Report: Agenda Committee - September 28, 2022

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Via Virtual Meeting room

REPORT NUMBER 290 OF THE AGENDA COMMITTEE

september 28, 2022

To the Academic Board, 
University of Toronto 

Your Committee reports that it held a virtual meeting on September 28, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. with the following members present:  

PRESENT:
Douglas McDougall, (Chair), Ernest W.N. Lam, (Vice-Chair), Susan McCahan, (Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Innovations in Undergraduate Education), Catherine Amara, Aarthi Ashok, Jan Mahrt-Smith

REGRETS:
Maryanna Diab

SECRETARIAT:
Tracey Gameiro, Secretary, Agenda Committee

IN ATTENDANCE
Andrea Russell, Acting Assistant Provost, Office of the Vice-President and Provost

The Meeting was held in Closed Session 
 


  1. Chair’s Remarks


    The Chair welcomed members to the first meeting of the Committee for 2022-2023, and introduced himself as incoming 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 28, 2022, the Council approved the annual delegation of authority to the President to act on behalf of the Governing Council during the summer months. The Chair reported that the following academic administrative appointments had been approved under the Agenda Committee’s Summer Executive Authority by means of electronic ballot.

     FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
    Catherine Amara
    Acting Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs
    July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

    The Report on Approvals Under Summer Executive Authority was received by the Committee for information. 
     

  3. Calendar of Business and Terms of Reference

    The Committee reviewed the 2022-2023 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 6, 2022

    The Committee reviewed and confirmed the agenda for the October 6, 2022 Academic Board meeting.
     

  5. Approval of the Report of the Previous Meeting

    Report 289 from the meeting of June 27, 2022, 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 –  November 3, 2022

    The Chair stated that the next meeting would be held on November 3, 2022, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 
     
  8. Other Business

    There were no items of other business. 


The Committee moved IN CAMERA.
 

  1. Appointments: 2022-2023 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 2022 - 2023 Striking Committee of the Academic Board for a term effective immediately to June 30, 2023.  
     
    Adam Fox, administrative staff member   
    Jennifer Dolman, alumnus  
    Daniel Zimmerman, student
     

  2. 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 Markus Stock  Vice-Dean, College Relations 
    October 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 

     FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES

    Professor Kelly Lyons    Acting Vice-Dean, Research and Program Innovation 
    January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023  

    TEMERTY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

    Professor Jan Seuntjens  Interim Chair  
    Department of Radiation Oncology 
    October 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 (or until a new chair is appointed, whichever is first) (extension) 

    tHE COMMITTEE RETURNED TO CLOSED SESSION.


    The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.



    September 29, 2022