TST Graduate Students' Association (TGSA)

Hi everyone, 

This is just to notify you all that registration for the TST Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) is now closed. Thank you to all 20 students who signed-up! We are very excited and we hope you are too. For those who registered, you will be contacted by the GCTS regarding important information such as the schedule and Zoom link for the preliminary heats on the afternoon of Friday, March 25, 2022. However, everyone is welcomed to attend the event. The necessary information will be sent to you all closer to.  

Best, 
TGSA

Good morning, everyone! We hope this message finds you well. 

TGSA has an exciting opportunity and announcement to share with all of you. The Toronto School of Theology and the Graduate Center for Theological Studies will be “piloting” its first Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) at the end of March 2022. 3MT invites graduate students to explain their thesis to a general audience and group of judges in three minutes using only one static PowerPoint slide. The competition helps graduate students improve their oral presentation skills, profile their research, and learn more about the ideas in their communities. The TST and the GCTS will be offering the following prizes: 

First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250 
People’s Choice: $50

The eligibility criteria will be parallel to those of the University of Toronto—so all registered graduate students are eligible to participate—except that, as a “pilot,” the competition will be limited to the first twenty students who sign up. 

Please see attached the full description of the TST 3MT as it includes resources to learn more and the link to register. Our first step is to have graduate students sign up to participate in the competition. Once we have finalized the list of students interested, the TST and the GCTS will be able to create a schedule for the preliminary heats. The sooner you sign up the better! 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at torontotheology@outlook.com. 

Best,
TGSA 

Hi everyone,

We would like to notify all members of TGSA’s upcoming referendum to change our constitution. Please see attached the Notice of Referendum from Morgan Bell, VP External and the chair of the Referendum Committee. All the information you need can be found in that document. In addition to the Notice, we have attached a side-by-side view of the current constitution and the proposed changes. 

All questions or concerns regarding the referendum must be directed to Morgan Bell, morgan.bell@mail.utoronto.ca. Also, it would be helpful to the Referendum Committee if those who wish to attend could sign-up here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OHtXLqd7zamKxk3XbfMlGNno5sT1hwaCeqOyG5a4HFA/edit?usp=sharing

However, all graduate students will be sent a ZOOM link closer to the date.

Best,

TGSA

Hi everyone,

For those of who you were unable to attend our January workshop, “Indentifying Your Transferable Skills,” please find attached the presentation slides which Mary McAuliffe has graciously shared with us. Anyone with a UTORid can also book a 1-on-1 appointment with Mary or any of the career educators at Career Exploration & Education to go over career oriented questions or assistance you may need (ex. tailoring your LinkedIn profile to best reflect your transferable skills or helping you edit your resume). Here is a short video on how to book 1-on-1 appointments: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/10f36970-d1a4-456b-957f-d2e0b198bb9c.

You can also visit CLNx (Career Learning Networking: https://clnx.utoronto.ca/home.htm) for any and all information regarding appointments, events and workshops offered by Career Exploration & Education.

Best, 
TGSA

Hi everyone, 

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. As the school year resumes, TGSA has planned a workshop to kick off the semester. The workshop, “Identifying Your Transferrable Skills” will be held Friday, January 21st from 1:00-2:00pm. You have developed essential skills through your academic, professional, and co-curricular experiences. In this workshop you will learn how to recognize and articulate these transferrable skills and competencies, and identify future opportunities to demonstrate or enhance your skills. 

Mary McAuliffe, a Career Educator at Career Exploration & Education at the University of Toronto will be leading this workshop. In her role Mary works with undergraduate and postgraduate students to help them answer career questions through one on one sessions and workshops. Prior to this role Mary worked for many years as an Occupational Psychologist and Consultant in the fields of Recruitment and Human Resources in role in Banking, Education, Government and not-for profit and brings a wealth of HR consulting, selection and coaching experience. 

Registration is required to attend this workshop. Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MN5mrYjZmz0zyzR5MAKU5T-OCTHC4MQ7Iwk0x_2npGA/edit.

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. And if you require accessibility please let us know! 

Best, 
TGSA 

Here is another announcement for you regarding a fellowship opportunity in clinical, organizational, and research ethics (2022-24) offered by the Centre for Clinical Ethics (CCE) at Unity Health Toronto and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto—in collaboration with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (OSCMHS), Sinai Health (SH), and University Health Network (UHN). Committed to the mission and values of Unity Health Toronto, the CCE’s goal is to enable members of the healthcare community to identify and resolve ethical issues that arise in the clinical setting. The CCE’s core activities include case consultation, education, policy development, research ethics, and academic research.

In addition to its work within Unity Health Toronto, the CCE also provides ethics services to a range of hospitals and health systems across Ontario: Lakeridge Health, Scarborough Health Network, St. Joseph’s Health System-Hamilton, Toronto Grace Health Centre, Runnymede Healthcare Centre, and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.

The purpose of the fellowship program is to train individuals to be competent practicing healthcare ethicists across diverse healthcare environments. Fellows who complete the program will be equipped to work in both faith-based and non-faith-based healthcare settings and will possess the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work in a Catholic healthcare setting.

For the first time, the CCE is planning for a two-year cycle with a progression to a senior fellowship in the second year. They also now have an academic home for their program at the University of Toronto (in the Department of Family and Community Medicine) and several new affiliations such as with CAMH, Ontario Shores, Sinai Health and UHN, allowing for increased exposure to multiple health systems and ethics teams.

Attached below is the fellowship advertisement with more information.