The new ASSU Anti-Calendar is now available for pick up in our office – come on by!!

The Arts and Science Students’ Union would like to congratulate the recipients of the ASSU Awards for 2009-10:

William R. Gardner Student Leadership Award
- awarded to Jenny Hong, Trinity College

Urmila (Uma) Sarkar Award for Outstanding Service to Students
- awarded to the University College Registrar’s Office

Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award
- awarded to Dr. Sabine Stanley, Department of Physics

Sanjeev (Sanj) Dewett Course Union of the Year Award
- awarded to the Philosophy Course Union

Terry Buckland Award for Diversity & Equity in Education
- awarded to the Equity Studies Students’ Union

Next year’s ASSU Executive

Gavin Nowlan – President

Jeska Eedens

Grant Gonzales

Onaizah Onaizah

Klaudia Pawlak

The 2009 Summer ASSU Anti-Calendar is now available for pick up in the ASSU Office.

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Course Enrolment

Enrol using ROSI at your assigned start time. You can view your start time on ROSI starting March 29, 2010.

Students of other St. George faculties/divisions enrol starting on April 22 at 6:00 a.m. Students from University of Toronto Mississauga and University of Toronto Scarborough enrol starting April 23 at 6:00 a.m. St. George Arts & Science students may enrol in University of Toronto Mississauga and University of Toronto Scarborough courses starting April 23 at 6 a.m.

Registration Deadlines

Registration will occur automatically if you pay at least the minimum first installment of your fees (or officially defer them) by April 26. If your payment has not been received or officially deferred by April 26, you will be removed from your courses at any time. We will allow a processing time of 10 days for bank payments to be received by the University. If you wish to register after you have been removed, you will be charged a late registration fee.

Beginning and Ending of Classes

F Classes Begin May 10 and End June 18  – final date to add an F course is May 16

Y Classes Begin May 10 and End August 13  – final date to add a Y course is May 16

S Classes Begin July 5 and End August 13  – final date to add an S course is July11

Note that Y section code courses do not meet the week of June 28-July 2.

http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetable/20105

The Arts and Science Students’ Union would like to congratulate the recipients of the ASSU Awards for 2009-10:

William R. Gardner Student Leadership Award

- awarded to Jenny Hong, Trinity College

Urmila (Uma) Sarkar Award for Outstanding Service to Students

- awarded to the University College Registrar’s Office

Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award

- awarded to Dr. Sabine Stanley, Department of Physics

Sanjeev (Sanj) Dewett Course Union of the Year Award

- awarded to the Philosophy Course Union

Terry Buckland Award for Diversity & Equity in Education.

- awarded to the Equity Studies Students’ Union

The recipients will be presented their awards at the joint ASSU/Dean Social held later this month.

Environmental Justice and Sustainability Unconference

Together we are stronger than we are alone.
-Augusto Boal

The unconference will be an opportunity for U of T students, staff and
faculty who are passionate and interested in various aspects of
sustainability, to meet each other, to share ideas, to explore
opportunities to collaborate, and to synergize around sustainability
actions at U of T and beyond. The Unconference will be organized as an
open space: a process where participants create the agenda by
proposing and facilitating the discussion of issues or actions that
are meaningful to them; an open space process allows for a diverse
group to share the space in a relaxed, inclusive and purposeful way.

The goal of this gathering is to channel the large amount of energy
and dedication of individuals, campus organizations, existing
networks, committees and departments toward building relationships and
engaging in a cross-pollination of ideas that will enhance our current
actions. The unconference will also be an opportunity to learn new
ways of doing and being so that together we work toward strengthening
environmental justice and sustainable practices at U of T and beyond!

What: Environmental Justice and Sustainability Unconference
When: Thursday March 11, 2010 from 2 to 5pm
Where: Hart House, Debates Room
Delicious afternoon nourishment included
RSVP at http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/Programs

What? Dance Expressions
featuring Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations and Kathak dancer Joanna de Souza

When? Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, 6-8 p.m.

Where? Robert Gill Theatre; 3rd floor, Koffler Centre; 214 College Street

- Dance! FREE Food! Art! Socialize! Meet Faculty & Students & FREE Admission
- A demonstration of Bol, the spoken language of rhythm
- Intro to North and East Indian classical dance forms; Check it out on <Facebook>: http://www.facebook.com/events/edit/index.php?eid=310614136710&step=1#!/event.php?eid=265891479559&ref=ts

From the Globe & Mail, describing a Chitralekha performance:Odissi is considered the most lyrical and sensual of the South Asian dance styles. The art form brings to life temple dance sculptures in a series of beautiful poses linked by intricate footwork and hand movements. Devraj’s clever spin on this living sculpture is to elaborate on traditional Odissi movements-in other words, to make the dance more complicated and ornate, a concept embraced in the word “pallavi”. The “science” part is anchored in the complex mathematics of the musical structure of the raaga, or specific number of beats of the music. The resulting dance is like watching Odissi in fast-forward. Traditional poses flash by like telephone poles from a passing car, while the siblings execute Devraj’s demanding physicality with awesome speed.

Come talk trash with us, among other green issues

Mondays at 4pm SS2115.

In March, ASSU will be holding elections for next year’s Executive.  We will be electing a President and four (4) Executive Members.  The term of office will start on May 1, 2010.

The ASSU Executive represents the academic concerns for over 26,000 full-time Arts & Science students on the St. George campus.  Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to – holding 4 office hours a week in the ASSU Office, attending Executive meetings every few weeks, reporting at ASSU Council Meetings 6 times a year, sitting on various ASSU committees, representing ASSU at Faculty meetings, helping out with course evaluations, working with and helping out Course Unions, working on ASSU projects and any other academic concerns affecting A&S students that might come up during the year.

If you have the time commitment and the passion, why not consider running for the ASSU Executive!  Any Full-time, Arts & Science Student registered on the St. George campus, or ASSU-fee paying student can run for a position.  Nominations open on Wednesday, February 24^th and close on Wednesday, March 10^th.  Drop by the ASSU Office, SS 1068 to pick up a nomination form or to get more info.

GET INVOLVED!

ASSU is hosting a cover design contest for this year’s anti-calendar! The due date is April 1st, 2010 (the last day of classes).  Submissions must be in a high resolution PDF format with dimensions of 8.5 x 11. The caldendar will be printed on a black background so you have the choice of using ASSU pink or white (or both) in your design.  Please send submissions to students.assu@utoronto.ca. Good luck!