What is the Faculty Council? 

The Faculty Council is a subcommittee comprised of elected graduate students acting as a conduit between their faculty, and the Board and Representative Council at GSA. Their role is to advise the GSA Board and Representative Council about service delivery, representation and policy work relative to their respective faculties. 

The Faculty Council will comprise two graduate students from each faculty who are elected by other graduate students in their faculty. 

What is a Faculty Council Member? 

Faculty Council Members serve as representatives and advocates for students of their respective faculty. They work closely with the Board and Representative Council, as well as engage with graduate students, University contacts and student groups as appropriate. This is paid position, which gives students a skills in dealing with key Faculty contacts, building professional networks and communication skills. 

Faculty Council Election Information 

Faculty Council elections are a time where students can nominate themselves to become a Faculty Council Members and for students to vote on their chosen candidate. Nominations for 2023 are now closed, more information on the next election will be available in 2024. 

Current Faculty Council members

Faculty 

Nominee 

Architecture, Building and Planning 

Sagan Anand

Architecture, Building and Planning 

Arnav Goyal 

Arts 

Reymond Pepito

Arts 

Dimple Malhotra

Business and Economics 

Jeya Harini Umashankar

Business and Economics 

Glenn Pandelaki

Education 

Siti Fathonah Wijayanti

Education 

Benjamin Cronshaw

Engineering and Information Technology 

Farid Fazel 

Engineering and Information Technology 

Hanh Nguyen

Fine Arts and Music 

Ioannis Sidiropoulos

Fine Arts and Music

Vacant Position

Law 

Aileen San Jose

Law 

Azzaya Enkhjargal

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 

Riyaben Patel

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 

Carmela Barcelona

Science 

Nonica Gurrala

Science 

Bayley Logan

Vacancies 

To find out more about any vacancies listed, and to see all student vacancies at GSA, please visit our student vacancies page.