Academic Administrators

To:  Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs; Chief Administrative Officers and Divisional HR Leads From:   Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: March 25, 2020 Re: Faculty and Librarian Performance Evaluation and Merit Process for 2019-20 (PTR/5% Merit) (PDAD&C #58) I am writing to confirm that the Provost and the Deans, in consultation with UTFA, have […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives Ted Sargent, Vice-President, International Date: March 24, 2020Re: A COVID-19 Response Resource for the University of Toronto and Affiliated Institutions We are thrilled at the outpouring of offers from faculty members and others to offer research capacity, engineering expertise, materials, labs, access to infrastructure, in […]

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs From: Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Susan McCahan, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Vice Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate EducationDate: March 24, 2020Re: Winter 2020 Course Evaluation Data: COVID-19 (PDAD&C #57) We appreciate the amazing efforts of our faculty to adjust under the current circumstances due to the […]

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs; Pre-Tenure, Pre-Continuing Status Faculty, and Pre-Permanent Status Librarians     From: Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic LifeDate: March 20, 2020Re: Provision for Requesting Delay to Timeline for Academic Review in Response to COVID-19 (PDAD&C#56) We are aware that the COVID-19 situation may have caused significant challenges for pre-tenure […]

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs From: Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic LifeDate: March 18, 2020Re: Extension to Deadline to Apply to Special Retirement Program (PDAD&C #55) As you know, governments and institutions around the world have been responding in various ways to the threats posed […]

To:  All EmployeesFrom: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and ProvostVivek Goel, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic InitiativesDate:  March 17, 2020Re:  [COVID-19] Critical Operations to Support University’s Core Commitments (PDAD&C #54) As Canada continues to deal with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University remains committed to playing our part in ensuring the health and wellbeing of our community. […]

From:   Gina Trubiani, Director, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety Date:  March 17, 2020 Re:      [COVID-19] Public Health Process at the University of Toronto (PDAD&C #53) This message is also for Chief Administrative Officers and HR Managers In order to better respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic and protect the health of faculty, librarians, staff and students, the University is implementing new measures […]

From: Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic LifeDate: March 16, 2020Re: Modification to the Tenure Committee Meeting Protocols In Response to COVID-19 (PDAD&C #52) In light of the COVID-19 situation and challenges that may occur in scheduling meetings, the University and UTFA have agreed to a change in the tenure process for the duration of […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-President, Human Resources & EquityDate: March 13, 2020Re: Update on COVID-19 and the University’s Response (PDAD&C #51) Dear Colleagues, This message is in follow-up to the President’s statement earlier today about the COVID-19 pandemic. We are putting in place several […]

From: Heather Boon, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: March 12, 2020 Re: Reminder – Retirement Options for Faculty and Librarians (PDAD&C #46) Special Retirement Program This is a reminder that the University has recently made available a special retirement program for faculty and librarians. The program, which is offered on a one time only […]