Spring AGM 2012

The GSU's spring semi-annual general meeting is taking place on Wednesday March 28th, at 6:00 at Bitters Restaurant & Lounge. All are welcome! The executive of 2011-2012 will give their summaries of the year. You will also hear about the upcoming executive for the year 2012-2013. Hope to see you there!

Click here to download the reports as well as relevant docs regarding the AGM

Call for Nomination: GSU Executive Positions

The Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) is placing a call for nominations for the GSU executive positions of President, and Vice Presidents Academic, Communications and Research, Internal, and Finance. Nominations open March 14th and close March 21st at 4:00 p.m. Students running for these positions must be part or full time graduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. These positions commence in May 2012 until the end of April 2013.

The aim of the GSU and its elected executives is to:

1. Represent graduate students' interests to the University administration and other organizations, both on and off campus;

2. Provide graduate students with an educational, social and cultural organization;

3. Foster contact and communication among graduate students;

4. Establish and promote contact with similar bodies at other universities and;

5. Generate positive exposure for graduate students within and outside the university community.

To find out more about the roles and duties of each Executive position, please go to: http://www.gsumun.ca/new/about/gsu-executive/responsibilities-of-gsu-executives

Prospective candidates will require both a mover and a seconder for their nomination forms, as well as 10 other student nominators who are currently members of the GSU. Each mover / seconder / nominator will need to provide their names, student numbers, and signatures upon the form in order to verify validity. Completed nomination forms may be dropped off at the GSU Office (GH-2007) in Feild Hall, Monday to Friday from 10:00am - 2:00pm. The nomination form can be downloaded from here

Candidates who complete the process will be invited to a meeting with the CRO following the close of the nomination (March 21^st at 5pm in the GSU boardroom) so that they may be informed as to the rules and regulations of the electoral process and the ensuing campaign.
Campaigning starts on March 21, following the meeting with the CRO and runs until March28th. Candidates will be invited to make a statement at the Annual General meeting, on March 28th at 6:00 pm at Bitters. Voting begins at 6:00 pm on March 28th and closes March 30th at
4:00 pm.

Students with any questions regarding the elections may contact the CRO, Michelle Fitzsimmons, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Students with any questions regarding the executive positions may contact the current executives (contact info found at http://www.gsumun.ca/new/contacts)