SOGS COMMITTEES

All SOGS members in good standing are eligible to join a committee (or multiple committees)! SOGS committees are the cornerstone of #GradLifeWesternU.

Committees are an integral part of SOGS’ advocacy mandate and oversee most of the projects and initiatives SOGS works on annually. Being a committee member helps improve conditions for SOGS’ diverse membership on- and off-campus, enriching graduate student life by connecting students across disparate departments and faculties.

WANT TO JOIN A COMMITTEE?

To join any of our committees, please contact the committee Chair directly by email, listed below. Let them know you are interested to join their committee by sending them a simple email. *Please do not send a resume.

Not sure if you want to join a SOGS committee?

Read up on the committees you are interested in. There is a pamphlet describing what each committee does, what you will learn by being on the committee, and what the time commitment to join.

We have 14+ committees. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Benefits of getting involved:

By attending and participating in committee meetings as a volunteer member, we will issue you a $5 gift voucher to the Grad Club for each meeting! Committees typically meet once per month.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMMITTEES:

Each SOGS Executive/Non-Executive oversees various committees based on their portfolio’s mandate.

Check out the COMMITTEE MANUALS HERE!

Scroll down to see our complete list of committees.

Portfolio of the President
Portfolio of the VP Academic
Portfolio of the VP Advocacy
Portfolio of the VP Finance
Portfolio of the VP Student Services
Reporting to the Speaker
Reporting to the Ombudsperson

LIST OF SOGS COMMITTEES:

Portfolio of the President

POLICY COMMITTEE

Chair: Deputy Speaker, Jillian Warman | deputy.speaker@sogs.ca

Portfolio of the VP Academic

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Chair: Erind Alushaj | academic.committee@sogs.ca

GRADCAST EDITORIAL BOARD COMMITTTEE

Find our more about Gradcast here. Listen to the show on Podbean

Chair: Amalie Hutchinson | gradcast@sogs.ca

Portfolio of the VP Advocacy

GRADUATE STUDENT ISSUES COMMITTEE

Chair: Christina Safar | gsic.committee@sogs.ca

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT ISSUES COMMITTEE

Join the IGSIC Facebook group to see the events. Check out IGSIC’s International Graduate Student Guide to Western and our resources for international students.

Chair: Deeplina Bannerjee & Ashka Thaker| igsic.committee@sogs.ca