Student Committee

Student Committee

Positions are open in the Student Committee (SC)!

  • 1 ULaval pole (west) student representative (In the West: Ulaval, McGill, Concordia, Sherbrooke, INRS, UQO)
  • 1 UQAR pole (East) student representative (In the East: UQAR-UQAC)
  • 1 postdoctoral student representative
  • 1 communications delegate

Representative responsibilities
Represents the universities student communities to the Québec-Océan management team, by actively participating in meetings of the SC, the QO Board of Directors and the QO Concertation and Diffusion of Recherch Committee (CCDR). The SC has three votes in these two QO governance groups. They also ensure good internal governance of the SC. The mandate is currently 3 years, renewable (or until the end of the study program). The SC statutes and student charter are currently under review. For more details on the mandate of the SC, the Board of Directors and the QO CCDR, consult the QO statutes in the governance section (login required).

Responsibilities of the Communications Delegate
Ensure communications between the SC and QO coordination, and student members. The mandate involves managing the SC's e-mail inbox, communicating requests received, preparing communications to members (announcements, invitations, surveys, contests, RSAs, etc.), sending out invitations to SC meetings or to student members, and issuing reminders. He/she prepares visual content for certain communications (e.g. invitations, event promotion, posters, flyers, etc.). Occasionally, he/she may be asked to help compose texts for communications on social networks.

The Committee is always looking for volunteer members, and is open to anyone who wants to get involved.
To keep and honor your place in the SC, you must attend at least 2 meetings and help organize at least 1 activity or SC mandate during the year.

Join us! Let us know if you're interested by contacting the student committee and the assistant coordinator before April 1st, 2025 (11:59 pm).

 

The Québec-Océan Student Committee is made up of student members from the different partner universities of the group.

The mandate of the Québec-Océan SC is to:

  • Represent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows within Québec-Océan 

  • Participate in organizing the annual scientific meeting (RSA), social and networking activities

  • Listen to students about their ideas, interests and training needs

  • Help improve the way QO supports its student members

  • Organize student activities, training and retreats

  • Organize activities for the public (kiosks, school visits, events, etc.)

  • Create synergy between student members.

  • Promote the scientific achievements of QO students and members outside the group

  • Participate in communication via social networks

  • Meet at least 3 times a year and as needed

  • Collaborate with the Québec-Océan assistant coordinator

This mandate must be carried out following the Statutes of Québec-Océan and in the best interest of all members of the group. 

The SC is also committed to listening to student members and to assisting them in their efforts and initiatives. Thus, the SC is always open to proposals and suggestions from student members.

For more information contact: comite-etudiant@qo.ulaval.ca 

 

Here are the members of the student committee: 

Elected members:

  • ULaval pole student representatives: Fanny Thiery (ULaval) and vacant position
  • UQAR pole student representatives: Jérôme Lemelin (UQAR-ISMER) and vacant position
  • Postdoctoral student representative : vacant position
  • 2nd cycle student delegate : Xavier Pratte (ULaval)
  • 3rd cycle student delegate: Lucie Bourreau (ULaval)
  • Communications delegate: vacant position

Volunteer members : Anne-Sophie Cloutier (ULaval), Mathieu Roy (ULaval), Raphaël Gagné (UQAR-ISMER), Simon Jaffrès (ULaval), Ariane Barrette (ULaval); Maryam Yazdanpanah (ULaval); Kerstin Brembach (ULaval)