Graduate Students Association (GSA)
Welcome OISE Grad Students!
New Information! The Final CRO Report for the 2013 GSA Elections can now be found under the 'Elections' tabs on the left handside.
Our last and final Council meeting for the term is taking place on Thursday April 25th at 12:00pm in 8-109. You will get to meet the new executive and receive the final reports from the outgoing execs. Lunch will be served.
Doron Yosef-Hassidim, Strengthen GSA: 125 votes (39.2%)
Natasha Jamal, Creative Change: 102 votes (32.0%)
Yongfan Jia,Your Concerns, Our Passion!: 85 votes (26.6%)
Abstentions: 7 (2.2%)
Nominees for Vice-President Academic
Jason Brennan, Strengthen GSA: 167 votes (52.4%)
Keita Demming, Creative Change: 142 votes (43.3%)
Abstentions: 14 (4.4%)
Nominees for Vice-President Finance
Shaun Chen,Your Concerns, Our Passion!: 164 votes (51.4%)
Emil Marmol, Strengthen GSA: 142 votes (42.5%)
Abstentions: 13 (4.1%)
Nominees for Vice-President Internal
Mary Jean Hande, Creative Change: 102 votes (32.0%)
Allison Ritchie, Strengthen GSA: 126 votes (39.5%)
Rosalin Yu,Your Concerns, Our Passion!: 75 votes (23.5%)
Abstentions: 16 (5.0%)
Total Voters: 319
(In 2012, the total votes in the election was 202)
Veronica Carr
CRO GSA Elections 2013
To contact Chief Returning Officer Veronica Carr, email cro.oise@utoronto.ca for more information.
Congratulations to our 2013 Mural Fung Student Appreciation Award Winners!
This year's recipients are: Sandy Gibson, Doron Yosef-Hassidim, Erin Sperling, and Cindy Sinclair!
We have proposed changes and have approvals to our 2013 constitution!
Thanks to all who came out to our last Council Meeting to review, provide feedback, vote and finalize the updated constitution :)
To learn more about these changes please click on the "Constitution" link in the left hand side panel.
Important Notice: Today's office hours for Thursday March 28th will be closed. The office will re-opens Mon April 1st from 3-5pm
Reminder that our AGM (Annual General Meeting) is open to ALL OISE STUDENTS and will be held Tomorrow March 19th from 4-7pm in 10-204. We will be voting on the proposed changes to our constitution. Please have a look by clicking "Constitution" in the left hand panel. Please RSVP to sgsa.oise@utoronto.ca. Dinner is to be provided.
Welcome back! Our office has now re-opened for the Winter 2013 school year! Please check below for our 2013 Winter office hours.
We are your student union so if you have any questions or want to get more involved in social events, political agitations, or are just looking for a place to come and vent or relax please come by the GSA space on the eighth floor, between CUPE 3907 and the Internatonal Students Association.
Upcoming Events | Announcements | Office Hours
Upcoming Events
Events for ALL STUDENTS
GSA Council Meeting Dates for Winter 2013
Monday Feb 4th 5:30-7:30pm in 10-204
Tuesday March 19th 4:00-7:00pm in 10-204 (This meeting will be our AGM, all OISE graduate students are welcomed to attend!)
GSA Council Meeting Dates for Fall 2012
Your OISE GSA is back and fully running for the new school term! We'll be having our next Council meeting on Wednesday Oct 24th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at OISE in room 10-204 (10th floor, room number 204)
Here are the future dates set for our OISE GSA Council meetings:
Wednesday November 21st 2012 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at OISE in room 8-200
Monday December 10th 2012 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at OISE in room 8-200
See you there!
GSA Executive elections
GSA Executive Committee Election Results
The GSA Executive Committee for the year 2012-2013 is as follows:
Jeffery Anthony Myers – President
Yongfang Jia – Vice President
Natasha Jamal – Secretary
Shaun Chen – Treasurer
The committee was selected through the election process held in March and April 2012. The positions of President and Treasurer were acclaimed and the positions of Vice President and Secretary decided by vote, held from April 9, 2011 to April 12, 2011. Apologies for the delay in both voting and results announcements.
Congratulations to the new committee and best of luck for the new year!
Hinna Yusuf
CRO GSA Elections 2012
Bring your own plate and cup - food will be provided
Agenda and Minutes to previous meetings will be posted under the GSA Council tab, to the left.
The 13th Annual Dean's Graduate Student Reesearch Conference, Education: Taking the Lead,
will be held Thursday and Friday, March 21 & 22, 2013.
Conference co-chairs Patti Kmiec and Doron Yosef-Hassidim
can be reached at 2013conf@gmail.com.
All are welcomed to attend! For more information visit the website at :http://ocs.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/oise/dgsrc2013
We have now closed the call for recruiting individuals who are interested in chairing a session at the 13th Annual Dean's Graduate Student Research Conference in 2013! Thanks for all those who have applied. Deliberations have already taken place and the chosen candidates have been emailed about the results. Looking forward to seeing you all at our upcoming Dean's Student Conference in March 2013!
Students interested in taking up a co-chair position for the DGSRC are asked to submit a one page letter to vpgsa.oise@utoronto.ca,
12th Annual Dean's Graduate Student Research Conference: March 22 & 23, 2012 - Engaged Inquiries - A great success!
Over 230 graduate and ITE students attended the conference. Visit http://uoft.me/dgsrc2012 for more information. Conference program and keynote speaker information are posted online. Dr. Deborah Britzman of York University presented the keynote address on Thursday March 22 at 5pm in the library. Thank you to the Conference Chairs and the Committee, as well as support from Student Services for a great event.
Announcements
Muriel Fung Awards for Student Appreciation
Congratulations to 2012 winners Paul Adjei (SESE), Brad Evoy (TPS) and Yidan Zhu (AECP) on their awards and excellent contributions to student life at OISE!!
Health and Dental Insurance - OPT-IN and OPT-OUT period for the winter until February 3rd. 2012.
Visit http://www.utgsu.ca/health-and-dental/opting-out/ for more information.
CUPE 3902, Unit 1
CUPE 3902 unit 1 represents all TAs, TEPAs and Course Instructors. The union has reached conciliation with the employer and strike has been averted. Please visit www.cupe3902.org for more information.
Digest Listserv!
The GSA publishes a new, weekly, listserv to keep OISE graduate students up to date on current events at the GSA and announcements by the Graduate Student Union. Students have the option of opting-in or out of this listserve.
If you have anything to add to the listserv, email it by Monday to go out the following day, to gsa.oise@utoronto.ca. Please note postings will be edited for space and clarity, if needed.
GSA Conference Funding Feedback
Thank you to everyone who has been participating in academic conferences. We are so excited that you are travelling the world to share your research work. We hope it can be possible for more students. Remember to apply for conference funding through the link at the left, up to 30 days after your conference.
If you have thoughts on the structure of conference funding for grad students at OISE, you can fill out a survey at:
surveys.oise.utoronto.ca/surveyviewer2/index.php?surveyID=C2MX1
The data from this survey will be combined with data collected during
GSA's roundtable discussion. It will be used to inform ongoing discussions with the Dean's office about student conference funding. If you're passionate about the issue, email gsa.oise@utoronto.ca.
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*ANY CHANGES TO WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS WILL BE POSTED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE*
Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Office Hours
Monday 3pm-5pm
Tuesday n/a
Wednesday 4pm-6pm
Thursday 1pm-3pm
Friday 1pm-3pm