CSSU - Computer Science Student Union

03/29/2023

🗳️The nomination period for the CSSU 2023-2024 Executive Council has begun!

Eligible students can run for one of the following positions:
- President
- Vice-President
- Treasurer
- Director of Social Events
- Director of Academic Events
- Director of Internal Relations
- Director of External Relations

Candidates, please fill out the following registration form by March 31st (11:59 PM): https://forms.gle/cRiSJ7J3Za3TGPWc9

Each candidate also needs to have at least 10 other people nominate them using the following nomination form by March 31st (11:59 PM): https://forms.gle/zBTJQFTfGHWd3EjC9

Note that all candidates and their nominators must be a member of the CSSU (refer to constitution linked below, or what's written inside the google forms above)

For member eligibility, more information about the council roles and election, please refer to the CSSU constitution:https://www.cssu.ca/constitution.pdf

Reminder that campaigning is not allowed during this period.

🗓️ Election Process
1. Nomination Period: March 27th – March 31st (11:59 PM).
2. Campaigning Period: April 3rd – April 7th (11:59 PM).
3. Voting Period: April 8th – April 9th (11:59 PM).

📌 For any questions, please contact Jacky ([email protected]) or CSSU ([email protected])

03/07/2023

Hi everyone!

Get ready for Purefacts programming challenge winter!
Last semester we had a great day of challange solving with the top 3 winners receiving $2000, $1000, and $500 respectively.

This semester we're changing things up and awarding $350 to each of the top 10 winners!

Join us on Friday, March 17 from 5pm to 8pm for a day of fun challenge solving!

Solve fun, engaging programming puzzles with the chance to win a cash prize in this one day event. (Challenges will be made for individual solving) Top 10 winners recieve $350 each!

02/28/2023

Hi everyone! The CSSU will be hosting our Pub Night this Friday at the Duke of Cornwall from 6PM-11PM. Entry is free and the first 40 students to arrive will get a FREE DRINK VOUCHER! Reminder that drinks will only be served to those who are 19 or older!

02/14/2023

Come join us tomorrow (February 14th) at the CSSU Pancake Breakfast from 12pm-1:30pm! It will be hosted at the CSSU lounge (BA2250) 🥞

02/13/2023

Hi everyone!

This coming Friday, February 17th, the CSSU and UofT Tabletop Gaming Club would like to invite you to our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament!! Join us at 7pm in the Student Commons (5th floor) to have some fun, relax, and perhaps win prizes 👀

Depending on your preference, you can either enter the paid entry tournament, where the winners receive cash prizes, or play in non-competitive brackets, where losers get to put makeup on winners (with subject approval)!! This is a fun event with a competitive element, but you can also play casual games and have a good time.

‼️ There will be free snacks and drinks FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP with this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcHuApYVL9RUaovGZdF1fXUhem7dm9qs11jrqt1jm2SsXMGg/viewform

Looking forward to seeing you there!

02/12/2023

Thank you to everyone who came to the CSSU x UofT WiCS Februrary (Valentines themed) Social! We are happy to have seen such a huge turnout for our event, plus so many students talking to new people and making friends! Please look forward to more exciting events from the CSSU in the future!

02/08/2023

Hi everyone!

By popular demand, the CSSU and UofTWiCS would like to invite you to join the CSSU X UofT WiCS February (Valentines theme) social!

Come meet new friends, play boardgames, have free food, and socialize!

We know a lot of you were looking forward to the speed dating event. However, in order to be inclusive of everyone, we figured it would be better to combine it with the social. Here’s how it works:

Upon entering the room, you will be provided a name tag where you can write your name, your age, sexual orientation, etc. (what information you disclose on your name tag is up to you of course). But most importantly, whether you’re looking for a romantic match 😉.
Green means go! You are definitely looking for someone.
Yellow means maybe. You’re open to romantic matches, but are a little unsure
Red means Not open relationship, friendship only!
Basically it’ll be a regular cs student social. But if you see someone else with green on their name tag, you know what that means.

Quick RSVP (let us know how many people are coming): https://forms.gle/ziAQ2t9jLq63KQNU6

10/27/2022

Hi everyone,

Join us on campus on Saturday, November 5, 2022 for a programming challenge day hosted by Purefacts! 1st place winner receives $2000, 2nd place winner receives $1000, and 3rd place winner receives $500! This event will be catered (free food!).

Solve fun, engaging programming puzzles with the chance to win a cash prize in this one day event.

Sign up now: https://forms.gle/hyoFtxMnziRJFudK7
(Optional) Resume drop: https://forms.gle/82GbPfZ8DP3Sjw5N7
Event date: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @11:00am - 5:00pm

10/27/2022

CSSU is partnering up with W3A to demystify Web3.0 for students from all disciplines.

We have invited the Developer Advocate from Truffle, a top-of-the-class web3 developer tool, to share her industry knowledge of web 3.0 and help students learn how to break into web 3.0.

Session 1 (11/7) dives into the fundamentals of web3.0;

Session 2 (11/10) is a workshop where the speaker will build a full stack NFT marketplace LIVE! (recording will be provided to people who attend the live event only)

Join us at the 2-session virtual event series and start your web 3.0 journey!

Sign up with this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/uoft-w3a-x-cssu-intro-to-web30-tickets-450014374107?aff=odsjldbosharelinkedin

04/16/2022

Hi everyone,

Please join me in congratulating Professor Mario Badr on winning the CSSU Teaching Award for Winter 2022. 🎉🎉 Thank you, Professor Badr and all the professors in the Computer Science Department, for all your contributions to the students. We received a total of 101 nominations, 77 of which are for Professor Badr. Thank you very much for participating in the nomination.

04/11/2022

Dear computer science community,

After a difficult year and campaigning period, many of you are wondering about last weekend's general election results. Today, I hope to give an overdue explanation.

The voter list was provided to us by the Department of Computer Science and sent to UofT Student Life for upload onto the voting platform. It was not until the voting period began when the Chief Returning Officer (CRO), Roland Gao, discovered that several students who should have been ineligible still voted. Membership and voter eligibility are derived from Section 1.2 of our constitution and the requirement to pay the Arts & Science Student Union (ASSU) fee is particularly important. Students on their Professional Experience Year (PEY) or in part-time studies who do not pay this fee are not eligible to vote; the existence of said students who nonetheless voted has led us to believe the voter list was incorrect. You may recall that last year, we encountered the inverse problem where the voter list was correct but the then CRO, convinced otherwise, reset the vote to consult with the ASSU. Due to our time and constitutional constraints this election, the CRO has decided (with the consent of the ASSU administration, candidates, and current Executive Council) to exceptionally accept the results of the original vote despite the incorrect voter list.

With that said, I will now announce the long-awaited results. A total of 219 votes were cast.

- President: Aditya Goyal (102 votes), Jenny Xu (91 votes), 26 spoiled.
- Vice President: Joshua Ong (169 votes), 50 spoiled.
- Treasurer: Aditya Mehrotra (149 votes), 70 spoiled.
- Director of Social Events: Victor Gasnikov (124 votes), Vaibhav Holani (34 votes), 61 spoiled.
- Director of Academic Events: Arkaprava Choudhury (86 votes), Jessica Wang (92 votes), 41 spoiled.
- Director of Internal Relations: Mogtaba Alim (142 votes), Sannat Bhasin (24 votes), 53 spoiled.
- Director of External Relations: Akiki Liang (167 votes), 52 spoiled.

Please join me in congratulating Aditya Goyal, Joshua Ong, Aditya Mehrotra, Victor Gasnikov, Jessica Wang, Mogtaba Alim, and Akiki Liang in their election to the CSSU Executive Council for the 2022/2023 academic year. They will officially take office when the current Executive Council resigns in the first week of May; we wish them the best of luck! For any outstanding questions/concerns regarding the election, please contact the CRO ([email protected]).

We thank all candidates for their interest in and dedication to improving the undergraduate experience. They showcased a lot of passion for our community, and I encourage those unsuccessful to join the General Council to assist in initiatives and represent more of the student body. I would also like to thank Roland for his hard work as CRO, and the students who casted a vote this month; your active participation means a lot.

Sincerely,

Robert (Rupert) Wu
Vice-President
Computer Science Student Union (CSSU)
https://cssu.ca/events/election-2022

03/15/2022

The nomination period for the CSSU 2022-2023 Executive Council has begun!

This year, through our team’s collaboration and efforts, we are glad that we made positive impacts on social, professional, academic and public relations fronts. We continued to engage and strengthen the Computer Science community despite the remote learning setting. I encourage everyone interested in making the Computer Science community better to run for one of the following positions:

- President
- Vice-President
- Treasurer
- Director of Social Events
- Director of Academic Events
- Director of Internal Relations
- Director of External Relations

**Election Process

1, Nomination Period: March 15 – March 21
If you are a candidate, please fill out the following registration form by March 21st at 11:59 PM: https://forms.gle/nittLCLHcWmBiBnMA
The candidate needs to have at least 10 people nominating him/her using the nomination form by March 21st at 11:59 PM: https://forms.gle/WoW4PM39p2AEEMfp7 Please do not fill out this form if you are a candidate.
Please do not campaign during this period.

2, Campaigning Period: March 22 – March 28
The candidates can start advertising their campaign and letting other students know they are running. The CRO will post campaigning rules on CSSU Discord server and/or other CSSU social media platforms.

3, Voting Period: March 29 – March 31
Eligible voters can vote in the election online, hosted through Ulife’s voting platform.

**Candidates Town hall

We invite all the candidates and the CS community to a virtual town hall on Thursday, March 24th, 6-7 pm. The candidates are welcome to present their platforms. The attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and get to know the candidates better. Please find below the meeting information:

Topic: CSSU Election Townhall Winter 2022
Time: Mar 24, 2022 06:00 PM America/Toronto

Join Zoom Meeting
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83652544342
Meeting ID: 836 5254 4342
Passcode: utcssu

**Important Notices

1, Roland Gao will be the Chief Returning Officer presiding over this year's elections. He can answer all questions related to the election proceedings and rules.

2, All other election announcements will be made on the official CSSU Discord server and/or other CSSU social media platforms by the CRO (or by e-mail on CRO's behalf).

3, For any questions, please contact Roland Gao ([email protected]) or CSSU ([email protected]). For more details regarding the election process, please consult the constitution (https://www.cssu.ca/constitution.pdf)

** Membership and Voter’s Eligibility

1, Please note that only members of CSSU are eligible to run for the executive position, complete the nomination form and/or vote during the election.

2, According to CSSU's constitution, membership in the CSSU is granted to any undergraduate student who is enrolled in a Computer Science or Data Science Program of Study or in a CSC-labeled course in the Faculty of Arts and Science (ie. on the St. George Campus) for Fall 2021/Winter 2022. In addition, the student must be a full-time or part-time student who pays the Arts and Science Student Union (ASSU) fee.

3, (Particularly important for PEY students) Please double check that you paid ASSU incidental fees for the winter semester. If you haven’t paid, please contact [email protected] to make a payment of 11.08$ for ASSU Incidental Fees Winter 2022. After making the payment directly to ASSU:
3.1, For candidates, you will be required to upload proof of payment when filling out the registration form.
3.2, Students who fill out the nomination form will be required to upload proof of payment in the nomination form.
3.3, For students who wish to vote in the election and didn’t complete the candidate registration form or the nomination form, please upload a proof of payment here by March 21st: https://forms.gle/ym4VLHBSDxbujbw86

Good luck!