Memorandum to:Members of the Governing Council
Members of the Academic Board
Members of the Business Board
Members of the University Affairs Board
Members of the Alumni Council of Presidents
Members of the College of Electors
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Professionals, Managers, and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC (UTSU), and SCSU
University of Toronto Alumni Association Executive
From: Louis R. Charpentier, Secretary of the Governing Council
Date: March 18, 2011
Re: 2011 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Members of Boards and Committees of the
Governing Council
Introduction
I am writing to ask for your assistance in identifying well-qualified individuals in the University community who would be interested in applying to serve as appointed (non-Governing Council) members on a Governing Council Board or Committee. Administrative staff, alumni, teaching staff, and students – full-time undergraduate, part-time undergraduate, and graduate - are invited to submit applications. Applications are encouraged from a wide variety of individuals so that the diversity of the University may be reflected in the membership of Governing Council bodies.
Please note that the positions listed below are all unpaid; members of the Governing Council and its Boards and Committees serve as volunteers.
Application for Membership
The 2011 online application form for membership is available on the website listed below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/App2011.htm
Completed application forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011.
Successful applicants will be invited to serve for one-year terms from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Meetings of Governing Council Boards and Committees are not normally held in July and August. Please note that a member must resign if, at any time during his or her term, he or she ceases to be a member of the constituency in which he or she was appointed (i.e. administrative staff member, full-time undergraduate student, part-time undergraduate student, or graduate student). Students currently in their final year who expect to graduate in June, 2011 are not eligible to apply. Such students may wish to consider applying as alumni representatives in the 2012 application process. Non-degree students and those registered in the Toronto School of Theology are also ineligible to serve on Governing Council bodies.
Detailed information about Board and Committee membership and the appointment process is provided below.
Membership of the Boards and Committees of Governing Council
Websites containing comprehensive information about the Governing Council and its Boards and Committees are listed below. Prospective applicants are encouraged to browse through the sites in order to gain an understanding of the scope, responsibilities, and composition of the governance bodies. With the exception of the Elections Committee and the Executive Committee, all Boards and Committees of the Governing Council include non-members of the Governing Council.
Positions Available
The precise number of appointed seats available for each constituency varies from year to year, depending on the number of seats that are filled by members of the Governing Council. The numbers below are provided as estimates only.
1. Academic Board:
Members are expected to attend all or almost all of the six meetings held per year.
12 students:
4 full-time undergraduates - Arts and Science
2 full-time undergraduates - professional faculties
3 part-time undergraduates
3 graduate students
3 administrative staff
1 to 3 alumni (who are not registered as students and who are not members of the administrative or teaching staff)
Further information about the Academic Board and its standing Committees is available from the website below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/bac/ab.htm
2. University Affairs Board
Members are expected to attend all or almost all of the six meetings held per year.
4 students
3 administrative staff
1 to 2 alumni (who are not registered as students and who are not members of the administrative or teaching staff)
Further information about the University Affairs Board is available from the website below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/bac/ua.htm
3. Business Board
Members are expected to attend all or almost all of the seven or eight meetings held per year.
Seats on the Business Board are usually filled by members of the Governing Council and by external lay members recruited by a separate process. In some years, seats may be available for teaching staff, administrative staff, and students.
Further information about the Business Board is available from the website below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/bac/bb.htm
Selection Process and Criteria
Each of the three Boards has a Striking (Nominating) Committee that reviews the applications received and recommends appointments to the Board. The Striking Committee normally meets in mid-May and appointments are approved at the final meeting of the Board in June.
As part of the selection process, Striking Committees consider the knowledge, skills, and experience of each applicant. The Committees will be guided by the Report of the Task Force on Governance, approved by the Governing Council on October 28, 2010, which is available here. Efforts are made to achieve an appropriate balance of continuity and renewal on the Board or Committee, as well as representation from a variety of academic and administrative units, academic programs, the three campuses, and full-time and part-time undergraduate students and graduate students.
The criteria used by the Striking Committee for the selection of members include the following.
• Experience in governance of organizations or groups.
• Demonstrated involvement in and contribution to the University community.
• Demonstrated engagement in co-curricular or community activities.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise informed judgement.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate logically and persuasively at meetings.
• Demonstrated commitment to participate actively, to prepare thoroughly, and to attend regularly most scheduled meetings.
All members of the Boards and Committees of the Governing Council are subject to the same expectations as those of members of the Governing Council. The Expectations and Attributes of Governors and Key Principles of Ethical Conduct may be viewed here.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Assets/Governing+Council+Digital+Assets/Task+Force+on+Governance/2010-2011+Documentation/Expectations+and+Attributes+of+Governors+and+Key+Principles+of+Ethical+Conduct.pdf
If you have any questions, please contact:
Office of the Governing Council,
Room 106 Simcoe Hall, University of Toronto
(phone) 416-978-6576
(fax) 416-978-8182
email governing.council@utoronto.ca
Thank you for your interest in participating in governance at the University of Toronto.
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