This is a reminder to submit your CFP’s for the TGSA Conference which are due Monday, April 11, 2022 (attached below is the CFP). Out of an abundance of caution, and because many students are not physically in Toronto, the conference will held via Zoom on Friday, June 10, 2022. Our theme is “Traversing Schemas of Normativity: Methodological Concerns in Theology.”
If you have any questions please contact Patrick Nolin, VP Conferences at patrick.nolin@mail.utoronto.ca.
Best,
TGSA
Hi everyone,
This post is to let you know that the nomination period has officially commenced and will end on Monday, April 25, 2022. All TST graduate students received an email notifying them of the nomination period on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
I, Mia Theocharis, will be acting as the Chief Returning Officer for this years nominations as my presidential term comes to an end. All nominations are to be sent directly to me at mia.theocharis@mail.utoronto.ca. Candidates must be nominated by 2 of their peers and be willing to serve; College representatives must also be registered at the college in question. Nominees will receive either notice of their acclamation or details regarding the election process (if necessary) at the end of the nomination period which is April 25, 2022.
It is important for all of you to be aware that we have several positions on the board that need to be filled, particularly important are the Executive positions. As you can see below the entire Executive board needs to be filled. Therefore, I’m asking each of you to please take part in this process by having conversations with your friends and classmates about who you feel would be great for a role/willing to serve and then nominating them.
Below is the list of all vacant positions available on the TGSA Board (as of April 8, 2022). Please note that all positions are for a two-year term, and have duties as described in section D of the TGSA Policies & Procedures. (NB: The updated versions of TGSA’s Constitution and Policies & Procedures will be posted next week on our website).
Executives:
1. President
2. VP Academic
3. VP External
4. VP Conferences
5. VP Communications
6. Treasurer
College Representatives:
1. Knox
3. St. Michael’s
4. Wycliffe
Program Representatives:
1. Master of Theology
2. Master of Arts
Non-Voting:
1. Secretary
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me at mia.theocharis@mail.utoronto.ca. I thank you in advance for taking part in this process!
Best,
Mia Theocharis
Chief Returning Officer
TGSA Nominations/Elections 2022
Hi everyone,
Please find attached the 2022 TGSA referendum results from Morgan Bell, CRO. Many thanks to Morgan and the referendum committee for their assistance in this process. And thank you to all who participated. We greatly appreciate your engagement.
Now that the referendum is over, any questions or concerns regarding the results can be sent directly to tgsa@utoronto.ca.
Best,
TGSA
Hi everyone,
Voting is now live for the 2022 TGSA Referendum. Click here to access the University of Toronto voting system: voting.utoronto.ca. You will need your UTORid and password to access the referendum. You will be able to vote until 11:59 pm (EST) on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
If you are unable to access the voting form or experience any technical difficulties that cannot be solved by refreshing the browser, please contact Morgan Bell (morgan.bell@mail.utoronto.ca). It is recommended that voters open the form using a Google Chrome browser.
Furthermore, all notices sent regarding the referendum can be found on this website under the ‘Referendum 2022’ tab. However, we’ve attached the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ positions below for your convenience.
Many thanks for your commitment to TGSA!
Let’s celebrate the research of TST’s graduate students!
On Friday, March 25, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, the Toronto School of Theology will “pilot” a Three Minute Thesis competition. The 3MT competition is widely used throughout universities. Eligibility, rules and judging criteria are consistent with all such competitions and can be found by visiting the link in the attachment, along with other important information about the TST 3MT.
It was wonderful to see how quickly graduate students signed-up to be part of this event. If you wish to be part of the audience, RSVP to Elizabeth Neilly (elizabeth.neilly@utoronto.ca) by 12:00 pm on Thursday, March 24, to be added to the list to receive the Zoom link. And good luck to all those competing!
Best,
TGSA
Hi everyone,
We are asking students to please disregard the second notice of referendum sent to you all yesterday via email (March 14). Upon further review, the TGSA Board decided to split the ballot into two questions. This is reflected in the updated version of the notice which is attached to this email. It includes information on the voting method, dates, question(s), and brief statements from the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ representatives. Please read through the entire updated version of the notice before voting begins this Friday, March 18. Yesterday’s copy is now null and void.
Furthermore, this is the final wording of the ballot, approved by the TGSA Board at an extraordinary meeting held this morning. We will not be changing the ballot again. We appreciate everyone who voiced their concerns and offered suggestions.
If you have any questions about the voting method, please contact our CRO, Morgan Bell at morgan.bell@mail.utoronto.ca.
Best,
Mia Theocharis
TGSA President
Ps. On Monday, February 14, 2022 all students received the first notice of referendum via email (this can also be accessed under the “Referendum 2022” page on the website) and on Friday, March 4, 2022 the Referendum Committee held a Town Hall to discuss with members the proposed changes to the constitution.
