2021 Students’ Council and General Faculties Council candidates announced
Here is the list of 51 students vying for various Students' Council and General Faculties Council seats.
Helen ZhangThe list of students hoping to represent their faculties on Students’ Council and General Faculties Council (GFC) have been announced.
Campaigning will begin on March 9 at 9 a.m. and will be completely online. Voting will take place on March 17 and 18 for all undergraduate students.
So far there are over 50 candidates running for the various Students’ Council and GFC seats. However, there are still races with no candidates running.
Students’ Council
Students’ Council consists of 34 student councillors representing 15 faculties, as well as the five SU executives and the Undergraduate Board of Governors Representative. A councillor’s duty is to consult and represent their constituents while guiding the direction of the Students’ Union as a whole. Councillors meet every second Tuesday to vote on bylaws and policies such as those that determine the Students’ Union’s stance on tuition, deferred maintenance, and other issues. Councillors also work with various committees and boards.
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (two seats)
No candidates have been announced.
Arts (seven seats)
- Vaughn Beaulieu-Mercredi
- Georgia Korfeh
- Lisa Glock
- Serena Yabut
- Rebeca Avila
- Nicole de Grano
- Julia Villoso
- Chris Beasley
- Gurleen Kaur
- Charles Blondin
- Breanna Palmer
Business (two seats)
- Ghalia Aamer
- Yusuf Oliya
- Maddy Tupper
- Samantha Gardner
- Levi Flaman
Education (three seats)
- Rowan Morris
- Devin Doherty
- Francois Kohlman-Asselin
- Emily Motoska
- Avery Teo
Engineering (five seats)
- Siddharth Thakur
- Harnoor Kalra
- Andrew Batycki
- Farhana Rahman
- Dumisani Gausi
- Moosa Zafar
Faculte Saint-Jean (one seat)
- Ahdithya Visweswaran
- Eric Einarson
Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation (one seat)
- Andy Deprato
Law (one seat)
- Navpreet Gill
Medicine and Dentistry (one seat)
- Nikki Chopra
Native Studies (one seat)
No candidates have been announced.
Nursing (one seat)
- Hanna Filipovic
Open Studies (one seat)
- Nolan Orvold
Pharmacy (one seat)
- Nathan Brandwein
Science (seven seats)
- Devshri Lala
- Aadhavya Sivakumaran
- Mobashhir Khan
- Samar Barazesh
- Nikita Adekar
- Simran Dhillon
- Akanksha Yeola
- Ashmeen Aneja
- Mohit Sinha
General Faculties Council
General Faculties Council (GFC) is the university body in charge of making decisions related to academics, such as program creation, suspension, curriculum changes and more. GFC consists of 158 members, including university administrators, deans, professors, and around 39 undergraduate student representatives. GFC meets every month and has subcommittees that meet regularly.
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (two seats)
No candidates has been announced.
Arts (eight seats)
- Vaughn Beaulieu-Mercredi
- Georgia Korfeh
- Lisa Glock
- Maddie Dempsey
- Nicole de Grano
- Mayah Ghalab
- Tia Marko
- Julia Villoso
- Chris Beasley
Business (three seats)
- Ghalia Aamer
- Yusuf Oliya
- Levi Flaman
Education (four seats)
- Rowan Morris
- Devin Doherty
- Emily Motoska
- Phillip Vandevalk
Engineering (six seats)
- Siddharth Thakur
- Harnoor Kalra
- Andrew Batycki
- Tahmid Al Hafiz
- Adrian Wattamaniuk
- Chanpreet Singh
- Farhana Rahman
Faculte Saint-Jean (one seat)
- Chiara Concini
Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation (one seat)
- Andy Deprato
Law (one seat)
- Kyle Whitlock
Medicine and Dentistry (one seat)
- Jesse Lafontaine
Native Studies (one seat)
No candidates have been announced.
Nursing (two seats)
- Cynthia Liu
- Cindy Sun
- Jenny Lam
Pharmacy (one seat)
No candidates have been announced.
Science (eight seats)
- Devshri Lala
- Aadhavya Sivakumaran
- Samar Barazesh
- Nikita Adekar
- Simran Dhillon
- Akanksha Yeola
- Ashmeen Aneja
- Mohit Sinha
Update: the article was updated on March 10 at 10:05 p.m. to update the list of candidates. On November 22, at 1:52 p.m., the article was updated to reflect the current identity and pronouns of those involved.
