REPORT NUMBER 278 OF THE AGENDA COMMITTEE
Monday, May 31, 2021
To the Academic Board,
University of Toronto
Your Committee reports that it held a virtual meeting on Monday, May 31, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present:
PRESENT:
Nicholas Terpstra (Chair), Douglas McDougall (Vice-Chair), Cheryl Regehr (Vice-President and Provost), Mark Schmuckler (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education), Markus Bussmann, Samantha Chang, Jan Mahrt-Smith, Nicholas Rule
REGRETS:
Ernest W.N. Lam
SECRETARIAT:
Tracey Gameiro, Secretary, Agenda Committee
IN ATTENDANCE:
Archana Sridhar (Assistant Provost, Office of the Vice-President and Provost)
The Meeting was held in Closed Session
- Chair’s Remarks
The Chair welcomed members and thanked them for their time. He identified the Committee had two items of business to conduct.
- Approval of the Report of the Previous Meeting
Report 277 from the meeting of May 18, 2021, was approved.
- Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
There was no business arising from the Report of the previous meeting
- Date of the Next Meeting – Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The Chair stated that the final meeting would be held on June 23, 2021, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- Other Business
There were no items of other business.
The Committee moved IN CAMERA.
- Academic Administrative Appointments
On a motion duly moved, seconded and carried
YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED
The following academic administrative appointments.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
Associate Professor Sarah Finkelstein |
Chair Department of Earth Sciences July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026 |
Professor Robert Jerrard |
Chair and Graduate Chair Department of Mathematics July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026 |
ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION
Associate Professor Sarfaroz Niyozov |
Acting Associate Dean, Programs July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 |
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Associate Professor Joshua Barker |
Dean July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027 (renewal) |
Professor Martin Pickave |
Graduate Chair Department of Philosophy July 01, 2021 to June 30, 2027 (renewal; includes one year leave) |
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA
Associate Professor Teaching Stream Tracey Bowen |
Acting Director Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology July 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 |
Associate Professor Sarah Sharma |
Director Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology July 01, 2021 to June 30, 2027 (includes a year on sabbatical; official start is September 1, 2022) |
THE COMMITTEE RETURNED TO CLOSED SESSION.
The meeting adjourned at 3:12 p.m.
May 31, 2021