Ella Gidluck
Ella Gidluck
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Role: President
Major: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Diploma: Business Administration
Certificate: Nonprofit Sector Leadership and Innovation
Year of Study: 5
Email: urpolis.president@gmail.com
Ella Gidluck is the President of UR POLIS and a fifth-year student majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). She has completed her Certificate in Nonprofit Sector Leadership and Innovation (NSLI) and is earning a Business Diploma. Ella has previously served as Vice President, Secretary, and Member at Large within UR POLIS.
Her studies reflect a blend of public service and practical leadership. Through her NSLI internship with Regina Food for Learning, Ella gained firsthand experience supporting community programs that provide meals for students in need. She is also part of the JDC West Not-for-Profit academic team, where she applies her passion for strategy and social impact to real-world case work.
Ella appreciates how her PPE courses complement one another, allowing her to approach complex issues with both critical and creative thinking. She also spent a semester studying in Germany and encourages other students to take advantage of international opportunities when they can.
Outside of school, Ella spends time at Madge Lake with her family and friends. She is an advocate for inclusion and accessibility, inspired by her sister who has Down syndrome, and she volunteers with the Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund.
Her advice for PAIS students: “Get to know your professors. It makes your classes more meaningful, and when life gets messy, they’ll be there to help you through it.”
Ella’s favourite UR POLIS events are Meet Your Representatives and the Grad School Panel because they bring students, alumni, and faculty together in the best way.
Responsibilities of the UR POLIS President
Responsibilities of the UR POLIS President
President's responsibilities:
To call and chair all general and executive association meetings and set agendas;
To act as official spokesperson for the association;
To have co-signing authority on all association financial matters;
To coordinate and supervise, in consultation with the members, a general plan of action for the term of office to guide the direction of association efforts;
To evaluate all activities of the association in relation to this constitution and to work with all members of the executive to ensure that its values are adhered to at all times;
To submit necessary documentation to URSU by the end of October, in order to get club status;
To act as liaison and student representative to the Politics and International Studies Department (PAIS) and attend the Department's meetings;
To chair the Annual General Meeting (AGM), ensuring that elections take place as detailed below in this constitution, and formally approving the Treasurer's financial report;
To maintain a full executive committee and hold by-elections as necessary to fill empty positions. In the case that these by-elections are unsuccessful, to delegate positions to the elected members of the association executive;
Such other duties as deemed appropriate on occasion by the association executive posed.
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