Governance

Our regularly scheduled Board of Directors (BOD) meetings are held monthly during the year. Our Fall term BOD meetings are scheduled to be held on the first Thursday of each month via Zoom. Please click the link below to view the scheduled dates, agenda and minutes of our Board meetings, as well as any accompanying documentation. 

Our constitution governs how the TGSA operates as a not-for-profit incorporated association. In the spring, constitutional changes are made at the Annual General Meeting with the approval of our general membership at Trent University. 

The TGSA works closely with our union, CUPE 3908, which aims to improve working conditions for contract faculty and student academic workers at the provincial and national levels. CUPE 3908 also provides additional funding for graduate students who are unit 2 workers.

In addition, the TGSA represents the voice of graduate students by sitting on various committees. This allows us to bring about issues or concerns regarding the operations and the administration of Trent University. If you have any concerns or questions that you would like to be addressed at any of these committees, please do not hesitate to contact us or by filling our Advocacy form.

Please note that although the TGSA does not have an assigned seat on the Board of Governors, we are in frequent communication with our student representatives on the board and can always request to bring an issue forward to the Board.