Tuesday September 4, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Room 202, Toldo Building
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Introduction and Welcome
Dr. Patti Weir, Dean of Graduate Studies
Meet Patel, President, Graduate Student Society
3:15pm - 3:30pm
GA/TA Union Representation and Collective Agreement
Ashraf Abou Tabl, Badr Abdelrehim, Saeideh Salimpour, Debjani Mukherjee, Md Zamilur Rahman
CUPE Local 4580
3:30pm - 3:55pm
GA/TA Policies and Payment Information
Alison Samson, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Svetlana Georgieva, Faculty of Graduate Studies
3:55pm - 4:10pm
Helpful Hints on Academic Integrity for GAs and TAs
Faculty of Graduate Studies
4:10pm - 4:20pm
Appropriate Social Media Usage for GAs and TAs
Laura Chiitle and Elizabeth Ismail
GA/TA Network, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Centre for Teaching and Learning
4:20pm - 4:30pm
Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures
Dr. Dusty Johnstone, Sexual Misconduct Response and Prevention Office
4:30pm
Raffle draw for door prizes (bookstore gift cards)
The Centre for Teaching and Learning is holding the GATAcademy 2018 earlier on the same day with interactive sessions on teaching and learning for GAs and TAs running all day from 9am to 2:30p.m.
Individual departments may also schedule program-specific information sessions. Please see the graduate coordinator in your program for details.