NMCGSA U of Toronto Near and Middle Eastern Civ Grad Students' Association

07/02/2020

Hi Everyone,



The NMCGSA 2020-2021 Elections will be held on July 8th at 4pm. If you are interested in running for a position, please contact [email protected] with a statement which can be presented to those in attendance. A zoom link will be distributed early next week.

The positions which are to be filled in this election are:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer

We hope that you are interested in getting involved in this coming year's NMCGSA!

03/13/2020

Official Cancellation Notice: with deep regret, NMCGSA announces the cancellation of the 24th NMCGSA Symposium, which was to be held on March 16th 2020. The cancellation comes at the recommendation of the UofT Provost and is on account of the corona virus. We are grateful to all attendees and presenters that would have made this a great event - we hope to see you all at the next symposium.

03/09/2020

The 24th Annual NMCGSA will proceed on March 16th - Please register now (the event and reception are free) at eventbrite:

2020 NMCGSA Symposium (Monday March 16th)

02/12/2020

Reminder: The NMCGSA Symposium Call For Papers deadline has been extended to Feb. 20th - Please submit your abstract asap.

08/02/2019

At last week's Toronto Design Review Panel, during a joint session with the U of T Design Review Committee, the Centre for Civilizations, Cultures, and Cities (CCC) made its first appearance in front of the experts, and the highly-anticipated project did not disappoint.

04/11/2019

Happening today, in 30 minutes!! Hope to see you there

Dear Graduate Students,

The NMCGSA will be hosting a dissertation-writing workshop with Dr. Daniel Newman, the director of the graduate-level writing support, on April 11th at 1:00pm in the conference room (4 Bancroft Ave., room 200B).

The workshop will consist of a 20-30 minute talk about the purpose and general structure of a dissertation, followed by some hands-on exercises, including directed reading of schematic parts of completed dissertations from past PhDs in the department. We will also be doing a few "micro-writing" exercises, which can be customized for different stages of dissertation writing.

This workshop is imperative for all graduate students of all levels; it also provides a source of discipline-specific views to complement Dr. Newman's. Attendance is not limited to NMC students.

Refreshments will be served!

04/08/2019

Dear Graduate Students,

The NMCGSA will be hosting a dissertation-writing workshop with Dr. Daniel Newman, the director of the graduate-level writing support, on April 11th at 1:00pm in the conference room (4 Bancroft Ave., room 200B).

The workshop will consist of a 20-30 minute talk about the purpose and general structure of a dissertation, followed by some hands-on exercises, including directed reading of schematic parts of completed dissertations from past PhDs in the department. We will also be doing a few "micro-writing" exercises, which can be customized for different stages of dissertation writing.

This workshop is imperative for all graduate students of all levels; it also provides a source of discipline-specific views to complement Dr. Newman's. Attendance is not limited to NMC students.

Refreshments will be served!

03/27/2019

NMCGSA general elections are TOMORROW (Wednesday, March 27) at 4:30 pm in the grad lounge.

The Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students' Association is looking for proactive, enthusiastic, and driven students to join the team for the upcoming academic year.

For the basic duties of Executive Committee Members please view the constitution on our website: http://nmcgsa.sa.utoronto.ca/constitution/

The positions on council are as follows:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Department Representative
GSU Representative
CUPE Representative
Symposium Coordinator(s)
Social Convener
Library Liaison
Fundraising Officer
NMC-CESI Representative
General Members

Please have ready a short blurb about yourself and why you would be suitable for the position.

III. All major decisions shall be accompanied by a vote within the sub-committee. Any member can declare an action a major decision by calling for a vote.

03/18/2019

Our GSA executive committee!

A huge thank you to all our presenters, attendees, and symposium planners!