Student associations | Geography, Environment and Geomatics

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Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

Student associations

Geography, Environment and Geomatics Undergraduate Students Association GAIA

Gaia is the Geography, Environment and Geomatics Student Association. We are here to serve and represent the student bodies of these programs and to help better your university experience.

“Gaia“ (pronounced guy-a), according to Greek Mythology, is the goddess of the Earth. James Lovelock used the term in the 1970s to describe the earth as a living, self-regulating organism.

GAIA Executive Committee Members :

President - Ryleigh Rioux
VP Finance - Rosemary Jones
VP University Affairs - Fiona Dimitrijeva
VP Social Affairs and Philanthropy - Vlatka Kralik
VP Communications Francophone - Jessica Constantino
VP Communications Anglophone - Loania Restivo
VP Internal Affairs - Tatiana Solfjell
VP Equity - Alison Nellie Acton
First Year Rep - Vacant

GEG-ENV Undergraduate Students Association GAIA

Meet your GAIA President

Hello! I'm Ryleigh a fourth-year student majoring in Physical Geography and Geomatics with a minor in Environmental Studies. As GAIA President, I seek to create a welcoming environment in the department where all student voices are heard and advocated for at a departmental level. Additionally, my goal is to build a sense of departmental community through fun events which give students the opportunity to mingle and meet new people in the department. Furthermore, the combination of my major and minor allows me to understand a wide facet of pathways within geography, geomatics, and environmental studies, allowing me to connect with students more easily across all programs of our department. Overall, I am passionate about making the Geography, Geomatics, and Environmental Studies department a fun and safe place for all students where lifelong memories can be made.

Geography Graduate Students Association GGSA

The GGSA is a departmental organization responsible for supporting and representing graduate students in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa. We allow the voices of graduate students to be heard by sitting in and voting at department assemblies. We also organize social events to encourage human geographers, physical geographers, and geomatics specialists to interact with and learn from each other.

GGSA Executive Committee Members :

President – Erika Brummel
VP Communications – Pénélope Gervais
VP Social – Vacant
GSAED Rep - Louis Frank
CUPE 2626 Steward - Vacant
Departmental Assembly rep PhD – Benoit Lauzon
Departmental Assembly rep Masters – Pénélope Gervais
Treasurer - Connor Rettinger
Secretary – Jaime Dubé

Geography Graduate Students Association GGSA

Meet your GGSA President

Hello! I’m Erika Brummell, I’m a first year Master of Science Student in Physical Geography researching environmental change in the Western Arctic! I’m passionate about student advocacy and have volunteered in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics throughout my Undergraduate and Graduate degrees. The GGSA is made up of various MSc, MA, and PhD students that work together to represent graduate students in our department. As president, my role allows me to bridge the student body and the uOttawa community to ensure that student needs are heard and addressed. My goal is to help geography become a diverse, inclusive, and equitable discipline and I aim to connect our student community through the GGSA. Throughout the year you can find me at GGSA social events, Departmental Assembly meetings, or off campus rock climbing! If you have any questions or ideas about the GGSA you can find us on Instagram at aedg.ggsa_uottawa !