Student Associations
GAIA (Undergraduate)
Gaia is the Geography and Environmental Studies Student Association at the University of Ottawa. We are here to serve and represent the student bodies of these programs and to help better your university experience.
“Gaia“ (pronounced guy-a), according to Greek Mythology, is the goddess of the Earth. James Lovelock used the term in the 1970s to describe the earth as a living, self-regulating organism.
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GAIA Executive Committee Members 2021:
President- Spencer Knowles
VP Finance- Sarah Gebert
VP University Affairs-
VP Social Affairs and Philanthropy- Erika Brummell
VP Communications Francophone-vacant
VP Communications Anglophone-Alexandria Mighton
VP Internal Affairs- Stephen Donaghy
Geography Graduate Students Association (GGSA)
The GGSA is a departmental organization responsible for supporting and representing graduate students in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Ottawa. We allow the voices of graduate students to be heard by sitting in and voting at department assemblies. We also organize social events to encourage human geographers, physical geographers, and geomatics specialists to interact with and learn from each other.
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GGSA Executive Committee Members 2020:
President- Kethra Campbell-Heaton
VP Communications (ENG)-Andrew Forbes
VP Communications (FR)- Marie-Lore Beaudry
VP Social- vacant
GSAED Rep-Brandon Pludwinski
CUPE 2626 Steward- Sydney Moser/Yulun Wu
Departmental Assembly rep PhD- Celeste Digiovanni
Departmental Assembly rep MSc- Sydney Moser
Treasurer- Yulun Wu
Secretary- vacant

GGSA Executive Committee Members 2020:
President- Kethra Campbell-Heaton
Hi! I’m Kethra and I am the GGSA president! I am a first year PhD student studying with Dr. Denis Lacelle. My research focuses on permafrost hydrology, more specifically the implications of climate change and permafrost thaw on high Arctic watersheds.
Department Pride

We are selling t-shirts ($5), 3/4 sleeve baseball shirts ($10) and baseball hats ($10). The shirts (unisex, cotton) are available in small, medium, large and extra large. The hats have a Velcro back.
We also have mugs ($2) and patches ($2) available.
To purchase please contact Kethra, kcamp109@uottawa.ca