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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 […]

From: Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: December 16, 2015 Re: Deadline for Teaching Stream Opt-In is December 31, 2015 A final reminder to you that the deadline for your Lecturers and Senior Lecturers to elect to be covered by the terms of the amended PPAA is December 31, 2015. Please encourage those […]

From: Locke Rowe, Vice-Provost, Graduate Research & Education Date: December 11, 2015 Re: Renovations Begin on Graduate Student Services Space Work is beginning on renovations to 63 St. George Street in a project that will enhance student experience by improving service delivery and providing a welcoming public face to the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). […]

International rankings are only one measure of our excellence. Ranking results should be supplemented with other measures of quality and research output and impact. How do we rank? The following are the five major international rankings of global universities: Times Higher Education World Rankings (THE) QS World University Rankings Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities […]

From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President, University Operations, Co-chair of the Landmark Committee Donald Ainslie, Principal of University College, Co-chair of the Landmark Committee Date: December 9, 2015 Re: Winning Team picked in Landscape of Landmark Quality Competition The University has chosen a consortium to lead work on the Landscape of Landmark Quality initiative. The winning team […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: November 20, 2015 Re: Appointment of Professor Wendy Duff as Interim Dean, Faculty of Information (PDAD&C #19) I am pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Wendy Duff as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Information, from January 1, […]

From: Shirley Hoy, Chair, Search Committee for a new Secretary of Governing Council Date: November 18, 2015 Re: Invitation to participate in the search process for a new Secretary of the Governing Council Louis Charpentier, who has served as Secretary of the Governing Council since 1999, is retiring at the end of December, 2015. In […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: November 16, 2015 Re: Extension of Professor Lorraine Ferris as Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance I am pleased to announce that the Senior Appointments and Compensation Committee has approved the extension of Professor Lorraine Ferris as Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance to July 31, 2018. […]