Chairs + Graduate Chairs + Academic Directors

From: Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life Date: July 30, 2015 Re: New Faculty Orientation We are asking all Deans, Chairs, and Academic Directors to encourage new faculty members and librarians to attend this year’s New Faculty Orientation. This event is intended to provide newly appointed faculty members and librarians with an unparalleled opportunity […]

From: Sioban Nelson, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life Date: July 30, 2015 Re: CTSI’s Tune Into Teaching Series Tune Into Teaching is a series of sessions for all instructors hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) during the first week of September 2015. We encourage all instructors and librarians to attend and for Deans, […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research and Innovation Date: July 29, 2015 Re: Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), Competition Rounds 1 and 2 At a public event earlier this week, the Hon. Ed Holder, Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced the first award under the CFREF program. I am thrilled to confirm that […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: July 22, 2015 Re: PDAD&C Information and Meeting Dates for 2015-16 Welcome to all new and returning Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs. All Academic Administrators who have been appointed under the Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators are members of this standing committee, commonly known as […]

In recent days you may have heard or read reactions to the University’s report on a UTSC Health Studies Program course. We have received a number of inquiries in our offices, and we are aware of conversations taking place inside and outside the University. We take these concerns seriously, and we are writing today to […]

From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: July 6, 2015 Re: Update on Arbitration with CUPE 3902, Unit  1 (PDAD&C #2) As you all know, earlier this year, members of CUPE 3902, Unit 1 at the University of Toronto went on strike. Throughout the strike, both sides worked […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: July 1, 2015 Re: Guideline on the Use of Divisional Operating Reserves for the Purpose of Matching New Donor Gifts (PDAD&C #1) The attached Guideline was approved at Business Board on June 18th and details the underlying principles and approval procedure for using divisional operating funds to match […]

From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity; Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: May 14, 2015 Re: Holiday Schedule 2015-16 and 2016-17 In planning the University’s holiday schedule, we make every effort to provide a two-week closure in December, knowing how all of us appreciate the opportunity to have two full weeks. We also […]