Nomination Form – Executive Committee, FRCs and Board of Directors positions
Nomination period begins February 6, 2018 at 10:00am and ends February 26, 2018 at 6:00pm. The Executive Committee and FRC nomination forms can be found here and Board of Directors nomination form can be found here.

To be eligible, candidates must submit this nomination form to the GSA office by Monday, February 26, 2018 at 6:00pm. Candidates may submit a nomination form for only one of the listed positions. Completed forms can be emailed to the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) directly at gsacro@mcmaster.ca or dropped in at our office.

For any questions about the elections, please contact the CRO, Kara Tsang by email at gsacro@mcmaster.ca, or the GSA office at macgsa@mcmaster.ca

Please note that our GSA office was closed for the holidays and will reopen on January 8th.

We are sorry for this inconvenience.

Please send urgent queries and concerns to us at macgsa@mcmaster.ca

Students who have a TA-ship or an RA-ship this academic year are covered by the CUPE 3906 Dental Plan and are automatically opted out of the GSA Dental Plan. If you completed the opt-out process for the Dental and/or Health portions of the GSA Plan, your reimbursement will arrive by the method you selected (cheque or direct deposit)

• Refunds via cheque will be mailed by Oct. 31, 2017. Please allow 7-14 business days for delivery.
• Refunds via direct deposit should be received by Oct.31, 2017.

Any questions may be directed to the Member Services Centre, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5pm at 1-866-358-4434.

Please be advised that the GSA office will be closed between July 31st and August 7th. The office will be re-opened on August 8th. Feel free to send us an email at macgsa@mcmaster.ca during this time with your urgent matters.

Starting August 19th, the Campus Store will begin distribution of the new HSR U-Pass/Presto cards. Attached are some FAQs giving more in depth information on the roll-out starting next week. If you have more questions, feel free to contact us at macgsa@mcmaster.ca

Please note that all graduate students with a valid GSA sticker can enjoy 25% off food purchases after 2:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. If you don’t have your GSA sticker, feel free to pass by the GSA office before 1PM today to get your sticker.

Mark your calendars for July 7th and 21st for your 25% discount!

Click here to visit our website for The Phoenix for daily deals.

Keep up to date with what’s happening with the GSA!

Click here to view our public calendar for events, general meetings and other important dates for graduate students. You can even sync it to your existing calendar to get these notifications by clicking this link!

Thank you to everyone who voted in the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) Referendum!

The results are unofficial at this time as any GSA member may challenge the validity of a referendum in a written submission to the Chief Returning Officer (gsacro@mcmaster.ca) within two (2) business days after the close of voting. Such submission shall contain the appellant’s name, student number, telephone number and address, as well as a detailed account of the alleged reasons for invalidating the referendum.

The GSA is asking you to vote on the following question regarding the graduate student bus pass fee starting in September 2017.

Important Dates

• Voting Period: May 8 – 10, 10 am – 6pm
• Registration for campaign committees (first-come, first-serve basis) will open April 12, 10 am and close April 23, 6 pm
• Campaign Period: April 24 10 am – May 7 6pm

Documents

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Acceptance of the Agenda
3. GSA Year in Review – Report from the Executive and Committees of Council (10 minutes*)
4. Amendments to the Bylaws (10 min)
5. CRO Report on 2017 March Election (8 minutes)
6. Call for Nominations – Directors of the Association (5 minutes
7. Ratification – Directors of the Association (5 minutes)
8. Audited Financial Statements 2016 (10 minutes)
9. Review of Financial Statements 2016/2017 (10 minutes)
10. Approval of Budget for 2017/2018 (10 minutes)
11. Approval of GSA Fees for 2017/2018 (15 minutes)
12. Nomination to GSA Committees (5 minutes)
13. New Business (10 minutes)
14. Adjournment

Documents:

AGM Agenda 2017

AGM Minutes_April 20_2016 for Approval

AGM Executives Reports March 2017

Proposed Bylaw Changes

Proposed Fee – Schedule

The Phoenix – Profit and Loss

The Phoenix – Balance Sheet

GSA – Balance Sheet

GSA – Profit & Loss

Audited Financial Statements

GSA Budget 2017-2018

Phoenix Budget 2017-2018

GSA Statement of Owners Equity 2017

Phoenix Statement of Owners Equity 2017