Election Information

The election process occurs annually in May. Member profiles and voting takes place on Angel. The newly elected Representative Council will assume their respective offices on June 1. The term for all Representative Council positions is one year. There are no term limits.

Officers:

All graduate students that have completed 2 years in a degree granting program administered by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are eligible for election to Officer Positions.

All Medical College of Wisconsin graduate students can nominate and vote for Officer Candidates.

Program Representatives:

All members of the Graduate Student Association are eligible for election to Program Representative of their respective program.

Each program holds an election concurrent with the Officer election, in which all degree seeking or interdisciplinary students of that program are eligible to vote.

Student Assembly Representatives:

The (Medical) Student Assembly appoints one Representative to represent their interests in the Graduate Student Association.

Advisory Board Members:

The Representative Council elects a Faculty Advisor and a Past President. The Graduate Studies Council elects an additional Faculty Advisor. 

The Director of Enrollment is appointed to the Graduate Student Association.