Alberta Graduate Council

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AGC Strategic Plan 07-09
Go HERE to see the AGC's current Strategic Plan

October 27, 2008: Graduate Students - Building the Alberta Advantage
The AGC sent all members of the Alberta Legislative Assembly a report entitled Graduate Students: Building the Alberta Advantage. The report outlines the AGC's top three priorities along with general information about the AGC and Alberta's graduate students.

September 28, 2008: AGC Chair Report to Member Councils
Starting in September 2008, the Chair of the AGC will submit a report to each member institution's representative council.

March 1 2008: AGC presents to members
The Alberta Graduate Council discussed its accomplishments and future directions

October 27 2007: AGC presents to members
The Alberta Graduate Council presented on its history and goals as well as the general structure of government to its new (& old) members.

March 2007: AGC presents to members
The Alberta Graduate Council presented on its history and and plans to its member councils.

AGC welcomes Minister Doug Horner
The Alberta Graduate Council wrote the new Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Doug Horner in December 2006, welcoming him to the portfolio and offering some suggestions to hit the ground running in his first months on the job.

AGC calls on the U of L to support campus daycare
A daycare is a crucial part of ensuring that a campus community is welcoming to students with children, and is vital to graduate recruitment and retention at Alberta's universities. the Alberta Graduate Council wrote in November 2006 a letter of support urging the University of Lethbridge's board of governors to support the creation of a daycare on campus.

AGC nominates Erik Saude to the SFB
Graduate students are currently the only group of students unrepresented on the Student Finance Board's membership, and in June 2006 AGC nominated Erik Saude to sit on the board to rectify that omission.

May 2006: Presentation to U of A GSA
The Alberta Graduate Council presented to the University of Alberta Graduate Students' Association on AGC and what it does for members.

AGC Presentation to the Standing Policy Committee on Education and Employment
In April 2006 the Alberta Graduate Council made a key presentation to the SPC on Education and Employment, a government committee that determines the policy on education issues in Alberta. AGC made several recommendations to improve graduate student funding, recommendations that graduate students expect will be a part of the Government of Alberta's future plans surrounding improving the affordability of graduate school. Read our summary to the SPC for an overview of what recommendations were made.

AGC Submission to A Learning Alberta
The Alberta Graduate Council was a key participant in the Government of Alberta's review of post-secondary education, A Learning Alberta. In July of 2005 the Alberta Graduate Council made a submission to the review committee listing several recommendations for change for graduate students and the system as a whole. Graduate students were also invited to the Minister's Forum that was the culmination of hard work over the summer of 2005 - read our thank you for participating at the forum.