Friday, December 18, 2009

Research Services' Update: Fred Zhu on Parental Leave

Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:24:13 -0500 [02:24:13 PM EST]

From: Drew Gyorke
To: Drew Gyorke

Cc: Judith Chadwick , Mayliza Baak , Angie Agulto , Bill Maurice , Christine Kwan , Deanna Pong , Debbie Bilinski , Frederick Zhu , Jessica Keating , Laura De Bartolo , Sarah Scott

Subject: Research Services' Update: Fred Zhu on Parental Leave

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
(Humanities & Social Sciences)

FROM: Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency and Foundation Funding, Research Services

DATE: 18 December 2009

RE: Fred Zhu taking Parental Leave
________________________________________________________________________

I would like to let you know that Fred Zhu, the Research Funding Manager from my team with whom many of you have interacted with over the past year, will be taking Parental Leave effective January 4, 2010, and he will be returning on April 19, 2010. I am sorry that Fred will be away, however, all of us in Research Services wish him a wonderful time at home with his infant son over the next few months.

During Fred's absence, I have made the following arrangements for our continued service to our research constituency:


* I will be assuming the leadership of the Research Services' Service Plan for the SSHRC MCRI Letter of Intent. Those who are applying, or those who have questions, may contact me directly (drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca
* In addition, I will oversee the Social Sciences, Humanities and Natural Sciences and Engineering Team while Fred is away.

* We are currently making arrangements to have someone stand-in for Fred to specifically handle the strategic funding opportunities by either SSHRC or NSERC (other than the MCRI program.) This individual will also manage any agreement negotiation currently in progress, and respond to inquiries about funds Fred currently handles. I will confirm the name and contact details for this individual early on in the new year.

* Angie Agulto and Sarah Scott will continue to be your primary contacts for all Operating Grant programs from SSHRC and NSERC (e.g. Discovery Grants, NSERC USRA, Standard Research Grants, SSHRC Conference Grants, etc.)

* Christine Kwan will continue to provide support to the team, including her coordination and management of sub-grants.

Should you have any questions, please contact me (drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca) (978-7248).

We wish Fred all the best as he departs for his Parental Leave and we look forward to his return in April.


cc: Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services


Looking for information about applying for research funding as a UofT Investigator? Questions? Forms? Upcoming Deadlines? Check out our newly re-launched website at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators

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Drew Gyorke,
Director, Agency & Foundation Funding,
Research Services
University of Toronto
3rd Floor, McMurrich Building
12 Queen's Park Cres. West
Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
Tel: (416) 978-7248
Fax: (416) 946-3707
Email: drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca

Thursday, December 17, 2009

[PDADC-L] MITACS Funding Opportunity for 80 Post Doctoral Fellowships @

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:02:09 -0500
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] MITACS Funding Opportunity for 80 Post Doctoral Fellowships @
Southern Ontario Universities
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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM: Professor R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research
DATE: 17th December 2009

RE: MITACS

MITACS Elevate is a new pilot program designed to ensure that PhD holders, among the most highly-skilled individuals in Canada, are retained and equipped for future careers. Up to 80 positions are available for postdoctoral fellowships at Southern Ontario universities. Each fellowship will be for a one-year term, renewable for an additional year.

Elevate is open to those individuals with a recognized PhD degree who are residents of Ontario or citizens/permanent residents of Canada planning to move to Ontario. Elevate fellows will gain valuable research experience in areas of industrial and societal importance as well as training in on-technical professional skills.

Elevate offers two types of fellowship programs:

1. Industrial Fellowship Program: Targeted towards PhD holders with an established collaboration with an Ontario-based partner, and valued at $70,000 annually. Fellows are expected to undertake research with their academic supervisor in collaboration with their partner, who provides a minimum $15,000 of the total grant. The fellow will receive a minimum $60,000 annual stipend.

2. Strategic Fellowship Program: designed for PhD's interested in establishing collaboration with an Ontario based-partner during their fellowship, and valued at $55,000 annually. Fellows are expected to undertake research with an academic supervisor in an area of strategic importance for Ontario and where there is high potential for collaboration with a non-academic organization. The academic supervisor is responsible for providing $10,000 of the total grant. The fellow will
receive a minimum $50,000 annual stipend.

Deadline for applications: January 31, 2010

Fellowship start dates: by September 1, 2010

Please visit www.mitacs.ca/goto/Elevate for program details and to apply.

Please direct any questions to elevate@mitacs.ca.


Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1
Telephone: 416-978-4984
Email: vp.research@utoronto.ca
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:27:36 -0500 [16/12/09 07:27:36 PM EST]
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"


To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"


Subject: [PDADC-L] Recent Appointments in the Office
of the Vice-President, Research

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MEMORANDUM
TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM: R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research
DATE: December 16, 2009
RE: Recent Appointments in the Office of the Vice-President, Research
________________________________________________________________________

As you will know from earlier communications, the emerging strategic and operational priorities of the Research portfolio have led to the creation of three complementary units within the Office of Vice President, Research: the Research Services Office (RSO), the Research Oversight and Compliance Office (ROCO), and the Innovations & Partnerships Office (IPO, formerly The Innovations Group).

I am pleased to announce that Judith Chadwick has been promoted to Assistant Vice-President, Research Services to lead the RSO team. Judith brings great energy and over 25 years of accumulated knowledge and experience to this important role. The work of RSO was previously spread over four separate units: GRIP, Research Grants, Information Analysis and Honours & Awards. These four units have been brought together under Judith's leadership, supported by three Directors, to achieve a consistently high level of service, support and strategy in the development and submission of thousands of proposals generating more than $350M annually across hundreds of domestic and international research programs; leadership and coordination of the University's participation in major, institutional strategic research competitions e.g. CFI, CRC, CERC, Genome Canada, ORF-RE, ORF-RI, etc.; systematizing the university's processes for greater participation and success in major awards and honours; and collection & analysis of data on UT's research success to inform strategy on performance enhancement.

I am also pleased to announce that Professor Ron Venter has agreed to act as Interim Assistant Vice-President, Innovations and Partnerships. Ron, as many of you will know has served over his career at U of T as Vice-Provost, Vice-Dean Research in Applied Science & Engineering and department Chair in Mechanical Engineering. He has previously stepped in to provide leadership to the University's commercialization office and is kind enough to do so again for the next four months while we search for a permanent leader. The IPO facilitates sustainable research and innovation based partnerships with business, industry, public service and not-for-profit organizations; supports researchers with knowledge transfer activities; administers sponsored research contracts; registers and manages invention disclosures; and commercializes inventions in a partnership with MaRS Innovation.

The Research Oversight and Compliance Office (ROCO) continues to be led by Elizabeth DiDonato, Executive Director reporting up through Professor Peter Lewis, Associate Vice-President, Research.

An organizational chart for the portfolio is attached. Contact information is also available on our website at:

http://www.research.utoronto.ca/contactus/

The OVPR senior team, and all staff of the portfolio, look forward to providing excellent service and support in 2010 and beyond.


Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1
Telephone: 416-978-4984

Email: vp.research@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca

Important Updates for the SSHRC MCRI Competition

Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:42:56 -0500 [16/12/09 03:42:56 PM EST]
From: Drew Gyorke
To: Drew Gyorke
Cc: Judith Chadwick , Fred Zhu , Sarah Scott , Angie Agulto , Christine Kwan

Subject: SSHRC MCRI Update, December 16, 2009
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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Humanities & Social Sciences)
FROM: Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency and Foundation Funding, Research Services
DATE: 15 December 2009

RE: Important Updates for the SSHRC MCRI Competition
________________________________________________________________________

I am pleased to provide you with three important updates on the Major Collaborative Research Inititaive (MCRI) Program. Two of these updates are from SSHRC, and the third is a revised Service Plan that applicants to the MCRI program, and their respective departments, can expect from Research Services.

1) UPDATE FROM SSHRC: Infrastructure Support for MCRI, and what it means

SSHRC and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) formally announced their partnership for the 2010 MCRI competition on Friday, December 11, 2009. The formal announcement confirmed that applicants invited to submit a Full Proposal to the MCRI program may also be eligible to receive up to $1M in infrastructure funding through the CFI Leader's Opportunity Fund (LOF). 'Infrastructure' typically means: construction (including renovation of existing space) and equipment, including computers and computer networks, and database development. Those invited to submit an MCRI Full Proposal who wish to pursue infrasturcture funding through the LOF program must consult through their Chair/Director with the appropriate Dean/Vice-Dean Research.

2) UPDATE FROM SSHRC: New Deadline for the MCRI LOI: February 21, 2010.

As a result of the formal announcement between SSHRC and CFI regarding the MCRI program, SSHRC has extended the deadline for the MCRI Letter of Intent from January 31, 2010 to February 21, 2010.

3) Service Plan from Research Services:

To do all that we can to see UofT win at least one of between four or five MCRI awards, Research Services will be coordinating an internal review process (peer and editorial), as mentioned in our forum last week, to ensure that the LOIs submitted to SSHRC are as strong as possible. Integral to this Service Plan are the steps, and corresponding deadline dates below (revised to reflect SSHRC's new deadline.)

January 11: Applicants return the attached INTERNAL Notice of Intent to apply.
January 25: Applicants submit their full SSHRC Letter of Intent draft to
Research Services
February 10: Peer and editorial review feedback provided to applicants
February 17: Final SSHRC LOIs submitted to Research Services
February 18: Final review, Presidential endorsement, submission to SSHRC

We will also continue to update our website with SSHRC MCRI Program information at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=451

Should you have any questions, please contact (fred.zhu@utoronto.ca 978-2155).


cc: Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services


Looking for information about applying for research funding as a UofT Investigator? Questions? Forms? Upcoming Deadlines? Check out our newly re-launched website at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators

---
Drew Gyorke,
Director, Agency & Foundation Funding,
Research Services
University of Toronto
3rd Floor, McMurrich Building
12 Queen's Park Cres. West
Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
Tel: (416) 978-7248
Fax: (416) 946-3707
Email: drew.gyorke@utoronto.ca

Connaught Programs 2010 and beyond

Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:34:03 -0500 [16/12/09 01:34:03 PM EST]
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"

Subject: [PDADC-L] Connaught Programs 2010 and beyond

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM: Professor R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research
DATE: 16th December 2009
RE: Connaught Programs 2010 and beyond

As indicated in previous communications, the Connaught Committee carried out a review of the Connaught programs over the past year to ensure that they meet the needs of the University community today and into the future, and that this unique resource provides the greatest impact to research activities at the University of Toronto. This process included consultation with the University community as well as a series of discussions by the Connaught Program Working Group representing all disciplines. As a result, a new program architecture has been developed. The underlying principles of this group of programs include:

* promote research excellence and enhance recruitment and retention of emerging and established scholars
* raise the profile of research and innovation for the U of T and the Connaught Fund
* design research funding programs that address unmet needs and are not duplicative of existing funding opportunities
* expose diverse communities to distinguished international scholars
* span disciplinary boundaries to achieve comprehensive and transformative impact
* establish mechanisms for measuring impact of Connaught-funded initiatives

Specifically, the programs will include the existing McLean Award (early career researcher award) as well as new programs as follows:
* Connaught International Doctoral Scholarships
* Connaught New Researcher Grant
* Connaught Innovation Grant
* Connaught International Symposium
* Connaught Distinguished Visiting Scholar
* Connaught Research Cluster Program
* Connaught Workshop Program

The latter four programs can be linked together around a central theme that cuts across disciplines and deals with major research questions. In addition to these programs the Committee welcomes recommendations for consideration for other important niche funding opportunities from the University community. Please send your suggestions to Mayliza Baak (m.baak@utoronto.ca who will bring them to the attention of the Connaught Committee.

We are currently working on the terms and timelines to roll out these programs and expect to provide more detailed information early in the new year. The previous Start up awards program will no longer be offered, however, I am exploring other faculty recruitment mechanisms with the Provost.


Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1
Telephone: 416-978-4984
Email: paul.young@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca

Instructional Technology Specialist -Harpreet Dhariwal

ate: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:55:44 -0500
From: D.Grant Allen
To: Chairs and Directors ,
Apsc Administrative Offices with divisions
Cc: Chairs and Directors - Supplementary List

Subject: Instructional Technology Specialist -Harpreet Dhariwal

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Please forward to all instructors and staff.

I'm delighted to introduce Harpreet Dhariwal as the Instructional Technology Specialist in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Reporting to the Vice-Dean (undergraduate), Harpreet will be responsible for leadership and consultation in matters related to the provision of technological services in support of the academic teaching activities in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, including the development and provision of academic technology solutions.

Harpreet will serve as the Faculty's primary resource person for the University's learning management system (Blackboard) and will work closely with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI), Information + Technology Services (I+TS), Academic departments, and other groups on campus for the implementation of instructional and learning technology initiatives for the Faculty.

Harpreet brings extensive experience in working with faculty, staff and students to provide up to date computing that meet our educational needs. He has over 20 years experience in computing at the University of Toronto, beginning as a Computer Systems analyst and later as a Network Supervisor. Over half of his career has been with working with our faculty in the Engineering Computing Facility as the Senior Windows PC Manager.

Harpreet will be located in GB157. He can be reached at: harpreet.dhariwal@utoronto.ca or by phone
at 978-1234.

Please join me in welcoming Harpreet to this important role in our Faculty.


D. Grant Allen, Ph.D. P.Eng. FCIC, FAAAS
Vice-Dean (Undergraduate)
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering &
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Chemistry,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Phone: (416) 978-8517, Email: dgrant.allen@utoronto.ca
www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/facultystaff/profs/allen.htm

[PDADC-L] #52, Moody's Report

Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:43 -0500 [15/12/09 05:06:43 PM EST]
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Provost

Subject: [PDADC-L] #52, Moody's Report

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PDAD&C#52, 2009-10

To: PDAD&C
From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
Date: December 15, 2009

RE: Moody's Report

Please find attached a copy of the December 2009 Report from Moody's Investor Services. Below is an excerpt from the Report.

Summary Rating Rationale

The Aa1 debt and issuer ratings assigned to the University of Toronto (U of T) reflect the university's consistent operating performance, adjusted to account for the variability of investment returns, and moderate debt burden. Despite the recent investment losses in U of T's endowment, Moody's believes that the university retains strong fiscal flexibility and is able to make ongoing adjustments to its budgets in order to ensure the posting of satisfactory fiscal outcomes. The rating also takes into account U of T's strong market position as Canada's largest post-secondary institution and a national leader in research. Moreover, despite the investment losses, U of T's strong balance sheet illustrates the magnitude of the university's financial resources in relation to its obligations, providing a measure of safety for debenture holders and supporting the high investment-grade rating.

Rating Outlook

The outlook is stable.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:03:41 -0500 [15/12/09 11:03:41 AM EST]
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Provost

Subject: [PDADC-L] 51: Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Principal,
Innis College

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PDAD&C #51 2009-10

Memorandum

To: Staff and Students of Innis College
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
Date: December 15, 2009

Re: Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Principal, Innis College

cc: President David Naylor
The Bulletin


As announced on June 18, on June 30, 2010, Professor Janet Paterson will complete her term as Principal of Innis College. Principal Paterson is eligible for re-appointment.

In accordance with Section 62 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President David Naylor has appointed a committee to recommend the appointment of a Principal of the College. The composition of the committee is as follows:


Professor Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost (Co-chair)
Professor Jill Matus, Vice-Provost Students (Co-chair)
Mr. Donald Boere, Assistant Principal and Registrar, Innis College
Dr. Shauna Brail, Urban Studies Program
Mr. Brian Coates, Chief Administrative Officer, Innis College
Prof. Brian Corman, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Prof. Joe Desloges, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Science and
Principal, Woodsworth College
Prof. Richard J. DiFrancesco, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Science
and Urban Studies Program
Prof. Meric Gertler, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ms. Jennifer Hugel, Undergraduate student, Innis College
Prof. Charlie Keil, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science, and Cinema
Studies Institute
Mr. Joel Koroniak, Undergraduate student, Innis College
Prof. Nick Mount, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Science
Mr. Dave Paskar, Alumnus

The Advisory Committee for the search welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Helen Lasthiotakis, Director, Academic Programs and Policy, by January 25, 2010 by mail (Room 225, Simcoe Hall) or by email to
h.lasthiotakis@utoronto.ca

Division III: Additional Major Program Proposal Posted to GWS

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:21 -0500 [14/12/09 04:36:21 PM EST]
From: SGS Curriculum Review Officer
To: SGS Curriculum Review Officer

Subject: Division III: Additional Major Program Proposal Posted to GWS
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Greetings,

You are invited to view and provide feedback on a major program proposal which was recently posted on the Graduate Webposting System (GWS):

MEnvSc: Clarifying Admission requirements
This proposal may be of specific interest to you, and can be viewed by clicking on the link above. Your feedback will be directed to the Faculty Graduate Affairs Office with a copy sent to SGS officers. Feedback is not posted on the GWS. Please note that the feedback deadline on GWS indicates December 28; because of the holiday break, this has been extended to January 4, 2010.

If you have questions about the GWS, please contact the Curriculum Review Officer at sgs.gws@utoronto.ca . If you have questions about SGS governance processes, please contact Anil Purandaré, SGS Governance Officer, at sgs.governanceofficer@utoronto.ca .
Regards,

Astrid Augspols
Interim Curriculum Review Officer
Quality Assessment and Governance
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
Email: sgs.gws@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-7709
FAX: (416) 978-1649

CORRECTION: Division III: Major Program Proposal Posted on GWS

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:57:57 -0500 [14/12/09 03:57:57 PM EST]
From: SGS Curriculum Review Officer
To: SGS Curriculum Review Officer

Subject: CORRECTION: Division III: Major Program Proposal Posted on GWS

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CORRECTION: THE PREVIOUSLY SENT NOTIFICATION ERRONEOUSLY IDENTIFIED THE PROGRAM AS A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM.

Greetings,

You are invited to view and provide feedback on a major program proposal which was recently posted on the Graduate Webposting System (GWS):

MHSc: Changes to Course and Thesis Requirements
This proposal may be of specific interest to you, and can be viewed by clicking on the link above. Your feedback will be directed to the Faculty Graduate Affairs Office with a copy sent to SGS officers. Feedback is not posted on the GWS. Please note that the feedback deadline on GWS indicates December 28; because of the holiday break, this has been extended to January 4, 2010.

If you have questions about the GWS, please contact the Curriculum Review Officer at sgs.gws@utoronto.ca . If you have questions about SGS governance processes, please contact Anil Purandaré, SGS Governance Officer, at sgs.governanceofficer@utoronto.ca .

Regards,

Astrid Augspols
Interim Curriculum Review Officer
Quality Assessment and Governance
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
Email: sgs.gws@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-7709
FAX: (416) 978-1649

Division III and IV: Major (Collaborative) Program Proposal Posted to GWS

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:52:32 -0500 [14/12/09 02:52:32 PM EST]
From: SGS Curriculum Review Officer
To: SGS Curriculum Review Officer

Subject: Division III and IV: Major (Collaborative) Program Proposal Posted to GWS

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Greetings,

You are invited to view and provide feedback on a major program proposal which was recently posted on the Graduate Webposting System (GWS) :

MHSc: Changes to Course and Thesis Requirements
This proposal may be of specific interest to you, and can be viewed by clicking on the link above. Your feedback will be directed to the Faculty Graduate Affairs Office with a copy sent to SGS officers. Feedback is not posted on the GWS. Please note that the feedback deadline on GWS indicates December 28; because of the holiday break, this has been extended to January 4, 2010.

If you have questions about the GWS, please contact the Curriculum Review Officer at sgs.gws@utoronto.ca

Regards,
Astrid Augspols
Interim Curriculum Review Officer
Quality Assessment and Governance
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
Email: sgs.gws@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-7709
FAX: (416) 978-1649


Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Graduate Students: Convocating in March or June?

This post is for anyone completing a Thesis or course work in the fall term 2009.
NOTE: If you are not completed by the dates below and intend to graduate in June do not send me an email now.

Those MASc and M.Eng students intending to graduate in March (in absentia) or June (with ceremony), please
send me (Shayni) a quick email by Friday January 15th, 2010.

MASc students must have their presentations complete and the final thesis submitted to SGS by Friday January 29th, 2010.
The thesis grades and evaluations need to be submitted no later than Friday January 15th, 2010.

MASc students must complete the departmental presentation, for room bookings and announcements please contact Colin at:
colin@civ.utoronto.ca

For M.Eng students completing a project we require that the grade and evaluations from your supervisor for the project
including the final name of the project, be handed into this office by Friday, January 15th, 2010. Please note that a two course project needs a
second reader.

For all course work M.Eng students just an email before Friday January 9th, 2010 to let me know you intend to graduate is all I need.

PhD candidates that are planning to graduate in March/June and not pay fees for the winter session you must have completed your Final Oral Examination and have handed in your thesis
to SGS before Friday January 29th, 2010.

For MASc and PhD students please see the following link for the SGS Thesis submission requirements: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/etd.htm

Please note that the department now only accepts electronic submissions of Theses and M.Eng projects. However your supervisor may still require a bound copy, please check with them regarding their preference. When your thesis or project is ready for submission please email or bring in a PDF version to Colin at colin@ecf.utoronto.ca

Once you have been recommended for Graduation, the university will assess any fees owed. Please keep in mind the "Balance of
Degree Fee" if it pertains to you. http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/newcurrent/fees.htm

If you have any questions about graduation please let me know.

Best,
Shayni

Friday, December 11, 2009

[PDADC-L] Presidential Review

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:13:17 -0500
From: The Office of Governing Council
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] Presidential Review

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Memorandum to:

Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC and SCSU
President of UTAA

From: John F. (Jack) Petch
Chair, Governing Council

Date: December 10, 2009

Re: Presidential Review
=========================================================================

Requirement for a Review

Professor David Naylor will complete his term as President of the University of Toronto on June 30, 2010. In approving his appointment in 2005, the Governing Council also made provision for an extension for up to an additional five years, subject to a review not later than the fall of 2009 by the Executive Committee of the Governing Council. In the context of such an extension, the Executive
Committee has agreed to initiate a review process. Taking into account the importance of continuity and stability in the leadership team, the Executive Committee has determined that a review would commence this fall with the intent of making its recommendations to the Governing Council for consideration at the regularly scheduled meeting of January 21, 2010.

Mandate
The mandate of this review is to seek input and advice from individuals and groups within the University of Toronto community and beyond. In addition to comments on the President's accomplishments, the Committee would seek advice on the advancement of priorities in the following areas:

Increasing the University's capacity for creating knowledge, and advancing research and scholarship that is recognized internationally as outstanding among its peer institutions.

Building effective relationships that will advance the University's interests and those of post-secondary education in general. This includes establishing or strengthening alliances with governments, agencies, foundations, research hospital partners, other universities, industry, donors and alumni.

Being a strong external representative and a champion of the University as a force for public good. This includes encouraging research and scholarship on - and being able to contribute personally to debate on - pressing public issues.

Delineating a strategic vision for the University, both in the shorter- and longer-term.

Establishing a strong executive team and motivating academic leaders and other administrators across the three campuses.

Fostering a culture that attracts, motivates, recognizes and retains excellent faculty.

Enhancing the quality of student experience, for all groups of students, but with particular attention to re-invigoration of undergraduate life within and outside the classroom.

Process
The Executive Committee itself will undertake the review. In keeping with the expected role of the Board Chairs in Executive Committee meetings, they will be invited to participate in the process. To facilitate the process, the Committee will establish small panels of members to conduct confidential interviews. The panels will comprise the Chair or Vice-Chair, along with one or two Committee members. It is expected that each member of the Committee will participate in one or more of the
panels and that the Secretary of the Governing Council will serve as secretary to the review.

In fulfilling the mandate of the review, the panels will not invite written submissions but will conduct interviews with representative individuals and groups from among the University's governors, senior administration, academic aministrators, teaching and administrative staff, students, alumni, benefactors and friends. As well, invitations will be extended to key individuals in the federal,
provincial and municipal governments. The panels will include members who are most conversant with the issues of interest for the interviewees.

Membership
Membership of the Governing Council's Executive Committee, which includes representation of all
estates, is:

Mr. John F. (Jack) Petch, Chair - Government Appointee
Dr. Alice Dong, Vice-Chair - Government Appointee
Mr. Ryan Campbell - Full-time Undergraduate Student
Mr. P.C. Choo - Administrative Staff
Mr. Ken Davy - Part-time Undergraduate Student
Ms Judith Goldring - Government Appointee
Mr. Gerald Halbert - Government Appointee
Professor Ron Kluger - Teaching Staff
Mr. Joseph Mapa - Government Appointee
Mr. Tim Reid - Alumnus
Professor Arthur Ripstein - Teaching Staff
Ms Maureen Somerville - Alumna
Professor Janice Gross Stein - Teaching Staff

Board Chairs are:
Professor Louise Lemieux-Charles, Academic Board
Mr. Richard Nunn, Business Board
Ms Elizabeth Vosburgh, University Affairs Board

Schedule
The panels will conduct their interviews during the period from January 5 to 12, 2010. The Executive Committee as a whole will consider the advice and input the panels receive through their consultations. The Committee's recommendations will be considered by the Governing Council at its meeting of January 21, 2010.


John F. (Jack) Petch
Chair of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
Room 106, 27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Tel: (416) 978-2117
Fax: (416) 978-8182

[PDADC-L] FW: IMPORTANT FUNDING NOTICE ABOUT A MAJOR SSHRC PROGRAM

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:27:00 -0500
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] FW: IMPORTANT FUNDING NOTICE ABOUT A MAJOR SSHRC PROGRAM

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
(Humanities & Social Sciences)

FROM: Professor R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research

DATE: 11 December 2009

RE: University of Toronto Participation and Success in the
SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI) Program
________________________________________________________________________

Please Bring This Information to Members of Your Unit Who May Be Interested

Further to my memorandum of November 25th, I am writing to provide more detailed
information on our internal process for the current MCRI competition. Please ensure that this information is passed on to members of your academic unit who are, or should be considering, participating in this important funding opportunity.

The MCRI is SSHRC's largest funding opportunity, aimed at enabling multidisciplinary teams to probe critical questions that demand a multi-lens perspective in the social sciences and humanities. Successful proposals can receive up to $2.5 million over 7 years. As well as providing important research support, funding through this program is critical to the calculation of our Canada Research Chair (CRC) and Federal Indirect Cost allocations. The MCRI is a highly competitive program.
In addition to yesterday's information session conducted by Research Services, we will be coordinating an internal review process (peer and editorial review) to ensure that the Letters of Intent submitted to SSHRC's January 31 deadline are as strong as possible. Our goal is to win at least one of the four or five MCRI awards in this competition.

Critical dates for the internal process are as follows:

January 5: Return of the attached INTERNAL Intent to Apply

January 14: Submission of full draft SSHRC Letter of Intent

January 22: Feedback provided to proposal leaders

January 28: Final SSHRC LOIs submitted to Research Services

January 29: Final Review, Presidential Endorsement, Submission to SSHRC

Should you have any questions, please contact (fred.zhu@utoronto.ca; 978-2155).

SSHRC MCRI Program information is available on our website at:

www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=451


cc: Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency and Foundation Funding
Judith Chadwick, Executive Director, Research Services


Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1
Telephone: 416-978-4984
Email: vp.research@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:07:19 -0500 [09/12/09 01:07:19 PM EST]
From: Donna Gutauskas
To: Donna Gutauskas

Subject: [SGS] #005, 2009-2010, Time Period for Retention of Examinations and
other Graded Student Work

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SGS #005, 2009-2010

TO: Graduate Chairs and Directors, Graduate Coordinators, Graduate
Administrators

FROM: Brian Corman, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education

C.C: Jane Alderdice, Director of Quality Assessment and Governance
Heather Kelly, Director of Student Services
Berry Smith, Vice-Dean Students
Elizabeth Smyth, Vice-Dean, Programs

DATE: December 9, 2009

RE: Time Period for Retention of Examinations and other Graded Student Work


Please refer to the attached memorandum.

It is also posted on the SGS web-site at:

http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/adminsupport/memos.htm

[PDADC-L] #50, Reminder - Accommodation for Religious Observances

Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:17:54 -0500
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] #50, Reminder - Accommodation for Religious Observances

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PDAD&C#50, 2009-10

To: PDAD&C

From: Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students

CC: Professional/Managerial Staff

Date: December 7, 2009

Re: Reminder - Accommodation for Religious Observances

I am writing to remind you of the University's commitment and policy concerning the scheduling of classes and examinations and other accommodation for religious observances. As first noted in PDAD&C #16 (2007-08), this office has published a regularly updated web page as a ready reference on issues related to this topic:
http://www.viceprovoststudents.utoronto.ca/publicationsandpolicies/guidelines/religiousobservances.htm. The page provides some example dates of relevance for the current and upcoming academic year, links to the University's Policy on Scheduling of Classes and Examinations and Other Accommodations for Religious Observances, and other advice concerning specific accommodation issues.

Please note that the obligation not to discriminate on the basis of religion ("creed") is a statutory duty arising from the Ontario Human Rights Code. It carries with it the obligation to accommodate religious requirements where doing so does not cause "undue hardship." For example, accommodation normally requires that
scheduled graded term work or tests conflicting with religious requirements be adjusted by providing similar evaluation on alternate dates.

The dates listed on the web site are provided to assist instructors and those planning academic activities to anticipate when some students might choose to seek accommodations for religious observances. It is important to note that there are many holy days associated with various faiths and that the absence of such dates on
this list should not be interpreted to mean that there should be no accommodation for students who observe those holy days. Also, some holy days are already captured by statutory holidays. Finally, some observances
are based on an interpretation of the lunar calendar, and thus may vary by one or two days depending upon the interpretation relevant to a student's faith tradition.

For those using a UTORexchange calendar, the dates outlined in the table on the 'Accommodations for Religious Observances' web page have been automatically populated in your calendar in the same way as U of T holiday
dates (statutory holidays, Presidential holidays, December/January closure). For other Microsoft Exchange users, please contact your network administrator if you wish to arrange to have these dates added to your calendar.

For assistance in interpreting the Policy and for support in the development of divisional or departmental procedures which are consistent with the Policy, please contact Jim Delaney, Director, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students at 416-978-4027 or jim.delaney@utoronto.ca.

For assistance in devising reasonable accommodations for religious observances and Holy Days, please contact Richard Chambers, Director, Multifaith Centre at 416-946-3144 or richard.chambers@utoronto.ca or Isfahan Merali, Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Officer at 416-978-1259 or isfahan.merali@utoronto.ca.


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Friday, December 4, 2009

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John E. Sawyer Seminars

Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:43:16 -0500 [10:43:16 AM EST]
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"


Subject: [PDADC-L] The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John E. Sawyer Seminars on The
Comparative Study of Cultures

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

FROM: Professor R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research

DATE: 4th December 2009

RE: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John E. Sawyer Seminars on The
Comparative Study of Cultures

The University of Toronto has been invited to submit two applications for the Mellon Foundation's Sawyer Seminars. The application process will be administered by the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) on behalf of the Vice-President Research, with all proposals submitted through the JHI website (www.humanities.utoronto.ca). The foundation seeks to fund multi-disciplinary and comparative inquiry, and so the eligible applicants include faculty in the humanities, the social sciences, and, indeed, other sectors and divisions of the university who wish to engage with significant topics of the social sciences and humanities.

The process for submitting a proposal requires uploading through the JHI website a full draft proposal (including a budget) and the full cv's of the leader (s) of the seminar. In order to apply, you must register on the JHI website. Applications may be posted starting Thursday 10 December 2009. Proposals must be submitted by Wednesday 6 January 2010. A review committee, including senior faculty in both humanities and the social sciences, will select the two applications that will go forward to Mellon. That committee will also offer suggestions for revision and oversee the submission of the application to Mellon by 20 January 2010.

Purpose: The Mellon Foundation's Sawyer Seminars program was established in 1994 to provide support for comparative research on historical and contemporary topics of major scholarly significance. The seminars, named in honor of the Foundation's long-serving third president, John E. Sawyer, have brought together faculty, foreign visitors, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from a variety of fields mainly, but not exclusively, in the humanities and social sciences, for intensive study of subjects chosen by the participants. This program aims to engage productive scholars in multi-disciplinary and comparative inquiry that would (in ordinary university circumstances) be difficult to pursue, while at the same time avoiding the institutionalization of such work in new centers, departments, or programs.

Program Activities: To date, 112 seminars have been funded. Their subjects have ranged widely, and they can be viewed on our website www.mellon.org, search for Sawyer Seminar and see "funded seminars."

The maximum grant award for each Sawyer Seminar is $175,000 (see budget section below for further details).

Each seminar normally meets for one year (though some have continued for longer periods). Faculty participants have largely come from the humanities and social sciences, although some of the most successful and provocative seminars have also drawn on faculty members from professional schools. Seminar leaders are encouraged also to invite participants from nearby institutions. As the Foundation reviews proposals, preference will be given to those that include concrete plans for engaging participants with diverse institutional and disciplinary affiliations.

Sawyer Seminar awards provide support for one postdoctoral fellow to be recruited through a national competition, and for the dissertation research of two graduate students. It is expected that the graduate students will be active participants in the seminars, and the seminars' contribution to graduate education in the humanities and social sciences will be carefully considered even though they are not intended to be organized as official credit-bearing courses.

Seminars are not expected to produce a written product, though many do.

Proposals should describe: (1) originality and significance of the central questions to be addressed; (2) the cases to be compared (e.g., nations, regions, social aggregates, time periods) and the rationale for the comparisons that are selected; (3) the thematic "threads" that will run through the seminar; (4) the institution's resources and suitability for the proposed seminar; and (5) the procedures to be used in selecting graduate and postdoctoral fellows. Additionally, proposals should include a budget and a well developed preliminary plan for the seminar that outlines the specific topics to be addressed in each session and provides the names and qualifications of the scholars who would ideally participate. Full cv's of the leader(s) should be uploaded on the website.

After they are submitted to the Foundation, proposals will be reviewed by an advisory committee of distinguished scholars. In recent competitions, approximately one-third of proposals have been recommended for funding with only minor revisions requested. Past experience suggests that it can take a year or more to organize the seminars.

Budget: Funding requests should not exceed $175,000 for each seminar. It is expected that each seminar's budget will provide for a postdoctoral fellowship to be awarded for the year the seminar meets, and two dissertation fellowships for graduate students to be awarded for the seminar year or the year that follows. The amount for postdoctoral fellowship awards and dissertation fellowship stipends should follow institutional practices. Travel and living expenses for short stays by visiting scholars and the costs of coordinating the seminar, including those incurred for speakers and their travel may be included. The grants may not, however, be used for the costs of released time for regular faculty participants, or for indirect costs.

Questions: Should you have any questions about this call for proposals, please contact Professor Robert Gibbs, Director, Jackman Humanities Institute (jhi.director@utoronto.ca 416-978-6085) or Ms Debbie Bilinski, Research Funding Manager, U.S. & International Programs, Research Services (debbie.bilinski@utoronto.ca 416-978-7118).



Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1

Telephone: 416-978-4984

Email: paul.young@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca

OICR Commercialization Deadlines for 2010

Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:04:04 -0500 [03/12/09 09:04:04 AM EST]
From: Teresa Trimboli
To: IPCRESEARCHFUNDINGOPS-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: Teresa Trimboli

Subject: OICR Commercialization Deadlines for 2010

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Deadlines for 2010: OICR’s Intellectual Property Development and
Commercialization Program will be accepting applications by February 26 and
July 9, 2010. Pre-submission inquiries will be accepted up to 10 business days
before each deadline. We anticipate funding 2 or 3 new IPDCP projects in
2010.

http://www.oicr.on.ca/commercialization/announcements.htm

Division III: Major New Program Proposal incl New Course Proposals

Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:30:53 -0500 [01/12/09 12:30:53 PM EST]
From: SGS Curriculum Review Officer
To: SGS Curriculum Review Officer

Subject: Division III: Major New Program Proposal incl New Course Proposals
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Greetings,

You are invited to view and provide feedback on a major new program proposal, which was recently posted on the Graduate Webposting System (GWS):

New PhD Program in Environmental Science (UTSC)

Also posted, included in this new program proposal, were three new course proposals:

ENV1126H: Environmental Tracers
ENV2200H: Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science
ENV2201H: Advanced Readings in Environmental Science

These proposals may be of specific interest to you, and can be viewed by clicking on the links above. Your feedback will be directed to the Faculty Graduate Affairs Office with a copy sent to SGS officers. Feedback is not posted on the GWS.

If you have questions about the GWS, please contact the Curriculum Review Officer at sgs.gws@utoronto.ca . If you have questions about SGS governance processes, please contact Anil Purandaré, SGS Governance Officer, at sgs.governanceofficer@utoronto.ca .

With regards,

Astrid Augspols
Interim Curriculum Review Officer
Quality Assessment and Governance
School of Graduate Studies
University of Toronto
Email: sgs.gws@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-7709
FAX: (416) 978-1649

Statement on the "Blackface" Incident and Repercussions

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:38:30 -0500 [27/11/09 02:38:30 PM EST]
From: VP-HR & Equity Office

To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: VP-HR & Equity Office

Subject: [PDADC-L] Statement on the "Blackface" Incident and Repercussions

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Many of you will have received an email asking you to sign a petition regarding the "Blackface" incident and its repercussions.

A statement about this incident can be found on the University's home page at http://www.utoronto.ca/

Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, HR & Equity
Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students

Chairs for Final Oral Examinations

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:10:32 -0500 [26/11/09 11:10:32 AM EST]
From: Donna Gutauskas
To: Donna Gutauskas

Subject: [SGS] #004, 2009-2010, Chairs for Final Oral Examinations
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SGS #004, 2009-2010

To: Chairs and Directors of Graduate Programs

Cc: Graduate Coordinators

From: Elizabeth M. Smyth, Vice-Dean Programs

Date: November 26, 2009

Re: Chairs for Final Oral Examinations


Please refer to the attached memorandum.

It is also posted on the SGS web-site at: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/adminsupport/memos.htm

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Out of the Cold

The Leaders of Tomorrow: Graduate will be going to our regular Out of the Cold soup kitchen volunteer event! The info is as follows:

When? Friday, Dec. 4, 2009
Where? Eastminster United 310 Danforth Ave. (near Chester station)
How long? 6 pm - 8 pm

Meet time and location: Chester Station - 5:45 pm

We are looking for 6-8 people to come with us and it is based on a first reply basis.

Please email me at camille.williams@utoronto.ca with "[LoT:Grad] OOTC Signup" as the title. Include your cell number for easy contact on the day of the event.

Hope to see you there!
LoTGrad Community Outreach Directors

Interested in sustainable infrastructure?


AECOM and the CSCE’s “Sustainable Asset Management
Competition” encourages university students to investigate
models, methods, tools or policies that will improve the
sustainability of civil infrastructure assets.
The competition is open to all students currently registered
at a Canadian university. Authors of the top graduate and
undergraduate papers will each receive a $750 cash prize,
plus a $500 travel grant to present their papers at the CSCE’s 2010 Annual Conference, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
AECOM will also consider offering internship opportunities to outstanding candidates.
Submission deadline is March 1, 2010.
Please visit www.csce.ca for full
competition details and guidelines.
www.aecom.com

New Courses on our Grad Timetable

Just a reminder that there are several new graduate course offerings for this winter on our timetable. Please check to make sure you enroll in the courses you want!

http://www.civil.engineering.utoronto.ca/infoabout/civil/graduate/timetable/20101.htm

Friday, November 27, 2009

CH2M HILL Engineering Internships


Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in Water/Wastewater

CH2M Hill is seeking some awesome students to attend an Open House Day to learn more about CH2M HILL and their Engineering Internships for Summer 2010. This event is by invitation only - apply to the email below.

Date: Wednesday January 6, 2010
Location: CH2M HILL, 255 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON

Who's Eligible: Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Water/Wastewater, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Structural Engineering. Students must be eligible to participate in a summer internship or co-op term starting in May 2010.

Submit Resumes to shelly.singh@ch2m.com by Wednesday, December 9, 2009.


Special Studies Course: Technology, Engineering and Global Development

The Department of Civil Engineering will be hosting a special new course in the Winter term that is now available for enrollment on ROSI.


CIV1399H: Technology, Engineering and Global Development Seminar

Session Code: S

Section Code: LEC 0101



Seminar style class

Meeting Schedule: Meet once a week in a three hour time slot, with the first two hours for lecture/discussion and the third hour used for overflow if necessary. Planned meeting time is Wednesday 3:00 to 6:00 pm in GB303.

Instructors: Yu-Ling Cheng, Murray Metcalfe, plus guest instructors from FASE and elsewhere within UofT. Selected outside guest speakers.

Draft Calendar Description: This graduate reading seminar will explore the role of technology and engineering in global development. The course format will be a combination of lectures by the instructors and guest speakers, discussion of assigned readings, review of case studies, and student presentations. Topics covered will include a brief history of international development and foreign aid, traditional models of international development, major players (UN, World Bank, government agencies, NGOs), emerging alternative models (social entrepreneurship, microfinance, risk capital approaches, base of pyramid), major and emerging players (Grameen Bank, Ashoka, Gates Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Acumen Fund), the role of financial markets, environmental and resource considerations/sustainable development. We will then turn to addressing the role of technology and engineering in international development, including technology diffusion models, case studies of technology and engineering within various models of development, current progress in specific segments (infrastructure, energy, communications, health care), the role of technical education and universities, future strategies, and potential roles for UofT graduates.

Format: A combination of:
· Lectures by the instructors, UofT guest lecturers and outside speakers
· Discussion of readings – book excerpts, academic journal articles, popular press articles, UN publications, etc.
· Case Studies – including formal business school cases on topics of international social entrepreneurship from U. of Michigan, Harvard Business School, Stanford, others
· Student presentations starting part way through and featured each week. These will involve students presenting findings on use of technology within a specific assigned engineering domain.

Required book: Students should purchase Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development Calestous Juma and Lee Yee-Cheong lead authors; Earthscan, 2005. The book will be available through the UofT Bookstore.

Grading:
· 70% - Written description of major topic and presentation on topic in class (10% on proposal, 20% on presentation in class, 40% on final report)
· 15% - Reaction papers to other lectures, discussions and presentations
· 15% - Class participation and value added to sessions

Special Structures Course: Structures Under Blast and Impact


The Department will be offering a Special Studies Course this Winter - CIV1199H: Structures Under Blast and Impact.


The Days and times are still TBA at the moment, but this course is confirmed as being added to our roster for the year. Please check back on our timetable for all the latest info.


It is available to add on ROSI now as CIV1199H, Session: S, Section: LEC 0101.




PDADC-L] PDAD&C Memo - SSHRC Major Collaborative Research

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:44:33 -0500 [25/11/09 11:44:33 AM EST]
From: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca
Reply-To: "Vice-President, Research (Professor R. Paul Young)"


Subject: [PDADC-L] PDAD&C Memo - SSHRC Major Collaborative Research
Initiative Program

Priority: 1

MEMORANDUM

TO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

FROM: Professor R. Paul Young, Vice-President, Research

DATE: 19th November 2009

RE: SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Initiative Program
________________________________________________________________________

Please Bring This Information to Members of your Unit who may be Interested

SSHRC will be running the next Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI) competition, with letters of intent due at SSHRC on January 31, 2010. I am writing to bring this opportunity to your attention and to solicit expressions of interest.

The MCRI is SSHRC's largest funding opportunity, aimed at enabling multidisciplinary teams to probe critical questions that demand a multi-lens perspective in the social sciences and humanities. Successful proposals can receive up to $2.5 million over 7 years. The MCRI is also a highly competitive program. To assist those faculty members wishing to lead an MCRI proposal, Research Services has planned, and will offer, strategic support that includes:

* an MCRI forum offering insight and advice from our successful MCRI leaders, and those who have served on an MCRI adjudication committee. The forum is occurring on Thursday, December 10, 2009, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am in the Boardroom of Simcoe Hall.
* coordination of internal peer review to assist applicants at the Letter of Intent Stage, and to those who are invited to prepare a Full Proposal.
* advice and assistance, in partnership with Divisions, on the mechanics of the proposal, including how to identify commitments from other sources, and partners to the proposal.

Those who are interested in leading an MCRI proposal can contact Fred Zhu (fred.zhu@utoronto.ca or by phone at 978-2155) by November 30th. Those interested in attending the MCRI forum should also notify Fred at the e-mail coordinate noted above. Program information is available on our website at: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=451


cc: Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency and Foundation Funding
Judith Chadwick, Executive Director, Research Services

Professor R. Paul Young Ph.D., FRSC
Vice-President, Research
University of Toronto
Simcoe Hall, Room 109
27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1

Telephone: 416-978-4984

Email: paul.young@utoronto.ca
Web: www.research.utoronto.ca

Thursday, November 26, 2009

'Just in Time' Workshop: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:44:26 -0500 [02:44:26 PM EST]
From: Lisa Wilkes

To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)

Subject: 'Just in Time' Workshop: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
JANUARY 14, 2010, 12-2 p.m., Governing Council Chamber
Priority: 1
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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act [AODA]

A Workshop with Andrea Carter, Employment Equity Officer, AODA Advisor
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Customer Service Standards is now law. Find out what this new legislation means to you, how it impacts the University and the information sharing requirements you need to know!

This workshop will be held on Thursday, January 14th in Simcoe Hall, Governing Council Chambers from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Lunch will be provided.

To confirm your attendance, please register here: http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/naaevents/justintime.htm

------
Sara-Jane Finlay, PhD.
Director, Faculty and Academic Life
Office of the Vice Provost Faculty and Academic Life
University of Toronto
12 Queen's Park Crescent West, McMurrich Building,
First Floor - Rm 103 Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1S8
Tel: 416 978 1855
Fax: 416 971 1380

[PDADC-L] #47, Procedure for Cancellation of Classes

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:22:48 -0500
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PDADC-L] #47, Procedure for Cancellation of Classes
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PDAD&C#47, 2009-10

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professional and Managerial Staff
Decentralized HR Offices

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity

Date: November 26, 2009

Re: Procedure for Cancellation of Classes and/or University Closure
Due to Adverse Weather Conditions

The procedure for the cancellation of classes and/or University closure due to
adverse weather conditions can be found at
http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/policy/snowclosure.htm

To assist with communication, snowstorm hotlines are on all three campuses (see
below) and are advertised in the Bulletin and in various student newspapers.


Snow Storm Hotlines

Tri-campus hotline - 416-978-SNOW (7669)

UTM hotline - 905-569-4455

UTSC hotline - 416-287-7026


As necessary, notices are also posted on the U of T homepage - www.utoronto.ca.

[PDADC-L] #46, Update on the Changes in the Division of Student Life

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30:18 -0500
From: Provost
To: PDADC-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

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(St. George)
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PDAD&C#46, 2009-10

To: PDAD&C

From: Lucy Fromowitz, Assistant Vice-President Student Life

Date: November 26, 2009

RE: Update on the Changes in the Division of Student Life (St. George)

I would like to share with you some of the significant changes in the Division of Student Life. These changes were planned to improve our level of service and access for students, and, of equal importance, our ability to support and provide timely advice to faculty and staff.

1. Academic Success & Accessibility Services

I hope many of you have already had the opportunity to meet the new Director of Academic Success and Accessibility Services, Tanya Lewis.

Tanya has a long working history in teaching (Ryerson University and Brock University) and in the areas of academic success strategies and learning disabilities. Most recently, prior to arriving at the University of Toronto, Tanya was the Faculty Team Lead at Ryerson responsible for the development of program-specific initiatives designed to meet the transitional and retentions needs of students; a leader in the Learning Success Centre; and the Coordinator of the Access Centre. Tanya completed her Ph.D. in Community Psychology at OISE and her Masters of Environmental Studies at York University.

Our new Academic Success Centre (replacing the previous Learning Skills Service) now has its own dedicated space in the former Career Centre library space in the Koffler Student Services Centre. The Centre, under the continued leadership of Nellie Perret, welcomes partnership opportunities with faculty and staff to develop programming tailored to tudents' needs. As well, students may drop-in, or arrange to attend individual appointments and group workshops and seminars on a wide range of academic skill areas.

Academic Success Centre: www.asc.utoronto.ca

Accessibility Services: www.accessibility.utoronto.ca

2. Health and Wellness

We have introduced a new organizational structure which integrates the areas of Student Health Services, Couselling and Psychological Services and Health Promotions to deliver quality health care through a collaborative team approach and to ensure the optimal use of resources. Our goal is to improve access for students and encourage health promotion and prevention of illness. This team will work closely with the Accessibility Office to facilitate and support the needs of our students, as well as with the Student Crisis Coordinator and the Student Retention Coordinator. Health and Wellness will consist of:

* Health Promotions
* Assault Counselling
* Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
* Student Health Services

To lead the Health and Wellness group, we have hired Janine Robb, who joins us November 23rd. Janine brings 25 years experience working primarily in the area of mental health in roles including administration, management, instruction, investigation, clinical supervision and research supervision. Most recently, Janine was the Administrative Director of the Schizophrenia Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Janine has a long-standing in supporting the delivery of quality health care through collaborative teams. She will be located at 307 Koffler.

Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

We have completed the integration of counselling services (merging the counseling component of the Counselling and Learning Skills Services (CALSS) with Psychiatric Service) with the creation of CAPS. Dr. Victor Likwornik, formerly the Director of Psychiatric Services, is now the Director of CAPS.

In addition, Lily Cugliari-Kubayashi has joined us as the Client Flow Coordinator. Her primary responsibility is to coordinate the intake and triage team and the subsequent assignment of clients who present with a wide variety of psychological and/orircumstantial issues, to the appropriate care provider group within CAPS, the university or outside community. This is accomplished through changes to our intake and assessment processes. Students wishing to see a counsellor or clinician should call 416-978-8070 to set up a 20-minute phone evaluation. This process allows us to quickly assess the situation and recommend the type of service most appropriate for the student. All students will receive an evaluation appointment within 48 hours. In cases of urgent need, Lily will arrange for the psychiatrist-on-call to see the student immediately.

Lily is a Nurse Practitioner and brings tremendous experience to her new position having worked at the Hospital for Sick Children in both the Inpatient Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry department and the Eating Disorders Day Hospital Program, as well as at the Bishop Strachan School as the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner. Lily has also lectured at Ryerson's Faculty of Nursing.

Counselling and Psychological Services: www.caps.utoronto.ca

3. Career Centre

Renovations to the Career Centre in the Koffler Centre are now completed, allowing us to focus on career development, employment preparation and employment coaching in a flexible, dynamic space open to students for casual use.

Career Centre: www.careers.utoronto.ca

4. Office of Student Life

We have consolidated a number of key functions and strategic initiatives under a central ffice of Student Life led by Deanne Fisher. Key areas of responsibility include:

* Communications: including management of major components of the newly launched suite of sites at www.students.utoronto.ca, the Parent & Family website, www.family.utoronto.ca and e-newsletter, Ulife, e-newsletter partnerships with the Faculty of Arts and Science and the School of Graduate Studies and several other projects.

* Leadership & Campus Community Development: responsible for recognition, policy and
support for campus organizations as well as implementing strategic initiatives to develop community on campus, build capacity of student groups and enhance the leadership skills of undergraduate and graduate students.

* Assessment: building on our work in developing learning outcomes for the division, we will embark on a plan to assess our effectiveness, coordinate assessment activities for the wider student life community, coordinate the administration of student surveys and other
assessment methods, and provide access to Student Voice, an online survey and assessment tool that allows you to conduct web-based surveys as well as, very soon, on-site surveys using iPod Touches.

* Training, Development & Special Projects: the Office continues to coordinate central raining, development and community-building initiatives for key constituencies, including student leaders, residence life staff, orientation coordinators and student life professionals.

Members of the Office of Student Life are located at three strategic locations: 21 Sussex Ave., Room 307 in the Koffler Student Services Centre, and the newly renovated mezzanine area of the Career Centre.

Office of Student Life: www.students.utoronto.ca and click through to "Life at U of T" or from www.studentlife.utoronto.ca.

All of our other services remain in their present locations with an ongoing commitment to carry out our mission of supporting, engaging and challenging students to reach their full potential.

Please see attached organizational chart and Division of Student Life info sheet.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Step Up And Name It Contests

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:51:16 -0500
From: HR AVP Human Resource
To: PANDM-L@listserv.utoronto.ca

Subject: [PANDM-L] Step Up and Name It! Contest

To: Administrative staff members

From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009

RE: Step Up and Name It! Contest


Can you Step Up and Name It?

Over the past four years, the University has celebrated the outstanding contributions of administrative staff with the Stepping UP Award. Recipients of this award have implemented a host of initiatives that make the University a better place for students, staff and faculty to learn, work and grow.

As we transition from Stepping UP in 2010 and begin work towards the vision laid out in Towards 2030, we have refocused the award to better reflect these new strategic objectives. It's also time for a new name - and we need your help to "Step Up and Name It!"

The focus of the award remains the same - to recognize the contributions of administrative staff to advancing the University's strategic objectives, to encourage administrative nnovation and to provide a platform for sharing best practices.

You have until Friday December 11 at 5 p.m. to suggest a new name for the award. A decision panel composed of senior administrators, including the Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity, will choose the winning name based on originality, creativity and relevance to the The winner will be announced in January 2010 and will receive:

* An invitation to the 2010 recognition event at the President's House.
* A prize to be chosen from the award selection available to award winners.

The contest is open to all administrative staff members who are eligible for a Stepping UP ward: Confidential, Professional/Managerial, Advancement Professionals and Unionized administrative (non-academic) employees. You can enter as often as you wish.

For more information, or to submit your entry, please go to
http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/SteppingUP/contest.htm.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

PERI Construction Design Awards


The international design competition PERI Formwork Systems is running world wide.
This is the 8th time, PERI is organizing an international construction exercise.
For further details please see the attachments, visit our website at http://www.peri.ca/ or contact myself.This exercise covers many different aspects of the construction business. The goal is to deepen the knowledge on these topics using hands-on tasks especially in concrete estimating and formwork technology.
Entries that comply with the rules will compete for the PERI - Prize1st Prize € 5,000
2nd Prize € 4,000
3rd Prize € 3,000
4th Prize € 2,000
5th Prize € 1,500
6 th-10th Prize € 1,000

· Eligibility: All students at educational institutions offering construction-related courses are eligible to participate.

· Deadline: 30th June 2011.
· The jury will be comprised of renowned construction specialists.
· The contributors of the five best studies will be invited to the final qualification that takes place in Weissenhorn, Germany in November 2011.
· The jury will then decide on the final ranking based on the presentations done by the students. The 3-day event will also entail an organized evening program for all participants.
· The exercise can be done in groups up to 5 people. The submissions, to be completed in English or German, are limited to 100 pages (including plans and layouts).
· Submitted entries will not be returned as they become the property of PERI.
· PERI receives the publication rights by mentioning the name of the author.
· The use of PERI CAD or ELPOS soft wares will be part of the exercise.

Undergraduate Peer Tutoring

Having some trouble with a course? Want to put your hard-earned knowledge to good use? We would like to invite to join us!

What is UTPT?
University of Toronto Peer Tutoring (UTPT) is a UTSU-recognized, student-organized club operating under the supervision of Dr. Andy Dicks from the Faculty of Arts & Science, and Professor Jason Foster from the Faculty of Engineering. UTPT offers academic support to students in the form of FREE tutoring sessions by qualified student-volunteer tutors. This year we are expanding to bring our services to Engineering!

How can I get involved?
We are looking for talented 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students to provide one-on-one tutoring for 1st and 2nd-year engineering students. Signing-up is quick and easy: start by registering on our website at http://utpt.sa.utoronto.ca, then come to our office (address below) for a brief 10-minute interview. This is done to ensure our tutors provide top quality tutoring to our tutees.

How are tutors recognized?
Tutors are rewarded for their contribution with an official Letter of Recognition signed by a U of T professor. Certificates of Achievement are also given to tutors who make a significant tutoring contribution.

How can I contact you?
You can reach us in-person at our office which is located in Room 410 at 21 Sussex Ave (Sussex Clubhouse; U of T map code: SC). The building is located west of Robarts Library. Our office hours can be found on our website at http://utpt.sa.utoronto.ca/

You can also send any questions or concerns to our e-mail address: ut.peertutoring@gmail.com We look forward to meeting you!

APS111 Needs Teaching Assistants

Engineering Strategies and Practice (ESP) Transition Program
First Year Course

What is ESP?
Engineering Strategies and Practices (ESP) is a set of two exciting courses for all first year engineering students (except Eng. Sci.). The course uses the engineering design process as the context for introducing students to:
· Professional communication skills
· Social impact of technology
· Problem solving
· Independent learning
· Systems thinking
· Team work
This innovative course is designed to foster excitement for engineering through projects that combine creativity and logical methodology. The role of engineering in society, our relationship with the environment, and the potential our work holds for people is a theme in this course. Effective use of written, oral, and graphic professional communication is developed throughout the course sequence.

What are the components of ESP Transition Program?

ESP I – APS111T (Transition Program)
In the Winter term the course has a combination of lectures and tutorials. Students are introduced to the basics of design, professional communication, and team work. A model design project gives the students a chance to begin to grapple with the challenges of engineering design. Research and writing, as engineering activities, are introduced. Students learn how to identify social, human, and environmental factors as frontline design considerations. In the second half of the first term students participate in a technology related seminar, in which they discuss the technical, social, and political issues associated with a particular topic.

Teaching Assistants
We will be hiring 1 teaching assistant for the course this year. This teaching assistant can be from any engineering discipline. He or she should be enthusiastic, have good facilitation skills, and excellent communication skills. A high degree of confidence in the ability to advise on and assess writing is required. Industrial experience, particularly in communication or a supervisory role, is helpful.
In ESP I T, the T.A. supervises a section of 25-30 students during the tutorial sessions which are held on Fridays noon-2 pm. The total appointment will be approximately 60 hrs and will commence January 11, 2010 and end on Friday, April 9, 2010.
In ESP I T, the TA works with the student teams in their tutorial sessions. In this term the student teams develop a conceptual design based on an assigned project. The TA consults with the teams, helps them with the design process, provides counselling on their written work, and marks written assignments.
There are weekly meetings with the instructor staff to discuss how the tutorial went, what is planned for the following week, and discuss any problems that may have arisen.

There will be a TA training meeting prior to the start of the Winter term. The training you receive for this course, and the experience of working in an ESP tutorial section, is an excellent opportunity to improve and practice your professional skills in the areas of facilitation, mentoring, and professional communication.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Ms. Vicki Norton at vickin@ecf.utoronto.ca to arrange a brief interview. Please include a brief résumé and information on your availability from beginning of January to the start of the Winter Term so that we can schedule the TA training session. We can also answer any questions you may have or refer you to one of our previous teaching assistants who can tell you about their experience working in the course. The deadline for submitting your application for teaching in the Winter of 2010 is December 22, 2009.

Ms. Vicki Norton, Curriculum & Outreach Assistant
Engineering Strategies & Practice
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
vickin@ecf.utoronto.ca

Water and Sanitation Movie Night!


Water & Sanitation Movie Night!
Hosted by WaterCan@Toronto
When: Wednesday, December 2nd from 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Hart House South Dining Room

We will be showing two films: Water for Tonoumassé and Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Free pizza dinner and raffle!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Grad House Update


Contents

1. Café Discussion: Unique Trajectories in Graduate Studies November 24, 3-4:30PM
2. ITALIAN PROFICIENCY EXAM November 26th, 2-4 PM
3. A CHRISTMAS CAROL – U of T Food Bank Fundraiser December 9th, 7PM
4. STUDENT PARENTS PEER SUPPORT GROUP December 10, 12-1:30 PM
5. Bikechain Open House December 9, 6:00PM
6. TATP Upcoming Events: Navigating Your PATH CONFERENCE, JUNE 21 & 22, 2010

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1) Café Discussion: Unique Trajectories in Graduate Studies
Unique Trajectories in Graduate StudiesA café discussion with arts professionals currently in or recently graduated from Masters Programs in the Visual Arts. Open to all interested contemporary artists and aspiring gallery professionals! Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 3pm - 4:30pmLocation: UTAC Art Lounge (University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King's College Circle, main floor Laidlaw Wing) Presented by the Hart House Art Committee and JMB Gallery Guest speakers: Jennifer Matotek - MBA candidate, Schulich School of Business; Independent Curator; Formerly Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at The Power Plant, TorontoMaryse Larivière - MFA candidate, University of Guelph; Artist; Co-Founder Pavilion ProjectsAndrew Lochhead - MA in Visual and Critical Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2008; Labour Arts Coordinator at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre in HamiltonFor this casual discussion, our three guest speakers will take turns describing their respective graduate programs, what they do now, and how their Masters studies have influenced, or helped form their practices today. Q & A to follow. Light refreshments providedPlease RSVP by Monday, November 23rd, 5pm to http://hh.educationcommittee@gmail.com This is the second event in a series of practical workshops presented by the Hart House Art Committee and JMB Gallery.

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2) Italian Proficiency Exam – November 26th
Date: Thursday November 26th, 2009Time: 2-4 PMLocation: Alumni Hall, Rm. 206
The Department of Italian Studies will be holding its proficiency exam November 26th. For more details and to register email the Italian Studies graduate co-coordinator (italian.grad@utoronto.ca). Note: Students must register at least one week in advance of the exam (no later than November 18th). Bilingual dictionaries are permitted.

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3) University of Toronto Students’ Union presents: A Christmas Carol – December 9th
Date: Wednesday December 9th, 2009Time: 7 PMLocation: Great Hall, Hart House
Join the University of Toronto Students’ Union for a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic A Christmas Carol. Tickets are on sale now at UofTTix http://www.uofttix.ca/. Readers include Ralph Benmergui, David Gardner and Allie Hughes. For more information check http://www.utsu.ca/. All proceeds go to support the campus Food and Clothing Bank.
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4) Student Parents Peer Support Group – December 10th
Date: Thursday December 10th, 2009 Time: 12:00 to 1:30 pmLocation: Room 2289, O.I.S.E., 252 Bloor St. W.
Lunch Provided!
Share, learn, and discuss parenting strategies in a supportive and inclusive environment. Meet over lunch with 5-8 students who are concerned for their children. The group will discuss parenting issues; help find support, share experiences and ideas. The meetings are informal but involve a variety of discussion points. Parents are invited to participate as much or as little as they wish.
Facilitator: Jessica Barnes, M.S.W. student, Family Care Office
Please register with Magdalena Ryzdzy (Family Care Office and Faculty Relocation Service) 416-946-0687, magdalena.rydzy@utoronto.ca
For more information on the Family Care Office’s programs see: http://www.familycare.utoronto.ca/
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5) Bikechain Open House

Bikechain is holding a GRAD STUDENT OPEN HOUSE on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 at 6pm. If you're a MA candidate or defending your thesis, take a break from studying and ride your bike over to talk about the levy referendum that's coming up in the spring. It'll be awesome!

If you can't make it out to this Open House, keep an ear to the ground and an eye on our listserv, because we'll be having one in January and February.
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6) TATP Upcoming Event
Winter 2010 Workshop SeriesRegistration opens on Friday, December 4, 2009http://www.utoronto.ca/tatp/workshops.html
Navigating Your PATH: Exploring and Supporting Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student Development
Conference - June 21 & 22, 2010Toronto, ON
Submissions from graduate students are particularly welcome and strongly encouraged.
http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/conference2010/cfp.html
If you have any questions, please contact ctsi.conference2010@utoronto.ca.
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7. Helpful links
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Grad Room Events Calendar:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/gradroom/calendar.htm

Graduate Student Union:
http://www.utgsu.ca/

School or Graduate Studies:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/

UofT LGBTQ Programs and Resources:
http://www.lgbtq.utoronto.ca/

Admission and Awards:
http://www.adm.utoronto.ca/adm-awards/index.action

UofT Sexual Harassment Office:
http://www.utoronto.ca/sho/

UofT Events:
https://www.events.utoronto.ca/index.php?

Family Care Office:
http://www.familycare.utoronto.ca/

Graduate Professional Skills Program:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/campus/gpsp.htm

We encourage you to help connect your peers by sharing information you receive with them or letting them know about the listserv.
http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/Programs/grads/gradNAV/Registration[17]-gradNAV.htm

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