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
As per the ASSU constitution, ASSU Council elects five members of their Executive in the Spring, and two members in the Fall. On Friday, September 28th ASSU Council will meet to elect their two new Executives. Here are the statements from the candidates running in this by-election.
Our next award deadline is coming up fast so make sure you get your application in to our office.
On February 16th, our Ball award and Saeed award are due.
The Ali Saeed award is for international students in their 2nd year or higher with a CGPA of 3.0 who have demonstrated leadership in our community or campus. The Katharine Ball award is for members of a course union executive who have above and beyond during their tenure.
As well, our Ghosh award for Excellence in Teaching nominations are due. This award recognizes the fantastic instructors in our faculty.
All information about these awards and how to apply can be found here.
Every year, the Arts and Science Students’ Union (ASSU) gives out awards to students, faculty, staff, and community groups who have done great work on our campus. Through our awards, we hope to reorganize some of the people who make this campus, and our communities better places to live, work, and study.
If you think you might qualify, or if you have a great staff member or Prof that you wish to nominate, fill out an application today.
More information about our awards, including requirements and deadlines can be found here: http://assu.ca/services-resources/assu-awards/
The ASSU Executive represents the academic concerns for over 24,000 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 every few weeks, 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.
Nomination forms available at the ASSU Office for:
– two (2) Executive Members
Nominations Open:
Thursday, September 7th – 10 a.m.
Nominations Close:
Thursday, September 21st – 5 p.m.
Elections:
Friday, September 29th – 4 p.m.
Nominations are now open for the two (2) vacant Executive Member positions. Any Full-time, Arts & Science Student registered on the St. George campus, or ASSU-fee paying student can run for a position.
The ASSU Executive represents the academic concerns for over 23,000 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 every few weeks, 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! Nomination forms are available in the ASSU Office. Nominations close on Friday, September 23rd at 5 pm and elections will take place on Monday, October 3rd at 5:30 pm.
In the fall of 2013, ASSU received a number of reports of instructors not returning the required percentage of the final mark back to their classes in time for the drop date. Due to our close relationship with the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS), and specifically the Office of the Dean, we were able to have these particular instances addressed. However, our executive team discussed the possibility that there could be other instances of policy non-compliance occurring unbeknownst to us because of a lack of policy knowledge amongst our constituents.
Out of this concern grew the idea for a review of course syllabi from across the Faculty, as a means of acquiring solid data regarding policy compliance instead of relying on anecdotal evidence in our discussions and lobbying efforts with the Faculty. As the syllabus is essentially a “contract” for the requirements of a course and the primary source of course-related information, ASSU recognizes the importance of these documents to students.
Our team began collecting syllabi through our course unions, personal contacts and by donating our own syllabi to the cause. We must acknowledge the support of Course Union executives who actively participated in the collection process. We were able to compile 93 syllabi from across the Faculty, representing a vast majority of program indicators, series level and both fall and full year courses.
During the spring semester of 2014, members of the ASSU executive committee analyzed these syllabi for compliance with mandatory FAS policy, standard practice regarding non-essential elements of course syllabi, and for other relevant information. We appreciate the invaluable contributions of executives Charles Dalrymple-Fraser, Branden Rizzuto and Mohammad Ali Saeed, who completed a majority of the data analysis for this project.
The following report outlines the findings of our review. We also offer some recommendations aimed at improving policy compliance and the overall quality of syllabi for students in the Faculty of Arts and Science.