formed of “departmental” representatives and “at-large” representatives.

Departmental representatives for each faculty department within Graduate Studies at the University of Windsor. In some circumstances, due mainly to size, multiple facilities are represented by a single representative. The departmental representative positions are:

Departmental Board of Director Positions:

  • Biological Sciences (PhD and MSc) / Medical Biotechnology (MMB)
  • Business Administration (MBA, MBA/JD)
  • Chemistry and Biochemistry (PhD and MSc)
  • Communication and Social Justice (MA)
  • Civil Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng) / Environmental Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng)
  • Computer Science (PhD and MSc)/ Applied Computing (MAC)
  • Criminology (MA)
  • Economics (MA)/ Applied Economics and Policy (MAEP)
  • Education and Educational Studies (MEd, MEd International cohort, and joint PhD)
  • Electrical Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng)
  • Engineering Management (MEM)
  • Engineering Industrial Engineering / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems / Materials / Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering - Automotive Option and IMSE (MAIME)
  • English (MA)
  • Environmental Science / GLIER (PhD and MSc) / Earth Sciences (PhD and MSc)
  • Film and Media Arts (MFA) / Visual Arts (MFA)
  • History (MA)
  • Human Kinetics / Kinesiology (MHK and PhD)
  • Law (LLM)
  • Masters of Management (MoM)
  • Mathematics and Statistics/ (PhD and MSc)/ Actuarial Science (MActSc)
  • Nursing (PhD, MScN and MN; Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice Oncology/Palliative Care;
  • Graduate Diploma - Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner)
  • Philosophy (MA)/ Argumentation Studies (PhD)
  • Physics (PhD and MSc)
  • Political Science (MA)
  • Psychology (PhD and MA)
  • Social Work (PhD, MSW, and MSW/JD)
  • Sociology (PhD and MA)

At Large Board of Director Positions:

Elections Process

This is the high-level process for GSS Board of Director Elections. Read more about each step below.

ELECTION DATES:

Nomination Period: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Tuesday, October 1, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
All Candidates Meeting (Online): Tuesday, October 1, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Campaign Content Approval Deadline: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, @ 5:00 PM
Campaign Period: Thursday, October 3, 2024, 12:01 AM – Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 11:59
Voting Days: Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 9:00 AM – Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 3:00 PM
Appeal Period: Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 4:00 PM – Monday, October 13, 2024 @ 4:00 PM
GSS Ratification Meeting (Online): TBD

NOTE: Elected candidates are required to attend the monthly online GSS Meetings. The first meeting is the ratification meeting referenced in the Election Dates.

Voting Link: www.uwindsorgss.ca/vote

When can I vote and how?

Elections are completed electronically, which means each eligible voting member must cast their vote using the official secure online elections portal.

Members may vote by using their UWindsor credentials (UWin ID not student number), and only between the official elections/voting period:

Voting Days: Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 9:00 AM – Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

GET MORE INFO

The electoral process is under the purview of the Chief Returning Officer (CRO), who acts as an independent third-party to the GSS, mandated to coordinate all elections activities, publish elections communications, handle appeals, and respond to member and public inquiries regarding the process.

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