Georgian College Students’ Association
The Georgian College Students’ Association (GCSA) is your student voice on campus. Driven by students, elected by the student body, and supported by staff, GCSA is dedicated to enhancing student life. Your student activity fee is administered by GCSA and includes social, recreational, cultural, leisure, clubs, orientation, student communications, and student government operations.
Services started and owned by GCSA
Georgian FoodLocker
We run an emergency on-campus food bank for students in need, providing non-perishable food and hygiene items.
Clubs
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with others? Think about joining a club – or create a club if it doesn’t already exist!
Our full scope of services include:
- ONEcard: ONEcard is the official Georgian identification card. Features extend far beyond a simple ID. It’s your student card, library card, athletic centre card, and now a convenient payment method for select vendors on-campus and off-campus – all in one!
- Food services: The Last Class is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Student advocacy: Student representatives available to all students who need help or advice with any part of their college experience. The GCSA votes on all ancillary fee increases based on what students ask for.
- Student planner: Free student planner for all students to keep track of classes, assignments, activities and help with time management, organization and learning strategies.
- Clubs and associations: A variety of clubs available for students to join or start up their own.
- Transition programs: Learn about Georgian’s resources and services.
- Student jobs: Executives, directors, SWAT, team leaders, servers, hosts, student managers, security, athletic staff, score keepers and more.
- Activities: Free food, giveaways, mini games, bingo and health breaks.
- Events: Concerts, hypnotists, Georgian Idol, pub nights, movie nights, road trips, speakers and conferences.
- Athletics and Fitness Centre: Your gym membership is included in your student activity fee. Enjoy varsity sports, intramurals, tournaments, fitness centres, ping pong, rock climbing and fitness classes.
- Health and dental insurance: Student coverage for vision, dental and prescription drugs. Opt-out available if you are covered elsewhere. Opt-in available for family members.
- Georgian FoodLocker: Operated by the GCSA, the Georgian Food Locker is a confidential, emergency on-campus food bank for Georgian College students in need.
Campus information
Orangeville Campus
Room 103 (front office)
365.838.0014
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Owen Sound Campus
Room D102 (beside cafeteria)
519.372.3221
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South Georgian Bay Campus
Room A105 (main office)
249.882.0020
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Vision, mission and values
Engage. Empower. Collaborate.
Vision
Georgian College Students’ Association will be a recognized and engaged executive council that promotes the rights of students, heightens student engagement, and enhances the quality of student life. It will prepare confident leaders of tomorrow, while respecting the diversity and strength of all, and continuously assess, adapt and grow to fit the needs of an increasingly diverse student body.
Mission
Our mission is to advance the general welfare of all Georgian College students and:
- serve as a resource for students
- serve as a resource for faculty and staff
- act as liaisons to and from the student body and the college administration
- remain a major source of information to and from the student body
- recruit and develop student leaders within a professional culture to benefit the larger community
- engage in purposeful community service
Values
Our values include:
- collaboration
- integrity
- respect
- harmony
GCSA information by campus
Land acknowledgement | Three Fires Confederacy
Georgian College acknowledges that all campuses are situated on the traditional land of the Anishnaabeg people.
The Anishnaabeg include the Odawa, Ojibwe and Pottawatomi nations, collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy.
Georgian College is dedicated to honouring Indigenous history and culture and committed to moving forward in the spirit of reconciliation and respect with all First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
