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The AUGSA acts an advocate on behalf of graduate students to the university as well as to all three levels of government. By representing AU graduate student interests, AUGSA hopes to improve the overall quality of graduate student life at Athabasca.

AUGSA is a member of the Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council (ab-GPAC), which forms a major part of our advocacy services. 

Some of our advocacy priorities include advocating on childcare, the university creating Research Assistant opportunities for AU graduate students and working to ensure the provision of adequate graduate student services. In addition, we would also like to see AU providing better career services for students (for example, assistance writing resumes, cover letters, etc). We are also hopeful that one day, there will be two seats for graduate students on all university Board of Governors or Governing Councils.

The Alberta Graduate Provincial Advocacy Council (ab-GPAC) was founded in 2015. They are a non partisan, non profit advocacy group that strives to improve the graduate student experience. Membership includes the Graduate Students’ Associations of the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Athabasca University, and Concordia University of Edmonton. Collectively abGPAC represents approximately 20,000 graduate students.

We also work cooperatively with other graduate student groups and associations across Canada.

AUGSA offers a number of student awards and bursaries on an ongoing basis throughout the year. To see if you are eligible, or to apply please visit the student awards page here.

This conference is held in October each year. This is an opportunity for graduate students to present their research in a formal setting to peers and faculty, gaining valuable exposure and feedback for their work.