President's Message
14 September 2020
Welcome back new and returning graduate students! I hope you all had relaxing summers and are ready for the new academic year. As GSA President I’d like to remind you of the many great supports and services that the GSA offers for your benefit, as well as the social events that we host throughout the year to connect you with your colleagues. I encourage you all to email your home address to gsa.frontdesk@ualberta.ca before 15 September if you would like a copy of the GSA Planner mailed to you, access our New Student Survival Guide, and to visit the GSA website to learn more about what we offer to our members, including:
- Over $950,000 in grants, awards, and bursaries,
- Various services, including the GSA Health and Dental Plan, the Graduate Student Assistance Program, group rate home and auto insurance through TDIMM, and the U-Pass,
- A multitude of social events throughout the year to connect graduate students,
- Funding to support the activities of the Campus Food Bank,
- Subsidies to the Career Centre and Writing Resources to help them offer targeted programming to graduate students, and
- Advocacy and advising (including advising on the provisions of the GSA-negotiated Graduate Student Assistantship Collective Agreement).
Best wishes for a happy and productive fall,
Marc Waddingham, GSA President