OISE Governance

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 20, 2011

Faculty Council approves proposal for new Institute for Human Development at U of T

September 14, 2011

Faculty Council Elections: Call for Nominations
Nominations are open to fill faculty, instructor, staff and student positions on Faculty Council and Standing Committees . Nominations close on Monday, September 26 at 5:00 p.m. The nomination period will NOT be extended...

June 16, 2011
Summary of Survey Views on Departmental Restructuring
May 4, 2011
OISE Department Structure and Two Proposed Models
April 21, 2011
OISE Strategic Planning Update

FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION

September 6, 2011
The 2011-2012 Meeting Schedule of Faculty Council and its Standing Committees has been posted.

July 12, 2011
An additional meeting of Faculty Council was held on Wednesday, June 22, from 12:00-3:00 p.m. in room 12-199 at OISE, 252 Bloor St W. At the meeting, Faculty Council approved, in principle, the new departmental structure as outlined in the agenda and material posted on the Faculty Council website. The next steps in the restructuring process involve establishing transitional councils to manage the change within departments and preparing a submission to the Governing Council for approval. The dean presented a summary of the strategic plan, which, when finalized, will be published on the Governance website within the next few weeks.

GOVERNING COUNCIL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 13, 2011
On May 20th the President issued a Call for Nominations (http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7956) for candidates to be considered by the Committee for Honorary Degrees for the awarding of honorary degrees at the 2012 and some of the 2013 convocations. I am writing to remind members of the University community that the deadline for the receipt of nominations is August 15, 2011 in order to allow their consideration by the Committee in September.

The Terms of Reference and Guidelines for the Committee are available on the Governing Council website (http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/bac/hd.htm) and provide information about the nomination and selection process. A nomination form is also available on the web site. Please take the time, either on your own or in consultation with your colleagues, to submit one or more nominations. In preparing submissions, nominators should pay particular attention to the statement of reasons for the nomination, and ensure that they provide sufficiently thorough information for the consideration of the Committee. Nominations are kept active for a period of one year. If you have submitted a nomination since December 2010, it will be brought forward to the Committee for its consideration this September. If you wish to re-nominate a former candidate, please resubmit and add to the earlier nomination.

If you have any questions about the nomination or selection process, please contact the Office of the Governing Council by return email or by telephone at 416-978-6576.

Please submit completed nomination forms by August 15th to:

The Secretary,
Committee for Honorary Degrees
Office of the Governing Council
Simcoe Hall, Room 106
27 King’s College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Fax: 416-978-8182
governing.council@utoronto.ca

June 28, 2011
Governing Council and Academic Board By-Elections. Nominations are now being accepted until Friday, July 8, 2011 for one Academic Board teaching staff seat for a representative from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Nomination forms are available from the Office of the Governing Council at: http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/elections.htm

June 16, 2011
The next meeting of the Governing Council is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2011, 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 2nd floor, Simcoe Hall. A meeting agenda and non-confidential agenda items are available at: http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8105

Live Audio Broadcast Governing Council Meeting
A live audio broadcast of the open session portion of the Governing Council meeting can be accessed on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at the following url: http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/