GSS Executive Elections for 2018/19

This is to inform all the graduate students that the CRO as well as the Elections Committee members have had meetings and decided to re-open the position for VP (Finance, Operations and H.R.) again to all graduate students due to extenuating circumstances.

CRO:  Hilda Otieno - email address:  crogss@uwindsor.ca
Nomination Form Submissions for VP (Finance, Operations and H.R.) -   Monday, March 12, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. to March 18, 2018 @ midnight.  Nomination forms will be available on the GSS website.
Campaigning begins:  Monday, March 19, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. to April 1, 2018 @ midnight
Online Elections:  Wednesday, April 4, 2018 beginning at 9:00 a.m. to Thrusday, April 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

In regards to the Executive Position of President, NO NEW NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT. There are 3 nominees who have already submitted their nomination forms, and only these three candidates names will appear on the GSS ballot and be able to campaign again.

CRO:  - Hilda Otieno, crogss@uwindsor.ca
Campaigning Dates:  Monday, March 19, 2018 starting @ 9:00 a.m. until April 1, 2018 @ midnight
Online Elections for the positon of President:  Wednesday, April 4, 2018 beginning at 9:00 a.m. to Thursday, April 5, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m.

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Hi, All Grad Students: 

The GSS is hosting another FREE Morning Coffee Social with a few tweaks from last time. We are now adding FRESH FRUIT AND HOT COCOA to the menu on top of coffee and baked goods. What better way to kick start February!! 

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 7th
TIME: Drop-in from 8:30-10:30AM 
WHERE: Mare Nostrum 

The GSS is looking forward to seeing each and every one of you!

 

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GSS Council Elections

GSS Council Elections

 

For Departmental and At Large Representatives as per the GSS constitution.

Call for Nominations:  September 8-15, 2017
Nominations:  September 16-23, 2017 (Nomination Form)
Campaigning:  September 24-Oct. 1, 2017
Online Voting:  October 3 beginning at 9:00 a.m. to October 4, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

Online Voting Results posted by October 4, 2017 @ 4:00 p.m.

CRO will be Hilda Otieno of the CFS-Ontario, email will be crogss@uwindsor.ca

GSS first Council meeting for the 2017/18 Academic year will be on Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room 203 Toldo.

In order to review the At Large and Departmental Representatives and Council responsibilites you may view these at:  http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/consitution

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Unfortunately, GSS Soccer Tournament is canceled. New dates will be out soon.

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GSS Outdoor Cricket Tournament 2017

 

 

• Dates: 7-9 July 2017
• Location - Lancers Outdoor Cricket Ground
• Free Tournament
• There will be league matches on 7th and 8th July. Knockouts will be played on 9th July.
• Certificate of Achievement will be provided to top 4 teams.

• Teams will be allowed to play with maximum 9 players.
• ID cards with active Summer 2017 stickers are mandatory for all the graduate students. Only 2 Undergrad/Alumni players will be allowed per team in playing 9.
• 10 overs match, only 2 bowlers can ball maximum 3 overs, and 2 bowlers can ball maximum 2 overs. Hence, you will require at least 4 different bowlers. First 4 overs will be powerplay.
• Rules for scoring runs will be explained at the location.
• Equipment (bat, ball, and stumps) will be provided. We would rather suggest bringing your bats for convenience.
• If matches are tied at any stage, teams play 1 over as super over.
• The tournament will be played on Tape Ball.

• Teams will be allowed to play with maximum 6 players.
• Ground will be shortened for girls’ tournament.
• ID cards with active Summer 2017 stickers are mandatory for all the graduate students. Only 2 Undergrad/Alumni players will be allowed per team in playing 6.
• 6 overs match, no restrictions on a number of bowlers.
• Underarm bowling will not be allowed; everyone has to bowl overarm.
• Rules for scoring runs will be explained at the location.
• Equipment (bat, ball, and stumps) will be provided.
• If matches are tied at any stage, teams play 1 over as super over.
• The tournament will be played on Tape Ball.

For Registration:

Fill Registration Form and email it to vpugss@uwindsor.ca

Bring filled Liability Form(separate for all players) on the day of a 1st game and submit it to the registration desk at the ground. 

Registration Form(Boys)

Registration Form(Girls)

Liability Form

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GSS One Day Trip to Canada's Wonderland

 

Hello Everyone,

Graduate Student Society (GSS) is coming up with a one day trip to Canada’s Wonderland.

Tour Details:

Day: Sunday 11^th June, 2017

Venue: Canada’s Wonderland, Vaughan, ON

Transportation Facility: Bus (School-bus) from the University (Exact place TBA)

Ticket Price: For students registered in Summer Term: Only $ 20 (includes Wonderland’s one day pass, transportation, and refreshments in bus)

Timings:

               Bus to Wonderland: 4:45 a.m.

               Theme Park Timings: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

               Water Park Timings: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

               Bus from Wonderland to University: 10:30 p.m.

Registration is Closed

For any queries, please contact to vpugss@uwindsor.ca . 

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Tuesday April 25th 3pm Rally (CAW Commons) for the 4pm UWindsor Board of Governors where they will be voting for not one but TWO years of tuition increases. 

Demand accountability for where your funds are going as administration keep growing in size and a sound off to the government that we have solutions and overwhelming debt is not one of them. 

Join us on a teleconference to plan and prep for the rally time and date to be decided 

Questions or preparation if you wanna speak at the meeting can be directed to Matthew Dunlop at vpsauwsa@uwindsor.ca Matthew Dunlop or Amin Safaei prezgss@uwindsor.ca Amin Safaei

More information to come. Share your tuition message by posting it here.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1919358505018080/

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GSS Executive Election 2017-18

 

Hello Everyone,

Voting for GSS Elections starts Monday, March 13^th and 9AM and closes Tuesday March 14^th at 3pM.

Here is the link to vote:

https://webapps.uwindsor.ca/election/gss/application/login.php

 

List of Candidates

President Candidates:

Mostafa Moussa

Amin Safaei

 

VP Finance, Operations and Human Resources Candidates:

Harsh Patel

Sathish Chandra Pichika

Bingchan Wang

 

VP University Affairs Candidates:

Gulsheet Bhullar

Manpreet Kaur

Meet Patel

Maryam Mahdavy Rad

Md Zamilur Rahman

Baturh Yarkwan

 

VP External Affairs Candidates:

Fahad Ameen

Menghan Du

Mohit Koshti

Kunjkumar Patel

Milad Rezamand

Harshjot Singh Lohat

 

VP Academic Affairs Candidates:

Ahmed Elseddawy

Eshaan Ghosh

Debjani Mukherjee

Dilpreet Singh

Tareq Muhammad Supon

Ashley Quinton

Farideh Zohrehheydariha

 

 

Voting is only open to currently enrolled graduate students at the University of Windsor.

If you experience any problems voting please contact the CRO immediately – crogss@uwindsor.ca.

 

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GSS Executive, Unfilled Departmental and At Large Council Representatives

The GSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Thursday, February 16, 2017.  At that meeting, the membership amended 3 Bylaw changes to the constitution governing GSS elections as well as to re-start the elections for the Executive, Unfilled Departmental and “At Large” (Aboriginal Students Liaison) Representative elections previously provided to the GSS membership.  This means that the dates for the “All Candidates Debate” and “online voting” as well.

Also, please note, that any nominee that has already submitted and received a confirmation from the CRO of their nomination form, you DO NOT have to re-submit your nomination form for the Executive elections, Unfilled Departmental and At Large (Aboriginal Students’ Liaison) Council Representatives positions.

The 2017/18 elections re-start were to begin on February 17, 2017, however, following the GSS AGM meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2017, the GSS received an email from the CRO that he was resigning immediately from that position and would not be available for the re-starting of the GSS 2017/18 elections and that is why no emails were sent out announcing the re-starting of the GSS Executive elections until the GSS can find another CRO.

Therefore, the dates for the re-start of the GSS Executive elections are as follows:

Nominations:February 27 @ 9:00 a.m. until March 5, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

Campaigning:March 6 @ 9:00 a.m. until March 12, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.

All Candidates Debate:March 9 @ 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Mare Nostrum

Online Elections:March 13 @ 9:00 a.m. to March 14, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m.

Results:March 14 by CRO between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m.

Ratification Results:Thursday, March 16

 

Unfilled Departmental and “At Large” Council Positions “At Large” Position:                        

Aboriginal Students Liaison

Unfilled Departmental Reps:          

Earth Sciences, History, MBA, Nursing, Political Science, Psychology and School of Social Work

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

President

VP (Academic Affairs)

VP (Finance, Operations and H.R.)

VP (External Affairs)

VP (University Affairs)

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All Candidate Debate for GSS executive Election 2017-18 is cancelled. 

The new date for all candidate debate will be announced soon.

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GSS Drug/Dental Plan Activation

All graduate students that just began their program for this academic year for winter 2017 semester, have now been activated for GSS Drug/Dental Plan .

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The V-Day

 

The show will be on February 15th at the Capitol Theatre in the Pentastar Theatre. Doors open at 8:30 pm. Directed by Windsor's very own Tori Jenkins, the award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women's sexuality and strength. It hopes to enlighten and empower both the audience and the cast members through a thought provoking and emotional journey. All proceeds from the show support the Windsor Essex Sexual Assault Crisis Centre and organizations that focus on the spotlight issue of violence against women in the workplace. This year, our goal is to raise $10, 000 and have a sold out show of 620 guests. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1890283227882938/ and tickets can be bought here: https://www.tilt.com/tilts/vagina-monologues-2017

We are also specifically looking for some volunteers to help out with lightening/stage help etc. If you know of any students that are interested please ask them to reach out to me. 

Our annual raffle is taking place and you can check out prizes here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WindsorLawVDay/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1623433191285767 and purchase raffle tickets here: https://www.tilt.com/tilts/vagina-monologues-raffle-2017

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International Women's Day 2017

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CAW Events

Free Soup Talk about Sexual Misconduct

 

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GSS Executive and Unfilled Council Department Elections

• Aboriginal Students Liaison
• Earth Sciences Dept.
• History
• MBA
• Nursing
• Political Science
• Psychology
• School of Social Work

• President
• VP (Academic Affairs)
• VP (Finance, Operations and Human Resources)
• VP (External Affairs)
• VP (University Affairs)

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Chief Returning Officer – 1 Paid Position

The Chief Returning officer position is a part time position hired by the Graduate Student Society to oversee the Spring 2017 elections. The CRO will work roughly 30 hours a week during the nomination, campaign and voting period.

Responsibilities:

• The CRO is responsible for the overall logistical administration of the GSS elections

• The CRO’s responsibilities will include the following:

  • Verifying eligible candidates in the elections from the University of Windsor Administration

  • Preparing and maintaining the voting platform

  • Approval of all Campaigning material

  • Adjudicate and provide rulings on complaints filed by candidates during the electoral process

  • Prepare the CRO’s report to be presented to the GSS Council

Qualifications:

• Experience coordinating and administering Student Union elections

• Ability to work flexible hours with increased hours during campaigning and voting days

• Strong Organizational skills

• Proficient in conflict resolution

• Understanding of the GSS Bylaws

• Knowledge of University of Windsor Practices and Policies

Date of Election: Middle of January – End of February.

Please send your CV to vpfgss@uwindsor.ca with subject CROGSS JOB

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U-Pass opt-out dates for Winter 2017

Click Here

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Provocative Politics: Queering the Archive 

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 All the best

http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/system/files/Exam%20Destressor%20Leaflet-ON.pdf

http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/system/files/Exam%20Destressor%20Leaflet-FR.pdf

 

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UWill Discover! Undergraduate Research Conference

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GSS-REFERENDUM RESULT

FOR LANCERS SPORT AND RECREATION CENTER

#	NAME	VOTES
1	NO	290
2	YES	457
-	None Of The Above	0
-	Decline To Vote	15

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ATTENTION ALL GSS STUDENTS

 

VOTE LSRC REFERENDUM 

 

VOTE

WEDNESDAY, NOV 23 AT 9:00 AM

THRU

THURSDAY, NOV 24 TO 4:00 PM

 

YOUR  VOTE  COUNTS

https://webapps.uwindsor.ca/election/gss

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ATTENTION: All Graduate Students

Check following links for YES and NO campaigning groups

https://www.facebook.com/nogymfee/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/726385864175645/

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ATTENTION: All Graduate Students

 

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ATTENTION: All Graduate Students - Notice of Referendum

Please check following files:

LSRC Referendum -CRO

GSS Referendum CODE OF CONDUCT

LSRC Presentation GSS Council 2016

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Ways of Not-Knowing 

Incarceration and Exoneration

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Green Shield Opt-out Information

An email will be send to those students that were eligible to opt-out once your opt-out refund cheques have been printed and arrived and should be before the end of October.

For those students who opted-out for the early opt-out and were not assessed the GSS drug/dental benefits fee and are therefore not eligible for a refund.

Please be advised that the GSS has just received confirmation from Green Shield that ANY graduate student that was assessed the drug/dental fee (and did not opt-out or was not eligible to opt-out), you have now been activated.

Your subscriber number is as follows:

WGS and your student number for the GSS drug/dental benefits plan

There is NO card.

For information about Registration, Key Code, and How to Make Claims Online and How to Register online (on the Green Shield Student Centre website), please click on the link below and then select “Registration and How to Make Online Claims”.

 http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/green-shield     

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Interdisciplinary Graduate Mixer

Meet new people outside your area of study

Registration Link:  https://goo.gl/forms/MvCbW8nKdOjqyv6S2

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The Return of the Provost’s Question of the Month! 

 

Now that the rush of September is behind us, Provost Douglas Kneale is re-activating his successful Question of the Month contest, where he asks you  to respond to a question about your UWindsor experiences. The author of the winning entry will receive a UWindsor hoodie. 

 

Over the last couple of weeks, the University has been unveiling a new awareness campaign about the University of Windsor, communicating something that a lot of people on campus identify as a core characteristic of our students, staff, and faculty: Promise.  So,  the Provost is asking you to relate that to your own experiences at the U. This month’s question is:  What does “promise” mean to you? 

 

Please send your response, for another chance at that amazing UWindsor hoodie, to vpacademic@uwindsor.ca  by October 31!

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Fall Fest

Apple and Pumpkin Picking

Friday October 14, 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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GSS Elections 2016

This post is to inform all graduate students that the GSS cannot disclose the results of the department and at large Council positions at this time and are invoking 11.1.8 of the GSS constitution, which states, “The electoral committee shall make, in the event of a strike, circumstance beyond human control, or other event that may delay the electoral procedure, a decision as to how and when the electoral procedure may best be completed.”  The GSS is invoking this Bylaw until this matter can be resolved in a timely fashion.

The GSS apologizes but we could not send out a mass email as that process requires 24 hours advance notice and since some of the graduate secretaries may be unavailable to send out a mass email, this is why you are receiving this email. We wish to thank you for your patience in this matter.

 4th annual National Student Paper Competition

Please check the link below:

http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/system/files/4th_Annual_SPC_Poster-ENG-FINAL-V10.pdf

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GSS Online voting for Departmental Representatives and At Large Positions has been extended to Friday, September 30, 2016 at 11:59 AM

For Further information please check the following link:

GSS ELECTIONS INFORMATION

 

GSS VOTING LINK

https://webapps.uwindsor.ca/election/gss/application/login.php

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Pizza with the Prez

Please join us for Free Pizza in the Pizza with the Prez on Monday September 26 at 5 pm in Ambassador Auditorium.
https://www.facebook.com/events/653886141456216/

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Voting Link for GSS Departmental  Representatives and At Large Positions

 

http://webapps.uwindsor.ca/election/gss/

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GSS ANNUAL WELCOME BBQ PARTY

 

GSS needs some volunteer for the BBQ event.

Please find the registration form for the volunteer in the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/z5FqPiuIRTs9awQ73

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"Lancer Luau" Football Game

Dear Graduate Stdents,

Please read the following message:

Hello,

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Cricket Cup 2016 : GSS and Lancers

 

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Humanities Week 2016

Please click here to see the  schedules of all the events hosted by the Humanities Research Group (HRG) during Humanities Week (Sept. 12-16) and beyond.

 

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Hello Graduate students, please note that students who are in the CO-OP they can opt-out the U-Pass.

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U-Bus Pass Information

Important Information regarding U-bus pass is available in the following link:

http://www1.uwindsor.ca/gss/system/files/U%20Pass%20info%20.pdf

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GSS Soccer Tournament 2016

To view more pictures, click here

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Summer Series on Teaching and Learning  

 This year, sessions will be facilitated by instructors from nearly every Faculty on campus, on topics ranging from course and assessment design to student engagement.  We will also feature a special event, Thursday morning, with roundtables focused on the many ways instructors can support students in the development of core skills including literacy, leadership, and writing. 

 

I welcome you to register for one, a few, or all of the sessions, including our free, celebratory barbecue which will close the event on Thursday, August 18, at noon - workshops details are included below. 

 

Begin at the Beginning: Designing Effective Courses, by Lorna de Witt

This session will include guiding principles to achieve alignment: coordinating assessment, learning outcomes, and teaching methods.

 

See the Universe Through the Eyes of Another: Culturally Aware Assessment, by Emma Bourassa and Chris Busch

This session will explore what may prevent students from producing high quality assignments – particularly, differences in communication and cultural styles. Participants will also be able to analyze and revise one of their own assignments.

 

Experiential Learning: Nothing Ever Becomes Real 'til it is Experienced, by Marty Gervais and Roger Bryan

This workshop will explore a partnership between English and Business to offer an experiential learning opportunity to students and the ways others may foster similar initiatives.

 

Assessing Student Learning: The End Precedes the Beginning, by Erika Kustra and Jeremy Rawson

This workshop will explore effective practices and foundational principles for good assessment: alignment with learning outcomes, considerations for the design, and balancing workload.

 

Where Angels Fear to Tread: eAssessment, by Erica Stevens Abbitt, Mark Lubrick, Tanya Noel, Lorna Stolarchuk, and Bill Wellington

This workshop will review theory and best practices in eAssessment including experiences and recommendations from faculty members using different tools.

 

Engaging Students and Learning to Engage, by Veronika Mogyorody

This session will define the concepts and introduce the process for developing a course plan that actively engages students.

 

Soup to Nuts: Supporting the Development of Student Core Skills, by Tamsin Bolton Bacon, Anne Forest, Dale Jacobs, Francine Schlosser, Jennifer Soutter, and Myra Tawfik

These interactive roundtable discussions will focus on the many ways faculty can support student core skills: critical thinking, information literacy, leadership, numeracy, and writing.

  

To register for one or many of these sessions, as well as the Barbecue, visit: http://cleo.uwindsor.ca/workshops/ctl/97/

 

 

Thanks, everyone!

 

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GSS require some volunteers for the upcoming GSS Soccer Tournament 2016. Those who are interested please click on the following link.

http://goo.gl/forms/N0KED7OZQgV2MrkG2

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U-Bus Pass Opt Out

U-Pass opt-outs for graduate students will only be available to students that live outside the Windsor Transit area and valid proof of residency will be required in September when opt-outs will take place.  Further details will be posted on the GSS website at the end of August as the information becomes available.

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Hi everyone.  

Hope you might be interested in the following session, focused on student engagement, and hosted by UWindsor’s Visiting Fellow in Educational Development, James Paterson.  

James teaches in the School of Business at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Tauranga New Zealand.  He is a recipient of the New Zealand Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award (2013) and acts as a current serving member of Ako Aotearoa’s Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence Executive Committee. To read James’ biography, visit: http://www1.uwindsor.ca/ctl/paterson

To register for this session, visit: http://cleo.uwindsor.ca/workshops/2/#wkshp-1538

 

Walking in two worlds: A New Zealand approach to student engagement

 

Schedule: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 1:30pm–3:30pm

Location: Lambton 2103

Instructors: James Paterson

 

This teaching workshop provides a snapshot on how a New Zealand teacher has significantly improved student completion and success rates for both Maori and European learners, largely through a thorough understanding of each of his student’s individual journeys. But how is it possible to build robust individual relationships when significant student cultural and social diversity exists and when class sizes continue to expand? This workshop, facilitated by CTL’s current Visiting Fellow James Paterson from Tauranga, New Zealand, examines ways of creating robust relationships by understanding whanuangatanga and “walking in two worlds”, and how these concepts impact on student success. In addition, as a proud Kiwi, husband, dad, teacher and sports fanatic, the facilitator will leave you with a greater understanding of New Zealand, and New Zealand’s contribution to global education.

 

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Dear Students:

During this special time of Eid-al-Fitr,

May Allah bless you and your dear ones with a prosperous life on

Eid and always 

May this year's Eid offer you all the happiness

and joy of this world 

I hope that all the blessings of the Almighty be

with you and your family.

 

 

 

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GSS is arranging a one day trip in Grand Bend on Saturday, June 25, 2016.

 

Attention Students!

 

OPUS is hosting a Spring Open House info fair for any of those interested in attending the University of Windsor on a part-time basis.  This info session will have all the departments present that are relative to any questions, bursaries, credits, etc. that could pertain to any individuals current academic status.  If you’re looking to study part-time or know someone who wants to attend school part-time, this info session is PERFECT for you!