SF Washroom Renovations: SF 1014 (Women's) & SFB 550 (Men's)

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:59:05 -0500
From: gloria.bryan@utoronto.ca

Subject: SF Washroom Renovations: SF 1014 (Women's) & SFB 550 (Men's)

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Alternate WOMEN'S Washroom Locations:
1. Sandford Fleming, 1st floor, Room 1103, near North East entrance or
Galbraith Rooms 114
2. Galbraith Building, 1st Floor, Room 114, across from
Civil Concrete Lab/ adjacent to Advancement-Alumni Office
3. Galbraith Building, 2nd Floor, Room 210, North side, around corner of GB 202 Meeting Room

Alternate MEN'S Washroom Locations:
1. Galbraith Building, 1st Floor, Room 113, across from Civil Concrete Lab/
adjacent to Advancement-Alumni Office
2. Sandford Fleming Basement, Room 780, near North East entrance or Galbraith Rooms

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NOTICE OF WORK


DATE: January 27th 2010
TO: Building Occupants
FROM: Manuel da Costa

Notice is hereby given as follows:

BUILDING: 009 Sandford Fleming

AREA: Washrooms Basement 550, 1st floor - 1014

SCOPE: Washroom Renovation

DATE OF WORK: Monday February 1st 2010

ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION: End of March 2010

NOTE: Hours of work are approximately 8:00am to 4:00pm, with night shift for especially noisy work. Days of work and hours of work may vary. The dates and times noted are the window of time in which the workers may be present.

During construction of this project there will be noise at various times and various decibel levels. We will do our best to control both the noise and dust during this period.

Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.

Any questions or concerns please contact Manuel da Costa at 416-717-9558 or e-mail
manuel.dacosta@utoronto.ca

University of Toronto
UTILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Property Management Group
255 McCaul, 4th Floor, Toronto, M5T 1W7

WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS- Vancouver, B.C. (MAY 14-20, 2010)

ate: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:21:30 -0500
From: Lewis Bonder
To: Undisclosed-Recipient@SYNTAX_ERROR

Subject: WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS- Vancouver, B.C. (MAY 14-20, 2010)

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ITA-AITES 2010 World Tunnel Congress and 36th General Assembly will be held at the new Vancouver Convention Centre which is located along Burrard Inlet in the
Coal Harbour area of downtown Vancouver, Canada, May 14 to 20, 2010.

Early registration deadline: February 28, 2010. Participants who pre-register will benefit by a reduced registration fee as well as having their entire documentation ready on arrival at the Congress Registration Desk.
VISIT WWW.WTC2010.ORG

accommodation deadline: April 1, 2010. A limited number of rooms have been reserved on behalf of participants in hotels located in downtown Vancouver and in the vicinity of the Vancouver Convention Centre. Reserve your accommodation early. May is a peak tourist season in Vancouver. See http://www.wtc2010.org/06-hotels_e.shtml

Organized by the Tunnelling Association of Canada (TAC) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) on behalf of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES)

CONTACT US

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT, WTC 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
1200 MONTRéAL ROAD, BUILDING M-19
OTTAWA, ON K1A 0R6
CANADA

TEL: +1 (613) 993-0414
FAX: +1 (613) 993-7250
EMAIL: WTC2010@NRC-CNRC.GC.CA

WWW.WTC2010.ORG

Transportation Association of Canada Annual Conference

The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is holding its 2010 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 26-29.

We would like to invite students interested in transportation engineering and planning to participate in the conference. It is the largest gathering of transportation professionals in the country, attracting municipal, provincial and federal government officials, engineering consultants, academia and many other transportation professionals. It is a great opportunity for students to network with industry representatives and to learn about current transportation issues is Canada.

There are several conference activities that students can participate in, including the following:

Student Paper Contest: Students are invited to submit an abstract on a transportation paper related to the theme of the 2010 Conference, Adjusting to New Realities. The deadline for submitting abstracts is January 26 2010 and full papers are due on May 7, 2010. The authors of the winning papers will be advised in August 2010 of the results and the top three papers will be invited to receive an award at the conference. Prizes include: $500 first place, $300 second place and $200 third place. Additional details are available at:
http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/awards/tacawards/student.cfm

We hope that you take the opportunity to participate in the conference. Students can attend the conference sessions, panel discussions and workshops, the exhibition and delegate tours at no cost; however this offer is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please go the following link for additional information:
http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/annualconference/

If you have any questions, please contact Gil Morier, Assistant Director: Events, Communications and Special Initiatives at (613) 736-1350 ext. 234 or gmorier@tac-atc.ca for further information.

January 28, 2010-Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture (University of Toronto

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:17:43 -0500 [01:17:43 PM EST]
From: Madhur Anand
To: Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture Series

Subject: January 28, 2010-Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture (University of Toronto)

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SIGMA XI UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CHAPTER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
http://www.sigmaxi.utoronto.ca/events
The Emerging Threat of Environmental Ca Decline
Norman Yan Professor, Department of Biology, York University

Thursday, January 28, 2010, 4:30pm
Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories
25 Harbord Street, Lecture Room 432 University of Toronto
Location map: http://www.sigmaxi.utoronto.ca/events/location.html

Abstract: There is a growing realization that recent, widespread decreases
in calcium (Ca) concentrations are posing a threat to life in softwater
lakes in central and eastern Canada. Ca concentrations in lakes fall if the
exchangeable Ca pools in watershed soils are depleted; and such depletion
may occur if additions of Ca to the soil from weathering and atmospheric
input consistently fall below losses attributable to acid deposition and
timber harvesting followed by forest re-growth. In this review, I will: 1)
briefly review the causes of Ca decline in Canadian softwater lakes; 2)
summarize Ca concentration thresholds that are problematic for a key group
of freshwater biota, the Crustacea; 3) review the evidence that Ca decline
is now widespread; and 4) that levels have now broached, or are approaching
damaging thresholds in many lakes. There is an urgent need for Canadian
ecologists to improve understanding of the effects of Ca decline on aquatic
biota, and to understand the interactive effects of Ca decline with other
environmental stressors, particular acidity and climate warming. Currently,
those charged with the management of North America lakes have not considered
the effects of low Ca levels on aquatic life, separate from effects of
acdiity. Given the threat of Ca decline, his situation must change.

All students, faculty, and the general public are welcome.

--
Madhur Anand
Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair
Global Ecological Change (GEC) Laboratory
School of Environmental Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2W1
519-824-4120 x56254
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~manand

President,
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
University of Toronto Chapter
http://www.sigmaxi.utoronto.ca/index.html

co-Editor, Regreen: New Canadian Ecological Poetry
http://www.yourscrivenerpress.com/default.asp?id=2055

Café Scientifique 2009-10
http://www.uoguelph.ca/cafescientifique

[PDADC-L] Announcement -- Reappointment of the Ombudsperson

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:09:46 -0500 [10:09:46 AM EST]
From: The Office of Governing Council
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: The Office of Governing Council

Subject: [PDADC-L] Announcement -- Reappointment of the Ombudsperson

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Memorandum to:

Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC and SCSU
President of UTAA

From: John F. (Jack) Petch
Chair, Governing Council

Date: January 22, 2010

Re: Reappointment of the Ombudsperson

I am very pleased to announce that, at its meeting yesterday, the Governing Council approved the reappointment of Professor Emeritus Joan E. Foley as University Ombudsperson for a further three-year term to June 30, 2013.

The Committee that reviewed the Office of the University Ombudsperson was enthusiastic in its praise of Professor Foley's work in restructuring the Office, including the appointment of an experienced case officer to streamline the handling of individual cases thereby enabling the Ombudsperson to focus more readily on systemic matters and complex cases. Professor Foley has also enhanced the visibility of the Office, and significantly improved the array of online information about the office and its services. In the view of the Committee and that of the Governing Council, members of the University have been extremely well served by Joan Foley during her first term as Ombudsperson, and the University is very fortunate- and grateful - that she has agreed to continue in that role.

Professor Foley's contribution as Ombudsperson caps an extraordinary record of service to the University as: Professor of Psychology, Graduate Secretary and later Chair of the St. George Campus Department of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, Chair of the Division of Life Sciences at UTSC, Principal of UTSC, and Vice-President and Provost of the University. Following her term as Provost, she returned to teaching. Before and after her formal retirement, she served as a leader at UTSC in the expansion of its co-op programs and in the development of its joint programs with Centennial College. She has been honored by the City of Scarborough Civic Award of Merit and the University of Toronto Alumni Association's Faculty Award, by the establishment in her honour of the annual Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award and by the action, in response to a proposal from the Scarborough Student Village Council, to name the newest student residence building at UTSC Joan Foley Hall.

[PDADC-L] Announcement: Extension of President Naylor's Term

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:35:17 -0500 [21/01/10 05:35:17 PM EST]

From: The Office of Governing Council
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: The Office of Governing Council

Subject: [PDADC-L] Announcement: Extension of President Naylor's Term

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Memorandum to: Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC and SCSU
President of UTAA

From: John F. (Jack) Petch
Chair, Governing Council

Date: January 21, 2009

Re: Extension of President Naylor's Term


I am very pleased to announce that, at its meeting this afternoon, the Governing Council approved the extension of President David Naylor's term for three years, from July 1, 2010 continuing to June 30, 2013, with an option of a further extension of up to two years.

Since November, the Executive Committee of Council has been engaged in a review, seeking input from groups and individuals both within and outside of the University. There was clear and strong support from a range of constituencies for President Naylor continuing in his role. Accordingly, I asked him to consider an extension and accepted his proposal of three years, with an option for up to an additional two. We are enormously gratified that President Naylor has agreed to serve and look forward to working with him in the coming years.

President Naylor became our University's 15th president in October, 2005. Prior to that appointment, he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Healthcare Institutions, a post he had held since 1999. A member of the University of Toronto faculty since 1988, President Naylor received his MD from the U of T and D. Phil. from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar in the Department of Social and Administrative Studies.

President Naylor has received numerous national and international awards for research and academic leadership. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the co-author of approximately 300 scholarly publications. His academic work spans social history, public policy, epidemiology and biostatistics, and health economics, as well as clinical and health services research in most fields of medicine.

Please join me in congratulating President Naylor.

PDADC-L] Announcement -- Appointment of Vice-President and Principal UTM

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:24:16 -0500 [21/01/10 07:24:16 PM EST]
From: The Office of Governing Council
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: The Office of Governing Council

Subject: [PDADC-L] Announcement -- Appointment of Vice-President and Principal UTM

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MEMORANDUM

To:
Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni, University of Toronto Mississauga
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC and SCSU

From: David Naylor, President
Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010

Re: Appointment of Vice-President and Principal UTM


We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Hargurdeep (Deep) Saini, as Vice President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga, for a five-year term effective July 1, 2010. Deep Saini is currently Dean of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, and his new appointment was approved at today's meeting of the Governing Council.

A fine scholar and generous mentor, Deep Saini has a very strong record of innovative leadership at the Université de Montreal and more recently the University of Waterloo. We are confident that Professor Saini will provide outstanding leadership for our dynamic Mississauga campus.

Saini is an experienced administrator, researcher and teacher who has been Dean of Waterloo's Faculty of Environment since 2006. A professor in the Faculty's Department of Environment and Resource Studies, he also holds cross appointments in the Department of Biology, the Faculty of Science and in the Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment.

Under Saini's strong leadership, the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo has experienced a substantial growth in enrolment. He introduced a number of innovative new degree programs and added two unique academic units - the School of Environment, Enterprise & Development and the Centre for Knowledge Integration. Saini also has broad experience in university administration and government matters, and has been an effective advocate for Waterloo, attracting millions of dollars in infrastructure and operating funding from the federal government, private sector and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, Saini taught at the Université de Montréal in the Départment de sciences biologiques, Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (Plant Biology Research Institute). He served as the Institute's Director General from 1996-2001, leading it through a period of significant change guided by strategic planning exercise.

He holds a doctorate in Plant Physiology from the University of Adelaide, Waite Agricultural Research Institute (1982); an M.Sc. (Honours) in Botany (1977); and, a B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany (1975) from Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, India. He began his Canadian academic career in 1982 at the University of Alberta as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Plant Science. He is fluent in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi.

Saini has served as President of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists from 2003-05, and President of the Federation of Canadian Plant Science Societies from 2005-07. In 2009, he was appointed to Export Development Canada's Advisory Council on Corporate Social Responsibility and recently represented the University of Waterloo as a member of the Ontario Premier's "2009 Clean Tech Mission to India."

He is currently a member of the NSERC's 'Biological Systems and Functions' grant selection panel, the Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Botany (since 2003), and has also served as Consulting Editor of the Journal of Crop Production
1997-2000).

We hope everyone will share our excitement about this appointment at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Finally, we thank the members of the Search Committee for their thoughtful advice and guidance.

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:42:47 -0500 [21/01/10 03:42:47 PM EST]
From: Donna Gutauskas
To: Donna Gutauskas

Subject: SGS Administrative Appointment - ADULT EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING
PSYCHOLOGY

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To: Graduate Chairs/Directors, Coordinators, Administrators 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:

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION
Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
Professor Jeanne Watson
Chair and Graduate Chair
July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013

I thank Professor Watson for her willingness to serve the University in the furtherance of graduate education. I am sure that you will join me in welcoming her.

With my best wishes,
Brian

Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Scholarship Council

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:54:37 -0500 [21/01/10 02:54:37 PM EST]

From: "Heather A. Kelly"
To: "Heather A. Kelly"

Subject: MEMO: Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Scholarship Council

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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Chairs/Directors/Graduate Coordinators/Graduate Administrators

Cc: Committee of Graduate Deans
Student Services, School of Graduate Studies
Director, International Initiatives
Director, International Student Exchange Office
Director, Student Recruitment

FROM: Heather Kelly, Director of Student Services

DATE: January 21, 2010

RE: Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Scholarship Council

On behalf of the School of Graduate Studies, I am pleased to announce that the University of Toronto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) "to establish a collaborative arrangement for the purpose of providing high quality research training to qualified doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows from Chinese universities". It is hoped that this agreement will serve to promote education and research collaborations between China and the University of Toronto.

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) is a non-profit institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education in China which in 2008 supported over 325 post-doctoral researchers, 2,496 Ph.D. students and 246 master degree students world-wide through their study abroad programs. Please note that there is no institutional quota for the University of Toronto prescribed under this agreement.

The terms of the agreement state that for doctoral students, the CSC will provide a living allowance to a minimum of $15,000 per year for up to 48 months and the University will award CSC recipients a fellowship (TA, RA or others) equivalent to the international student tuition fee.

Post-doctoral fellows will receive from the CSC return airfare, visa application fees and will match the funds provided by a U of T post-doctoral supervisor to a maximum level of $13,750 for a total of $27,500 plus health benefit for each post-doctoral fellow.

The Chinese Scholarship Council hopes that applicants who will be applying for CSC support will receive an admission decision from U of T no later than March 20th. Please note that students cannot apply for a CSC award until an offer letter is received from U of T. Applicants have been encouraged to indicate their intent to apply for the CSC award upon applying to U of T so that if the applicant subsequently receives a CSC award, this can be taken into account when considering funding arrangements.

Although graduate units may maintain later international application deadlines, SGS hopes that graduate units will be able to make early offers to outstanding graduate students from China by this date to support U of T's efforts to recruit the best and the brightest international students.

Should you have any questions about this agreement, please contact the Director of Student Services Heather Kelly at heather.kelly@utoronto.ca .

Regards,

Heather

Heather Kelly
Director of Student Services
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
63 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z9
E-mail: heather.kelly@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-4350
Fax: 416-971-2864

Sessional Dates 2010/2011

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:17:01 -0500 [20/01/10 01:17:01 PM EST]
From: Donna Gutauskas
To: Donna Gutauskas

Subject: [SGS] #007, 2009-2010, Sessional Dates 2010/2011

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SGS #007, 2009-2010

To: Graduate Chairs, Graduate Directors and Graduate Coordinators

From: Brian Corman, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education

Cc: Graduate Administrators
Council of Graduate Deans
School of Graduate Studies

Date: January 20, 2010

Re: Sessional Dates 2010/2011


Please refer to the attached memorandum.

It is also posted, on the SGS web-site at: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/adminsupport/memos.htm

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:34:40 -0500 [20/01/10 10:34:40 AM EST]
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Provost

Subject: [PDADC-L] 56: Professor Faye Mishna Appointed Dean, Factor Inwentash
Faculty of Social Work

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PDAD&C #56, 2009-10

Memorandum

TO: Faculty, Staff and Students, Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

FROM: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

DATE: January 20, 2010

RE: Professor Faye Mishna Appointed Dean, Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work


I am pleased to announce that the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Faye Mishna as Dean of the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work from February 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015.

Professor Mishna is a gifted administrator and scholar in the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. She was Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty where she fostered positive collaboration between the Faculty and community agencies, enhancing and supporting the Faculty's mission of practice-informed research and research-informed practice. Her leadership in promoting the Research Institute for Evidence-Based Social Work and the Centre for Applied Social Research has led to many excellent research initiatives. She is cross-appointed to the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine. She has served as Interim Dean of the Faculty since July 1, 2009.

Professor Mishna holds the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family. Her research is focused on bullying; cyber abuse/cyber bullying and cyber counselling; school-based interventions for students with learning disabilities; and social work education and clinical practice. Her work has received extensive media attention.

Professor Mishna is a member of the National Framework Review Committee of the Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She is a Fellow of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. Prior to joining the Faculty, she was Clinical Director of Integra, a children's mental health centre serving children and youth with learning disabilities.

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS for International conference (ICWEM 2010) with the CCES (in China) and HKIE (in Hong Kong).

The CSCE is organizing an international conference (ICWEM 2010) with the CCES (in China) and HKIE (in Hong Kong).

Please see the below "First Call for Papers" for details.

We would appreciate it if you could circulate the Announcement to all your colleagues in the Civil Engineering Department at UT. Thanks.

Best regards,

Todd

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From: Brian Burrell

To: Catherine Mulligan ; Ed McBean ; Fayi Zhou ; Patrick Hettiaratchi ; Mostafa Warith

Cc: Todd Chan

Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:12 PM

Subject: Action Required: ICWEM 2010 First Annoucement and Call for Papers


To: Members of the ICWEM 2010 Scientific (Technical) Committee:

cc. Todd Chan, Member of the ICWEM 2010 Organizing Committee


Thank you again for volunteering to be a member of the ICWEM 2010 Scientific (Technical) Committee. It is our responsibility, as the CSCE Scientific Committee members, to ensure that there is Canadian and American
participation at ICWEM 2010.

A. The First Announcement and Call for Papers for ICWEM 2010 is attached. Please send this week to any of your colleagues and personal contacts (university faculty/civil servants/ consultants) who might be interested in attending the conference.

B. Please send a copy of the First Announcement and Call for Papers (or arrange for copies to be sent) by the end of the month to several university faculty in the departments of civil, environmental and water-related engineering and environmental science at universities and departments as follows:


Todd Chan - Ryerson, Toronto

Catherine Mulligan - Universities in Quebec (and also Environment Quebec and Environment Canada)

Ed McBean - Windsor, Waterloo, McMaster, York, Guelph, Western

Mostafa Warith - Queens, Ottawa, Carleton, Lakehead

Patrick Hettiaratchi - UBC, Simon Fraser, Victoria, Calgary, Manitoba

Fayi Zhou - Alberta, Regina, Saskatchewan, Lethbridge (also City of Edmonton and Alberta Environment)

Brian Burrell - Moncton, UNB, Dalhousie, Memorial


C. Consider what you (and/or your graduate students, if applicable) will present at ICWEM 2010.


D. Please report to Todd Chan and me on your progress and the response you receive by February 1.


Remember the World's Fair will be ongoing at the time of ICWEM 2010 in Shanghai. This is a major event that you and your colleagues might be interested in attending.


Thank you.


Brian C. Burrell, FCSCE
ICWEM 2010 Scientific (Technical Committee)

CIHR Commercialization Funding Opportunities

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:33:20 -0500 [14/01/10 10:33:20 AM EST]
From: Teresa Trimboli
To: IPCRESEARCHFUNDINGOPS-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Teresa Trimboli

Subject: CIHR Commercialization Funding Opportunities

For full details click the links below.

a) Proof of Principle (POP):

If you are an academic researcher (or and organization/company wishing to
partner with one) and have a new concept ready to commercialize, consider a
POP grant.

You need to:

* Have done an initial assessment and found significant commercial potential
* Know what the novel invention is, what needs to be protected, and what
will be commercialized
* Obtain the support of the institution's Technology Transfer Office
* For Phase II: Have already proven the principle of the IP and progressed
to additional confirmatory testing; have a partner willing to invest matching
funds (1:1, Partner:CIHR)

To apply for:

* Phase I: Up to $160,000 over one year
* Phase II: Up to $300,000 over one year; partner contributes matching
funds, benefits from shared risk

New this year:

* Increased maximum grant amounts
* Increased funding pool amounts
* More favourable funding ratio for the partner (Phase II)

Next application deadline:

* March 1st, 2010

b) Industry-partnered Collaborative Research (IPCR)



[Note: replaces Rx&D Operating Grant and SME Operating Grant]

If you are seeking support for a collaborative research project bringing
together academic researchers and a private sector partner consider the IPCR
grant.

You need to:

* Develop a collaboration between an academic researcher applicant and a
private sector partner
* Have matching funds committed from the private sector partner (1:1
Partner:CIHR; except trials)

To apply for:

* Up to $500,000 per year for up to five years; private sector partner
contributes matching funds, benefits from shared risk; can gain access to
knowledge, facilities, trainees

New this year:

* More favorable funding ratio for the partner
* Level of partner engagement now a factor in the rating process
* Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are now eligible under this funding
opportunity

Next registration deadline:

* February 1st, 2010

c) Science to Business (S2B) MBA scholarship



If you have a PhD in a health-related field and want to pursue an MBA as your
next step to a career supporting innovation in Canada, consider the S2B
scholarship.

You need to:

* Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
* Have received a PhD in a health-related field within the past seven years
* Have some entrepreneurial experience (e.g. business, policy,
management, industry engagement, commercialization, innovation.)
* Enroll in a Canadian MBA program

To apply for:

* $30,000/year pro-rated for up to two years (full-time)
* $15,000/year pro-rated for up to two years (part-time)

New this year:

* Students apply directly to CIHR
* Revised award amount
* Eligibility no longer limited to MBA programs with a health-stream

Application deadline:

* March 1st, 2010

MEMO: Updates to the International Visiting Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement (IVGSR)

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:39:20 -0500 [13/01/10 11:39:20 AM EST]
From: "Michael J. Godwin"
To: "Michael J. Godwin"

Subject: MEMO: Updates to the International Visiting Graduate Student Research
Mobility Agreement (IVGSR)

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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Graduate Chairs/Directors/Coordinators/Administrators

Cc: Student Services, School of Graduate Studies

FROM: Heather Kelly, Director of Student Services

DATE: January 13, 2010

RE: Updates to the International Visiting Graduate Student Research
Mobility Agreement

As of September 1, 2008 the School of Graduate Studies introduced the International Visiting Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement, which exists to facilitate visits by international graduate students who do not fall under an approved exchange program to participate in short-term research activities and be recognized as legitimate visitors to the University of Toronto. Please be advised that all international visiting graduate students who will be at the University for more than one-month should register under the auspices of this agreement.

SGS has recently updated the International Visiting Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement (IVGSR). Of particular importance, specific fee information is now included.

The University of Toronto will not assess tuition fees, as international visiting graduate students cannot enrol in courses, although an annual administrative fee
$400.00) plus full-time compulsory non-academic incidental fees ($1,073.04 in 2009/2010 for Fall/Winter session), and University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) fees ($63 per month in 2009/2010) will be charged. This will facilitate access to basic research services (e.g. library, e-mail access, computing) and to basic student services (e.g. recreation facilities).

The complete agreement as well as the registration form is located under 'Exchange Forms' at:

http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/inform/stuforms.htm

Please ensure that your graduate faculty are aware of this protocol.

If you have any questions regarding this agreement, please contact your Student Services Officer or Student Services Assistant.

Regards,

Heather Kelly
Director of Student Services
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
63 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z9
E-mail: heather.kelly@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-4350; Fax: 416-971-2864

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Michael J. Godwin
Student Services Officer, Division I & CERES, FI, LAW, MGT, MMPA.
School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
63 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2Z9
Phone: 416-978-6390 | Fax: 416-946-0992
Email: michael.godwin@utoronto.ca | Website: www.sgs.utoronto.ca

FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: Ontario Ministry of Transportation -

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:24:32 -0500
From: Angie Agulto
To: UofT recipients

Subject: FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: Ontario Ministry of Transportation -
2010 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP)

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Please circulate the following funding opportunity announcement to members of your unit:
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation - 2010 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP)

PURPOSE: To encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. This program solicits innovations from institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering. The program challenges
Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations,

intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.

SPONSOR DEADLINE: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 2:30 pm
INTERNAL DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 24, 2010

GUIDELINES & APPLICATION FORMS: See attached.

FOR MORE INFO: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/business/funding.htm or
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/french/business/funding.htm

MTO-HIIFP PROGRAM CONTACT:
Finlay S. Buchanan, BSc (Agr), MSc
Coordinator, Technology and Innovations
Executive Director's Office - Asset Management
Provincial Highways Management Division
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
301 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor
St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 7R4
T: 905.704.2980
F: 905.704.2055

RESEARCH SERVICES CONTACT: Angie Agulto, angie.agulto@utoronto.ca; 416-946-7517

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ORS REVIEW & SIGNATURE: (1) Completed and signed RIS form; 2) Full application signed by the Chair/Unit Head and/or Vice-Dean Research
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Thanks,

Angie Agulto
Research Funding Officer for NSERC Grants Programs (Discovery Grants, Accelerator & Northern Research Supplements, RTI-1, CHRP, Shiptime, & Major Resources Support, including subgrants from these programs from other universities), PromoScience, USRA, Steacie Fellowships, NSERC SGRG, CFCAS Project Grants (including subgrants from
other universities), CIFAR, Canadian Space Agency-SSEP, MTO Grants and Other Standard Grants

Address:
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of Research Services, University of Toronto
McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
Phone: 416-946-7517; Fax: 416-971-2010

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[PANDM-L] 2010 Call for Nominations for the Governing Council

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:56:44 -0500
From: The Office of Governing Council
To: PANDM-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PANDM-L] 2010 Call for Nominations for the Governing Council

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To: Professional and Managerial Staff

From: Mae-Yu Tan, Deputy Returning Officer

Date: January 11, 2010

Subject: 2010 Call for Nominations for the Governing Council


As the University of Toronto's senior governing body, the Governing Council oversees the University's academic, business, and student affairs. Decisions approved by the Governing Council affect all members of the University community. Participating as a member of the Governing Council provides administrative staff with a unique
opportunity to contribute to the governance of the University; members regularly consider wide-ranging policies and issues.

Consider contributing to the governance of the University of Toronto by serving on the Governing Council.

One administrative staff seat on the Governing Council will be open as of July 1, 2010. Nominations for election to that seat are being accepted between Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:00 noon and Friday, January 22, 2010 at 5:00
p.m. Nominations are encouraged from a wide variety of individuals. For more information please go to:

www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/elections.htm

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 carefully review the Election Guidelines 2010. The Guidelines are available at:

http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Assets/Governing+Council+Digital+Assets/Elections/ABelect2010.pdf.

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/Page4.aspx

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 Office, Ms. Mae-Yu Tan by phone (416-978-8794) or by email (maeyu.tan@utoronto.ca).

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: 416-978-6576
Fax: 416-978-8182





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[PDADC-L] Dates for 2010 USW General Membership Meetings

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:56:51 -0500
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] Dates for 2010 USW General Membership Meetings

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HR #20 2009-10

January 11, 2010



To: PDAD&C
Professional and Managerial Staff

From: Christina Sass-Kortsak
Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources

Re: Dates for 2010 USW General Membership Meetings

I am writing to inform you in advance that the United Steelworkers Local 1998 has scheduled General Membership meetings on the following dates for 2010. In accordance with the terms of the collective agreement, employees are to be released for up to two (2) hours with no loss of straight time pay in order to attend these meetings.

1. MAY 10 FROM 12PM TO 2PM
Locations: TBA (members at UTM and UTSC participate via video conference)
This meeting includes the employee's lunch period if it would normally occur at or about this time.

2. OCTOBER 12 FROM 12PM TO 2PM
Locations: TBA (members at UTM and UTSC participate via video conference)
This meeting includes the employee's lunch period if it would normally occur at or about this time.

3. DECEMBER 8 AT 3:30pm
Location: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street (no video conferencing for this meeting)
Employees are required to notify their manager, at least one week in advance of each meeting date, if they are going to attend the meeting.

Note: For the December meeting ONLY, we ask that those staff-appointed employees wishing to participate in the meeting who are represented by USW on the St. George Campus be permitted to leave at 3:15 p.m. and those employees at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and Mississauga and the Institute for Aerospace Studies be permitted to leave at 2:45 p.m. in order to participate in the meeting.

There is no comparable clause in the non-appointed (casual) collective agreement. However, such employees may attend on their own time if they are not scheduled to work.

Finanicial Support for Summer Student Research Positions

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:24:12 -0500
From: D.Grant Allen
To: Chairs and Directors
Cc: Chairs and Directors - Supplementary List

Subject: Finanicial Support for Summer Student Research Positions

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Please circulate to all faculty in your Department. I hope you can encourage some to participate in this since it is a great help to our students seeking international experience. In the past some Departments have also added direct support.

The Faculty is offering support of 50% of the salary for up to 15 summer research students that our faculty employ through the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) program.

As most of you know, the IAESTE program has been providing international exchange opportunities for students in their field of study for over 50 years. Details can be found in the attached cover letter and employer brochure
and at http://www.queensu.ca/iaeste/ .

Participation in this will attract excellent students to work in your research group this summer, enhance our international reputation and also allow more of our students to work abroad in research groups. I know from
personal experience that our Faculty has had several excellent students work here over the years and our students have also benefited from exchanges.

Our participation as an employer has been quite low (i.e. about 5) in the recent past and I understand that so far there are at least 15 of our students who are applying to do exchanges and so we need to provide more
positions here to help them.

We need to act quickly to get the best students so, if you are interested, please fill out the attached Employer form and send it off to Ginny Arnold (Canada@iaeste.org) , along with a copy to vicedean@ecf.utoronto.ca as soon
as possible. Ms. Arnold leaves for the exchange conference January 20. Though it will be possible to submit an offer after that, getting it to that conference provides the best chance of getting the best students and helping our students the most.

Most offers are for 8-12 weeks during the summer and the typical pay is $1400 to $1500 a month, with the Faculty covering half of this. It would be great if you can consider hiring even just one of these students in your group this summer.

Thanks.

Grant Allen

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D. Grant Allen, Ph.D. P.Eng. FCIC, FAAAS
Vice-Dean (Undergraduate)
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering &
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Phone: (416) 978-8517, Email: dgrant.allen@utoronto.ca
www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/facultystaff/profs/allen.htm

Invitation from Waterlife

Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:52:39 -0500
From: Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis
Subject: Waterlife 2010 U of T


INVITATION

Join the Toronto Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology on the
evening of Thursday January 14, 2010 as we host a dialogue on current and
future Toronto-area Lake Ontario conservation issues. The event will begin
at 6pm with a screening of selections from the 2009 documentary *Waterlife *
(http://waterlife.nfb.ca/), in which director Kevin McMahon, recipient of
the 2007 Hot Docs Focus On retrospective, navigates us through the complex
ecological and anthropological story of the Great Lakes.
*Waterlife*investigates the present and future challenges facing the
largest supply of fresh water, and one of the largest regions of economic production, on the
planet.

Following the film, four Toronto-area experts will share issue-specific erspectives, and the evening will conclude with a panel discussion / Q&A
period. Our panel includes:

- Susan Doka, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Christine Tu, Toronto Region Conservation Authority
- Ted Bowering, City of Toronto
- Shidan Murphy, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto


The event will take place in room 432 of Ramsey Wright (25 Harbord St.) on
the St. George campus of University of Toronto. From the main entrance off
Harbord, take the elevator to the 4th floor, turn left, then right at the
end of the hall. Doors of RW-432 will be open at 5:45pm and the screening
will begin at 6pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Donations accepted.


We hope that you will join us

SCB Toronto Chapter
http://scbtoronto.com
scbtoronto@gmail.com

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Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis
ilona.naujo.lewis@gmail.com
phone: 647.668.6239
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Call for Letters of Intent-STAR/Commercialization

Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:57:33 -0500 [07/01/10 09:57:33 AM EST]
From: Teresa Trimboli
To: IPCRESEARCHFUNDINGOPS-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Teresa Trimboli

Subject: AFMNet's Call for Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the STAR/Commercialization

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The Advanced Foods and Materials' Call for Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the
STAR/Commercialization grant is now open.

All necessary information and documents can be found at
http://www.afmnet.ca/research/STAR.html. Please send all LOIs and inquiries
to Tom Dowler (tom.dowler@afmnet.ca).

Important Deadlines:
• LOIs (3 page maximum) are due by Friday, January 29th, 2010.
• Successful LOIs will be required to submit a full proposal (5 page
maximum) by March 19, 2010.
• Full proposals will require a budget and justification, as well as
milestones for a maximum of 1 year.
If your proposal is successful, funds will become available in April 2010.

[PDADC-L] Sustainability Fund for Environmental Projects

Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:54:49 -0500 [06/01/10 03:54:49 PM EST]
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Provost
Subject: [PDADC-L] Sustainability Fund for Environmental Projects
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[Please circulate this notice within your area as appropriate.]

The University of Toronto's Department of Facilities and Services is pleased again to announce an exciting opportunity for students, staff and faculty to put their environmental ideas into action. The Sustainability Fund will promote the implementation of projects which achieve a reduction in utilities consumption resulting in greenhouse gas emission reductions. Because of the source of funds, only energy and resource conservation projects will be considered. While the Department of Facilities and Services has always taken strides to invest in sustainability projects on campus, this fund seeks to promote environmental leadership within U of T and to build on the ideas of campus community members.

Interested parties are invited to submit a Statement of Intent (SOI) to the fund which defines the scope of work. The overall application process will occur over two stages and approved SOIs will be invited to submit more detailed applications for the second round. Projects applying for fund monies will have to meet general criteria, and a Dean or Designate from the applicant's division must approve the SOIs before they are submitted. The deadline for submitting a Statement of Intent for the pilot funding round is February 15, 2010 at 5pm.

Questions? Visit the Sustainability Office website: http://sustainability.utoronto.ca/projects/fund.htm or contact Luke Raftis by phone at 416-978-6792 or by email at luke.raftis@utoronto.ca.

Please spread the word about the Sustainability Fund to your colleagues and peers.

PDADC-L] 54: Professor Ira Jacobs Appointed Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health

Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:04:36 -0500 [06/01/10 12:04:36 PM EST]
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Provost

Subject: [PDADC-L] 54: Professor Ira Jacobs Appointed Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health

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PDAD&C #54, 2009-10

Memorandum

TO: Faculty, Staff and Students, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

FROM: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

DATE: January 6, 2010

RE: Professor Ira Jacobs Appointed Dean, Faculty of Physical Education
and Health


I am pleased to announce that the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Ira Jacobs as Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health for a five year term, effective July 1, 2010.

Professor Jacobs received his doctorate in 1981 from the Department of Clinical Physiology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, where he specialized in skeletal muscle metabolism. For the next 25 years he carried out extensive exercise physiology research and was appointed to roles with increasing leadership responsibilities at the Canadian federal government's human performance laboratory operated by the Department of National Defense, where he eventually became Chief Scientist.

In 2007 he was appointed to his current position as Full Professor and Chair of York University's School of Kinesiology & Health Science. The School is the largest kinesiology program in North America, offering graduate and undergraduate degree programs to about 3000 students annually. He has published over 200 scientific articles, reports and book chapters on matters such as performance enhancement through pharmacological and nutritional manipulation of metabolism, the physiological responses to physical exertion in environmental extremes, and energy metabolism. He is a past President of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, the current President of the Canadian Council of University Physical Education & Kinesiology Administrators, and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Please join me in welcoming Professor Jacobs to the University.

Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:01:02 -0500 [05/01/10 04:01:02 PM EST]
From: Donna Gutauskas
To: Donna Gutauskas

Subject: [SGS] #006, 2009-2010, Connaught International Scholarships for
Doctoral Students A. Daniere (UTM)

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SGS #006, 2009-2010

TO: Graduate Chairs, Graduate Directors, and Graduate Coordinators

FROM: Brian Corman, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education

Cc:
Graduate Administrators
Paul Young, Vice-President, Research
Cheryl Misak, Vice President and Provost
Council of Graduate Deans
School of Graduate Studies

Date: January 5, 2010

Re: Connaught International Scholarships for Doctoral Students


Please refer to the attached memorandum.

Launch of New Framework and Content - SGS Student Services Web Pages

Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:27:43 -0500 [09:27:43 AM EST]
From: "Michael J. Godwin"
To: "Michael J. Godwin"

Launch of New Framework and Content - SGS Student Services Web Pages


M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Graduate Chairs/Directors/Coordinators/Administrators

Cc: Student Services, School of Graduate Studies

FROM: Heather Kelly, Director of Student Services

DATE: January 8, 2010

RE: Launch of New Framework and Content - SGS Student Services Web Pages

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new framework and content for the SGS Student Services web pages.

In spring 2009, SGS convened an editorial advisory board that met frequently throughout the season to develop a new framework and content of the graduate student services web pages to be more student, staff, and user friendly. Furthermore, the objective was to reduce the number of "layers" a user must access to arrive at a desired web page. We have also thematically renamed and categorised information within the Students menu/side bars with the view to make user navigation intuitive:

Students
* Getting Started

* Information for New Students
* Registration & Enrolment
* SGS Student Services
* Money Matters

* Fees
* Graduate Awards
* Professional Development

* English Language and Writing Support (ELWS)
* Graduate Professional Skills Certificate Program (GPS)
* Teaching Assistants' Training Program (TATP)
* Courses in University Teaching (THE500H/THE501H)
* Getting Involved

* Grad Room
* Graduate Students' Union (GSU)
* Student Life Programs and Services - St. George
* Student Services - UTM
* Student Life - UTSC
* Staying Informed

* Appeals
* Forms for Students
* Policies & Guidelines
* Sessional Dates
* SGS Calendar
* Keeping On Track

* Program Progress
* Extensions
* Leaves of Absence
* Supervision
* Finishing Up

* PhD Final Oral Exams & Final Year PhD Fees
* Electronic Thesis & Dissertations (ETDs)
* Graduation
* Frequently Asked Questions
In particular to highlight from the above menu, Keeping On Track is a new section that was developed to assist graduate students through the successful completion of their program.

In the coming weeks we will be sending you a Phase Two memo with updates to the Graduate Administration section of the SGS website. In the meantime, please note the current location of the following resources:

Graduate Administration

Please see Ampy or Colin for the username and Password

* Admissions

* Application Deadlines
* Admission Requirements
* Application Forms and Fees
* Manuals
* SGS International Credentials Equivalencies Database (formerly known as SGS Placement Guide). This database provides important information on international education systems and institutions from around the world.
* Manuals

* Admissions Manual
* Online Admission Application Grad Admin User Manual
* ROSI Manual
* Memoranda - SGS Administrative

* 2009-10
* 2008-09
The SGS editorial advisory committee is scheduled to meet annually each spring to discuss ongoing changes and enhancements to the SGS Student Services web pages. We encourage you to forward any feedback from students, staff, or external stakeholders to improve the framework or content of the Students web pages to Michael Godwin , Student Services Content Manager and Division I Officer. He will ensure your comments or suggestions are considered by the committee.

We hope you find the new web pages useful and are more suited to fit your needs as Graduate Administrators.

Regards,

Heather

Heather Kelly
Director of Student Services
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
63 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2Z9
E-mail: heather.kelly@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-4350
Fax: 416-971-2864