[PANDM-L] Administrative Staff Seat on Governing Council - Upcoming 2010

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Subject: [PANDM-L] Administrative Staff Seat on Governing Council - Upcoming 2010
Call for Nominations
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New_Governing_Council_11172009_LH_Proof Memorandum

To: Professional/Managerial and Confidential Staff
From: Mae-Yu Tan, Deputy Returning Officer
Date: November 23, 2009

Subject: Administrative Staff Seat on Governing Council - Upcoming 2010
Call for Nominations

Governing Council, the senior governing body of the University of Toronto, is composed of members from across the University community. Two of the representatives on the Council are administrative staff members who are elected by their peers to serve a three-year term (July 1 to June 30).

Participating as a member of Governing Council provides administrative staff with
a unique opportunity to contribute to the governance of the University. Members
influence policy and issues that affect academic, business, and student affairs.
Matters that have been considered by the Council and its Boards during the past year
include:

· The Towards 2030 planning framework
· The Statement Concerning Changes of Student Personal Information in
Official Academic Records
· Establishment of the Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant Program
· Closure of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program in Developmental
Psychology and Education
· Student society proposals for fee increases
· Operating plans of student services and service ancillaries
· The long range budget guidelines and budget report
· The University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC) South Campus Data Centre
Capital Project
· The University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) Instructional Centre
Capital Project

One administrative staff seat on the Governing Council will be open as of June 30,
2010, and nominations for election to that seat will be accepted between Friday,
January 8, 2010 at 12:00 noon and Friday, January 22, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Nomination
forms will be available as of January 8th http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/elections.htm and from the Office of the
Governing Council, Room 106, Simcoe Hall. All eligible members of the administrative
staff are encouraged to apply.

Please share this information with your staff and colleagues and encourage them to
consider running as a candidate in the upcoming election. Prospective candidates are
advised to review the Elections Guidelines, 2010, which will take effect December 11,
2009, subject to approval of the Governing Council. The Guidelines are available at:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6495. These Guidelines
provide important information regarding election procedures, nominator and nominee
eligibility requirements, campaign principles, allowable campaign expenses, etc.

Comprehensive information about the Governing Council is available at.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/home.htm

Please note that the University of Toronto Act requires that members of the Governing
Council be Canadian citizens.

Additional information about serving on the Governing Council may be obtained by
contacting the Deputy Returning Officer, Ms Mae-Yu Tan by phone (416-978-8794) or by
email (maeyu.tan@utoronto.ca).


Thank you.


Mae-Yu Tan
Assistant Secretary of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 106
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Tel: 416-978-8794
Fax: 416-978-8182