The university is no longer providing paper copies of your monthly pay slips. You can access them on-line at http://www.ams.utoronto.ca/Services/Campus_Business_Connect/Services/Human_Resources/casual.htm You will log in using your UTORid and password.
I look forward to seeing you all this fall. Classes will commence on Monday, September 10, 2012, but the week prior is an important week with various orientation sessions and sittings of the mathematics PhD comprehensive exams in analysis, algebra, and topology. I'll keep you posted about the various events as dates, times and locations become available. At this point I need all students who are interested in working as a TA, including the students who have a TA-ship as part of their offers, to fill out a TA application form. The form is available at http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/assets/MathFiles/Graduate/Files/Septapplication2012-2013.pdf and the deadline is Friday, June 22, 2012. Only students coming as International Visiting Graduate Students through the IVGRS program should submit a copy of their academic transcripts with their application. All other incoming students are not required to submit their transcripts. The 2012-13 mathematics graduate course offerings are listed at http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/tentative-2012-2013-graduate-courses-descriptions/ The tentative timetable is here: http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/tentative-2012-2013-graduate-courses-timetable/ If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
There will be a session with a representative from the CUPE Bargaining Support
Committee to provide information to TA's in the math deparment on the current
status of the ongoing Unit 1 contract negotiations with the university.
In particular, there will be information on the upcoming strike vote.
When: Tuesday November 15, 5-6pm
Where: Bahen 6183
William George
william.george@utoronto.ca
Please note the upcoming orientation sessions: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 SGS GRADUATE ORIENTATION 2011 starts at 8:45 am and ends around 4:00 pm For more info, please visit http://www.uoft.me/gradorientation Participation required RSVP Friday, September 9th, 2011, 2-4 pm MATH DEPARTMENT ORIENTATION SESSION session starts in MP 103, McLennan Physical Labs, 60 St. George St. Mandatory attendance for all St. George T.A.'s Monday, September 12th, 2011, 4-6 pm, in BA 6183, 40 St. George St. MATH GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION SESSION More info to follow Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 5-6 pm, in BA 6183, 40 St. George St. MEET WITH A MEMBER OF THE BARGAINING SUPPORT COMMITTEE for CUPE 3902, your TA union
TA Orientation - Sept. 2011 for Mathematics
There will be a general orientation session for all Math TAs on
Friday, September 9
2--3PM MP 103
Reserve the time: it is in the McLellan-Physics Bldg.,
on the ground floor, just north of the Math. Dept.
The session is compulsory for all TAs in Mathematics (including the
math courses in Engineering). It will tentatively include:
- Introduction by the Undergraduate Coordinator (A. Igelfeld) < 5min
- Remarks by Ms. Paddy Stamp, University Sexual Harassment Office
- Remarks by a representative of the Office of Student Academic
Integrity, on cheating and invigilation
- Remarks by the Writing Instruction TA
- Remarks by (Associate Chair, Undergraduate)
- Remarks by a CUPE rep. 15 min
Some courses with multiple tutorials have scheduled their first
TA meeting with supervisors, to hand out materials and discuss
course-specific issues, at
3-4 PM the same day. Other supervisors may choose to do the same and
their choices will be announced at the 2 PM session.
Break up by courses: Location
MAT133Y MP 102
MAT135Y MP 103
MAT137Y MP 118
MAT223F&224F MP 134 or as will be announced
TA applications for the Fall/Spring 2011-2012 sessions are due Friday June 24th, 2011. Applications have been placed in the mailboxes of the current students. If you are not in the local area, you can find a copy of the application here: http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/assets/MathFiles/Graduate/Files/FallSpring-TA-Application.pdf Please note, you have to be a registered student in September to be eligible to apply. If you will be a registered student in the Fall and are not interested in holding a TA position, you are still required to make a note of this on the application form and submit it. All graduate students are NOT required to attach a transcript. Please submit all applications to Patrina Seepersaud at the front desk; you can also place it in her mailbox or email it to: p.seepersaud@utoronto.ca Thank you. -Department of Mathematics
St. George summer TA applications have been placed in their mailboxes. The application deadline is Friday, April 1.
There will be a general orientation session for all Math TAs on
Friday, September 10
1–2PM BA 1180
Reserve the time: hopefully it is in the Bahen Bldg., on the ground floor, downstairs from the Math. Dept.
The session is compulsory for all TAs in Mathematics (including the math courses in
Engineering). It will tentatively include:
Some courses with multiple tutorials have scheduled their first TA meeting with supervisors, to hand out materials and discuss course-specific issues, at
2–3 PM the same day. Other supervisors may choose to do the same and their choices will be announced at the 1 PM session.
Break up by courses: Location
TA ORIENTATION--September 2010 for Mathematics (TA assignments to be distributed in August) There will be a general orientation session for all Math TAs on Friday, September 10, 1--2PM Location to be announced as soon as the various booking offices get around to granting us rooms. Reserve the time: hopefully it will be in the Bahen Bldg. downstairs from the Math. Dept. The session is compulsory for all TAs in Mathematics (including the math courses in Engineering). It will tentatively include: - Introduction by the Undergraduate Coordinator (A. Igelfeld) < 5min - Remarks by a representative of the Office of Student Academic Conduct, on cheating and invigilation - Remarks by Ms. Paddy Stamp, University Sexual Harassment Office - Remarks by the Writing Instruction TA - Remarks by (Associate Chair, Undergraduate) - Remarks by a CUPE Representative 15 min Some courses with multiple tutorials have scheduled their first TA meeting with supervisors, to hand out materials and discuss course-specific issues, at 2-3 PM the same day. Other supervisors may choose to do the same and their choices will be announced at the 1 PM session. Break up by courses: Location MAT133Y To be announced MAT135Y To be announced MAT137Y To be announced MAT223F & MAT224F To be announced
Applications for teaching assistants in mathematics are being accepted for courses beginning September 2010. Please visit fill out the required Application Form, and submit your application to Mr. John Alexander. The Deadline to apply is July 25, 2010. Positions: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/fileadmin/w3math/Employment/Student_Employment/MAT_TAs_2010-11.pdf Application Form: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/fileadmin/w3math/Employment/Mathematics/Math_TA_Appl_2010.pdf