Chairs + Graduate Chairs + Academic Directors

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 […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & ProvostVivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives Date: March 11, 2020Re: COVID-19—Planning for Completing Courses This Term (PDAD&C #50) Note – The University has academic and business continuity plans that will be enacted as needed. Our plans focus on the need to ensure the health of our community, […]

From:  Pierre Piché, Controller and Director of Financial Services Date: March 10, 2020Re: Reminder—April 30, 2020 Fiscal Year-end Closing (PDAD&C #49) As we approach the end of the 2020 fiscal year, it is important to ensure that all financial activity for the year is accurately recorded in your accounts prior to closing the accounts. In order to […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & ProvostDate: March 5, 2020Re: Acting Vice-Provostial Appointments (PDAD&C #47) As announced in PDAD&C #40 and #41, Professor Susan McCahan was recently reappointed as Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education. And Professor Sandy Welsh was recently reappointed as Vice-Provost, Students. Each of them will be taking a six-month administrative leave […]

From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President, Operations & Real Estate PartnershipsDate: March 3, 2020Re: Business Continuity Planning at U of T In 2018, an institutional Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Committee was tasked with the establishment and integration of central institutional plans. These plans facilitate the recovery of critical functions like services to provide security, food and shelter in the […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & ProvostDate: February 28, 2020 Re: Appointment of Lisa Dolovich as Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (PDAD&C #44) I am delighted to announce that the Agenda Committee of Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Lisa Dolovich as Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy for […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & ProvostDate:  February 27, 2020Re:  Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee for the Dean, Faculty of Law (PDAD&C #45) Professor Edward Iacobucci has informed me that he will be stepping down as Dean of the Faculty of Law as of December 31, 2020, in order to pursue his research and return to […]

From: Larry Alford, Chief Librarian Date: February 25, 2020Re: Transformative Open Access Publishing Deal with Karger Publishers The University of Toronto (U of T) and Karger Publishers have entered into a transformative open access agreement that includes reading access to all Karger e-journals with immediate open access to U of T-authored articles. This agreement is […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation, and Strategic InitiativesDate: February 20, 2020Re: 2020 Recipients of the President’s Impact Award (PDAD&C #43) I am delighted to announce the recipients of the 2020 President’s Impact Awards. The President’s Impact Awards (PIA) celebrate and honour faculty members whose research has led to significant impact beyond academia, including, […]