I am grateful to the colleagues who have agreed to participate in the Academic Planning Committee: Cathy Bruce (Education), Sally Chivers, Moira Howes, and Colleen O'Manique (Humanities), Jim Buttle, Craig Brunetti, Doug Evans (Sciences), James Conolly and David Newhouse (Social Sciences). Many thanks.
For the folks wondering how these lucky people arrived on the committee: the Deans and AVPs on the Provost's Planning Committee (PPG) were asked to consult with their Chairs and Directors who in turn provided the names of colleagues who might be interested. The names were then collated and returned to PPG who voted to elect 2-3 colleagues from each division and school. I then approached those folks with the most votes. Some colleagues were unable to accept so I then approached runners up in the division or school. The names above represent the final roll out of this process. Stay tuned for more updates. Have a happy and safe weekend.
Gary
Thanks Gary for providing the details about how our colleagues were selected for this committee. It speaks to transparency.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I applaude the selection. What a wonderful group of people (of course--we have a great pool to select from here at Trent)! Reading this, I have great optimism for what can be accomplished. Cheers all!
Thanks Brenda. It is indeed an all-star cast.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Gary! Are there any plans to throw a student (grad or undergrad) on the planning committee?
ReplyDeleteExcellent point, Sheldon. The short answer is no plans right now, BUT:
ReplyDeleteThe schedule of the Committee will include one on one meetings between the Committee as a whole and CUPE, OPSEU, TUFA--and the TCSA, both the executive and any and all interested students. There will also be meetings with the college Cabinets. This will be from late August until the end of September/early October.
We will also be soliciting comments and feedback from students, staff, and faculty colleagues through this blog and email.
The decision to keep the committee small and restricted to tenured faculty members was made knowing that in addition to the above meetings there will also be the mandatory discussions at AP & B and Senate where student feedback will be essential.
Short Version: no present plans to increase the size of the Committee by adding a student representative, but plenty of plans to provide a variety of venues for student input.
Thank you for the response Gary.
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