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History Graduate Student Association
The History Graduate Student Association plays a key role in the graduate community at Western. We act as a liaison between the Department of History and graduate organizations across campus. The HGSA plans social events, network opportunities, and assists professional development opportunities within the department. The HGSA holds bi-monthly meetings to discuss department concerns, plans, and ideas. Membership is free. All graduate students enrolled in the Department of History are considered members of the HGSA.
Our Constitution
Contact Information: historygsa@uwo.ca
Events:
Saturday, October 3rd
Football!
Western Mustangs v. Queen's Gaels
Game Start: 1:00pm
Meet at Lawson Hall: 12:30pm
Free Admission with Western One card.
Select Committees and Groups
The HGSA holds elections each fall and spring. There are a number of committees affiliated with the HGSA that are open for members to join.
- HGSA Social Committee
- HGSA Conference Committee
- Society of Graduate Students (SOGS)
- Undergraduate History Society liaison
- Department Graduate Committee
- Department Advisory Committee
- Teaching Assistants' and Postdoctoral Associates' Union (PSAC 610)
McCaffrey Speakers Series
The McCaffrey seminars are a lecture series held once a month in the history department and offer graduate students the opportunity to share their research. Upper year graduate students are encouraged to apply in the summer before the school year begins in the fall. The HGSA elects a student in the spring term each year to organize the seminar series with the department.
Executive Positions - 2026-27
Co-Chairs: Colter Assiniwai & Liam Hutchin
Secretary: Kristen Jeanveau
Treasurer: Andrew Rice
Social Committee Chair: Mackenzie Smith
Graduate Committee Representative: Rose Giles
Public History Representative: Alexis Westlake
EDIDA Committee Representative: Öykü Demir
Advisory Committee Representative: Charan Mandur
Social Media Coordinator: Priya Flynn
Undergraduate Liaison: Julianne Beauchemin
PSAC Local 610 Departmental Steward: Hazel Scott Pankratz
SOGS Councillors: Shaun Hislop
McCaffrey Seminar Series Coordinator: Abby Salvatore
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