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- Candidates
- Campaigning
- Elections Period and Vote!
- Election Results
What are GSS Board of Directors elections?
Once annually, during the early Fall term, the standing members of GSS will elect the team of Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is formed of “departmental” representatives and “at-large” representatives.
Departmental representatives for each faculty department within Graduate Studies at the University of Windsor. In some circumstances, due mainly to size, multiple facilities are represented by a single representative. The departmental representative positions are:
Departmental Board of Director Positions:
Biological Sciences (PhD and MSc) / Medical Biotechnology (MMB)
Business Administration (MBA, MBA/JD)
Chemistry and Biochemistry (PhD and MSc)
Communication and Social Justice (MA)
Civil Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng) / Environmental Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng)
Computer Science (PhD and MSc)/ Applied Computing (MAC)
Criminology (MA)
Economics (MA)/ Applied Economics and Policy (MAEP)
Education and Educational Studies (MEd, MEd International cohort, and joint PhD)
Electrical Engineering (PhD, MASc and MEng)
Engineering Management (MEM)
Engineering Industrial Engineering / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems / Materials / Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering - Automotive Option and IMSE (MAIME)
English (MA)
Environmental Science / GLIER (PhD and MSc) / Earth Sciences (PhD and MSc)
Film and Media Arts (MFA) / Visual Arts (MFA)
History (MA)
Human Kinetics / Kinesiology (MHK and PhD)
Law (LLM)
Masters of Management (MoM)
Mathematics and Statistics/ (PhD and MSc)/ Actuarial Science (MActSc)
Nursing (PhD, MScN and MN; Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice Oncology/Palliative Care; Graduate Diploma - Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner)
Philosophy (MA)/ Argumentation Studies (PhD)
Physics (PhD and MSc)
Political Science (MA)
Psychology (PhD and MA)
Social Work (PhD, MSW, and MSW/JD)
Sociology (PhD and MA)
At Large Board of Director Positions:
● International Students’ Liaison
● Indigenous Students’ Liaison
● Women’s Student Liaison
● Research and Innovation Liaison
● Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
● Accessibility and Equity Liaison
Where can I get more information?
The electoral process is under the purview of the Chief Returning Officer (C.R.O.), who acts as an independent third-party to the GSS, mandated to coordinate all elections activities, publish elections communications, handle appeals, and respond to member and public inquiries regarding the process.
Contact the standing CRO:
- Name: Ivona Bilbilovska
- Email: cro@uwindsorgss.ca
How do GSS Elections work?
Nomination Period: Thursday, October 19, 2023 – Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 5:00 PM
All Candidates Meeting (Online): Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Campaign Preparation Period: Saturday, October 28, 2023 – Monday, October 30, 2023
Campaign Content Approval Deadline: Monday, October 30, 2023, @ 5:00 PM
Campaign Period: Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 12:01 AM – Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:59 PM
Voting Days: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 @ 9:00 AM – Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Appeal Period: Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 PM – Sunday, November 12, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
GSS Ratification Meeting (Online): Monday November 13, 2023 @ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
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How can I nominate or be nominated?
The nomination period launches Monday October 19, 2023. Nominators and self-nominating nominees must download and complete the Nomination Form (see below), as approved by the Chief Returning Officer. Once the form is completed, it must be submitted to the GSS Chief Returning Officer (CRO) before the posted deadline.
** Please open the Nomination Form with Adobe Acrobat Reader and complete the Nomination Form digitally - all fields are fillable **
Submitting nominators will receive an acknowledgment email confirming the official receipt of their nomination. This is the only proof of your submission of nomination, which is issued by the C.R.O.
It is important to note:
All nominees and nominators must currently be full paying members of the GSS; and all nominees must obtain two additional signatures to their own, supporting their nomination as a candidate.
The deadline to submit the completed Nomination Form is Sunday October 27, 2023 @ 5:00 PM
This form must be returned electronically to: cro@uwindsorgss.ca with the following:
From: @uwindsor.ca Email MUST be used for all election communications
Subject: 2023 GSS Council Nomination – First Last Name
Attached: Completed Nomination Form
List of Candidates
The following list are those nominees that have been approved by the Chief Returning Officer to campaign as candidates in the election. These candidates will be listed on the online vote ballot during the election period. Results will be tabulated by the CRO and the result for each candidate will be published as "elected" or "not elected".
| Year | Position | Candidate Name | Election Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Harkaran Singh Marwaha | |
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Karan Vishavjit | Elected |
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Thiruvikraman Subramanian | |
| F2023 | Applied Computing (MAC) | Shahzada Khan | Elected |
| F2023 | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Mohammedsakib Mahamediqbal Patiwala | Elected |
| F2023 | Criminology | Cai Kellier | Elected |
| F2023 | Diversity and Inclusion Liaison | Emma Arimi | Elected |
| F2023 | Electrical Engineering | Prabhat Kumar Singh | Elected |
| F2023 | Electrical Engineering | Shivani Sharma Ramesh Kumar | |
| F2023 | Human Kinetics | Lauren Perkins | Elected |
| F2023 | Industrial Engineering | Abdullah Al Rahi | Elected |
| F2023 | International Student Liaison | Jahnavi Mandadi | |
| F2023 | International Students’ Liaison | Raagishwar Singh Lakhanpal | Elected |
| F2023 | Master of Management | Tahmid Ahmed Sohel | Elected |
| F2023 | MBA | Brooke Lamb | Elected |
| F2023 | Mechanical Engineering | Dishant Hareshbhai Trapasiya | Elected |
| F2023 | Mechanical Engineering | Nauman Wani | |
| F2023 | Nursing | Andres Curbelo-Novoa | Elected |
| F2023 | Political Science | Bailey Soulliere | Elected |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Rahaf Hussein | |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Milad Moradi Heydarloo | Elected |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Tahmina Khanom Tandra | |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Ami Shahu | Elected |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Tatjana Kirincic | |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Aamani Salehundam |
What to expect in campaigning?
Officially nominated candidates, which are approved by the CRO according to elections rules and GSS Constitution, are allowed to campaign during the official campaign period only. This period runs:
Campaigning: Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 12:01 AM – Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:59 PM
Online campaigning is permitted throughout voting days. No campaigning is allowed in person on voting days.
Candidates are permitted to campaign within the allowed rules, which are found in the GSS Constitution and as outlined by the CRO. Candidates should direct questions or concerns with the process or rules to the CRO, prior to campaigning in accordance with the established University Student Code of Conduct.
How and when can I vote?
Elections are completed electronically, which means each eligible voting member must cast their vote using the official secure online elections portal.
Members may vote by using their UWindsor credentials, and only between the official elections/voting period:
Online Elections: : Wednesday, November 8, 2023 @ 9:00 AM – Thursday, November 9, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
| Year | Position | Candidate Name | Election Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Harkaran Singh Marwaha | |
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Karan Vishavjit | Elected |
| F2023 | Accessibility and Equity Liaison | Thiruvikraman Subramanian | |
| F2023 | Applied Computing (MAC) | Shahzada Khan | Elected |
| F2023 | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Mohammedsakib Mahamediqbal Patiwala | Elected |
| F2023 | Criminology | Cai Kellier | Elected |
| F2023 | Diversity and Inclusion Liaison | Emma Arimi | Elected |
| F2023 | Electrical Engineering | Prabhat Kumar Singh | Elected |
| F2023 | Electrical Engineering | Shivani Sharma Ramesh Kumar | |
| F2023 | Human Kinetics | Lauren Perkins | Elected |
| F2023 | Industrial Engineering | Abdullah Al Rahi | Elected |
| F2023 | International Student Liaison | Jahnavi Mandadi | |
| F2023 | International Students’ Liaison | Raagishwar Singh Lakhanpal | Elected |
| F2023 | Master of Management | Tahmid Ahmed Sohel | Elected |
| F2023 | MBA | Brooke Lamb | Elected |
| F2023 | Mechanical Engineering | Dishant Hareshbhai Trapasiya | Elected |
| F2023 | Mechanical Engineering | Nauman Wani | |
| F2023 | Nursing | Andres Curbelo-Novoa | Elected |
| F2023 | Political Science | Bailey Soulliere | Elected |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Rahaf Hussein | |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Milad Moradi Heydarloo | Elected |
| F2023 | Research and Innovation Liaison | Tahmina Khanom Tandra | |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Ami Shahu | Elected |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Tatjana Kirincic | |
| F2023 | Women's Student Liaison | Aamani Salehundam |