Admin Staff

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: February 4, 2016 Re: Dean of the School of Continuing Studies (PDAD&C #32) On December 31, 2016, Marilynn Booth will end her appointment as Dean of the School of Continuing Studies. Marilynn has chosen to step down and retire, following an administrative leave. Marilynn joined the University of […]

Developing and managing the University of Toronto operating budget is a huge annual task. It is an iterative process, dependent on consultation and communication. The planning cycle includes many opportunities for input by all members of the University community throughout the year. The U of T Budget Model is a rather decentralized one. Key to […]

From: Sandy Welsh, Vice-Provost, Students Date: January 29, 2016 Re: National College Health Assessment The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) will launch at the University of Toronto on Thursday January 28, 2016 until Saturday February 13, 2016 (for undergraduate students) and Monday, March 21, 2016 until Saturday April 9, 2016 (for graduate students). I would […]

From: Meric Gertler, President Date: January 28, 2016 Re: Position Profile & Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity (PDAD&C #31) Position Profile I am pleased to inform you that the position profile developed by the Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President, Human Resources […]

From: Sally Garner, Executive Director, Planning & Budget Date: January 26, 2016 Re: Standard Benefit Rates (SBR) for 2016-17 (PDAD&C #30) Employer benefit costs are currently charged to divisions at a standard benefit rate of 24.75% of compensation for appointed staff and 10.00% of compensation for non-appointed staff. Effective May 1, 2016, these rates will […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: January 22, 2016 Re: Summary of the Salary and Benefits Agreement for Faculty and Librarians and Implementation Details (PDAD&C #29) As you know, we recently achieved a three-year agreement with UTFA regarding salaries, benefits, and workload for faculty members and librarians […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: January 20, 2016 Re: Call for Nominations – Acting Dean, Faculty of Music (PDAD&C #25) As announced on November 4, 2015 (PDAD&C #14), Professor Don McLean will take a one-year administrative leave before commencing his second term as Dean of the Faculty of Music on July 1, 2017. […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: January 15, 2016 Re: Truth and Reconciliation Steering Committee Announcement & Call for Nominations (PDAD&C #23) Last month, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its historic final report. Included in the report are 94 Calls to Action, a number of which either directly or indirectly relate […]

From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President, University Operations Adrienne De Francesco, Executive Director, Capital Projects Group Date: January 13, 2016 Re: Reduction in Project Management Fees (PDAD&C #21) Recently, we have been evaluating Project Management fees charged to capital projects. Over the past several years, the number of projects has been increasing. Correspondingly, the dollar value of […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: January 15, 2016 Re: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Impact Awards 2016 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has released its call for nominations for the 2016 Impact Awards:  http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx. I encourage you to share this information widely and consider preparing a nomination of […]