Report: Executive Committee - February 27, 2025

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Chairs' Boardroom, Simcoe Hall

REPORT NUMBER 556 OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025


To the Governing Council, 
University of Toronto, 
 
Your Executive Committee reports that it held a special meeting at UTM campus, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, with the following members present: 
 
PRESENT: Anna Kennedy (Chair), Sandra Hanington (Vice-Chair), Meric Gertler (President), Donald Ainslie, Vikram Chadalawada, Robert Cooper, K. Sonu Gaind, Indi Gopinathan, Mark Lautens, Joanne McNamara, Cameron Miranda-Radbord, Mary-Agnes Wilson 

REGRETS: Jovan Bursac, Grace Westcott

NON-VOTING MEMBER: Sheree Drummond (Secretary of the Governing Council)

SECRETARIAT: Miranda Edwards (Secretary)  

IN ATTENDANCE: Rajiv Mathur (Chair, Business Board), Douglas McDougall (Chair, Academic Board); Ann Curran (Chair, UTM Campus Council) 


Pursuant to sections 28 (e) and 38 of By-Law Number 2,
consideration of item 2 took place in camera.


CLOSED SESSION

  1. Chair’s Remarks 
     
    The Chair welcomed the attendees to the meeting.  

    The Committee moved In Camera

  2. Senior Appointment: University Ombudsperson 

    On motion duly moved, seconded, and carried, 

    YOUR COMMITTEE APPROVED, 

    THAT the following recommendation be endorsed and forwarded to the Governing Council for approval:   

    THAT Professor Faye Mishna be appointed as University Ombudsperson, for a three-year term effective July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2028, or until her successor is appointed and takes office.   

    THAT, pursuant to section 38 of By-Law Number 2, the Governing Council consider the proposed appointment in camera.  

The Committee returned to closed session.


The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

February 28, 2025