AGENDA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2024
Pursuant to section 28 (e) and 38 of By-Law Number 2,
consideration of items 14 to 19 will take place in camera.
Closed Session
- Chair’s Remarks
- Report of the President
- Item for Confirmation
- Capital Project (Level 2): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Hart House Infrastructure Renewal Project – Stage 1 – Project Scope and Sources of Funding
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024)
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the Stage 1 project scope of the Hart House Infrastructure Renewal as identified in the “Report of the Project Planning Committee for University of Toronto Hart House Infrastructure Renewal”, dated April 5, 2024 be approved in principle; and,
THAT the project totaling approximately new 577 gross square metres (gsm), and 1,854 gross square metres (gsm) renovated space, be approved in principle, to be funded by Hart House Capital Reserves, Hart House Reserves, Hart House Future Ancillary Funds, Fundraising Received, Provostial Funds, and Financing.
- Capital Project (Level 2): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Hart House Infrastructure Renewal Project – Stage 1 – Project Scope and Sources of Funding
- Item for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council
- Revisions to By-Law Number 2
Be It Resolved
THAT the following recommendations be endorsed and forwarded to the Governing Council
THAT the proposed revisions to By-Law Number 2, as described in the memorandum dated 11, June, 2024, be approved, effective July 1, 2024.
- Revisions to By-Law Number 2
CONSENT AGENDA**
- Items for Confirmation
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Constitutional Amendments: Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the proposed amended Constitution of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical
Education, which was recommended for approval by Faculty Council on April 5, 2024, be approved, effective June 1, 2024.
- Constitutional Amendments: Faculty of Music
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the proposed amended Constitution of the Faculty of Music, which was recommended for approval by Faculty Council on February 27, 2024, be approved, effective July 1, 2024.
- Change in the name of the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures to Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the name of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures be changed to the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, effective July 1, 2024.
- Change to degree name: Master of Pastoral Studies (MPS), Toronto School of Theology (TST)
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the degree name of the Master of Pastoral Studies, as described in the proposal from the Toronto School of Theology dated April 23, 2024, be renamed Master of Psychospiritual Studies approved effective September 1, 2024.
- New Graduate Program Proposal: Master of Kinesiology (MKin), Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE)
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the proposed degree program, Master of Kinesiology as described in the proposal from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education dated March 14, 2024 be approved effective September 1, 2025.
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New Graduate Program Proposal: Master of Sport Sciences (MSS), Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE)
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT the proposed degree program, Master of Sport Sciences as described in the proposal from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education dated March 14, 2024, be approved effective September 1, 2025.
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Student Societies: Requests for Fee Increases – University of Toronto Scarborough
(Arising from Report Number 64 of the UTSC Campus Council (May 21, 2024))
Be it Confirmed by the Executive Committee,
THAT, beginning in the Fall 2024 session, the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union fee be modified as follows: (a) the establishment of $7.23 per session ($3.62 part-time) in the Regenesis UTSC portion of the fee.
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- Item for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council
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Summer Executive Authority
Be It Resolved
THAT the following recommendation be endorsed and forwarded to the Governing Council-
THAT until the start of the fall 2024 academic term (September 3, 2024) , authority be granted to the President for:
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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,
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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]
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approval of such additional curriculum changes as may arise for the summer and September 2024; and
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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.
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[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.
- Report of the Previous Meeting of the Executive Committee (for approval)**
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Report Number 549 (May 7, 2024)
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- Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
- Minutes of the Governing Council Meeting – May 16, 2024 (for information)*
- Business Arising from the Minutes of the Governing Council Meeting
- Reports for Information
- Review of Academic Programs and Units – Follow-Up Reports from Previous Reviews – Parts 1 & 2
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024)) - Report Number 66 of the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus Council (May 22, 2024)**
- Report Number 64 of the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Council (May 21, 2024)**
- Report Number 241 of the University Affairs Board (May 29, 2024)**
- Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024)**
- Review of Academic Programs and Units – Follow-Up Reports from Previous Reviews – Parts 1 & 2
- Date of Next Meeting - Thursday, June 27, 2024, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
- Other Business
- Governing Council meeting: Thursday, June 27, 2024, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
In Camera Session
- Report of an Ad Hoc Committee for a Capital Project + (for information)
- Items for Approval
- Senior Appointment++
- External Appointments
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences (SHSC)+
- Members and Directors, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation (UTAM)+
- Item for Confirmation
- Capital Project (Level 2): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Hart House infrastructure Renewal Project – Stage 1 – Total Project Costs and Sources of Funding +
(Arising from Report Number 251 of the Academic Board (May 23, 2024))
- Capital Project (Level 2): Report of the Project Planning Committee for the Hart House infrastructure Renewal Project – Stage 1 – Total Project Costs and Sources of Funding +
- Items for Endorsement and Forwarding to the Governing Council
- Report of the Committee to Review the Office of the University Ombudsperson (2023-24)+
- Senior Appointment++
- Committee Members with the President
- Committee Members alone