English Department Graduate Association (EDGA)
Grad student governance is a great way to enhance your involvement in your community
You can:
- learn more about department and university-wide business matters that affect graduate students
- continue to broaden your academic CV
We help foster, share, and celebrate a sense of community amongst graduate students.
We encourage grad students to attend our:
- September Annual General Meeting
- Spring Free-Exhange conference
- Many student-led events throughout the year
The English Grad Lounge is on the 10th floor of Social Sciences
Who we are
The current Executive Committee is excited to be working with and representing you this year! We welcome all inquiries about graduate student life at the University of Calgary.
Current grad student in the department? Contact our current president:
EDGA President (2023-2024)
Amy LeBlanc
ajleblan@ucalgary.ca
What we do
Our Association holds elections every September, for students to serve a one or two-year term. These positions include:
Executive Committee
Board members who run the daily workings of EDGA, including representing graduate students at departmental and university meetings, finance, overseeing committees, and peer support. These positions include President, Director, Two MA Representatives, and Treasurer
Free-Exchange Conference co-chairs
Responsible for leading our annual student-led graduate conference
Anti-Racism and Decolonization Community Collective
ARDCC offers peer support and community-building for all members of the graduate student community, and ARDCC’s primary function is to support, listen to, and advocate for BIPOC graduate students within the department and the institution. ARDCC holds regular meetings which are open to the community, in addition to hosting community-based events like potlucks and drop-in chats, organizing seminars, and assisting in departmental workshops.
Social Committee
Responsible for graduate student social and research events
Free-Exchange Committee
Support committee for the running of Free-Exchange, under the direction of the conference co-chairs
Calgary Distinguished Writers Program support
Representatives who attend meetings by the Graduate Students' Association (GSA), our student-led, university-wide support organization
And more!
Free Exchange Conference
Free Exchange is an annual interdisciplinary conference organized and run by graduate students from the Department of English at the University of Calgary. Founded over twenty years ago, the Free Exchange Conference has grown in size and scope and has attracted participants from across Canada, the United States, and beyond.