SYDE-GSA Elections

Systems Design Engineering Graduate Student Association (SYDE-GSA) is holding elections for the 2022-2023 executive council!

View the candidate information for each Executive Officer position: 

President

Vice President, Communications

Vice President, Operations

The SYDE-GSA has three elected Executive Officer positions with the following responsibilities:

  1. President
    1. Be the official representative of the SYDE-GSA and student representative to the Department,
    2. Be the Chief Executive Officer of the SYDE-GSA, and take responsibility for the affairs of SYDE-GSA and the overall direction of the organization,
    3. Preside over meetings of the SYDE-GSA and the Executive Council,
    4. Appoint, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, all committee chairpersons or directors not otherwise specified in these By-Laws,
    5. Consult and coordinate with the Councillor for Systems Design Engineering to the Graduate Students’ Association, attending GSA meetings and other duties as required, and
    6. Assume or delegate the duties of vacant Executive Officer positions until the vacancy is addressed.
  2. Vice President, Communications
    1. Keep a record of all business meetings of the SYDE-GSA and of the Executive Council
    2. Be the custodian of all records and correspondence of the SYDE-GSA,
    3. Maintain the membership list and other mailing lists pertinent to SYDE-GSA business, and,
    4. Assume or delegate responsibility for maintaining communication and media and outreach of the SYDE-GSA.
  3. Vice President, Operations
    1. Keep a true and faithful record of all financial transactions,
    2. Prepare termly a budget, and the annual financial status report, which shall correspond to the same fiscal year as the GSA,
    3. Disburse funds only upon approval by the Executive Council, and,
    4. Shall assume or delegate responsibility for overseeing events.

For more information, read the SYDE-GSA Bylaws (PDF) and SYDE-GSA Constitution (PDF)