Upcoming Events
Step Challenge
🚶 PGSA Step Challenge is Back! 🏆
Join the challenge and get moving from November to April!
💡 Why 7,000 steps?
Recent research shows that averaging 7,000 steps/day is linked to clinically significant health benefits — and it’s a goal we can reach.
🎁 Monthly Prizes:
1. One random winner from participants averaging 7,000+ steps/day (can win multiple times)
2. One random winner from all participants (cannot win more than once)
Each winner gets $10!
Let’s get our steps in! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Holiday Decorating Contest
Submissions are now open for our annual Holiday Decorating Contest!!
Get creative and decorate your lab door, window, whiteboard, or any other flat surface you can find. To enter the contest, email a photo of the decorated space along with your lab/team name to pgsa.toronto@gmail.com by December 11th, 2025 (11.59PM).
The winner will be announced at the PharmTox Holiday Lunch on December 12th at the Faculty Club.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Holiday Raffle
The holidays are almost here, and the PGSA is excited to kick off our annual Holiday Raffle!
As always, prizes have been generously donated by our faculty and staff, and 100% of this year’s proceeds will go to our 2025–26 philanthropic initiative: the Daily Bread Food Bank.
🎄 How the Raffle Works
Each ticket = one entry for any of the available prizes
At the Departmental Holiday Lunch on Friday, December 12th, we’ll draw as many names as we have prizes
Winners pick their prize in the order they’re drawn
The prize list will be updated as we get closer to the event (expect lots of gift cards from local and international retailers!)
🎟️ How to Buy Tickets
To make things easy, we’re offering two purchase options this year:
Online ticket sales (available before and during the event)
Cash purchases during the event only
Online ticket/Cash purchase
Sunday, November 30, 2025 9:00 AM - Friday, December 12, 2025 1:40 PM
MSB Coffee Hour
Come chat and relax with peers at the MSB PharmTox lounge (MSB 4243) on Wednesday, December 17th from 12-1PM!
Enjoy some coffee, donuts, and conversations with colleagues in a casual setting.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with your peers!
Past Events
MSB Coffee Hour
Come chat and relax with peers at the MSB PharmTox lounge!
Enjoy some coffee, donuts, and conversations with colleagues in a casual setting.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with your peers!
Pharmacology Welcome Pizza Party
Join us for a chill Pizza Party!
Meet new classmates, reconnect with old friends, and grab a slice (or three).
📅 Date: Friday, October 24th
🕒 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm
📍 Location: Bahen Courtyard
Free pizza, great vibes, and even better company. Don’t miss it — your serotonin levels will thank you. 😄
Social Night: Pizza, Board Game & Pub Fun
Join us for a relaxed evening of pizza, board games, and good company! Meet your fellow grad students, enjoy some friendly competition, and unwind after a busy week.
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30
🕖 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Grad Loft (above the GSU Pub on 16 Bancroft avenue)
Bring your friends, your game face, and your appetite!
Fall By-Elections
Your Voice Matters!
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30
🕖 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: MSB 2278
Have you ever wanted to help shape the graduate student experience in Pharmacology? Now’s your chance! The PGSA is holding by-elections to fill vacant positions, and we want you to get involved. Whether you’re interested in running for a position or voting for your peers, your participation makes a difference. Please submit your nomination using the link below by Sunday, September 28th. You are expected to give a max 2-minute speech during the election. Please contact us via email if you cannot make it to the election but still want your nomination to be considered.
Run. Vote. Make an impact.
Available executive positions are as follows (you can find descriptions of each in our updated Constitution):
Academic Associate
Philanthropy Associate
Professional Development Associate
Mental Health Associate
Social Affairs Associate
Communications and Marketing Associate
First Year Thesis Representative
First Year ACP Representative
International Students Representative
GEC Representative
GSU/GRC Representative
MSB Site Rep
Sunnybrook Site Rep
CAMH Site Rep
St. Michaels Site Rep
777 Bay Site Rep
Post-Orientation Social
Join us outside for a fun post-orientation social!
Kick off your first year with a relaxed afternoon of fun! Join us for ice cream cones, popsicles, frisbee, and good company. Meet fellow students, make new friends, and enjoy some casual outdoor fun! It will take place in Queens park, right across from MSB (east exit).
All pharmacology students are welcome.
Please fill out this form for us to know how much food we will get. Thanks!
