The Graduate Students’ Association of the University of Calgary (GSA-UC) was incorporated by an Order in Council in 1971. We provide the administration of graduate student affairs and are the registered bargaining agent for all academically employed graduate students. In this capacity, we represent the collective voices of approximately 7,700 graduate students to the university and all levels of government. We foster a collegial graduate student community, administer vital services and programs, advise students on academic affairs, represent them in disputes, negotiate the collective agreement, and run a social enterprise called the Last Defense Lounge.