Once annually, during the early Fall term, the standing members of GSS will elect Council, otherwise known as the legal Board of Directors.
Council 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 Council 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 Council Positions:
● International Students’ Liaison
● Indigenous Students’ Liaison
● Women’s Student Liaison
● Research and Innovation Liaison
● Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
● Accessibility and Equity Liaison