On July 1, 2018, Professor Heather Boon will be stepping down as the Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, to take up the role of Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life. For more details, please see PDAD&C #38.

In accordance with Section 60 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, I am writing to call for the nominations of individuals to serve on the Committee that will advise on the appointment of a Dean.

The Policy mandates the composition of the Advisory Committee as follows:

• The Vice-President and Provost (Chair);
• Three to five members of the teaching staff of the Faculty;
• One to three students of the Faculty;
• The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies or representative;
• A librarian, where appropriate;
• Two or three other qualified scholars from within or outside this University, but outside of the Faculty;
• In addition, the Committee may include an alumnus/a, a member of the administrative staff, and a senior member of the appropriate professional community.

The Advisory Committee will begin meeting in the winter term. Nominations for the Committee should be submitted to the Office of the Vice-President & Provost by Wednesday, January 10, 2018, via the online form.

Questions about this search process should be directed to Assistant Provost Archana Sridhar at archana.sridhar@utoronto.ca.