Events

September 10, 2026
ASSU Fall 2026 By-Elections: Nominations are open!
ASSU Election Nominations are now open! Are you looking to get more involved in your education? Getting involved with the ASSU Executive is a great way to make your mark on academic life here in at the University of Toronto. We are accepting nominations for candidates to fill two Executive positions (2). Candidates will be elected during our October 2nd ASSU Council Meeting. All full-time students in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the St. George Campus are eligible to run for our elections.

September 3, 2026
Project: Universal Minds
Project: Universal Minds is a program that brings students at the University of Toronto closer to their community. It’s a volunteer-based tutoring program for struggling high school students in schools near our campus. You’ll meet one-on-one with a student either in person at a local school or using an online meeting platform (like Zoom) for weekly one hour sessions.

May 20, 2026
Arbor Journal Vol 7
ASSU is excited and proud to announce that seventh volume of the Arbor Journal is now available! We’d like to thank everyone who contributed to the journal, it was a collaborative effort that could not have been achieved without the tireless efforts of our editorial team and the brilliant work of our authors. Please take the time to read their work!

May 11, 2026
Extended: ASSU Graduating Student Leadership award
The application deadline for the ASSU Graduating Student Leadership award has been EXTENDED!

April 10, 2026
2026-2027 ASSU Executives
Congratulations to our incoming ASSU Executive for 2026-2027!

March 17, 2026
Exam Jam April 7th 2026
Exam Jam is just around the corner! On April 7th 2026 come out to the lobby of Sid Smith for a day of Exam prep, de-stressing events, and healthy snacks.

March 13, 2026
2026-2027 ASSU Executive Candidate Statements
Here are the statements submitted by the nomination deadline for candidates in the ASSU Spring Elections. Elections will take place on Friday March 20th at our ASSU Council meeting. There is one (1) position of President and four (4) positions for Executive in this election.

February 26, 2026
2026-2027 ASSU Executive Election Nominations
The ASSU Executive represents the academic concerns for over 28,000 full-time Arts & Science students on the St. George campus. Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to – holding weekly office hours, attending Executive meetings every few weeks, reporting at ASSU Council Meetings, sitting on various ASSU committees, representing ASSU at Faculty meetings, working with and helping Course Unions, working on ASSU projects and any other academic concerns affecting A&S students that might come up during the year.

February 13, 2026
Reading Week Closure
The ASSU Office will be closed for Reading Week from Feb 16th to Feb 20th. We will reopen on Monday Feb 23rd at 10am. During the break you can always reach us by email: students.assu@utoronto.ca Have a great reading week!

January 30, 2026
Speaker Series x Mehdi Hasan
The ASSU is proud to announce our upcoming Speaker Series event with “all-round troublemaker” Mehdi Hasan.