About Us: Graduate Union of the Students of Art

About Us

GUStA is the Graduate Union of the Students of Art in the Department of Art at the University of Toronto.

Our members are all current full time and part time graduate students registered in the Department of Art, which includes students in both the History of Art and Visual Studies programs.

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Purpose:

To represent the common interests of the members.
To foster union members through events such as social gatherings.
To advocate on behalf of graduate students to professors, the Department of Art, and the university administration.
To represent our members in other organizations and cooperate with organizations such as GSU (the Graduate Student Union) and CUPE 3902 (the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing University of Toronto education workers).
To share in the formation of departmental policy.
To provide academic and publication opportunities.
GUStA holds meetings at least four (4) times a year. At these meetings elections are held, events are planned, and reports are given to the membership. Attendance is encouraged, but not required.

The GUStA Executive Officers 2011–2012 are:

Co-Presidents : Sara Angel and Paula Gheorghiade
Vice President and Co-Communications Director : Nicole Copeland
Secretary : Olenka Horbatsch
Treasurer : Nicole Copeland
GSU Rep and Co-Communications Director : Devon Smither
Social Co-ordinator : John McQuillen
Social Co-ordinator associates : Patricia Ritacca and Zarina Mail
Faculty-Student Liaison : Elizabeth Parke
Symposium Director : Nina Amstutz
Symposium Associates : Michele Brambilla, Rachel Kulick, and Zarina Mail
Journal Editor : Nicole Copeland
Library and Image Services Rep : Olenka Horbatsch
GUStA Website Representative : Yayo Umetsubo
GUStA CUPE Steward : Elizabeth Parke