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Chemistry Aid Centre: A joint tutoring project between EPSA and UTSC Chemistry Society for students enrolled in Introductory Chemistry and Organic Chemistry looking for help in the course materials.

Lab Coat Rental & Sales: Forget your lab coat or splash goggles? Have no worry, EPSA is here to help! Drop by our Main Office in EV264 during office hours to renting.

Our Liaison Librarian, Sarah Forbes, will happily help you sort through the thousands of resources available to students throughout the library to find the information you need.


INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PREMIUM MEMBER?

YOU CAN REACH US through our email president@myepsa.ca FOR MORE INFORMATION.

General Membership:

All students enrolled at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in any program(s) under the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences will automatically be considered as general members of this association. All members enrolled in and returning to programs under the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences are eligible to be elected to executive positions for the next academic year.

Premium Membership:

Any and all students enrolled at the University of Toronto, as well as current academic and administrative staff and faculty are eligible to become members of this association by paying a one-time premium membership fee ($5), even if they are not enrolled as students in the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. Memberships remain valid as long as you are a UTSC student.

Benefits of Becoming a Premium Member include:
  • Free Lab Coat and Goggle Rental
  • Free admission to all On-Campus Events that require a fee (Mix & Mingles, Bath Bomb Event, Tie Dye event, etc.)
  • Discounts to Off-Campus Events that require a fee (Ski Trip, Paintball Trip, Treetop Trekking Trip, etc.)
  • Be first to know about our volunteer opportunities and events with limited spots
  •  Additional benefits to be added!
Purchase a membership in-person during our office hours, or online (follow the link for more details).
 
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Here at UTSC, our Liaison Librarians will happily help you sort through the thousands of resources available throughout the library to find the information you need. For example the library has many course textbooks on reserve and many old exams for CHM, EES, EST, PHY, PSC, and other courses!
Course Reserves
Old Exam Repository
If you are having trouble tracking down the information you need, just ask! Our librarians hold weekly drop-in science research help sessions and office hours! Please do not hesitate to contact them if you have any questions or suggestions about how the library can better suit your needs.
Sarah FORBES
Sarah Forbes is the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences Librarian with a background in environmental sciences. She can help you with search strategies for finding scholarly resources, citation management, narrowing your topic and more. You can learn more by taking a look at her course and subject guides found at https://uoft.me/sarahforbes. If you want to set up a research consultation with Sarah, please email her at s.forbes@utoronto.ca or drop by her office EV368.

The Environmental and Physical Sciences Students’ Association (EPSA) is a Departmental Student Association (DSA) with the purpose of acting as a link between students and faculty within the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Our goal is to continually act as a voice for students enrolled in a specialist, major and/or minor program in the physical and environmental sciences, addressing and relaying their concerns to the administration, faculty, and other student organizations when and where found appropriate.

EPSA strives to foster a collective vision and purpose among our membership, while serving as a comprehensive resource for students who look for assistance and/or guidance with their education. We encourage the interaction and exchange of ideas between the students and the faculty through mingling and networking events. By providing our members with information and academic resources, we also hope to provide you with social forums to meet other people and to get involved at UTSC!

Our revised constitution can be found here (PDF):

Constitution of EPSA

The EPSA executive team works to provide meaningful resources and events to assist students in their academic needs, broadening their minds to prospective careers, building connections to faculty and staff of our department through mix and mingles and networking events. Our social engagement initiatives have promoted the student community and interactions beyond the classroom. Some of the events planned for the current academic year include mix and mingles, disciplinary graduate seminars and lab workshops.