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Graduate Student Relations Committee

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Chairs: Alternating meeting to meeting between the Associate Provost, Graduate Studies and the President of the Graduate Student Association.
Secretary: Erin Windibank, Associate University Secretary, Secretariat

Terms of Reference and Membership

This Committee operates under the terms set out in Policy 1, Initiation and Review of University Policies.

Documents (regulations, guidelines, policies)

The Graduate Student Relations Committee periodically issues, through the Associate Provost, Graduate Studies, regulations or guidelines (or interpretations thereof) which relate to university-student relations, student life or the working conditions of graduate students. These documents are normally issued electronically to all graduate students and those who deal with graduate student issues and are posted on the websites of the GSA and/or the GSO. For ease of reference, those documents and others that the committee thought might be of interest to graduate students are identified below.

Memorandum of Agreement (.htm), Memorandum of Agreement (.pdf)

Regulations:

Examination Regulations and Related Matters (.pdf)
Resolution of Disputes Between TAs and Instructors and RAs and Supervisors (.pdf)
Teaching Assistantships (TAs) Performance (and Relationship to Minimum Level of Funding) (.pdf)
TA Health, Safety and Environment Training (.pdf)
Employment of Graduate Students - Special Arrangements (.pdf)
Teaching Assistantships --  Hourly Rate; Hours Per Term (.pdf)
Minimum Level of Funding for Doctoral Students
Graduate Student Research Payments - Announcement
Graduate Student Research Payments - RA payment types (.pdf)
Graduate Student Research Payments - Graduate Student Sources of Support Limitations (.pdf)
Guidelines on Graduate Student Support
UW Statement on Graduate Student Office Space (.pdf)

Policies:

Policy 19 Access to and Release of Student Information
Policy 21 Alcohol Use and Education
Policy 33 Ethical Behaviour
Policy 34 Health, Safety and Environment
Policy 56 Vacations and Vacation Pay for Non-regular Faculty Members, including Graduate and Undergraduate Students with Academic Appointments
Policy 70 Student Petitions and Grievances
Policy 71 Student Discipline
Policy 72 Student Appeals
Policy 73 Intellectual Property Rights

Guidelines:

Assessment of Penalties
Computer and Network Resources
Computing and Network Resources - Security
Harrassment and Discrimination - Guidelines for Supervisors
Human Research
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
Safety Guidelines for Field Work / Field Trips in Canada
Safety Guidelines for Field Work / Field Trips in International Locations
Student Email
Weather / Emergency Closing Guidelines

Reports:

Graduate Studies Review by Adel Sedra (2002) (.pdf) and Provost's Memo (2002) (.pdf)
Toward a Level Playing Field: Enhancing Academic Integrity at the University of Waterloo (.pdf)
Graduate Studies Brochure (.pdf)
A Guide for Graduate Research and Supervision at the University of Waterloo (.pdf)
Guidelines on Graduate Student Support
Task Force Report on the Administration of Graduate Studies


PhD Guaranteed Minimum Funding:

2011 Recommendation


TA Rate and Graduate Scholarships / Bursaries:

2012 Recommendation

2011 Recommendation

2010 Recommendation

2009 Recommendation

2008 Recommendation