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From: Andrew Thomson, Chief of Government Relations Date: March 29, 2018 Re: Highlights of the 2018-19 Ontario Budget (PDAD&C #77) Ontario Budget Continues Approach to OSAP Focused Funding Yesterday, the Ontario government tabled its budget for 2018-19.  The budget marks a return to deficit financing with a $6.7M gap between revenue and expenses, and an […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: March 28, 2018 Re: Reappointment of Professor Lorraine Ferris as Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance (PDAD&C #74) I am delighted to announce that the Governing Council has approved the reappointment of Professor Lorraine Ferris as Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance for a five year term, […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: March 27, 2018 Re: Call for Nominations – NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships 2018 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has released its call for nominations for the 2018 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships. I encourage you to share this information widely and consider preparing nominations of […]

From: Christopher Lang, Director, Office of Appeals, Discipline, and Faculty Grievances Date: March 23, 2018 Re: Call for Nominations – Chair, Complaint and Resolution Council for Student Societies (PDAD&C #73) On June 23, 2016, the Governing Council of the University of Toronto approved the Policy on Open, Accessible, and Democratic Autonomous Student Organizations. The Policy was the […]

From: Susan McCahan, Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Trevor Rodgers, Executive Director, Planning & Budget Date: March 21, 2018 Re: Call for Proposals – Business Intelligence Data Dragons Competition The Business Intelligence Leadership Committee is seeking outstanding data scientists and analysts from the University of Toronto community to submit their ideas for the Business Intelligence […]

From: Sheila Brown, Chief Financial Officer Date: March 21, 2018 Re: Endowment Payout Rate for Fiscal 2018 to be Distributed in April 2018 (PDAD&C #72) The endowment payout rate for 2018 will be $8.02 per unit, an increase of 2% from last year’s payout rate. This payout represents 3.56% of the opening market value of […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: March 14, 2018 Re: Now Available – U of T Policy Reports Collection on TSpace (PDAD&C #71) I am pleased to let you know of a new TSpace Collection that we have developed in collaboration with the University of Toronto Libraries. The U of T Policy Reports Collection […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: March 8, 2018 Re: Appointment of Acting Dean and Acting Vice-Dean, Students, at the School of Graduate Studies (PDAD&C #66) Professor Joshua Barker will be taking parental and administrative leave from April 16 to December 31, 2018. For the duration of this leave, I am pleased to announce […]

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Susan McCahan, Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education Date: March 9, 2018 Re: Recipients of the Early Career Teaching Award and Teaching Fellowship (PDAD&C #70) We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2017-18 University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award and the 2018 University of Toronto Teaching Fellowship. […]

From: Meric Gertler, President Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: March 8, 2018 Re: Freedom of Speech at the University of Toronto (PDAD&C #68) The University has established a website, www.freespeech.utoronto.ca, to serve as a resource regarding the University of Toronto’s longstanding commitment to free expression. The site collects the University’s policies and statements on […]