At last Friday’s GEA meeting, we held elections for the 2018-2019 positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. After speeches and discussion, student voters were unanimous in their support of…

Zachary Jones as President

Stephanie Redekop as Vice-President

Apala Das as Treasurer

Daniel Bergman as Secretary.

In their speeches, our candidates expressed their aptitude, passion, and willingness for taking on the GEA duties of representing the graduate student body, facilitating academic and social events, and dealing with administrative tasks throughout the course of the year. We are delighted to have Zak, Stephanie, Apala, and Daniel on the team, and know they will skillfully lead students through everything next year has to offer.

Congratulations to our 2018-9 GEA Exec—we gladly pass you the torch.

Hi everyone,

The last GEA meeting of the 2017/8 school year will be next Friday, April 13, from 4pm-6pm in JHB 719, followed by a pub night at The Madison starting at 6pm.

The highlight of the upcoming meeting will be the election of next year’s executive committee, a very important process! If you would like to run for an executive position (president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary) and have not yet spoken to Sean, Stephanie, or myself, please do so (contact info below). Please also feel free to contact us with any questions about the meeting or elections process.

For everyone else, we hope you will show up to cast your vote, and for what is sure to be a fun (and not at all unlucky) Friday the 13th pub extravaganza. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this year’s accomplishments.

Best,

Meg Desmond

GEA Secretary

Hello and happy winter term to you all!

The GEA will be hosting its first meeting of the new year next Friday, February 2nd, from 4-6pm in JHB 719.

We will be discussing many important topics, including two upcoming Brown Bag lunches, Visitor’s Day, Cook the Books/Trivia Night, a proposed constitutional amendment, and the election of a new GEA president. We encourage all to come–especially so that you can make your voices heard during the in-meeting votes.

Attached to this email you will find the meeting agenda for Feb 2nd, which will provide more information on the topics mentioned above. You will also find a copy of the meeting minutes from December 1st, 2017.

As always, if you have any questions, you can contact me at meg.desmond@mail.utoronto.ca.

Hope to see many of you at the meeting!

Hi everyone, 

The first GEA meeting of the school year will take place this Friday, September 22, from 4-6pm in JHB 719. You will find the agenda for the upcoming meeting attached to this email. At the meeting, we will be holding “elections” for this year’s representatives. In particular, we are looking for a Vice President to carry out this year’s duties. 

 Last year’s representatives are not required to give a report; however, you are welcome to do so. 

 After the meeting, we will be hosting a welcome pub night at the Fox and Fiddle (280 Bloor St. W) at 6:30pm. Come join us for food, drinks, and a chance to meet GEA execs, committee members, and fellow grad students. 

All the best for the start of the school year, and hope to see many of you on Friday! 

-Meg Desmond, GEA Secretary

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Here is the meeting agenda:

1) Call to Order

2) Approval of Agenda

3) General Announcements

4) Reports

1. President’s Report
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Secretary’s Report
4. GSU Report
5. CUPE Stewards’ Report(s)
6. MA and MCR Reports
7. PhD 1 Report
8. PhD 2 Report
9. PhD 3 Report
10. ABD Report

5) New Business:

1. Elections:
   • Vice President
   • GSU Representatives
   • CUPE Stewards
   • ACCUTE Representative
   • Year Representatives: MA, MCR, PhD 1-3, ABD
   • International Students’ Representative
   • Equity Representative(s)
   • Social Committee
   • Welcome Committee
   • Conference Committee
   • Delegates to Graduate English Counsel (6) & Department of English General Meeting (1)
2. Open Forum: Discussion of the GEA 2016-17 Calendar

• Fellowships Workshop: proposed date change to Sept 28

6) Adjournment

Softball Game

Dear colleagues and fierce competitors (and less fierce spectators),

Summer is almost over, which means it’s time to announce the date and location of our traditional pre-fall-term celebration: the Student-Faculty Softball Game and Potluck!  See the attached (and lovely!) poster by Nicole Birch-Bayley.

The event will be at Dovercourt Park, beginning at 4pm, with first pitch thrown probably around 4:15.  All equipment is already provided except gloves; if you want to play, bring your own glove.

But EVERYONE IS WELCOME!  Even if sports aren’t your thing (as I’m sure is true of most of us — otherwise we wouldn’t have done so much reading growing up), come to enjoy the sun, to share in the potluck, and (new this year) maybe to try your hand at a couple of lawn games we’ll get going on the side during the softball (bocce and/or badminton, depending on interest).

And new this year: a prize for the winning team!  Whichever team wins this year will have delicious pastries from Tung Hing Bakery delivered to the JHB lounge of their choice (i.e. grad lounge or faculty lounge) every other Monday in the winter semester.

Looking forward to seeing you —

RSVP here: http://www.english.utoronto.ca/newsevents/calendar/Faculty-Grad_Student_Softball_Game/SOFTBALL_RSVP.htm

Your Staff-Student Relations Committee