Friday, November 15, 2013

President’s Teaching Award Nominations

PDAD&C#24, 2013-14

To:          PDAD&C
From:    Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost
Date:     November 14, 2013
Re:         President’s Teaching Award Nominations (2014)

The University-wide President's Teaching Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research in teaching, and the integration of teaching and research. We encourage nominations of colleagues whose achievements are truly outstanding for this very special form of recognition by the University of Toronto.

President's Teaching Award winners receive an annual professional development allowance of $10,000 for five years. Recipients are also designated by the University as members of the Teaching Academy for a minimum period of five years; those wishing to continue participation in the Academy after this term may elect to do so. A complete list of Academy members can be found at: http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Awards/presidentaward.htm

The President's Teaching Award winners are determined by a selection committee chaired by the Provost. Nominations are solicited through the Deans of Faculties. The office of the Dean is responsible for the compilation of documentation but they may request assistance from the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation. When preparing a nomination package, nominators should consult the Selection Procedures & Nomination Guidelines http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards/presidentaward/Nomination_and_Selection_Process.htm

The nomination deadline is 14 February 2014.

The Teaching Academy plays a prominent role in enhancing teaching and the profile of the University’s commitment to teaching. Teaching Academy members meet regularly as a body to develop and lead initiatives to support and advance teaching in the University. They also offer advice to the Provost and the Director of the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI), assist in the assessment of teaching, and function as advocates for excellence in teaching within and without the University. Members of the Teaching Academy have also been asked to participate in a range of university events, including addressing Convocation, delivering public lectures, participating in conferences and new faculty orientations, and facilitating teaching and learning workshops.

Enquiries regarding the President's Teaching Award and nomination procedures should be directed to Megan Burnett, Acting Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) at 416-946-8585 (t) or megan.burnett@utoronto.ca.

Nominators may wish to attend a roundtable discussion hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation: Preparing a Nomination Dossier for the President’s Teaching Award on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 from 1pm – 3pm. To register, please visit:  http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/about_ctsi/servicesexpertise/ctsi-workshops/series.htm


Research-Related Policies: Update

MEMORANDUM
TO:           Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM:     Professor Paul Young, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
DATE:      November 7, 2013
RE:            Update on Research-Related Policies

Please note that a revised Inventions Policy and a new Research Administration Policy for the University of Toronto have been approved by Governing Council.  Copies of both Policies, as well as the Guideline on Full Cost Recovery In Research and Research Administration Guideline associated with the Research Administration Policy, are available on the
Policies, Guidelines and Procedures page of the Research and Innovation website.  The Policies are also available on the policies page of the Governing Council website.

The new Research Administration Policy
The new Policy and associated Guidelines replace the University of Toronto Policy on Research Agreements and the Recovery of Indirect Costs of Research.  Key objectives of the new Policy and Guidelines include:
greater policy and procedural accessibility and transparency for the University research community;
clarification of roles and responsibilities to enhance accountability and reduce risk;
heightened emphasis on the importance of indirect cost recovery;
definitional and procedural differentiation between research agreements and other types of agreements (donations to research, service agreements).

The revised Inventions Policy
The previous University of Toronto Inventions Policy was approved by Governing Council in 2007, replacing a policy approved in 1990 and amended in 2002.  Key objectives of the new Policy include:
explicit inclusion of librarians;
a streamlined path for inventors who take personal ownership of their inventions, including removal of the obligation to obtain University consent for their further assignments or licenses;
a more accessible Policy with greater transparency regarding the sharing and distribution of invention revenue;
clarification of signing authority with respect to invention-related documents;
updates to current title of offices and office-holders.

Should you have any questions regarding the policies, please feel free to contact me or Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President (j.chadwick@utoronto.ca).


Access Copyright: Status of Negotiations

PDAD&C#23, 2013-14
To:
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
From:
Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost
Date:
November 5, 2013
Re:
Status of Negotiations with Access Copyright

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY

As announced in June (PDAD&C #64, 2012-13), the University gave notice to Access Copyright that it did not wish to renew the License on its current terms but would be prepared to negotiate for renewal at a substantially lower royalty rate. Access Copyright responded that it was prepared to enter into negotiations. Accordingly, after considerable preparatory work by both parties (including data analysis by means of a review of a sample of anonymized documents uploaded to Blackboard), the University has commenced negotiations with Access Copyright.  The negotiations (which, by agreement between the parties, are being conducted on a confidential basis) are continuing in November.  The University is aiming for a date by the first week of December, at the latest, for conclusion of negotiations one way or the other.

If, despite the University’s good faith efforts, the parties are not able to reach an agreement about a fairly-priced royalty rate that takes into account the changing legal, technological and educational sector landscape, the University needs to prepare for a) the expiry of the License on December 31, 2013; and b) operating thereafter without a License and outside of any interim or final tariff that might be set by the Copyright Board. 

What the License Requires Upon Expiry

Among other things, the License requires that, upon expiry, the University “shall immediately use reasonable efforts to (i) prevent access to Digital Copies of [Access Copyright] Repertoire Works made under this agreement and stored on a Secure Network under its control, and (ii) inform all Authorized Persons [faculty, students, etc.] that the [University] no longer has a license from Access Copyright for the use of Repertoire Works”.

Each instructor should already have a good sense of the specific content of what has been uploaded to Blackboard, but to prepare for the contingency that the University may be unsuccessful in persuading Access Copyright to accept a royalty rate that the University views as fair, all instructors will be asked to do the following:


1.      Review the content of all documents uploaded to Blackboard or other learning management system (LMS).
2.      Focus only on published works. In other words, the instructor need not do anything about their own notes or other non-published materials that have been posted.
3.      Confirm whether the published works in question are covered by an existing license (other than the Access Copyright License) that permits Blackboard uploading. This information can be found on the item’s record in the library catalogue.  Works covered by such a license can remain on the LMS. Again, Library staff will be available to assist, so please send inquiries to copyright@library.utoronto.ca.
4.      For published works that are not covered by a license other than the Access Copyright License, it will be necessary to ascertain if the published works are within the Access Copyright Repertoire.  Access Copyright has always argued that works are included within its Repertoire unless the rights holder advises them to the contrary so that the work may be identified on the “Exclusions List”. Thus, if a work is not on the Exclusions List, it may be within the Repertoire.  Here is the link to the Exclusions List. Additionally, you may use the Access Copyright Repertoire Look-Up Tool.  Library staff will be available to assist instructors in confirming whether a particular work may be within the Repertoire, so please send inquiries to copyright@library.utoronto.ca
5.      If a work appears to be within the Repertoire and is not otherwise licensed, the instructor should apply the University’s Fair Dealing Guidelines, and the additional guidance in the Copyright Roadmap and in the Copyright FAQ and make an assessment as to whether the work is within the scope of “fair dealing” and thus available for use under the Copyright Act without payment or permission.
6.      If a work appears to be within the Repertoire, is not otherwise licensed, and is likely not covered by fair dealing, the instructor will need to be prepared to remove the work as of January 1, 2014 unless a transactional license can be procured from the rights holder before that date. Library staff are available to assist with transactional licenses, but exploring this option takes time and the likelihood is that many transactional licenses would not be able to be secured within such a short time frame.  If a work has to be removed, the instructor may wish to explore alternate materials that are already licensed, or are clearly within the fair dealing exception.


Operating without a License and outside of an interim or final tariff

If the University needs to operate without a License and outside of an interim or final tariff ordered by the Copyright Board, it will follow the approach taken by UBC, York, and other universities that have been doing so over the last one to two years.  Such an approach involves a combination of: good copyright guidance and education, so that instructors have a clear sense of what is permitted; reasonable use of exceptions permitted under the Copyright Act, such as fair dealing; and greater use of transactional licenses, open source material and other similar resources.   In addition, such an approach will require instructors to ensure that, with respect to course packs, which would again (as before the current License)  be subject to a per page royalty if they use Access Copyright Repertoire materials, they only have course packs copied at copy shops that are licensed by Access Copyright.

Distribution of this Memo


Please ensure that this memo is distributed to all instructors.  The University will provide further updates as required. The cooperation of everyone is greatly appreciated – copyright compliance is everyone’s business, and working together makes the task much easier.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Fabric Structure Architecture Education Design Realization: November 14, 2013

Fabric Structure Architecture Education Design Realization
November 14, 2013 at 7pm
http://blackwell.ca/index.php/fabric-structure-architecture/

Architects and Engineers are invited to the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design to take part in an evening forum being held on November 14th at 7:00pm. Guests can expect to be dazzled by the wonderful world of fabric education design and realization. Our guest speakers for the evening will be Professor Robert Off, Architect and founder of the Institute for Membrane Structures, as well as Leila Araghian, Architect and founder of DIBA Tensile Architecture. Robert and Leila will be sharing their combined wealth of knowledge and details of the projects completed throughout their careers.
The evening’s presentation will focus on the history of fabric architecture, its global presence and the innovations it allows for in modern building applications. Blackwell’s own J. David Bowick and Bryan Schopf will be accompanied by James Gallagher ofTensile Integrity for the purpose of introducing our featured guests and sharing both firms’ current contributions to the Canadian fabric industry.

Please remember to RSVP by following the link below, as seating is limited: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R8N73QD.
We welcome students and professionals to join in an extension of this forum the following afternoon, Friday November 15th at 12:00pm, when the Daniels Faculty will be hosting a fabric workshop. The intent of the workshop is to allow for the practical realization of the skills and aspirations born from the evening’s presentation. Attendees will be provided with the tools to create their own vision of fabric structure architecture with the guidance of Professor Off and Leila Araghian.

Call for student, staff and faculty nominations for the Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize

To:       PDAD&C; Professional & Managerial Staff
From:  Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Date:   November 1, 2013
Re:      Call for student, staff and faculty nominations for the Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize Award: Deadline is January 24.


Nomination forms are now available for the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize Award.

The deadline for nomination submissions is Friday, January 24, 2014 at 4 p.m.

Submissions are to be sent to the attention of Rosalyn Figov, Director, Operations and Finance, Office of the Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity.

Information on application procedures and selection criteria is available here. Should you have any questions about the award, or the submission process, please contact your HR Divisional Office. Please note that support in preparing nominations is available to Division Heads.

About the Award

The Ludwik and Estelle (Stella) Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize was established in 1995 in memory of two Polish educators who risked their lives during the Holocaust to rescue Jewish people. They believed deeply in the moral value of human beings, irrespective of race, nationality, class or religion. The award is presented to a faculty, staff or student member of the University who has made a positive and lasting contribution to education and action against discrimination. Prize winners have included a wide variety individuals who have been recognized for their scholarship, personal service to others, or activities in support of the University’s commitment to the values of equal opportunity, equity and justice. 

The award recipient will receive a prize of up to $1500 and will be honoured at the Awards of Excellence ceremony held in the spring of 2014.


Chancellor’s Award 2014: Call for nominations for administrative staff

To:       PDAD&C; Professional & Managerial Staff
From:  Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Date:   November 1, 2013
Re:       Chancellor’s Award 2014: Call for nominations for administrative staff

Nomination forms are now available for the 2014 Chancellor’s Award.

The Chancellor’s Award recognizes administrative staff members for exceptional leadership in advancing the University’s mission.

I encourage you to think about those individuals who have demonstrated this over the past year and submit an application prior to the deadline of 4 p.m. on January 24, 2014.

About the Awards

There are two awards of $1,000 each, which will be presented at the Awards of Excellence ceremony in the spring of 2014. All administrative staff members (union and non-union) are eligible for these awards. Additional information is available here.

The specific award categories are:

1.    The Emerging Leader

This award will recognize a staff member who demonstrates significant potential to assume more senior leadership in the organization.

2.    The Influential Leader

This award will recognize a staff member who has continually demonstrated innovative leadership to achieve outstanding contributions to the University by motivating and empowering others.


Previous award recipients of the Chancellor’s Award are listed here. I look forward to watching this list grow with our 2014 honourees.

Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Dean, Faculty of Medicine

PDAD&C#22, 2013-14

To:          Faculty, Staff and Students of the Faculty of Medicine
                Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
From:    Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost
Date:     November 1, 2013
Re:         Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Dean, Faculty of Medicine
CC:         President Meric Gertler
                The Bulletin

As announced in PDAD&C #14 on September 4, 2013, Professor Catharine Whiteside will complete her second term as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions on December 31, 2014. In accordance with Section 60 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President David Naylor appointed an advisory committee to recommend the appointment of a new Dean. The composition of the committee is as follows:

Professor Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost (Chair)
Mr. Larry Alford, Chief Librarian
Professor Zubin Austin, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Professor Dina Brooks, Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Professor Brian Corman, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education
Professor Patrick Gullane, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery; University Health Network
Mr. Justin Hall, Undergraduate Student
Mr. Kevin Koo, Postgraduate Student
Professor Stephen G. Matthews, Chair, Department of Physiology
Professor Amy Mullin, Vice-Principal (Academic) and Dean, University of Toronto Mississauga
Ms. Morag Paton, Education Scholarship Coordinator, Department of Family & Community Medicine
Professor Janet Rossant, Department of Molecular Genetics; Chief of Research, SickKids Hospital; Chair, Toronto Academic Health Science Network Research Committee
Professor Locke Rowe, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Professor Ross Upshur, Department of Family & Community Medicine; Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Bridgepoint Health
Professor Catherine Zahn, President and CEO, CAMH; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine


Following a formal Request for Proposals and a rigorous selection process, we have engaged the firm of Laverne Smith & Associates to assist the Advisory Committee in its work. The Advisory Committee welcomes comments about the qualities sought in a Dean and nominations from interested persons, using the following website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MC2G7QR, or via email to uoftMedicine@lavernesmith.com.  

Advisory Search Committee for the Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs

PDAD&C #21, 2013-14

To:          Faculty, Staff and Students, Munk School of Global Affairs
                PDAD&C

From:    Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost
                David Cameron, Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Re:         Advisory Search Committee for the Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs

CC:         The Bulletin

As announced in PDAD&C #9, 2010-11, President David Naylor appointed a committee to recommend the appointment of the Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs in accordance with Section 36 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators. At that time, a full search was conducted and it was recommended that Professor Janice Stein be offered an extended term with an intention to resume an external search at a later date.

Professor Stein has served as the founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs since 2008, and before that as the founding Director of the Munk Centre.  Professor Stein will complete her term as Director of the School on June 30, 2014, and thus the Advisory Search Committee has been reconvened as follows:

*             Professor Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost (Co-chair)
*             Professor David Cameron, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science (Co-chair)
*             Professor Robert Bothwell, Department of History
*             Ms. Linda Corman, Librarian, Trinity College
*             Ms. Megan Dersnah, Student
*             Professor Randall Hansen, Department of Political Science and Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
*             Professor Karen Knop, Faculty of Law
*             Professor Ron Levi, Department of Sociology and Munk School of Global Affairs
*             Ms. Margaret McKone, Executive Director, Munk School of Global Affairs
*             Ms. Kerry Paterson, Student
*             Professor Mark Stabile, Director, School of Public Policy and Governance

The Advisory Committee for the search will begin meeting in November 2013 and welcomes nominations of candidates for the position of Director. Nominations should be sent to the attention of Assistant Provost Archana Sridhar at archana.sridhar@utoronto.ca.

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