What Do We Do?

Many people wonder what the Executive, Staff, and Committees are doing. The below list shows you the breadth of the activities of the GSU. We encourage all graduate students to get involved! The Executive will also be responding to the GSU Council and our membership throughout the year, creating campaigns, responding to the Administration, and fighting, as always, to defend graduate students.

2010/2011 Sub-Committees

Each year, the GSU Executive strikes the sub-committees of the Union. Each sub-committee works on a number of issues that have been identified as needing particular emphasis. All members of the GSU are welcome and encouraged to become active with the 2010-2011 sub-committees, listed below.

  • Academics & Funding
    Chair: Nikita
    Vice-Chair: Lusia
  • Social Justice
    ChairDaniel
  • Sustainability
    ChairMichelle
  • University Affairs
    Chair: Anton
    Vice-Chair: Bob
  • Civics
    Chair: Michelle
    Members: Bob (TTC)
  • GSU Building
    Chair: Bob
    Members:  Nikita, Anton, Ann, (Carol)
  • Family Housing
    Bob

Caucuses

  • International Students Caucus
    Chair: Christopher Klinger, Daniel (liaison)
  • Women’s Caucus
    Chair: to Council, Daniel (contact)
  • Queer Caucus
    Chair: Michelle

Member-Supported Organizations

  • CFS, CFS-O, NGC, OGC – Daniel, Michelle (GTA), Rose
  • Toronto & York Region Labour Council – Interim – to Council, Bob
  • Downtown Legal Services – Ruth
  • Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) – Daniel, Ruth
  • Women’s Centre – to Council
  • Bikechain – Greg for Exec

University of Toronto Committees

  • Monitor Governing Council – Anton, Rose
    • Monitor Academic Board – Nikita, Ruth
    • Monitor University Affairs Board – Anton, Rose
    • Monitor Planning and Budget Ctte./UofT Budget – Anton, Bob
    • Monitor Business Board, UTAMS – Carol
  • CUPE 3902 – Daniel
  • CUPE/Steelworkers – Anton, Rose
  • UTEAU/General Assembly – Daniel
  • Faculty of Arts & Science Faculty Council – Anton
  • Faculty of Medicine Faculty Council – Anton
  • Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Council – Anton
  • Grad Escapes – Anton, (Lindsay)
  • Grad Room Management Advisory Board – Anton
  • Grad House Governing Body – Bob
  • UofT Library Systems Advisory Committee – Daniel
  • Graduate Education Council – Nikita, Rose
  • OISE Council – Daniel
  • Committee to Allocate Student Activity Space (CASAS) – Bob
  • UofT/City of Toronto Liaison Committee – Michelle
  • UofT Sustainability Advisory Committee – Michelle
  • UofT Temporary Space Committee – Anton

Student Services

  • Career Centre Advisory Group – Daniel
  • Council on Athletics & Recreation (CAR) – Greg, Bob
  • Council on Student Services (COSS) – Daniel, Rose, Bob
  • Hart House Board of Stewards – Ann
  • First Nations House – Daniel, Rose
  • Student Life Advisory Group – Anton, Nikita

GSU Internal Committees

  • Employer Group Committee – Michelle (chair), Supervisor: Executive
  • Finance Committee – Carol
  • Internal – Ann (chair), Greg (vice-chair)
  • Labor & Management Committee: Supervisor: Steward
  • Management – Daniel (chair), Nikita, Lindsey, Anton, Shain, Supervisor: Steward
  • Memoranda of Agreement – Charlotte
  • Student Services & Resources Working Group – Nikita, Bob (gym), Michelle, Ruth
  • Cafe Working Group – Daniel, Michelle, Ann, Carol
  • Communication with Members – Ann, Greg,
  • Internal – Ann, Greg, Michelle
  • Student Engagement – Ann
  • Space Use subcommittee – Ann, Ruth
  • Party (Sept 6) – Ann, Anton, Bob