All students in the Faculty of Science are recognized as individual members of the Science Students Association. The voting members of the SSA, are individual memebers who have been elected to represent students in the Faculty of Science. These students make up the Association Council. Voting members include the Departmental Representative members, the Senator, and the Executives. First year students in science are represented by, and only by, first year representatives; therefore, the SSA considers first year to be its own department.

Annual Election Periods

Departmental Representative elections: September

Senator elections: February

Executive elections: March

Departmental Representative Elections

Nominations: Sept. 15 - Sept. 19

Campaigning: Sept. 22 - Sept. 26

Vote: Sept. 29 - Oct. 1

Positions

(2) Biology Representatives

(2) Biochemistry Representatives

(2) Biopharmaceutical Representatives

(2) Biomedical Sciences Representatives (includes Opthamalogical Science)

(2) Chemistry Representatives

(2) Math Representatives

(2) Environmental Science Representatives

(2) Physics Representatives

(1) Geology Representative

(6) 1st year Representatives

Job Description

The Departmental Representatives:

• are responsible for attending meetings of the Association Council and seeing to the general operation of the SSA in conjunction with the Executive,;
• serve as a first point of contact for students with questions or concerns regarding programs, services, and events within the Faculty of Science;
• with the exception of the first year representatives, each department holds one (1) seat on the Science Faculty Council for which it is the responsibility of the Departmental Representatives to see filled;
• are eligible for election/appointment as members of standing committees or directors within the SSA;
• are responsible for holding individual office hours and, during such time, assisting with any required administrative duties of the SSA.

Eligibility

Any member of the SSA shall be eligible to serve as a Departmental Representative, provided that they:

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident when nominated as a candidate;
• is registered full-time within the department/program they wish to represent by the last day of nominations;
• is not a member of the SSA Executive at the time of the elections.

If more than one position is available, one position should be filled by a representative of each official language, providing that the member in question receive a minimum 1/3 of the total vote count.

All candidates must be nominated in order to campaign and run in the Departmental Representative Elections.

Nominations: September 15th - 19th 

Nomination forms will be available at the SSA Office (MRN 015) and the SSA website as of 8:30 am on Monday, September 15th.

Nomination Form:www.ssa-aes.com/files/elections/gcnom08.pdf

All nomination forms must consist of the following upon submission:

• the position solicited;
• at least ten (10) signatures from student members of the candidate’s recognized department, program, or interdisciplinary program they wish to represent. Student members may sign more than one nomination form including those belonging to competing candidates.
• candidate’s signature and date, to indicate her acceptance of the nomination.

Nomination Forms are due Friday, September 19th at 17h00 in the SSA Office. Any forms submitted incomplete or after this time will not be accepted.