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  • Persian New Year lunch Break

    We will be having our Persian New Year lunch Break this week. There will be kebabs, salad, rice, as well as veggie options.

    What: Persian New Year Lunch Break
    When: Wednesday, March 30, 1 – 2:30 pm.
    Where: Graduate Student Lounge (BA 5157)

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    We hope to see you there!

  • ECEGSS Mindfullness + Fun team event

    Want to take some time to “really” relax and have some fun with your peers? Join us for an hour of mindful mediation followed by a fun team game, IN-PERSON! 

    Time: Thursday, December 9th from 5-6 pm

    Venue: BA7180 (Bahen Centre for IT)

  • Pub Night on 29th Sept

    Hi ECE grads,  

    The ECEGSS is hosting a pub night this Wednesday, September 29th at 7 pm for all incoming and returning ECE graduate students. Join us for drinks, food, ice breaker games and challenges! The event will take place at TacoTaco (319 Augusta Ave). All attendees will receive a free drink and appetizer ticket.  

    In order to enter the venue, attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please bring proof of vaccination, a government-issued ID, and a TCard to verify student status.  

    Tickets are limited! Please register for the event here:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/179303811527

    All tickets will be refunded shortly after attending the event. If you are no longer able to attend after registering, please let us know and we will cancel the registration. 

    See you there!  

    Action Required: ECEGSS 2021-22 elections are ongoing, please cast your vote here

    ECEGSS

  • ECEGSS AGM – 24 Sept

    ECE Grads,

    ECEGSS will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Friday September 24th at 3pm. The meeting will be held virtually, using Zoom. The election for this year’s executives will be held at the Annual General Meeting, so please make sure to attend the AGM to meet the candidates for those positions and cast your votes.

    All the attendees would be given gift cards 20$, either Uber Eats or Amazon.

    Zoom details are as follows:
    Topic: ECEGSS Annual General Meeting and Election
    Time: Sep 24, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
    Meeting Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdO-przMvGdDPobbEbZ_5m6sp-4C4ylP_

    For those of you who are new as graduate students in ECE, ECEGSS is the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Students’ Union. It is the student government body representing all graduate students within ECE. ECEGSS holds events for ECE graduate students, including social, academic, professional development, and health and wellness events. ECEGSS also sends representatives to UTGSU, GECoS, and the Engineering Faculty Council.

    Shashank Motepalli
    ECEGSS President

  • Nominations for ECEGSS 2021-2022

    Hi Everyone,

    Nominations for the ECE Graduate Students’ Society 2021-2022 is ongoing till September 17 at 11:59 PM EDT.

    Any ECE graduate student (MEng, MASc, PhD, including newly enrolled students)
    may nominate themselves for one or more positions.

    To nominate yourself, please fill out this form:
    https://forms.gle/dtuB6rGNoUSqGvq69  with the list of positions that
    interest you.

    The elections will be online. A link will be circulated for voting.
    The voting will start on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 3pm EDT and
    end on Monday, September 27, 2021, at 3pm EDT.

    ECEGSS is dedicated to improving student wellness, and I am glad that
    I took part in it last year.

    Looking forward to hearing from you,
    Rahul Gulve
    ECEGSS Chief Returning Officer