Dear Colleagues:
The Building, Ecology, Science and Technology Lecture Series resumes this coming Wednesday, February 1.
Please come and join your colleagues for this event. I look forward to seeing you there.
NOTE: The sign-up sheets have been replaced with simply giving us your business card.
You are responsible for claiming your continuing education credits with the OAA.
Regards,
Ted Kesik, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor of Building Science
Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design - University of Toronto
230 College Street
Toronto ON M5T 1R2 Canada
T: 416 978-0849
F: 416 971-2094
ted.kesik@daniels.utoronto.ca
www.daniels.utoronto.ca
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WINTER 2012 Building, Ecology, Science and Technology Lecture Series
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
6:00 – 8:00 PM
DANIELS FACULTY LECTURE HALL ROOM 103
230 COLLEGE STREET
Stephen Carpenter
DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
Stephen Carpenter, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., is President of Enermodal Engineering, founded in 1980 and now Canada’s largest consulting firm dedicated to green buildings and communities. With over 100 green building specialists working in Kitchener, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Thornhill and Toronto, Enermodal is Canada’s foremost LEED consulting firm, and has provided LEED services for Canada’s premier green buildings. In 2009, Enermodal designed and built its own headquarters, A Grander View, which has achieved an energy use intensity 70 kWh/m2 per year - making it Canada’s most energy-efficient office building. Early in his career, Stephen Carpenter made significant contributions to the advancement of window design and performance ratings in North America, and has since cultivated a multi-talented organization that supports sustainable development, building design and commissioning, the greening of existing buildings, building research and technology transfer. He commands an authoritative perspective on the evolution and future trajectory of sustainable architecture.
Designing for people and the planet is an unfolding reality for designers of buildings and communities. Conventional approaches to design have failed to cost effectively deliver sustainability. The integrated design process, high performance building technologies and sophisticated performance simulation tools offer enormous potential, but they pose interesting questions and challenges. How close are we to net zero energy buildings in Canada? Should designers focus mostly on adaptive passive systems that can easily integrate active renewable energy technologies in the future? How much does the promise of design depend on the realities of operation and maintenance? Stephen Carpenter’s lecture will explore the state of building and community design today, and where it should go to balance social, environmental and economic dynamics.
OAA 2 CORE HOURS - FREE ADMISSION FOLLOWED BY SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, Victoria College
PDAD&C#39, 2011-12
To: PDAD&C
From: Paul Gooch, President, Victoria University
Date: January 23, 2012
RE: Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, Victoria College
As announced in September 2011, Professor David Cook will complete his second and final term as Principal of Victoria College on June 30, 2012.
In accordance with the By-laws of Victoria University and the terms of the Federation Framework Agreement, President Paul Gooch has struck a committee to recommend the appointment of a Principal of Victoria College. The composition of the committee is as follows:
Professor Paul Gooch (Chair) - President & Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University Mr. Brandon Bailey - President, VUSAC Professor Joe Blackmore - Victoria, Chair, Spanish & Portuguese Ms Katie Degendorfer - student member, Victoria College Mr. John Field - Board of Regents Professor Meric Gertler - Dean, Arts & Science, U of T Mr. Paul Huyer - Board of Regents Professor Lori Loeb - Victoria, History Professor Lynne Magnusson - Victoria, Director, CRRS, & English Professor Jill Matus - Vice-Provost, Students, U of T Professor Mark Toulouse - Principal, Emmanuel College
The Advisory Search Committee welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Gillian Pearson, Executive Assistant to the President of Victoria University, by February 17, 2012 by mail (Victoria University, 73 Queen's Park Cres. Room 120) or by email to vic.president@utoronto.ca.
Further information can be found on the Victoria University website at http://www.vicu.utoronto.ca/Page4.aspx
To: PDAD&C
From: Paul Gooch, President, Victoria University
Date: January 23, 2012
RE: Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, Victoria College
As announced in September 2011, Professor David Cook will complete his second and final term as Principal of Victoria College on June 30, 2012.
In accordance with the By-laws of Victoria University and the terms of the Federation Framework Agreement, President Paul Gooch has struck a committee to recommend the appointment of a Principal of Victoria College. The composition of the committee is as follows:
Professor Paul Gooch (Chair) - President & Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University Mr. Brandon Bailey - President, VUSAC Professor Joe Blackmore - Victoria, Chair, Spanish & Portuguese Ms Katie Degendorfer - student member, Victoria College Mr. John Field - Board of Regents Professor Meric Gertler - Dean, Arts & Science, U of T Mr. Paul Huyer - Board of Regents Professor Lori Loeb - Victoria, History Professor Lynne Magnusson - Victoria, Director, CRRS, & English Professor Jill Matus - Vice-Provost, Students, U of T Professor Mark Toulouse - Principal, Emmanuel College
The Advisory Search Committee welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Gillian Pearson, Executive Assistant to the President of Victoria University, by February 17, 2012 by mail (Victoria University, 73 Queen's Park Cres. Room 120) or by email to vic.president@utoronto.ca.
Further information can be found on the Victoria University website at http://www.vicu.utoronto.ca/Page4.aspx
CUPE 1230 (Full-Time) - Memorandum of Settlement
HR #29, 2011 – 12
January 23, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 1230 (Full-Time)
The Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 1230 (Full-Time) is now available.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Labour Relations team at labour.relations@utoronto.ca.
Please note: Upon the launch of the new Human Resources & Equity website at the end of this month, the document will be available under the Policies, Guidelines & Agreements section.
January 23, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 1230 (Full-Time)
The Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 1230 (Full-Time) is now available.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Labour Relations team at labour.relations@utoronto.ca.
Please note: Upon the launch of the new Human Resources & Equity website at the end of this month, the document will be available under the Policies, Guidelines & Agreements section.
Candidates for the 2012 Governing Council and Academic Board Elections
Memorandum
To: Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
College of Electors
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students’ Union
Scarborough Campus Students’ Union
University of Toronto Students’ Union
University of Toronto Faculty Association
United Steelworkers of America
University of Toronto Alumni Association Board of Directors
From: Anwar Kazimi, Chief Returning Officer
Date: January 26, 2012
Subject: Candidates for the 2012 Governing Council and Academic Board Elections
Please distribute this memorandum widely.
Governing Council Elections
i. Teaching Staff seats for Constituencies IA (Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) - Humanities), IB (Faculty of Arts and Science – Social Sciences) and III (University of Toronto Scarborough) have been filled by acclamation. Elections for one teaching staff seat for each of Constituency IV (Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering), Constituency VA (Faculty of Medicine), and Constituency VI (Faculty of Dentistry, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education) will be held online between Monday, February 27, and Friday, March 9, 2012. Voting instructions will be sent by e-mail to members of these Constituencies prior to the voting period.
ii. Student seats for two part-time undergraduate students and one graduate student (Physical and Life Sciences, Divisions III & IV) have been filled by acclamation. An election for five student seats will also be held between Monday, February 27 and March 9, 2012.
Full-time undergraduate students registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto Scarborough, and the Professional Faculties (excluding postgraduate medical students), and graduate students (Humanities/Social Sciences, Divisions I & II) will be able to vote on ROSI. Information will be sent to students by e-mail at a later date. Online votes must be cast by 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2012.
Postgraduate medical students will be able to vote using paper ballots. Ballots will be mailed to students during the week of February 21, 2012 and must be returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Students should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
iii. The Administrative staff election will be held online between Monday, February 27 and Friday, March 9, 2012. Information about the online election will be sent by email to administrative staff at a later date. Ballots will be mailed the week of February 21, 2012 to those administrative staff for whom University of Toronto email addresses are not listed on HRIS. All online votes must be cast and mail ballots returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Staff should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
Academic Board Elections
i. Sixteen teaching staff seats have been filled by acclamation. Elections for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Arts and Science – Cell and Systems Biology) and one seat for librarians will be held online between Monday, February 27, and Friday, March 9, 2012. Voting instructions will be sent by email to members of these constituencies prior to the voting period. Ballots will be mailed the week of February 21, 2012 to those eligible to vote for whom University of Toronto email addresses are not listed on HRIS. All online votes must be cast and mail ballots returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Staff should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
Nominations will re-open for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Medicine) and for a by-election for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Arts and Science – term March 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12 noon. The deadline for the submission of nominations is Friday, February 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Nomination forms will be available as of February 6th from the Office of the Governing Council or online at: http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/elections.htm
A list of the candidates is available from the website below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7465
Please feel free to contact me (416-978-8427; anwar.kazimi@utoronto.ca) or the Deputy Returning Officer, Ms Mae-Yu Tan (416-978-8794; maeyu-tan@utoronto.ca), if you have any questions.
Thank you for supporting the Governing Council election process.
To: Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
College of Electors
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students’ Union
Scarborough Campus Students’ Union
University of Toronto Students’ Union
University of Toronto Faculty Association
United Steelworkers of America
University of Toronto Alumni Association Board of Directors
From: Anwar Kazimi, Chief Returning Officer
Date: January 26, 2012
Subject: Candidates for the 2012 Governing Council and Academic Board Elections
Please distribute this memorandum widely.
Governing Council Elections
i. Teaching Staff seats for Constituencies IA (Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) - Humanities), IB (Faculty of Arts and Science – Social Sciences) and III (University of Toronto Scarborough) have been filled by acclamation. Elections for one teaching staff seat for each of Constituency IV (Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering), Constituency VA (Faculty of Medicine), and Constituency VI (Faculty of Dentistry, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education) will be held online between Monday, February 27, and Friday, March 9, 2012. Voting instructions will be sent by e-mail to members of these Constituencies prior to the voting period.
ii. Student seats for two part-time undergraduate students and one graduate student (Physical and Life Sciences, Divisions III & IV) have been filled by acclamation. An election for five student seats will also be held between Monday, February 27 and March 9, 2012.
Full-time undergraduate students registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto Scarborough, and the Professional Faculties (excluding postgraduate medical students), and graduate students (Humanities/Social Sciences, Divisions I & II) will be able to vote on ROSI. Information will be sent to students by e-mail at a later date. Online votes must be cast by 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2012.
Postgraduate medical students will be able to vote using paper ballots. Ballots will be mailed to students during the week of February 21, 2012 and must be returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Students should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
iii. The Administrative staff election will be held online between Monday, February 27 and Friday, March 9, 2012. Information about the online election will be sent by email to administrative staff at a later date. Ballots will be mailed the week of February 21, 2012 to those administrative staff for whom University of Toronto email addresses are not listed on HRIS. All online votes must be cast and mail ballots returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Staff should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
Academic Board Elections
i. Sixteen teaching staff seats have been filled by acclamation. Elections for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Arts and Science – Cell and Systems Biology) and one seat for librarians will be held online between Monday, February 27, and Friday, March 9, 2012. Voting instructions will be sent by email to members of these constituencies prior to the voting period. Ballots will be mailed the week of February 21, 2012 to those eligible to vote for whom University of Toronto email addresses are not listed on HRIS. All online votes must be cast and mail ballots returned by March 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Staff should be directed to contact me if they are entitled to participate in the elections but do not receive a paper ballot in the mail.
Nominations will re-open for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Medicine) and for a by-election for one teaching staff seat (Faculty of Arts and Science – term March 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12 noon. The deadline for the submission of nominations is Friday, February 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Nomination forms will be available as of February 6th from the Office of the Governing Council or online at: http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/elections.htm
A list of the candidates is available from the website below.
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7465
Please feel free to contact me (416-978-8427; anwar.kazimi@utoronto.ca) or the Deputy Returning Officer, Ms Mae-Yu Tan (416-978-8794; maeyu-tan@utoronto.ca), if you have any questions.
Thank you for supporting the Governing Council election process.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Research Alert: OGI: Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund
OGI: Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
Sponsor: Ontario Genomics Institute
Internal Deadline: February 3, 2012
Sponsor Deadline: February 10, 2012
Program Description:
OGI's Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF) is a unique and useful investment fund that is helping to enable the economic impact of outcomes of genomics and proteomics research projects and technology development. Specifically, it aims to provide early-stage funding as researchers move towards commercial applications and to speed up transfer of products from lab to marketplace.
Objectives:
• Create economic results from genomics and proteomics research;
• Support scientific entrepreneurs;
• Broker partnerships between academe and industry; and
• Generate returns for future PBDF investments.
Funding:
Applicants are eligible to receive up to $100,000 per project.
For more information on how to apply and program details:
Refer to the web posting on the Funding Opportunities website here: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/ogi-pre-commercialization-business-development-fund/
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
Sponsor: Ontario Genomics Institute
Internal Deadline: February 3, 2012
Sponsor Deadline: February 10, 2012
Program Description:
OGI's Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF) is a unique and useful investment fund that is helping to enable the economic impact of outcomes of genomics and proteomics research projects and technology development. Specifically, it aims to provide early-stage funding as researchers move towards commercial applications and to speed up transfer of products from lab to marketplace.
Objectives:
• Create economic results from genomics and proteomics research;
• Support scientific entrepreneurs;
• Broker partnerships between academe and industry; and
• Generate returns for future PBDF investments.
Funding:
Applicants are eligible to receive up to $100,000 per project.
For more information on how to apply and program details:
Refer to the web posting on the Funding Opportunities website here: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/ogi-pre-commercialization-business-development-fund/
TAC Foundation Scholarship Deadline – February 13, 2012
This is just a quick reminder that there is less than a month left before the TAC Foundation Scholarship application deadline of February 13, 2012!
We are asking for your help in promoting TAC Foundation scholarships to students in transportation-related (primarily roadway and infrastructure-related) programs at your institution by:
• Printing and posting copies of the TAC Foundation Scholarship Program poster in locations where potential applicants will see them
• Specifically approaching students that you feel may be interested and encouraging them to apply
• Forwarding this email to students in transportation-related programs of study
Please ensure applicants send the following, in addition to completing the online application form, in order for their application to be deemed as complete:
• Official Transcript on Institution Letterhead (may be scanned and e-mailed in)
• Academic Letter of Reference (must be completed on the TAC Foundation website)
• Resumé / CV
The application deadline is February 13, 2012.
Full details and application forms for the 2012 TAC Foundation Scholarship Program are online at www.tac-foundation.ca.
Please feel welcome to contact Erica Andersen, Secretary-Treasurer of the TAC Foundation and Director, Member Services & Communications of TAC, at foundation@tac-atc.ca if you have questions or comments to offer about the TAC Foundation or its programs. Our sincere thanks for your assistance with our Scholarship Program!
Tim Holyoke
President
TAC Foundation
We are asking for your help in promoting TAC Foundation scholarships to students in transportation-related (primarily roadway and infrastructure-related) programs at your institution by:
• Printing and posting copies of the TAC Foundation Scholarship Program poster in locations where potential applicants will see them
• Specifically approaching students that you feel may be interested and encouraging them to apply
• Forwarding this email to students in transportation-related programs of study
Please ensure applicants send the following, in addition to completing the online application form, in order for their application to be deemed as complete:
• Official Transcript on Institution Letterhead (may be scanned and e-mailed in)
• Academic Letter of Reference (must be completed on the TAC Foundation website)
• Resumé / CV
The application deadline is February 13, 2012.
Full details and application forms for the 2012 TAC Foundation Scholarship Program are online at www.tac-foundation.ca.
Please feel welcome to contact Erica Andersen, Secretary-Treasurer of the TAC Foundation and Director, Member Services & Communications of TAC, at foundation@tac-atc.ca if you have questions or comments to offer about the TAC Foundation or its programs. Our sincere thanks for your assistance with our Scholarship Program!
Tim Holyoke
President
TAC Foundation
L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships, with the Support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is pleased to announce the following fellowships:
L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships,
with the Support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
L’Oréal Canada has announced the For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships, with the support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, which will give two (2) fellowships of $20,000 CAD each to female post-doctoral researchers in the field of Life Sciences. This fellowship is a part of the For Women in Science Program which recognizes the importance of the contributions of women in the progress of science. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of scientists, including representatives from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and L’Oréal Canada. Candidates must conduct their research at a Canadian host institution or organization.
Value: $20,000 CAD each.
Place of Study: Host institution/organization in Canada.
Field of Study: For the 2012-2013 competition, fellowships are being offered for research in the field of Life Sciences. The fellowships offered alternate each year between the fields of Life Sciences and Engineering/Pure and Applied Sciences.
Deadline Date: Postmarked application packages must be sent to the AUCC on or before April 2, 2012.
Guidelines and Application Forms: Visit the AUCC website
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in this matter.
Higher Education Scholarships
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
600-350 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 1B1
www.aucc.ca/scholarships
L’Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships,
with the Support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
L’Oréal Canada has announced the For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships, with the support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, which will give two (2) fellowships of $20,000 CAD each to female post-doctoral researchers in the field of Life Sciences. This fellowship is a part of the For Women in Science Program which recognizes the importance of the contributions of women in the progress of science. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of scientists, including representatives from the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and L’Oréal Canada. Candidates must conduct their research at a Canadian host institution or organization.
Value: $20,000 CAD each.
Place of Study: Host institution/organization in Canada.
Field of Study: For the 2012-2013 competition, fellowships are being offered for research in the field of Life Sciences. The fellowships offered alternate each year between the fields of Life Sciences and Engineering/Pure and Applied Sciences.
Deadline Date: Postmarked application packages must be sent to the AUCC on or before April 2, 2012.
Guidelines and Application Forms: Visit the AUCC website
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in this matter.
Higher Education Scholarships
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
600-350 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 1B1
www.aucc.ca/scholarships
International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Engineering (IJNESE) – Call for papers
We are writing to cordially invite you to submit papers to our journal:
The International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Engineering (IJNESE).
IJNESE is a new uprising peer-reviewed, open-access new journal which devote to publishing research papers in all fields of scientific and technological research of nuclear energy. For more information, please access http://www.ijnese.org/index.aspx.
To promote this journal, it provides open access, , rapid publication, and indexing and reference service at the present.
We would appreciate if you recommend our journal to your students, colleagues and friends in your convenient time. If you have any question or suggestion about IJNESE, please feel free to let us know.
Subject Coverage:
Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions. The topics include, but are not limited
to:
1. Reactor physics,
2. Reactor research,
3. Alternative reactor technologies,
4. Radiation shielding,
5. Fission reactor materials,
6. Nuclear materials, neutron radiation effects in materials, 7. Fuel cycle, materials aspects, physics and chemistry, environmental considerations, 8. Reprocessing, 9. Low level, high-level radioactive waste disposal,
More…….
Paper Submission Website: http://www.ijnese.org/PaperSubmission.aspx
Best wishes!
Assistant editor: Jewel
on behalf of Editorial Board of IJNESE
E-mail: nese@academicpub.org
The International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Engineering (IJNESE).
IJNESE is a new uprising peer-reviewed, open-access new journal which devote to publishing research papers in all fields of scientific and technological research of nuclear energy. For more information, please access http://www.ijnese.org/index.aspx.
To promote this journal, it provides open access, , rapid publication, and indexing and reference service at the present.
We would appreciate if you recommend our journal to your students, colleagues and friends in your convenient time. If you have any question or suggestion about IJNESE, please feel free to let us know.
Subject Coverage:
Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions. The topics include, but are not limited
to:
1. Reactor physics,
2. Reactor research,
3. Alternative reactor technologies,
4. Radiation shielding,
5. Fission reactor materials,
6. Nuclear materials, neutron radiation effects in materials, 7. Fuel cycle, materials aspects, physics and chemistry, environmental considerations, 8. Reprocessing, 9. Low level, high-level radioactive waste disposal,
More…….
Paper Submission Website: http://www.ijnese.org/PaperSubmission.aspx
Best wishes!
Assistant editor: Jewel
on behalf of Editorial Board of IJNESE
E-mail: nese@academicpub.org
Office of Research Ethics – Winter 2012 Workshops
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 17, 2012
TO: Chairs & Graduate Program Directors—Social Sciences & Humanities: Please forward to faculty, graduate students and staff in your unit, and post flyer.
FROM: Dean Sharpe, Research Ethics Board Manager—Social Sciences & Humanities
RE: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences & Humanities—Workshops Winter 2012
Please forward immediately to all faculty and grad students in your department.
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2012:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 15 2pm – 4pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 22 10am - 12pm
Education Thursday, February 23 2pm - 4pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at:
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
DATE: January 17, 2012
TO: Chairs & Graduate Program Directors—Social Sciences & Humanities: Please forward to faculty, graduate students and staff in your unit, and post flyer.
FROM: Dean Sharpe, Research Ethics Board Manager—Social Sciences & Humanities
RE: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences & Humanities—Workshops Winter 2012
Please forward immediately to all faculty and grad students in your department.
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2012:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 15 2pm – 4pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 22 10am - 12pm
Education Thursday, February 23 2pm - 4pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at:
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
World Water Day Graduate Research Fair & Water Celebration – University of Waterloo, March 1, 2012 Submission Deadline
*World Water Day Graduate Research Fair & Water Celebration*
Federation Hall, University of Waterloo
*http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm*
*Poster Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2012 *
Dear Student:
We invite you to submit an academic poster and participate in this year’s World Water Day Graduate Research Fair. Every year, World Water Day is celebrated as an international initiative set by the United Nations to observe the importance and value of freshwater around the planet. The University of Waterloo Water Institute and its student chapter, SWIGS, have again teamed up with Wilfred Laurier’s Institute for Water Science and Cold Regions Research Centre to host an all-day event on March 22nd, 2012 to be held at Federation hall on the uWaterloo campus.
*Poster Presentations*
The event will include graduate water research poster presentations (recycled posters are welcome), two keynote presentations on water issues, and booths for water sector partners and community groups. *Poster awards of $150 each* will be awarded to top ranked posters within five different
categories: Hydrological and Atmospheric Science; Water Policy, Management & Governance; Aquatic Ecology & Toxicology; Water Treatment & Technology; and Cold Regions.
Submit poster titles (no abstract necessary) on line at:
http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm by March 1, 2012.
*Employment Opportunities*
Looking for a co-op term or employment? We invite industry partners, NGO’s, community groups, and government agencies to set up exhibits which provide great opportunities for job recruitment. The conference aims to highlight the depth and breadth of regional water research and provide networking opportunities between water researchers, practitioners, and studetns.
*Photo Contest*
This year we will be having a photo contest in two categories: i) *water research *– photos that show your water-related research, work, or community projects, and ii) *water inspiration* – photos that show your artistic and creative side. All submitted photos will be displayed at the conference, and photo winners will *receive a prize*. Email photos to swigsphotocontest@gmail.com
*Blue Drinks*
Join us after the event for *Blue Drinks* to further discuss water and network with other water researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts.
We are looking forward to another exciting and productive world water day, and hope to see you there! For more information please contact the SWIGS Conference Chair, Jana Tondu at janatondu@gmail.com.
Federation Hall, University of Waterloo
*http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm*
*Poster Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2012 *
Dear Student:
We invite you to submit an academic poster and participate in this year’s World Water Day Graduate Research Fair. Every year, World Water Day is celebrated as an international initiative set by the United Nations to observe the importance and value of freshwater around the planet. The University of Waterloo Water Institute and its student chapter, SWIGS, have again teamed up with Wilfred Laurier’s Institute for Water Science and Cold Regions Research Centre to host an all-day event on March 22nd, 2012 to be held at Federation hall on the uWaterloo campus.
*Poster Presentations*
The event will include graduate water research poster presentations (recycled posters are welcome), two keynote presentations on water issues, and booths for water sector partners and community groups. *Poster awards of $150 each* will be awarded to top ranked posters within five different
categories: Hydrological and Atmospheric Science; Water Policy, Management & Governance; Aquatic Ecology & Toxicology; Water Treatment & Technology; and Cold Regions.
Submit poster titles (no abstract necessary) on line at:
http://water.uwaterloo.ca/world_water_day2012.htm by March 1, 2012.
*Employment Opportunities*
Looking for a co-op term or employment? We invite industry partners, NGO’s, community groups, and government agencies to set up exhibits which provide great opportunities for job recruitment. The conference aims to highlight the depth and breadth of regional water research and provide networking opportunities between water researchers, practitioners, and studetns.
*Photo Contest*
This year we will be having a photo contest in two categories: i) *water research *– photos that show your water-related research, work, or community projects, and ii) *water inspiration* – photos that show your artistic and creative side. All submitted photos will be displayed at the conference, and photo winners will *receive a prize*. Email photos to swigsphotocontest@gmail.com
*Blue Drinks*
Join us after the event for *Blue Drinks* to further discuss water and network with other water researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts.
We are looking forward to another exciting and productive world water day, and hope to see you there! For more information please contact the SWIGS Conference Chair, Jana Tondu at janatondu@gmail.com.
CUPE Local 3907 – Memorandum of Settlement
HR #28, 2011 – 12
January 20, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
The Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 3907 is now available.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Labour Relations team at labour.relations@utoronto.ca.
Please note: Upon the launch of the new Human Resources & Equity website at the end of this month, the document will be available under the Policies, Guidelines & Agreements section.
January 20, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
The Memorandum of Settlement between U of T and CUPE 3907 is now available.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Labour Relations team at labour.relations@utoronto.ca.
Please note: Upon the launch of the new Human Resources & Equity website at the end of this month, the document will be available under the Policies, Guidelines & Agreements section.
CUPE Local 3907 – Agreement ratified (Graduate Assistants at OISE only)
HR #27, 2011 – 12
January 17, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Agreement ratified between U of T and CUPE Local 3907 (Graduate Assistants at OISE only)
We are very pleased to announce that the tentative agreement between the University and CUPE Local 3907, Graduate Assistants at OISE only announced on December 9th has now been ratified.
Business Board will review the agreement at an upcoming meeting.
The Memorandum of Settlement will be posted shortly.
January 17, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Agreement ratified between U of T and CUPE Local 3907 (Graduate Assistants at OISE only)
We are very pleased to announce that the tentative agreement between the University and CUPE Local 3907, Graduate Assistants at OISE only announced on December 9th has now been ratified.
Business Board will review the agreement at an upcoming meeting.
The Memorandum of Settlement will be posted shortly.
Staff Announcement – Departure of Director, Capital Projects
January 16, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President University Operations
Re: Departure of Director, Capital Projects
It is with regret that I am writing to inform you that Richard Dernowski has chosen to leave his position of Director, Capital Projects, effective immediately, in order to pursue other opportunities. Since Richard began working at the University over three years ago, he has provided dedicated support to the Capital Projects team and to the Vice-President, Business Affairs. He has been very involved in a number of important initiatives, most recently the University's successful completion of the three KIP projects including the new instructional centres at UTM and UTSc. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard for his service to the University and to wish him well in his future endeavours.
I'm pleased to announce that Brian Szuberwood has agreed to take on the role in an acting capacity while I recruit for the Director, Capital Projects. Brian has been at the University since 2001 and most recently has held the position of Development Manager in Capital Projects. The continuing position of Director, Capital Projects will be advertised later today.
Office of the VP, University Operations
Rm. 112, Simcoe Hall
University of Toronto
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Phone: 416 978-0231
Fax: 416 978-6701
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Scott Mabury, Vice-President University Operations
Re: Departure of Director, Capital Projects
It is with regret that I am writing to inform you that Richard Dernowski has chosen to leave his position of Director, Capital Projects, effective immediately, in order to pursue other opportunities. Since Richard began working at the University over three years ago, he has provided dedicated support to the Capital Projects team and to the Vice-President, Business Affairs. He has been very involved in a number of important initiatives, most recently the University's successful completion of the three KIP projects including the new instructional centres at UTM and UTSc. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard for his service to the University and to wish him well in his future endeavours.
I'm pleased to announce that Brian Szuberwood has agreed to take on the role in an acting capacity while I recruit for the Director, Capital Projects. Brian has been at the University since 2001 and most recently has held the position of Development Manager in Capital Projects. The continuing position of Director, Capital Projects will be advertised later today.
Office of the VP, University Operations
Rm. 112, Simcoe Hall
University of Toronto
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Phone: 416 978-0231
Fax: 416 978-6701
Friday, January 13, 2012
Research Alert: SSHRC Partnership Grants - Letter of Intent
SSHRC Partnership Grants - Letter of Intent
Please reply to: Drew Gyorke (drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca)
This Research Alert is a reminder to those applying, or planning to apply, to the SSHRC Partnership Grant Program that the Letter of Intent is due at SSHRC by February 15th, 2012. Those successful at the Letter of Intent stage will be invited to submit a full proposal in November 2012.
For this round, Drew Gyorke will be your UofT Research Services' contact. If you are applying, or interested in applying, please notify Drew asap by email at: drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca Please also contact Drew with any questions you may have.
There are two different internal deadlines available depending on the level of service and support you wish to receive from Research Services:
1. an earlier deadline for those wishing to obtain feedback via internal peer review and editorial review, followed by the mandatory administrative review, or
2. a later deadline for those opting to go right to the administrative review stage.
The SSHRC Partnership Grant program is SSHRC's largest funding opportunity, with up to $2.5 million available over a 4 to 7 year period. It is also an excellent opportunity for large-scale, multi-partner-based research and knowledge mobilization. It is also a program that has many details to be mindful of as you prepare an application. To learn more, please visit our website at: SSHRC Partnership Grant Program - Letter of Intent Stage and/or contact Drew.
Please reply to: Drew Gyorke (drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca)
This Research Alert is a reminder to those applying, or planning to apply, to the SSHRC Partnership Grant Program that the Letter of Intent is due at SSHRC by February 15th, 2012. Those successful at the Letter of Intent stage will be invited to submit a full proposal in November 2012.
For this round, Drew Gyorke will be your UofT Research Services' contact. If you are applying, or interested in applying, please notify Drew asap by email at: drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca Please also contact Drew with any questions you may have.
There are two different internal deadlines available depending on the level of service and support you wish to receive from Research Services:
1. an earlier deadline for those wishing to obtain feedback via internal peer review and editorial review, followed by the mandatory administrative review, or
2. a later deadline for those opting to go right to the administrative review stage.
The SSHRC Partnership Grant program is SSHRC's largest funding opportunity, with up to $2.5 million available over a 4 to 7 year period. It is also an excellent opportunity for large-scale, multi-partner-based research and knowledge mobilization. It is also a program that has many details to be mindful of as you prepare an application. To learn more, please visit our website at: SSHRC Partnership Grant Program - Letter of Intent Stage and/or contact Drew.
Research Alert: IPO Funding Opportunity: FedDev Ontario ARC Initiative Extension
IPO Funding Opportunity: FedDev Ontario ARC Initiative Extension
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
A $15M commercialization funding opportunity entitled the Applied Research and Commercialization Extension Initiative through FedDev Ontario has just been announced. The vision of FedDev Ontario is to be a catalyst in creating a more prosperous and globally competitive Ontario. The Initiative will address the unique research and innovation challenges faced by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), defined as having less than 1000 employees but lacking internal research and development and pre-commercialization capacity.
The University of Toronto is applying for up to $750,000 in funding from this program and if successful will be disseminating the funding to eligible projects identified through an internal competitive application process. Under the initiative, the university may contribute up to a maximum of $100,000 of FedDev funding per project which has a collaborating SME. Collaborating SME will be expected to contribute a minimum of 50% of total project costs in the form of cash and/or in-kind contributions to the university. A maximum of one project per SME can be conducted under the initiative. Please note that inventors with equity in the SME are not eligible. In addition, SMEs that previously received funding through the first FedDev ARC initiative are also not eligible.
In anticipation of being successful in our application, we wanted to make our research community aware of this opportunity. At this time, the University of Toronto is accepting project applications from it's research community. For more information and access to our application form, please contact Tu Nguyen at 978-3648 or tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca.
Individual project applications are due by May 7, 2012 to innovations.partnerships@utoronto.ca. The sponsored research agreement with the SME must be signed by June 30, 2012 and the project completed by March 31, 2013.
Program details can be found at: http://www.feddevontario.gc.ca/eic/site/723.nsf/eng/00264.html
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
A $15M commercialization funding opportunity entitled the Applied Research and Commercialization Extension Initiative through FedDev Ontario has just been announced. The vision of FedDev Ontario is to be a catalyst in creating a more prosperous and globally competitive Ontario. The Initiative will address the unique research and innovation challenges faced by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), defined as having less than 1000 employees but lacking internal research and development and pre-commercialization capacity.
The University of Toronto is applying for up to $750,000 in funding from this program and if successful will be disseminating the funding to eligible projects identified through an internal competitive application process. Under the initiative, the university may contribute up to a maximum of $100,000 of FedDev funding per project which has a collaborating SME. Collaborating SME will be expected to contribute a minimum of 50% of total project costs in the form of cash and/or in-kind contributions to the university. A maximum of one project per SME can be conducted under the initiative. Please note that inventors with equity in the SME are not eligible. In addition, SMEs that previously received funding through the first FedDev ARC initiative are also not eligible.
In anticipation of being successful in our application, we wanted to make our research community aware of this opportunity. At this time, the University of Toronto is accepting project applications from it's research community. For more information and access to our application form, please contact Tu Nguyen at 978-3648 or tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca.
Individual project applications are due by May 7, 2012 to innovations.partnerships@utoronto.ca. The sponsored research agreement with the SME must be signed by June 30, 2012 and the project completed by March 31, 2013.
Program details can be found at: http://www.feddevontario.gc.ca/eic/site/723.nsf/eng/00264.html
Research Alert: Funding Opportunity: HEQCO - Request for Proposals
Funding Opportunity: HEQCO - Request for Proposals
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
Sponsor: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
RFP Title: HEQCO-RFP-029: College-University Transfer Arrangements and Undergraduate Education in Ontario
Project Description: To provide a rigorous examination of the predicted impacts on educational quality and per-student cost of expanding the number and scope of college-university transfer arrangements leading to an undergraduate degree.
Value: $50,000
Internal Deadline: January 26, 2012
Sponsor Deadline: February 2, 2012 @ 3:00 PM
How to Apply: refer to web posting on the Funding Opportunities website for more details: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/higher-education-quality-council-of-ontario-%e2%80%93-request-for-proposals-rfp/
Please reply to: Tu Nguyen (tuu.nguyen@utoronto.ca)
Sponsor: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
RFP Title: HEQCO-RFP-029: College-University Transfer Arrangements and Undergraduate Education in Ontario
Project Description: To provide a rigorous examination of the predicted impacts on educational quality and per-student cost of expanding the number and scope of college-university transfer arrangements leading to an undergraduate degree.
Value: $50,000
Internal Deadline: January 26, 2012
Sponsor Deadline: February 2, 2012 @ 3:00 PM
How to Apply: refer to web posting on the Funding Opportunities website for more details: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/higher-education-quality-council-of-ontario-%e2%80%93-request-for-proposals-rfp/
Research Alert: Environment Canada’s Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network - Call For Proposals
Environment Canada’s Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network - Call For Proposals
Please reply to: Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
Environment Canada has issued a call for proposals to establish an Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network led by one or more researcher(s) at a Canadian University.
A Network is comprised of at least one lead institution, and at least two other Canadian universities.
Objectives:
• develop relevant cross-disciplinary research in current environmental policy priorities and address key gaps.
• enhance links between Environment Canada and the academic community in policy and the economy with the requisite interdisciplinary lens.
Specific Network Objectives:
The theme and focus of network research will be linked to Environmental policy, competitiveness, innovation and behavioural response which include the following goals:
• Further engage Canadian researchers in environmental policy making.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among researchers and policy makers.
• Promote greater interest in - and understanding of - environmental policy challenges within the academic community
• Enhance the knowledge and analytical capacity of Environment Canada employees
• Develop highly qualified personnel through training graduate students in the interdisciplinary realm of environmental economic and policy research.
Value of Funding: up to $500,000 over five years
Important Dates:
• Internal Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2012
• Sponsor Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012
For additional information, please visit our website
Please reply to: Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
Environment Canada has issued a call for proposals to establish an Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network led by one or more researcher(s) at a Canadian University.
A Network is comprised of at least one lead institution, and at least two other Canadian universities.
Objectives:
• develop relevant cross-disciplinary research in current environmental policy priorities and address key gaps.
• enhance links between Environment Canada and the academic community in policy and the economy with the requisite interdisciplinary lens.
Specific Network Objectives:
The theme and focus of network research will be linked to Environmental policy, competitiveness, innovation and behavioural response which include the following goals:
• Further engage Canadian researchers in environmental policy making.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among researchers and policy makers.
• Promote greater interest in - and understanding of - environmental policy challenges within the academic community
• Enhance the knowledge and analytical capacity of Environment Canada employees
• Develop highly qualified personnel through training graduate students in the interdisciplinary realm of environmental economic and policy research.
Value of Funding: up to $500,000 over five years
Important Dates:
• Internal Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2012
• Sponsor Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012
For additional information, please visit our website
Bridging the Gender Gap in the News: A Public Talk and Panel Discussion - January 31, 2012
TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
FROM: Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life
DATE: January 10, 2012
RE: Bridging the Gender Gap in the News: A Public Talk and Panel Discussion
Please circulate the following announcement to your faculty and graduate students
Bridging the Gender Gap in the News: A Public Talk & Panel Discussion Tuesday, January 31, 12pm-2pm OISE Auditorium (G162)
Keynote Speaker:
Shari Graydon, The Top 7 Reasons Smart Women Should Speak Up Panel Discussants:
Megan Boler, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Kathy English, Public Editor, Toronto Star Esme Fuller-Thompson, Professor and Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work
Just how scarce are women's perspectives in public discourse, and what's behind their absence? Some of the answers are predictable, but others may surprise. Even though women constitute 61% of university graduates, women's perspectives account for less than 20% of the commentaries in Canada's largest daily newspapers and on public affairs talk shows. The Informed Opinions project is exploring the consequences and working with women and journalists to change the ratio. This talk and panel discussion will review the status of women in the news and discuss ways to bridge the current gender gap by supporting women in contributing their ideas and analysis to the public discourse.
Sponsored by:
Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life and Strategic Communications
For more information: lisa.wilkes@utoronto.ca and claire@informedopinions.org
Register at: http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/miscevents/informed_opinions_2011.htm
BIO NOTES
Shari Graydon is an award-winning author and activist with 20 years experience on both sides of the microphone. A former newspaper columnist, TV producer and CBC commentator, she also served as press secretary to a provincial premier, and as president of MediaWatch. Shari received the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons' Case in 2007 and has written two best-selling media literacy books for youth. She is the driving force behind Informed Opinions, a non-profit project being funded in part by sales of her latest book, I Feel Great About My Hands.
Megan Boler is the Associate Chair of the Department of Theory and Policy Studies, Coordinator of the History and Philosophy of Education program, at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (UT), and Associate Faculty of the Center for the Study of United States and the Knowledge Media Design Institute also at UT. Previously she served as Director of Women's Studies at Virginia Tech in 2002-03. She speaks internationally on social justice in political and cultural contexts, pedagogy of discomfort; race, class, and gender in education and media, explored through cultural, feminist and communication studies.
Kathy English is Public Editor at the Toronto Star. She has reported and edited for six Canadian daily newspapers including the Star and the Globe and Mail, taught at Ryerson School of Journalism for 10 years and completed a Master's degree in Canadian history. She has launched websites for SunMedia, Transcontinental Media, and BabyCenter Canada. Kathy served on the board of the National Newspaper Awards for 5 years and currently sits on the board of the Association of Newspaper Ombudsmen, and on the Ethics committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Esme Fuller-Thompson is cross appointed to the Faculties of Social Work, Medicine and Nursing at the University of Toronto. Esme's research has also had an influence outside the academic community. Her research on disability and poverty was discussed in Time Magazine's cover story (12/04/06) on "This Year in Medicine." Her studies have been featured in hundreds of newspaper articles on five continents including front page articles in The Chicago Tribune, The National Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail; as well as profiled in a television documentary on CBC's The National.
FROM: Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life
DATE: January 10, 2012
RE: Bridging the Gender Gap in the News: A Public Talk and Panel Discussion
Please circulate the following announcement to your faculty and graduate students
Bridging the Gender Gap in the News: A Public Talk & Panel Discussion Tuesday, January 31, 12pm-2pm OISE Auditorium (G162)
Keynote Speaker:
Shari Graydon, The Top 7 Reasons Smart Women Should Speak Up Panel Discussants:
Megan Boler, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Kathy English, Public Editor, Toronto Star Esme Fuller-Thompson, Professor and Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work
Just how scarce are women's perspectives in public discourse, and what's behind their absence? Some of the answers are predictable, but others may surprise. Even though women constitute 61% of university graduates, women's perspectives account for less than 20% of the commentaries in Canada's largest daily newspapers and on public affairs talk shows. The Informed Opinions project is exploring the consequences and working with women and journalists to change the ratio. This talk and panel discussion will review the status of women in the news and discuss ways to bridge the current gender gap by supporting women in contributing their ideas and analysis to the public discourse.
Sponsored by:
Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life and Strategic Communications
For more information: lisa.wilkes@utoronto.ca and claire@informedopinions.org
Register at: http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/miscevents/informed_opinions_2011.htm
BIO NOTES
Shari Graydon is an award-winning author and activist with 20 years experience on both sides of the microphone. A former newspaper columnist, TV producer and CBC commentator, she also served as press secretary to a provincial premier, and as president of MediaWatch. Shari received the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons' Case in 2007 and has written two best-selling media literacy books for youth. She is the driving force behind Informed Opinions, a non-profit project being funded in part by sales of her latest book, I Feel Great About My Hands.
Megan Boler is the Associate Chair of the Department of Theory and Policy Studies, Coordinator of the History and Philosophy of Education program, at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (UT), and Associate Faculty of the Center for the Study of United States and the Knowledge Media Design Institute also at UT. Previously she served as Director of Women's Studies at Virginia Tech in 2002-03. She speaks internationally on social justice in political and cultural contexts, pedagogy of discomfort; race, class, and gender in education and media, explored through cultural, feminist and communication studies.
Kathy English is Public Editor at the Toronto Star. She has reported and edited for six Canadian daily newspapers including the Star and the Globe and Mail, taught at Ryerson School of Journalism for 10 years and completed a Master's degree in Canadian history. She has launched websites for SunMedia, Transcontinental Media, and BabyCenter Canada. Kathy served on the board of the National Newspaper Awards for 5 years and currently sits on the board of the Association of Newspaper Ombudsmen, and on the Ethics committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Esme Fuller-Thompson is cross appointed to the Faculties of Social Work, Medicine and Nursing at the University of Toronto. Esme's research has also had an influence outside the academic community. Her research on disability and poverty was discussed in Time Magazine's cover story (12/04/06) on "This Year in Medicine." Her studies have been featured in hundreds of newspaper articles on five continents including front page articles in The Chicago Tribune, The National Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail; as well as profiled in a television documentary on CBC's The National.
CUPE Local 1230: Agreement ratified between U of T and Full-Time (Library Workers)
HR #26, 2011 – 12
January 12, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Agreement ratified between U of T and CUPE Local 1230, Full-Time (Library Workers)
We are very pleased to announce that the tentative agreement between the University and CUPE Local 1230, Full-Time (Library Workers) announced on December 20th has now been ratified.
Business Board will review the agreement at an upcoming meeting. Any changes in respect to the University Pension Plan are subject to Business Board approval.
The Memorandum of Settlement will be posted shortly.
January 12, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Re: Agreement ratified between U of T and CUPE Local 1230, Full-Time (Library Workers)
We are very pleased to announce that the tentative agreement between the University and CUPE Local 1230, Full-Time (Library Workers) announced on December 20th has now been ratified.
Business Board will review the agreement at an upcoming meeting. Any changes in respect to the University Pension Plan are subject to Business Board approval.
The Memorandum of Settlement will be posted shortly.
CUPE 3902: Unit 1 Negotiations
HR #25, 2011-2012
PDAD&C #38, 2011-2012
January 10, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Cheryl Misak, Vice-President & Provost
Re: CUPE 3902, Unit 1 Negotiations
Further to our memo of December 6, we are pleased to provide this update.
The Conciliation Officer, the University and the Union have agreed on four days for our continued negotiations in January. Together, our goal is to reach a mutually-acceptable agreement before the end of this month.
We understand that some messages have been disseminated implying that the University has walked away from these negotiations. We want to assure you that this is not the case – far to the contrary.
We will continue to update you via PDAD&C Memo when there is news to report.
In addition to these emails, updates are posted on www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca under ‘News’.
PDAD&C #38, 2011-2012
January 10, 2012
To: PDAD&C
Professional & Managerial Staff
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Cheryl Misak, Vice-President & Provost
Re: CUPE 3902, Unit 1 Negotiations
Further to our memo of December 6, we are pleased to provide this update.
The Conciliation Officer, the University and the Union have agreed on four days for our continued negotiations in January. Together, our goal is to reach a mutually-acceptable agreement before the end of this month.
We understand that some messages have been disseminated implying that the University has walked away from these negotiations. We want to assure you that this is not the case – far to the contrary.
We will continue to update you via PDAD&C Memo when there is news to report.
In addition to these emails, updates are posted on www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca under ‘News’.
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