Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS)
The Student’s Society of McGill University (SSMU) seems to be everywhere, but what is PGSS? PGSS refers to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society. It serves as a representative body for the graduate and post-doctoral fellows at McGill, and offers them student services similar to those SSMU offers to undergraduates.
Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS)
The Student’s Society of McGill University (SSMU) seems to be everywhere, but what is PGSS? PGSS refers to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society. It serves as a representative body for the graduate and post-doctoral fellows at McGill, and offers them student services similar to those SSMU offers to undergraduates.
Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG)
QPIRG is the Quebec chapter of the Public Interest Research Group. It’s a non-profit, student-run organization that conducts research and raises awareness on environmental and social justice issues at McGill and the Montreal community. SSMU and PGSS have one member each on the QPIRG Board to represent the student body.
Student Television at McGill (TVM)
Formerly TV McGill, TVM refers to student television at McGill, is a student-run television service funded by SSMU. They’re renowned for their production of many campus-based series, such as McGill Idol and the SSMEWs (a SSMU exec hosted current events show), as well as interviews with a number of celebrities. They also offer various workshops for their general members interested in learning how to produce and edit videos or handle a professional video camera.
The Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE)
AMUSE refers to the Association of McGill University Support Employees. It obtained official accreditation in January 2010. AMUSE was initially dedicated to unionizing work-study student employees but has since expanded to include non-student workers. The union’s highest governing body is its entire membership, which operates through the General Annual Assembly.
Table de Concertation Étudiante du Quebec (TaCEQ)
TaCEQ stands for Table de Concertation Étudiante du Quebec, also known as the Quebec Student Roundtable. TaCEQ is a student lobbying organization that differentiates itself from other organizations through its self-proclaimed non-partisanship, and the fact that it represents its members for free. Although TaCEQ was only officially created in the summer of 2009, it has been lobbying, and carrying out demonstrations on community issues since 2008.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
AGM stands for Annual General Meeting. It can refer to any meeting that happens once a year, during which members discuss and vote on important issues within an organization. Some organizations’ Annual General Meetings, such as the QPIRG-McGill AGM, get much campus and community attention around Montreal. Others, like the Tribune Publication Society’s upcoming AGM, get far less.
