Report: Agenda Committee - October 03, 2023

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Simcoe Hall, 27 King’s College Circle, King's College Room

Report Number 300 Of The Agenda Committee

OCTOBER 3, 2023


To the Academic Board,
University of Toronto,

Your Committee reports that it held a meeting on October 3, 2023 with the following members present:

PRESENT: Douglas McDougall, (Chair), Ernest W.N. Lam, (Vice-Chair), Cheryl Regehr, (Vice-President and Provost), Susan McCahan, (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education), Jutta Brunnée, Catherine Amara, Aarthi Ashok, Mark Lautens, Ali Syed

REGRETS:

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 first meeting of the Committee for 2023-2024, and introduced himself as Chair.    

    The Chair then provided an overview of the Committee membership, function, and procedures.  He noted that background materials were available on the Committee’s Resources section of the governance portal, as well as on the Committee’s website. 
  2. Report on Approvals Under Summer Executive Authority


    The Chair reminded members that on June 27, 2023, the Council approved the annual delegation of authority to the President to act on behalf of the Governing Council during the summer months.  

    The Report on Approvals Under Summer Executive Authority was received by the Committee for information. There were no approvals under Summer Executive Authority within the purview of the Agenda Committee.  
  3. Agenda Committee Calendar of Business and Terms of Reference
     

    The Committee reviewed the 2023-2024 Agenda Committee Calendar of Business.  The Chair then reviewed the Committee’s Terms of Reference.  He noted that much of the work undertaken by the Agenda Committee involved confirmation of the Academic Board agenda and approval of Academic Administrative Appointments.  He encouraged members to review the Terms of Reference if they had not already done so.
  4. Academic Board – Review and Approval of Agenda – October 12, 2023


    The Committee reviewed and confirmed the agenda for the October 12, 2023 Academic Board meeting.
  5. Approval of the Report of the Previous Meeting


    Report 299 from the meeting of June 28, 2023 was approved.
  6. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting


    There was no business arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting.
  7. Date of the Next Meeting – October 31, 2023


    The Chair advised members that the Committee would meet next on October 31, 2023, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
  8. Other Business


    There were no items of other business.

    The Committee moved IN CAMERA.

  1. Appointments: 2023-2024 Academic Board Striking Committee

    The Chair reviewed the responsibilities of the Striking Committee and the process for establishing its membership. 

On motion duly moved, seconded and carried 

YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED 

THAT the following members of the Academic Board be appointed to the 2023 - 2024 Striking Committee of the Academic Board for a term effective immediately to June 30, 2024.   

Jessica Eylo, administrative staff member    
Robert Kyle, alumnus   
Sacha Samouk, student 

  1. Academic Administrative Appointments
     

    On a motion duly moved, seconded and carried,

    YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED

    the following academic administrative appointments.
     

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Professor Jay Pratt

Interim Chair
Department of Psychology
November 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
(extension)

Professor Melanie Woodin

Dean
July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2029
(renewal; includes six months of administrative leave)

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Professor Christopher Yip

Dean
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029
(renewal)

LESLIE DAN FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Associate Professor Sara Guilcher

Acting Associate Dean, Research

October 31, 2023 to December 31, 2023

ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Professor Jen Gilbert

Chair and Graduate Chair
Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028

TEMERTY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Professor Kellie Murphy

Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

Associate Professor Sebastian Drouin

Interim Chair
Department of Language Studies
October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
(extension)


The meeting adjourned at 2:37 p.m.

October 3, 2023