SMSS Council
As the SMSS represents our College’s 400 students in a number of professional aspects, the business of the organization predominantly shall occur in divisions and be carried out by the officers that populate those divisions. The three largest divisions are: the Academic Division – which addresses the academic needs of our members; the External Division – which addresses and works with organizations outside the SMSS to provide support to our members; and the Internal Division – which addresses the SMSS student groups and interactions between members.
The Academic, External, and Internal divisions shall be chaired by the respective Vice-President (Sr, if applicable) and populated by SMSS Officers. Barring exceptions, the SMSS Officers will number thirty (30). A single person, regardless of the number of positions they hold, shall not be granted more than one (1) vote. Every person, regardless of seniority, shall hold a vote at division meetings.
The SMSS Officer Positions are: Class Representatives (Med I, II, III/IV), Fundraising Representatives (Sr./Jr.), Global Health Advocate (GHA; Sr./Jr.), Global Health Liaisons (GHL; Sr./Jr.), Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee (GAAC) Representatives (Sr./Jr.), Regina-Saskatoon Liaison, Research Representative, Social Representatives (Regina and Saskatoon), Sports Directors (Sr./Jr.), Student Groups Coordinator (SGC), Student Services Representative, Regina Student Services Representative, and University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union’s Member of Student Council (USSU MSC).
A description of voting members on Council is presented in the Organizational Flow Chart and a description of the roles of each SMSS Council Officer position is outlined here.
Occasionally, the SMSS Officers shall meet as the SMSS Council to discuss governance changes, inter-division disputes, and/or to discuss the business of the Organization itself. For transparency, the agendas and meeting minutes of such meetings are linked below. All agendas shall be posted a week in advance of a meeting and the minutes/decisions of those meetings shall be posted no later than a month after the meeting has occurred.