University of Toronto, Department of LHAE at OISE
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LHAE DSA Election is open - Vote for the DSA Executive! LHAE Department Student Association (DSA) 2021 Election is now open. This year, we have six candidates running for the five executive positions. Please cast your vote according to the preferred positions you want these student volunteers to serve our LHAE community. The vote count will be based on the number of votes each candidate gets against the position. To facilitate the voters, we have enabled two options for each candidate. However, the voters can only choose one candidate or abstain. The voting will be closed at 11:59 PM Sunday, May 2nd, 2021. Please note that only current LHAE students are eligible to vote. Thank you. Voting link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L29WS5B

LHAE DSA 2021-2022 ELECTIONS The LHAE Department Students Association (DSA) elections will be happening from Friday, April 2, 2021 to Friday, April 16, 2021* (15 calendar days). Nominations for the five executive positions are now open! Eligible positions are:... President VP Academic VP Communications VP Finance VP Internal To qualify for the above executive positions, candidates must fit all the following criteria: 1. Candidates shall be graduate students enrolled at OISE. 2. Candidates must be students in good standing with the Registrar's Office. 3. Individuals who have held executive posts for three (3) terms are ineligible for a fourth term. 4. Candidates must be nominated by three other currently registered OISE graduate students. For more information about the positions and to fill out the nomination forms, please visit: https://docs.google.com//1Zdwk5CBmQ1pShforIunGdOyiCp/edit and submit to [email protected] by Friday, April 16, 2021 (5:00 pm). *ELECTION DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH PROPER NOTICE AT DISCRETION OF THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.

March 16, 6pm DSA Workshop on Working at Universities Interested in a career in student services? Are you considering working in university administration? As part of our series of successful workshops on careers in academia, outside academic and international organizations, LHAE Departmental Student Association(DSA) invites you to meet University of Toronto administrators. They will offer useful advice and insight on potential career paths for students with advanced degrees ...in education. Panelists: Jessica Silver, David Kim and Yarlesha Anantharajah Register: https://oise-utoronto.zoom.us//tZEqdOmvqTwqGtwk0yK0iU1IZzf

March 24, 11am CIHE Speaker Series Panel Discussion with representatives of the National Black Graduate Students Network (NBGN) Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oise-cihe-speaker-series-nbgn-d... Join us for an engaging conversation with representatives of the National Black Graduate Students Network (NBGN) to discuss how this initiative promotes communication and collaboration among Black graduate students and students of Black Studies in Canada. This national network is run by and for graduate students to support academic networking, collaboration and research exchange among a new generation of scholars shaping the futures of Black Studies in Canada.

March 11, 6pm How do we respond to the overdose crisis? U of T chapter if Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy. We are holding a virtual event on March 11 about the overdose crisis that includes Naloxone training. Register:... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-do-we-respond-to-the-overd See more

March 10, 1pm National Black Graduate Network (NBGN) presents "CHILL & CHAT" Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chill-chat-tickets-142228845305 ... Dr. Christopher Smith is currently a Research Associate at the Center for Ethics at University of Toronto with the Race, Ethics, and Power Project (REP). They are also a Sessional Lecturer in the Program in Women’s & Gender Studies at University of Toronto (Scarborough). They received their Ph.D. from the Dept. of Social Justice Education - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) / University of Toronto in 2020. Their research interests reside in the productive interstices of Black Diaspora Cultural Studies, Black expressive cultures and practices, Social & Cultural geography, Queer of Color Critique, and Black Feminist theories of decolonization. Their most recent publication Where U From, Who U Wit!?: Black Pride Festivals as Itinerant Hospitality in the special issue Queer Canada in the Journal of Canadian Studies.