Report: Agenda Committee - September 24, 2024

Report Number 309 Of The Agenda Committee

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To the Academic Board,
University of Toronto,

Your Committee reports that it held a virtual meeting on September 24, 2024 with the following members present:

PRESENT: Douglas McDougall (Chair), Donald Ainslie (Vice-Chair), Trevor Young (Vice-President and Provost), Susan McCahan (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education), Catherine Amara, Mark Lautens, Sergio Tenenbaum, Edwin Thomas

REGRETS: Charles Jia

SECRETARIAT: Gina DeVeaux, Deputy Secretary of the Governing Council

IN ATTENDANCE: Lachmi Singh (Director, Academic Programs, Planning & Quality Assurance), Archana Sridhar (Assistant Provost)

The meeting was held in Closed Session.

CLOSED SESSION

1. Chair’s Remarks
   
   The Chair welcomed members to the first meeting of the Agenda Committee for the 2024-2025 governance year. He introduced himself, the Vice-Chair, and the Deputy Secretary of the Governing Council (temporarily acting as Committee Secretary).  
   
   The Chair then provided an overview of the Committee membership, function, and procedures. He noted that background materials were available on the governance portal, as well as on the Committee’s website.
2. Report on Approvals Under Summer Executive Authority
   
   The Report on Approvals Under Summer Executive Authority was received by the Committee for information. No matters within the authority of the Agenda Committee were approved.
3. Agenda Committee Calendar of Business and Terms of Reference
   
   The Committee reviewed the 2024-2025 Agenda Committee Calendar of Business. The Chair then reviewed the Committee’s Terms of Reference and encouraged members to review the Terms of Reference if they had not already done so. 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. 
4. Review of the Academic Board Agenda
   
   
   The Committee reviewed and confirmed the agenda for the next meeting of the Academic Board on October 10, 2024.
5. Approval of the Report of the Previous Meeting
   
   Report 308 from the committee meeting of June 25, 2024 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 Next Meeting – November 5, 2024
   
   The Chair advised members that the Committee would meet next on November 5, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
8. Other Business
   
   There were no items of other business.

The Committee moved IN CAMERA.

IN CAMERA AGENDA

9. Appointments: 2024-2025 Academic Board Striking Committee
   
   On a motion duly moved, seconded and carried
   
   YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED
   
   THAT the following members of the Academic Board be appointed to the 2024-2025 Striking Committee of the Academic Board for a term effective immediately to June 30, 2025.  
   
   Colleen Zimmerman, administrative staff member  
   
   Dan Bowyer, alumnus 
   
   Ehab James, student
10. Academic Administrative Appointments

    On a motion duly moved, seconded and carried,

    YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED

    the following academic administrative appointments.
     

DALLA LANA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION

TEMERTY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

The meeting adjourned at 2:57 p.m. EST.

September 24, 2024