Chair of Council

Responsibilities:

To work with the GSA President on matters relating to governance and democracy.
To Chair all meetings of the GSA Council, remaining neutral in policy debates.
To oversee the orderly conduct of Council.
To work with the elected officers to ensure that policy resolutions are actioned.

Email contact: councilchair@yorkgsa.org

Participation Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect participation of postgraduatea at the University and GSA.

Email contact: participationofficer@yorkgsa.org

Sports Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on matters related to postgraduate involvement with sport.
Where suitable, to support the running of GSA sports sessions.
To coordinate postgraduate sports teams.

Email contact: sport@yorkgsa.org

Volunteering Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on matters related to postgraduate involvement with volunteering.
To work with the university to ensure volunteering opportunities are available for postgraduates.
To work with the GSA to create volunteering opportunities for postgraduates.

Email contact: volunteering@yorkgsa.org

Colleges Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues experienced by postgraduates in colleges. To liaise with the Wentworth Graduate Common Room Committee (GCRC) and the Vanbrugh College Student Association (CSA) to ensure the needs of postgraduates are met. To be the bridge between the GSA and College committees.

Email contact: collegesofficer@yorkgsa.org

Postgraduate Taught Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect postgraduate taught students at the University and GSA.

Email contact: pgtstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

MRes Students’ Officer

Eligibility:
This Officer role is open to all MRes students only.

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect MRes students at the University and GSA.

Email contact: mresstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

PhD Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect PhD students at the University and GSA.

Email contact: phdstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

BAME Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect BAME postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: bamestudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

LGBTQ+ Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect LGBTQ+ postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: lgbt@yorkgsa.org

Disabled Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect disabled postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: disabledstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

International Students’ Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the GSA President on issues that affect international postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: internationalofficer@yorkgsa.org

Women and Non Binary Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect women and non-binary postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Student Parents, Guardians, and Carers Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect postgraduates with caring responsibilities.

Email contact: studentpgcofficer@yorkgsa.org

Distance Learning Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect distance learning postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: distancelearningstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

Working Class Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect working class postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: workingclassofficer@yorkgsa.org

Religions/Faith Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Wellbeing and Community on issues that affect postgraduates belonging to a faith or religion at the University and GSA.

Email contact: religionfaithofficer@yorkgsa.org

Sustainability Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the GSA President on matters related to Sustainability at the University and the GSA.

Email contact: sustainabilityofficer@yorkgsa.org

Online Learning Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect online learning postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: onlinelearningstudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

Part Time Students' Officer

Responsibilities:
To work with the GSA President on issues that affect part-time postgraduates at the University and GSA.

Email contact: part-timestudentsofficer@yorkgsa.org

GTA Officer

Eligibility:
This Officer role is open to all postgraduates in Graduate Teaching Assistant roles only.

Responsibilities:
To work with the VP Academic on issues that affect postgraduate Graduate Teaching Assistants at the University and GSA.

Email contact: gtaofficer@yorkgsa.org