- Call for Nominations – U of T’s Teaching Excellence and Student Learning Awards (PDAD&C #23)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: October 12, 2017 Re: Call for Nominations – U of T’s Teaching Excellence and Student Learning Awards (PDAD&C #23) I am delighted to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2017-18 Teaching Excellence and Student Learning Awards. These University-wide awards recognize our strengths in teaching and learning, and […]
- Call for Feedback – Institutional Strategic Research Plan (PDAD&C #22)
- From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: October 12, 2017 Re: Call for Feedback – Institutional Strategic Research Plan (PDAD&C #22) The University of Toronto is committed to supporting excellence in research and innovation across our three campuses and with our community partners. In the spring, I invited members of the U of T community […]
- Support for the Tenure Process
- From: Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Date: October 5, 2017 Re: Support for the Tenure Process Following the President’s remarks to PDAD&C on September 28, 2017, below are two resources which highlight many of the same points he shared with members: Key Considerations: Tenure Process Tenure: Summary of Evidence Under the 2015 PPAA […]
- Update – Collegial Process of Exploration and Consultation about the Faculty of Forestry (PDAD&C #21)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: October 5, 2017 Re: Update – Collegial Process of Exploration and Consultation about the Faculty of Forestry (PDAD&C #21) As you may recall, in late March I announced a collegial, inclusive, and deliberative process of exploration and consultation about the Faculty of Forestry under paragraph 5 of the […]
- Now Available – 2017 Annual Report of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (PDAD&C #20)
- From: Meric Gertler, President Date: September 28, 2017 Re: Now Available – 2017 Annual Report of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (PDAD&C #20) The President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability has prepared a report outlining activities undertaken in its first three months of operation. I […]
- Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough (PDAD&C #19)
- From: Meric Gertler, President Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: September 21, 2017 Re: Call for Nominations – Advisory Committee on the Appointment of a Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough (PDAD&C #19) On December 11, 2014 the Governing Council approved the appointment of Professor Bruce Kidd as Vice-President, University of Toronto and Principal, […]
- Leadership from U of T, UBC, and McGill University Emphasize Critical Need to Invest in Research (PDAD&C #18)
- From: Andrew Thomson, Chief of Government Relations Date: September 21, 2017 Re: Leadership from U of T, UBC, and McGill University Emphasize Critical Need to Invest in Research (PDAD&C #18) As part of the University’s mounting advocacy efforts to encourage the government to implement the Naylor Report recommendations, President Gertler joined Suzanne Fortier and Santa […]
- Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries (PDAD&C #16)
- From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: September 20, 2017 Re: Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries (PDAD&C #16) As noted in PDAD&C #111 (2016-17), Mr. Larry Alford will soon complete his current term as Chief Librarian of the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL). Mr. Alford is eligible for […]
- Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities (PDAD&C #17)
- From: Sandy Welsh, Vice Provost, Students Date: September 20, 2017 Re: Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities (PDAD&C #17) Please circulate to all faculty and instructors I am writing to remind you of the University’s broader policies and obligations regarding the provision of academic accommodations for students with disabilities, and to share the University’s accommodation […]
- President Gertler on the Importance of Investing in Science (PDAD&C #15)
- From: Andrew Thomson, Chief of Government Relations Date: September 15, 2017 Re: President Gertler on the Importance of Investing in Science (PDAD&C #15) In a meeting with the Toronto Star’s Editorial Board, President Gertler took advantage of the celebration of U of T’s continued position as the top Canadian university in the most recent Times […]