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2024 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council elections results

In May, 10 councillors will begin their terms on Students' Council, with nine vacant seats, an increase of two from last year.

In the 2024 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council (GFC) elections, approximately 2,070 students voted, resulting in a voter turnout of 5.96 per cent. This is slightly higher than the 2023 elections, which had a voter turnout of 5.3 per cent.

The unofficial results were announced on March 21 on the Students’ Union’s (SU) Instagram account. The official results will be posted on the SU’s website at a later date, the caption read.

Students’ Council Results

Students’ Council is the ultimate authority of the SU, with 19 seats for faculty representatives. For 2024-25, 10 councillors have been elected, leaving nine vacancies. This is lower than last year’s election, which saw 12 councillors elected and seven vacancies.

Elected councillors represent their faculty in committees and bi-weekly Students’ Council meetings, and are expected to advocate for students and consult with their constituents.

The following candidates have been elected to represent their faculties on Students’ Council:

Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

  • Kate Tamsett

Arts

  • Angelina Raina
  • Nathan Thiessen

Augustana

  • Nate Goetz

Business

  • Owan Pasay

Engineering

  • Michael Chang
  • Madiha Maroof

Faculté Saint-Jean

  • Joachim Bony

Nursing

  • Precious Majekodunmi

Science

  • Angelina Botros

Faculties not listed did not have any candidates running.

General Faculties Council results

GFC is the highest academic governing body at the U of A, and is responsible for decisions that relate to academic and student affairs. Composed of 158 members, GFC includes faculty deans, professors, students, librarians, academic staff, non-academic staff, and all U of A vice-presidents. Elected representatives represent their faculties in a monthly meeting, and in subcommittees.

There are 39 seats on GFC for appointed undergraduate students. With 15 elected representatives, there are 24 vacant seats and seven unrepresented faculties.

The following candidates have been elected to represent their faculties on GFC:

Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

  • Kate Tamsett

Arts

  • Rebecca Avila
  • Fardeen Chowdhury
  • Nathan Perez
  • Angelina Raina
  • Ramish Raza
  • Nathan Thiessen

Augustana

  • Nate Goetz

Business

  • Mohit Makijha

Engineering

  • Madiha Maroof
  • Mikael Schmidtke

Nursing

  • Asha Jama

Science

  • Pedro Almeida
  • Angelina Botros
  • Hannan Sandhu

Faculties not listed did not have any candidates running.

Katie Teeling

Katie Teeling was the 2023-24 Editor-in-Chief and the 2022-23 Opinion Editor at The Gateway. She’s in her fifth year, studying anthropology and history. She is obsessed with all things horror, Adam Driver, and Lord of the Rings. When she isn’t crying in Tory about human evolution, Katie can be found drinking iced capps and reading romance novels.

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