Report: Agenda Committee - April 11, 2024

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Via Virtual Meeting room

Report Number 305 Of The Agenda Committee

April 11, 2024


To the Academic Board,
University of Toronto,

Your Committee reports that it held a virtual meeting on April 11, 2024 with the following members present:

PRESENT: Douglas McDougall, (Chair), Susan McCahan, (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education), Jutta Brunnée, Catherine Amara, Aarthi Ashok, Mark Lautens, Ali Syed

REGRETS: Ernest W.N. Lam, (Vice-Chair), Trevor Young, (Vice-President and Provost)

SECRETARIAT: Tracey Gameiro, Secretary, Agenda Committee

IN ATTENDANCE: Archana Sridhar, Assistant Provost

The meeting was held in Closed Session


  1. Chair’s Remarks
    The Chair welcomed members to the meeting, offering brief remarks.
     
  2. Review of Academic Programs and Units – Part 2
    Professor Amara, Chair of the Committee on Academic Policy and Programs,  reported that no follow-up reports had been requested, and no substantive issues raised by the Committee on Academic Policy and Programs at its April 10, 2024 meeting.  A summary of the discussion was contained in the  report of that meeting. 
     
  3. Academic Board – Review and Approval of Agenda – April 18, 2024
    The Committee reviewed and approved the (draft) agenda for the Academic Board meeting scheduled for April 18, 2024.
     
  4. Approval of the Report of the Previous Meeting
    Report 304 from the meeting of February 28, 2024 was approved.
     
  5. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
    There was no business arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting.
     
  6. Date of the Next Meeting – May 14, 2024
    The Chair advised members that the Committee would meet next on May 14, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
     
  7. Other Business
    There were no items of other business.

    The Committee moved IN CAMERA.

IN CAMERA AGENDA
 

  1. Academic Administrative Appointments
    On a motion duly moved, seconded and carried,

    YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED

    the following academic administrative appointments.

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Professor Deepa Kundur

Chair and Graduate Chair

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029

(renewal)

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Professor Sebastian Jaimungal

Chair and Graduate Chair

Department of Statistical Sciences

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029

Professor Eric Jennings

Chair
Department of History

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2030

(includes one year of approved leave)

Associate Professor Emmanuel Nikiema

Chair
Department of French

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027

FACULTY OF MUSIC

Professor Ryan McClelland

Acting Dean
June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Associate Professor Abby Goldstein

Chair and Graduate Chair

Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA

Professor Margarida Duarte

Vice-Dean, Undergraduate

(title change as of July 1, 2024: Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning)

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029

Professor Bryan Stewart

Associate Dean, Academic Programs

(title change as of July 1, 2024: Vice-Dean, Academic Programs)
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

Professor Katie Larson

Vice-Dean, Teaching Learning and Undergraduate Programs
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

(extension)

Associate Professor Jasmine Rault

Acting Chair

Department of Arts, Culture and Media

July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

WOODSWORTH COLLEGE

Associate Professor Carol Chin

Principal
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2030

(renewal; includes one year of approved leave)

LAWRENCE BLOOMBERG FACULTY OF NURSING

Professor Robyn Stremler

Dean

May 15, 2024 to June 30, 2029


The meeting adjourned at 11:25 p.m.


April 11, 2024