One of three Awards for Graduate Assistants (Teaching) goes to Chelsea Klinke from the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology UCalgary Arts! @UCalgaryFGS #TeachingAwards2020 #UCalgary

Black Lives Matter. The GSA stands in solidarity with the black communities in the U.S., Canada and around the world. We have zero tolerance for racism & are committed to advocating for equity for all. Read the full GSA Black Lives Matter Statement here: gsa.ucalgary.ca/gsa-black-live…

RELEASE: Graduate Students Pleased to See Expenditure Caps Eliminated abgpac.ca/2020/06/media-… #ableg #abpse

"The GSA stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) individuals and communities, and condemns all forms of racism, discrimination, and state-sanctioned violence. [...]" bit.ly/GSA-in-Solidar…

We teamed up with Abacus Data to ask postsecondary students across #Canada 🇨🇦 how #COVID19 is impacting them. Here's what they had to say:

Today, we feature a podcast called Here at UCalgary created by Zain Rizvi, a PhD Candidate. Zain created the podcast to talk to graduate students from #UCalgary and tell their inspirational stories, their research and projects. Listen here: anchor.fm/hereatucalgary Here at UCalgary

ab-GPAC Statement on National Indigenous History Month: abgpac.ca/2020/06/statem… #abpse #ableg

Today the Govt of Canada launched the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) Portal for #cdnpse students. If you're supporting #COVID19 by volunteering, you can get a grant from $1,000 > $5,000. You can get the Canada Emergency Student Benefit & this! Visit iwanttohelp.org

What a night it was! #AthabascaU50 💙🧡

Very exciting funding announcement for BCA member AltaML this morning! $3.25 million to create a new data science internship program to accelerate AI/ML skill development in the province. #AlbertaTech #AlbertaBETTER calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/newsroom/ocif-…

Exciting news! Ensuring appropriate funding levels is crucial to support our PSE sector & economic recovery. As grad students perform much of the research at Alberta post-secondary institutions, we're looking forward to engaging closely with this new working group. #abpse

And that’s a wrap! Our board members have been busy all week with our first virtual advocacy week. We are grateful to all the MLA’s who took the time to meet with us a discuss how to support graduate students.

“Increased tuition and cuts to institutional funding make it significantly harder for students to obtain an education, especially at the graduate level. Students call on the Government to invest in Alberta’s future by investing in students.” Evan Wong, ab-GPAC Chair

ab-GPAC has joined students across the province to call on the government to invest in post-secondary education. Check out the press release and stay tuned for our response to the 2021 Alberta budget. drive.google.com/file/d/1DRl4qX…

ab-GPAC has worked tirelessly throughout the Alberta 2030 review process to ensure that graduate student needs are front and center. Check out our response to the recent release. bit.ly/3e9YMQ5

ab-GPAC is hiring a Research Support Officer. If you are passionate about research and want to be involved in helping shape the future of Alberta's post-secondary system, we want to hear from you. Check out the full job description for more information. bit.ly/34f7h6P

ab-GPAC will be meeting the press today at 4pm to discuss budget 2022

Yesterday ab-GPAC joined ASEC and CAUS in releasing an initial response to the Alberta 2022 budget. Visit our website to read the full press release and stay tuned to learn more in the coming days abgpac.ca/Newsroom/

Students are concerned about the recent announcement regarding the decrease in student aid in Alberta. For more details see our full press release below #abpse shorturl.at/gTUVW