Graduate Student Relations Committee - documents of interest

Documents (regulations, guidelines, policies)

The Graduate Student Relations Committee periodically issues, through the Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, regulations or guidelines (or interpretations thereof) which relate to university-student relations, student life or the working conditions of graduate students. These documents are normally issued electronically to all graduate students and those who deal with graduate student issues and are posted on the websites of the Graduate Student Association - University of Waterloo (GSA) and/or Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA). For ease of reference, those documents and others that the committee thought might be of interest to graduate students are identified below.

Memorandum of Agreement 

Memorandum of Agreement (pdf)

Regulations:

• Student Responsibilities, regulations, and policies
• TA Health, Safety and Environment Training
• Teaching Assistantships - Hourly Rate; Hours Per Term
• Employment of Graduate Students
• Guidelines on Graduate Student Support
• Resolution of Disputes between TAs and Instructors and RAs and Supervisors
• UW Statement on Graduate Student Office Space (pdf)

Policies:

Policy 46 - Information Management

Policy 21 - Alcohol Use and Education 

Policy 30 - Employment of Graduate Student Teaching Assistants

Policy 33 - Ethical Behaviour

Policy 34 - Health, Safety and Environment

Policy 56 - Vacations and Vacation Pay for Non-regular Faculty Members, including Graduate and Undergraduate Students with Academic Appointments

Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances

Policy 71 - Student Discipline

Policy 72 - Student Appeals

Policy 73 - Intellectual Property Rights

Guidelines:

• Assessment of Penalties
• Computer and Network Resources
• Computing and Network Resources - Security
• Harrassment and Discrimination - Guidelines for Supervisors
• Human Research
• Safety Guidelines for Field Work / Field Trips in Canada
• Safety Guidelines for Field Work / Field Trips in International Locations
• Student Email
• Weather / Emergency Closing Guidelines

Reports:

• A Guide for Graduate Research and Supervision at the University of Waterloo 

PhD guaranteed minimum funding:

• Minmum Funding
• Teaching Assistant Rates
• Graduate Scholarships / Bursaries