Graduate Student Representation on Faculty of Education Committees

(updated May 7, 2026)

Faculty of Education graduate students are encouraged to participate in the governance of the Faculty. The experience builds professional relationships within the Faculty, and allows students to be aware of and participate in Faculty decision-making. Graduate students have roles on the committees described below. Terms of reference, membership, and in some cases minutes of these committees can be found at https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/educ-info/governance/councils-committees-and-boards.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee (1 rep required for a one-year term)

This committee’s mandate is to encourage the practice of the principles of and inclusiveness in the Faculty. Meeting schedule determined by the committee chair.

Education Faculty Council (2 reps required each for a one-year term)

Education Faculty Council is comprised of all full-time academic faculty from Education and several stakeholders from across the University. Meetings are scheduled the last Tuesday of each month, September to May, excluding December, from 3:30 to 5:00.

Graduate Academic Affairs Council (GAAC) (1 rep per department/school for a one-year term)

Meetings are scheduled for the first Monday of each month, October to June (excluding January) from 10:00 to 11:30. One graduate student representative is chosen from each of the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and the School of Library and Information Studies. Membership provides the opportunity to learn about the graduate programs offered across the Faculty, and to provide feedback about graduate-level programs and courses. 

Teaching Awards Committee (1 rep required for a one-year term)

This committee promotes and adjudicates applications for several Faculty of Education teaching awards, including the Graduate Student Teaching Award, and meets mostly between November and February.

SUBMISSION PROCESS: 

Currently, the Governance Administrator runs the graduate nomination and election process on behalf of the Co-Presidents of the Education GSA, which is normally held in the Winter Term in approximately April. If more nominations that available roles for each committee or council are received, an election will be called, and all active Education graduate students are eligible to vote. All candidates, successful or not, will receive correspondence following the selection process.

MORE INFORMATION: 

For more information on the election process, please contact Rachel Lindley-Maycock at educgov@ualberta.ca.