Friday, April 20, 2012

Notice of Intention to retire June 30, 2013

PDAD&C #56, 2011-12

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
From: Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
Date: April 17, 2012
Re: Notice of Intention to retire June 30, 2013

I am writing to remind you that faculty members and librarians who wish to retire on June 30, 2013 must give notice of their intention by July 1, 2012. Now is the time to remind faculty members and librarians in your unit to start thinking about retirement options so they have enough time to gather sufficient information to make an informed decision.

Please note that, if a faculty member or librarian wishes to apply to take an earned research and study leave during a three-year phased retirement program, s/he must apply at the time of giving notice of intention to enter into phased retirement so that the leave can be considered and approved in the context of the planning process for the phased retirement.

For more information on retirement options, please contact the Academic HR Manager for your division or Suzan Abu Shakra at s.abushakra@utoronto.ca.

CFI-Funded Infrastructure - U of T Statement on Operations & Maintenance

Dear Colleagues,

The Canada Foundation for Innovation has recently established a requirement that all institutions eligible to receive CFI funding must have an internal plan regarding the operation and maintenance of CFI-supported infrastructure. The exact wording in the Foundation’s revised Policy and Program Guide is as follows:

6.8 Operation and maintenance of CFI-funded infrastructure
It is the institutions’ responsibility to provide sufficient funds for the operation and maintenance of CFI-funded infrastructure. To meet this obligation, institutions must have an internal plan for the provision and administration of operating and maintenance support. The plan should be made available to all relevant stakeholders. Because the Infrastructure Operating Fund helps institutions with a portion of the operating and maintenance costs of CFI-funded infrastructure, its use should be an integral part of the operating and maintenance plan. Institutions must keep on file the operating and maintenance plan and provide it upon request.

The attached “University of Toronto Statement on Operations & Maintenance of Research Infrastructure Supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation” has been prepared to address this sponsor requirement. It does not involve any new or changed procedures, but simply describes and clarifies the principles, decision-making and approval processes associated with ensuring that CFI-funded infrastructure at the University of Toronto is maintained in a state of readiness for research for the appropriate length of time.

We will post this Statement on the Research website, alert all current CFI applicants and award-holders about its existence, and reference it in the RSO CFI proposal development tips.

Should you have any questions or comments about the Statement, please don’t hesitate to be in touch with me or with Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services (j.chadwick@utoronto.ca).

Best wishes,

Paul

Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1

Telephone: 416-978-4984
Email: vp.research@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca

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University of Toronto Statement on Operations & Maintenance of Research Infrastructure Supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

This document outlines the principles, decision-making and approval processes at the University of Toronto relating to the operation and maintenance (O&M) of CFI-funded infrastructure.

The CFI Program and Policy Guide states:

The eligible recipient1 will operate and use the research infrastructure, and will assume responsibility for insuring all CFI-funded research infrastructure, including powered vehicles. It will also exercise de facto control over and hold a majority interest in the research infrastructure for a period of five years from the date of acquisition and installation of the research infrastructure, or for a period the CFI deems appropriate.

The CFI Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF)

The CFI Program & Policy Guide further states:

The Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF) helps cover a portion of the operating and maintenance costs to ensure optimal use of CFI-funded infrastructure. It is nonetheless the institution’s responsibility to provide sufficient funds for the operation and maintenance of CFI-funded infrastructure.

A CFI-eligible institution receives IOF funding through an annual application at June 15th. IOF allocations are intended as contributions to approved infrastructure awards. Projects approved by CFI generate an IOF allocation of 30 percent of the maximum CFI amount approved at award finalization. Each institution is responsible for deciding how their funds will be divided among projects eligible to receive IOF. Institutions may distribute their IOF allocation based on actual operating and maintenance needs, as opposed to allocating the exact amount to the project that generated it. This offers institutions maximum flexibility to support projects with different needs and scope, while ensuring accountability. Further detail, including eligible IOF expenses, can be found in the Infrastructure Operating Fund section of the CFI Policy & Program Guide.

Developing O&M Plans

At the University of Toronto it is the responsibility of the CFI Project Leader to identify and secure all necessary and appropriate O&M resources for the active life (five years or as otherwise agreed with CFI) of the CFI-funded infrastructure. Each CFI application must contain a plan for the sustainable use of the proposed infrastructure, including projected O&M costs, for the first five years. Each plan takes account of the anticipated CFI IOF funding, as well as additional and alternative funding sources (revenue generated from user fees, institutionalcontributions, operating grant funds, etc.) required to maintain the infrastructure. This plan is reviewed and approved at the departmental, faculty and institutional levels prior to submission of the application to CFI and, when an award is approved for funding by CFI, becomes part of the funding agreement between the University and the CFI.

Administration of IOF Funds

The University of Toronto allocates 100% of the CFI IOF awarded to the academic division (Faculty, UTM or UTSC) that is the administrative home of the infrastructure project. Academic divisions are responsible for deploying IOF funds in support of the funded infrastructure so that O&M plans set out in the successful infrastructure application can be fulfilled. Each year, an IOF plan, approved by the Faculty, is submitted to the Research Services Office (RSO) within the division of the Vice-President Research. RSO establishes restricted research funds in support of eligible infrastructure projects as directed by the academic division and Project Leaders. The funded research digest (FReD) for each fund sets out the terms and conditions associated with the use of the IOF contribution.

The Project Leader is responsible for adhering to both CFI and University of Toronto guidelines in the use of IOF funds. There is no minimum or maximum number of years over which IOF can be claimed, as long as the infrastructure is being used for research purposes during the period claimed. Annual financial reports to CFI on the use of IOF funds are assembled and submitted by the Research Financial Reporting & Analysis unit of the division of the Vice-President Research, reflecting transactions processed by the Project Leader’s administrative unit. Questions about eligibility of expenditures are raised for resolution with RSO, the Project Leader and/or the administering unit, on an ongoing basis and at the time of financial reporting.

Issues Escalation

Unforeseen circumstances that adversely impact an approved O&M plan do not relieve the institution of the responsibility to maintain the CFI-funded infrastructure in a state of readiness for research for the period agreed upon with CFI. The Project Leader should bring any issues that threaten to interfere with the effective operation of the infrastructure to the attention of the head of the administering unit who, in turn, may contact the Dean or Principal of the academic division. Given the University’s budget model, academic divisions must ultimately ensure that when an O&M plan is disrupted, financial and other resources are assembled to ensure the ongoing operation of the infrastructure.

Questions

The Research Services Office is available to provide further information and to consult with CFI, when appropriate.

1 For CFI, “eligible recipient” means the institution, not the Project Leader.

President's Teaching Award Recipients

PDAD&C#57, 2011-12

To: PDAD&C

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

Date: April 20, 2012

Re: President's Teaching Award Recipients

I am pleased to announce that at its meeting on April 26 the Academic Board approved the appointment of the 2011-12 President's Teaching Award Recipients. They are as follows:

o Senior Lecturer Karen Reid, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science

o Professor Ivan Silver, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine

o Professor Jim Wallace, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

The President's Teaching Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research on teaching, and the integration of teaching and research. Recipients of a President's Teaching Award are designated as a member of the Teaching Academy for a minimum period of five-years and receive an annual professional development allowance of $10,000 for five years.

The biographies of this year's recipients as well as more information about the President's Teaching Award are available at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Awards/presidentaward.htm.

In addition to congratulating this year's recipients, I would also like to thank the nominators for preparing the dossiers and the members of the Selection Committee for reviewing the nominations.

University and UTFA Agree to Special Joint Advisory Committee on the Memorandum of Agreement

HR #52, 2011-12
PDAD&C #55, 2011-12

To: PDAD&C

From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President Human Resources & Equity
Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

Date: April 18, 2012

University and UTFA Agree to Special Joint Advisory Committee on the Memorandum of Agreement

The University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Faculty Association are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement on a Special Joint Advisory Committee to discuss potential changes to the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) governing the relationship between the University and UTFA and on the establishment of subcommittees to discuss our tenure and promotion policies and appointment policies for Professors of Practice/teaching and professional faculty.

For the 35 years that it has been in place, the MoA, including the process of collective bargaining and arbitration, has served the University of Toronto well. At the same time, the parties have agreed that the terms and scope of the MoA warrant ongoing review and modernization, and that the time has now come for a meaningful collegial discussion, examination and review of the Memorandum.

To that end, the University and UTFA have now agreed to establish a Special Joint Advisory Committee on the MoA. The Special Joint Advisory Committee will review the strengths and weaknesses of the current Memorandum, consider options for reform, and attempt to reach consensus on recommendations for potential changes to the Memorandum. We have also agreed that the Special Joint Advisory Committee will discuss the role of faculty and librarians in academic planning.

The Special Joint Advisory Committee will conduct its work over the course of the 2012-2013 academic year, and the parties have agreed on a third party facilitator who will be available to assist them in their discussions.

Agreement on the Special Joint Advisory Committee process was reached in mediation between the parties, with the assistance of Mr. Kevin Burkett. The Administration and UTFA wish to express their appreciation to Mr. Burkett.

Advisory Search Committee for Dean of the Faculty of Forestry

PDAD&C#54, 2011-12

To: Faculty, Staff and Students, Faculty of Forestry
PDAD&C
From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
CC: President David Naylor
E-bulletin
Date: April 18, 2012
Re: Advisory Search Committee for Dean of the Faculty of Forestry

As announced on March 14, 2012, Professor Sandy Smith will complete her term as Dean of the Faculty of Forestry on June 30, 2012.

In accordance with Section 60 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President David Naylor has appointed a committee to recommend the appointment of a Dean of the Faculty. The composition of the committee is as follows:

Prof. Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost (chair) Mr. Larry Alford, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries Prof. Robert Baker, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Vice-Dean, Research and Graduate Programs, Faculty of Arts & Science Prof. Malcolm Campbell, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science and Vice-Principal, Research, UTSC Mr. Malcolm Cecil-Cockwell, Student, Faculty of Forestry Prof. Brian Corman, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education Ms. Julia Hancock, Alumna Ms. Anne Koven, Student, Faculty of Forestry Prof. David Martell, Faculty of Forestry Ms. Deborah Paes, Graduate Administrator, Faculty of Forestry Prof. Rowan Sage, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science Prof. Mohini Sain, Faculty of Forestry Prof. Sean Thomas, Faculty of Forestry Prof. Ning Yan, Faculty of Forestry

The Advisory Committee for the search welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Sheree Drummond, Assistant Provost (sheree.drummond@utoronto.ca), by Friday, April 27, 2012.

Staff Appointment - Professor Bruce Kidd Appointed Warden, Hart House

PDAD&C #53, 2011-12


TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers, and Confidential Staff
Presidents of APUS, GSU, UTSU (SAC), UTMSU and SCSU

FROM: Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students


DATE: April 18, 2012

RE: Professor Bruce Kidd Appointed Warden, Hart House

I am pleased to advise that the University Affairs Board of Governing Council has approved the appointment of Professor Bruce Kidd as the Warden of Hart House effective May 1, 2012 until June 30, 2016.

Professor Kidd is a Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education and a former Dean of the Faculty. He has earned degrees from the University of Toronto (B.A., Political Economy), the University of Chicago (A.M., Education), and York University (M.A. and Ph.D., History), and an honorary doctor of laws from Dalhousie University.

Professor Kidd teaches and has written extensively, having authored or edited ten books and hundreds of articles, papers, lectures, plays and scripts. He is currently Chair of the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport; Chair, Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment Team Up Foundation; and a member of the Selection Committee, Postgraduate Research Grant Program, Olympic Studies Centre, International Olympic Committee.

Bruce has been involved in the Olympic Movement throughout his life. He has participated in the Games as an athlete (track and field, 1964), journalist (1976), contributor to the arts and culture programs (1976 and 1988) and accredited social scientist (1988 and 2000). He was founding chair of the Olympic Academy of Canada (1983-1993) and lectures at the International Olympic Academy. He is an honorary member of the Canadian Olympic Committee.

In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Bruce has a long affiliation with Hart House, having participated in past Review and Advisory Committees for Hart House and the Warden and having served as a member of the Hart House Board of Stewards and most recently as Interim Warden. He brings a wealth of leadership experience and dedication to co-curricular programming and student engagement.

I am delighted that Bruce has accepted this position. Please join me in welcoming him as Warden.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Research Alerts: Extracting Value from Your Research Tools, April 18 at 9am

“Extracting Value from Your Research Tools” | April 18 at 9am | Everyone Welcome to Attend

“Extracting Value from Your Research Tools”

Dear Researcher,
The Innovations & Partnerships Office in cooperation with EMD Millipore is proud to host an information session related to knowledge translation for research tools and reagents.

This information session will be held on Wednesday April 18th at 9am in Tanz Neuroscience Building room 6.
EMD Millipore will present a talk titled: “Extracting Value from Your Research Tools”.

An informal Q+A and networking session will follow the presentation.
All researchers from the University of Toronto community are welcome to attend.

Please feel free to contact Peter Azmi (peter.azmi@utoronto.ca) directly with any questions.


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Event Summary:

What: Presentation by EMD Millipore titled “Extracting Value from Your Research Tools”. (networking to follow)
Time: 9am | April 18th, 2012
Where: Tanz Neuroscience Building, rm 6
Who: all are welcome

Research Alerts: NSERC Climate Change and Atmospheric Research

NSERC Climate Change and Atmospheric Research

NSERC announces a new competition to advance our understanding of climate and the risks related to climate change, along with the development of effective policies that will allow us to respond to these risks in a timely manner. The Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR) initiative will focus on research that will form the basis for conducting further studies and assessments of the social, economic and ecological impacts of climate change and for developing strategies and adaptation mechanisms.

The CCAR initiative will support a limited number of large-scale research projects that are considered to be of high priority by both the Canadian academic research community and federal government departments. These projects will be led by world-class Canadian researchers and will comprise teams of university-based researchers and Canadian government scientists, along with international researchers and other partners (such as northern communities and/or the private sector). Their goal will be to generate substantial research results and transfer this knowledge for the benefit of Canada.

Research Themes:
• Understanding Earth system processes and their representation in weather, climate and atmospheric chemistry models
• Advancing weather, climate and environmental prediction
• Understanding recent changes in the Arctic and other Canadian cold region environments

Value: NSERC plans to award grants at a funding level of between $500,000 and $1 million per year for up to five years.

Critical Dates:
1. May 2, 2012: Internal Deadline for completed Letter of Intent.
2. May 17, 2012: NSERC's Deadline

For more details on the CCAR Program, vist our website. You can read more about the program as well on the NSERC website

Ontario Work Study Program: Important Update

To: PDAD&C

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students

Date: April 12, 2012

RE: Important Update on Ontario Work Study Program

As part of Budget 2012, provincial funding for the Ontario Work Study program was eliminated. We regret the Government's decision to discontinue financial support for this program and are now working through the implications for the future of the program at the University.

In the short-term, units that have submitted summer work study positions are advised that not all requests will be approved. Units may also wish to reconsider their plans in the knowledge that approved requests may require contributions of up to half of the salary costs at the local level. The Financial Aid and Awards office will be in touch with requesting units shortly concerning how they may amend their submissions.

Extension of Vice-President and Provost’s Term and Call for Nominations for Review / Search Advisory Committee

Memorandum to: Governing Council
Members of the Academic Board
Members of the Business Board
Members of the University Affairs Board
Members of the College of Electors
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Professionals, Managers, and Confidential Staff
President, UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, UTSU (SAC), UTMSU and SCSU

From: David Naylor
President

Date: April 11, 2012

Re: Extension of Vice-President and Provost’s Term and
Call for Nominations for Review / Search Advisory Committee


On June 30, Professor Cheryl Misak will complete a three-and-half-year term as Vice-President and Provost, following seven months as Interim Provost. I am very pleased to announce that, at its meeting this evening, the Governing Council approved my recommendation for a six-month extension to December 31, 2012. In addition to its appreciation of the Provost’s accomplishments to date, the Council also recognized that the abbreviated extension will ensure that there is time to undertake the usual and customary review, and, were it deemed advisable, begin a search.

I propose to initiate the review / search process immediately and am seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the representative Review / Search Advisory Committee that will advise me on the portfolio and, given that Professor Misak is eligible to be re-appointed whether to recommend re-appointment or to proceed with a search. The composition will be as follows:

• 1 member of the administrative staff;
• 1 alumnus/a;
• 1 Lieutenant Governor-in-Council member of the Governing Council;
• 6 members of the teaching staff; and
• 2 students.

Nominations for persons to serve on the Committee should be submitted by Monday, May 7, 2012 and should include a brief statement outlining the rationale for proposing the individual for membership, along with his / her contact information.

Submissions should be sent in confidence to:

Louis R. Charpentier
Secretary of the Governing Council
Room 106, Simcoe Hall
27 King’s College Circle
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1

Submissions may also be sent by e-mail to l.charpentier@utoronto.ca or fax to 416-978-8182.

SGS: Administrative Appointments

To: Graduate Chairs/Directors, Coordinators, Administrators, Council of Graduate Deans and SGS Staff
From: Brian Corman, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education


Dear Colleagues:

Consistent with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and approved by the Provost and the Academic Board, I am pleased to announce the following appointment:

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Professor Craig Fraser
Interim Director, Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) (renewal)
July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

Professor John Kloppenborg
Chair and Graduate Chair, Department for the Study of Religion (renewal)
July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2019

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Professor Luc De Nil
Vice-Dean, Students
July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015

FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Professor Avrum Gotlieb
Acting Vice-Dean, Graduate Affairs
July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (Extension)


I thank these Academic Administrators for their willingness to serve the University in the furtherance of graduate education. I am sure that you will join me in congratulating them.

With my best wishes,
Brian

Appointment: Professor Daniel Haas - Dean, Faculty of Dentistry

PDAD&C #51, 2011-12


TO: Faculty, Staff and Students in the Faculty of Dentistry
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

FROM: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

DATE: April 12, 2012

RE: Professor Daniel Haas Appointed Dean, Faculty of Dentistry


I am pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Daniel Haas as Dean, Faculty of Dentistry from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017.

Professor Haas brings to the deanship a rich background in research, teaching, clinical service, and administrative experience, as well as extensive involvement with national and international organizations.

Professor Haas received a BSc (with Honours), a DDS, a BScD (Anesthesia) and a PhD (Pharmacology) all from the University of Toronto. In 1991 he was named a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in the Dental Sciences.

His scholarship has been recognized internationally with the receipt of a number of major awards: the International Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Pharmacology/Therapeutics/Toxicology research (2004); the Heidbrink Award from the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (2007); and the Leonard Monheim Distinguished Service Award of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists for contributions to anesthesiology. He has been the only Canadian to win each of these awards.

Professor Haas is also a dedicated teacher and is the recipient of a number of teaching awards including: 14 Dental Students Society Teaching Awards; the A. Bruce Hord Master Teacher Award (1991 and 2000); and the W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education (2005). He is the director of the graduate program for the specialty of dental anesthesiology. He has been very active in continuing education and has maintained his clinical practice skills through a one-day per week commitment at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's Department of Dentistry, where his work focuses on providing sedation and anesthesia for dental patients with special needs.

Finally, Professor Haas has considerable administrative experience both at the University of Toronto and outside of the University. For the past eleven years he has served as the Associate Dean, Clinical Sciences overseeing the accreditation review of the Faculty's DDS program this current year as well as the 2004-05 review. He has extensive involvement in Faculty committees and has chaired numerous search committees in the clinical sciences. Currently he is an executive member of the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain.

Professor Haas' expertise has been sought by other dental schools in Canada. He has served as an accreditation site visitor on many occasions as well as a decanal reviewer. His extensive administrative experience also extends to the national and international realm. For example he is the President-Elect/Treasurer of the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) and from 2002-2008 he was the Chief Examiner for the Objective Structured Clinical Exam of the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB). He also served on the Strategic Planning Committees for both of these bodies. He was President of the Canadian Academy of Dental Anaesthesia in 1995-96 and 2001; Chief Examiner and then Councilor in Dental Sciences for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada from 1995-2006; since 2009 he has been on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.

We are very pleased that Professor Haas will be bringing his vast range of talents and skills as the next Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto.

Call for Nominations for Membership of the Presidential Search Committee

Memorandum to: Governing Council
Members of the Academic Board
Members of the Business Board
Members of the University Affairs Board
Members of the College of Electors
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Professionals, Managers, and Confidential Staff
President, UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, UTSU (SAC), UTMSU and SCSU
President, University of Toronto Alumni Association

From: Richard B. Nunn
Chair of the Governing Council

Date: April 4, 2012

Re: Call for Nominations for Membership of the Presidential Search Committee
______________

Last week, we announced the extension of President Naylor’s term to December 31, 2013, and indicated that we would be issuing a call for nominations for membership of the Presidential Search Committee that will have responsibility for recommending his successor.

Composition

The Policy Respecting the Appointment of a President (1999) specifies the composition of the Committee formed to advise the Governing Council on the appointment. (The Policy can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca//Page214.aspx) Its composition is to be as follows:

• the Chairman of the Governing Council or a lay member of Council appointed by the Chairman (Chair of the Committee);
• 2 appointees of the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council to the Governing Council;
• 3 alumni of the University, who are neither staff nor students of the University;
• 5 members of the teaching staff of the University, no more than two of whom may be current holders of academic administrative posts;
• 1 member of the administrative staff of the University; and
• 3 students (one full-time undergraduate, one part-time undergraduate and one graduate student).

The Committee need not have a majority of its members from Governing Council. The Secretary of the Governing Council, or a person approved by the Executive Committee, shall be Secretary of the Search Committee.

Selection Guidelines

In keeping with the intent of the Policy, several factors are taken into account in selecting members of the Search Committee. Those factors are key reference points when the Executive Committee develops its recommendation to the Governing Council, and may be helpful to you as you consider nominations you wish to make.

The Search Committee as a whole should:

• reflect the organizational complexity of the University community.
• reflect the diversity of the University community.
• include members of the Governing Council.
• contain a wide range of experiences and skills that will be relevant to the work of the Committee.
• contain both people who bring to the Committee the perspective of excellent working scholars and also those who are involved with University leadership and policy issues.
• bring together specific kinds of expertise that will help the Committee evaluate presidential candidates’ multi-dimensional capabilities in such areas as: overall leadership, fiscal management, and relations with internal and external communities, including staff, students, governors, alumni, public office holders, corporate and community leaders and donors.

The General Guidelines and Principles for Selection of a Presidential Search Committee, approved by the Executive Committee, can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8427.

Individual Requirements

Expectations of each member will include:

• investment of the substantial amount of time required for the Committee, including, at times, day-long meetings.
• commitment to the requirement that the Committee will conduct its affairs in camera.
• willingness to adhere to strict standards of confidentiality on matters related to the Committee’s work.

Each member of the Search Committee will be required to adhere to a Charter of Expectations such as the document endorsed by the Executive Committee which can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8428.

Communication on Progress

Coupled with its emphasis on confidentiality, the Policy also contemplates the need for communication with the University community and provides for the Chair, or a person designated by the Chair, to issue statements concerning the activities of the Committee. As Chair of the Governing Council, I am fully committed to thorough and appropriate communication and, over the weeks and months ahead, we will continue to keep you apprised of our progress on a periodic basis. We have established a website so that information will be accessible to you and to all members of our community. The url is http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Governing_Council/presidential_search2.htm.

Once the Search Committee is established, we will provide the milestones and target dates related to:

• consultation on and development of the position specification,
• the call for nominations for candidates,
• the interview and assessment stage, including due diligence with respect to emerging candidates, and
• consideration of the Search Committee’s recommendation by the Governing Council.

Approval of Committee Membership

Our plan is to have the Executive Committee consider the membership at its meeting of June 11, 2012; the Governing Council would then be asked to approve the membership at its meeting of June 25, 2012. It is expected that the Search Committee will begin its work shortly after the Governing Council’s approval with its first meeting on June 28, 2012.

Continuing Input

I will welcome your continuing input as we proceed and look forward to hearing from you at chair.gc@utoronto.ca .

Deadline for Nominations

Nominations for persons to serve on the Committee should be submitted by Friday, May 4, 2012 and should include:

• the individual’s curriculum vitae and contact information,
• a brief statement outlining the rationale for proposing him / her for membership, and
• confirmation that he / she is willing to serve if appointed by the Governing Council.

Submissions should be sent in confidence to:

Louis R. Charpentier
Secretary of the Governing Council
Room 106, Simcoe Hall
27 King’s College Circle
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1

Submissions may also be sent by e-mail to l.charpentier@utoronto.ca or fax to 416-978-8182.

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