Annual General Meeting
GSS Annual General Meeting coming October 27
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 5 pm – 7 pm*
Registration: 4:30pm – 4:55pm
Location: Hybrid via Zoom or In-Person at Halpern Centre, Grad House Restaurant. Zoom link available in agenda.
Who may vote: All UVic graduate students, actively registered as of September 30, 2026.
What you need: Your UVic ID card (ONECard) student number, a strong internet connection, Chrome internet browser, and prepare by reading the AGM materials*.
All materials will be posted here in advance of the AGM.
GSS Annual General Meeting coming October 28
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5 pm – 7 pm
Registration: 4:30 pm
Location: Hybrid via Zoom or In-Person at Halpern Centre, Grad House Restaurant. Zoom link available in agenda.
Who may vote: All UVic graduate students, actively registered as of September 30, 2025.
What you need: Your UVic ID card (ONECard) student number, a strong internet connection, Chrome internet browser, and prepare by reading the AGM materials*.
All materials will be posted here in advance of the AGM.
Agenda
Reports to membership and other documents will be linked below on October 13th.
- Call to order
- Land acknowledgement
- AGM quorum report
- Approval of the agenda
- Approval of minutes from the March 24, 2026 SAGM
- Presentation of the 2025-26 Audit
- Re-Appointment of the Auditors
- Presentation of the 2026-27 Annual Plan
- Reports to the Membership
- Report of the 2025-26 Executive Board
- Membership and representation report
- Report of the Executive Director
- Reports of GRC Standing Committees
- Advocacy and Campaigns – Victor MARRUGAT, Director of External Relations
- Appeals – Hannah BROWN, Director of Internal/University Relations
- Bylaw and Policy – Violet CIESLIK, Chair
- Events – Manuel CENTENO DUQUE, Director of Student Life
- Finance – Eleanore TODD, Director of Finance
- Extended Health & Dental Insurance Update – Robyn Paches, Alumo Senior Director
- Bylaw Amendments (Appendix A, see full text Agenda linked above)
- Other business (with notice of agenda item) and announcements
- Adjournment
Emergency preparedness: In the event a major power or technology failure disrupts a GSS general membership meeting, the meeting will be reconvened on the following day at 5pm.
The GSS holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) every year in October, and a Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) every year in March.
Election results are ratified and any unfilled positions are filled at the SAGM.
The Executive Board’s Strategic Plan, GSS budget, and results of the audit are presented to membership at the AGM.
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