The GSA regularly offers a number of opportunities both within and outside of our organization. These can include paid positions as well as volunteering positions and scholarships. This page is dedicated to sharing these opportunities and relevant details with any interested members of our community.
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Employment Opportunities
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Volunteering Opportunities
Graduate student representative from FINE ARTS faculty | GSA Concordia
Type of Position: Volunteering (date of hire until May 31st 2025)
Start date: 1st August 2024
Mandate
Faculty Council is responsible for the governance of the academic affairs of the Faculty of Fine Arts and for making
recommendations concerning academic matters to Senate.
Chaired by the Dean and composed of full-time and part-time faculty members, graduate and undergraduate
students, and staff members, Council meets monthly.
1. Establish committees, and delegate any of its responsibilities to committees; receive, consider, and act upon the
reports of its committees.
2. Consider and recommend to Senate, or in the case of graduate programs, to the Council of the School of Graduate
Studies:
• any changes, additions or deletions in the curriculum for degrees, certificates or diplomas offered within the
Faculty.
• any changes, additions or deletions in honours, major or any Programs offered within the Faculty.
• any changes, additions or deletions in course offerings within the Faculty.
3. Decide on students’ requests for exemption from the academic regulations. The Faculty Council shall submit
annually to Senate a report on the disposition of students’ requests.
4. Recommend to Senate, or in the case of graduate programs, to the Council of the School of Graduate Studies, the
list of candidates for the conferment of degrees, certificates and diplomas.
5. Grant Faculty awards.
6. Recommend to Senate on the granting of other awards when called upon to do so.
7. Recommend to Senate on the establishment, consolidation or discontinuance of departments.
8. Appoint Faculty representatives to University committees when called upon to do so.
9. Appoint Faculty representatives to Senate.
10. Make recommendations to Senate concerning the composition of the Faculty Council.
11. Make any recommendations it sees fit to Senate or to the appropriate University administrators.
12. Establish procedures for the conduct of its affairs.
Applicants Must be current Graduate Student in the Faculty of Fine Arts, with strong academic standing and demonstrated leadership.
How to Apply:
To apply, please fill out the following form [LINK].
Application deadline is July 19th, 2024.
Notes:
The Faculty Council meets in person approximately nine times per academic year, from September to mid-May, and is scheduled on Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Faculty Council Steering Committee meets on Zoom for no longer than one hour 10-14 days prior to the Council meetings.
The Steering Committee’s mandate is to:
– Consider and recommend the agenda for Council meetings;
– Review resolutions and recommendations submitted to Council;
– Ensure that reports and recommendations arising out of different standing committees of Council are submitted in a form permitting effective debate;
– Monitor the work of the standing committees of Council;
– Prepare such reports and other documentation as Council may require of it;
– Make any recommendations to Council that it judges appropriate.
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- Fine Arts Faculty Council 2024-2025: two (2) GSA representatives (one-year term)
- Fine Arts Faculty Council Steering Committee 2024-2025: one (1) GSA representative (one-year term) – must be one of the two appointed representatives
- Interviews will be held in-person or virtually during the week of July 22nd, 2024.
Check out our fee-levy groups to see if they’re looking for new volunteers for more opportunities!
External Academic Bursaries & Scholarships
Storwell is offering an annual bursary of $2,000 in support of foster children to help them attend post-secondary schools and to offer a hand up as they make their way forward in life. The award is non-renewable, but candidates are welcome to apply for it once a year.
The successful candidate is an active member of their community, has excellent grades and displays financial need.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must have been a foster child with either CCAS or CAS or similar official Canadian foster care program and agrees to having the above organization verify the same;
- Will be enrolled as a full-time student at a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada as of Sept 2022;
- Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident;
- Applicant must be 24 years of age or less at the time of application;
- Winner agrees to having his/her name, photo and post secondary institution displayed on our website.