2016 Annual General Meeting

Posted on March 25, 2016 by tgsa

The 2016 TGSA AGM will be Thursday, April 7 at noon in the Jay Boardroom at TST. We’ll being going over the finances for the last year, recapping events, and welcoming the new board. There will also be a wine and cheese. We do hope to see you all you there. Please see the poster for all the information.

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TGSA Election Update

Posted on March 18, 2016 by tgsa

Dear Graduate students,

The nominations period that began on Monday, 29 February 2016 ended successfully at 4pm on Friday, 18 March 2016. A total of nine nominations were received. Six of the nominations were uncontested and so will be acclaimed at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 7 April 2016, from 12 – 2pm in the Toronto School of Theology building.

Three nominations were received, however, for the position of Vice President Academic (in alphabetical order by surname):

  • Warren Campbell (ThM student at Wycliffe College)
  • Marie Green (PhD student at the University of St Michael’s College)
  • Fiona Li (ThM student at the University of St Michael’s College).

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Special TST Liturgy Seminar: Friday April 1

Posted on March 16, 2016 by tgsa

On Friday, April 1, at 10:30 am at the TST building, the Liturgy Seminar will enjoy a presentation by sculptor Farhad Nargol-O’Neill (see details at http://tst-liturgy-seminar.blogspot.ca/). All are welcome.

Immediately following the seminar, all are invited to lunch at Massey College. TST students will dine for FREE. The catch is, you must attend the Seminar, and reserve your lunch spot (spaces are limited) by contacting me at lorraine.hill@mail.utoronto.ca by Easter Sunday, March 27. (Let me know if you are a student or not, so we can keep track of both numbers and cost.)

 

“THE TRANSEPT DOORS OF THE ST. MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL RESTORATION PROJECT”
by Farhad Nargol-O’Neill, sculptor

The Ontario born and raised sculptor, Farhad Nargol-ONeill, has been commissioned to create two Marian double doors, carved in bas-relief and cast in bronze, as part of the restoration of St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto. Nargol-O’Neill was born in Unionville, Ontario, grew up in the York Catholic school system, studied music at York University, and ran a successful sculpting studio in Belfast, Ireland for ten years before returning to Canada. His work has been shown in exhibitions around the world; his commissions can be found in private, public and diplomatic collections. Since 2014 he has been creating twenty bronze Rosary-themed panels for two monumental transept doors, “The Joyful and Glorious Mysteries” and “The Sorrowful and Luminous Mysteries.”

Lorraine Hill
GSA for Professor William Kervin

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2016 Conference Details, Schedule, and Poster

Posted on March 4, 2016 by tgsa

The 2016 TGSA Conference will be next Friday, March 11th, from 9:30 to 5:30 at the Toronto School of Theology building at 47 Queen’s Park Crescent East. The conference theme is “From Sovereignty to Service: Theology’s Engagement with the Liberal Arts,” and includes presentations from 14 graduate students and a keynote address from Professor James R. Ginther, Dean of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College, followed by a wine and cheese reception. For more information on the presenters and papers, please see the complete schedule; or if you’d like to help advertise the conference, feel free to download, print, and post our revised poster.

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Referenda Policy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by tgsa

The TGSA Board has adopted, in principle, a draft policy for future referenda. Comments and feedback welcome.

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Election for a new TGSA Board

Posted on February 26, 2016 by tgsa

Dear TST Graduate Students,

Your Graduate Students’ Association is pleased to give notice that nominations for the following elected positions on the TGSA Board for the period 2016/2017 will open on the 29th February 2016:

  • President
  • Treasurer
  • Vice President Academic
  • Vice President Conferences
  • Vice President External
  • Program Representative: Bible
  • Program Representative: History
  • Program Representative: Pastoral
  • Program Representative: Theology
  • Program Representative: Master of Arts
  • Program Representative: Master of Theology
  • Program Representative: Doctor of Ministry
  • Emmanuel College Representative
  • Knox College Representative
  • Trinity College Representative

Please note: Candidates must be nominated by two of their peers; be willing to serve; and in the College, program, or concentration to be represented (if applicable). If it is unclear, I shall ask potential candidates to confirm their willingness to serve as well as their College, program, and concentration(s).

All positions are for a term of two years maximum, and a summary of the different positions and their duties  is available.

Nominations and endorsements must please be submitted via email to me before 4pm on Friday, March 18th 2016. Nominated parties will receive notice of their acclamation or details regarding the election process (if necessary) by email before the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 7th 2016.

In the email, please state both the nominator and the nominated’s name, email address (@mail.utoronto.ca) and College and Degree program and concentration (where applicable) and the position (listed above) you are nominating them for.

The Election procedures are explained in Section E of the TGSA Policies and Procedures 2016.

This year’s Board thanks students in advance for considering this opportunity to volunteer their time and skills on behalf of their fellow students.

Matthew Charlesworth (Regis College)
Chief Returning Officer and out-going Treasurer,
TST Graduate Students’ Association (TGSA)
http://tgsa.sa.utoronto.ca/

 Election Timeline

Nominations open Monday, February 29, 2016
TGSA Board Meeting Thursday, March 03, 2016
Conference Friday, March 11, 2016
Nominations close Friday, March 18, 2016
Palm Sunday Sunday, March 20, 2016
Easter Sunday Sunday, March 27, 2016
Campaign period starts Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Campaign period ends Thursday, March 31, 2016
Voting opens Friday, April 01, 2016
Voting closes Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Annual General Meeting Thursday, April 07, 2016
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