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2025.06.1 Getting involved
Are you looking to become involved in the graduate student community at Trent University? Consider joining the TGSA Board! Contact [email protected] for more information on vacant positions and how to join!
Celebrate Islamic History Month! 📚
The TGSA has partnered with the Trent University Library for a special collection featuring a curated list of resources including academic texts, children’s literature, fiction, poetry, films, videos, and websites on the Leganto platform.
Find the display at:
Bata Library: Up now through October 17th
Durham Library: Up now through October 30th
Students interested in exploring further can access the full list via the QR code to view the full reading list!
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING TGSA POSITIONS
DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE
• must be a graduate student registered at the Durham Campus
VICE PRESIDENT INTERNAL AFFAIRS
* ��learn about not for profit management
* ��policy writing
* ��financial reporting
Nominations will remain open for 14 days and will close on
October 16th, 2025.
Voting will open on November 13h, 2025.
Email [email protected] to self-nominate. All nominees must provide a 200 word statement of interest at the time of nomination.
The statement of interest should demonstrate an understanding of the role the candidate applies for, and will be made available to the voting membership during the election period.
Please review the descriptions of the above listed roles posted in our bylaws before aplying.
Durham Rep- page 41. Section 2.2.9
Vice President Internal Affairs- page 35. Section 2.1.3
*the President of the association has been covering both roles and will be onboarding incoming Directors. The Student Support Coordinator will assist with onboarding the VPIF*
HELPFUL INFORMATION YOU SHOULD
KNOW BEFORE APPLYING
* ��All positions on the Board of Directors are volunteer based. Directors are given a modest honorarium once a month provided they meet the obligations of their positions.
* ��The TGSA has a clear conflict of interest policy.
* ��The TGSA is a Not for Profit and works to advocate for graduate students at Trent University.
* ��The TGSA has a website with information about our current team. The by-laws that govern our association are also posted on our website.
* ��Each TGSA team member is required to work collaboratively and has the support of the executive throughout the year.
* ��You will have the opportunity to help run events, meet many other graduate students, attend imporant committees, learn about university governance, and make a real impact.
* ��Directors on the board are required to attend one board meeting/ month. They are usually held duing the evening in fourth week of the month.
On September 30th, people across what is colonially called Canada wear orange shirts to remember the thousands of Indigenous children stolen from their families and forced into residential ‘schools’’. In these carceral institutions, Indigenous children endured abuse, cultural erasure, and neglect; many never returned home. This consitutes cultural genocide, and genocide proper. The day also honours Survivors and acknowledges the lasting harm these schools inflicted on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
The orange shirt originates from the story of Phyllis Webstad who is Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (Canoe Creek Indian Band).
who, at six years old, wore a new orange shirt gifted by her grandmother to her first day at a residential ‘school’ in British Columbia. It was taken from her in an attempt to strip her of her dignity and to dehumanize her. For Phyllis, orange became a symbol of how Indigenous children were made to feel invisible and dehumanized.
From the 1830s to 1996, residential ‘schools’ operated with the explicit purpose of erasing Indigenous languages and cultures. Many children suffered violence, and countless others died, evidence of which continues to emerge in unmarked graves being discovered across Canada.
Orange Shirt Day is a reminder that the impacts of these schools persist across generations. It calls all peoples to truth, responsibility, and ongoing action toward reconciliation and Indigenous resurgence.
Today you can join us in wearing an orange t-shirt.
Every other day we work to educate ourselves and eachother. Consider reflecting on the Truth and Reconcilation Commission 94 Calls to Action (PDF linked in Bio), purchasing from Indigenous businesses (we get our T-shirts from Nish Tees @nishtees and Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction @torontoindigenousharmreduction , and reflecting on what it means to be a treaty person.
We LOVED marching in the @ptbopride with so many incredible student groups and some faculty members from @gesotrentu ! It was a pleasure to show up in community and solidarity!
We have a very exciting announcement! We are partnering with ArtSpace to provide some graduate students with annual memberships to ArtSpace!
Swipe through to see what that means, and how to get yours!
We are holding the spots for Indigenous graduate students until the end of October! At which point they will be open to all graduate students!
