Council of Foothills DGAs

Who is CFD? What do they do?
Departmental Graduate Associations (DGAs) are a collection of graduate students from each department that represent the student body of that particular department as a whole. Within the Cumming School of Medicine there is a consortium of DGAs known as the Council of Foothills DGAs (CFD) that meet monthly to discuss graduate student news and any Foothills campus-specific information. A representative from each DGA in the Cumming School of Medicine attends these CFD meetings. Any issues that a graduate student has can be communicated to their DGA and a representative can make this issue known at departmental meetings or various other meetings they may attend with department heads or program directors. It's not all doom and gloom — the DGA representatives also discuss the positive things that have happened within their departments and often discuss appropriate celebrations or rewards for those involved.
To learn more about Council of Foothills DGAs, check out their website:
CFD Representatives
Chair: Esha Kaul
Co-Chair: TBA
Communications Officer: Meriem Arouma
Treasurer: Ty Pan
Contact Information
Email: cfd@ucalgary.ca
Instagram: @ucalgarycfd
Twitter: @UCalgaryCFD
Facebook: www.facebook.com/UofCCFD
CFD Subcommittees
Mental Health & Wellness Sub-Committee
MHWS Co-Chair: Madeline Mellett
MHWAS Co-Chair: Mashiat Zaman
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-committee:
EDI Co-Chair: Shelly Yin
EDI Co-Chair: Kaelyn McDonald-Wirasinghe