Agenda Package: Executive Committee - June 12, 2025

AGENDA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
 

Pursuant to section 28 (e) and 38 of By-Law Number 2,
consideration of items 13 to 17 will take place in camera.

CLOSED SESSION

1. Chair’s Remarks
2. Report of the President
3. Item for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council
   1. Revisions to the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters (CBAM) (Presentation) (for approval)*
      (Arising from Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025))
      
      Be it Resolved,
      
      THAT the following recommendation be endorsed and forwarded to the Governing Council:
      
      THAT the proposed revisions to the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters, dated May 12, 2025, be approved, effective July 1, 2025.

CONSENT AGENDA**

4. Items for Confirmation*

   1. Name Change of Academic Unit – Change in the name of the Department of Psychology to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UTM
      (Arising from Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025))
      
      Be it Confirmed,       
      
      THAT the name of the Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, be changed to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, effective July 1, 2025.
       

   2. New Program Proposal: Master of Management, Rotman
      (Arising from Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025))
      
      Be it Confirmed,
      
      THAT the proposed degree program, Master of Management, as described in the proposal from the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management dated April 15, 2025 be approved effective May 25, 2026.
       

   3. Program Closure: Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Clinical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
      (Arising from Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025))
      
      Be it Confirmed,
      
      THAT the proposed closure of the Master of Health Science in Clinical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, dated March 26, 2025, to which admissions were administratively suspended on January 1, 2021, be approved with an anticipated program closure date of August 31, 2025.

5. Item for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council

   1. Revisions to the Terms of Reference of the Academic Appeals Committee
      (Arising from Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025)) (for approval)*
      
      Be it Resolved,
      
      THAT the proposed revised Academic Appeals Committee Terms of Reference be approved, effective immediately, replacing the Terms of Reference previously approved on February 17, 2011.

   2. Summer Executive Authority (for approval)
      
      Be it Resolved
      
      THAT the following recommendation be endorsed and forwarded to the Governing Council:

      1. THAT until the start of the fall 2025 academic term (September 2, 2025), authority be granted to the President for:
         1. decisions on other matters the urgency of which does not permit their deferral until the next regular meeting of the Governing Council or its appropriate standing committee or board,
         2. appointments to categories 2,^[1] 3,^[2] and 5^[3] of the Policy on Appointments and Remuneration approved by the Governing Council of the University of Toronto, dated May 30, 2007;^[4]
         3. approval of such additional curriculum changes as may arise for the summer and September 2025; and
      2. THAT all actions taken under this authority be approved by the Chair of the Governing Council prior to implementation and reported to the appropriate committee or board for information.
6. Report of the Previous Meeting of the Executive Committee (for approval)* - Report Number 559 of the Executive Committee (May 6, 2025)
7. Business Arising from the Reports of the Previous Meetings
8. Minutes of the Governing Council Meeting (May 22, 2025) (for information)*
9. Business Arising from the Minutes of the Governing Council Meeting
10. Reports for Information*

    1. Report Number 257 of the Academic Board (May 29, 2025)***

    2. Report Number 247 of the University Affairs Board (May 21, 2025)
    3. Report Number 72 of the UTM Campus Council (May 27, 2025)
    4. Report Number 69 of the UTSC Campus Council (May 26, 2025)***
    5. Semi-Annual Reports of Reviews of Academic Programs and Units

11. Date of Next Executive Committee Meeting – June 24, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
12. Other Business
    
    Governing Council meeting: June 24, 2025

IN CAMERA SESSION

13. Risk Dashboards (for information)+
14. Item for Approval
    1. Appointments: University Pension Plan (UPP) Representatives+
15. Item for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council 
    1. Naming Proposal+ 
16. Committee Members with the President
17. Committee Members Alone

*     Documentation is attached.
**Documentation for consent item included. This item will be given individual consideration by the Committee only if a member so requests. Members with questions or who would like the consent item to be discussed by the Committee are invited to notify the Secretary, Miranda Edwards, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting by email at miranda.edwards.@utoronto.ca
***   Documentation is to follow
+     Confidential documentation is attached for members only.
++   Confidential documentation to follow for members only.
+++ Confidential documentation to be distributed in the meeting to members only.

[1] Category 2 includes the positions of Vice-President, Secretary of the Governing Council, and University Ombudsperson, which are subject to the approval of the Governing Council. 
[2] Category 3 includes the positions of Deputy Provost, Associate and Vice-Provosts, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Legal Counsel and Deputy Secretary of the Governing Council, which are subject to the approval of the Executive Committee and are reported for information to the Governing Council. 
[3] Category 5 includes the head of Internal Audit (approved by the Business Board) and the Warden of Hart House (approved by the University Affairs Board); such appointments are reported for information to the Governing Council. 
[4] Approval of Academic Administrative Appointments until the next regular meeting of the Agenda Committee of the Academic Board shall be approved by electronic ballot and shall require the response of at least five members of the Agenda Committee.