CSSU - Computer Science Student Union

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

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!