Join BUGS Council!

If you are interested in contributing to our student community or taking on a leadership role in the biochemistry department, we encourage you to join BUGS!!

We form our new council each Winter semester for the following academic year, with both elected and appointed positions.

• Elected Positions include: President, VP Internal, VP External, VP Communications, VP Social, VP Academics, U2 Representative, U3 Representative
• Appointed Positions includes: VP design, VP finance
• Additional positions appointed in September of the following academic year: U1 Representatives (x2), School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) Undergraduate Representative

Join BUGS Council 2026-2027!

Anyone interested in running for an elected position must first complete a nomination form. The Nomination/Campaign Period lasts from February 27th 2026 to March 16th 2026 (deadline to submit nomination form). All information about available positions and submission details can be found here:

• Elections package
• Nomination package

The Voting Period lasts from March 23rd to March 27th 2026. Election results will be posted here on our website.

The application for appointed positions will open on March 18th, 2026 and close on March 27th, 2026. Interviews take place between March 30th and April 3th. More information about appointed positions will be available shortly!

We highly encourage all interested candidates to carefully read our constitution for election processes, candidate requirements and portfolio of each candidates position. If you have questions or comments about the election process, please contact our Director of Student Affairs at bugs@susmcgill.ca.