Deans

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 8, 2016 Re: Reminder – Information Sessions on U of T’s CFREF Round 2 Submission A reminder that three information sessions will be held in January to enable broader consultation and discussion for our institutional proposal to the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) program, Round 2 competition. The […]

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: Bruce Kidd, Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Scarborough Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: December 9, 2015 Re: Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Vice-Principal (Academic) and Dean, UTSC (PDAD&C #20) In accordance with Section 62(c) of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President Meric Gertler has appointed an Advisory Committee that […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: December 1, 2015 Re: Information Sessions – U of T’s CFREF Round 2 Submission The Canada First Research Excellence Fund Round 2 Competition is underway. The University of Toronto submitted a Letter of Intent on November 9 providing preliminary information on our proposed initiative, currently entitled Institute for […]

From: Vivek Goel, Vice-President, Research & Innovation Date: November 26, 2015 Re: Announcement of Derek Newton as Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship I am pleased to announce that the Senior Appointments & Compensation Committee has approved Dr. Derek Newton’s role as Executive Director, Innovations & Partnerships be revised to Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and […]

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: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost Date: November 13, 2015 Re: Events in Paris (PDAD&C# 18) In response to the tragic events that are unfolding in Paris, France, I wanted to alert you to the actions that the University is taking with respect to our students and faculty abroad on a university program or conference. […]