This Committee connects graduate student representatives with senior University officers on student life and engagement. It recommends incidental fees (excluding GSA-determined or contract-based fees), and advises on changes to TA/RA rates and PhD funding. It also reviews proposed tuition, co-op fees, and Class “Z” policies affecting graduate students.
The Secretary for the Graduate Student Relations Committee is Tim Weber-Kraljevski.
Related Information
Resource Documents
- Graduate Student Relations Committee - Documents of Interest
- Policy 1 - Appendix D
| Name | Appointment Type |
|---|---|
| Justin Wan [Co-Chair] | Interim Co-Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs |
| Kaylee Biggart | Appointee, Graduate Student Association |
| Dean Eaton | Appointee, Graduate Student Association |
| Abhishesh Homagain | Appointee, Graduate Student Association |
| Thabie Lechesa | Appointee, Graduate Student Association |
| Christine McWebb | Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning and Policy |
| Chris Read | Associate Provost, Students |
| Meray Sadek | President, Graduate Student Assocation |
| Vacancy | Graduate Student, (Arts) non-voting |
| Geetam Saha | Graduate Student, (Environment) non-voting |
| Urja Nandivada | Graduate Student, (Science) non-voting |
| Vacancy | Graduate Student, (Engineering) non-voting |
| Vacancy | Graduate Student, (Health) non-voting |
| Vacancy | Graduate Sudent, (Math) non-voting |
| Special Members* | |
| Lili Liu | Dean, Faculty of Health |
| Brad Pomeroy | Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, (Arts) |
| Ian Rowlands | Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, (Environment) |
| Resources | |
| Jana Carson | Assistant Director, Institutional Analysis and Planning |
| Marianne Simm | Director, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs |
| Special Resource | |
| Allan Starr | Associate Provost, Institutional Data Analysis & Planning |
This Committee meets monthly and minutes of these meetings are confidential to the Committee.
*Note: Special Members and Special Resources attend meetings and participate in discussions related to changes to the TA rate, the recommended RA rate, and required minimum PhD funding only
Chairs: Alternating between the Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs and the President, Graduate Student Association, University of Waterloo