URC: Call for Abstracts!

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Are you an ArtsSci student with some research you would like to showcase???? ?? (we see you)

The Arts and Science Students’ Union invites University of Toronto undergraduate students from all disciplines within the Faculty of Arts & Science to present their research to an audience of fellow students, professors and faculty on Friday January 24, 2020 at our annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC)!

Research does not have to be published; we are just looking for excellent work produced by Arts & Science students!

The deadline to submit your abstract is Friday November 1st, 2019 at 11:59 p.m EST.

Find the application form here: https://forms.gle/wEnuqQp9X3L8yWR87

ASSU is hiring!

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The Arts and Science Students’ Union is hiring a part-time student position for the year. If you want to come work for ASSU and help us provide great service to our students check out our job posting below.

The deadline to apply is Friday, September 27th and you can send your applications to students.assu@utoronto.ca

Check out the job posting here: Job Posting Sept 2019

ASSU Fall By-Elections

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The Arts and Science Students’ Union are currently holding our regular Fall term by-elections. We have two positions available on our Executive team for the 2019-2020 academic year. Nomination forms can be picked up in the ASSU office in SS1068. The nomination period is open until Thursday, September 19th at 5pm.

For more information get in touch with us at students.assu@utoronto.ca

Project: Universal Minds

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Are you interested in volunteering in the community? Project: Universal Minds is ASSU’s high school tutoring program. U of T students meet one-on-one with local high school students to help them in English, Math, or Science.

We are currently taking applications for the upcoming academic year. You can find out all the info, as well as applications here.

Elena Iourtaeva

ASSU Office Closure

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The ASSU office will be closed from August 26th to August 30th. We will reopen on September 3rd at 10am. We can wait to see you all back on campus for the start of the Fall term.

ASSU Summer Hours

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Starting Wednesday May 15th, the ASSU office be open for our modified summer hours. We are open Monday and Tuesday from 10am-5pm, and Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-6pm. The ASSU Office is closed on Fridays.

Have a great summer!

Congratulations to our 2018-2019 award winners!

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Elena Iourtaeva

ASSU Elections Nominations are now open

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The ASSU Executive represents the academic concerns for over 25,000 full-time Arts & Science students on the St. George campus.  Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to – holding weekly office hours, attending Executive meetings, reporting at ASSU Council Meetings, sitting on various ASSU committees, representing ASSU at Faculty meetings, working with and helping 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:

Thursday, February 28th – 10 a.m.

Nominations Close:

Thursday, March 14th – 5 p.m.

Elections:

Friday, March 22nd – 5 p.m.

Nomination forms available at the ASSU Office

Statement on ASSU’s proposed levy referendum

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On January 15th, 2019, ASSU Council approved a motion asking for a levy referendum to be held to increase the ASSU levy that all full-time Arts and Science Students pay. The referendum also asks for the ASSU fee to be tied to the cost-of-living as determined by the CPI and UofT’s Governing Council.

The Executive of the Arts and Science Students Union have released a statement about this levy referendum which you can read here

Voting takes place on-line, and in person at the Sid Smith Lobby on February 13th and 14th.