Dear Colleagues,
The Teaching Assistants’ Training Program’s (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award was created in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto. The award seeks to value the work of TAs who regularly inspire and challenge undergraduate students. Please forward this information on to colleagues in your department to share with their students.
2011 Teaching Assistants’ Training Program Teaching Excellence Award
Nominations open on Monday, January 31, 2011
Do you know a teaching assistant with:
• Excellent organizational skills (in relation to their ability to organize, structure and prepare tutorials, labs or classes)
• Comprehensive knowledge of their subject area
• Effective communication skills (including clarity of examples and explanations, effective communication of expectations, relation of current issues/research to student experiences and real-world applications)
• Enthusiasm for their subject area
• Ability to provide effective feedback to students
• Ability to encourage student participation
To nominate a TA and to learn more about the TATP Teaching Excellence award, please visit: http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/gsta/assessment/ta-awards.htm
Online nomination forms for students and faculty will be available as of Monday, January 31, 2011 at http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/gsta/assessment/ta-awards.htm.
Nominations close on Monday, March 14, 2011.
Winners will be announced Friday, April 29th, 2011 .
Please take a moment to nominate a teaching assistant who has made a difference.
If you have any questions about this award, please contact k.olmstead@utoronto.ca.
Thank you,
Kathleen
Kathleen Olmstead
Communications Coordinator
Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI)
Robarts Library, 4th Floor
130 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3H1
tel: (416) 946-7249
email: k.olmstead@utoronto.ca
Friday, January 21, 2011
TAC Foundation Scholarships Deadline: February 11, 2011
Please be reminded that the Transportation Association of Canada Foundation Scholarships deadline is February 11, 2011.
Full details and applications forms on the TAC Foundation scholarships can be found at www.tac-foundation.ca or by contacting the Foundation at scholar@tac-atc.ca.
In 2004 the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) established a charitable foundation, the TAC Foundation, to support the educational and research needs of the Canadian transportation industry.
Since that time, the TAC Foundation has distributed over $800,000 in scholarships for studies in transportation-related disciplines at the 3rd and 4th year undergraduate level, the postgraduate level, and more recently at the college level. The transportation-related disciplines include:
• transportation planning
• traffic management
• design of transportation infrastructure and public transportation
• program management
• environment monitoring and mitigation, and
• operations, construction and maintenance.
Our sincere thanks for your assistance with our Scholarship Program!
Deb Cross
Secretary
TAC Foundation
Full details and applications forms on the TAC Foundation scholarships can be found at www.tac-foundation.ca or by contacting the Foundation at scholar@tac-atc.ca.
In 2004 the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) established a charitable foundation, the TAC Foundation, to support the educational and research needs of the Canadian transportation industry.
Since that time, the TAC Foundation has distributed over $800,000 in scholarships for studies in transportation-related disciplines at the 3rd and 4th year undergraduate level, the postgraduate level, and more recently at the college level. The transportation-related disciplines include:
• transportation planning
• traffic management
• design of transportation infrastructure and public transportation
• program management
• environment monitoring and mitigation, and
• operations, construction and maintenance.
Our sincere thanks for your assistance with our Scholarship Program!
Deb Cross
Secretary
TAC Foundation
[PDADC-L] Revised Policy on Problem Resolution for Research Associates and Senior Research Associates
HR #16, 2010-11
January 20, 2011
To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
Research Associates and Senior Research Associates
Professional and Managerial Staff
HR Divisional Offices
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President Human Resources & Equity
Re: Revised Policy on Problem Resolution for Research Associates and Senior Research Associates
Please circulate to all Principal Investigators in your Division
In any organization conflicts arise from time to time between colleagues. The policy on Problem Resolution for Research Associates and Senior Research Associates provides mechanisms to facilitate constructive resolution where conflicts arise between a Research Associate staff member and a colleague at any level within the University. Feedback received from members of the Research Associate/Senior Research Associate Advisory Committee indicated that staff have not always found the current policy to be helpful. I have therefore proposed a number of amendments to the policy which are similar to the policy for Professional/Managerial staff. These amendments have been approved by the Business Board.
The amendments provide more options for resolution and more clarity with respect to the process, including:
• An increased emphasis on the importance of early resolution of issues.
• Additional supports such as the opportunity to seek advice from a Human Resource Manager from any HR office.
• A clear process whereby the employee may discuss a matter or present a complaint to the person to whom their immediate supervisor reports and then through successively higher levels of management OR to the Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity.
• Options to assist with resolution, such as mediation, facilitation or use of the Employee and Family Assistance Program
• A clearer statement outlining what employees who raise a complaint can expect in terms of a response.
The revisions were reviewed with and received the support of the members of the Research Associates/Senior Research Associates Advisory Committee.
The revised policy can be viewed at:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/resassoc.htm
I encourage you to take the time to review the policy so that you are aware of its provisions should you require support of this nature in the future.
January 20, 2011
To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
Research Associates and Senior Research Associates
Professional and Managerial Staff
HR Divisional Offices
From: Angela Hildyard, Vice-President Human Resources & Equity
Re: Revised Policy on Problem Resolution for Research Associates and Senior Research Associates
Please circulate to all Principal Investigators in your Division
In any organization conflicts arise from time to time between colleagues. The policy on Problem Resolution for Research Associates and Senior Research Associates provides mechanisms to facilitate constructive resolution where conflicts arise between a Research Associate staff member and a colleague at any level within the University. Feedback received from members of the Research Associate/Senior Research Associate Advisory Committee indicated that staff have not always found the current policy to be helpful. I have therefore proposed a number of amendments to the policy which are similar to the policy for Professional/Managerial staff. These amendments have been approved by the Business Board.
The amendments provide more options for resolution and more clarity with respect to the process, including:
• An increased emphasis on the importance of early resolution of issues.
• Additional supports such as the opportunity to seek advice from a Human Resource Manager from any HR office.
• A clear process whereby the employee may discuss a matter or present a complaint to the person to whom their immediate supervisor reports and then through successively higher levels of management OR to the Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity.
• Options to assist with resolution, such as mediation, facilitation or use of the Employee and Family Assistance Program
• A clearer statement outlining what employees who raise a complaint can expect in terms of a response.
The revisions were reviewed with and received the support of the members of the Research Associates/Senior Research Associates Advisory Committee.
The revised policy can be viewed at:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/resassoc.htm
I encourage you to take the time to review the policy so that you are aware of its provisions should you require support of this nature in the future.
[PDADC-L] Undergraduate Tutorial Experience Working Group - Final Report
PDAD&C#44, 2010-11
To: PDAD&C
From: Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students
Date: January 19, 2011
Re: Undergraduate Tutorial Experience Working Group - Final Report
The Final Report of the Tutorial Working Group is now available on-line at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/committees/Working_Group_on_the_Undergraduate_Tutorial_Experience.htm. The Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity have reviewed the Report and are taking its recommendations under advisement.
I would like to thank the members of the Working Group for their involvement in this project.
To: PDAD&C
From: Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students
Date: January 19, 2011
Re: Undergraduate Tutorial Experience Working Group - Final Report
The Final Report of the Tutorial Working Group is now available on-line at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/committees/Working_Group_on_the_Undergraduate_Tutorial_Experience.htm. The Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity have reviewed the Report and are taking its recommendations under advisement.
I would like to thank the members of the Working Group for their involvement in this project.
[PDADC-L] Professor Donald Ainslie Appointed Principal, University College
PDAD&C #43, 2010-11
Memorandum
TO: University College Staff, Students, and Alumni
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
DATE: January 18, 2011
RE: Professor Donald Ainslie Appointed Principal, University College
I am very pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Donald Ainslie as Principal of University College from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016.
Professor Ainslie joined the then Division of Humanities, Erindale College in 1996. Since 2003, he has served as Chair of both the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science and the tri-campus graduate Department of Philosophy, leading an impressive run of faculty hires, as well as imaginative undergraduate and graduate curriculum initiatives. For example, the Socrates Project, which gives senior undergraduates the opportunity to learn philosophy by teaching philosophy, garnered a Northrop Frye Award in 2009.
Professor Ainslie received his B.S.c. (Hon.), Specialist in Mathematics, from Queen's University in 1988 and his M.A. (Program in Medical Ethics, Department of History and Philosophy of Science) and PhD (Department of Philosophy) from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996. He was a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University in 2008-09.
From 2001 to 2003 he was the Coordinator of the University of Toronto's Undergraduate Bioethics Program. He has also served on a number of Faculty of Arts & Science committees including the Budget Committee (2009 - present), the Writing Committee (2007-present), and the Curriculum Renewal Steering Committee (2007-08), where he helped to create the Writing Instruction for TAs (WIT) Program. He has also led Faculty task forces on performance indicators in the humanities (HOPI, 2005-7) and on ethics education across the curriculum (2010-present).
Professor Ainslie's two main areas of research focus are the History of Modern Philosophy and Bioethics. He is finishing a book for Oxford University Press titled Hume's Bundle: Scepticism and Self-Understanding in the Treatise.
Memorandum
TO: University College Staff, Students, and Alumni
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
FROM: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
DATE: January 18, 2011
RE: Professor Donald Ainslie Appointed Principal, University College
I am very pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Donald Ainslie as Principal of University College from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016.
Professor Ainslie joined the then Division of Humanities, Erindale College in 1996. Since 2003, he has served as Chair of both the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science and the tri-campus graduate Department of Philosophy, leading an impressive run of faculty hires, as well as imaginative undergraduate and graduate curriculum initiatives. For example, the Socrates Project, which gives senior undergraduates the opportunity to learn philosophy by teaching philosophy, garnered a Northrop Frye Award in 2009.
Professor Ainslie received his B.S.c. (Hon.), Specialist in Mathematics, from Queen's University in 1988 and his M.A. (Program in Medical Ethics, Department of History and Philosophy of Science) and PhD (Department of Philosophy) from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996. He was a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University in 2008-09.
From 2001 to 2003 he was the Coordinator of the University of Toronto's Undergraduate Bioethics Program. He has also served on a number of Faculty of Arts & Science committees including the Budget Committee (2009 - present), the Writing Committee (2007-present), and the Curriculum Renewal Steering Committee (2007-08), where he helped to create the Writing Instruction for TAs (WIT) Program. He has also led Faculty task forces on performance indicators in the humanities (HOPI, 2005-7) and on ethics education across the curriculum (2010-present).
Professor Ainslie's two main areas of research focus are the History of Modern Philosophy and Bioethics. He is finishing a book for Oxford University Press titled Hume's Bundle: Scepticism and Self-Understanding in the Treatise.
MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 26
January 17, 2011 Vol. 02 // No. 26
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Job Opportunities // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
AMIGAS Coffee Break
On Thursday, January 13, AMIGAS hosted their first coffee break of the year, to bring department members together at the start of term.
More Photos
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CSE Energy Day and Input Request for Sustainability Building
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 1 - 6 PM
On Wednesday, February 23, from 1-6pm, the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) will host "Energy Day", a series of keynote speakers, panel discussion, poster session, and reception. Please mark the date and time in your calendars. All are invited to participate. Those who would like to present a poster at the reception should email a brief (~100 word) abstract to cse@mie.utoronto.ca.
Anyone interested in providing input into plans for a possible new building with focus on sustainability should email cse@mie.utoronto.ca.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome back Shannon Osborne, Liaison – External Relations
On Tuesday, January 18, Shannon returns from maternity leave, to reassume the external relations portfolio, which includes recruitment, admissions, Leaders of Tomorrow programming and alumni relations.
Shannon can be reached at 416-978-5450 or shannon@mie.utoronto.ca. Her current office is located at RS212A.
Welcome back Shannon!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you Farrah Merali
Since February 2010, Farrah Merali has been working as a UTemp assistant within MIE. She has worked extensively with Nina Haikara in external relations and also with Marilyn Law, in Prof. Chul Park's lab, MPML.
Friday, January 14 was Farrah's last day. We thank her for her dedicated service to the department over the past several months and wish her luck in her pursuit of a career in journalism.
Best wishes Farrah!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary » Website
The IE 50th Anniversary website, designed by Prof. Dionne Aleman, is now live!
Visit www.mie.utoronto.ca/ie50th regularly for updates and announcements, and to register for upcoming events in the Seminar Series, sponsored by Canadian Tire.
Awards & Recognition
Prof. Ashgriz » Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Congratulations to Prof. Nasser Ashgriz who was elected Fellow of the AAAS, the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis. Prof. Ashgriz was elected an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to fluid dynamics through the development of computer models for free surface flows, and foundational studies on droplet collision and coalescence.
The University of Toronto received six of the 51 Fellowships awarded in the Engineering section, more than any other single institution.
Read more
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PhD Candidate J. Hinebaugh » Hatch Scholarship
James Hinebaugh, PhD student (supervisor Prof. Aimy Bazylak), has been awarded a Hatch Scholarship for Sustainable Energy Research from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UofT Table Tennis Winners!
MIE grad student Alireza Tabatabaei Naeini and Oscar del Rio, senior computer and web administrator, won first and second place at the UofT Table Tennis tournament which took place on Saturday, January 8 at the Athletic Centre. They were among nearly 60 players all from UofT.
Congratulations!
Research Activities
Prof. Meguid » Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Catalyst grant
Prof. Shaker A. Meguid, together with colleagues from Departments of Surgery and Physical Therapy, have been awarded a CIHR catalyst grant for the project entitled: Determinants of surgical outcomes in adolescents with a Paediatric Spinal deformity.
Overview the CIHR Catalyst Grant program
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prof. Mandelis » NSERC-CIHR & SPIE Conference
Prof. Andreas Mandelis will be joining the joint NSERC-CIHR selection panel responsible for evaluating grant applications submitted to the Collaborative Health Research Projects Panel (CHRP) in Ottawa between January 17 and 20.
He will subsequently participate in the SPIE Conference Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, between January 21 and 27. He will present invited and contributed papers and will chair sessions of the Biomedical Optics (BiOS) Conference on Optics in Bone Biology and Diagnostics; he will also chair a
session and present papers in the Conference on Photons and Ultrasound.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program 2011
The MTO has announced the 2011 competition for the Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). The purpose of the initiative is to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering. The award provides up to $500,000 for direct and indirect (up to 25%) costs.
Click here for deadlines and contact information.
Seminars
Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Sponsored by Canadian Tire
Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), Chief Information Officer, Tridel
The Opportunities and Challenges of a Career in Information Technology
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 12 - 1:30 PM
Location: MC102
RSVP required for lunch » ie50@mie.utoronto.ca
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIE Seminar Series » Past, Present and Future Challenges of Electronics Packaging
Distinguished speaker: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, AMD Fellow, Advanced Micro Devices, Toronto
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
Graduate Studies
Course deadlines
Last day to drop winter session courses without academic penalty: Friday, February 25.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation) Deadline
MASc and MEng students wishing to graduate in March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation)
without fees being charged for the January 2011 session must complete their degree requirements
by Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
For detailed information click here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master's Tuition Bursary
Deadline: Friday, February 25.
For detailed application information click here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PhD Thesis Seminar
Jacob W. Wernik presents: Multiscale Modeling of Nano-Reinforced Structural Adhesive Bonds
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 3 PM
Location: MB101
Exam committee: Prof. S. Meguid (supervisor and exam chair); Prof. J. Spelt; and Prof. H. Ruda.
Job Opportunities
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, U of T » Postdoc in Fuel Cells for Clean Energy Research
We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate who is a recent engineering or chemistry PhD graduate, to work in the area of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for energy applications. Extensive experience in numerical modeling is required, preferably with knowledge of transport phenomena in porous media and experience in software design principles.
Experience in microfluidics and material characterization are assets. The main roles of the candidate will be i) to develop numerical models involving multiphase flow at the microscale and ii) to design an experimental study for porous media characterization. Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills are required. If approved, funding for up to 2 years will be available, subject to performance. The candidate will be expected to work in an interdisciplinary team, provide input to graduate students, produce publishable results, and publish frequently. The application package (to be emailed to Prof. A. Bazylak at abazylak@mie.utoronto.ca as a single PDF file) should include a cover letter, CV, copy of transcripts, and a list of three professional references.
Deadline: Friday, January 28.
Announcements
Baby Boy, Lucas Xiren Sun (Prof. You)
Congratulations to Prof. Lidan You and her husband Xinwei on the arrival of their son Lucas (6.4 lbs), on January 10. Both baby and mom are doing well!
Congratulations!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ODLC Career Success Series
Career success is built on a solid foundation of self knowledge, having current information, building connections, and taking action. Get a primer on each of these crucial areas by attending this 4 session series. Sign up for one or more sessions.
What is Your Brand? with Alan Kearns, President of CareerJoy
Wednesday, January 26
Stretch Beyond Your Career Comfort Zone
Tuesday, February 15
Top Career Trends at U of T
Thursday, March 24
Career Connections Fair
Tuesday, May 17
For further details and to register visit the ODLC website.
VacationStaff:
Tai Tran Do, Machinist: January 24 - February 4
Jho Nazal, Graduate Program Assistant: January 17 - 19
Previous Newsletter & LinksPrevious MIE newsletter
All MIE newsletters
MIE Website: www.mie.utoronto.ca
Back to top
Copyright © 2009-11 University of Toronto | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, All Rights Reserved
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Job Opportunities // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
AMIGAS Coffee Break
On Thursday, January 13, AMIGAS hosted their first coffee break of the year, to bring department members together at the start of term.
More Photos
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CSE Energy Day and Input Request for Sustainability Building
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 1 - 6 PM
On Wednesday, February 23, from 1-6pm, the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) will host "Energy Day", a series of keynote speakers, panel discussion, poster session, and reception. Please mark the date and time in your calendars. All are invited to participate. Those who would like to present a poster at the reception should email a brief (~100 word) abstract to cse@mie.utoronto.ca.
Anyone interested in providing input into plans for a possible new building with focus on sustainability should email cse@mie.utoronto.ca.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome back Shannon Osborne, Liaison – External Relations
On Tuesday, January 18, Shannon returns from maternity leave, to reassume the external relations portfolio, which includes recruitment, admissions, Leaders of Tomorrow programming and alumni relations.
Shannon can be reached at 416-978-5450 or shannon@mie.utoronto.ca. Her current office is located at RS212A.
Welcome back Shannon!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you Farrah Merali
Since February 2010, Farrah Merali has been working as a UTemp assistant within MIE. She has worked extensively with Nina Haikara in external relations and also with Marilyn Law, in Prof. Chul Park's lab, MPML.
Friday, January 14 was Farrah's last day. We thank her for her dedicated service to the department over the past several months and wish her luck in her pursuit of a career in journalism.
Best wishes Farrah!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary » Website
The IE 50th Anniversary website, designed by Prof. Dionne Aleman, is now live!
Visit www.mie.utoronto.ca/ie50th regularly for updates and announcements, and to register for upcoming events in the Seminar Series, sponsored by Canadian Tire.
Awards & Recognition
Prof. Ashgriz » Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Congratulations to Prof. Nasser Ashgriz who was elected Fellow of the AAAS, the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis. Prof. Ashgriz was elected an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to fluid dynamics through the development of computer models for free surface flows, and foundational studies on droplet collision and coalescence.
The University of Toronto received six of the 51 Fellowships awarded in the Engineering section, more than any other single institution.
Read more
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PhD Candidate J. Hinebaugh » Hatch Scholarship
James Hinebaugh, PhD student (supervisor Prof. Aimy Bazylak), has been awarded a Hatch Scholarship for Sustainable Energy Research from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UofT Table Tennis Winners!
MIE grad student Alireza Tabatabaei Naeini and Oscar del Rio, senior computer and web administrator, won first and second place at the UofT Table Tennis tournament which took place on Saturday, January 8 at the Athletic Centre. They were among nearly 60 players all from UofT.
Congratulations!
Research Activities
Prof. Meguid » Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Catalyst grant
Prof. Shaker A. Meguid, together with colleagues from Departments of Surgery and Physical Therapy, have been awarded a CIHR catalyst grant for the project entitled: Determinants of surgical outcomes in adolescents with a Paediatric Spinal deformity.
Overview the CIHR Catalyst Grant program
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prof. Mandelis » NSERC-CIHR & SPIE Conference
Prof. Andreas Mandelis will be joining the joint NSERC-CIHR selection panel responsible for evaluating grant applications submitted to the Collaborative Health Research Projects Panel (CHRP) in Ottawa between January 17 and 20.
He will subsequently participate in the SPIE Conference Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, between January 21 and 27. He will present invited and contributed papers and will chair sessions of the Biomedical Optics (BiOS) Conference on Optics in Bone Biology and Diagnostics; he will also chair a
session and present papers in the Conference on Photons and Ultrasound.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program 2011
The MTO has announced the 2011 competition for the Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). The purpose of the initiative is to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering. The award provides up to $500,000 for direct and indirect (up to 25%) costs.
Click here for deadlines and contact information.
Seminars
Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Sponsored by Canadian Tire
Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), Chief Information Officer, Tridel
The Opportunities and Challenges of a Career in Information Technology
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 12 - 1:30 PM
Location: MC102
RSVP required for lunch » ie50@mie.utoronto.ca
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIE Seminar Series » Past, Present and Future Challenges of Electronics Packaging
Distinguished speaker: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, AMD Fellow, Advanced Micro Devices, Toronto
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
Graduate Studies
Course deadlines
Last day to drop winter session courses without academic penalty: Friday, February 25.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation) Deadline
MASc and MEng students wishing to graduate in March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation)
without fees being charged for the January 2011 session must complete their degree requirements
by Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
For detailed information click here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master's Tuition Bursary
Deadline: Friday, February 25.
For detailed application information click here.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PhD Thesis Seminar
Jacob W. Wernik presents: Multiscale Modeling of Nano-Reinforced Structural Adhesive Bonds
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 3 PM
Location: MB101
Exam committee: Prof. S. Meguid (supervisor and exam chair); Prof. J. Spelt; and Prof. H. Ruda.
Job Opportunities
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, U of T » Postdoc in Fuel Cells for Clean Energy Research
We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate who is a recent engineering or chemistry PhD graduate, to work in the area of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) for energy applications. Extensive experience in numerical modeling is required, preferably with knowledge of transport phenomena in porous media and experience in software design principles.
Experience in microfluidics and material characterization are assets. The main roles of the candidate will be i) to develop numerical models involving multiphase flow at the microscale and ii) to design an experimental study for porous media characterization. Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills are required. If approved, funding for up to 2 years will be available, subject to performance. The candidate will be expected to work in an interdisciplinary team, provide input to graduate students, produce publishable results, and publish frequently. The application package (to be emailed to Prof. A. Bazylak at abazylak@mie.utoronto.ca as a single PDF file) should include a cover letter, CV, copy of transcripts, and a list of three professional references.
Deadline: Friday, January 28.
Announcements
Baby Boy, Lucas Xiren Sun (Prof. You)
Congratulations to Prof. Lidan You and her husband Xinwei on the arrival of their son Lucas (6.4 lbs), on January 10. Both baby and mom are doing well!
Congratulations!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ODLC Career Success Series
Career success is built on a solid foundation of self knowledge, having current information, building connections, and taking action. Get a primer on each of these crucial areas by attending this 4 session series. Sign up for one or more sessions.
What is Your Brand? with Alan Kearns, President of CareerJoy
Wednesday, January 26
Stretch Beyond Your Career Comfort Zone
Tuesday, February 15
Top Career Trends at U of T
Thursday, March 24
Career Connections Fair
Tuesday, May 17
For further details and to register visit the ODLC website.
VacationStaff:
Tai Tran Do, Machinist: January 24 - February 4
Jho Nazal, Graduate Program Assistant: January 17 - 19
Previous Newsletter & LinksPrevious MIE newsletter
All MIE newsletters
MIE Website: www.mie.utoronto.ca
Back to top
Copyright © 2009-11 University of Toronto | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, All Rights Reserved
Friday, January 14, 2011
UofT Governance - here's how we're structured
Governance, Administration and Decision-making at the University of Toronto
Louis Charpentier, Secretary of the Governing Council
Sheree Drummond, Assistant Provost
January 13, 2011
Outline
1. Background:
* History of U of T
2. Governance
* University of Toronto Act
* Governing Council
* Mandate of President
3. Administration
* Organization of central administration
4. Decision-Making: Roles of Administration & Governance
Overarching Themes:
* Legislative framework
* Authority
* Autonomy
* Accountability
PART 1: BACKGROUND
History of U of T:
* King’s College established by royal charter in 1827
* University College
* Federated Universities
*** St. Michael’s
*** Trinity
*** Victoria
* operates under provincial statute – The University of Toronto Act, 1971
* autonomous, self-governing
PART 2: GOVERNANCE
Governance University of Toronto Act:
* defines the system of governance and specifies:
*** its powers and duties: “government, management and control of the University and of the property, revenues, business and affairs thereof are vested in the Governing Council”
*** the composition of Governing Council
*** how its members are to be chosen
*** that Council can determine the remainder of its structure
Governing Council:
* established in 1972
* unicameral
* almost unique system of governance
* other universities have a bicameral system:
*** Senate (internal, academic)
*** Board of Governors (external, fiduciary)
Governing Council Roles:
* Legislative
* Monitorial
* Judicial
* Accountability
Governing Council Membership:
50 Members
* President and Chancellor ex officio
* 16 Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council Appointees
* 8 Alumni
* 12 Faculty
* 8 Students
* 2 Administrative Staff
* 2 Presidential Appointees
University of Toronto Act:
* specifies duties of the President
*** chief executive officer of the University
*** “general supervision over and direction of the academic work of the University and the teaching and administrative staffs thereof”
*** required to report annually to the Governing Council upon the administration and academic work of the University
President’s Mandate:
Increasing the University’s capacity for creating knowledge, and advancing research and scholarship that is recognized internationally as outstanding among its peer institutions;
Enhancing the quality of student experience;
Fostering a culture that attracts, motivates, recognizes and retains excellent faculty;
Building effective relationships that will advance the University’s interests and those of post-secondary education in general; and
Being a strong external representative and a champion of the University as a force for public good.
PART 3: ADMINISTRATION
Senior Administration of the University:
President
* duties specified in University of Toronto Act
* chief executive officer
* appointed by the Governing Council
Vice-President and Provost
* chief academic officer and chief budget officer
* appointed by the Governing Council
Other Vice-Presidents
* appointed by the Governing Council
Vice-Provosts
* appointments approved by the Executive Committee
Assistant Vice-Presidents
* appointments approved by the Senior Appointments and Compensation Committee
Dean and Principals
* duties specified in Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators
* chief executive officer of the Faculty/College
* approved by the Academic Board [delegated to Agenda Committee]
Senior Administration:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=3895
President - David Naylor
Vice-President & Provost - Cheryl Misak
Vice-President, Business Affairs - Catherine Riggall
Vice-President & Chief Advancement Officer - David Palmer
Vice-President, Research - Paul Young
Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity - Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, University Relations - Judith Wolfson
Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga – Deep Saini
Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto at Scarborough - Franco Vaccarino
Deciphering U of T Senior Administration Titles/Lingo 101:
* Anything with ‘Provost’ in it is a position normally held by an individual who has an academic appointment, e.g., Vice-President and Provost; Vice-Provost; Associate Provost
* HOWEVER, this does not apply when you have the prefix of ‘Assistant’ – e.g., Assistant Provost, Assistant Vice-Provost. These positions are normally held by PM (the individual might have a doctorate but they are not members of the faculty).
* Vice-Presidents can be academics with an academic appointment or not (though they might still have a PhD) – depending on their role.
* Associate Vice-Presidents are held by individuals who have an academic appointment.
* Assistant Vice-Presidents and equivalents are PMs.
Vice-President and Provost [Cheryl Misak]
• Chief academic officer and chief budget officer of the University.
• Leads the university's academic planning and works closely with the Principals and Deans in setting academic priorities and in forming academic budgetary and development plans.
• Oversees the following Vice-Provostial portfolios, all of which have a tricampus
mandate.
Vice-Provost, Academic Programs [Cheryl Regehr]
• Responsible for quality assurance and standards; policy matters such as academic integrity, and grading practices.
Vice-Provost, Academic Operations [Scott Mabury]
• Responsible for University-wide budget, space, and information technology matters.
• http://www.academicoperations.utoronto.ca/home.htm
Vice-Provost, Graduate Education [Brian Corman]
• Ensures that Divisions have the central support services necessary to develop and achieve their plans for graduate education.
• http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/site3.aspx
Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life [Edith Hillan]
• Responsibility for faculty matters such as appointments, tenure, promotion, grievances, policy development and liaison with UTFA; also librarians, research associates, sessional lecturers and postdoctoral fellows.
• Primary contact for all quasi-judicial matters such as the Tenure Appeal Committee, Grievance Review Panel, Academic Discipline Tribunals and Academic Appeals Board.
• http://www.faculty.utoronto.ca/
Vice-Provost, Students [Jill Matus]
• Responsibility for student experience and for policies and procedures affecting students and student organizations.
• Oversees operation, administration and delivery of programs and services in:
*** Student Recruitment
*** Admissions and Awards
*** Student Information Systems
*** International Student Exchange
*** Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) formerly the Office of Teaching Advancement
• http://www.students.utoronto.ca/
PART 4: DECISION-MAKING – ROLE OF ADMINISTRATION & GOVERNANCE
Decision-Making: Administration:
Motto: No surprises.
* Provostial decision-making & deliberative/advisory bodies
* Provost’s Advisory Group [PAG]
* Provost’s Executive Committee [PEC]
* Principals & Deans [P&D]
* Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs [PDAD&C]
Important to remember that A LOT happens at the departmental and divisional level – before even coming to the Provost’s Office.
* Presidential
*** PVP (largest group)
*** TVP (Tri-Campus Vice-Presidents)
*** SVP (Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidents)
* Vice-Presidential
*** Advisory Bodies to respective VPs
*** (e.g., Research Advisory Board, Human Resources Management Board )
Administration processes – when appropriate - feed into the relevant Governance processes.
U of T Home
http://www.utoronto.ca/
Governing Council
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/site3.aspx
Office of the Vice-President and Provost
http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Page18.aspx
About U of T
http://www.utoronto.ca/about-uoft.htm
Louis Charpentier, Secretary of the Governing Council
Sheree Drummond, Assistant Provost
January 13, 2011
Outline
1. Background:
* History of U of T
2. Governance
* University of Toronto Act
* Governing Council
* Mandate of President
3. Administration
* Organization of central administration
4. Decision-Making: Roles of Administration & Governance
Overarching Themes:
* Legislative framework
* Authority
* Autonomy
* Accountability
PART 1: BACKGROUND
History of U of T:
* King’s College established by royal charter in 1827
* University College
* Federated Universities
*** St. Michael’s
*** Trinity
*** Victoria
* operates under provincial statute – The University of Toronto Act, 1971
* autonomous, self-governing
PART 2: GOVERNANCE
Governance University of Toronto Act:
* defines the system of governance and specifies:
*** its powers and duties: “government, management and control of the University and of the property, revenues, business and affairs thereof are vested in the Governing Council”
*** the composition of Governing Council
*** how its members are to be chosen
*** that Council can determine the remainder of its structure
Governing Council:
* established in 1972
* unicameral
* almost unique system of governance
* other universities have a bicameral system:
*** Senate (internal, academic)
*** Board of Governors (external, fiduciary)
Governing Council Roles:
* Legislative
* Monitorial
* Judicial
* Accountability
Governing Council Membership:
50 Members
* President and Chancellor ex officio
* 16 Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council Appointees
* 8 Alumni
* 12 Faculty
* 8 Students
* 2 Administrative Staff
* 2 Presidential Appointees
University of Toronto Act:
* specifies duties of the President
*** chief executive officer of the University
*** “general supervision over and direction of the academic work of the University and the teaching and administrative staffs thereof”
*** required to report annually to the Governing Council upon the administration and academic work of the University
President’s Mandate:
Increasing the University’s capacity for creating knowledge, and advancing research and scholarship that is recognized internationally as outstanding among its peer institutions;
Enhancing the quality of student experience;
Fostering a culture that attracts, motivates, recognizes and retains excellent faculty;
Building effective relationships that will advance the University’s interests and those of post-secondary education in general; and
Being a strong external representative and a champion of the University as a force for public good.
PART 3: ADMINISTRATION
Senior Administration of the University:
President
* duties specified in University of Toronto Act
* chief executive officer
* appointed by the Governing Council
Vice-President and Provost
* chief academic officer and chief budget officer
* appointed by the Governing Council
Other Vice-Presidents
* appointed by the Governing Council
Vice-Provosts
* appointments approved by the Executive Committee
Assistant Vice-Presidents
* appointments approved by the Senior Appointments and Compensation Committee
Dean and Principals
* duties specified in Policy on the Appointment of Academic Administrators
* chief executive officer of the Faculty/College
* approved by the Academic Board [delegated to Agenda Committee]
Senior Administration:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=3895
President - David Naylor
Vice-President & Provost - Cheryl Misak
Vice-President, Business Affairs - Catherine Riggall
Vice-President & Chief Advancement Officer - David Palmer
Vice-President, Research - Paul Young
Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity - Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, University Relations - Judith Wolfson
Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga – Deep Saini
Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto at Scarborough - Franco Vaccarino
Deciphering U of T Senior Administration Titles/Lingo 101:
* Anything with ‘Provost’ in it is a position normally held by an individual who has an academic appointment, e.g., Vice-President and Provost; Vice-Provost; Associate Provost
* HOWEVER, this does not apply when you have the prefix of ‘Assistant’ – e.g., Assistant Provost, Assistant Vice-Provost. These positions are normally held by PM (the individual might have a doctorate but they are not members of the faculty).
* Vice-Presidents can be academics with an academic appointment or not (though they might still have a PhD) – depending on their role.
* Associate Vice-Presidents are held by individuals who have an academic appointment.
* Assistant Vice-Presidents and equivalents are PMs.
Vice-President and Provost [Cheryl Misak]
• Chief academic officer and chief budget officer of the University.
• Leads the university's academic planning and works closely with the Principals and Deans in setting academic priorities and in forming academic budgetary and development plans.
• Oversees the following Vice-Provostial portfolios, all of which have a tricampus
mandate.
Vice-Provost, Academic Programs [Cheryl Regehr]
• Responsible for quality assurance and standards; policy matters such as academic integrity, and grading practices.
Vice-Provost, Academic Operations [Scott Mabury]
• Responsible for University-wide budget, space, and information technology matters.
• http://www.academicoperations.utoronto.ca/home.htm
Vice-Provost, Graduate Education [Brian Corman]
• Ensures that Divisions have the central support services necessary to develop and achieve their plans for graduate education.
• http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/site3.aspx
Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life [Edith Hillan]
• Responsibility for faculty matters such as appointments, tenure, promotion, grievances, policy development and liaison with UTFA; also librarians, research associates, sessional lecturers and postdoctoral fellows.
• Primary contact for all quasi-judicial matters such as the Tenure Appeal Committee, Grievance Review Panel, Academic Discipline Tribunals and Academic Appeals Board.
• http://www.faculty.utoronto.ca/
Vice-Provost, Students [Jill Matus]
• Responsibility for student experience and for policies and procedures affecting students and student organizations.
• Oversees operation, administration and delivery of programs and services in:
*** Student Recruitment
*** Admissions and Awards
*** Student Information Systems
*** International Student Exchange
*** Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) formerly the Office of Teaching Advancement
• http://www.students.utoronto.ca/
PART 4: DECISION-MAKING – ROLE OF ADMINISTRATION & GOVERNANCE
Decision-Making: Administration:
Motto: No surprises.
* Provostial decision-making & deliberative/advisory bodies
* Provost’s Advisory Group [PAG]
* Provost’s Executive Committee [PEC]
* Principals & Deans [P&D]
* Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs [PDAD&C]
Important to remember that A LOT happens at the departmental and divisional level – before even coming to the Provost’s Office.
* Presidential
*** PVP (largest group)
*** TVP (Tri-Campus Vice-Presidents)
*** SVP (Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidents)
* Vice-Presidential
*** Advisory Bodies to respective VPs
*** (e.g., Research Advisory Board, Human Resources Management Board )
Administration processes – when appropriate - feed into the relevant Governance processes.
U of T Home
http://www.utoronto.ca/
Governing Council
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/site3.aspx
Office of the Vice-President and Provost
http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Page18.aspx
About U of T
http://www.utoronto.ca/about-uoft.htm
[PDADC-L] Task Force on Governance - Implementation Committee
Memorandum to: Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Audit Committee
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC/UTSU, ECSU and SCSU
President, UTAA
College of Electors
From: Richard Nunn
Vice-Chair, Governing Council and Chair, Task Force on Governance Implementation Committee
Date: January 7, 2011
Re: Task Force on Governance – Implementation Committee
At its meeting of October 28, 2010, the Governing Council approved the establishment of an Implementation Committee (IC) to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Governance. Chaired by the Vice-Chair of the Governing Council, the IC comprises:
Professor Ellen Hodnett (Chair, Academic Board)
Ms Shirley Hoy (Vice-Chair, Business Board)
Professor Louise Lemieux-Charles (Vice-Chair, Academic Board)
Mr. John Switzer (Vice-Chair, University Affairs Board)
Ms Elizabeth Vosburgh (Chair, University Affairs Board)
Mr. David Wilson (Chair, Business Board)
Mr. P.C. Choo (Administrative Staff Governor)
Professor William Gough (Teaching Staff Governor)
Mr. Greg West (Student Governor)
Ms Sheree Drummond (Assistant Provost, Assessors’ Liaison)
Mr. Louis Charpentier (Secretary of the Governing Council) will serve as Secretary to the Committee.
The proposed agendas for each of the upcoming IC meetings are now posted on the Governing Council website and can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/taskforce/Meeting_Agendas.htm. Meetings are scheduled for January 24, March10, April 27 and May 30. We welcome your input on implementation matters the Committee will be considering at those meetings and ask that you provide your comments in writing one week in advance of the relevant meeting. Submissions may be sent in confidence to the Secretary at l.charpentier@utoronto.ca.
Thank you very much.
Office of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
Room 106, 27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Voice: (416) 978-6576
Fax: (416) 978-8182
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board
Audit Committee
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
President of UTFA
Presidents of Employee Unions
Presidents of APUS, GSU, SAC/UTSU, ECSU and SCSU
President, UTAA
College of Electors
From: Richard Nunn
Vice-Chair, Governing Council and Chair, Task Force on Governance Implementation Committee
Date: January 7, 2011
Re: Task Force on Governance – Implementation Committee
At its meeting of October 28, 2010, the Governing Council approved the establishment of an Implementation Committee (IC) to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Governance. Chaired by the Vice-Chair of the Governing Council, the IC comprises:
Professor Ellen Hodnett (Chair, Academic Board)
Ms Shirley Hoy (Vice-Chair, Business Board)
Professor Louise Lemieux-Charles (Vice-Chair, Academic Board)
Mr. John Switzer (Vice-Chair, University Affairs Board)
Ms Elizabeth Vosburgh (Chair, University Affairs Board)
Mr. David Wilson (Chair, Business Board)
Mr. P.C. Choo (Administrative Staff Governor)
Professor William Gough (Teaching Staff Governor)
Mr. Greg West (Student Governor)
Ms Sheree Drummond (Assistant Provost, Assessors’ Liaison)
Mr. Louis Charpentier (Secretary of the Governing Council) will serve as Secretary to the Committee.
The proposed agendas for each of the upcoming IC meetings are now posted on the Governing Council website and can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/taskforce/Meeting_Agendas.htm. Meetings are scheduled for January 24, March10, April 27 and May 30. We welcome your input on implementation matters the Committee will be considering at those meetings and ask that you provide your comments in writing one week in advance of the relevant meeting. Submissions may be sent in confidence to the Secretary at l.charpentier@utoronto.ca.
Thank you very much.
Office of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
Room 106, 27 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Voice: (416) 978-6576
Fax: (416) 978-8182
[PDADC-L] UTFA - pension issue - response to President Naylor
From: George Luste [mailto:luste@utfa.org]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:44 AM
To: George Luste
Subject: UTFA - pension issue - response to President Naylor (pdadc-l)
Dear Colleagues:
President Naylor and I both agree that there is a major deficit in our UofT pension plan. We differ on whether it is a $1 billion deficit or a $2 billion deficit. In either case this deficit is one of our university's most critical problems today, and it's important that the entire university community be informed about it. President Naylor and I also differ on other issues, many of which are discussed in my response.
The recent sequence of exchanges on our pension:
(i) December 13, 2010 - I made a presentation to Business Board of Governing Council. The associated memo is posted on www.utfa.org
(ii) December 15, 2010 - President Naylor responded with a public memo/letter. This is also posted on www.utfa.org
(iii) January 9, 2011 – I posted an 8-page response to President Naylor’s memo/letter on www.utfa.org
I urge you to read the January 9, 2011 memo, and the earlier documents if you have not already done so. In the conclusion of my response to President Naylor’s criticisms I write:
I have read the President’s public communiqué of December 15 several times. I find nothing in it that requires any changes in the conclusions of my December 13 presentation.
I invite and welcome all comments.
Best wishes for 2011.
George
George Luste
President, University of Toronto Faculty Association
720 Spadina Ave, Suite 419, Toronto, ON M5S2T9
Tel-416-978-4676 fax-416-978-7061 luste@utfa.org
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:44 AM
To: George Luste
Subject: UTFA - pension issue - response to President Naylor (pdadc-l)
Dear Colleagues:
President Naylor and I both agree that there is a major deficit in our UofT pension plan. We differ on whether it is a $1 billion deficit or a $2 billion deficit. In either case this deficit is one of our university's most critical problems today, and it's important that the entire university community be informed about it. President Naylor and I also differ on other issues, many of which are discussed in my response.
The recent sequence of exchanges on our pension:
(i) December 13, 2010 - I made a presentation to Business Board of Governing Council. The associated memo is posted on www.utfa.org
(ii) December 15, 2010 - President Naylor responded with a public memo/letter. This is also posted on www.utfa.org
(iii) January 9, 2011 – I posted an 8-page response to President Naylor’s memo/letter on www.utfa.org
I urge you to read the January 9, 2011 memo, and the earlier documents if you have not already done so. In the conclusion of my response to President Naylor’s criticisms I write:
I have read the President’s public communiqué of December 15 several times. I find nothing in it that requires any changes in the conclusions of my December 13 presentation.
I invite and welcome all comments.
Best wishes for 2011.
George
George Luste
President, University of Toronto Faculty Association
720 Spadina Ave, Suite 419, Toronto, ON M5S2T9
Tel-416-978-4676 fax-416-978-7061 luste@utfa.org
Seminar Series: IE 50th Anniversary Ted Maulucci - Friday, January 21 - MC 102
Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary
Seminar Series, presented by Canadian Tire
Friday, January 21 • 12 p.m.
5 King’s College Road • MC102
Ted Maulucci, (MechE 8T9)
Chief Information Officer, Tridel
“The Opportunities and Challenges of a Career in Information Technology”
Abstract: Information technology is the foundation for innovation in companies. The prosperity and survival of business is dependent on the ability to innovate and change. Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), the Chief Information Officer for the Tridel Group of Companies will share his experiences of working in the information technology field; the innovations he has been a part of, and the lessons learned throughout his career.
Ted Maulucci is the Chief Information Officer for the Tridel Group of Companies. The Tridel group is Canada’s leading developer of Condominiums with companies representing various aspects of the multi-family real estate sector.
Mr. Maulucci has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business with a specialization in Real Property Development. Mr. Maulucci has been recognized as one of the Top 25 midmarket CIOs in North American by CIO Decisions magazine and was cited “best in class” Top 10 CIOs in North America by Computerworld.
RSVP required for lunch » ie50@mie.utoronto.ca
Patrice Lee
Research Administrator
Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering, University of Toronto
Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
5 Kings College Road,
Toronto, ON,
M5S 3G8
Telephone 416.978.5023
Seminar Series, presented by Canadian Tire
Friday, January 21 • 12 p.m.
5 King’s College Road • MC102
Ted Maulucci, (MechE 8T9)
Chief Information Officer, Tridel
“The Opportunities and Challenges of a Career in Information Technology”
Abstract: Information technology is the foundation for innovation in companies. The prosperity and survival of business is dependent on the ability to innovate and change. Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), the Chief Information Officer for the Tridel Group of Companies will share his experiences of working in the information technology field; the innovations he has been a part of, and the lessons learned throughout his career.
Ted Maulucci is the Chief Information Officer for the Tridel Group of Companies. The Tridel group is Canada’s leading developer of Condominiums with companies representing various aspects of the multi-family real estate sector.
Mr. Maulucci has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business with a specialization in Real Property Development. Mr. Maulucci has been recognized as one of the Top 25 midmarket CIOs in North American by CIO Decisions magazine and was cited “best in class” Top 10 CIOs in North America by Computerworld.
RSVP required for lunch » ie50@mie.utoronto.ca
Patrice Lee
Research Administrator
Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering, University of Toronto
Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
5 Kings College Road,
Toronto, ON,
M5S 3G8
Telephone 416.978.5023
Research Ethics Workshops for Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
I am pleased to announce this winter's research ethics workshops for social sciences and humanities research involving human participants. Please see the below memorandum and flyer for more information. I would appreciate it if you would forward the memo as soon as possible to all graduate students, faculty members, and staff in your department, and post the flyer.
Sincerely,
Dean
--
Dean Sharpe, Ph.D.
Research Ethics Board Manager--Social Sciences and Humanities Office of Research Ethics, University of Toronto McMurrich Building, Second Floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, ON, M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-5585
Fax. 416-946-5763
http://www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/ethics/
*note the new url*
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 13, 2011
TO: Chairs & Graduate Program Directors—Social Sciences & Humanities: Please forward to faculty, graduate students and staff in your unit, and post flyer.
FROM: Dean Sharpe, Research Ethics Board Manager—Social Sciences & Humanities
RE: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences & Humanities—Workshops, Winter 2011
Please forward immediately to all faculty and grad students in your department, and post flyer.
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2011:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 23 10am – 12pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Tuesday, March 1 2pm - 4pm
Education Wednesday, March 2 10am - 12pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at:
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
If you are not the correct recipient for this notice, please let me know.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POSTER
Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Workshops—Winter 2011
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2011:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 23 10am - 12pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Tuesday, March 1 2pm - 4pm
Education Wednesday, March 2 10am - 12pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at: http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
Sincerely,
Dean
--
Dean Sharpe, Ph.D.
Research Ethics Board Manager--Social Sciences and Humanities Office of Research Ethics, University of Toronto McMurrich Building, Second Floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, ON, M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-5585
Fax. 416-946-5763
http://www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/ethics/
*note the new url*
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 13, 2011
TO: Chairs & Graduate Program Directors—Social Sciences & Humanities: Please forward to faculty, graduate students and staff in your unit, and post flyer.
FROM: Dean Sharpe, Research Ethics Board Manager—Social Sciences & Humanities
RE: Research Ethics in the Social Sciences & Humanities—Workshops, Winter 2011
Please forward immediately to all faculty and grad students in your department, and post flyer.
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2011:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 23 10am – 12pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Tuesday, March 1 2pm - 4pm
Education Wednesday, March 2 10am - 12pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at:
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
If you are not the correct recipient for this notice, please let me know.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POSTER
Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Workshops—Winter 2011
The Office of Research Ethics is pleased to announce the following workshops to address all types of research involving human participants in the social sciences, humanities, and education:
Winter 2011:
Date Time
Social Sciences & Humanities Wednesday, February 23 10am - 12pm
Social Sciences & Humanities Tuesday, March 1 2pm - 4pm
Education Wednesday, March 2 10am - 12pm
Location: All workshops will be in the McMurrich Building, Rm. 107 (12 Queen’s Park Crescent W.)
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Topics will include:
• history and principles behind research ethics review
• procedures under Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans
• UT’s risk matrix for assessing participant vulnerability and research risk
• free & informed consent, privacy & confidentiality, conflict of interest, inclusion/exclusion criteria
• questions and discussion relating to specific projects and methods
Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 25 people. Light refreshments will be served.
Please register at: http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?affiliation=ethics
The research ethics workshops are eligible for credit in the School of Graduate Studies Professional Skills (GPS) Program. To register, and for more information on GPS please visit:
http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/profdev/gps.htm
For further information, please contact dean.sharpe@utoronto.ca
I am also available to speak in research seminars, by invitation: please contact me if interested.
NCMA Education and Research Foundation Grant Application - Deadline is February 1, 2011
The NCMA Education and Research Foundation is committed to supporting education of college and university architecture students and is making available resources, in the form of grants from the foundation, to create educational opportunities for research and developing design professionals. Applications received by February 1 will be considered by the NCMA Board of Trustees at the NCMA annual meeting the week of March 20, 2011.
There currently are two types of grants available and it is easy to apply:
1. Student Design Competitions. Information, instructions, and application forms are available at: http://www.ncma.org/foundation/Pages/ArchitectureStudentDesignCompetitionGuidelinesandTemplates.aspx.
2. Research and educational grant applications. Information, instructions, and application forms for this type of grant is at available at: http://www.ncma.org/foundation/grantapp/Pages/default.aspx.
If you are not able to meet the above date for your submission, the deadline for the next round of applications is July 1, 2011 to be considered at the NCMA Mid-Year meeting the end of August 2011.
We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Dennis W. Graber, FACI
Director of Technical Publications
National Concrete Masonry Association
13750 Sunrise Valley Drive
Herndon, VA 20171
571-224-0932 Direct
703-713-1900 Reception
(Fax) 703-713-1910
There currently are two types of grants available and it is easy to apply:
1. Student Design Competitions. Information, instructions, and application forms are available at: http://www.ncma.org/foundation/Pages/ArchitectureStudentDesignCompetitionGuidelinesandTemplates.aspx.
2. Research and educational grant applications. Information, instructions, and application forms for this type of grant is at available at: http://www.ncma.org/foundation/grantapp/Pages/default.aspx.
If you are not able to meet the above date for your submission, the deadline for the next round of applications is July 1, 2011 to be considered at the NCMA Mid-Year meeting the end of August 2011.
We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Dennis W. Graber, FACI
Director of Technical Publications
National Concrete Masonry Association
13750 Sunrise Valley Drive
Herndon, VA 20171
571-224-0932 Direct
703-713-1900 Reception
(Fax) 703-713-1910
Canadian Multi-Disciplinary Road Safety Conference XXI - Online Registration Info
Early Bird Registration for the Canadian Multi-Disciplinary Road Safety Conference XXI is now available online.
Please visit http://youthroadsafety.ca/cmrsc/registration/
Registration payments are possible through PayPal, (as in previous Canadian Road Safety Conferences), and by cheque. Complete details for both payment choices are explained. The registration process is step by step. Please be sure to complete the various fields, especially the ones concerning dietary restrictions, allergies, or any special requests.
To reserve your room at the venue hotel, The Lord Nelson
Please click: Book Online located in the Registration Notes section of the online page.
Using this link will ensure you receive the conference room rate of $165/night. Registrants that book prior to the March 15, 2011 deadline will be entered for a chance to win a FREE UPGRADE to a premier suite. More details about this room are available on the registration page, and on The Lord Nelson website.
Once you click: Book Online you will be forwarded directly to The Lord Nelson Hotel’s webpage.
Under the heading “Group Options”, click “Make Reservation”.
A “Group Contact Password” is not required.
Use the calendar block to select your nights of stay, and the information will self-fill the text blocks with your check-in and check-out dates.
Then click “Check Availability”.
The CMRSC-XXI has reserved a block of rooms for the conference at a group rate of $165/night. This rate is subject to a 2% marketing levy and 15% HST. The hotel has indicated that this group rate will be extended to anyone wishing pre or post accommodations; subject to availability. Please contact the hotel directly at 1-800-565-2020 or e-mail ask@lordnelsonhotel.com if you wish to reserve extra nights. Reference the Booking ID #: 17682
As a friendly reminder, www.destinationhalifax.com is an absolutely wonderful site…. ready to assist you with any excursion packages or sight-seeing tours that you or your spouse may wish to attend. The site also identifies terrific shops, restaurants, transportation information and entertainment possibilities.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Kindest Regards,
Dale
Please visit http://youthroadsafety.ca/cmrsc/registration/
Registration payments are possible through PayPal, (as in previous Canadian Road Safety Conferences), and by cheque. Complete details for both payment choices are explained. The registration process is step by step. Please be sure to complete the various fields, especially the ones concerning dietary restrictions, allergies, or any special requests.
To reserve your room at the venue hotel, The Lord Nelson
Please click: Book Online located in the Registration Notes section of the online page.
Using this link will ensure you receive the conference room rate of $165/night. Registrants that book prior to the March 15, 2011 deadline will be entered for a chance to win a FREE UPGRADE to a premier suite. More details about this room are available on the registration page, and on The Lord Nelson website.
Once you click: Book Online you will be forwarded directly to The Lord Nelson Hotel’s webpage.
Under the heading “Group Options”, click “Make Reservation”.
A “Group Contact Password” is not required.
Use the calendar block to select your nights of stay, and the information will self-fill the text blocks with your check-in and check-out dates.
Then click “Check Availability”.
The CMRSC-XXI has reserved a block of rooms for the conference at a group rate of $165/night. This rate is subject to a 2% marketing levy and 15% HST. The hotel has indicated that this group rate will be extended to anyone wishing pre or post accommodations; subject to availability. Please contact the hotel directly at 1-800-565-2020 or e-mail ask@lordnelsonhotel.com if you wish to reserve extra nights. Reference the Booking ID #: 17682
As a friendly reminder, www.destinationhalifax.com is an absolutely wonderful site…. ready to assist you with any excursion packages or sight-seeing tours that you or your spouse may wish to attend. The site also identifies terrific shops, restaurants, transportation information and entertainment possibilities.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Kindest Regards,
Dale
2011 International Conference on Control and Automation CAA 2011 Ei & ISTP Indexed - Oct. 28-30, 2011, Shanghai, China
2011 International Conference on Control and Automation CAA 2011 Ei & ISTP Indexed
Oct. 28-30, 2011 Shanghai, China
www.engii.org/cet2011/CAA2011.aspx
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The 2011 International Conference on Control and Automation (CAA2011) will take place in Shanghai China, 28-30 October, 2011. The conference CAA2011 is held under the World Congress on Engineering and Technology 2011(CET2011). The CET 2011 is composed of several conferences on the frontier topics in the engineering and technological subjects.
The CET conference proceedings will be published by IEEE, and the accepted papers will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.
CET2011 has been included in IEEE Conference Database£º
www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18694
Online submission system:
www.engii.org/cet2011Submission/index.aspx
The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest:
* Adaptive Control
* Automated Guided Vehicles
* Biomedical Engineering and Biosystems Automation
* Control Education
* Control Theory and Application
* Discrete Event Systems
* Electronic Commerce and Office Automation
* Estimation and Identification
* Factory Modeling and Automation
* Fault Detection
* Flexible Manufacturing Systems
* Fuzzy and Neural Systems
* Industrial Process Control
* Instruments and Vibration Control
* Integrated Manufacturing
* Intelligent and AI Based Control
* Intelligent Automation
* Learning Systems
* Linear Systems
* Man-machine Interactions
* Manufacturing Control and Automation Engineering
* Material Processing and Control
* Modeling of Complex Systems
* Motion Control
* Multi-agent systems
* Network Intelligence and Network Control
* Nonlinear Systems and Control
* Optimal Control
* Petri-Nets and Applications
* Process Automation
* Process Control & Instrumentation
* Real-time Systems
* Robotics
* Robust and Control
* Sensor networks and networked control
* Sensor/data fusion
* Smart Structures
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: Apr. 30, 2011 Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2011
Conference: Oct. 28-30, 2011
You are highly appreciated to recommend experts to join in TPC (Technical Program Committee) list of our conference.If you are interested in the position, please attach a copy of your CV/resume.
For more information, please contact:
Email: cet@engii.org
Oct. 28-30, 2011 Shanghai, China
www.engii.org/cet2011/CAA2011.aspx
_____________________________________________________________________________________
The 2011 International Conference on Control and Automation (CAA2011) will take place in Shanghai China, 28-30 October, 2011. The conference CAA2011 is held under the World Congress on Engineering and Technology 2011(CET2011). The CET 2011 is composed of several conferences on the frontier topics in the engineering and technological subjects.
The CET conference proceedings will be published by IEEE, and the accepted papers will be indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.
CET2011 has been included in IEEE Conference Database£º
www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=18694
Online submission system:
www.engii.org/cet2011Submission/index.aspx
The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest:
* Adaptive Control
* Automated Guided Vehicles
* Biomedical Engineering and Biosystems Automation
* Control Education
* Control Theory and Application
* Discrete Event Systems
* Electronic Commerce and Office Automation
* Estimation and Identification
* Factory Modeling and Automation
* Fault Detection
* Flexible Manufacturing Systems
* Fuzzy and Neural Systems
* Industrial Process Control
* Instruments and Vibration Control
* Integrated Manufacturing
* Intelligent and AI Based Control
* Intelligent Automation
* Learning Systems
* Linear Systems
* Man-machine Interactions
* Manufacturing Control and Automation Engineering
* Material Processing and Control
* Modeling of Complex Systems
* Motion Control
* Multi-agent systems
* Network Intelligence and Network Control
* Nonlinear Systems and Control
* Optimal Control
* Petri-Nets and Applications
* Process Automation
* Process Control & Instrumentation
* Real-time Systems
* Robotics
* Robust and Control
* Sensor networks and networked control
* Sensor/data fusion
* Smart Structures
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: Apr. 30, 2011 Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2011
Conference: Oct. 28-30, 2011
You are highly appreciated to recommend experts to join in TPC (Technical Program Committee) list of our conference.If you are interested in the position, please attach a copy of your CV/resume.
For more information, please contact:
Email: cet@engii.org
MTO Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program 2011
MTO Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program 2011
Dear Researchers,
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario has announced the 2011 competition for the Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). The purpose of the initiative is to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering.
The award provides up to $500,000 for direct and indirect (up to 25%) costs. The ultimate goal of the program is to challenge Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.
Critical Dates:
February 9, 2011: Internal Deadline for completed applications (Paper submission)
• Completed application Form (includes Attachments B, C, D & E)
• An RIS Application Form, signed by your Chair and/or Dean (as your unit's policies determine) is required before your application can be approved by Research Services. Once signed, you can scan and e-mail your RIS form to m.folinas@utoronto.ca
• Firm and Final Deadline: Your Application MUST be submitted to Mike Folinas no later than: 10 am Wednesday February 9, 2011 (sooner if possible)
February 16, 2011 (2:30pm): Sponsor Deadline
• Applications must be received by the sponsor by 2:30pm on this date, late application will not be accepted.
Support: Questions during the Competition Period:
• Your primary contacts at Research Services for the MTO HIIF Program is:
Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
• Additional Information on the HIIFP program can be found on our website or the MTO website
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about this message, our internal deadlines, or the program itself.
Best regards,
Mike Folinas
Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of the Vice President, Research
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building - 3rd floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-7118 Fax. 416-971-2010
Website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
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Please contact me for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s 2011 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP) Guidelines.
The Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program funds research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting our current and future challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering.
The HIIFP challenges Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday February 16, 2011 - 2:30 pm.
For additional information on the program please visit: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/business/funding.htm or http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/french/business/funding.htm
Please contact me at your convenience should you have any questions regarding the program.
Finlay S. Buchanan, BSc (Agr), MSc
Coordinator, Technology and Innovations
Executive Director's Office - Asset Management
Provincial Highways Management Division
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
301 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2R 7R4
T: 905.704.2980
F: 905.704.2055
Dear Researchers,
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario has announced the 2011 competition for the Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP). The purpose of the initiative is to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting selected challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering.
The award provides up to $500,000 for direct and indirect (up to 25%) costs. The ultimate goal of the program is to challenge Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.
Critical Dates:
February 9, 2011: Internal Deadline for completed applications (Paper submission)
• Completed application Form (includes Attachments B, C, D & E)
• An RIS Application Form, signed by your Chair and/or Dean (as your unit's policies determine) is required before your application can be approved by Research Services. Once signed, you can scan and e-mail your RIS form to m.folinas@utoronto.ca
• Firm and Final Deadline: Your Application MUST be submitted to Mike Folinas no later than: 10 am Wednesday February 9, 2011 (sooner if possible)
February 16, 2011 (2:30pm): Sponsor Deadline
• Applications must be received by the sponsor by 2:30pm on this date, late application will not be accepted.
Support: Questions during the Competition Period:
• Your primary contacts at Research Services for the MTO HIIF Program is:
Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
• Additional Information on the HIIFP program can be found on our website or the MTO website
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about this message, our internal deadlines, or the program itself.
Best regards,
Mike Folinas
Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of the Vice President, Research
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building - 3rd floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-7118 Fax. 416-971-2010
Website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
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Please contact me for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s 2011 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP) Guidelines.
The Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program funds research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting our current and future challenges, and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering.
The HIIFP challenges Ontario's academic community to contribute to transportation infrastructure solutions in a number of areas including traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, engineering materials, highway design, environmental, geomatics, bridges, construction and maintenance.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday February 16, 2011 - 2:30 pm.
For additional information on the program please visit: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/business/funding.htm or http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/french/business/funding.htm
Please contact me at your convenience should you have any questions regarding the program.
Finlay S. Buchanan, BSc (Agr), MSc
Coordinator, Technology and Innovations
Executive Director's Office - Asset Management
Provincial Highways Management Division
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
301 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2R 7R4
T: 905.704.2980
F: 905.704.2055
NineSigma Request for Proposal - Methods to Increase Silver Extraction from Mineral Ores
Hello-
I am contacting you to make you aware of NineSigma Request, RFP# 66942, "Methods to Increase Silver Extraction from Mineral Ores."
Our client, Newmont Mining Corporation, invites proposals for methods, process, or materials to increase silver extraction from ores. NineSigma has identified you as a party with the potential to respond to this request, or as a contact who might know of someone with expertise in this area.
This invitation is not a complete description of the project. More information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP) document online at https://www.myninesigma.com/sites/public/_layouts/RFPs/NineSigma_RFP_66942.pdf (or click here to go directly to the web page). The final submission date for Proposal Briefs is February 4, 2011.
If after reviewing the full RFP document you are interested in submitting a proposal or would like more information, please contact me by email and reference RFP# 66942 in the subject line. When you submit a proposal, please use the response template downloaded from the link below:
(https://www.myninesigma.com/sites/public/_layouts/ProposalTemplates/Response_Template_66942.doc).
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Andrews, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager
NineSigma, Inc.
23611 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 320
Cleveland, Ohio 44122-5540
PhD@ninesigma.com
Visit our blog: http://bloinc.ninesigma.com
To edit your profile and indicate only the categories of Requests you are interested in, register online at https://www.myninesigma.com/
I am contacting you to make you aware of NineSigma Request, RFP# 66942, "Methods to Increase Silver Extraction from Mineral Ores."
Our client, Newmont Mining Corporation, invites proposals for methods, process, or materials to increase silver extraction from ores. NineSigma has identified you as a party with the potential to respond to this request, or as a contact who might know of someone with expertise in this area.
This invitation is not a complete description of the project. More information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP) document online at https://www.myninesigma.com/sites/public/_layouts/RFPs/NineSigma_RFP_66942.pdf (or click here to go directly to the web page). The final submission date for Proposal Briefs is February 4, 2011.
If after reviewing the full RFP document you are interested in submitting a proposal or would like more information, please contact me by email and reference RFP# 66942 in the subject line. When you submit a proposal, please use the response template downloaded from the link below:
(https://www.myninesigma.com/sites/public/_layouts/ProposalTemplates/Response_Template_66942.doc).
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Andrews, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager
NineSigma, Inc.
23611 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 320
Cleveland, Ohio 44122-5540
PhD@ninesigma.com
Visit our blog: http://bloinc.ninesigma.com
To edit your profile and indicate only the categories of Requests you are interested in, register online at https://www.myninesigma.com/
MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 25
January 10, 2011 Vol. 02 // No. 25
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Job Opportunities // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
Scholars & Leaders Reception
On January 5, MIE recognized the academic success of its undergraduate students. The evening acknowledged those who achieved top standing in their program last year, in-course awards and first-year admission scholarships.
More Photos
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Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Sponsored by Canadian Tire
In 2011, we celebrate 50 years of Industrial Engineering scholarship at the University of Toronto. The IE Anniversary celebrations will include a series of monthly events leading up to a one-day Symposium and Gala Dinner on September 24, 2011.
The Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series is sponsored by Canadian Tire, who has donated $15,000 towards the monthly series. Our first speaker is Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), Chief Information Officer, Tridel.
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 12 - 1:30 PM
Location: MC102
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to ie50@mie.utoronto.ca.
Future series events to be announced in the next MIE Newsletter.
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MBNA Canada Sponsors IE 50th Anniversary Symposium & Gala Dinner
MBNA Canada is a founding sponsor of the Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Symposium & Gala Dinner, scheduled for September 24, 2011. The $5,000 donation from MBNA, a UofT Affinity partner, was received through the University of Toronto Pillar Sponsorship program.
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New Communications/Special Projects position
Nina Haikara has accepted the new position of Communications & Special Projects Coordinator starting on January 18. Shannon Osborne returns from maternity leave on this date, and reassumes the External Relations position.
In her time with MIE, as acating external relations liaison, Nina has managed new events, website content and publication material for the department. Nina began her U of T career with her alma mater college, Innis, and later worked within University Advancement before joining MIE last year.
Congratulations Nina!
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Joe Baptista earns Facilities Management Administrator (FMA®) designation
Joe Baptista has completed the following BOMI courses to earn an FMA® designation:
• Technologies for Facilities Management
• Facilities Planning and Project Management
• Environmental Health and Safety Issues
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part I
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part II
• Real Estate Investment and Finance
• Ethics Is Good Business® and • Fundamentals of Facilities Management
Congratulations Joe!
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Renovation Project Status » New Student Service Centre
The renovation project, originally scheduled to be complete by December 15, is progressing well and is now on schedule for completion by the end of January. The new furniture will be delivered on January 26.
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NSERC Engage Information Session in MIE
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 1 PM
Location: MB101
Staff from the NSERC Ontario office will be holding an information session for MIE on NSERC funding programs with a focus on the new Engage program. All are invited to attend.
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New Date for MIE Graduate Open House
The initially planned Open House date of Friday, February 11 is changed to Friday, March 4.
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MIE Executive Committee
The MIE Executive Committee will meet every second week, starting Tuesday, January 11. The meetings will be held in Jean's office from 10 AM to 12 noon.
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MIE Academic Staff Meetings
Listed below are dates for the MIE Academic Staff Meetings this term. All meetings are held in MC 331 at 12:10 PM
• Thursday, January 20
• Thursday, February 17
• Wednesday, March 23
• Wednesday, April 20
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MIE Advisory Board Meeting
The second meeting of the MIE advisory board will be held on Tuesday, January 11. Vice President of Advancement, David Palmer, will be joining the meeting.
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MIE Industry Board Formed & First Meeting
The first meeting of the MIE Industry Board chaired by Prof. Ridha Ben Mrad will take place on Monday, January 17.
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Faculty // Staff Mixer
Date: Friday, January 28
Time: 4 - 6 PM (approximately)
Location: Molly Bloom's Irish Pub, 191 College Street (2nd Floor)
RSVP online
Our first Faculty/Staff Mixer was so successful that the department has planned another one for January. This is an an opportunity for our faculty members and administrative/technical staff to mix and mingle in a relaxed atmosphere, away from the University, in order to get to know one another better. Only faculty and staff can attend (no guests). Food and drinks will be provided, so please be sure to RSVP.
Awards & Recognition
Prof. Fox & Prof. Meguid » The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Awards
Prof. Mark Fox has been awarded the EIC Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal in recognition of his service to the Institute.
Prof. Shaker Meguid has been named a Fellow of EIC for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada
EIC President Tony Bennett will present the recipients at the Institute's Annual Awards Banquet at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on Saturday evening, March 5, an event that helps mark Canada's Engineering Week.
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UofT Magazine » PhD student Jennifer Hsu is designing "smarter" footwear
Jennifer Hsu (supervisor, Prof. Fernie) is a PhD student in the Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and MIE, who wants to make winter walking safer for everyone, but especially for older people. She's studying how people walk in treacherous cold-weather conditions and what sorts of devices might help them stay upright and in control.
Read the UofT Magazine Winter 2011 article
Research Activities
Prof. Kesler and CMC » Centres of Excellence (NCE) grant
Carbon Management Canada (CMC) is a national research network focused on carbon management in Canada's fossil energy sector. Prof. Olivera Kesler was approved for a subproject entitled Carbon Capture for CCS by Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
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Prof. Mills and Prof. Cleghorn » Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) funding
Profs. James K. Mills and William L. Cleghorn have successfully received funding again this year for the Connections Program from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). Each school year, 12-18 students participate. It is based on a fourth year thesis, which for each student is the equivalent in workload of two undergraduate courses. Students are encouraged to work in groups and are connected with industry partners.
Profs. Mills and Clenghorn, who together coordinate Connections, have successfully obtained funding for the program each year, for nearly 20 years.
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Prof. Thomson » Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) grant
Prof. Murray Thomson and PI, Prof. S. Rogak (UBC), have received a one-year $20,000 APC grant in partnership with UBC and Westport Innovations for Ultra-Low Emission HPDI Natural-Gas Heavy-Duty Engine.
Compression-ignition natural-gas engines can achieve very low emissions and may be a viable way to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions in many heavy-duty applications. To remain competitive, the technology developed by Westport Innovations must take advantage of the advances in conventional heavy-duty engines, as well as explore fundamental questions specific to natural gas combustion. The proposed program will test and model advanced fuel injection strategies and unconventional low-temperature combustion modes for extremely low NOx and particulate emissions.
APC website
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Prof. Ward » NSERC Cooperative Research and Development (CRD) grant
Prof. Charles Ward has received a CRD grant for his project with Schlumberger Canada Ltd. The project is entitled Hydrocarbon Vapour Adsorption on Porous Materials, extends over three years and will receive $360k in funding during that period.
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Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Energy Showcase
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 1 - 6 PM
The CSE will host an energy showcase in February. The day will include invited keynote speakers from industry, a panel discussion, and a poster session and reception. Please mark the date in your calendars and look for further upcoming details!
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New Steering Committee Members join Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Beth Savan from the department of Forestry and the Sustainability Office, Rob Gravelsins from the department of Chemical Engineering, and Jim Sarvinis and Bert Wasmund from Hatch have kindly agreed to serve on the steering committee of the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), increasing the breadth of representation and backgrounds on the committee. The newly-enlarged committee will be better positioned to reach a wider variety of researchers and partners with an interest in clean energy.
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Mechatronics and Microsystems Design Laboratory (MMDL) Launches new Website
Prof. Ridha Ben Mrad, Director of MMDL, announces the launch of an updated web site for the group. "The purpose of the present launch is to provide up-to-date descriptions of our research products, to provide profiles of expertise available and to list the group publications. It is our hope that it will help our students find suitable placements, encourage potential partners and collaborators to talk to us on research projects and, of course, draw new students to pursue this area of research," he says.
Visit the new MMDL website.
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World Engineers' Convention 2011
Call for Papers » Second announcement
Deadline for abstract submission: Saturday, January 15
Engineers from around the world will gather in Geneva from Monday, September 4 - Friday, September 9, 2011, for the fourth World Engineers' Convention. All engineers, researchers, other professionals and entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to submit their papers in order to share their successful research, experience and knowledge.
More Info
Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Global Information Ecosystems: An eCommerce Perspective
Speaker: Prof. Mark Fox, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Enterprise Integration, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
New date: Friday, January 14
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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MIE Seminar Series » Past, Present and Future Challenges of Electronics Packaging
Distinguished speaker: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, AMD Fellow, Advanced Micro Devices, Toronto
New date: Friday, January 21
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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Engineering Entrepreneurship » How I Started a Million Dollar Company
Speaker: Vincent Cheung
Date: Wednesday, January 12
Time: 5 PM
Location: SF1105
Vincent is a Computer Engineering PhD student at U of T. In 2008, Vincent had a simple idea for a software program that would do cool things with photos. It has led him to starting his own company, filing patents, signing deals with other companies, winning awards etc. The program is called Shape Collage (www.shapecollage.com) and the software has been downloaded over 3 million times (more than the population of Toronto)!
There is an informal dinner with the speaker following the talk. If you would like to attend the dinner, please email susan.grant@utoronto.ca.
Graduate Studies
AMIGAS Holiday Social
AMIGAS hosted a successful holiday social on December 17 at Molly Bloom's Irish Pub.
More Photos
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AMIGAS Coffee Break
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Location: MC330
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MIE Fellowship and Travel Grant Winners
The following students are awarded MIE scholarships (supervisors in brackets):
Glynn Williams Fellowships
Nicholas Yeung (Prof. C-G Lee)
Reza Farshidi (Prof. J.W. Zu)
Bert Wasmund Graduate Fellowships in Sustainable Energy Research
Justin Shum (Prof. M.J. Thomson)
Milad Abolhasani (Prof. A. Guenther)
Bill Shaw Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Corey Kiassat (Prof. A.K.S. Jardine)
Russell A. Reynolds Graduate Fellowship in Thermodynamics
Sameh Saad (Prof. W. Neumann)
Pierre Rivard Hydrogenics Graduate Fellowship
Meghdad Saffaripour (Prof. M.J. Thomson)
David Sanborn Scott Graduate Fellowship
Dillon Fuerth (Prof. A. Bazylak)
Ron D. Venter Graduate Fellowship
Craig Metcalfe (Prof. O. Kesler)
Fellowship recipients will be more formally recognized at the MIE Research Symposium reception on May 13, 2011.
The MIE Graduate Studies Committee met recently to determine the recipients of the travel grants for winter 2011 session (supervisors in brackets):
Aboutaleb Amir Ameli (Prof. J.K. Spelt)
Zishu Liu (Prof. B. Donmez)
Amirhossein Mohajerani (Prof. J.K. Spelt)
Lorna Wong (Prof. A.K.S. Jardine)
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Course deadlines
Last day to add winter session courses: Friday, January 14.
Last day to drop winter session courses without academic penalty: Friday, February 25.
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March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation) Deadline
MASc and MEng students wishing to graduate in March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation)
without fees being charged for the January 2011 session must complete their degree requirements
by Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
For detailed information click here.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Julie Kim presents: Modeling Patient Acceptance of e-Health Technologies: An Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model
Date: Wednesday, January, 12
Time: 10 AM
Location: Boardroom, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, 190 Elizabeth Street
Exam committee: Prof. M. Carter (supervisor); Prof. M. Bussmann (exam chair); Prof. M. Chignell; and Prof. A. Jadad.
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MASc Oral Exam
Erin Yu presents: Design and Evaluation of an Improved Patient Information Management System for Emergency Department Physicians
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. M. Chignell (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. M. Carter; and Prof. K. Lyons.
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PhD Final Oral Exam
Siva Prasad Varma Nadimpalli presents: Characterization and Prediction of Fracture Within Solder Joints and Circuit Boards
Date: Monday, January 17
Time: 3:10 PM
Location: School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Room 301
Exam committee: Prof. T. Sargent (examination chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering); Prof. J.K. Spelt (supervisor); Prof. T. North; Prof. A. Sinclair; and Prof. A. Bazylak.
External examiner: Dr. Paul Vianco (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
Student Affairs
Changes to Project Design (MIE540)
Lead by sessional instructor, David Nascon, exciting new changes are developing for MIE540, Product Design this year.
A multi-million dollar toy company has sponsored MIE540 with a $5,000 prize for the best projects (1st place: $2,500, 2nd place: $1,500, 3rd place $1,000). The students will be given a product directional outline, consisting of a category of toy, a defined market segment and a few constraints (material, dimensional, etc.)
In addition, there will be two guest lectures. Last year, Sr. Vice President of Design Marketing and Sustainable Development for Teknion gave an engaging talk about change management. The second lecture was one of Canada's leading Rapid Prototyping (RP) companies, sharing the latest in technologies and construction methods.
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Winter term Lectures on Leadership
The Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) office is now scheduling lectures on leadership for the winter term.
Our objective is for every undergraduate student in the Faculty to be exposed to a number of leadership lectures over the course of their study. This allows every student to graduate with a basic understanding of leadership in engineering, which we believe will enhance their success and have a positive impact on society. Click here for the target classes in the Leadership Infusion Lecture Series.
Faculty who have a lecture spot to spare, please contact Brian Tran and Prof. Greg Evans with the date, time, and course.
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Closing the Innovation Gap » MIE continues collaboration with One Million Acts of Innovation
An amazing movement started in 2010, when a group of passionate senior technology professionals gathered to address an important problem - Canada's innovation capacity. Senior business and academic leaders are uniquely positioned to tackle this very big problem. The next meeting will address the topic of closing the innovation gap.
Date: Wednesday, January 19
Time: 8 - 11 AM
Location: Miller Thomson, 40 King Street West, Suite 5800.
For more information, please contact Prof. Daniel Frances.
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You're Next! 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair 2011
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: 255 McCaul Street, University Examination Centre
You're Next! 2011 is the University of Toronto's one stop recruitment event for undergraduate and graduate students in Engineering and Science. In 2010, over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students attended You're Next! meeting representatives from companies such as RIM, Microsoft, Diageo, Husky, Schulmberger, and many more.
More Info
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Formula SAE Racing Newsletter
MIE is a proud sponsor of Formula SAE. Click here to read their January newsletter.
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Women in Engineering
Kathryn Tang (MechE 1T1 + PEY) addressed the topic of women in engineering in the December issue of the Engineering student newspaper, The Canon. You can read Kathryn's article on her website.
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Movember Campaign Reaches Goal!
Thanks to the efforts of faculty, staff, students and professors Grant Allen (ChemE), Beno Benhabib and Jason Bazylak the Skule Team raised more money for Movember than any other Engineering school in Canada. Nitla Cooke (MIE, 1T2) acted as the Skule Team Captain, and is the Community Outreach representative for EngSoc.
Read More
Job Opportunities
Loblaw - IE Opportunities
• Click here for Business Analyst
• Click here for Senior Analyst, Supplier Enablement
• Click here for Analyst, Accelerated Value RRP
Interested applicants are asked to apply online as well as send their resume to supplychaincareers@loblaw.ca. Visit the Loblaw Careers website for all available positions.
Previous Newsletter & LinksPrevious MIE newsletter
All MIE newsletters
MIE Website: www.mie.utoronto.ca
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Copyright © 2009-11 University of Toronto | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, All Rights Reserved
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Job Opportunities // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
Scholars & Leaders Reception
On January 5, MIE recognized the academic success of its undergraduate students. The evening acknowledged those who achieved top standing in their program last year, in-course awards and first-year admission scholarships.
More Photos
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Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Sponsored by Canadian Tire
In 2011, we celebrate 50 years of Industrial Engineering scholarship at the University of Toronto. The IE Anniversary celebrations will include a series of monthly events leading up to a one-day Symposium and Gala Dinner on September 24, 2011.
The Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series is sponsored by Canadian Tire, who has donated $15,000 towards the monthly series. Our first speaker is Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), Chief Information Officer, Tridel.
Date: Friday, January 21
Time: 12 - 1:30 PM
Location: MC102
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to ie50@mie.utoronto.ca.
Future series events to be announced in the next MIE Newsletter.
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MBNA Canada Sponsors IE 50th Anniversary Symposium & Gala Dinner
MBNA Canada is a founding sponsor of the Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Symposium & Gala Dinner, scheduled for September 24, 2011. The $5,000 donation from MBNA, a UofT Affinity partner, was received through the University of Toronto Pillar Sponsorship program.
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New Communications/Special Projects position
Nina Haikara has accepted the new position of Communications & Special Projects Coordinator starting on January 18. Shannon Osborne returns from maternity leave on this date, and reassumes the External Relations position.
In her time with MIE, as acating external relations liaison, Nina has managed new events, website content and publication material for the department. Nina began her U of T career with her alma mater college, Innis, and later worked within University Advancement before joining MIE last year.
Congratulations Nina!
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Joe Baptista earns Facilities Management Administrator (FMA®) designation
Joe Baptista has completed the following BOMI courses to earn an FMA® designation:
• Technologies for Facilities Management
• Facilities Planning and Project Management
• Environmental Health and Safety Issues
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part I
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part II
• Real Estate Investment and Finance
• Ethics Is Good Business® and • Fundamentals of Facilities Management
Congratulations Joe!
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Renovation Project Status » New Student Service Centre
The renovation project, originally scheduled to be complete by December 15, is progressing well and is now on schedule for completion by the end of January. The new furniture will be delivered on January 26.
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NSERC Engage Information Session in MIE
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 1 PM
Location: MB101
Staff from the NSERC Ontario office will be holding an information session for MIE on NSERC funding programs with a focus on the new Engage program. All are invited to attend.
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New Date for MIE Graduate Open House
The initially planned Open House date of Friday, February 11 is changed to Friday, March 4.
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MIE Executive Committee
The MIE Executive Committee will meet every second week, starting Tuesday, January 11. The meetings will be held in Jean's office from 10 AM to 12 noon.
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MIE Academic Staff Meetings
Listed below are dates for the MIE Academic Staff Meetings this term. All meetings are held in MC 331 at 12:10 PM
• Thursday, January 20
• Thursday, February 17
• Wednesday, March 23
• Wednesday, April 20
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MIE Advisory Board Meeting
The second meeting of the MIE advisory board will be held on Tuesday, January 11. Vice President of Advancement, David Palmer, will be joining the meeting.
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MIE Industry Board Formed & First Meeting
The first meeting of the MIE Industry Board chaired by Prof. Ridha Ben Mrad will take place on Monday, January 17.
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Faculty // Staff Mixer
Date: Friday, January 28
Time: 4 - 6 PM (approximately)
Location: Molly Bloom's Irish Pub, 191 College Street (2nd Floor)
RSVP online
Our first Faculty/Staff Mixer was so successful that the department has planned another one for January. This is an an opportunity for our faculty members and administrative/technical staff to mix and mingle in a relaxed atmosphere, away from the University, in order to get to know one another better. Only faculty and staff can attend (no guests). Food and drinks will be provided, so please be sure to RSVP.
Awards & Recognition
Prof. Fox & Prof. Meguid » The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Awards
Prof. Mark Fox has been awarded the EIC Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal in recognition of his service to the Institute.
Prof. Shaker Meguid has been named a Fellow of EIC for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada
EIC President Tony Bennett will present the recipients at the Institute's Annual Awards Banquet at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on Saturday evening, March 5, an event that helps mark Canada's Engineering Week.
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UofT Magazine » PhD student Jennifer Hsu is designing "smarter" footwear
Jennifer Hsu (supervisor, Prof. Fernie) is a PhD student in the Department of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and MIE, who wants to make winter walking safer for everyone, but especially for older people. She's studying how people walk in treacherous cold-weather conditions and what sorts of devices might help them stay upright and in control.
Read the UofT Magazine Winter 2011 article
Research Activities
Prof. Kesler and CMC » Centres of Excellence (NCE) grant
Carbon Management Canada (CMC) is a national research network focused on carbon management in Canada's fossil energy sector. Prof. Olivera Kesler was approved for a subproject entitled Carbon Capture for CCS by Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
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Prof. Mills and Prof. Cleghorn » Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) funding
Profs. James K. Mills and William L. Cleghorn have successfully received funding again this year for the Connections Program from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). Each school year, 12-18 students participate. It is based on a fourth year thesis, which for each student is the equivalent in workload of two undergraduate courses. Students are encouraged to work in groups and are connected with industry partners.
Profs. Mills and Clenghorn, who together coordinate Connections, have successfully obtained funding for the program each year, for nearly 20 years.
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Prof. Thomson » Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) grant
Prof. Murray Thomson and PI, Prof. S. Rogak (UBC), have received a one-year $20,000 APC grant in partnership with UBC and Westport Innovations for Ultra-Low Emission HPDI Natural-Gas Heavy-Duty Engine.
Compression-ignition natural-gas engines can achieve very low emissions and may be a viable way to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions in many heavy-duty applications. To remain competitive, the technology developed by Westport Innovations must take advantage of the advances in conventional heavy-duty engines, as well as explore fundamental questions specific to natural gas combustion. The proposed program will test and model advanced fuel injection strategies and unconventional low-temperature combustion modes for extremely low NOx and particulate emissions.
APC website
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Prof. Ward » NSERC Cooperative Research and Development (CRD) grant
Prof. Charles Ward has received a CRD grant for his project with Schlumberger Canada Ltd. The project is entitled Hydrocarbon Vapour Adsorption on Porous Materials, extends over three years and will receive $360k in funding during that period.
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Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Energy Showcase
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 1 - 6 PM
The CSE will host an energy showcase in February. The day will include invited keynote speakers from industry, a panel discussion, and a poster session and reception. Please mark the date in your calendars and look for further upcoming details!
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New Steering Committee Members join Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Beth Savan from the department of Forestry and the Sustainability Office, Rob Gravelsins from the department of Chemical Engineering, and Jim Sarvinis and Bert Wasmund from Hatch have kindly agreed to serve on the steering committee of the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), increasing the breadth of representation and backgrounds on the committee. The newly-enlarged committee will be better positioned to reach a wider variety of researchers and partners with an interest in clean energy.
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Mechatronics and Microsystems Design Laboratory (MMDL) Launches new Website
Prof. Ridha Ben Mrad, Director of MMDL, announces the launch of an updated web site for the group. "The purpose of the present launch is to provide up-to-date descriptions of our research products, to provide profiles of expertise available and to list the group publications. It is our hope that it will help our students find suitable placements, encourage potential partners and collaborators to talk to us on research projects and, of course, draw new students to pursue this area of research," he says.
Visit the new MMDL website.
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World Engineers' Convention 2011
Call for Papers » Second announcement
Deadline for abstract submission: Saturday, January 15
Engineers from around the world will gather in Geneva from Monday, September 4 - Friday, September 9, 2011, for the fourth World Engineers' Convention. All engineers, researchers, other professionals and entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to submit their papers in order to share their successful research, experience and knowledge.
More Info
Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Global Information Ecosystems: An eCommerce Perspective
Speaker: Prof. Mark Fox, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Enterprise Integration, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
New date: Friday, January 14
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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MIE Seminar Series » Past, Present and Future Challenges of Electronics Packaging
Distinguished speaker: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, AMD Fellow, Advanced Micro Devices, Toronto
New date: Friday, January 21
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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Engineering Entrepreneurship » How I Started a Million Dollar Company
Speaker: Vincent Cheung
Date: Wednesday, January 12
Time: 5 PM
Location: SF1105
Vincent is a Computer Engineering PhD student at U of T. In 2008, Vincent had a simple idea for a software program that would do cool things with photos. It has led him to starting his own company, filing patents, signing deals with other companies, winning awards etc. The program is called Shape Collage (www.shapecollage.com) and the software has been downloaded over 3 million times (more than the population of Toronto)!
There is an informal dinner with the speaker following the talk. If you would like to attend the dinner, please email susan.grant@utoronto.ca.
Graduate Studies
AMIGAS Holiday Social
AMIGAS hosted a successful holiday social on December 17 at Molly Bloom's Irish Pub.
More Photos
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AMIGAS Coffee Break
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Location: MC330
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MIE Fellowship and Travel Grant Winners
The following students are awarded MIE scholarships (supervisors in brackets):
Glynn Williams Fellowships
Nicholas Yeung (Prof. C-G Lee)
Reza Farshidi (Prof. J.W. Zu)
Bert Wasmund Graduate Fellowships in Sustainable Energy Research
Justin Shum (Prof. M.J. Thomson)
Milad Abolhasani (Prof. A. Guenther)
Bill Shaw Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Corey Kiassat (Prof. A.K.S. Jardine)
Russell A. Reynolds Graduate Fellowship in Thermodynamics
Sameh Saad (Prof. W. Neumann)
Pierre Rivard Hydrogenics Graduate Fellowship
Meghdad Saffaripour (Prof. M.J. Thomson)
David Sanborn Scott Graduate Fellowship
Dillon Fuerth (Prof. A. Bazylak)
Ron D. Venter Graduate Fellowship
Craig Metcalfe (Prof. O. Kesler)
Fellowship recipients will be more formally recognized at the MIE Research Symposium reception on May 13, 2011.
The MIE Graduate Studies Committee met recently to determine the recipients of the travel grants for winter 2011 session (supervisors in brackets):
Aboutaleb Amir Ameli (Prof. J.K. Spelt)
Zishu Liu (Prof. B. Donmez)
Amirhossein Mohajerani (Prof. J.K. Spelt)
Lorna Wong (Prof. A.K.S. Jardine)
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Course deadlines
Last day to add winter session courses: Friday, January 14.
Last day to drop winter session courses without academic penalty: Friday, February 25.
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March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation) Deadline
MASc and MEng students wishing to graduate in March 2011 (in absentia) or June 2011 (convocation)
without fees being charged for the January 2011 session must complete their degree requirements
by Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
For detailed information click here.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Julie Kim presents: Modeling Patient Acceptance of e-Health Technologies: An Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model
Date: Wednesday, January, 12
Time: 10 AM
Location: Boardroom, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, 190 Elizabeth Street
Exam committee: Prof. M. Carter (supervisor); Prof. M. Bussmann (exam chair); Prof. M. Chignell; and Prof. A. Jadad.
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MASc Oral Exam
Erin Yu presents: Design and Evaluation of an Improved Patient Information Management System for Emergency Department Physicians
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. M. Chignell (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. M. Carter; and Prof. K. Lyons.
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PhD Final Oral Exam
Siva Prasad Varma Nadimpalli presents: Characterization and Prediction of Fracture Within Solder Joints and Circuit Boards
Date: Monday, January 17
Time: 3:10 PM
Location: School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Room 301
Exam committee: Prof. T. Sargent (examination chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering); Prof. J.K. Spelt (supervisor); Prof. T. North; Prof. A. Sinclair; and Prof. A. Bazylak.
External examiner: Dr. Paul Vianco (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
Student Affairs
Changes to Project Design (MIE540)
Lead by sessional instructor, David Nascon, exciting new changes are developing for MIE540, Product Design this year.
A multi-million dollar toy company has sponsored MIE540 with a $5,000 prize for the best projects (1st place: $2,500, 2nd place: $1,500, 3rd place $1,000). The students will be given a product directional outline, consisting of a category of toy, a defined market segment and a few constraints (material, dimensional, etc.)
In addition, there will be two guest lectures. Last year, Sr. Vice President of Design Marketing and Sustainable Development for Teknion gave an engaging talk about change management. The second lecture was one of Canada's leading Rapid Prototyping (RP) companies, sharing the latest in technologies and construction methods.
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Winter term Lectures on Leadership
The Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) office is now scheduling lectures on leadership for the winter term.
Our objective is for every undergraduate student in the Faculty to be exposed to a number of leadership lectures over the course of their study. This allows every student to graduate with a basic understanding of leadership in engineering, which we believe will enhance their success and have a positive impact on society. Click here for the target classes in the Leadership Infusion Lecture Series.
Faculty who have a lecture spot to spare, please contact Brian Tran and Prof. Greg Evans with the date, time, and course.
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Closing the Innovation Gap » MIE continues collaboration with One Million Acts of Innovation
An amazing movement started in 2010, when a group of passionate senior technology professionals gathered to address an important problem - Canada's innovation capacity. Senior business and academic leaders are uniquely positioned to tackle this very big problem. The next meeting will address the topic of closing the innovation gap.
Date: Wednesday, January 19
Time: 8 - 11 AM
Location: Miller Thomson, 40 King Street West, Suite 5800.
For more information, please contact Prof. Daniel Frances.
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You're Next! 2011 Science and Engineering Career Fair 2011
Date: Thursday, January 13
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: 255 McCaul Street, University Examination Centre
You're Next! 2011 is the University of Toronto's one stop recruitment event for undergraduate and graduate students in Engineering and Science. In 2010, over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students attended You're Next! meeting representatives from companies such as RIM, Microsoft, Diageo, Husky, Schulmberger, and many more.
More Info
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Formula SAE Racing Newsletter
MIE is a proud sponsor of Formula SAE. Click here to read their January newsletter.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Women in Engineering
Kathryn Tang (MechE 1T1 + PEY) addressed the topic of women in engineering in the December issue of the Engineering student newspaper, The Canon. You can read Kathryn's article on her website.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Movember Campaign Reaches Goal!
Thanks to the efforts of faculty, staff, students and professors Grant Allen (ChemE), Beno Benhabib and Jason Bazylak the Skule Team raised more money for Movember than any other Engineering school in Canada. Nitla Cooke (MIE, 1T2) acted as the Skule Team Captain, and is the Community Outreach representative for EngSoc.
Read More
Job Opportunities
Loblaw - IE Opportunities
• Click here for Business Analyst
• Click here for Senior Analyst, Supplier Enablement
• Click here for Analyst, Accelerated Value RRP
Interested applicants are asked to apply online as well as send their resume to supplychaincareers@loblaw.ca. Visit the Loblaw Careers website for all available positions.
Previous Newsletter & LinksPrevious MIE newsletter
All MIE newsletters
MIE Website: www.mie.utoronto.ca
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Copyright © 2009-11 University of Toronto | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, All Rights Reserved
Friday, January 7, 2011
Staff Awards Nomination - deadline January 31, 2011
Staff Awards nomination deadline is Monday January 31.
Our staff awards program consists of five awards for administrative and technical staff: the Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award, Emerging Leader Award, Influential Leader Award, Innovation Award, and Quality of Student Experience Award. Our inaugural program last year was very successful and we hope to receive even more nominations this year.
Information on the criteria for these awards is below. For further information, or to submit a nomination, please contact Carolyn Farrell (Director, Awards and Honours), at carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca or 978-8666.
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September 2010
Administrative Staff Awards Program
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: DEADLINE JANUARY 31st, 2011
We are now accepting nominations for all five of the Staff Awards noted below. Nomination packages are to be submitted to:
Carolyn Farrell
Director, Awards and Honours
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
44 St. George Street
978-8666
carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca
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Name: Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions. CV. Additional letters from colleagues that address the criteria and the impact the nominee has had on them will enhance the nomination.
Selection Committee: The Staff Awards Committee.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria:
Recognizes excellent Faculty citizens; staff who have served the Faculty with distinction and made contributions to the Faculty’s mission above and beyond their job description, over a long period of time. The nominees should be held in high regard by their colleagues, be viewed as a role model to other staff, and/or contribute to a positive and inclusive working environment.
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Name: Emerging Leader
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: CV. Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a member of DVD.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria: Will mirror criteria for the Emerging Leaders Chancellor’s Award, including:
• Impacts their workplace by continually improving business processes to better serve the Faculty’s and the University’s mission
• Leads by example in their “above and beyond” dedication to the Faculty’s mission
• Demonstrates a commitment to a culture of inclusivity and diversity
• Is held in high regard by faculty, staff and/or students
• Displays an ongoing commitment to the Faculty and the University through outstanding service outside the nominee’s job requirements
• Demonstrates significant potential to assume a more senior leadership role in the Faculty
• As a guideline: has been working in the Faculty for less than 10 years
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Name: Influential Leader
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: CV. Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a member of DVD.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria: Will mirror criteria for the Influential Leader Chancellor’s Award, including:
• Demonstrates exemplary support for the Faculty’s education and research endeavours
• Leads by example in their “above and beyond” dedication to the Faculty’s mission
• Is held in high regard by faculty, staff and students
• Communicates a vision and commitment to new initiatives and continually contributes to the improvement of business processes within the Faculty
• Promotes a culture of inclusivity and diversity within the Faculty
• Has made significant sustained contributions to the Faculty
• Inspires others to realize their potential
• As a guideline: has been working in the Faculty for more than 10 years
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Name: Innovation Award
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals or teams
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the impact of the innovation. Detailed description of the innovation.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a third member. One member must be in a position to evaluate any candidates who have been nominated for research innovation.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award. (Teams share the $500.)
Criteria:
Recognizes staff who, individually or as a team, during the past three years, have developed an innovative new method, technology or system to improve on current practice; made innovative improvements to an existing technology or system; or created an innovative solution to a problem. The innovation may have enhanced research, teaching, administration, or any aspect of the Faculty’s business.
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Name: Quality of Student Experience Award (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals or teams
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions. Detailed description of the nominee’s achievements and contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, a representative of Eng Soc, and a graduate student.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award. (Teams share the $500.)
Criteria:
Recognizes staff who, working either directly with students or behind the scenes, have made significant improvements to the quality of student experience in the Faculty. This applies to both the graduate and undergraduate student experience. This can recognize the creation or improvement of services for the students, or simply a record of excellent student service. Successful candidates will meet at least some of the following criteria:
• Ensure that every student has the best possible experience in the Faculty
• Enhances the feeling of community for the students and enhances services in response to student’s diverse needs
• Improves communications with students and/or student access to important information
• Responds to students unique needs and challenges and ensures access to all available institutional support and learning communities.
Our staff awards program consists of five awards for administrative and technical staff: the Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award, Emerging Leader Award, Influential Leader Award, Innovation Award, and Quality of Student Experience Award. Our inaugural program last year was very successful and we hope to receive even more nominations this year.
Information on the criteria for these awards is below. For further information, or to submit a nomination, please contact Carolyn Farrell (Director, Awards and Honours), at carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca or 978-8666.
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September 2010
Administrative Staff Awards Program
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: DEADLINE JANUARY 31st, 2011
We are now accepting nominations for all five of the Staff Awards noted below. Nomination packages are to be submitted to:
Carolyn Farrell
Director, Awards and Honours
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
44 St. George Street
978-8666
carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca
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Name: Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions. CV. Additional letters from colleagues that address the criteria and the impact the nominee has had on them will enhance the nomination.
Selection Committee: The Staff Awards Committee.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria:
Recognizes excellent Faculty citizens; staff who have served the Faculty with distinction and made contributions to the Faculty’s mission above and beyond their job description, over a long period of time. The nominees should be held in high regard by their colleagues, be viewed as a role model to other staff, and/or contribute to a positive and inclusive working environment.
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Name: Emerging Leader
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: CV. Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a member of DVD.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria: Will mirror criteria for the Emerging Leaders Chancellor’s Award, including:
• Impacts their workplace by continually improving business processes to better serve the Faculty’s and the University’s mission
• Leads by example in their “above and beyond” dedication to the Faculty’s mission
• Demonstrates a commitment to a culture of inclusivity and diversity
• Is held in high regard by faculty, staff and/or students
• Displays an ongoing commitment to the Faculty and the University through outstanding service outside the nominee’s job requirements
• Demonstrates significant potential to assume a more senior leadership role in the Faculty
• As a guideline: has been working in the Faculty for less than 10 years
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Name: Influential Leader
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals only.
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: CV. Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a member of DVD.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award.
Criteria: Will mirror criteria for the Influential Leader Chancellor’s Award, including:
• Demonstrates exemplary support for the Faculty’s education and research endeavours
• Leads by example in their “above and beyond” dedication to the Faculty’s mission
• Is held in high regard by faculty, staff and students
• Communicates a vision and commitment to new initiatives and continually contributes to the improvement of business processes within the Faculty
• Promotes a culture of inclusivity and diversity within the Faculty
• Has made significant sustained contributions to the Faculty
• Inspires others to realize their potential
• As a guideline: has been working in the Faculty for more than 10 years
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Name: Innovation Award
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals or teams
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the impact of the innovation. Detailed description of the innovation.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, the previous winner, and a third member. One member must be in a position to evaluate any candidates who have been nominated for research innovation.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award. (Teams share the $500.)
Criteria:
Recognizes staff who, individually or as a team, during the past three years, have developed an innovative new method, technology or system to improve on current practice; made innovative improvements to an existing technology or system; or created an innovative solution to a problem. The innovation may have enhanced research, teaching, administration, or any aspect of the Faculty’s business.
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Name: Quality of Student Experience Award (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Eligibility: Appointed Staff. Individuals or teams
Nominations: Anyone can nominate. Self nominations also accepted.
Nomination Package: Letter from the nominator. At least two letters of support from people in a position to evaluate the nominee’s contributions. Detailed description of the nominee’s achievements and contributions.
Selection Committee: Will include as a minimum: a member of the Staff Awards Committee, a representative of Eng Soc, and a graduate student.
Prize Awarded: $500 and a commemorative award. (Teams share the $500.)
Criteria:
Recognizes staff who, working either directly with students or behind the scenes, have made significant improvements to the quality of student experience in the Faculty. This applies to both the graduate and undergraduate student experience. This can recognize the creation or improvement of services for the students, or simply a record of excellent student service. Successful candidates will meet at least some of the following criteria:
• Ensure that every student has the best possible experience in the Faculty
• Enhances the feeling of community for the students and enhances services in response to student’s diverse needs
• Improves communications with students and/or student access to important information
• Responds to students unique needs and challenges and ensures access to all available institutional support and learning communities.
[PDADC-L] Chancellor's Awards Call for Nominations
January 5, 2011
From: Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity
Re: Chancellor's Awards Call for Nominations
I would like to remind you that the deadline for nomination submissions for the 2011 Chancellor's Awards is January 17, 2011 at 5 p.m.
The Chancellor's Awards, presented by the University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA), recognize administrative staff members for exceptional leadership in advancing the University's mission.
Please submit your nominations to your Divisional HR Office by the January 17, 2011 deadline. Complete award information, details on how to submit nominations and downloadable forms are available at: http://alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index.aspx?sid=731&gid=1&pgid=2659. Support in preparing nominations is available from your Divisional HR Office.
There are two awards of $1,000 each, which will be presented at the Awards of Excellence ceremony to be held in the spring of 2011.
Nominees will be assessed on their ability to: perform their job responsibilities to the highest possible level; actively seek out opportunities for the acquisition of new job skills and education in order to assume positions of greater responsibility over the course of their careers; engage in advancing the mission of the University; and foster relationships based on mutual respect with colleagues, staff, students, and academic and senior administrative staff in the fulfillment of each other's objectives. All administrative staff members (union and non union) are eligible for these awards.
The specific categories are:
The Emerging Leader
This award will recognize a staff member who demonstrates significant potential to assume more senior leadership in the organization.
The Influential Leader
This award will recognize a staff member who has continually demonstrated innovative leadership to achieve outstanding contributions to the University by motivating and empowering others.
I urge all of you to identify and nominate candidates from within your Divisions for these awards. The awards are an excellent way to acknowledge the vital role our administrative staff play in supporting the work of the University. The nomination process also provides an opportunity for you and for the University to identify and recognize staff with the potential to fill key leadership roles at the University in the future.
From: Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, Human Resources and Equity
Re: Chancellor's Awards Call for Nominations
I would like to remind you that the deadline for nomination submissions for the 2011 Chancellor's Awards is January 17, 2011 at 5 p.m.
The Chancellor's Awards, presented by the University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA), recognize administrative staff members for exceptional leadership in advancing the University's mission.
Please submit your nominations to your Divisional HR Office by the January 17, 2011 deadline. Complete award information, details on how to submit nominations and downloadable forms are available at: http://alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index.aspx?sid=731&gid=1&pgid=2659. Support in preparing nominations is available from your Divisional HR Office.
There are two awards of $1,000 each, which will be presented at the Awards of Excellence ceremony to be held in the spring of 2011.
Nominees will be assessed on their ability to: perform their job responsibilities to the highest possible level; actively seek out opportunities for the acquisition of new job skills and education in order to assume positions of greater responsibility over the course of their careers; engage in advancing the mission of the University; and foster relationships based on mutual respect with colleagues, staff, students, and academic and senior administrative staff in the fulfillment of each other's objectives. All administrative staff members (union and non union) are eligible for these awards.
The specific categories are:
The Emerging Leader
This award will recognize a staff member who demonstrates significant potential to assume more senior leadership in the organization.
The Influential Leader
This award will recognize a staff member who has continually demonstrated innovative leadership to achieve outstanding contributions to the University by motivating and empowering others.
I urge all of you to identify and nominate candidates from within your Divisions for these awards. The awards are an excellent way to acknowledge the vital role our administrative staff play in supporting the work of the University. The nomination process also provides an opportunity for you and for the University to identify and recognize staff with the potential to fill key leadership roles at the University in the future.
[PDADC-L] Authentic Leadership Workshop - January 28, 2011
To: PDAD&C, PM 5-9
From: Edith Hillan, Vice Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
Date: January 6, 2011
Re: Authentic Leadership Workshop - January 28, 2011
Authentic Leadership Workshop
January 28, 2011
9am to 12pm
Academic Administrators and their Senior Administrators are invited to a workshop focusing on Authentic Leadership facilitated by Dr. Susan Lieff, Vice-Chair, Education in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Director of Academic Leadership Development for the Centre for Faculty Development.
In order to effectively lead organizations today, leaders need to be authentic. Authenticity in leadership involves the development of a reflective understanding of your values, strengths and interests. Such insight can enable alignment of your leadership behaviour with the context in which you operate which in turn can generate trust, enrich your ability to relate to and motivate others as well as facilitate your own decision-making and resilience. In this workshop, participants will discover how to increase such self-awareness through storytelling and reflective exercises. This information will be utilized to reflect on their goals and current alignment.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this workshop, participants will have begun a process of:
1. Articulating their values
2. Identifying their interests and appreciating their strengths 3. Considering what this means for creating a personal vision & aligning their work as leaders
Please register at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/aaevents/pdls-leadership1011.htm. Further details will follow.
Susan Lieff is an associate professor and the Vice-Chair, Education in the Dept of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto (UT). She is the Director of Academic Leadership Development for the Centre for Faculty Development, Faculty of Medicine at St Michael's Hospital and the Associate Director of the Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Education (RISE) program of the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Lieff has been practicing geriatric psychiatry at Baycrest since 1985. She completed her Masters of Education in higher education of health professionals at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education / UT in 2002 and her International Masters in Health Leadership at McGill University in 2008.
She has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and innovative program development by the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (twice), the Association of Academic Psychiatry, the American and Canadian Psychiatric Associations and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Lieff's scholarship focuses on the design and evaluation of development programs for educators and academic leaders in the health professions. She is the founding director of the award winning Education Scholars Program at the Centre for Faculty Development. She has been a faculty member for the leadership programs of the Canadian Leadership Institute in Medical Education, the Harvard Macy Institute on Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education, the Rotman School of Management and the Schulich School of Business. She also co-chaired the development of the 2009 Royal College of Physician and Surgeons train the trainer program for the CanMEDs Manager role. Dr Lieff is married to Dr Joel Raskin and they have 22 year old fraternal twin sons.
If you have any questions, please contact Sara-Jane Finlay (sarajane.finlay@utoronto.ca; 416 978 1855) in my office.
From: Edith Hillan, Vice Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
Date: January 6, 2011
Re: Authentic Leadership Workshop - January 28, 2011
Authentic Leadership Workshop
January 28, 2011
9am to 12pm
Academic Administrators and their Senior Administrators are invited to a workshop focusing on Authentic Leadership facilitated by Dr. Susan Lieff, Vice-Chair, Education in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Director of Academic Leadership Development for the Centre for Faculty Development.
In order to effectively lead organizations today, leaders need to be authentic. Authenticity in leadership involves the development of a reflective understanding of your values, strengths and interests. Such insight can enable alignment of your leadership behaviour with the context in which you operate which in turn can generate trust, enrich your ability to relate to and motivate others as well as facilitate your own decision-making and resilience. In this workshop, participants will discover how to increase such self-awareness through storytelling and reflective exercises. This information will be utilized to reflect on their goals and current alignment.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this workshop, participants will have begun a process of:
1. Articulating their values
2. Identifying their interests and appreciating their strengths 3. Considering what this means for creating a personal vision & aligning their work as leaders
Please register at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/aaevents/pdls-leadership1011.htm. Further details will follow.
Susan Lieff is an associate professor and the Vice-Chair, Education in the Dept of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto (UT). She is the Director of Academic Leadership Development for the Centre for Faculty Development, Faculty of Medicine at St Michael's Hospital and the Associate Director of the Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Education (RISE) program of the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Lieff has been practicing geriatric psychiatry at Baycrest since 1985. She completed her Masters of Education in higher education of health professionals at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education / UT in 2002 and her International Masters in Health Leadership at McGill University in 2008.
She has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and innovative program development by the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (twice), the Association of Academic Psychiatry, the American and Canadian Psychiatric Associations and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Lieff's scholarship focuses on the design and evaluation of development programs for educators and academic leaders in the health professions. She is the founding director of the award winning Education Scholars Program at the Centre for Faculty Development. She has been a faculty member for the leadership programs of the Canadian Leadership Institute in Medical Education, the Harvard Macy Institute on Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education, the Rotman School of Management and the Schulich School of Business. She also co-chaired the development of the 2009 Royal College of Physician and Surgeons train the trainer program for the CanMEDs Manager role. Dr Lieff is married to Dr Joel Raskin and they have 22 year old fraternal twin sons.
If you have any questions, please contact Sara-Jane Finlay (sarajane.finlay@utoronto.ca; 416 978 1855) in my office.
[PDADC-L] Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, St. Michael's College
PDAD&C#41, 2010-11
To: PDAD&C
From: Anne Anderson, President, University of St. Michael's College
Date: January 5, 2011
Re: Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, St. Michael's College
As announced September 1, 2010, Professor Mark McGowan will complete his final term as Principal of St. Michael's College on June 30, 2010.
In accordance with the By-laws of the University of St. Michael's College and the terms of the Federation Framework Agreement, President Anne Anderson has struck a committee to recommend the appointment of a Principal of the College. The composition of the committee is as follows:
Prof. Anne Anderson (Chair) - President & Vice-Chancellor, USMC
Jonathan Bengtson, Director, John M. Kelly Library, PIMS Library & Archives, USMC
Damon Chevrier, Registrar, St. Michael's College
Prof. Ann Dooley, Dept. of Celtic Studies, SMC
Prof. Domenico Pietropaolo, Dept. of Italian Studies, SMC
Prof. Yves Roberge, Principal, New College, U of T
Prof. Sandy Welsh, Acting Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science, U of T
Professor Cheryl Regehr, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs, U of T
Stefan Slovak, Undergraduate Student, SMC
The Advisory Search Committee welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Debra Matthews, Executive Assistant to the President of USMC, by January 31, 2010 by mail (Founders House, 1 Elmsley Place) or by email to usmc.presidentsoffice@utoronto.ca.
To: PDAD&C
From: Anne Anderson, President, University of St. Michael's College
Date: January 5, 2011
Re: Advisory Search Committee for the Principal, St. Michael's College
As announced September 1, 2010, Professor Mark McGowan will complete his final term as Principal of St. Michael's College on June 30, 2010.
In accordance with the By-laws of the University of St. Michael's College and the terms of the Federation Framework Agreement, President Anne Anderson has struck a committee to recommend the appointment of a Principal of the College. The composition of the committee is as follows:
Prof. Anne Anderson (Chair) - President & Vice-Chancellor, USMC
Jonathan Bengtson, Director, John M. Kelly Library, PIMS Library & Archives, USMC
Damon Chevrier, Registrar, St. Michael's College
Prof. Ann Dooley, Dept. of Celtic Studies, SMC
Prof. Domenico Pietropaolo, Dept. of Italian Studies, SMC
Prof. Yves Roberge, Principal, New College, U of T
Prof. Sandy Welsh, Acting Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science, U of T
Professor Cheryl Regehr, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs, U of T
Stefan Slovak, Undergraduate Student, SMC
The Advisory Search Committee welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Debra Matthews, Executive Assistant to the President of USMC, by January 31, 2010 by mail (Founders House, 1 Elmsley Place) or by email to usmc.presidentsoffice@utoronto.ca.
[PDADC-L] Copyright and AUCC Draft Fair Dealing Guidelines
PDADC#40, 2010-11
MEMORANDUM
To: PDAD&C
From: Cheryl Misak, Vice President and Provost
Date: December 21, 2010
Re: Copyright and AUCC Draft Fair Dealing Guidelines
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The University of Toronto's agreement with Access Copyright expires on December 31, 2010. The University, along with many other universities across Canada is engaged in a complex legal process before the Copyright Board regarding Access Copyright's new proposed tariff, which many universities and colleges, including the University of Toronto, are opposing.
In the interim, it remains very important for all faculty, students and staff to abide by all legal requirements under the Copyright Act when making copies, which include consent of the copyright owner unless the copying is within one of the exceptions specified in the Act, the most important being the "fair dealing" exception for purposes of research or private study. The University will be issuing guidelines as soon as possible in the new year that will assist in providing specific direction regarding the fair dealing requirements of the legislation. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has issued the following template document that, with some adaptation for specific circumstances, provides useful
interim guidance and will form the basis of the University of Toronto's directions regarding fair dealing.
AUCC Draft Fair Dealing Guidelines
I. Copying Guidelines
1. Except where otherwise stated, these guidelines apply to a university making a single copy from a work protected by copyright for the purposes of research, private study, review or criticism in circumstances in which the consent of the owner of copyright has not been secured and is not required by reason of the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Permission from a copyright holder may be required where the copy falls outside of these guidelines.
2. Single copies that are permitted to be made pursuant to this policy must be made only from publications in which copyright subsists, such as, books, journals and other periodical publications, newspapers and magazines ("Published Works"). A copy may only be made from a lawful copy of the work in the possession of the university, and if the lawful copy is in electronic form, there is no restriction against making a copy under the contractual terms relating to the Published Work.
3. No copying may exceed 10 per cent of a Published Work, other than a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
a. an entire chapter from a book provided that it does not exceed 20 per cent of the book;
b. an entire article from a periodical publication;
c. an entire short story, play, poem or essay from a book or periodical publication;
d. an entire entry from an encyclopedia, dictionary, annotated bibliography or similar reference book;
e. an entire reproduction of an artistic work from a book or periodical publication; and
f. a single musical score from a book or periodical publication.
4. No copying may exceed 5 per cent of a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
a. an entire chapter from a textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook;
b. an entire short story, play, poem or essay from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook; and
c. an entire reproduction of an artistic work or a single musical score from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook.
5. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of these guidelines, no copies may be made of the following:
a. any of the works referred to in paragraphs 3(b) to 3(f) of these guidelines where the publication containing the work does not contain other works. For example, no copy may be made of a play from a publication containing the play but no other work;
b. unpublished works, subject to the provisions of paragraph 10 below;
c. proprietary workbooks, work cards, assignment sheets, tests and examination papers:
d. instruction manuals;
e. newsletters with restricted circulation intended to be restricted to a fee paying clientele; or
f. business cases which are made available for purchase.
6. Each paper copy made pursuant to these guidelines shall contain, on at least one page, the name of the author or artist (where known), the title of the publication from which the copy was made, the name of the publisher of that publication and the following statement:
This copy is made solely for the use by a student, staff member or faculty member for research, private study, review or criticism. Any other use may be an infringement of copyright if done without securing the permission of the copyright owner.
7. Each electronic copy made pursuant to these guideline shall have the information and statement referred to in paragraph 6 on at least one page, except for an electronic copy made available from a server pursuant to these guidelines, that information and statement could instead by associated with the copy such that notice of that information and statement would come to the attention of the person who accesses the copy.
8. If a fee is charged for making a copy the fee is set no more than an amount representing a reasonable approximation of the actual cost of making and delivering the copy.
9. University staff shall use reasonable efforts to guard against systematic, cumulative copying from the same work which in total exceeds the portion of the work that may be copied pursuant to these guidelines and to ensure that the number of copies made complies with this policy. If university staff suspects that a student, other staff member or faculty member is engaged in systematic, cumulative copying, the matter must be referred to the university staff member responsible for administering this policy or his or her delegate for review, and any further requests from that student, staff member or faculty member for a copy may be refused.
10. Requests for the making of copies which fall outside these copying guidelines and requests for making of copies of unpublished works may be referred to the university staff member responsible for administering this policy or to his or her delegate for evaluation. A determination will be made as to whether the proposed copies are permissible in all the circumstances relating to the requests and may ultimately be refused. The evaluation will examine all relevant circumstances, including:
a. the purpose of the proposed copying, including whether it is for research, private study, review or criticism;
b. the character of the proposed copying, including whether it involves single or multiple copies, and whether the copy is destroyed after it is used for its specific intended purpose;
c. the amount or proportion of the work which is proposed to be copied and the importance of that work;
d. alternatives to copying the work, including whether there is a non-copyrighted equivalent available;
e. the nature of the work, including whether it is published or unpublished; and
f. the effect of the copying on the work, including whether the copy will compete with the commercial market of the original work.
II. Interlibrary Loan
11. This policy on interlibrary loan applies to a loan from one university library in Canada at the request of another university library in Canada for delivery to that library or for transmission to a student, staff member or faculty member of that other university. This policy does not apply to a loan from a university library to a public or commercial library or to a library located outside of
Canada. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the request for the loan, this policy may apply by analogy. Specific consideration of all the circumstances would have to be given to determine whether this policy would apply by analogy1.
Paper Copies
12. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy or from the patron of that library that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy; and
b. where the purpose of making the paper copy is to use it to make an electronic copy for use in interlibrary loan, the paper copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
Electronic Copies
13. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan and may be transmitted to the library requesting the copy using Ariel or similar technology subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy that the patron of that library requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron requiring the copy is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy, and that once that library received the electronic copy and makes a copy onto paper it will delete the electronic copy;
b. the library making the copy has received written acknowledgement from the library
requesting the copy that it will only use the electronic copy transmitted to it for the purpose of making a copy onto paper for the patron of that library that required the copy and will delete the electronic copy once it has furnished the paper copy to its patron; and
c. the Ariel or similar technology used to transmit the copy is set or configured so that the copy is deleted once the transmission is completed.
14. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan and may be transmitted to a patron of the library requesting the copy in electronic form by desktop delivery subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy that the patron of that library is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy;
b. the library making the copy has, before transmitting the copy, received written
confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron of the library requesting the copy that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron will only use that copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron will not transmit the copy to any third party;
c. the electronic copy is made available to the patron requesting the copy either by email sent directly to the patron, or from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the patron requesting thecopy;
d. the electronic copy is transmitted to the patron requesting the copy in PDF format or a similar format that restricts the copy from being altered by the patron; and
e. if transmitting the copy by email, the library deletes its sent email once the email has been transmitted, and if making the copy available from a secure server, the library deletes the copy stored on its server once the patron requesting the copy has downloaded one copy from the server and is not transmitted to another patron requesting a copy.
III. University Library Reserve
15. This policy on library reserve applies to reprographic copies made by the university library from Published Works for a student of the university.
Reprographic Copies
16. One reprographic copy for each 30 students in a course of instruction up to a maximum of 3 may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for library reserve subject to the following safeguards:
a. the reprographic copies are made by or at the request of a faculty member in respect of a specific course of instruction offered by the university;
b. the reprographic copies are made as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and must be a small proportion (less than 25 per cent) of the required reading for a particular course, and the university library has received, from the faculty member requesting the copies, a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form confirming that the copies are intended as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and that the copies amount to less than 25 per cent of the required reading for the course;
c. the use of library reserve must not substitute for the purchase of books, course packs or other published materials;
d. prior to loaning the reprographic copy to a student, the library receives from the student a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form that he or she is a student enrolled in a course of instruction at the university, that the student requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the student will not use the copy for any other purposes;
e. the reprographic copy is loaned to the student for a period of limited duration;
f. the reprographic copy is destroyed within a reasonable time once the course of instruction or series of courses it pertains to comes to an end; and
g. where the purpose of making the reprographic copy is to use it to make an electronic copy for library reserve, the reprographic copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
Electronic Copies
17. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for library reserve and may be transmitted to a student from a university server subject to the following safeguards:
a. the electronic copy is made by or at the request of a faculty member in respect of a specific course of instruction offered by the university;
b. the electronic copy is made as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and must be a small proportion (less than 25 per cent) of the required reading for a particular course, and the university library has received, from the faculty member requesting the copies, written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form confirming that the copies are intended as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and that the copies amount to less than 25 per cent of the required reading for the course;
c. the use of library reserve must not substitute for the purchase of books, course packs or other published materials;
d. prior to providing a student with access to the electronic copy, the library receives from the student a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form that he or she is a student enrolled in a course of instruction at the university, that the student requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the student will not use the copy for any other purpose, and that the student will not transmit the copy to any third party;
e. the electronic copy is made available to the student from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the student requesting the copy;
f. the electronic copy is transmitted to the student in PDF format or a similar format that prevents the copy from being altered by the student;
g. the electronic copy is only downloaded by the student once during the course of
instruction for which the copy was made; and
h. the electronic copy made by the university is deleted once the course of instruction or the series of courses it pertains to has come to an end.
IV. Document Delivery
18. This policy on document delivery applies to copies made by the university library from Published Works for a patron of the library.
Paper Copies
19. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for document delivery for a patron of the university library who is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university, and that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism; and
b. where the purpose of making the paper copy is to use it to make an electronic copy to provide to the patron, the paper copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
20. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guideline for document delivery, for a patron who is not a student, staff member or faculty member of the university subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has permitted the patron to have access to its premises and the patron requests the copy while on the premises of the library; and
b. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism.
Electronic Copy
21. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for document delivery for a patron of the university library subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that the patron is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university, that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron will only use that copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron will not transmit the copy to any third party.
b. the electronic copy is made available to the patron requesting the copy either by email sent directly to the patron, or from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the patron requesting the copy;
c. the electronic copy is transmitted to the patron requesting the copy in PDF format or a similar format that restricts the copy from being altered by the patron; and
d. if transmitting the copy by email, the library deletes its sent email once the email has been transmitted, and if making the copy available from a secure server, the library deletes the copy stored on its server once the patron requesting the copy has downloaded one copy from the server.
1 This policy has been written to clarify fair dealing for access to university library resources. Fair dealing, of course, has wider application and is legitimately and reasonably called upon in other contexts and circumstances. While this particular policy does not specifically address all such circumstances it can, as noted in clause 12 of the policy, apply by analogy in certain situations. It
is not unreasonable to expect for example that, subject to a consideration of the facts, fair dealing would apply in the context of an interlibrary loan request from a local public library to a university library.
MEMORANDUM
To: PDAD&C
From: Cheryl Misak, Vice President and Provost
Date: December 21, 2010
Re: Copyright and AUCC Draft Fair Dealing Guidelines
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The University of Toronto's agreement with Access Copyright expires on December 31, 2010. The University, along with many other universities across Canada is engaged in a complex legal process before the Copyright Board regarding Access Copyright's new proposed tariff, which many universities and colleges, including the University of Toronto, are opposing.
In the interim, it remains very important for all faculty, students and staff to abide by all legal requirements under the Copyright Act when making copies, which include consent of the copyright owner unless the copying is within one of the exceptions specified in the Act, the most important being the "fair dealing" exception for purposes of research or private study. The University will be issuing guidelines as soon as possible in the new year that will assist in providing specific direction regarding the fair dealing requirements of the legislation. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has issued the following template document that, with some adaptation for specific circumstances, provides useful
interim guidance and will form the basis of the University of Toronto's directions regarding fair dealing.
AUCC Draft Fair Dealing Guidelines
I. Copying Guidelines
1. Except where otherwise stated, these guidelines apply to a university making a single copy from a work protected by copyright for the purposes of research, private study, review or criticism in circumstances in which the consent of the owner of copyright has not been secured and is not required by reason of the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Permission from a copyright holder may be required where the copy falls outside of these guidelines.
2. Single copies that are permitted to be made pursuant to this policy must be made only from publications in which copyright subsists, such as, books, journals and other periodical publications, newspapers and magazines ("Published Works"). A copy may only be made from a lawful copy of the work in the possession of the university, and if the lawful copy is in electronic form, there is no restriction against making a copy under the contractual terms relating to the Published Work.
3. No copying may exceed 10 per cent of a Published Work, other than a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
a. an entire chapter from a book provided that it does not exceed 20 per cent of the book;
b. an entire article from a periodical publication;
c. an entire short story, play, poem or essay from a book or periodical publication;
d. an entire entry from an encyclopedia, dictionary, annotated bibliography or similar reference book;
e. an entire reproduction of an artistic work from a book or periodical publication; and
f. a single musical score from a book or periodical publication.
4. No copying may exceed 5 per cent of a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
a. an entire chapter from a textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook;
b. an entire short story, play, poem or essay from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook; and
c. an entire reproduction of an artistic work or a single musical score from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10 per cent of the textbook.
5. Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of these guidelines, no copies may be made of the following:
a. any of the works referred to in paragraphs 3(b) to 3(f) of these guidelines where the publication containing the work does not contain other works. For example, no copy may be made of a play from a publication containing the play but no other work;
b. unpublished works, subject to the provisions of paragraph 10 below;
c. proprietary workbooks, work cards, assignment sheets, tests and examination papers:
d. instruction manuals;
e. newsletters with restricted circulation intended to be restricted to a fee paying clientele; or
f. business cases which are made available for purchase.
6. Each paper copy made pursuant to these guidelines shall contain, on at least one page, the name of the author or artist (where known), the title of the publication from which the copy was made, the name of the publisher of that publication and the following statement:
This copy is made solely for the use by a student, staff member or faculty member for research, private study, review or criticism. Any other use may be an infringement of copyright if done without securing the permission of the copyright owner.
7. Each electronic copy made pursuant to these guideline shall have the information and statement referred to in paragraph 6 on at least one page, except for an electronic copy made available from a server pursuant to these guidelines, that information and statement could instead by associated with the copy such that notice of that information and statement would come to the attention of the person who accesses the copy.
8. If a fee is charged for making a copy the fee is set no more than an amount representing a reasonable approximation of the actual cost of making and delivering the copy.
9. University staff shall use reasonable efforts to guard against systematic, cumulative copying from the same work which in total exceeds the portion of the work that may be copied pursuant to these guidelines and to ensure that the number of copies made complies with this policy. If university staff suspects that a student, other staff member or faculty member is engaged in systematic, cumulative copying, the matter must be referred to the university staff member responsible for administering this policy or his or her delegate for review, and any further requests from that student, staff member or faculty member for a copy may be refused.
10. Requests for the making of copies which fall outside these copying guidelines and requests for making of copies of unpublished works may be referred to the university staff member responsible for administering this policy or to his or her delegate for evaluation. A determination will be made as to whether the proposed copies are permissible in all the circumstances relating to the requests and may ultimately be refused. The evaluation will examine all relevant circumstances, including:
a. the purpose of the proposed copying, including whether it is for research, private study, review or criticism;
b. the character of the proposed copying, including whether it involves single or multiple copies, and whether the copy is destroyed after it is used for its specific intended purpose;
c. the amount or proportion of the work which is proposed to be copied and the importance of that work;
d. alternatives to copying the work, including whether there is a non-copyrighted equivalent available;
e. the nature of the work, including whether it is published or unpublished; and
f. the effect of the copying on the work, including whether the copy will compete with the commercial market of the original work.
II. Interlibrary Loan
11. This policy on interlibrary loan applies to a loan from one university library in Canada at the request of another university library in Canada for delivery to that library or for transmission to a student, staff member or faculty member of that other university. This policy does not apply to a loan from a university library to a public or commercial library or to a library located outside of
Canada. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the request for the loan, this policy may apply by analogy. Specific consideration of all the circumstances would have to be given to determine whether this policy would apply by analogy1.
Paper Copies
12. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy or from the patron of that library that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy; and
b. where the purpose of making the paper copy is to use it to make an electronic copy for use in interlibrary loan, the paper copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
Electronic Copies
13. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan and may be transmitted to the library requesting the copy using Ariel or similar technology subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy that the patron of that library requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron requiring the copy is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy, and that once that library received the electronic copy and makes a copy onto paper it will delete the electronic copy;
b. the library making the copy has received written acknowledgement from the library
requesting the copy that it will only use the electronic copy transmitted to it for the purpose of making a copy onto paper for the patron of that library that required the copy and will delete the electronic copy once it has furnished the paper copy to its patron; and
c. the Ariel or similar technology used to transmit the copy is set or configured so that the copy is deleted once the transmission is completed.
14. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for interlibrary loan and may be transmitted to a patron of the library requesting the copy in electronic form by desktop delivery subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library making the copy has previously received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the library requesting the copy that the patron of that library is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university requesting the copy;
b. the library making the copy has, before transmitting the copy, received written
confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron of the library requesting the copy that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron will only use that copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron will not transmit the copy to any third party;
c. the electronic copy is made available to the patron requesting the copy either by email sent directly to the patron, or from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the patron requesting thecopy;
d. the electronic copy is transmitted to the patron requesting the copy in PDF format or a similar format that restricts the copy from being altered by the patron; and
e. if transmitting the copy by email, the library deletes its sent email once the email has been transmitted, and if making the copy available from a secure server, the library deletes the copy stored on its server once the patron requesting the copy has downloaded one copy from the server and is not transmitted to another patron requesting a copy.
III. University Library Reserve
15. This policy on library reserve applies to reprographic copies made by the university library from Published Works for a student of the university.
Reprographic Copies
16. One reprographic copy for each 30 students in a course of instruction up to a maximum of 3 may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for library reserve subject to the following safeguards:
a. the reprographic copies are made by or at the request of a faculty member in respect of a specific course of instruction offered by the university;
b. the reprographic copies are made as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and must be a small proportion (less than 25 per cent) of the required reading for a particular course, and the university library has received, from the faculty member requesting the copies, a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form confirming that the copies are intended as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and that the copies amount to less than 25 per cent of the required reading for the course;
c. the use of library reserve must not substitute for the purchase of books, course packs or other published materials;
d. prior to loaning the reprographic copy to a student, the library receives from the student a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form that he or she is a student enrolled in a course of instruction at the university, that the student requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the student will not use the copy for any other purposes;
e. the reprographic copy is loaned to the student for a period of limited duration;
f. the reprographic copy is destroyed within a reasonable time once the course of instruction or series of courses it pertains to comes to an end; and
g. where the purpose of making the reprographic copy is to use it to make an electronic copy for library reserve, the reprographic copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
Electronic Copies
17. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for library reserve and may be transmitted to a student from a university server subject to the following safeguards:
a. the electronic copy is made by or at the request of a faculty member in respect of a specific course of instruction offered by the university;
b. the electronic copy is made as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and must be a small proportion (less than 25 per cent) of the required reading for a particular course, and the university library has received, from the faculty member requesting the copies, written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form confirming that the copies are intended as an optional and supplementary source of information for students and that the copies amount to less than 25 per cent of the required reading for the course;
c. the use of library reserve must not substitute for the purchase of books, course packs or other published materials;
d. prior to providing a student with access to the electronic copy, the library receives from the student a written acknowledgement in paper or electronic form that he or she is a student enrolled in a course of instruction at the university, that the student requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the student will not use the copy for any other purpose, and that the student will not transmit the copy to any third party;
e. the electronic copy is made available to the student from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the student requesting the copy;
f. the electronic copy is transmitted to the student in PDF format or a similar format that prevents the copy from being altered by the student;
g. the electronic copy is only downloaded by the student once during the course of
instruction for which the copy was made; and
h. the electronic copy made by the university is deleted once the course of instruction or the series of courses it pertains to has come to an end.
IV. Document Delivery
18. This policy on document delivery applies to copies made by the university library from Published Works for a patron of the library.
Paper Copies
19. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for document delivery for a patron of the university library who is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university, and that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism; and
b. where the purpose of making the paper copy is to use it to make an electronic copy to provide to the patron, the paper copy is promptly destroyed after the electronic copy is made.
20. A single copy may be made onto paper pursuant to the Copying Guideline for document delivery, for a patron who is not a student, staff member or faculty member of the university subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has permitted the patron to have access to its premises and the patron requests the copy while on the premises of the library; and
b. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism.
Electronic Copy
21. A single copy may be made in electronic form pursuant to the Copying Guidelines for document delivery for a patron of the university library subject to the following safeguards:
a. the library has received written confirmation in paper or electronic form from the patron that the patron is a student, staff member or faculty member of the university, that the patron requires the copy for research, private study, review or criticism, that the patron will only use that copy for research, private study, review or criticism, and that the patron will not transmit the copy to any third party.
b. the electronic copy is made available to the patron requesting the copy either by email sent directly to the patron, or from a secure server protected by a technological protection measure that ensures that the copy is only made available to the patron requesting the copy;
c. the electronic copy is transmitted to the patron requesting the copy in PDF format or a similar format that restricts the copy from being altered by the patron; and
d. if transmitting the copy by email, the library deletes its sent email once the email has been transmitted, and if making the copy available from a secure server, the library deletes the copy stored on its server once the patron requesting the copy has downloaded one copy from the server.
1 This policy has been written to clarify fair dealing for access to university library resources. Fair dealing, of course, has wider application and is legitimately and reasonably called upon in other contexts and circumstances. While this particular policy does not specifically address all such circumstances it can, as noted in clause 12 of the policy, apply by analogy in certain situations. It
is not unreasonable to expect for example that, subject to a consideration of the facts, fair dealing would apply in the context of an interlibrary loan request from a local public library to a university library.
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