TST Graduate Students' Association (TGSA)

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Our annual graduate student conference will be taking place on Friday March 17th, 2017. Melanie Kampen, VP Coferences, has been working hard to prepare for the big day over the last few months. We are excited to present our call for papers here. Hopefully we will have engagement from graduate students across all of TST’s member schools. Submissions are requested by Friday January 13th, 2016. If you have questions or need some clarifications, please get in touch.

When: Thursday, Oct 20th, 4 – 7 pm

Where: The Duke of York Pub, 39 Prince Arthur Ave.

October’s Third Thursday social event is an Oktoberfest Pub Night. Please drop in and join us at the Duke of York to celebrate making it to reading week. TGSA will be buying appetizers and munchies to share and students can purchase whatever beverages they wish. Hope to see many of you there! Prost!

TGSA is looking to hire a Chief Returning Officer/Secretary to serve as a non-voting member of its board. The position would begin November 1st, 2016 and continue until April 30th, 2017. TST students interested in gaining further academic service experience (and CV lines!) should consider applying for the role.

Responsibilities:

• Attend regular meetings of the TGSA board; take minutes (2 hours/month)
• Attend extraordinary board meetings; take minutes (as needed, rare)
• Chair meetings of the referendum committee (Nov – Feb, 2 – 3 hours/month)
• Oversee the board’s nomination and (if needed) election process (Mar – Apr, <6 hours)
• Prepare reports on referendum and election results to the board
• Meet occasionally with TGSA President and/or Executive (as needed, 1 hour/month)

Eligibility:

• Currently enrolled at one of TST member colleges (any degree program)
• Strong administrative competency

TGSA is offering a honorarium of $150 payable in April 2017 as a token of our gratitude for the contributions of the CRO/Secretary. Interested students should contact TGSA’s president, Allison Murray, by Monday October 31st at 5:00pm, via tgsa[at]utoronto.ca. Please include your name, current college and program of study, and a brief description of your qualifications (including any past administrative and/or board experience, if applicable).

Over the next month and a half, TGSA wants to consult with the student body regarding proposed changes to the conjoint PhD Handbook. The proposal would modify the policies currently in place which govern the structure of PhD students’ General Examinations. Two board members have recorded a video explaining the changes and how they would impact the General Examination process. Please get in touch with your College or Program Representative from TGSA and weigh in on the proposal.

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