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NOTICEOFMEETING

TherewillbeameetingoftheSenate

on,Friday,February10,2017,at2:30p.m.Room203intheAnthonyP.ToldoHealthEducationCentre

AGENDA

1 ApprovalofAgenda(Unstarringagendaitems) 2 MinutesofthemeetingsofJanuary13,2017 SM170113

3 Businessarisingfromtheminutes 4 OutstandingBusiness/ActionItems

4.1 NewCourseNumberingFramework-Schedule JeffBerryman-Information Sa170210-4.1

5 Reports/NewBusiness

5.1 ReportfromtheStudentPresidents UWSA-Information (UWSA,OPUS,GSS) OPUS-Information GSS-Information5.2 ReportofthePresident AlanWildeman5.3 ReportoftheAcademicColleague PhilipDutton 5.4 SenateStudentCaucus ZiadKobti 5.5 ProgramDevelopmentCommittee

*5.5.1 UniversityProgramReviews LionelWalsh-Information 5.9.1 BachelorofInterdisciplinaryArtsandScience1stBiennialReport Sa160212-5.5.1

*5.5.2 UndergraduateProgramReviewStatusReports LionelWalsh-Information

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*5.5.3 Program/CourseChanges LionelWalsh-Approval*a) ConcurrentBachelorofMusic-MusicEducation(Honours) Sa170210-5.5.3a-e

andBachelorofEducation–MinorProgramChanges*b) HonoursBachelorofMusicEducationStream–MinorProgramChanges*c) Psychology/DevelopmentalPsychology(Honours)forAutismandBehaviouralSciences

Graduates-DegreeCompletionProgram*d) Economics–NewCourseProposal*e) FAHSS(LAPS)–NewCourseProposal

5.5.4 BachelorofMathematics(Honours)withFinance LionelWalsh-Approval

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*5.5.5 SpanishforBeginners–RequestforWaiverofCourseDeletion LionelWalsh-Approval Sa170210-5.5.5

5.6 AcademicPolicyCommittee

*5.6.1 AdmissionPolicyforGraduatesofFanshaweCollege’sGeneral PhilipDutton-Approval ArtsandScienceCertificate Sa170210-5.6.15.6.2 TranscriptNotation–BystanderInitiativePeerFacilitatorProgram PhilipDutton-Approval Sa170210-5.6.2

5.7 SenateGovernanceCommittee

5.7.1 ReviewCommitteeonEmploymentEquity(RCEE)Annual AlanWildeman–Information Report2015-2016 Sa170210-5.7.1 5.8 ReportoftheProvost DouglasKneale 5.8.1 SearchCommitteefortheAssociateVice-President,Academic Recommendation(incamera)5.9 ReportofVice-President,ResearchandInnovation KWMichaelSiu5.10 SearchCommitteeforPresidentandVice-Chancellor–Election DouglasKneale-Approval

Sa170210-5.10 6 QuestionPeriod/OtherBusiness 7 Adjournment Pleasecarefullyreviewthe‘starred’(*)agendaitems. AspertheJune3,2004Senatemeeting, ‘starred’ itemwillnotbediscussedduringascheduledmeetingunlessamemberspecificallyrequeststhata‘starred’agendaitembe‘unstarred’,andthereforeopenfordiscussion/debate.Thiscanbedoneanytimebefore(byforwardingtherequesttothesecretary)orduringthemeeting.Bytheendofthemeeting,agendaitemswhichremain‘starred’(*)willbedeemedapprovedorreceived.

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Senate4.1: NewCourseNumberingFramework-ScheduleItemfor: InformationExcerptfromJanuary13,2017Senateminutes:Aspartofanoverallcurriculumreview,itwassuggested(atapriorSenatemeeting)thatitistimelytoembarkonawholescale review of course offerings, including possibly renaming and renumbering courses, if appropriate, toprovideamorereasonedpresentationofcoursesandsothatitiseasierforstudentstofindcoursesduringregistrationwithouthavingtorefertoaFacultyand/ordepartmentcode.Movingforward,thenewEnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP)softwarewillbereplacingthecurrentStudentInformationSystem(SIS)withanup-to-datesystemthatwillbemorepowerfulanduserfriendly. In lightofthisnew,moreflexible infrastructure,areaswillbeprovidedwiththeopportunitytoreviewtheircourseandcalendardescriptionswithaviewtomakingthemmoresuccinctanduser-friendly. (e.g., alpha subject codes vs. numeric.) Itwas noted that a schedule of activities for revising the coursenumberingsystemwillbeprovidedatafutureSenatemeeting.ScheduleMidFebruary2017 AnnouncementofvendorfornewsystemMidMarch Provost’sTaskForcereviewscapabilitiesofsystemandproposesacourse

numberingframeworkbasedonalpha/numericcodingLateMarch/earlyApril Campuscommunityconsultationonproposedalpha/numericcoursenumbering

frameworkMidApril2017 Provost’sTaskForcereviewsfeedbackandrevisesproposalasappropriateMay2017 ProposedCourseNumberingFrameworkpresentedtoAPCforapprovalJune2017 ProposedCourseNumberingFrameworkpresentedtoSenateforapprovalJuly2017–January2018 Departmentsdeterminetheappropriatealpha/numericcodesfortheircourses,

consistentwiththeframework,inconsultationwiththeirDeanandtheProvosttoensurenooverlapinassignedcodes.

February2018 ReporttoPDConfinalcourserenumberingsMarch2018 ReporttoSenateonfinalcourserenumberingsApril2018 SystemandcalendarsupdatedOtherlogisticswillneedtobeaddressedtoensuretheseamlesstransitiontoanewcoursenumberingsystem.

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*5.5.1: UniversityProgramReviewsItemfor: InformationForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeBackground§ TheattachedreviewshavebeenconductedundertheInstitutionalQualityAssuranceProcess(IQAP)(combining

undergraduate and graduate program reviews)whichwas developed in accordancewith theCOU’sQualityAssuranceFramework.AsofFall2011, theOntariouniversities’QualityCouncil is responsible for reviewing,auditingandapprovingallnewundergraduateandgraduateprogramsandcyclicalprogramreviews.

UndergraduateProgramReviews: ForensicSciencePrograms NewReport p.2MathematicsandStatistics(UndergraduateandGraduate) NewReport p.5Physics(MScandPhD) NewReport p.9Sociology,AnthropologyandCriminology(UndergraduateandGraduate) NewReport p.13LabourStudiesReport NewReport p.17

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UNIVERSITYOFWINDSORUNIVERSITYPROGRAMREVIEW(UPR)

REPORTON:FORENSICSCIENCEPROGAMSUNDERGRADUATEPROGRAM

January2017

EXECUTIVESUMMARYReviewPreparationIn preparing this document, the Program Development Committee reviewed the following: Forensic ScienceProgramsSelf-Study(SS) (2013/14),thereportoftheexternalreviewers(ER)(April2015), theresponsefromtheProgramChair(PC)(Winter2016),andtheresponsefromtheAssistantProvost(Winter2016)totheabovematerial.Theexternalreviewerswere:Dr.MichaelJ.Shkrum,DepartmentofPathologyandLaboratoryMedicine,SchulichSchoolofMedicineandDentistry,WesternUniversity,Dr.JamesWatterson,DepartmentofForensicScience,FacultyofScience,EngineeringandArchitecture,LaurentianUniversity,andDr.DavidTanovich,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofWindsor.ProgramOverviewThe Honours Bachelor of Forensic Science (BFS), with concentrations in either Biology, Chemistry, orMolecularBiology/Biochemistry,andtheCombinedHonoursBachelorofArtsinForensicswerehousedintheCentreforInter-FacultyProgramsduringtheperiodofreviewbuthavenowtransitionedtotheFacultyofScience.Theprogramsprovidestudentswithaninterdisciplinaryeducationinboththeartsandthesciences.“TheBFSdegreefocussesontrainingandanalysisofscientificevidence.”(ER,p.2)TheBFSis“intendedforstudentswhowillwanttocontinueoninForensicScience,ingraduateschoolinscience,incrimelabs,asforensicpoliceofficers,orinprofessionalschoolsuch as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.” (SS, p.10) The Combined BA in Forensics provides training in theidentification,collectionandpresentationofevidenceincriminalinvestigations,aswellasaneducationinasecondareaofstudyintheFacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciences.TheCombinedBAinForensicsis“intendedforstudentsgoingintolawschool,policing,socialwork,socialjustice,forensicanthropology,communicationormedia,visualarts,etc.”(SS,p.10)EnrolmentsUndergraduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016BFSFull-Time 85 102 101 96 89BFSPart-Time 2 5 6 11 13CombinedBAForensicsFull-time 15.5 17 15.5 15 23.5CombinedBAForensicsPart-Time 0.5 2.5 2.5 2 2HumanResourcesFaculty/InstructorsProgramChairandAASIII 1Limited-termAASII 1

Full/Part-timeStaffTheprogramsareadministeredbytheOfficeoftheDeanofScience(AssociateDean),withsupportfromfullandpart-timestaffavailableinthatoffice.

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FINALASSESSMENTREPORT(withImplementationPlan)SignificantStrengthsoftheProgramsTheForensicprogramsareacademicallyrigourousinterdisciplinaryprograms.Inadditiontoprovidingbroad-basedtheoreticalknowledgeinthediscipline,thecurriculumincorporatesapracticalresearchcomponentensuring“thatany student either pursuing a forensic science career or interactingwith a forensic scientist iswell-prepared tocriticallyassesstheavailablescientificinformation”.(ER,pp.3,4,10)OfnoteisthatoneofonlytwocertifiedforensicentomologistsinCanadateachesacourseintheprograms.(ER,p.4)OpportunitiesforProgramImprovement/EnhancementsWithregardtotheBachelorofForensicScience,thereviewersnotedthatspecializedcoursesinforensicchemistry,forensictoxicology,orforensicDNAanalysisshouldbeconsideredforthosestudentsseekingtopursueadvancedstudyoremploymentinforensicbiologyorforensicchemistry.(ER,p.3).Thesecourseswouldalsobenefitstudentsin theCombinedHonoursBA in Forensics as theymaypursue careers (e.g. law) inwhich theywill interactwithforensicscientists.TheirunderstandingofkeyforensicdisciplinessuchasforensicDNAanalysisortoxicologywillbehinderedbya lackof courses focusedon theseareas in their curriculum.” (ER,p.3)Since theprogramsarenowhousedintheFacultyofScience,theremaybeincreasedopportunitiesformovementinthisdirection.There isalsoanopportunity toaddressconcerns raisedby theexternal reviewersaroundadequate resources intermsofsupportstaffandphysicalspacewiththemovetotheFacultyofScience.Furtheropportunitiesforprogramimprovementsarecapturedintherecommendationslistedbelow.IMPLEMENTATIONPLANRecommendations(inpriorityorder)(FinalrecommendationsarrivedatbytheProgramDevelopmentCommittee,followingareviewandassessmentoftheExternalReviewersreport,theProgramChair’sresponseandtheAssistantProvost’sresponse.)Recommendation1:ThattheProgramsubmitlearningoutcomesforboththeBachelorofForensicScienceandtheCombinedHonoursBachelorofArtsinForensicsthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".[TheSelf-Studyonlyincludedonesetofprogram-levellearningoutcomesanditisuncleartowhichprogramtheyrelate.]Agents:ForensicsProgramChair,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation2:ThattheProgramsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofits“57-xxx”coursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:ForensicsProgramChair,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation3:ThattheProgramdevelopaplantocontinuetomaintainsomedegreeofredundancyinteachingqualificationsoffacultysothatcoursesmaybereassignedwithaminimumofimpactonthestudentsintimesofpersonnelshortage(e.g.,sabbaticalleaves).Agents:ProgramChair,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018

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Recommendation4:Asenrolmentsincrease,thattheProgramChairbepreparedtomakeacasetotheDeanforadditionalresourcesintheformof:a) afacultyorAAS/LSappointmentwith“real-world”expertise.b) greaterallocationofteachingassistantpositionsc) alaboratorytechnicianappointmentAgents:ProgramChair,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation5:ThattheProgramdevelopaplantomanagethenumberofstudentsthateachfacultymembersupervises,intheeventthatenrolmentincreases,inordertomaintainthepersonalinteractionbetweencorefacultymembersandstudentsparticularlyinthe400courseseries.Agents:ProgramChair,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation6:ThatthePrograminvestigateandreportontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpursuingaccreditationthroughtheForensicEducationalProgramsAccreditationCommission(FEPAC).Agents:ProgramChair,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation7:ThattheProgramreportontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheestablishmentaForensicProgramAdvisoryCommittee,involvingthemajorstakeholdersfromthevariousprograms/faculties,toassistinthefutureexpansionoftheforensicprogram.Agents:ProgramChair,ForensicsProgramCommitteeCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation8:ThattheProgramreportonitseffortstocontinueandenhanceitscommunityoutreachactivities(e.g.annualCSIworkshop)whicharegoodmarketingtools.Agents:ProgramChair,ForensicsProgramCommitteeCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation9:Thatanalumnidevelopmentplanneedstobedevelopedtosupportfundraisingandstudentrecruitment.Agents:ProgramChair,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018

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REPORTON:MATHEMATICSANDSTATISTICSUNDERGRADUATEANDGRADUATEPROGRAMS

January2017EXECUTIVESUMMARYReviewPreparationIn preparing this document, the Program Development Committee reviewed the following: Mathematics andStatistics’Self-Study(SS)(2014),thereportoftheexternalreviewers(ER)(April2015),theresponsefromtheHead(HR)(June2015),andtheresponsefromtheDean(DR)(May2016)totheabovematerial.Theexternalreviewerswere: Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Vice-President, Research, Economics, Development and Innovation, Professor ofMathematics, Lakehead University, Dr. Arthur B. Yeh, Professor of Statistics and Chair, Department of AppliedStatisticsandOperationsResearch,BowlingGreenStateUniversity,andDr.GurupdeshPandher,SeniorAssociateDean,OdetteSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofWindsor.UndergraduateandGraduateProgramsAttheundergraduatelevel,theDepartmentoffersaBachelorofMathematics(General),aBachelorofMathematics(Honours),andaBachelorofMathematics(Honours)inMathematicsandStatistics.StudentsalsohavetheoptionofcombiningtheirHonoursMathematicsmajorwithamajorfromanotherdiscipline.TheDepartmentalsocollaborateswith departments to offer a Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours) in Mathematics and Computer Science and aConcurrentBachelorofMathematics (General)/BachelorofEducation.Admissionsweresuspended for the latterduringthetimeofthereview,buthavesincebeenrevisedandtheprogramrelaunched.TheDepartment isalsoheavily involved in service teaching,providingmath instructions forprogramsacross theUniversitythathavemathematicsandstatisticsasdegreerequirements.TheDepartmentoffersaMinorinMathematicsandaMinorinStatistics,aswellasMajorandMinorConcentrationsfortheBachelorofArtsandScienceinMathematicsandStatistics.At the graduate level, the Department offers a Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics with fields inMathematicsorStatistics,aMasterofActuarialScience(MActSc)(primarilygearedtowardsinternationalstudents),andaPhDinMathematicsandStatisticswithfieldsinMathematicsorStatistics.EnrolmentsUndergraduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016Full-Time 85.48 81.3 72.88 70.03 62.245Part-Time 14.5 19 12.44 9.5 13.5Graduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016MScFull-Time(MathField) 9 10 6 7 8MScPart-Time(MathField) 0 0 0 0 0MScFull-Time(StatsField) 10 10 10 16 18MScPart-Time(StatsField) 1 0 0 0 0MActScFull-Time ---- ---- ---- 16 39MActScPart-Time ---- ---- ---- 0 0PhDFull-Time(MathField) 0 0 0 0 0PhDPart-Time(MathField) 0 0 0 1 1PhDFull-Time(StatsField) 9 6 8 9 10PhDPart-Time(StatsField) 0 0 0 0 1

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HumanResourcesFaculty/InstructorsTenure/tenure-trackfaculty 12(includingHead)AASLearningSpecialistIII 1SessionalLecturer 1Faculty members involved in graduate programdelivery

18(includes12tenure/tenure-trackfaculty+3emeritusfaculty+2adjunctappointments+1cross-appointment

Full/Part-timeStaffSecretaries 2FINALASSESSMENTREPORT(withImplementationPlan)SignificantStrengthsoftheProgramsTheDepartmentoffershighqualityundergraduateandgraduateeducationdeliveredbyfacultywithverystrongrecordsandsomenotableawardsinteachingexcellence.(ER,p.7,10,11)Facultymembersstrivetomakethestudentexperienceexceptional.Theexternalreviewersnotedthat“Studentsfeelcomfortableandwelcomedbytheprofessorstodropbyanddiscusstopicsintheiroffices.ThisisgreatandclearlyisastrengthoftheprogramatUniversityofWindsor.Itwasevidentfromthestudentsthattheyfeelthattheprofessorscareandarewillingtotakethetimetohelpmotivatedstudentsindividually.”(ER,p.5)ThenumberofpublicationsinrefereedjournalsbybothMastersandPhDstudents,andthelevelandnumberofexternalscholarshipfundingawardedtograduatestudentsfromagenciessuchastheTri-CouncilsandOCGisevidenceofthehighcaliberofthegraduateprograms.(ER,p.7,11)TheDepartmenthasanumberofprogramstoassiststudentsastheyworktheirwaythroughtherigourousstudies.InadditiontotheMathandStatsLearningCentre,whichprovidessupportforundergraduatestudentsacrosstheUniversityaswellastutoringandmentoringopportunitiesforstudents,theDepartmentoffersweeklycolloquia(attendanceisrequiredforgraduatestudents)whichprovides“graduatesstudentswiththeopportunitiestobeexposedtothelatesttechnicaldevelopmentsinmathematicsandstatistics,andtointeractwithoutsidespeakers.Thesecontributetodevelopmentsofprofessionalandtransferableskillsforgraduatestudents.”(ER,pp.2,11,12).ThePDCsupportstheexternalreviewers’suggestionsthatallstudentsbeencouragedtoattendthesecolloquia.(ER,p.5)TheDepartmentisalsoanaffiliateoftheFieldsInstitutewhichopensupresearchactivityandopportunitiesforstudents.(ER,p.13)OthernotableinitiativesforwhichtheDepartmentistobecommendedinclude:• TheFoundationalMathematicsInstructionProjectthatwasinitiatedin2010helpedenhancethe

undergraduateexperienceinanumberofways,includingincreasingcontact-hours,staffingclasseswithfull-timefacultymembers,increasingtutorialhours,andfacilitatinglearninginsmallstudygroups.

• ThecreationofMathematicsandStatisticsClubgivesavenueinwhichfacultymembersandstudentscangettogetherandexchangeideasontheregularbasis.TheClubalsoarrangestohavefacultyandexternalspeakerstogivepresentationsonvariousmathematicsandstatisticstopics.

• ThecollaborationwithOaklandUniversityinofferingvirtualclasses(viavideoconferencing),thusgivinggraduatestudentsmoreflexibilitytotakerequiredor/andadditionalcourses.(ER,p.11,12)

OpportunitiesforProgramImprovement/EnhancementsTheDepartment isencouragedto review itscurricula. Inparticular, it shouldconsideraddinga thesisorspecialprojectrequirementtoitsundergraduateprogramsormodifyingcourseassessmentmethodstoensurethatlearning

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outcomesFandIaremet:F. communicatemathematicallyconceptseffectivelyandpreciselytoavarietyofaudiences(thisisalsorelevant

tolearneroutcomeG)I. Studynewmathematicalmaterialindependently,andidentifyfuturestepsforfurtherdevelopment.(ER,p.5)

Theexternalreviewersencourage“thedepartmenttobemoreentrepreneurialwithregardstofuturedevelopments",inordertoattractnewstudents,notingthatfundingconcernsanddiscussionsofprogramprioritization(orsimilardiscussions)arecommonacrossthesector.Thereviewersnotethat“[t]hemathematicsandstatisticsdepartmentismakingsomeprogresstowardsthisbutcouldtakeamoreproactiveapproach.”(ER,p.16)Furtheropportunitiesforprogramimprovementsarecapturedintherecommendationslistedbelow.IMPLEMENTATIONPLANRecommendations(inpriorityorder)(FinalrecommendationsarrivedatbytheProgramDevelopmentCommittee,followingareviewandassessmentoftheExternalReviewersreport,theHead’sresponseandtheDean’sresponse.)Recommendation1:ThattheDepartmentsubmitcourse-levellearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitscoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheprogram-levellearningoutcomes.[Program-levellearningoutcomesforeachofitsundergraduateandgraduateprogramsthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate"weresubmittedandreviewedaspartoftheSelf-Study.(SeeSS,pp19-35)PDCnotesthattheDepartmenthasdevelopedlearningoutcomesformostofitsundergraduateandgraduatecoursesandlooksforwardtoreceivingthemandcompletingitsreviewofthecourse-levellearningoutcomes.]Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation 2:That theDepartment integrate problem-solving and communication skills inmore courses,especially at the fourth-year level in the honours program; and that the Department report on approaches toaddressinglearningoutcomesFandIwhichmightincludeathesisorspecialprojectrequirementtoitsundergraduateprogramsormodifyingcourseassessmentmethods.[F.communicatemathematicallyconceptseffectivelyandpreciselytoavarietyofaudiences(thisisalsorelevantto

learneroutcomeG)I. Studynewmathematicalmaterialindependently,andidentifyfuturestepsforfurtherdevelopment.(ER,p.5)]Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation3:Thattheundergraduatestudiescommitteedevelopamethodtooffercoursesinaconsistentandpredictablemanner.[PDCnotesthattheDepartmentiscreatinga4-yearplanforstudentsinorderthattheymayplantheircoursesequence.Withthesubmissionofthisplan,PDCwouldconsiderthisrecommendationsatisfied.]Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation4:ThatthedepartmentstayasanaffiliatememberoftheFieldsInstitute.Themembershipcostis$5,000peryearbutthebenefitseasilyoutweighthiscostintermsofresearchactivityandopportunitiesforstudentsandalsograduaterecruitment.IfthedepartmentcannotfindthefundswithinitsownbudgettheFacultyandtheOfficeofResearchshouldbeapproached.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScience,OfficeofVPRICompletionby:Fall2018

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Recommendation5:ThattheHeadmakeacasetotheDeanoftheFacultyforrecognitionofthemajorrolethedepartmentplaysintermsofserviceteaching.Serviceteachingataqualitylevelshouldbeseenasanimportantmissionofthedepartment.Itshouldbevaluedandresourcedattheproperlevel.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018

Recommendation6:ThattheDepartmentpayparticularattentiontomaintaininghighconsistentstandardsforsessionalteachingintheintroductorycourses;thatitreportonthefeasibilityofprovidingdoctoralstudentswiththeopportunitytoteachsomeintroductorycourses;andthatitconsidermakingacasetotheDeanoftheFacultyforAASasLearningSpecialistsand/orsessionallecturerpositionswithafocusonteachingtheintroductorycourses.Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation7:ThattheDepartmentengageinastrategicplanningexercisewithaviewto1)matchingthesizeofitsprogramstothesizeofthedepartmentsoastomaintainhighqualityprogramming;2)criticallyexaminingthefuturedirectionofthePhDinPureMathematicsandreportingonitsplanforthecontinuedviabilityoftheprogram;and3)prioritizingopportunitiesforexpansion.ThattheDepartmentreportonitsfindings.Opportunitiesandinitiativesforimprovementorexpansionmayincludethoselistedbelowand/orothermoreappropriateopportunitiesandinitiativesidentifiedduringthestrategicplanningprocess:(a) developinggraduateprogramswhichcouldbetteralignindustryandlocaldemands,forexampleapplied

mathematics.(b) offeringacourseinDataAnalytics(c) structuringtheMScinMathematicsandtheMScinStatisticscourserequirementsinamoreorganized

fashion,withspecificallyenumeratedrequiredcourseandtheabilitytoselectsomecoursesfromalistofapprovedofferings.Thisshouldhelpwiththecoursescheduling.

(d) pursuingthepossibilityofembeddingtheSAScertificatewithinitscurrentappliedcourseorofferingtheSASCertificateasanadd-ontothedegree.

(e) revivingtheCentreforStatisticalConsulting,ResearchandLearning(CSCRL),especiallyintermsofconnectingandreachingouttoexternalclients.ThescopeoftheCentreshouldbebroadenedtoincludeareassuchasoperationsresearchandappliedmathematics,inadditiontostatisticalconsulting.Itcanbedoneunderthe“analytics”umbrellawherethegeneralgoalistoutilizequantitativetechniquestohelpclientssolveproblems.

(f) developingnewprograms,programpartnershipsandpathwaystoenhanceenrolment.(eg,4+1typeprogramswherebystudentscanearnabaccalaureateandaMastersdegreein5years;3+1typeprogramsinwhichinternationalstudentscanearnabaccalaureatefromtheUniversityofWindsor;3+2(or3+1+1or3+1+2)typeprogramsinwhichinternationalstudentscanearnabaccalaureateandaMastersdegreefromtheUniversityofWindsor)

(g) establishingundergraduateandmasterlevelprogramsinanalytics(ordatascience)incollaborationwithComputerScienceDepartment.

(h) establishing12-monthcost-recoverymasterlevelprofessionalprograminbusinessanalytics(forexample,generalbusinessanalyticsorbusinessfunctionspecificanalyticssuchasinmarketingorinfinance),incollaborationwiththeOdetteSchoolofBusinessandtheSchoolofComputerScience.

Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncil,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2020Recommendation8:ThattheDepartmentmakeacasetotheDeanoftheFacultyforadditionaltenure-trackappointments,consistentwiththestrategicprioritiesofthearea,andforreplacingfacultywhomayberetiringintheareaofStatistics.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018

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REPORTON:PHYSICSGRADUATEPROGRAMS(MScandPhD)

January2017EXECUTIVESUMMARYThisreviewcoversthegraduateprogramsofferedbytheDepartmentofPhysics.However,toprovidecontext,someinformationonthearea’sundergraduateprogramshasalsobeenincluded.ReviewPreparationInpreparingthisdocument,theProgramDevelopmentCommitteereviewedthefollowing:Physics’Self-Study(SS)(2012/13),thereportoftheexternalreviewers(ER)(October2015),theresponsefromtheHead(HR)(January2016),andtheresponsefromtheDean(DR)(May2016)totheabovematerial.Theexternalreviewerswere:Dr. J.CarlKumaradas, Department of Physics, Ryerson University, Dr. Robert I. Thompson, Department of Physics andAstronomy,UniversityofCalgary,andDr.MariaCioppa,DepartmentofEarthandEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofWindsor.GraduateandUndergraduateProgramsTheDepartmentoffersthefollowinggraduateprograms:MasterofScienceinPhysics,withthesis,majorpaperorcourse-based,andaPhDinPhysics.Fieldsfortheresearch-basedgraduateprogramsare:atomic,molecularandoptical(AMO)physics,materialscience,andtheoreticalphysics.(SS,p.4)Attheundergraduatelevel,theSchooloffersaBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysics(with/withoutCo-op),aBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysicswiththesis(with/withoutCo-op),aBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysics(PhysicsandHighTechnology)(with/withoutCo-op),aBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysics(PhysicsandHighTechnology)withthesis(with/withoutCo-op),aBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysics(MedicalPhysics)(with/withoutCo-op),andaBachelorofScience(Honours)inPhysics(MedicalPhysics)withthesis(with/withoutCo-op).StudentsalsohavetheoptionofcombiningtheirHonoursPhysicsmajorwithamajorfromanotherdiscipline.TheSchoolalsooffersaMinorinPhysics,aswellasMajorandMinorConcentrationsfortheBachelorofInterdisciplinaryArtsandScience.EnrolmentsUndergraduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016Full-Time 66.5 57.5 68 63 60Part-Time 13 16.5 6.5 14 9.5Graduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016MScFull-Time 8 7 8 9 14MScPart-Time 0 0 0 0 0PhDFull-Time 6 5 2 5 4PhDPart-Time 0 0 0 0 0HumanResourcesFaculty/InstructorsTenured/tenure-trackfaculty 7(includingHead)Faculty members involved in graduateprogramdelivery

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Full/Part-timeStaffPhysicsLaboratoryCoordinatorVII 1ElectronicsandComputerTechnologistVIII .75Secretary 1

FINALASSESSMENTREPORT(withImplementationPlan)SignificantStrengthsoftheProgramsTheexternalreviewersnotedthat“[i]ngeneralterms,thefacultyintheDepartmentofPhysicscarrywiththemasetofhighstandardofqualificationsfortheirrolesinteaching,research,andservice,bringingwiththemanexcellentresearchandscholarlyrecordandastrongcommitmenttograduateeducation.Theybringabroaderbackgroundintermsorresearchareasandeducationthanthatfoundinmanyphysicsdepartments,whichisastrengthofthisunit.”(ER,p.13)The“diversityandqualityofthefacultyresearchprograms”and“thebroadrangeofexternalcollaborations,bothinpureresearchand,inparticular,throughtheindustrialpartnershipsofsomeofthefaculty”arethelinchpinsofthegraduateprograms;enablingtheDepartmenttodeliveronanexceptionalstudentexperiencebyprovidingastrongfoundationforgraduatestudentresearch.(ER,p.16)OpportunitiesforProgramImprovement/EnhancementsTheDepartmenthasundertakenanumberofinitiativestofurtherstrengthenitsgraduateprogram,including“improvedoversightbytheprogramleadershiptomonitorprogramadmissionsandtime-to-degreeprogresstoenablestudentsuccess;thecreationoftopicalminicoursesattheadvancedlevel;theinclusionofexpertsfromexternaltotheDepartmentinitsseminarcourseaspartofarestructuringofthisportionoftheprogram;aninitiativetotakeonajust-in-timeteachingstrategyononegraduatecourse[…];andaninitiativebytheDepartmenttointroduceannualprogressreportsbystudentsinthegraduateprogram.”(ER,p.16)Whiletheexternalreviewerswereemphaticinassertingthatthe“traditionalteachingapproachesthatthefacultycurrentlyemployarehighlyeffectivefor,andfurther,highlypopularwiththestudents”,theydidnotethat“[s]mallerclasssizesofferasignificantadvantageintheareaofapplication/developmentofinnovativeandeffectiveteachingapproachesandpedagogies”andencouragethefaculty“toengageasagrouptospendsometimeconsideringwhatopportunitiestheremightbeformoreinnovativeapproachestoinstructioninthegraduateclassroom”.(ER,pp.9,10)Furtheropportunitiesforprogramimprovementsarecapturedintherecommendationslistedbelow.IMPLEMENTATIONPLANRecommendations(inpriorityorder)(FinalrecommendationsarrivedatbytheProgramDevelopmentCommittee,followingareviewandassessmentoftheExternalReviewersreport,theHead’sresponseandtheDean’sresponse.)Recommendation1:ThattheDepartmentundertakeacurriculumreviewofitsPhDprogramtodetermineifstudentsmightbebetterservedwithmoreresearchfocusandfewercourserequirementsinthedoctoralprogram,consistentwithmostotherPhysicsdoctoralprogramsinCanada.Further,theofferingof5coursesinquantumphysicsandquantumfieldtheoryisaheavyweightinginthisareaforaCanadianPhysicsprogram,andtheDepartmentmightconsiderdiversifyingthecourseofferingsbytheoccasionalreplacementofaquantum-relatedcoursewithsomeothertopic.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2020

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Recommendation2:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitsgraduatecoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate";thattheDepartmentreviewanddefineitscourseassessmentmethodstakingintoconsiderationthefeedbackprovidedbytheexternalreviewersonpp10-11oftheirreport;andthattheDepartmentprovideacurriculummap,mappingitscourselearningoutcomestotheprogram-levellearningoutcomesforeachofitsgraduateprograms.[PDCnotesthatprogram-levellearningoutcomesforeachofitsgraduateprogramshavebeendevelopedandsubmittedaspartoftheSelf-Study.]Agents:DepartmentHead,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation3:GiventheproductivityofthecurrentlimitedfacultynumbersandpotentialforalignmentwithUniversityofWindsor’sstrategicplan,thattheDepartmentmakeacasetotheDeanofScienceforexpansionofthecurrentfacultycomplement,includingbutnotlimitedtocross-appointments.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation4:ThattheDepartmentofPhysicsundertakeathoroughandself-criticalassessmentofitscurrentspaceallocationandusage,withaneyeto(a)identifyingandprioritizingitsspaceneeds,(b)locatingopportunitiestoaddresssuchneedsthrougheffectuseand/orrepurposingofitsexistingspace,includingclearbudgetingrequirementsforthelatter,and(c)identificationoftheremainingspaceshortfall,ifany,inordertohaveacompleteandcompellingcaseforfuturerequestsforadditionalspacefortheDepartment.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation4:ThattheDepartmentcontinueitsinvestigationintothefeasibilityoflaunchingaprofessionalMaster’sdegreeintheareaofMedicalPhysics,includingrangeofinterestandresourceimplications,andthatitreportonitsfindings.Agents:DepartmentHead,Physicsfacultymembers,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation5:Thatthepracticeofrequiringannualprogressreportsfromitsgraduatestudentsbecontinued,andthatitbesupplementedbytheearlycreationofgraduatestudentsupervisorycommittees,ideallywithinthefirstyearofstudies,andannualmeetingsofthestudentswiththeircommittees.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation6:ThattheDepartmentofPhysicsreportonitsprogramtoreviewandassesslabsafetywithintheDepartment.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScience,DepartmentofHealthandSafetyCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation7:ThattheDepartmentofPhysicsinstituteandreportonaprogramtoexamineacurrentlyunder-tappedopportunityforinterdisciplinarycollaborationwithintheUniversityofWindsor.Thesecollaborationscouldrelatetoresearch,researchsupport,teaching,andadministrativeopportunities.Agents:DepartmentHead,PhysicsfacultymembersCompletionby:Fall2018

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Recommendation8:ThattheDepartmentofPhysicslaunchastrategicexercisetobringtogethertheaboverecommendationsandpresentitself,itsqualities,anditsopportunitiestotheFacultyandtheUniversityinapositive,pro-active,andcollaborativelightinordertojustifyitscurrenthighlevelofactivityandpotentialnewvaluetotheUniversity,itsStrategicPlan,andtheneedfortheUniversityofWindsortomaintainandexpanditsleadershipinbasicscience.OnewaytogaininformationtorepresentitselfandgageprogrameffectivenesscouldbethroughtheuseofstudentexitinterviewsandtheDepartmentisencouragedtoconsiderandreportontheviabilityoflaunchingaprogramofexitinterviewsofgraduatingstudentsinthefuture.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScience,VPResearchandInnovationCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation9:ThattheDepartmentreportontheoperationsandmaintenanceofthestudentmachineshop.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018

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REPORTON:SOCIOLOGY,ANTHROPOLGYANDCRIMINOLOGYUNDERGRADUATEANDGRADUATEPROGRAMS

January2017

EXECUTIVESUMMARYReviewPreparationInpreparingthisdocument,theProgramDevelopmentCommitteereviewedthefollowing:Sociology,AnthropologyandCriminology’s’Self-Study(SS)(2014/15),thereportoftheexternalreviewers(ER)(April2016),theresponsefromtheHead(HR)(May2016),andtheresponsefromtheDean(DR)(June2016)totheabovematerial.Theexternalreviewerswere:Dr.TerryWotherspoon,DepartmentofSociology,UniversityofSaskatchewan,Dr.VictorSatzewich,DepartmentofSociology,McMasterUniversity,Dr.AndrewAllen,FacultyofEducation,UniversityofWindsor.UndergraduateandGraduateProgramsAttheundergraduatelevel,theDepartmentoffersprogramsinAnthropology,Criminology,FamilyandSocialRelations,andSociology.Specifically,theDepartmentoffersGeneralBachelorofArtsdegreesinFamilyandSocialRelationsandinSociology,andHonoursBachelorofArtsdegreesinCriminology,FamilyandSocialRelations,andSociology.StudentsalsohavetheoptionofcombiningtheirHonoursCriminology,HonoursFamilyandSocialRelations,orHonoursSociologywithamajorfromanotherdiscipline.NotethatadmissionshavebeensuspendedtotheHonoursAnthropologyandCombinedHonoursAnthropologyprogramssinceFall2013.TheDepartmentoffersMinorsinAnthropology,FamilyandSocialRelations,ForensicandCulturalAnthropology,StudiesinSexuality,andSociology,aswellasMajorandMinorConcentrationsfortheBachelorofInterdisciplinaryArtsandScienceinAnthropology,Criminology,andSociology.Atthegraduatelevel,theDepartmentoffersaMastersofArtinCriminology(thesisorcourse-basedoptions),aMasterofArtsinSociology(thesisorcourse-basedoptions),andaPhDinSociologywithSpecializationinSocialJustice.AdmissionshavebeensuspendedtotheMasterofArtsinSocialDataAnalysis(MASDA)sinceFall2014.EnrolmentsUndergraduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016Full-Time 836.80 788.59 719.86 682.98 686.725Part-Time 183 161.5 128.75 108 98Graduate Fall2012 Fall2013 Fall2014 Fall2015 Fall2016MACriminologyFull-Time 11 13 13 20 26MACriminologyPart-Time 0 0 0 0 0MASociologyFull-Time 15 20 17 9 12MASociologyPart-Time 0 0 0 0 0MASDAFull-Time 11 16 --- --- ---MASDAPart-Time 0 0 --- --- ---PhDFull-Time 10 8 12 11 8PhDPart-Time 1 0 0 2 2

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HumanResourcesFaculty/InstructorsTenure/tenure-trackfaculty 21 (including Head, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate

Studies,1vacantappointment)Cross-appointment 1Limited-termappointment 1SessionalLecturer 1Faculty members involved in graduateprogramdelivery

23(includes1cross-appointment+1limited-termappointment+1emeritusappointment+3adjunctappointments)

Full/Part-timeStaff

Secretaries 3FINALASSESSMENTREPORT(withImplementationPlan)SignificantStrengthsoftheProgramsTheDepartmentoffers“goodqualityprogramsforbothitsundergraduateandgraduatestudents”deliveredby“aproductiveanddedicatedfaculty”.(ER,p.2)Theseprogramsarereviewedregularlyandamajorcurriculumreviewexercisewasundertakenin2013/14toensurestudentsareprovidedwiththebestteachingandlearningexperience.Inadditiontoprovidingastronggroundingintheoryandmethodology,theDepartment’sstrongresearchcultureandtheprovisionofadvancedseminar,capstoneandpracticumcoursesattheundergraduate-levelenablestudentstopursueresearchandpracticalexperiences.(DR,p.1,SSpp.2,13)OpportunitiesforProgramImprovement/EnhancementsAstheDepartmentcontinueswiththeimplementationandoperationalizationofitsTaskForcerecommendations,itshouldcontinuetoreviewitscurriculatoensurethattherevisedprogramsaremeetingtheneedsofstudentsand,tomonitortheeffectivenessofitsnew/revisedDepartmentalstructures.(ER,p.2)Theexternalreviewersnotedthat“[t]heDepartmenthasengagedinathoughtfuldiscussionaboutpromisingareasthat could be built upon that are consistent with the university’s strategic plan. In particular, the departmentindicatesthatitwouldliketostrengthentheareasof:internationalmigration,bordergovernance,andcommunitydiversity; and care, healthy communities and social policy. The reviewers believe that both of these areas holdconsiderable promise, and cut across many of the department’s existing areas of strength.” (ER, p.10) TheDepartment is encouraged to initiatediscussionson thedevelopmentof such specializations,mostofwhichareinterdisciplinaryinnature,todeterminetheirviability.Furtheropportunitiesforprogramimprovementsarecapturedintherecommendationslistedbelow.IMPLEMENTATIONPLANRecommendations(inpriorityorder)(FinalrecommendationsarrivedatbytheProgramDevelopmentCommittee,followingareviewandassessmentoftheExternalReviewersreport,theHead’sresponseandtheDean’sresponse.)Recommendation1:ThattheDepartmentsubmit:(a) learningoutcomesforeachofitsundergraduateandgraduateprogramsthatclearlycorrespondtothe

University'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate",and(b) learningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitscoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheprogram-

levellearningoutcomes.Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2018

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Recommendation2:ThattheDepartmentestablishandreportonitsplantomonitortheprogressofstudentsinfirstyearcoursestoensurethattheygaintheskillsneededtosucceedintheiruniversitycareers.Agents:DepartmentCouncil,HeadCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation3:ThattheDepartmentconsiderwhetheritisabletosupportthere-establishmentofamajorinAnthropologywithitsexistingresources.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation4:Inordertofurtherenhancethecompetitivenessofitsgraduatestudentsinthejobmarketandforfurthergraduatestudies,thattheDepartment:(a) considerofferingafor-creditprofessionaldevelopmentseminarwherestudentscanbementoredaboutissues

likescholarshipapplications,publishing,andgrantwriting.(b) reportonwhetherandhowitmightprovidetrainingtoMAandPhDstudentswhodonotnecessarilypursue

academiccareertrajectories.TheareaisencouragedtocontacttheDeanofGradauteStudiesforinformationonMITACsandopportunitiesitprovidesforpracticaltraining.

Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncil,FAHSSAssistantDeanofGraduateStudies,DeanofGraduateStudiesCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation5:ThattheDepartmentinvestigatetheunitreadingrequirementsforitscomprehensiveexaminationsagainstthoseofothercomparablePhDprogramstoensurethatitsrequirementsarenotinconsistentwiththoseofotherprograms,andthatitreportonitsfindings.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation6:ThattheDepartmentfindwaystoincreasetheopportunitiesforfacultyandstudentstointeractintellectuallybeyondthosethatalreadyexistinclassroomsettingsandcomprehensiveexams.Inparticular,itshould:a) considerdevelopingafaculty-studentseminarseries,orperhapsorganizingayearlyhalforfull-daymini-

conferencewherefacultyandstudentspresenttheresultsoftheirresearch.b) findwaystobringinguestspeakerstofurtherenhanceopportunitiesforcollectiveintellectualexchanges.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation7:ThattheDepartmentdevelopaplanforhowitproposestorebalanceintakesbetweenCriminology,Sociology,FamilyandSocialRelations,andAnthropology.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation8:Inordertodevelopamoresystematicunderstandingofstudentperceptionsandexperiencesofthevariousprograms,thattheDepartment,withtheassistanceoftheFacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciencesandtheUniversity’sQualityAssuranceoffice,developwaystomeasureundergraduatestudentexperiences,bothforincoursestudentsandalumni.Thisneednotnecessarilybedoneonayearlybasis.Pollingofstudentandalumniexperiencescouldconceivablybeconductedinconjunctionwithqualityassurancecyclicalprogramreviews.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSS,QualityAssuranceOfficeCompletionby:Fall2020

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Recommendation9:ThattheDepartmentcontinuetomonitorwithdrawalratesfromitsPhDprogramtoensurethatprogramadmissionrequirementsareappropriate,andthattheprogramstructuremeetstheneedsandexpectationsofstudents;andthatitreportonitsfindings.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2020Recommendation10:ThattheDepartmentreportonwhetherandhowitmightprovideopportunitiestograduatestudentstoteach,forexampleguestlecturerorsessionalinstructorexperience,inordertomakethemmorecompetitiveinthejobmarket.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation11:ThattheDepartmentfindwaystoincreaseitsyearlyintakeofPhDstudentstothe3-5rangeratherthanthecurrent2-4range.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation12:Inordertoclarifyexpectationsaboutthecomprehensiveexaminationprocessandquestionsaboutthenatureoffundingpackagesofferedtoincomingstudents,thatthedepartmentorganizeaformalorientationsessionforincomingstudents,whichwouldgobeyondtheusual‘meetandgreet’socialeventsorganizedbythedepartmentintheFallsemester.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation13:ThattheDepartmentreportonthefeasibilityofrejuvenatingarevisedversionoftheMasterofArtsinSocialDataAnalysis(MASDA)program,havingfirstdevelopedaplan,inconsultationoftheDeanofFAHSSandtheBudgetOffice,tomaketheprogramfinanciallyviable.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSS,BudgetOfficeCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation14:ThattheDepartmentidentifythekindsofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesthatstaffmembersarelookingforandadvocateontheirbehalfwiththeDeanofFAHSSandtheDepartmentofHumanResources.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSS,DepartmentofHumanResourcesCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation15:ThattheDepartmentcontinueitsefforttoenhanceitspresenceontheweb.Agents:DepartmentHead,ITSCompletionby:Fall2020Recommendation16:ThattheDepartmentdevelopaplan,inconsultationwiththeDean,abouthowitcanachievea2-2teachingloadwithoutjeopardizingtherequirementsoftheundergraduateandgraduatecurriculum.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2018Recommendation17:ThattheDepartment,inconsultationwiththeDeanofFAHSS,findwaystoprovidemoreadequateworkandsocialspaceforgraduatestudents.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2020

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UNIVERSITYOFWINDSORPROGRAMDEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEEUNIVERSITYPROGRAMREVIEW(UPR)

REPORTON:LabourStudiesJanuary2017

In2013/2014,LabourStudiesembarkedonaprocesstoreviewitsundergraduateofferings,aspartofthemandatedcyclicalreviewofuniversityprogramsrequiredundertheUniversity’sInstitutionalQualityAssuranceProtocolinaccordancewiththeCOUQualityAssuranceFramework.ThisreviewwhichincludedLabourStudies’Self-Study(2013/2014),thereportoftheexternalreviewers(February2015),theresponsefromtheDirectorofLabourStudies(June2015),andtheresponsefromtheDeanoftheFacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciences(September2015)totheabovematerial,wassubmittedtothePDCforreviewinNovember2016.LabourStudies,duringthetimeofthedraftingoftheSelfStudy,wasundergoingsignificantchanges,includingthedeletionofitsHonoursprograms,asproposedandapprovedbyLabourStudies;andthesuspensionofadmissionstoitsGeneralprogramduetolowenrolments.Asaresult,whiletheUPRprovidesaretrospectivelookatexistingprogramsandoffersrecommendationsfortheirimprovement,whatwasleftatthetimeofthereviewwastheCertificateinLabourStudies(renamedCertificateinWorkandEmploymentIssuesinFall2014),whichtheexternalreviewerschosetonotevaluateduetotheirdispleasureattheclosureoftheLabourStudiesprograms.(seeDean’sResponseforchronology).Becausetheexternalreviewers’report“focusesonmattersbeyondthepurviewoftheIQAPReview”,andbecausetheexternalreviewerschosenottocommentontheCertificateprogram,PDCconcurswiththeDirectorandtheDeanthat“noneoftherecommendationsmadecanbeimplemented.”(Director’sResponse,p.1)

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Sa170210-5.5.2


*5.5.2: UniversityProgramReviewStatusReportsItemfor: InformationForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeBackground§ The attached status reports have been conducted under the InstitutionalQuality Assurance Process (IQAP)

(combiningundergraduateandgraduateprogramreviews)whichwasdevelopedinaccordancewiththeCOU’sQuality Assurance Framework. As of Fall 2011, the Ontario universities’ Quality Council is responsible forreviewing,auditingandapprovingallnewundergraduateandgraduateprogramsandcyclicalprogramreviews.

§ Someof the information contained in the status reportsmay seemoutdated since these reports provide ahistoricallookatthedepartment’sactionsoverareviewcycle,showingaprogressionofchangesovertheyears.

UndergraduateProgramReviewStatusReports: BachelorofInterdisciplinaryArtsandScience1stBiennialReport p.2 BachelorofEnvironmentalStudies1stStatusReport p.5Biology(Undergraduate)1stBiennialReport p.9ComputerScience(MScandPhD)1stStatusReport p.12Education(JointPhD)2ndBiennialReport p.18History(UndergraduateandGraduate)1stBiennialReport p.25Kinesiology(MHK)1stBiennialReport p.29Women’sandGenderStudies1stBiennialReport p.32

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FIRSTBIENNIALSTATUSREPORTON:BACHELOROFINTERDISCIPLINARYARTSANDSCIENCEJanuary2017

CurriculumandDegreeRequirements:Recommendation1:Reviewandre-articulatetherationaleandsequencingforcoreBAScourses,aswellastherationaleforrequiredcourses(majorandminorconcentrations)inthedegreeprogram.Reviewcalendarcopyattheendofthisprocess.Agents:BASProgramCommittee,RelevantDepartments,FAHSSCoordinatingCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:AmajorreviewoftheBAScorecourseswasconductedin2015.Thefollowingcourseswererevisedoradded:• 14-56-100IntroductiontoInterdisciplinaryArtsandScience(newcourse)• 14-56-410Inquiryandcommunication(revisedlearningoutcomes)• 14-56-420ResearchProject(addedlearningoutcomes,madeita6creditcoursetoalignwithothercapstone

courses)Corecourseswererevisedtoeliminateunnecessaryoptionsandcreatemoreflexibility.Newdegreeoptionswereadded:doublemajorconcentrationandmajoranddoubleminorconcentrations.

PDCComments:PDCnotestheProgram’sprogresswiththisrecommendation,particularlywithregardtothereviewofitscorecoursesandthecreationofnewdegreeoptionswithrationalesincludedinthePDCFormB.WiththesubmissionofareportonthesequencingofthecoreBAScourses(56-),initsnextstatusreport,PDCwouldconsiderthisrecommendationsatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget ___recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation2:ReviewtheDARsexemptionprocessandexamineotherwaystoassiststudentsinmeetingHonoursrequirements.Agents:BASProgramChair,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:RevisedcorecoursesandchangestoresearchprojecthavereducedthenumberofDARsexemptions.Thegreaterflexibilityhasassistedstudentsinmeetingrequirements.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheProgramforitseffortstoaddressthisrecommendationandnotesthattherecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget X_recommendationsatisfied.

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Recommendation 3:Work to meet with the Deans of Science and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences tocoordinatecurricularplansandteachingresourcesfortheBAS.Agents:ProgramChair,DeansofFAHSSandScienceCompletionby:OngoingActionstaken2015and2016:DifficulttodeterminetheoutcomeofthisrecommendationastheIASprogramisnowinFAHSS.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatthereisnowanopportunityfortheProgramtohavegreateraccesstotheDeanofFAHSS,withthechangeinreportingstructure.Greatereffortshouldthereforebemadetoaddressthisrecommendation.PDCdirectstheProgramtomeetwiththeDeanofFAHSSandprovideamoredetailedresponsetothisrecommendationinthenextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget _recommendationsatisfied.ProgramGrowth:Recommendation 4: That there be no further expansion of the BAS program until recommendations 1-3 arecompleted.Agents:Provost,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:AnnualReportActionstaken2015and2016:Noexpansionoftheprogramhasbeenundertaken.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatnoexpansionhasbeenundertakenbecauserecommendations1-3arenotallsatisfied.Oncesatisfied,discussionsaroundexpansioncouldbeheld.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget _recommendationsatisfied.StudentandAlumniEngagement:Recommendation5:EnhancethevisibilityoftheBASprogramandstrengthenstudentandalumniengagementby,amongothers:• Developingandmaintainingagreaterwebpresence• ContinuallyconveyingstudentandalumnisuccessstoriesontheIFPwebsiteandincollaborationwithPublic

AffairsandCommunication• Circulatinganewslettertocurrentstudents,alumniandothers• ContinuingtoutilizeBASstudentsinpromotionalmaterialsandrecruitmentactivitiesAgents:ProgramChair,DeanofFAHSS,PublicAffairsandCommunication,StudentRecruitmentOfficeCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:Difficult todetermineasplannedchanges to thewebsiteweredelayedduetoFAHSStakingover theprogram.However,alumniandstudentsuccesswerefeaturedonIFPwebsiteandwereactiveparticipantsinnewslettertostudents,alumniandothers.IASstudentscontinuetobeusedinpromotionalmaterialsandrecruitmentactivities.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthattheProgramhasbeenactiveinenhancingitsprofileandencouragesittoincreaseitsefforts,regardless

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ofwheretheProgramishoused.PDClooksforwardtoreceivingaplanindicatinghowtheProgramwillmaintainandenhanceitsvisibilityandstrengthenstudentandalumniengagementovertime.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.LearningOutcomes:Recommendation6:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsfortheprogramandeachofitscoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:ProgramChair,DeanofFAHSS,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:• Learningoutcomeshavebeenpulledfromcoursesyllabi• CommitteeneedstomeettoassessthelearningoutcomesandalignthemwithCharacteristicsofaUniversity

ofWindsorGraduatePDCComments:PDCurgestheProgramtocontacttheCTLforassistancewiththisexercise.Creatingacurriculummapwithallcore(56-)courses,withaviewtoensuringthatthecorecoursesmeetalltheprogram-levellearningoutcomestosomeextent,willassisttheProgramindeterminingwheretheremaybedeficienciesinmeetingtheprogram-levellearningoutcomes.PDClooksforwardtothisrecommendationbeingcompletedbythenextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTSTATUSREPORTON:BACHELOROFENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESJanuary2017

[BECAUSEOFTHEDELAYINCOMPLETINGTHECYCLICALREVIEW,ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESHADTOREPORTINFALL2016ASITWILLBEUNDERTAKINGITSNEXTSELF-STUDYINTWOYEARS’TIME.]CurriculumRecommendation1:Thattheprogramcompletetheplannedcurriculumreviewincluding:a) comparingtheBESprogramlearningoutcomestotheactualcurriculum,delivery,andmeansof

assessment;b) modifying/integratingcoursestoaddressoverlaps/duplication,especially inEarthandEnvironmental

Sciences(EES);c) incorporatingmoresocialsciencesandhumanitiesintothedegreetolessentheoveremphasisonnatural

sciencesandmakethisamoreinterdisciplinarycurriculum;d) addingmoreintegrativeBEScoursesintothecurriculum(ideallyoneperyear)andexplicitly assessingthe

broader thinkingandintegrative learningoutcomes;e) considercreatingasenior levelcapstonecourse,includingintegratingadirectmeasureoflearning

outcomes,thatallowsstudents toemploytheirskillsandknowledge gainedthroughtheirBESdegree.Agents:ProgramChair,AAUCouncil,CentreforTeachingandLearning,relevantDepartmentsandFacultiesCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2016:Transition of administration of the BES program to EES began in Spring 2016 and EES became aware of therequirementtocompletethePDCStatusReportinmid-Summer2016.Consequently, it is impossibleforEEStofully address all of the recommendations in the Status Report at this time due to either the lack of the timenecessary to address theprogram review recommendations or thatmanyof the recommendations havebeenmooted due to the change in administrative structure (details below). It should be evident that the sort ofcurriculum review that needs to be done, including the addition of new courses, requires consultation anddiscussionamongawiderangeofstakeholders,particularlygiventhechangeinadministrativeresponsibilitiesthatoccurredthisyear.Giventheinabilitytodothisoverthesummerduetofacultyresearch(e.g.,fieldwork)andothercommitments,thisisonlygettingunderwaynow.WithrespecttothespecificitemslistedunderRecommendation1,thefollowingupdatesareprovided:a) Processstarted.b) Processstarted.c) Therecommendationsofthereviewcommitteehavetobeviewedinthecontextoftheresourcerealitiesand

history of the program. In fact, the major imbalance implied by the reviewers is not reflected in therequirements:inthecurrentprogram,9oftherequiredcoursesarefromFAHSSandLaw,11arefromScience,and2areBEScourses.Wherethereisimbalanceisinthenatureofcourses:allofthesciencecourses,aswellastheBEScourses,dealspecificallywiththeenvironment,whereasaproportionoftheFAHSScoursesdonot.Redressing this balance will require dialog with FAHSS and commitment and investment from FAHSS (cf.recommendation4).Thereasonforthecurrentsituationisthattheprogramcouldonlyusecoursesthatexistedatthetimetheprogramwasoriginallyconceptualizedorwhichhavecomeintobeingsincethen.IntermsofEEScourses,manyhavebeen,andcontinuetobe,specificallyofferedfortheBESprogram,as,ofcourse,weretheBES courses (58-xxx). There is likely only one FAHSS course (45-120) that is offeredwith the BES programspecificallyinmind.Goingforward,itwillbenecessarytore-engagepastcontributorsandtoinviteinvolvementfromnewcontributorstotheprogramtoensurethattheBESprogramisasinclusiveandrelevantasincanbeintermsoftheresourcesthatareavailableatthistime.Thesediscussionsarejustnowgettingunderway.EESis examining different governancemodels for ongoing development of theBES program to ensure that theprogramisasinclusiveandrelevantasitcanbeandmakesthebestuseofalloftherelevantresourcesavailablethroughout the university. One option being considered is development of a council type model, where

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representativesofallofthecurrent,aswellasadditional,relevantunitswithintheuniversityprovidevisionanddirectionforBESprogramcontent,whichisultimatelyimplementedbytheprogramcoordinator.Developmentofthismodelarecurrentlyunderway.

d) EES/Scienceisbeginningastrategicplanningandresourcingexerciseandthiswillbeaddressedaspartofthatexercise. Ultimately it will depend on available resources and how they are utilized for the EnvironmentalScience and BES programs. For example, the future delivery of both programs depend significantly on thenumberandnatureofretirementreplacementsandadraftplanforfacultyreplacementhasbeenprovidedtotheDean of Science. It is anticipated that similar challenges are faced by other contributing partners (e.g.,FAHSS),whichwillhavesimilarramificationsfortheBESprogram.

e) Similarcommenttod)OverthecomingmonthsEESwilla)discusstherecommendationsintermsofwhatcanbedoneinternally,andb)reachouttootherstakeholdersinFAHSSanddiscusshowtospecificallyaddresstheissuesraisedbytheexternalreview.

PDCComments:PDCappreciatesthedifficultiesanddelaysexperiencedasaresultofthetransitionoftheBESprogramtoEarthandEnvironmentalSciences(EES),andthanksEESforoutliningtheactivitiesithasplannedtomeetthisrecommendation.PDC looks forwardtoreceiving thereportonBES’curriculumreviewexercise, in itsnextstatusreportSelf-Studyreview(whichevercomesfirst).Status:aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation2:ThattheProgramsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofits“58-xxx“coursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".[Program-levellearningoutcomeswererevisedinMarch2013(seeSelf-Study).]Agents:ProgramChair,AAUCouncil,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2016:AreviewofavailablecoursedescriptionshasdeterminedthatofthesevenBEScourses,onlytwo(58-100and499)donothavelearningoutcomes.Overthenextyear,EESwillundertake,inconsultationwiththerelevantcourseinstructors,developmentoflearningoutcomesfortheremainingtwocourses.ThiswilloccuratthesametimethattherecommendationsoftheIQAPExternalReviewcommitteerecommendationsareimplementedtoensurethatanyandallcoursesrequiringlearningoutcomeswillbeidentified.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoreceivingthelearningoutcomesforalltheBES(58-)coursesandremindstheareatoincludeinformation on assessment methods in this package. PDC also recommends undertaking a curriculum mappingexercisetoassistinaligningcourselearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodstoprogramlearningoutcomes.Status:aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.AlumniRecommendation3:ThattheBES:a) continue trackingalumniplacementanddevelop regularpost-graduationsurveys thatassess itssuccess

inachievingprogramoutcomes andmatching thesewithcareerskillsandpreparation forpost-graduatestudy;and

b) involvealumni intheprogram,e.g.studenttalks,careermentoring, internshipopportunities,collaborators incommunity partnerships.

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Agents:ProgramChair,HeadCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2016:Theserecommendationswillbediscussedandimplementedmovingforward(seecommentsinRecommendation1)

PDCComments:As noted under Recommendation 1, PDC appreciates the difficulties and delays experienced as a result of thetransitionoftheBESprogramtoEarthandEnvironmentalSciences(EES).InitsnextstatusreportorSelf-Studyreview(whichever comes first), the area should, at minimum, include a plan with timelines for achieving thisrecommendation.Status:aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.ResourcesRecommendation4:ThattheprogramandtheAssistantProvostworkwithrelevantFacultiesandDepartmentstoencouragejointfacultyappointments especially insocialscienceareasthatwouldfillcurriculargapsnotcurrently servicedbyexisting faculty.Agents:ProgramChair,Head,relevantFacultiesandDepartmentsCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2016:As IFP no longer exists, the concept of joint appointments between IFP, Science, and FAHSS ismoot.Movingforward,EESwillcertainly,wherepossible,encouragejointfacultyappointmentsthatsupporttheBESprogram.AlthoughwesupporttheconceptofjointappointmentsbetweenFAHSSandScience,EEShaslittleinfluenceonappointmentsmadebydepartments inFAHSS,orelsewhere.Therefore,any jointappointments thataremadespecificallyinsupportoftheBESprogramwouldhavetobeinthecontextofanoveralluniversityorfacultyvisionanddirection,orbeadditional,targetedappointments.AconsultationprocesswilloccurbetweenEESandotherunitswithintheuniversitythatcurrentlysupporttheBESprogram,aswellaswithotherunitsthatareinterestedin contributing to the BES program, to determine the necessity, viability, and administrative procedures foridentifyingandhandlingsuchappointments.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoanupdateonEES’sconsultationwithotherstoestablishjointappointmentsinsupportoftheBESprogram. Status:aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation5:ThattheBESworkwiththeAssistantProvosttoseekfundingforacommunityoutreachcoordinatortomanageanddevelopinternshipsandplacementsfortheBESandallIFPprograms.Agents:ProgramChair,HeadCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2016:SimilartoRecommendation4,asIFPnolongerexists,apositiontosupportcommunityoutreachforall(former)IFPprogramsismoot.Thisrecommendationwillhavetobere-thoughtinthecontextofthechangesthathaveoccurredsincethereviewwaswrittenandthedistributionoftheprograms.Anoutreachcoordinatorcould, inprinciplehelp,anyprogramthattheuniversityoffers,andsoabroaderconsiderationofthisideaisneeded.EESwillundertakediscussionswithCo-op,Career,andEmploymentServicestoexaminedevelopmentofinternshipsandplacementsforstudentsintheBESprogram.

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PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoanupdate,initsnextstatusreportorSelf-Studyreview(whichevercomesfirst),onthearea’sdiscussionswithCo-op, Career, and Employment Services and the resulting initiatives to develop internships andplacementforBESstudents.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation6:Thattheprogram,workingwiththeAssistantProvostandtheSpaceAllocationCommittee,seektoidentifyadequatestudentspaceandadequatespaceforinstructionalandadministrativestaff.Agents:ProgramChair,Head,SpaceAllocationCommitteeCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2016:Thisrecommendation,aswritten,isnowmoot.EEScurrentlyhasadequatespacetoaccommodateMr.Porter,whohasalreadyrelocatedtoMemorialHall,andanyadditionaladministrativesupportstaffthatmayberequiredtosupport the BES program. Wehave communal student space and have already begun re-considering use andconfigurationofthespaceinlightoftheadditionoftheBESstudentsandtheirspecificneeds.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitseffortswithregardtothisrecommendationandlooksforwardtohearingmoreonitsre-considerationoftheuseandconfigurationofthespaceinlightoftheadditionoftheBESstudentsandtheirspecificneeds.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTBIENNIALREPORTON:BIOLOGICALSCIENCES(UNDERGRADUATE)January2017

Recommendation 1: That the Department, working with the Dean, develop a strategic plan, including clearmandatesandquantifiabledeliverables,thatwill:• identify, among others, priorities for future hires with clear justification of positions in the context of the

teachingprogram(i.e.,ahiringplanshouldresourcesbecomeavailable),andopportunitiesforthedevelopmentofinterdisciplinaryteachingandresearchaswellasprogramdesignwiththegoalofbringingtogetherthethreegroupsinthedepartment(Neuroscience,Ecology/Environment,andMolecular/CellularBiology).

• Addresstheneedforcurriculumreviewandreformwithattentionpaidtolearningoutcomesandrationalizationofallcourseofferings.Anychangestocurriculumshouldensurethecontinuedofferingofthelaboratory-basedMicrobiologycourse.

• Establishenrolmenttargetsfortheoveralldepartmentandforeachprogram(undergraduateandgraduate),includingthenewHealthandBiomedicalSciencesstream,ensuringthatgrowthinanyoneprogramdoesnotnegativelyimpactotherofferings.TheBCNisaunique,strongprogramand,aspartofthestrategicplanning,thedepartmentisencouragedtoensurethatenrolmentintheBCNisstrategicallylimitedtoensuretheofferingofthiseliteprogramwithincurrentresources.

• MonitortheimpactofnewHealthandBiomedicalSciencesstreamonthedepartmentanditsprograms.Sustainabilityshouldbeatthecoreofthestrategicplan.Thestrategicplanshouldbealivingdocumentandshouldbereviewedandpossiblyrevisedeverytwoyears.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncil,DeanofScienceCompletionby:Fall2016andbiennialreviewActionstaken2015and2016:TheDepartmentmetasagrouponDecember42014atanoff-campusvenueforafulldaydepartmentalretreat.Thefocusofthemorningwasonafull-scalecurriculumreviewbyallfacultytore-examineourofferingsinlightofchangingneeds.Asaresultwearecurrentlychangingprogramsandcourseofferingsandthesechangeswillbeforwarded through Senate PDC as theywork through the proper channels. The afternoon of the retreatwasdevotedtodevelopmentofastrategicplanandidentifyingcurrentstrengthsandareasoffuturehiring.OurnextretreatisScheduledforDec142016wherewewillupdatethestrategicplanforthenext5years,planfornewhiresnowthatwehavesatisfiedmostofthehiresidentifiedinthelastretreatandexaminebothgraduateandundergraduatecurricula.Hiring: Specifically, during the retreat in 2014, priorities for future hireswere identified in the context of theteaching program, specifically considering options for interdisciplinary teaching and research. PositionsdescriptionsweresubmittedtotheProvostresultingintwonewhires:

• NewhiresuccessfulforEcosystemsFunctioningandClimateChangeBiologist(Dr.NigelHussey)• NewhiresuccessfulforCellularandMolecularNeuroscientist(Dr.JeffreyDason)• NextyearhirerequestsubmittedforImmunologist–promisedfor2017posting

Additionalareaswereidentifiedforpotentialsubmissionshouldfurtheropportunitiesforpositionsopen,includingpositionswithexpertiseinmicrobialecology,developmentalneuropsychology,populationgeneticsandmolecularecologyandevolution,plants,andajointhire(withPsychology)inneurosystems.Priortotheretreat,eachfacultymembercompletedathreeyearteachingpreferenceplan,thatwasreviewedattheretreat.Thishelpedtoidentifyfuturegapsandneedsforteaching.

Curriculum:Thefocusforundergraduatecurriculumreviewwasdiscussedduringtheretreatin2014.Responsefromthefacultyoverwhelmingconfirmedthedepartmentalcommitmentthatlaboratory-basedcourseswereacriticalfactor,andconsistentwiththeidentifiedmissionandvisionoftheDepartmentofBiology.Thisincludesthemicrobiologycoursesmentionedabovebutextendsthroughoutourcurriculumforall4years.Basedonthereview of course content, two courses (Community Ecology, 55-325, and Population Ecology, 55-324) were

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combinedintoCommunityandPopulationEcology(55-325).Twocourseswererenamedtobetterreflectcontentandstudentmarketing(PlantsandSocietybecameEconomicBotany(55-208)whileBiologyofFishesbecameFishandFisheries(55-340)).Developmentoflearningoutcomesforsomecoursesarecomplete,andforsomeinthenewlyalignedprogram,developmentisunderway.WehaddroppedafocusonlearningoutcomeswhentheUniversitybackedawayfromthisrequirementbutnowwillrevisitthesewiththenewUniversityemphasisonlearningoutcomesandgraduatingattributes.Enrolmenttargets: Wecontinuetostruggleunderourhighenrolmentnumbersbutthishasbeenalleviatedtosomeextentwithourrecentnewhires.WearekeepingtheBCNprogramlimitedtoapproximately30newstudentseachyearassuggested.Forourcourseswecontinuetohave4thyearcoursesthataretoolarge(over100studentsinsomecases)andwerecentlydecidedtosetanenrolmentlimitof60studentsin4thyearcourses,althoughweexpectsomepushbackathigherlevelsMonitortheimpactofnewHealthandBiomedicalSciences:TheHeadandcurriculumcommitteehavebeenreviewingnumbersofstudentsandtrends,andhavemetwiththeDeantodiscussthem.ThestreamhasnotchangedtheoverallcomplementofstudentsenrollinginBiology,buthavechangedthestreamstheyhaveenrolledin.Theimpactwillcontinuetobemonitored.

PDCComments:PDC notes that much progress has been made by the Department on strategic planning, on establishing andimplementinghiringpriorities,andoncurriculumdevelopmentandreview.PDCcommendstheareaonthisprogressandlooksforwardtoanupdateonthisrecommendationintwo-years’time.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget _recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation2:ThattheDepartmentconsiderenhancingitsoutreachtostudentsthroughtheestablishmentofaCareerNightintheFallandWinterterms,andthere-establishmentoftheUndergraduateBiologyClub.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Wearecurrentlydevelopingacareernightstructurethatwillworkforthestudentsandhavepolledthestudentsandfoundastrongdesireforsuchanevent.Oneofourfaculty(Dr.Poling)iscurrentlytakinganonlinecoursedevotedtostrengtheningcareerresourcesforundergraduatestogiveusabetterframeworkforsuchanevent.WefoundlittleinterestfromourUndergraduatesinaBiologyclubduetothefinerepresentationtheyalreadyreceivefromScienceSociety,BCNSAandotherstudentorganizations. WhileIwouldsupportsuchaclub, itsformationreallyneedstobestudent-ledtobesuccessful.We have been engaging in other forms of outreach to connect with students. Dr. Dora Cavalla-Medved andcolleaguesdevelopedaSPFfund‘USCiProgram’todevelopanallinclusivesciencenetwork.WhilethisisavailableforallofScience,theBiologystudentsandfacultyareasignificantpartofthisprogram.Additionally,DoraandDr.TanyaNoellhaveinitiatedaprocessofengaginglargenumbersofundergraduatestudentsinthedesignandtestingofbiologylabs.Thishasallowedsignificantstudentinvolvementinpedagogicalresearchandcurriculumdesign,andwillcontinueasamodelofstudentoutreachandengagement.Additionally,Dr.KirstenPolinghasdesignedandcoordinatestheMySciPeerMentoringProgram.Sherecently(Fall2016)receivedastudent-nominatedawardforthisworkthatengagesandconnectsstudentsinbiology,andacrosstheFaculty.Asaresultofthesealternativeoutreachopportunitieswithstudents,forthemomenttheclubstructurewillnotbepursued,untilstudentsindicateinterest.However,theotherstudentoutreachactivitieswillcontinueandbeexpanded.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforconsideringthesuggestionsprovidedintherecommendationforenhancingitsoutreachtostudents. PDC notes that the Department has undertaking significant student outreach initiatives, one of which

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resultedinafacultymemberinBiologyreceivedastudent-nominatedmentoringaward.PDCispleasedtoseethatthe Department will continue and expand student outreach initiatives and, with this in mind, considers thisrecommendationsatisfied.Status:_aheadoftarget ___ontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation 3: That theDepartment consider inviting representation fromDepartmental staff at Councilmeetings,eitherasmembers(inaccordancewithsectionBylaw40,4.1.4)orasinvitedguests.Agents:DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Thischangehasnowbeenmadeandonestaffmember,electedeachyearbyourstaff,isnowavotingmemberofcouncilwhereallowedbyappropriateSenateBylaws.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitsupdateandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget Xrecommendationsatisfied.Recommendation4:ThattheDepartmentwebsiteprovideaccurateandtimelyinformationtostudents,includinglinkstootheruniversitywebsitessuchasapermanentlinktotheRegistrar’stimetableandcourseofferingsite.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2015Actionstaken2015and2016:Thishasnowbeencompletedandmoreregularupdateswillbemade.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitsupdateandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget Xrecommendationsatisfied.Recommendation5:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitsprogramsandcoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Asexplainedabove,theseareongoingaspartofourcurriculumreview.TheyweredroppedwhentheUniversitylostinterestinthisapproachbuttheeffortwillberenewedthisyear.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatlearningoutcomeshavebeenaprioritysince2007.PDClooksforwardtoreceivingthearea’slearningoutcomespackage, including learningoutcomes foreachof itsprogramsandcourses,andassociatedassessmentmethods, followingapprovalby theDepartmentalCounciland theScienceFacultyCoordinatingCouncil.PDCalsorecommends undertaking a curriculum mapping exercise to assist in aligning course learning outcomes andassessmentmethodstoprogramlearningoutcomes.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTSTATUSREPORTON:COMPUTERSCIENCE(MSc&PhD)January2017

[BECAUSEOFTHESCHEDULINGOFCYCLICALREVIEWS,COMPUTERSCIENCEHADTOREPORTINFALL2016ASITWILLBEUNDERTAKINGITSNEXTSELF-STUDYIN2017.]Recommendation1:LearningOutcomes(a) ThattheSchoolsubmitlearningoutcomesforeachofitsMScinComputerScience,itsMScinComputer

SciencewithCo-opanditsPhDinComputerSciencethatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".

(b) Thatfacultymembersfurtherdeveloplearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofthegraduatecourses,insupportoftheprogramoutcomes,anddeterminewhatlevelofmasteryofthematerialisappropriateforstudentoutcomesandforeachgraderangeingraduatelevelcourses.[PDCunderstandsthatComputerSciencehasdevelopedlearningoutcomes,whichhavebeenapprovedbyCouncil,for22ofits41MSc/PhDgraduatecourses(SelfStudy,AppendixC)andlooksforwardtoreceivingtheseandtheremaining19induecourse.]

(c) ThatfacultymembersintheSchoolapplyandassessthecourselearningoutcomesandprogramoutcomesthroughresearchandteachingactivities.

(d) ThattheSchoolsubmitaplanformakinggraduatestudentsawareofthelearningoutcomesaspartoftheirorientation.

Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:a) Faculty members have been tasked with reviewing the existing learning outcomes to ensure their

correspondencewith theCharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate.ExpectedCompletion:Winter2017

b) TheSchool’sGraduateExecutiveisreviewingtheremaining19courseswhichrequirelearningoutcomes.Manyofthesewillberecommendedfordeletionastheyhavenotbeenofferedinquitesometime.

c) Wehavereceivedtrainingonfillingoutthelearningoutcomesform,butwehavehadnotrainingonhowtoapplyandassessthese.WeareseekingguidancefromCTL.

d) StartinginWinter2017,LearningOutcomesforgraduatecourseswillbeincludedinthecoursesyllabus.PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaonitseffortstomeetthisrecommendationandlooksforwardtoreceivinglearningoutcomesandtheirassessmentmethodsforallComputerScienceprogramsandcoursesaspartofthearea’snextSelf-Studydocument.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation2:ThatComputerSciencedevelopastrategicplanforitsresearchandgraduateprogramming,withaviewto:• identifyingareasofresearchstrengthandgrowth,anddevelopingcohesiveandcross-disciplinaryresearch

programs• introducingnewin-demandfieldsincomputerscience• creatingacceleratedpathwaysforoutstandingundergraduatestudentsintoitsthesis-basedgraduate

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• securingincreasedresearchfundingthroughexternalgrantstoimproveitsgraduatestudentenrollmentinitsthesis-basedgraduatedegrees.

• Strengtheningconnectionstoindustryforlearningandresearchopportunities.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofScience,DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Winter2017(plantobesubmittedintimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:a) Theschoolplanstoholdaretreattoaddresstheissueofidentifyingareasofresearchstrengthandgrowth.b) OurrecentnewhireintheareaofDataScienceandAnalyticswillbedevelopinganewgraduatecourseinthis

area.WearelookingforsupportfromPDCtobeabletoaddthiscoursetoourofferings.c) Pathwaysforoutstandingnon-CScandidateshasbeenasubjectofstudyforthepasttwoyears.Currently,the

issueisdealtwithinanadhocfashion.WeareconsideringthedevelopmentofatwoyearB.CS.degreeforoutstandingstudentsfromnon-CSprogramstoprovideabridgetoourM.Sc.program.

d) TheSchoolisactivelypursuingexternalfundingandindustrypartnerships.TheSOSCIPinitiativehasbeensofarproductiveinyielding$500Kinnewresearchfunding.

PDCComments:WhilePDCthankstheareaforitsupdateonspecificinitiatitvesrelatingtoresearchandgraduateprogramming,PDCremindstheareathattherecommendationcallsforthedevelopmentofastrategicplanforitsresearchandgraduateprogramming.PDCnotesthattheseandotherinitativesoughttobearticulatedinthestrategicplan,withtimelines,andthatthestrategicplanshouldbeappendedtothearea’snextSelf-Study.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation3:Thatgraduatecourses,includingtheircontentandlevelofmaterial,beadjustedtoprovidehigh-levelknowledgeappropriatetobothspecialistsinthecourseareasandstudentsspecializinginotheraspectsofComputerScience.Coursesinthesamegeneralareaneedtobecoordinatedtoprovideanoverallfoundation.Agents:DepartmentCouncil,HeadCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:Eachinstructorwillreviewthelearningoutcomesofthegraduatecoursestheyofferorareknowledgeableof.TheirrecommendationswillbereviewedbytheSchool’sGraduateCommittee.Learningoutcomesandcoursecontentwillberevisedasappropriate.Wehaveconsidered,inthepast,groupingcoursesbyareaandlevel(breadthanddepth).Thiswillberevisitedregularly.

PDCComments:PDCdirectstheareatosubmitthelearningoutcomespackage,includinglearningoutcomesforeachofitsprogramsandcourses,andassociatedassessmentmethods,by2017,followingapprovalbytheSchoolCouncilandtheScienceFaculty Coordinating Council. As part of the curriculum review excersise being undertaken by the School, PDCrecommendsthattheareadevelopacurriculummaptoassistitinaligningcourselearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodstoprogramlearningoutcomes.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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Recommendation4:Toaddressconcernsofcourseavailability,a) ThattheSchoolimplementandbienniallyassessitstwo-yearplanforofferingcourseswhichwillenableitto

maintainthediversityofcourseswithinresourceconstraints.Theplannedcoursesofferingsshouldbeselectedwithrespecttotheirvalueforthetwoareasoffocusandtheprogramasawhole.

b) Thatwithanincreaseinthegraduateenrolment,morecoursesatthegraduatelevel,especiallythosetargetedtowardPhDstudentsbeoffered.

c) Thatthesis-basedgraduatestudents(especiallythoseenrolledintheMScprogram)bepermittedtotakeoneMACcoursethatiscarefullyselectedbytheirthesissupervisorinanareaofresearchofthegraduatestudent.

Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:a) Wehaveinthepastdevelopedatwoyearcycleofcourses,but,inpractice,thishasbeendifficulttomaintain.

WeneedtimelydecisionsaboutteachingallocationandresourcesfromtheFacultylevel.Aswell,weneedtheFacultyleveltoworkwithusonplanningallocationstwoyearsinadvanceinsteadofyearly.

b) In connectionwith recommendation3,wewill review the content and levelof each course.Aspartof theplanning,weintendtoensureabalancedmixorcoursesisoffered.WehaveopenedupmostofourgraduatecoursestotheMACstudentswhichshouldhavetheeffectofincreasingtheenrolmentinmostcourses.

c) Wedonotagreewiththisrecommendation.Thereareanumberofreasonsincludingfeestructure,classsize,andincompatibilityoftheprogramgoalsandlearningobjectives.ThemotivationbehindthisrecommendationismainlytoaddresstheexpresseddesireofM.Sc.studentsforawiderselectionofcourseofferings.Ourabilitytomeetthisdesirehasbeengreatlyreducedinrecentyears,butwewillendeavourtoworkwiththeDeantoensurethequalityofourgraduateprogramsaremaintainedandenhanced.

PDCComments:a) PDCnotesthearea’sconcernregardingtheneedformoretimelyresourcedecisionstoplancourseofferingsand

encourage Computer Science to enter into discussionswith theDean of Science about howdecisions aboutteachingandresourceallocations,atthedecanallevel,maybemadetwoyearsinadvance.

b) PDCthankstheareaforitsupdateandlooksforwardtoseeingmoreprogresstowardthisrecommendationinitsSelf-Studydocument.SeealsocommentunderRecommendation3.

c) PDC thanks the area for providing the context for recommendation©. PDC agrees that recommendation©shouldbewithwithdrawn,withtheunderstandingthattheareawillfollowthespiritoftherecommendationbyseekingtofindotherwaystoprovideawiderselectionofcourseofferingstoMScstudents.

Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget Xrecommendationwithdrawn. (a&b) (c)

Recommendation5:Thatregulationsbeloosenedsothatstudentscanstartworkingontheirresearchandthesisproposalbeforefinishingalloftheircourses.Degreecompletiontimesshouldbeextendedforco-opstudentstoaccountfortheirworkterms.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofGraduateStudiesCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:Needtoinvestigatewhethercompletionofcoursesbeforeregisteringin60-797isauniversitypolicy,adepartmentpolicy,ornotevenanactualrequirement.Inanycase,themotivationforthisstemsfromalackofcourseofferingswhichispartlyaddressedinrecommendation4andpartlyoutofourcontrol.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthattheregulationsrequiringthatstudentscompletetheircoursespriortobeginningtheirresearchandthesisproposalisnotaUniversitypolicy.IfitisaSchoolpolicyorpractice,itcaneasilybechangedbytheSchool.PDClooksforwardtohearingoftheresolutionofthisissueinthenextstatusreportorSelf-Studyreview(whichevercomes

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first).InitsSelf-Studydocument,theSchoolshouldalsospecificallyreportonhowitisprogressingwithextendingthedegreecompletiontimeforCo-opstudents.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation6:Thatthemoreactiveresearchfacultymemberstakeonaleadershiproleinmentoringjuniororlessresearchproductivegraduatefacultymembers.Theyshouldalsoleadlargerteam-basedresearchapplications,includingNSERCCRDandStrategicgrant,aswellastheprovincialORFandinvolvethelesssuccessfulresearchersintheseproposalsasmuchaspossible.Agents:DepartmentHead,facultymembersCompletionby:Winter2017Actionstaken2016:AmajorcontributionthisyearisthattherevenuefromtheMACprogramhasenabledustoassistfacultymemberswithsupplementalfundingfortheirstudents.Thatincludesstudentconferencetravelgrants,performanceawards,aswell as othermoneymade available to facultymembers trying to improve their research or leverage theirapplications.

PDCComments:PDCcongratulatestheareaontheestablishmentofsupplementalfundingforstudentsandlooksforwardtohearinghowthecontinuationofsuchfundingmightbeassured.PDCremindstheareathattherecommendationcalledforactionintheformoffaculty-to-facultymentoringandjointresearchinitiatives.InitsSelf-Studydocument,theSchoolshouldspecificallyaddressinititivesundertakentoencourage“moreactiveresearchfacultymembers[to]takeonaleadershiproleinmentoringjuniororlessresearchproductivegraduatefacultymembers”,aswellastheinitiativesundertaken to have the more active research faculty members “lead larger team-based research applications,includingNSERCCRDandStrategicgrant,aswellastheprovincialORFandinvolvethelesssuccessfulresearchersintheseproposalsasmuchaspossible.”Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation7:Wherepossible,thattheSchoolallocatesomeofitsrevenuefromtheMasterofAppliedComputingprogramtosupportscholarshipsforresearch-basedgraduatestudents.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:Weareontargetwiththis.Wenowhaveforthesecondyeardeliveredabudgetallocatedtosupportourresearchstudents.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfiedandencouragestheSchooltoensureithasaprocessinplaceforcontinuedscholarshipsupport.Status:aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation8:Thatmorefinancialandinfrastructuresupportforgraduatestudentsbeprovidedtoenablehiringoftop-notchstudents.Financialofferlettersduringadmissionshould,asmuchaspossible,includebothRAandGAcommitments.[PDCrecognizesthatthenumberofGApositionsistiedtodemonstrableundergraduateteachingneeds,whileRApositionsareatthediscretionoftheSchoolanditsfacultymembers.]

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Agents:DepartmentHead,facultymembersCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2016:Wehavefollowedthispracticetotheextentofavailablefinancialresources.NotethatourGAallocation isnotrevealed/approved until well after the offers have gone out. In the past the Dean has insisted we be veryconservativewithextendingGAoffers.Asaresult,manyoffersdonotincludeGAsupport,butthatsupporttypicallybecomes available when the student arrives. This has a negative impact on recruiting high quality students.However,wehaveimplementedaninternalscholarshipfundfromtheprofessionalprogramrevenuetoincludemonetaryguaranteesintheletterofoffer.

PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaonidentifyinganexcellentsolutiontoadifficultsituation.Status:aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation9:ThattheSchoolcontinueeffortstorefurbishtheofficespaceforthegraduatestudents,especiallyinDillonHall,toprovideaproductiveworkingenvironmentforresearch.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:Wecontinuetostruggleinidentifyingnewspaceforourgrowingpopulationofstudents.Wehavebeenrenovatingspacesasbudgetpermits.However, theuniversityover-charging for renovations isprohibitive insatisfying thisgoal.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthearea’sforeffortswithregardtothisrecommendationandencouragesittocontinuethem.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation10:ThattheSchoolmakeacasetotheDeanofScienceforadditionalresourcesintheformof:(a) newfacultyhiresintheareasoffocustorestoretheSchool'sabilitytoprovidesufficientbreadthanddepth

ofgraduatecourses,keepinginmindundergraduateandMACteachingneedsaswell.(b) coursereleasestofacultywiththrivingresearchgroups,tobetterenablethemtocontinuetheirhigh-

qualitysupervisionandtakeonadditionalstudents.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:a) WehaveoneadditionalpositionapprovedaspartofthePresident’sSPF50initiative.Weareexpectinganumber

ofretirementsoverthenextcoupleofyearsandhaveasyetreceivednoassurancethatthesepositionswillbereplaced.Withthedrasticcutstooursessionalbudgetanddiminishingnumbersofregularfaculty,ourabilityto sustainour coreprogram’s isbeing threatened.Already, thequalityofour courseshave sufferedby thereplacementoffacultywithGAsaslabinstructors.AgainwiththenewbudgetmodelwehavebeentoldtocuttheGA/TAbudgetfurther.Thereforethisrecommendationcannotbesatisfiedasitisbeyondourcontrol.Theagentforthisshouldbethedeanand/ortheprovost.

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b) Accordingtothecollectiveagreement,thedeanistheoneresponsibleforassigningcourses,includingapprovalof course releases. The head is always petitioning the dean for course releases. However, due to budgetconstraintsthedeanroutinelydeniesthereleases.Thisrecommendationcannotbesatisfied.

PDCComments:PDCappreciatesthearea’seffortsandconcerns,andencouragesittocontinuetomakeaclearcasetotheDeanfortheseadditionalresources.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation11:ThattheSchoolreviewthecriteriaforappointingandrenewingadjunctandcross-appointedfacultyanddevelopanoutlineofexpectationsforadjunctandcross-appointedfaculty,includinglevelofexpectedresearchactivityintheSchoolforcontinuedmembershipinitsgraduateprograms.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentalCouncilCompletionby:Winter2017(intimeforthearea’snextself-study)Actionstaken2016:ThistaskhasbeenassignedtotheRTPcommittee.WeareconsideringmakingrenewalcontingentonmeaningfulinteractionandcontactwiththeSchoolanditsstudents.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoreceivingtheplanandcriteriaforappointingandrenewingadjunctandcross-appointedfaculty,aspartofthearea’snextSelf-Studyreport(Winter2017).Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation12:ThattheHeadensurethatfaculty,staff,graduateandundergraduatestudentsintheSchoolareinformedontheprocessandlongtermvisionoftheFacultyofScience,FacultyofGraduateStudies,andUniversityofWindsor.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2016:Tosomeextentwehavebeenchasingourtails,puttingoutfires,andtryingtomaintainourprogramswitheverdwindlingresources.Thelongtermvisionofupperadminhasbeeninfluxwithloftygoalsandlittlesupport.Wevoiceourcomplaintabout therecommendationbecause theadminhas in therecentpastchangedthebudgetmodel,andthestrategicdirections.Forinstance,weweretoldtoincreaseourinternationalrecruitmentandmakeWindsoraninternationaldestinationforstudents,onlytobelaterpenalizedforbringingininternationalstudentsbybothlosingonthedomesticstudentincentivesandgovernment(bothprovincialandmunicipal)penaltyfees.

PDCComments:PDCappreciatesthearea’sconcernsandnotesthatthenewStrategicMandateAgreementprovidesanopportunityforreviewingtheSchool’svision.PDCremindstheareathatthisrecommendationisaboutcommunicatingtheFacultyandUniversityvisions.Tothisend,PDCdirectstheSchooltosubmitaplanforongoingcommunicationbetweenDeansandtheDepartment(facultyandstudents),whichmaybeassimpleasinvitingtheDeansofScienceandGraduateStudiestoaCouncilmeetingonceperyeartosharethevisionoftheFacultiesandtheUniversity.Withthesubmissionofsuchplan,PDCwouldconsiderthisrecommendationsatisfied.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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SECONDBIENNIALREPORTON:EDUCATION(PhD)January2017

Recommendation1:ThattheJointPhDProgramCommitteeembarkuponareviewof itscurriculum, includingdeveloping clearer program and course-specific learning outcomes to provide additional guidance for thosedevelopingsyllabiandforstudents.Aspartof thiscurriculumreviewand learningoutcomesexercise, thattheProgramCommitteebringtogetherfacultyfromeachfieldofstudytocollaborate indevelopingclearercourselearningoutcomes,andinupdatingcoursedesignandcoursecontent,to:(a) clearly distinguish between aspects of theprogram intended to promotebreadthof knowledge, depthof

knowledge,researchcompetence,andsenseofcohortandtomakethesedistinctionsclearintheprogramoverviewandeachsyllabus.

(b) identify additional metrics or measures for assessing the achievement of program and course learningoutcomesrelatedtodepth,breadth,andresearchskills.

(c) ensureverticalandlateralintegrationofthecurriculumbymakingsurethatconceptsandtheoriesfromallthreefieldsofstudyarepresentequallyinbothDoctoralSeminars(reflectedincontentandininstructors),aswellasotheraspectsoftheprogramasappropriate.(e.g.,thismaybedonebydevelopingasetofteachingandlearningresourcesforeachthecoursesthattouchonallthreefields,sothatallthreefieldsofstudyaregivenappropriatefocusregardlessoftheexpertiseoftheinstructor.)

(d) clarify the purpose and requirements of the portfolio, and the methods of assessment and criteria forevaluatingtheportfolio;andthatthesebecommunicatedexplicitlytoinstructorsandallstudentsthroughaweb-basedhandbook.(ER,2.1.1,2.1.2,2.1.3,2.3.5,2.3.7,2.3.8)

Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2014:Withregardtoaddressingeachofthepointsidentifiedinthisbiennialreport,theProgramCommitteehastakenthe followingsystematicapproach.Eachyear theProgramCommitteehastakenonthetaskofaddressingkeyelementsofthereport.Duringthe2013-2014academicyear,thefocusofattentionwasontheComprehensivePortfoliotask,includinghowitemspertainingtothistaskwouldbearticulatedinthehandbook,includingthefocusofthePortfolio,consistencyacrosstheprogramandsiteswithregardtoexpectationsandmethodsofevaluationandassessment,andwhichsupportingartefactswouldbedeemedtobeappropriatetoinclude.Duringthe2014-2015 academic year, the issue of residencywill be addressed. Such issues are addressed and resolved at theProgramCommitteelevel,andthenforwardedtotheDeans’councilduringtheirsemi-annualmeetings.b)ParticularlyinrelationtothespecifiedtasksoftheComprehensivePortfolio,asectionwasaddedintheprogram

handbookthatspecifically identifiesamorefocusedsetofevaluationcriteria(p.22,EvaluationCriteriaforComprehensivePortfolio

d) TheProgramCommitteedraftedarevisionoftheportfoliorequirementsandsoughtfacultyfeedbackthroughthe winter 2014. The completed document clearly set out the requirements of the portfolio as well asevaluationcriteria.ThiswascommunicatedtoinstructorsandstudentsthroughtheHandbookwhichwasgiventoallfacultyand1stand2ndyearstudentsinthespring/summer2014.Itisalsopostedonthewebsite.

PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDCconcursthatthereviewoftheComprehensivePortfolioshouldbetheprimaryundertakingandnotesthatthisreviewwillleadtotheProgramCommitteetoaddressingotherportionsofthisrecommendation.PDCnotesthatparagraph (d) has been satisfied and looks forward to hearing the progress made with regard to the otherelementsofthisrecommendationintheProgram’snextupdate.

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Actionstaken2015and2016:Revisionstocoursedesignandcontent,withlearningoutcomes,arethecollectiveresponsibilityofparticipatinginstitutions.TheFieldsofStudyandtheirrelevancearecurrentlybeingexaminedbytheCollaborativeProgramCommittee.AretreatforthispurposeisscheduledforthisFridayNovember11,2016.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoanupdateaddressingeachof(a),(b),and(c)withspecificsaboutprogressmade,particularlyinlightoftheNovember2016retreat.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

Recommendation2:Aspartofthecurriculumreview,thatconsiderationbegiventoprovidingtworequiredhalf-coursesintheFieldofStudycoursesratherthanonehalfcourse,perhapsbyadjustingtheweightgiventotheComprehensivePortfoliofrom1.5to1.0.(ER,2.3.6)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2014:• ThiswasatopicofdiscussionattheFacultyRetreatinMarch2013.Avarietyofperspectiveswerearticulatedbyvariousattendeesattheretreat.TheseperspectiveswerethencarefullyweighedbytheProgramCommittee.TheprogramCommitteehasdecided,basedonthevariousperspectiveputforward,theoverallgoalsoftheprogram,andthedemandsonstudents’schedules,tomaintaintheonerequiredhalf-courseineachoftheFieldsofStudy.

PDCComments(2015):PDC thanks the Program for its thoughtful consideration of this recommendation and notes the decision tomaintain the one required half-course in eachof the Fields of Study. PDCnotes that this recommendation issatisfied.

RecommendationSatisfied(2014-2015)

Recommendation 3: That the Joint PhD Program Committee and the Deans of Education review existingregulationsrelatedtofull-andpart-timestudywithintheJointPhDprogramwithaviewtoestablishingclearerand, where possible, more consistent policies across the three institutions that can and will be consistentlyenforced.Amongothers,theProgramCommitteeisaskedtoreviewandaddressresidencyrequirementsandtheirplaceinapart-timeonlinecohortprogram,andthefeasibilityofestablishingaconsistentandcommonapplicationprocessrequiringtheidentificationofapotentialsupervisorpriortofinaladmissionforallprospectiveJointPhDstudentsatallthreeinstitutions.(ER,2.2.1,2.8.1)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:• TheDirectorandHUPCrepresentativesmetwithfacultyandstudentsateachHU(UWiinJanuary2014).Theresidencyrequirementwasatopicofdiscussionandfeedbackwassought.

• TheresidencyrequirementisontheagendafortheOctober27,2014meetingoftheDeans.Further,itwillbeafocusoftheProgramCommitteeduringitsmonthlymeetingsduringthe2014-2015academicyear.

• Theidentificationofapotentialsupervisorpriortoadmissionhasbeenaddressed.Studentsarenowrequiredtoidentifyapotentialsupervisorbeforeadmissiontotheprogram.

• Theapplicationprocess isconsistentandcommonbetweenthethreeHUs.Onestandardapplicationformisused which is submitted to the Secretariat. Applicants are instructed to identify and communicate with apotentialsupervisorpriortoapplying.

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PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDC notes the Program’s progress with regard to this recommendation and looks forward to hearing of aresolutiontotheresidencyrequirementissueinthenextupdate.Actionstaken2015and2016:TheCollaborativeProgramCommitteeagreed that thecurrentprocesses thateachUniversity is followingareconsistentwiththeguidelinesinthehandbook.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatakeypartoftherecommendationwasto“addressresidencyrequirementsandtheirplaceinapart-timeonlinecohortprogram”.Inthe2014response,theareastatedthatthiswastobeonanOctober27,2014agenda.PDCdirectstheareatoprovideanupdateontheoutcomeofthismeetingwithregardtothisissue,inthenextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

Recommendation 4: That the Program Committee develop a plan for the recruitment and retention ofinternational students in the Joint PhD Program, which clearly articulates its position in the recruitment,admission,andsupportofinternationalstudentsandprovideskeyactionsforimplementation.(ER,2.2.2)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:The committee is awaiting further clarification from the Ontario Government with regard to the funding ofinternationalgraduatestudents.PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDCnotesthatthedevelopmentofaplanforrecruitmentandretentionofinternationalstudentsintheJointPhDProgramshouldnotbeexpresslytiedtofundingfromtheprovince.Whilegovernmentfundingmaybepartoftheconsiderationindevelopingaplan,itshouldnotbethesoleconsideration.TheProgramisdirectedtosubmitaplanforrecruitmentandretentionofinternationalstudents,assuminggovernmentfunding(PlanA)andaplanforrecruitmentandretentionofinternationalstudents,assumingnogovernmentfunding(PlanB),aspartofitsnextupdate.Actionstaken2015and2016:Wehavemetourenrolmentcapeveryyearanddonotseetheneedforanaggressiverecruitmentplanatpresent.Thecurrentrecruitmentplanishighlyeffective.

PDCComments:PDC reminds the area that this recommendation is about aligning the mission of the Faculties with concrete,purposeful initiatives toattractandretain internationalstudents.Theoriginal recommendationwasbasedonthefollowingassessmentbytheexternalreviewers:

AllthreeoftheuniversitieshaveMissionStatementsthatincludeagoalofexpandingtheirinternationalprograms.However,our impressionatLakeheadUniversityand theUniversityofWindsorwas that theadministrationdidnotseethePhDprogramasaplacewherethiswasgoingtobeaninstitutionalpriority.Theself-studydocument is significantlyvague in termsof international students: “Weestimate thatanaverageof15%ofapplicationsintotheprogramcomefromsourcesoutsideofOntarioandCanada.Weanticipatefutureincreasesintheenrollmentofinternationalstudentsintheprogram”(p.12).Inadditiontheremaybesomeconcernsabouttheirsuccessintheprogram:“Itwasdifficulttotracktheremaining5

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Windsorgraduates;itisquitelikelythattheyhavereturnedtoChinatheirhomecountry”(p.184).Currentlythepresenceofinternationalstudentsintheprogram,aswellastheirsuccessintheprogram,appearstobetiedverymuchtotheindividualstudent’sinitiativeandthesupportandresearchinterestsofindividualfacultyratherthanasapurposefulelementoftheJointPhDprogram.(ERReport,p.4)

Inlightofthis,meetingenrolmentcapsisnotasufficientoutcomeofthisrecommendation.PDCdirectstheareatoprovide“aplanfortherecruitmentandretentionofinternationalstudentsintheJointPhDProgram,whichclearlyarticulatesitspositionintherecruitment,admission,andsupportofinternationalstudentsandprovideskeyactionsforimplementation”inthenextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

Recommendation 5: That the Program Committee develop a plan a) for providing regular professionaldevelopment opportunities to faculty related to online teaching and to increasing the use of synchronouscommunication in the teachingof courses,andb) forensuringongoingsupport for facultywhile teaching theonlinecourse.(ER,2.3.1,2.3.2,2.3.4)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:• TheSecretariathasestablishedafalltermmeeting,takingplaceinOctobereachyear,forinstructorsteachingtheonlinecourses.Thismeetingallowsinstructorstosharebestpractices.

• The Secretariatmade available the opportunity for a faculty retreat in the spring term for the purpose ofprofessionaldevelopment,particularlyintheareaofonlineteaching.

PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDC thanks the Program for the initial steps it has taken to fulfill this recommendation. PDC encourages theProgramtobuild-inadditional,andmorefrequentprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesandsupportrelatedtoonlineteachingthrough,forinstance,onlineprofessionaldevelopmentsessions.TheProgramisencouragedtocontact the University ofWindsor’s Office of Open Learning for assistance in developing online professionaldevelopmentsessions.Actionstaken2015and2016:All instructors have been trained the use of Blackboard collaborativewhich facilitates both synchronous andasynchronouslearning;trainingprovidedbytheOfficeofOpenLearningandtheCTL.

PDCComments:PDC notes that the area has engaged in one activity for enhancing the technological skills of faculty members.However,PDCnotesthattherecommendationcallsforthesubmissionofaplanoutlininghowregularprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesandongoingsupportforfacultywillbeprovided.PDCnotesthatthePDCSubcommitteeonUniversityProgramReviewsand/ortheCTLwouldbepleasedtomeetrepresentativesoftheFacultytoassistwiththedevelopmentofsuchaplan.PDCdirectstheareatoprovidetheplanaspartofitsnextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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Recommendation6:That team instructionbemaintained for the core seminars to ensureoneof theuniquestrengthsoftheprogram.(ER,2.4.1)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby[revised]:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:• Teaminstructioncontinuesinthecoreseminars.Thehostinguniversityprovidesaninstructorforeachseminar.ThesecondinstructorisfilledonarotatingbasisbytheothertwoHUs.


Recommendation7:ThattheProgramCommittee,inconsultationwiththeDeans,examinethedistributionofadvising/supervisorloads;andthatitdevelopaplanforinductingandmentoringnewadvisorsintotheprogram.(ER,2.4.3)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2014:This will be a topic for discussion at the Program Committee level. It is noted that each university operatesindependently with regard to the advising and supervision load. Policies at each HU Education Faculty willultimatelygoverntheproceduresandpracticeswithregardtothisrecommendation.Asalways,inthespiritofcollaborationinwhichthisprogramoperates,ProgramCommitteememberswillattempttofosterpracticesintheirindividualHUsthatreflectsbestpracticesthatoccuracrosstheprogram,whilerespectingpoliciesofeachhomeuniversity.PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDClooksforwardtoaprogressreportintheProgram’snextupdateonthisrecommendation.Actionstaken2015and2016:Supervision is equitably distributed in spiteof shrinking faculty numbers.Weare in theprocess of approvingrevisedsupervisioncreditstoencouragemorefacultytoundertakesupervisionresponsibilities.

PDCComments:PDC is pleased to note that supervision is equitably distributed. PDC requests that the plan for inducting andmentoringnewadvisorsintotheprogrambesubmittedinthenextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

Recommendation8:ThattheProgramCommitteecontinuemonitoringtheavailabilityofexpertisewithineachinstitutiontoensurethatstudents,acrossallthreeinstitutions,canidentifytheirsupervisorsinrelationtotheirchosenfieldofstudy,establishtheirdissertationcommitteesandmovethroughtheprogram ina timelyway.(Requiringthatasupervisorbeidentifiedpriortofinaladmissionwouldpartlyaddressthisrecommendation.Seerecommendation3)(ER,2.7.1)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby[revised]:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:• ADirectoryofDesignatedFacultywasdevelopedwhichidentifiesallfacultyavailableforsupervisionand/orforparticipation on doctoral committees. This faculty list identifies field of study and research interests and ispostedontheJointPhDwebsite.

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PDCComments(2015):PDCthankstheProgramforitsupdateandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.RecommendationSatisfied(2014-2015)

Recommendation9:ThattheProgramCommitteeinvestigatewaystoharmonizethegradingfortheJointPh.D.programthatmayincludethemappingoutofthedifferentinstitutionalgradingscalesonagrid.(ER,2.4.4)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:Fall2014Actionstaken2014:• Theissueofeachparticipatinguniversityusingadifferentgradingscheme,inparticularWindsorusingadifferentschemeforA+,A.orA-thantheothertwouniversities,hasbeenaddressed.TheUniversityofWindsorchangeditsgradingscheme in thespring2013andnowalignswith thegradingschemeusedatBrockandLakeheadUniversities.


Recommendation10:ThattheProgramCommittee,workingwiththeDeans,continuetoexplorewaystoenhanceandprovidesustainablefundingforbothfullandpart-timestudentstoensuretimelycompletion.(ER,2.7.2)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducationCompletionby:OngoingActionstaken2014:EachGraduatecoordinator/AssociateDeanGraduateStudieshasprovidedinformationtotheProgramCommitteeinformingthemofhowtheyarefundingthestudentsintheprogramateachHU.Whiletherearedifferencesinpractice, each university appears to be providing a reasonable level of funding and meeting its programrequirements.PDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):PDCrequeststhattheProgramprovide,initsnextupdate,moredetailonhowthefinancialneedsofstudentsaremonitoredandoninitiativestoenhanceandprovidesustainablefundingforstudents.Actionstaken2015and2016:Eachdoctoralstudentisguaranteed7termsofgraduateassistantship.AdditionallyGIFfundsareguaranteedtoeachenteringstudent.Withinthenext2yearseachenteringstudentwillreceive$2000peryearover4yearsforatotalof$8000.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitsupdateandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.

Recommendation11: That efforts to enhance the sense of community among facultymembers at all threeuniversitiesbeaprimefocusoverthenextfewyears.Tothisend,thattheProgramSecretariatpromoteandseekfundingopportunitiesforcollaborationinteaching,supervising,andresearchacrossinstitutions.(ER,2.8.2,2.3.3)Agents:JointPhDProgramCommittee,DeansoftheFacultiesofEducation,ProgramSecretariatCompletionby:Ongoing

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Actionstaken2014:Noupdateonthisinitiativetodate.ThismatterwillbeunderthepurviewofthesecretariatPDC-recommendedfurtheractionstobetaken(2015):While theProgramSecretariat isaskedtopromoteandseek fundingopportunities insupportofcollaborativeteaching,supervising,andresearchacrossinstitutions,initiativesunrelatedtofundingshouldbedevelopedandpursuedbytheProgramtoenhancethesenseofcommunityamongfacultymembersatallthreeuniversities.Tothisend,theProgramisaskedtoprovideareport,aspartofitsnextupdate,oninitiativestobuildthissenseofcommunity.TheProgramshouldalsorequestareportfromtheProgramSecretariatonitseffortstopromoteandseeksuchfundingopportunities,forinclusioninthenextupdate.Actionstaken2015and2016:Primary collaborative activity is through co-teaching and co supervision/doctoral committees. At the annualretreatfortheCollaborativeProgramCommittee, facultyrepresentativesfromvariousaspectsoftheprogrammeettogethertodiscussissues.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthattheconcreteinitiativehighlightedappearsrelatestotheCollaborativePlanningCommittee,withtheexception of co-teaching and co-supervision.While the latter can create greater ties between individual facultymembers,theymaynotontheirowncreateanoverallsenseofcommunityacrossallthreeFaculties.PDCdirectstheareatoprovideareportoninitiativestobuildthisbroadersenseofcommunity.TheProgramshouldalsorequestareportfromtheProgramSecretariatonitseffortstopromoteandseeksuchfundingopportunities,forinclusioninthenextupdate.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTBIENNIALSTATUSREPORTON:HISTORYJanuary2017

GraduateandUndergraduateRecommendation1:ThattheDepartmentworkwiththeDeantodevelopstrategiestoaddresstheteachingandresourceneedsoftheprograms.Agents:DepartmentHead,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:Teachingneedswereaconcernwiththeretirementoftwoseniorfacultymembersin2014.Toaddressthis,inthespringof2014,theDeanofFAHSSwasabletosecurefundingfortwo,two-yearlimitedtermappointments.HistoryCouncildiscussedteachingneedsatbothundergraduateandgraduatelevels,anddecidedtoadvertisethepositionsinthefollowingareas:NorthAmericanColonialBorderlands,andModernUSA(withanemphasisongenderandrace).Thepositionswereadvertised,andfilledinthefallof2014.Inthespringof2016,thosetwopositionswereextendedtotheendof2018.Whatwillhappenbeyond2018isuncertain.Further,continuedmedicalissuesandleavehavepreventedtheremainingeightfulltimefacultyfromoperatingatfullcapacity.Withtheincreasedmediaanduniversitylevelattentiontolocalhistory,alongwiththerollingoutofourpopularcoursesinaplannedPublicHistorystream(includingauniversityencouragedfocusontheBorderlands)wewillrequiretheabilitytogrowintheseareasafter2018.Thiswillonlyoccurifourdepletedranksarereinforced.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthattheareaisontargetintermsofdealingwithshort-termissues,andlooksforwardtoreceivingaplanbyF2018outliningstrategiestoaddresstheteachingandresourceneedsoftheprogramoverthelongerterm.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.GraduateRecommendation2:ThattheDepartmentexamineitsgraduateprogramwithaviewtoimprovingandenhancingitsstandardsandattractingqualitystudents.Amongothers,considerationshouldbegivento:(a) examiningandenhancingwhatistaughtinthetworequiredcourses,(b) makingsurereadingandwritingdemandsareconsistentlyrigorous,(c) movingtowardsasixcoursedegree(d) raisingtheadmissionaverageto77%(e) addingdirectedreadingoptions(f) introducingformal“progressreports”(g) developingrecruitmentstrategyaimedatattractingstudentsfromoutsidethelocalarea.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:Aseriesofrecommendationsrelatetotheimprovingandenhancementofstandardsforthegraduateprogram.a)examiningandenhancingwhatistaughtinthetworequiredcourses,43-503and54-504.Inthefallof2014,History/GraduateCommitteediscussedandreviewedthetworequiredcourses,43-503ModesofHistoricalInterpretationand43-504HistoricalMethods.Itwasdecidedthat43-503servesan

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importantpurposes,gettingstudentstoconsiderdifferenthistoricalapproachesastheyhavebeenappliedinrecentyears.Itwasdecided,however,toalterthefocusandtheassignmentsfor43-504toprovidethestudentswithmoredirectguidanceindevelopingaresearchplan/proposalfortheirmajorpapers.Thecoursewastaughtwiththisnewapproachinthewinterof2016.b)makingsurereadingandwritingdemandsareconsistentlyrigorous.Inthefallof2014,History/GraduateCommitteeagreedonstandardguidelinesforreadingloadsatallyearlevels,includinggraduatecourses.c)movingtowardasix-coursedegree.Inthefallof2015,HistoryputforwardthePDCformstorevisetheprogramtoincreasethenumberofcoursesfromfivetosix.Thisnewrequirementisinplaceasoffall2016.d)movingtheadmissionaverageto77%.TheofficialHistoryadmissionaverage(foundinthecalendar)iscurrently75%,andthiswasthecasewhentheIQAPreviewwasdone.TheIQAPreviewers’concernsaboutourlowadmissionaveragewasbasedonamistakeinourIQAPReport-whenaskedaboutrequirements,wecitedtheFacultyofGraduateStudiesminimumrequirement,whichis70%(seetheGraduateCalendar).Ouractualadmissionaveragewas,andis,officially75%(seetheGraduateCalendar,HistoryGraduatePrograms),somethingwedidnotmakeclearinourIQAPreport.Inpractice,ourincomingMAstudentsusuallyhaveanoverallGPAof78%orhigher,orifnot,atleast78%intheirpasttwoyears.SincetheoriginalIQAPrecommendationwasbasedonthemisunderstandingthatouradmissionaveragewas70%,wehavenotmaderaisingouradmissionrequirement(whichisactually75%)apriority.e)addingdirectedreadingoptionsFacultyhavesetupindividualdirectedreadingoptionsfortheM.A.studentsoverthepasttwoyears.Thisisdoneonacase-by-casebasis,forstudentswishingmorespecificcoursesintheirareaofinterest,ortoaccommodatestudentswishingtogetcourseworkdoneoverthesummer.Further,duetoaninitiativebetweenHistoryandLawtoencourageMAstudentstocompleteinoneyear(andthenjointheLawprogram),wearedevelopinganagreementthatfacultywilloffersummertimedirectedreadingsthatwouldmoreeasilyallowcompletioninonecalendaryear.f)introducingformal“progressreports”FormalprogressreportsforM.A.studentswereintroducedinthespringof2015.TheGraduateCoordinator,inconjunctionwiththestudents’supervisor,dotheseevaluations.g)developingrecruitmentstrategiestoattractstudentsfromoutsidelocalareaInwinter,2016,hiredarecentM.A.graduatewithexpertiseindigitalmediatodosomeworkonthegraduatesectionofourwebsite,introducingprofilesofcurrentandformergraduatestudents.Inadditiontothis,andinordertoattracttopstudentsfromtheGTA,wearedevelopingaspecialprogramwithLawthatwouldallowastudenttobeacceptedintobothourMAprogramandLawSchool,withtheunderstandingthattheycompletetheHistoryMainoneyearandthenbeginLawSchool.

PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaontheprogressmadewithregardtothisrecommendation.PDCacceptstheclarificationprovidedfor(d)andnotesthatthispartoftherecommendationshouldbewithdrawn.Status:Xaheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget Xrecommendationwithdrawn. (a-c;e-g) (d)

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UndergraduateRecommendation3:Thatbetterandmoredisciplinespecifictrainingbeprovidedformentorsworkinginthefirst-yearundergraduatecourse(43-110),aswellasfordepartmentalGAs.Agents:DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:Inwinter,2015,theHistoryDepartmentHead,aswellasHistoryfacultymemberswhoteach/havetaught43-110metwiththecoordinatorsoftheMentorshipandLearningcoursetodiscusstrainingforHistorymentors.Wemadesomechangesintheschedulingof43-110,tomakeiteasierforthefacultymemberteachingthecoursetomeetwiththementorsbeforetheweeklyclass.Otherissueswerealsodiscussedaboutmaintainingbettercommunicationbetweenstudents,facultyworkingwiththementors,andthecoordinatorsofMentorshipandlearning.Thiswasimplementedinthefallof2015.TheGraduateCoordinatoralreadyprovidesamarkingworkshopforM.A.students,andin2014-15,arrangedforanextraworkshopforM.A.studentsprovidedbyCTL.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthearea’seffortstoprovidebetterandmorediscipline-specifictrainingtomentorsworkinginthefirst-yearundergraduatecourse(43-110),aswellasfordepartmentalGAs,andlooksforwardtohearingoftheimpactoftheseeffortsonstudentengagementandoutcomesin43-110.Status:_aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation 4: That the undergraduate curriculum be re-examined for minor modification, perhapsremoving one required first-year course and having one required second year course instead. Part of this re-examinationwouldbethedevelopmentofanagreedonsetofcriticalreadingandwritingexpectationsforeachleveloftheundergraduatecurriculum,andparticularlyforthecorecoursessuchas43-110,43-111and43-303.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Readingexpectations:Infall2014,HistoryCouncildevelopedasetofreadingexpectationsforeachleveloftheundergraduatecurriculum.Re-examiningcorecurriculum:43-303SchoolsofHistoricalThoughtIn2014-2015,afteraseriesofdiscussionswithHistoryCouncilandthefacultymemberswhoteach43-303SchoolsofHistoricalThought,thecoursedescriptionandlearningoutcomeswererevised.Thenewdescription/outcomesprovidemorespecificandclearguidelinesforexpectationsandorientationinthecourse.43-111MakingHistory:MethodsandPracticesIn2015-2016,afteraseriesofdiscussionwithHistoryCouncilandthosewhohavetaught43-111,itwasdecidedtorevisethecourseandmoveittosecondyear,toprovidebettersupportforHistorymajorsastheygothroughtheprogram,andtomaintainfocusoncoreskills.Inspringof2016,theoldcourse,43-111wasdeleted,replacedwithanewcourse,43-203MakingHistory:MethodsandPractices.Althoughthetitleremainedthesame,thecoursedescriptionwasrevisedsubstantiallytoreflecttheshifttoamoreadvancedlevel.Therevisedcoursedescription/learningoutcomesalsoincorporatednewareassuchasdigitalhistoryandpublichistory,tosupportnewupper-levelcoursesinthosefields.

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43-110PasttoPresent:UnderstandingHistoryWemetwiththementortrainersandworkedoutnewandfruitfulmethodsforimprovement.Thismakesforasmoothertransitionto203.

PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaonitsundergraduatecurriculumrevisionsandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation 5: That the Department introduce a full-year, fourth-year capstone course that is researchintensive,offeringstudentsimportantskillstheycanidentifyas‘transferable’tothejobmarket.Agents:DepartmentHead,DepartmentCouncilCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:In2014-15,theDepartmentcreated43-499ResearchCapstoneThesis.Itisbeingofferedforthefirsttimein2016-17.Inadditiontothecapstonecourse,theIQAPReviewers'Reporthadsuggestedwedevelopsomepublichistorycoursesthatwouldprovidejobskillsinthefieldofmuseumandarchivalwork.Withthatinmind,in2015-16,theHistoryDepartmentcreatedthreeothersenior-levelcoursesemphasizingskillstransferabletothejobmarket:43-380HistoryontheWeb,focusingonanalyzingandapplyingdigitalmedia43-480PublicHistory,providingstudentswiththeoreticalandpracticalskillsinpublichistoryandcommunityhistory43-481PublicHistoryPracticum,afor-creditpracticalinternshipwherestudentsworkwithlocalmuseumsandheritagegroupstogainskillsandexperienceinthepublichistoryfield.

PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaitseffortswithregardtothisrecommendationandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation6:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitscoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Alas,wearebehindscheduleonthis.Havingmetorexceededalloftheotherrecommendations,weareingoodshapetonowtacklethis.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoseeingmoreprogressonthisrecommendationinthearea’snextupdate.PDCencouragestheareatoseekassistancefromtheCTL,asneeded,onthearticulationofcourselearningoutcomesandtheassociatedassessmentmethods.PDCalsorecommendsundertakingacurriculummappingexercisetoassistinaligningcourselearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodstoprogramlearningoutcomes.Status:aheadoftargetontargetXbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTBIENNIALREPORTON:KINESIOLOGY-MASTEROFHUMANKINETICS(MHK)January2017

Recommendation1:That,giventherecentintroductionofaPhDprogramtothedepartmentandincreasingnumbersofstudents,HKconsiderhowsecretarialsupportisprovidedtothisprogrampendinganassessmentofitsefficiencies.Agents:DeanofHK,DepartmentHeadCompletionby:Fall2018Actionstaken2015and2016:SecretarialsupportforthegraduateprogramisprovidedbyaGraduateSecretary.ThecurrentGraduateSecretaryhasconsiderableexperienceinthisroleintwoprogramsoncampusandhasperformedataveryhighlevelsinceshewashiredinKinesiology(Winter2015).TheGraduateSecretaryisalsotheAssistanttotheDepartmentHead.Although the workload with this combined position is fairly high, the incumbent was hired because of herdemonstrated skills and leadership abilities in an office environment. She utilizes the front office staff(Receptionist/SecretaryandUndergraduateSecretary)inKinesiologyverywelltohelpwiththingsrelatedtothegraduateprogram,asneeded.ThecurrentDepartmentHeadspentthelasttwoyearscarefullyhiringstaffforthefront office (to replace retirements, several peoplemoving to other positions on campus, a resignation, etc.).Through this process, two very skilled and capable Secretarieswerehiredwhoprovide substantial help to theGraduateSecretary.Todate,alljobsandactivitiesrelatedtothegraduateprograms,MHKandPhD,havebeencompletedtoahighlevelofsatisfaction.WitheGAScomingonlineverysoon,itisanticipatedthattheamountoftimeneededtoprocessgraduatefileswilldecreasesignificantly.ThisshouldalsohelptoreducetheworkloadontheGraduateSecretary.FurtherActionstobeTaken:IfthePDChasanyspecificquestionsregardinghowtheGraduateSecretarypositionoperatesorcanexpandonwhat additional information could be provided from an “assessment of efficiencies”, the Department Head ofKinesiologyandtheDeanoftheFacultyofHumanKineticswouldbehappytoprovidethisinformation.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitsthoroughresponseandlooksforwardtoanupdateinthecontextofthelaunchingoftheeGAS.Status:_aheadoftargetxontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation2:ThatKinesiologycontinuetoexplorehowitmightprovideadditionalentrancescholarshipstointernationalstudents.Agents:DeanofHK,DepartmentHeadCompletionby:AnnualReviewActionstaken2015and2016:NoformaldiscussionsregardingthisrecommendationhavebeenmadetodatebetweentheDepartmentHeadofKinesiology,theDeanofHumanKineticsandthecurrentGraduateCoordinatorforKinesiology(newsummer2016).OurpreviousGraduateCoordinatorhadputsomegrowthincentivefundingasidetoaddressthisrecommendation.However,changestotheGAfundingmodelnecessitatedareallocationofthisfundingtocoverGAemploymentthisfall.OurcurrentGraduateCoordinatorhasdevelopedalistofactionitemsthatherGraduateCommitteeisintheprocessofprioritizing.Theviabilityofprovidingadditionalentrancescholarshipstointernationalstudentswill

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beaddedtothislistforfuturediscussion.FundingforgraduatestudentsisalsoontheHKMajorGiftOfficer’slistoffundraisingpriorities.FurtherActionstobeTakenAs indicated above, the viability of providing additional entrance scholarships to international studentswill beaddedtothelistofactionitemscurrentlybeingcompiledbytheGraduateCoordinatorforfuturediscussion.

PDCComments:PDClooksforwardtoanupdateonthisrecommendation,withalistofspecificactionstaken,inthearea’snextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation3:That,withtheassistanceoftheGraduateCoordinatorandgraduatestudents,thedepartmentestablishaKinesiologyGraduateStudentAssociation.Agents:DeanofHK,DepartmentHead,GraduateCoordinatorCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:InformaloperationofaKinesiologyGraduateStudentAssociation(KGSA)occurredlastacademicyearundertheleadershipoftheGraduateCoordinatorandasmallgroupofgraduatestudentsintheprogram.Newstudentshavecomeforward(twoPhDstudents)toformalizetheKGSAthisyear.AsindicatedatarecentKinesiologyGraduateCommitteemeeting,thepaperworkthatneedstobesubmittedinorderthattheKGSAbeformallyrecognizedoncampus,isbeingfilledoutnow(October2016).FurtherActionstobeTakenDetails related to the formation and functioning of the KGSAwill be discussed and approvedby theGraduateCommitteeandKinesiologyCouncil.Thepaperworkwillbesubmittedoncecompletedandapprovedwithinthedepartment.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthearea’seffortswithregardtothisrecommendationandlooksforwardtoconfirmationoftheformalrecognitionoftheKinesiologyGraduateStudentAssociation,inthearea’snextstatusreport.Status:_aheadoftargetxontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation4:Thatthedepartmentassistgraduatestudentsindevelopingtheirwritingskillsthrough,forinstance:• thedeliveryofwritingskillscourses/workshops,focusingonthesisandgrantwritingforitsgraduatestudents;• theincorporationofwritingskillsdevelopmentintotheseminarcourseasthedepartmenthasdonewith

modulesonGAeffectiveness,onlinecourseinstruction,andresearchethics.[Dean’sresponse,Head’sResponse]

Agents:DepartmentHead,HKCouncilfacultymembers,GraduateCoordinatorCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Asindicatedintherecommendation,writingskillsdevelopmentwasaddressedinthePhDseminarforallcurrentdoctoralstudents.Forexample,lastyearthePhDstudentscreated5-6workshopsforKinesiologyundergraduatestudents,coveringtopicssuchasstudyhabits,professionalcommunication,etc. Thisyear,theyareworkingon

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creatingTeachingDossiers.Dr.PierreBoulosgaveaworkshoponargumentformulationanddevelopment.TheKinesiologyLibrarian,SharonMunroe,holdsofficehourswithinourdepartmentonceperweektohelpstudentswithlocatingappropriateresourcesfortheirwork.Inaddition,thereisafocusonwritinginseveralcoursesthatourgraduatestudentshavetotake.Forexample,manyofthegraduatecoursesincludepapersandseminarsasmajorcomponentsoftheircourses. Dr.ElizabethKeating(EnglishLanguage,Literature,&CreativeWriting)hasgivenwritingworkshopsinsomeofthegraduatecourses,andisavailabletoworkwithindividualstudentswhohaveself-identifiedasneedingwritingassistance.Finally,theGA/TAAcademyoffersworkshopsonwriting,whichareavailabletoallgraduatestudentsfreeofcharge.FurtherActionstobeTakenWritingskillsdevelopmentwillcontinuetobesupportedthroughthePhDseminarseriesforallcurrentdoctoralstudents,andthroughgraduatecoursesforallcurrentMHKstudents.Inaddition,MHKstudentswillbeinformedoftheadditionalresourcesavailabletothem(i.e.,Dr.Keating,Ms.Munroe,GATAAcademyworkshops).Finally,weareinvestigatingthepossibilityofdevelopingacoursededicatedspecificallytoacademicwriting.

PDCComments:PDCcongratulates theareaon theeffortsmadewith regard to this recommendationbutnotes thatmanyof theinitatives are ad hoc in nature. PDC request that the area report on how there will be imbedded writing skilldevelopmentthatissustainableovertime.Thiscouldbedone,forexample,byformallyimbeddingitinaseminarseriesornewcourse.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.Recommendation5:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitsMaster’s-levelcoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:DepartmentCouncil,Head,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Giventhechange-overoftheGraduateCoordinatorinthesummerof2016,thisrecommendationhasnotbeensatisfied.ThecurrentGraduateCoodinatorisreviewingthelearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachMasters-level(andPhD-level)courseandwillreportbackonthisinthenextcycle.FurtherActionstobeTakenThecurrentGraduateCoodinatorisreviewingthelearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachMasters-level(andPhD-level)courseandwillreportbackonthisinthenextcycle.

PDCComments:PDCencouragestheareatocontactCTLforassistanceinmovingthisrecommendationforward,anddirectstheareatosubmitlearningoutcomesandassociatedassessementmethodsforeachofitsMaster’slevelcoursesinitsnextstausreport.Status:_aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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FIRSTBIENNIALREPORTON:WOMEN’SANDGENDERSTUDIESJanuary2017

ProgramMissionRecommendation1:Giventherecentinclusionofcoursesinthefieldofmasculinitiesstudiesandwithaneyetobuildingamoregenderdiversestudentcohort, initiateaprocesstoundertakeanamechangetoWomen'sandGenderStudiesandtorevisetheprogram'smissionstatement.Agents:Director,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2015Actionstaken2015and2016:ThenamechangefromWomen’sStudiestoWomen’sandGenderStudiesbecameeffectiveJuly1,2015.Itisimportanttoclarifythatthenamechangewasundertakentoalignourprogramwiththeshiftinfocusinthefield.Wedidnotanticipatethatthenamechangeorthecreationofcoursesaboutmasculinitywouldincreaseinthenumberofmalemajors;thishasnotbeentheexperienceinotherprograms,andwedidnotimagineitwouldbedifferenthere.Anewcourse,53-375,Masculinity,CrimeandPunishmentisgoingtoPDCforapprovalthisfall.WGSTnowhastwocoursesaboutmasculinity.AredraftedMissionStatementisunderdiscussion.WGSTisthehomeoftheBystanderInitiative,whichmodelsmenandwomenworkingtogethertopreventionsexualassault.TheBIofferstwocourses(course1educatesstudentsaboutsexualassault,sexualassaultprevention,andthesocialpsychologyofbystanderbehaviour;course2preparesstudentswhothendelivera3-hourworkshopaboutsexualassaultpreventiontootherstudents)andworkshopsto1000+studentsperyear.InbothBIcourses,halfoftheseatsarereservedforstudentswhoidentifyasmen.WGSTisthehomeoftheCertificate(orMinor)inWorkandEmploymentIssues,whichattractssignificantnumberofmalestudents.

PDCComments:PDCthankstheareaforitsreportandnotesthatthisrecommendationhasbeensatisfied.Status:aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _X_recommendationsatisfied.ProgramStructureandCurriculumRecommendation2:Thattheareareviewitscurriculumwithaviewto:(a) Strengtheningthefocusonintersectionalityinupperlevelrequiredcourses,withaparticularfocusonsexuality,

transstudies,dis/ability,racialization,colonialism,neo-colonialrealities,andIndigenousissues.(b) DevelopinganoptionalWomen’sStudiespracticumplacementformajors,iffeasible.(c) Developinga senior researchproject/directed reading course for those studentswhomaywish togoon to

graduateschool.(d) Enhancing,whereappropriate,theHumanitiescontentinrequiredcourses,throughthefurtherincorporation

ofadiversityofrelevanttextualandothermaterials.(e) Consideringstrategies tobalancestudents’ intellectualneeds in required400-levelSocialWorkseminars,as

feasible.Agents:Director,AdvisoryCommittee,DirectorofSocialWorkCompletionby:Fall2018

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Actionstaken2015and2016:(a) Strengthening the focus on intersectionality in upper level required courses, with a particular focus on

sexuality,transstudies,dis/ability,racialization,colonialism,neo-colonialrealities,andIndigenousissues.AnumberofWGSTcoursesarebeingrevisedtomeettherecommendationforstrengtheningstudents’knowledgeabouttransidentity,dis/ability,racialization,colonialism,neo-colonialrealities,andIndigenousissues.53-106:WomenandReligionnowincludesasectionaboutIndigenousspirituality.53-201:AproposaltorenameWomen,SexualityandSocialJusticeasGender,Sexuality,andSocialJusticeisbeingconsideredbytheCurriculumCommittee.TherevisedcoursewillincludemoreinformationonLGBTTQ+identities.53-202:Women,RaceandSocialJusticehasalwaysfocusedonracializationandhasbeenrevisedtobroadenandintensifywhatstudentslearnabouttheIndigenousexperienceandneo-colonialisminCanada.53-305:FeministTheoriesincludesanewsectionthattracesthecontributionoflesbianfeminismtocontemporaryfeministtheory.53-330:ViolenceintheLivesofGirlsandWomenincludesananalysisofviolenceagainstIndigenouswomen.53-370:MotheringandMotherhoodhasbeenrevisedtoincludeaunitaboutIndigenousmotheringpractices.(b) DevelopinganoptionalWomen’sStudiespracticumplacementformajors,iffeasible.Apracticumplacementisnotfeasibleatthistime.WGSTmajorswhotakethesecondBystanderInitiativecourseparticipateinanon-campuspracticumbyleadingthe3-hourBringingintheBystander®workshopforotherundergraduatestudents.WGSTstudentsalsohavetheopportunitytoparticipateinanewlycreatedViPpositionintheWindsorofficeoftheMinistryofCommunitySafetyandCorrectionalServicesWGSTisworkingwithSouthWestDetentionCentretoofferaWallstoBridgescourseforregularUWstudentsandinmatesinfall2017.(c) Developinga senior researchproject/directed reading course for those studentswhomaywish togoon to

graduateschool.Wehavecreatedanewcourse53-490:DirectedResearchinWomen’sandGenderStudiestoaddressthisshortcoming.Thecoursedescriptionreads:Anindependentresearchprojectthatexploresandappliesadvancedfeministtheory.(d) Enhancing,whereappropriate,theHumanitiescontentinrequiredcourses,throughthefurtherincorporation

ofadiversityofrelevanttextualandothermaterials.TheHumanitiescontentofWGSTissubstantialatallyearsoftheprogram.HalfofWGSTfacultyhavetraininginthehumanities.Theyear1requiredcourseistaughtfromaculturalstudiesperspective,andallthreeoftheotheryear1courseshaveahumanitiesfocus(religion,friendship,culturalimagery).Alloftherequired200-levelcoursescrossbetweenhumanitiesandsocialscience:in53-200,studentsarerequiredtoanalyzewomen’swritingsandhistoricalartifactsoftheearly1900scampaignforwomen’ssuffrage(e.g.,posters,cartoons,streetactions),andthereadingmaterialsforboth53-201and53-202arebuiltaroundfirst-personnarratives.Bothyear3requiredcourses,feministtheoryandmethods,areself-consciouslyinterdisciplinary,whichisthenorminWGSTprogramsacrossthecountry.Theyear4requiredcoursesemphasizepointofview,creativity,andpersonalresponsibility/contributingtosocialchange.(e) Consideringstrategiestobalancestudents’intellectualneedsinrequired400-levelSocialWorkseminars,as

feasible.This is difficult to achieve given that year 4 of the BSW program is organized around student placements incommunityorganizations.

PDCComments:PDCcommendstheareaonitseffortstomeetthisrecommendationandnotesthat(a),(c)and(d)havebeensatisfied.PDCalsonotesthat,whiletheareadeterminedthatapracticumisnotfeasibleatthistime,itdidmeetthespiritoftherecommendationthroughtheopportunitiesdescribedunder(b).Finally,thePDCconcursthat400-levelSocialWorkcoursesarenotinthecontrolofWomen’sandGenderStudiesandnotesthat(e)shouldbewithdrawn.Status:aheadoftargetontargetbehindtarget _a-d_recommendationsatisfied. _e_recommendationwithdrawn.

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RecruitmentRecommendation3:Thattheprogramareabuildonexistingrecruitmentandretentionefforts,particularlywithaviewtoattractingmorestudentstotheuniversityanddirectlyintoitsprograms.Agents:Director,AdvisoryCommittee,DeanofFAHSS,OfficeofRecruitmentandLiaisonCompletionby:BiennialReportActionstaken2015and2016:WGSTcontinuestoparticipateinallrecruitmentactivitiesonandoffcampus.Allofourclassesarefull,andweteachmorethan1000studentsayearwithverylimitedfacultyresources.StudentRecruitment(forthefirsttime)permittedWGST/BItoparticipateinOpenHouseinNovember2016.TheUniversityhasmadeamajorcommitmenttosexualassaultprevention–UWis#1ontheissueofcampussafetyintheMaclean’srankings–andwearehopefultheAdministrationwillseetheBIasasignatureprogramfortheUniversity.WGSThasresponsibilityforthenewCertificate(orMinor)inWorkandEmploymentIssues.Newcourseshavebeendeveloped(e.g.,SpeakingTruthtoPowerandEverydayConflictsandTheirResolution),andthepre-existingLabourStudiescourseshavebeenrefocusedtoensurethatstudentsdevelopworkplace-relatedskills.Weareintheprocessofcreatingacapstonecourseforthiscertificate,andexpecttohaveitinthecurriculumforfall2017.Weareencouragingsisterprogramstobringthiscertificatetotheattentionoftheirstudentsasemployment-related“valueadded”educationthatcanbetakenalongsidetheirmajor.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthearea’sprogresswithregardtothisrecommendationandlooksforwardtoanupdateontheimpactofitsrecruitmentinitiativesonitsenrolmentnumbers.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.GovernanceandSustainabilityRecommendation4:Workwith theDean todevelopa strategicplan for thearea, to respond to the teaching,resourceandspaceneedsoftheprogramareaandtoguidefutureprogramdevelopmentand/orstreamlining.Thestrategicplanshouldincludeatminimum:(a) The development of strategies to address the high service demands of administering and coordinating the

programs. This could involve streamlining some committee structures, and developing relevant policies toenhanceefficiencyindecision-making.

(b) ThedevelopmentofasuccessionplanforthepositionofDirectorshouldbeakeypriority.Ahiringplan,linkedtoprogramgrowthandactivities,shouldalsobedevelopedintheeventthatresourcesbecomeavailable.

(c) Anexplorationofpatternsof studentdemandwith respect todoublemajorsand the resource feasibilityofstrategicallydevelopingoneormoreadditionalcollaborativeprograms,withparticularattentiontoprogramandfacultybuy-inandadministrativeandservicedemands.

(d) Thedevelopmentofaplantoensurestability,sustainability,andgrowthoftheBystanderInitiative.Agents:Director,AdvisoryCommittee,DeanofFAHSSCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:(a) Thedevelopmentofstrategiestoaddressthehighservicedemandsofadministeringandcoordinatingthe

programs.Thiscouldinvolvestreamliningsomecommitteestructures,anddevelopingrelevantpoliciestoenhanceefficiencyindecision-making.

WGSThasrelativelyfewcommittees:WGSTAdvisory,Hiring/RPT,Curriculum,StudentAffairs,andEthics.AllmembersofWGST,includingsessionallecturers,aremembersofAdvisory.Othercommitteesarestaffedwithfull-timefacultyandsessionallecturerswhovolunteertheirtime.Mostcommitteesmeetonanas-neededbasis.

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(b) ThedevelopmentofasuccessionplanforthepositionofDirectorshouldbeakeypriority.Ahiringplan,linkedtoprogramgrowthandactivities,shouldalsobedevelopedintheeventthatresourcesbecomeavailable.

Thesearchforanewdirectorisunderway.(c) Anexplorationofpatternsofstudentdemandwithrespecttodoublemajorsandtheresourcefeasibilityof

strategicallydevelopingoneormoreadditionalcollaborativeprograms,withparticularattentiontoprogramandfacultybuy-inandadministrativeandservicedemands.

WGSThascreatedastreamofWGSTcoursesforaproposedcombinedmajor,CriminologyandGender.Giventhegender-segregatednatureofthejusticesystem,thiscombinationwouldbeusefultostudentsinthelabourmarket.Atpresent,onlytheUniversityofOttawaoffersacomparableprogram.WGSTisworkingwithSociology,Anthropology,andCriminologytoinvestigatethispossibility.(d) Thedevelopmentofaplantoensurestability,sustainability,andgrowthoftheBystanderInitiative.TheBIisnowoverseenbytheBystanderInitiativeTeam,Dr.CharleneSenn,Dr.AnneForrest,andDr.EmilyRosser,whowashiredinwinter2016astenure-trackAAS/BIfaculty.TheBIhasstrongworkingrelationshipswithFAHSS,Odette,andLaw(i.e.,largenumbersofstudentsinthesefacultiestakethe3-hourBIsexualassaultpreventworkshopaspartoftheireducation).WenowcollaboratewithResidenceLife,WindsorWelcomeWeek,andRecreationServicestoofferthe3-hourworkshoptotheirstudentvolunteersandemployeesannually.WehaveestablishedaworkingrelationshipwiththeUWfootballteam,andweofferthe3-hourworkshoptoplayers.Ourplanfor2016-17includesoutreachtothemen’shockeyteam.Wehaveinitiatedaresearchprojecttodeterminewhetherthe3-hourBIworkshopmeetstheneedsofinternationalstudents,andexpecttoadapttheworkshopmaterialstoaddressthedifficutiesthisresearchidentifies.(Thisisa2yearproject.)

PDCComments:PDCnotesthatthearea’sadministrativeprocessesareasstreamlinedaspossible,giventhenatureoftheprogramsandconsidersthisreporttoadequatelysatisfied(a)ofthisrecommendation.PDClooksforwardtomoredetailedupdatesonthesearchofanewdirectorandtheestablishmentofaCombinedHonoursprograminCriminologyandGender.PDCcommendstheareaontheBystanderInitiativeproject.PDCdeems(d)tobesatisfiedandencouragestheareatocontinuethemomentumonthisimportantinitiative.Status:aheadoftargetbandcontargetbehindtarget aanddrecommendationsatisfied.AwardsandOutreachRecommendation5:IncreaseawarenessandvisibilityofWomen’sStudiesundergraduateawards(monetaryandnon-monetary)andcelebrateawardwinners,asappropriate.Agents:Director,AdvisoryCommitteeCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Wehaveadaptedtheprizestoreflectthestrengthsoftheprogram.WenowofferatraditionalPaper/EssayprizeandaVoiceprizetorecognizestudentswhoareengagedinfeministactivismonoroffcampus.BothareavailabletoWGSTmajorsandnon-majorswhotakeWGSTcourses.Wearedevelopingaplantoraisetheprofileoftheseprizesamongstudentsandfaculty.

PDCComments:PDCnotestheprogressmadewithregardtothisrecommendationandlooksforwardtoreceivingtheplantoraisetheprofileofWGSTprizes,andhearingofitsimplementation.Status:aheadoftargetontargetxbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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LearningOutcomesRecommendation6:ThattheDepartmentsubmitlearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitscoursesthatclearlycorrespondtotheUniversity'sstated"CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate".Agents:AdvisoryCommittee,Director,CTL,Vice-Provost,TeachingandLearningCompletionby:Fall2016Actionstaken2015and2016:Thisisunderway.AllWGSTcoursesarebeingreviewed.LearningoutcomesforallWGSTrequiredcourseswillgotoPDCforapprovalbytheendofDecember.LearningoutcomesfortheremainingcourseswillgotoPDCforapprovalinwinter2017.

PDCComments:PDCnotesthattheareahasmadegoodprogressonthisrecommendationandlooksforwardtoreceivinglearningoutcomesandassessmentmethodsforeachofitscoursesbytheendofthisacademicyear.Status:aheadoftargetXontargetbehindtarget __recommendationsatisfied.

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*5.5.3a: ConcurrentBachelorofMusic-MusicEducation(Honours)andBachelorofEducationMinorProgramChanges(PDCFormC)

Itemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: That thedegree requirements for the ConcurrentBachelor ofMusic-Music Education (Honours)

andBachelorofEducationbechangedaccordingtotheprogram/coursechangeforms.**Subjecttoapprovaloftheexpendituresrequired.Rationale/Approvals:• TheproposedchangeshavebeenapprovedbytheSchoolofMusicandFacultyofEducationCouncils,Faculty

CoordinatingCouncilandtheProgramDevelopmentCommittee.• SupportingdocumentationontheproposedchangescanbeaccessedbycontactingtheUniversitySecretariat

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*5.5.3b HonoursBachelorofMusic-MusicEducationStream-MinorProgramChangesItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: That the degree requirements for the Honours Bachelor of Music-Music Education Stream be

changedaccordingtotheprogram/coursechangeforms*.*Subjecttoapprovaloftheexpendituresrequired.Rationale/Approvals:§ TheproposalhasbeenapprovedbytheSchoolofCreativeArtsCouncil,theFacultyofArts,HumanitiesandSocial

ScienceCoordinatingCouncilandtheProgramDevelopmentCommittee.§ SupportingdocumentationontheproposedchangescanbeaccessedbycontactingtheUniversitySecretariatat

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*5.5.3c: Psychology/DevelopmentalPsychology(Honours)forAutismandBehaviouralSciencesGraduates

-DegreeCompletionProgramItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: Thatthefollowingdegreecompletionprogramsbeapproved:

BachelorofArtsinPsychology(Honours)withAutismandBehaviouralSciences(ABS)Post-GraduateCertificateprogramfromFanshaweCollege,LambtonCollegeorSt.ClairCollege;and,BachelorofArtsinDevelopmentalPsychology(Honours)withAutismandBehaviouralSciences(ABS)Post-GraduateCertificateprogramfromFanshaweCollege,LambtonCollegeorSt.ClairCollege

*Subjecttoapprovaloftheexpendituresrequired.Rationale/Approvals• The proposed changes have been approved by the Department of Psychology Council, the Faculty of Arts,

HumanitiesandSocialSciencesCoordinatingCouncilandtheProgramDevelopmentCommittee.• SupportingdocumentationontheproposedchangescanbeaccessedbycontactingtheUniversitySecretariatat

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*5.5.3d: Economics–NewCourseProposalItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: Thatthefollowingcourseadditionbemade*: 41-251MacroeconomicsfortheRealWorld*Subjecttoapprovalofexpendituresrequired.Rationale/Approvals• TheproposalhasbeenapprovedbytheEconomicsCouncil,theFacultyofScienceCoordinatingCouncilandthe

ProgramDevelopmentCommittee.• SupportingdocumentationontheproposedchangescanbeaccessedbycontactingtheUniversitySecretariatat

ext.3317,orthroughtheJanuary19,2017CombinedProgramDevelopmentCommitteePDFfilepostedonthePDCwebsite.Toaccessthisparticularitemgoto5.5.

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*5.5.3e: FAHSS(LAPS)–NewCourseProposalItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: Thatthefollowingcourseadditionbemade*: 01-410/02-410ModernLeadership

*Subjecttoapprovalofexpendituresrequired.

Rationale/Approvals• Theproposal has receivedapproval fromFacultyofArts,Humanities andSocial SciencesCoordinatingCouncil

andtheProgramDevelopmentCommittee.• SupportingdocumentationontheproposedchangescanbeaccessedbycontactingtheUniversitySecretariatat

ext.3317,orthroughtheJanuary19,2017.CombinedProgramDevelopmentCommitteePDFfilepostedonthePDCwebsite.Toaccessthisparticularitemgoto5.6.

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5.5.4: BachelorofMathematics(Honours)withFinanceConcentrationItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommitteeMOTION: ThattheBachelorofMathematics(Honours)withFinanceConcentrationbeapproved.*

*Subjecttoapprovalofexpendituresrequired.

Rationale/Approvals• ThisisanewconcentrationavailabletostudentspursuingaBMath(Honours)degree.Theproposalhasreceived

approvalfromtheDepartmentofMathematicsandStatisticsCouncil,theOdetteSchoolofBusinessCouncil,theFacultyofScienceCoordinatingCouncilandtheProgramDevelopmentCommittee.TheproposalhasthesupportoftheSchoolofComputerScience,theDepartmentofEconomics,theDepartmentofPhilosophy,andtheProvost.

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BachelorofMathematics(Honours)withaFinanceConcentrationPROGRAMDEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE-MAJORPROGRAMCHANGES:FORM“B”

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FACULTY: Science

AAU: MathematicsandStatistics

ProgramTitle: BachelorofMathematicswithFinanceConcentration

NameofProgramasitWillAppearontheDiploma BachelorofMathematicsHonourswithaFinanceConcentration

ProposedYearofOffering: Fall2018

ModeofDelivery: Oncampuscourses,Full-time.

PlannedStudentEnrolment(persectionB.4.2) 34

NormalDurationforCompletion: 4years(8semesters)

Willtherevisedprogramberunonacost-recoverybasis? NoB. MajorProgramChanges-OverallPlanB.1 ObjectivesoftheProgram/SummaryofProposal(QAFsection2.1.1;MTCUsection4)Theobjectiveoftheprogramistoprovidestudentswithanopportunitytocombineaninterestinmathematicswithaneducationinfinancetoprovideapathwaytolucrativecareersinthefinancialandbankingsectorsaswellastograduateprogramsinmathematics,financialmathematics,businessoreconomics.(Foralistofsuchgraduateprogramsseelink1orlink2.)Weseethisprogramattractingnewstudentstoourdepartment.Inparticular,thisprogramwillappealtostudentswithaninterestinthestudyofmathematicscombinedwiththeneedtohavetheireducationlinkedtoaclearcareerpath.The program retains all the requirements of the current honours program in mathematics and adds courserequirements frombusiness, computer scienceandeconomics toprovide the concentration in financeaswell asappropriateskillsandknowledgefromcognatedisciplines.Threeexistingmathematicscourses(62-374,62-482and65-376) have been restructured to provide topics pertinent to students with interest in finance while retainingrelevancetoallundergraduatesinthedepartment.Thesecoursechangesareinprocess.This new program is consistent with the institution’s mission. In particular, it provides a new interdisciplinaryopportunity.Studentsthatopt-outoftheprogramareabletocontinueinanappropriateprograminmathematicsorinmathematicsandstatistics.Finally,thisprogrammakesaclearconnectionbetweenadegreeinmathematicsandfuturecareeropportunities.Inrecentyearswehavehadseveralstudentscontinuefromourprogramstootherinstitutionstoenhancetheircareeropportunitiesinfinancebycompletingprogramswithafinancialemphasis.Thisnewprogramwillallowthemdirectaccesstoemploymentinthefinancialsectorandwillbetterpreparethemforsuccessinsubsequentprograms.Inadditiontoprovidingimprovedopportunitiestoexistingstudents,wewillrecruitnewstudentsattractedtoamathprogramwithaclearcareerpath.Thus,ournewprogramisbothrelevantandimportant.B.2 ChangestoProgramContent(QAFSection2.1.4)Therevisedcurriculumisconsistentwiththecurrentstateofthedisciplineinthatitrequirescoursesforthecurrentprograminmathematicsanditincludescurrentcoursesfromfinance.Further,courserevisionsarebeingmadetoincludethetopicsof“PortfolioOptimization”and“BrownianMotion”tobesuregraduateshavesometraininginmathematicsspecificallytargetedtofinancialcareers.AcoursefromPhilosophywillensureatraininginethics.Coursesincomputersciencewillensurerelevanttechnicalskillsandcoursesineconomicswillprovideabreadth.

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SimilarprogramsexistatmostOntariouniversitiesmainlybecausesuchprogramscanbeeasilyconstructed,asisours,fromexistingMathematicsandBusinessprogramswithessentiallynoadditionalcosts.OurprogramwouldservethestudentsofSouth-WesternOntario.ASampleofSimilarPrograms:Waterloo(Link),Michigan(Link),Western(Link),WLU(Link)B.3 ChangestoProgramNameandDegreeDesignation/Nomenclature(QAFSection2.1.1;MTCUsection1)Thedegreedesignationreflectstheprogram’scoreinmathematicsandconcentrationinfinance.B.4 DEMANDFORTHEMODIFIEDPROGRAMAsthenewprogramrequiresnoadditionalresources,theburdentoshowstudentdemandisreduced.Further,aswewillrecruitstudentstoourexistinghonoursmathcourses,wewilluseexistingresourcesmoreefficiently.B.4.1 ExpectedImpactoftheProposedChangestoStudentandMarketDemandWehaveanecdotalevidencefromrecruitmentevents,suchastheOntarioUniversitiesFairandtheUniversityofWindsorOpenHouse,thatstudentsandparentsareinterestedinanhonoursprogramthatcombinesmathematicsandfinance.Anattempt,usingtheOfficeofInstitutionalAnalysis,tofindthenumberofstudentsselectingsimilarprogramsinOntariowasnotsuccessfulasthesestudentsarenotdifferentiatedfromthoseenteringmathandstatsprograms.Thisundergraduateprogramisexpectedtomainlyattractdomesticstudents.Itisnotexpectedtochangethecurrentmixofdomesticandnon-domesticstudentsinourmathematicsprograms.B.4.2 ExpectedImpactofChangestoEstimatedEnrolments

Projectedenrolmentlevels 1stYear 2ndYear 3rdYear 4thYear 5thYear(Steady-state)

TotalNumberofStudentsinYear 10 20-3=17 30–6=24 40–6=34 34

AttritionModel:Bringin10studentsperyearandlose3studentsfromfirsttosecondyearand3studentsfromsecondtothirdyear.

Annualprojectedstudentintakeintothefirstyearoftherevisedprogram: 10B.4.4 EvidenceofSocietalNeedfortheRevisedProgram(MTCUsection6)FromServiceCanada (Link)wehavethequote“Over thepast fewyears, thenumberof financialand investmentanalysts has risen sharply. The increase in the number of financial vehicles and the wide variety of financialinformationsourcesexplainthisstateofaffairs.Giventhatthesetrendsareexpectedtoabatealittle,itisexpectedthatthenumberoffinancialandinvestmentanalystswillrisesharplyoverthecomingyears,butataslowerratethantheydidinthepast.”ThispagewasupdatedinDecember2014andaccessedinApril2016.FromStatisticsCanada(Link)wecanseethat9.4%ofearnersinthetop1%hadprofessionaloccupationsinbusinessandfinance.ThislinkwasaccessedinApril2016.Inthearticle(Link)theauthorsaysthat"OneofthefascinatingareastoariserecentlyinappliedmathematicshasbeenMathematicalFinance.Thisisafieldwhosedevelopmenthasoccurredlargelywithinthepastfortyyears,withexplosivegrowthtakingplaceoverthepasttwentyyears."InaWallStreet&Technologyarticle(Link)welearnthat"studentswhoarepursuingadvanceddegreesinsubjectssuchasfinancialengineeringorcomputationalfinancehavealegupintheWallStreetjobmarket."TheexistenceofsimilarprogramsinseveralOntariouniversitiesdemonstratespopularityanddemand.TheUniversityofMichiganhasapproximately150studentsintheirMathematicsofFinanceandRiskprogram.

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B.4.5 Duplication(MTCUsection7)SeeB.2above.B.5 RESOURCESThe program consists of existing courses currently taught by facultymembers in the various units all having theappropriatebackground.Therearenoadditionalresourcesrequiredinthedepartment,inotherAAUs,intheLibrary,orinothernon-academicdepartments.Thelistofavailablefacultymembersisgivenbelow.

FacultyName&Rank(alphabetical) ProgramAffiliationlistallprogramsofferedbytheAAUandindicatefaculty

affiliationtotherevisedandexistingprogram(s)

Category1:TenuredProfessorsteachingexclusivelyintheAAUofferingtheprogram

AllcurrentprogramsinMathematicsandStatistics

Proposedprogram

Alfakih,Abdo teaching teachingCaron,Richard teaching teachingHlynka,Myron teaching teachingHu,Zhiguo teaching teachingHussein,Abdul teaching teachingMonfared,Mehdi teaching teachingNkurunziza,Sévérien teaching teachingPaul,Sudhir teaching teachingShapiro,Ilya teaching teachingYang,Dilian teaching teachingYee,WaiLing teaching teachingCategory3:AASandSLPositions Lariviere,Justin teaching teachingSarker,Animesh teaching teachingCategory5:Tenureortenure-trackorLTAprofessorsinvolvedinteachingand/orsupervisioninotherAAUs,inadditiontobeingamemberofthisAAU

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C. ProgramDetailsC.1 AdmissionRequirements(QAFsection2.1.2)Aminimum75%averageofsixGrade12UorMcourses,withaminimum75%averageonmathcoursesisrequired.ENG4U,MHF4U,andMCV4Uarerequired.Exemptionsandcredittransferwillbehandledasisthecurrentpracticefor existing Mathematics, Mathematics/Statistics and Mathematics/Computer Science programs. The proposedadmission requirements are slightly higher than the admission requirements for Mathematics,Mathematics/Statistics,Mathematics/Computer Science programs or Business programs as this is a slightlymoredemandingprogram.Studentcounsellingwillbeprovidedbyfacultymembersinthedepartment.C.2CurriculumTotalcourses:FortyDegreerequirements:

(a) 62-120or62-125,62-140or62-139,62-141,62-190,62-215,62-216,62-220,62-221,62-314,62-315,62-318,62-482,65-250,65-251,65-350,65-351,65-376,70-151,70-251,72-270,72-271,72-371,72-372,72-379,72-472,72-477

(b) 41-110,41-111,41-313,41-414,60-140,60-141,60-212,34-224(c) SixcoursesfromanyareaofstudyexcludingBusinessandMathematicsandStatistics.

Coursesusedtocalculatethemajoraverageare:courseslistedunderrequirement(a).C.3.2 ForAllProgramProposals:C.3.2.1 StandingRequiredforContinuationinProgramAminimum60%cumulativeaverageandminimum70%majoraverageisrequiredtocontinueingoodstanding.C.3.2.2 StandingRequiredforGraduationAminimum60%cumulativeaverageandminimum70%majoraverageisrequiredtograduatewithaBachelorofMathematics(Honours)withFinanceConcentrationdegree.Studentswithacumulativeaverageofatleast60%andamajoraverageofatleast60%butlessthan70%willgraduatewithaBachelorofMathematics(Major)withFinanceConcentration.C.3.2.3 SuggestedProgramSequencingRecommendedSequencingYear1Fall:62-120or62-125,62-140or62-139,60-140,41-110,70-151Year1Winter:62-190,62-141,60-141,41-111,oneothercourseYear2Fall:62-215,62-220,65-250,72-270,70-251Year2Winter:62-216,62-221,65-251,60-212,72-271Year3Fall:62-314,65-350,41-313,72-372,oneothercourseYear3Winter:62-315,62-318,65-351,72-371,72-379Year4Fall:65-376,72-477,34-224,twoothercoursesYear4Winter:62-482,72-472,41-414,twoothercoursesBecauseoftherelianceoncoursesfromotherdepartments,staffwillbeproactiveintheschedulingofmathcoursestobesurethatstudentscancompletetheprogramonschedule.Thenatureofourservicehasgivenourstafftheexpertiserequiredtoconsultwithotherunitsandtoschedulecourses.

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C.4 LEARNINGOUTCOMESProgramLearningOutcomes(DegreeLevelExpectations).Thisisasentencecompletionexercise.Pleaseprovideaminimumof1learningoutcomeforeachoftheboxesassociatedwithagraduateattribute.Attheendofthisprogram,thesuccessfulstudentwillknowandbeableto:

CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate.AUWindsorgraduatewillhavetheabilitytodemonstrate:

COU-approvedUndergraduateDegreeLevelExpectations

A.-describeandapplyawiderangeofcoremathematical,statisticalandfinancialconcepts.-applythescientificmethodasitrelatestoresearchandsocietalneeds.-describetherelationshipbetweenmathematicalconceptsandfinancialapplications.-applykeymathematicalandstatisticalknowledgeinfinancialcontexts.

A. theacquisition,applicationandintegrationofknowledge

1.DepthandBreadthofKnowledge

2.KnowledgeofMethodologies3.ApplicationofKnowledge5.AwarenessofLimitsof

Knowledge

B.-collect,read,analyze,synthesizeandevaluaterelevantscientificliteraturetoaddressaspecificprobleminfinancialmathematics.

B. researchskills,includingtheabilitytodefineproblemsandaccess,retrieveandevaluateinformation(informationliteracy)


2.KnowledgeofMethodologies3.ApplicationofKnowledge5.AwarenessofLimitsKnowledge

C.-criticallyanalyzeamathematical/financialtopicandprovideajustificationforthisanalysis.-accessandeffectivelyutilizetheprimaryresearchliteratureforsolvingmathematicalandfinancialproblems.-formulateandtesthypothesis.

C. criticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskills


2.KnowledgeofMethodologies3.ApplicationofKnowledge5.AwarenessofLimitsof

Knowledge

D-writeformalreportswiththecorrectstructure(e.g.,includepropercitations,references,etc.).-expresscomplexmathematical,statisticalandfinancialconceptsinwrittenform.-solvequantitativeproblemsinmathematics,statisticsandfinancialmarkets.

D.literacyandnumeracyskills 4.CommunicationSkills5.AwarenessofLimitsof

Knowledge

E.-identifyethicalproblemsinbusinesscontexts,andexplainwhytheyareregardedasethicalproblems;and-identify,interpret,andfollowethicalbusinesspractices.

E. responsiblebehaviourtoself,othersandsociety

5. AwarenessofLimitsofKnowledge

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ProgramLearningOutcomes(DegreeLevelExpectations).Thisisasentencecompletionexercise.Pleaseprovideaminimumof1learningoutcomeforeachoftheboxesassociatedwithagraduateattribute.Attheendofthisprogram,thesuccessfulstudentwillknowandbeableto:

CharacteristicsofaUniversityofWindsorGraduate.AUWindsorgraduatewillhavetheabilitytodemonstrate:

COU-approvedUndergraduateDegreeLevelExpectations

F.-effectivelycommunicatemathematicalorfinancialideas.-summarizeandobjectivelypresentstatisticalandfinancialdata.

F. interpersonalandcommunicationsskills

4.CommunicationSkills6.AutonomyandProfessional

Capacity

G.-participateconstructivelyandcooperativelyinateam.

G.teamwork,andpersonalandgroupleadershipskills

4.CommunicationSkills6.AutonomyandProfessional

CapacityH.-describeexamplesthatillustrateapplicationofmathematicalandstatisticalconceptstofinancialproblems.-expressorillustratemathematical,statisticalorfinanceconceptscreatively.

H.creativityandaestheticappreciation

2.KnowledgeofMethodologies3.ApplicationofKnowledge6.AutonomyandProfessional

Capacity

I.-applymathematicalandstatisticalknowledgetosolverelevantproblemsinfinance-collect,read,andevaluatethemostcurrentliteratureinmathematicsandfinance.

I. theabilityanddesireforcontinuouslearning

AutonomyandProfessionalCapacity

C.4.1

Describehowtherevisedprogram’sstructureandregulationsensurethatthespecifiedlearningoutcomescanbemetbysuccessfulstudents.

Thecurriculumwillprovidestudentswithopportunitiestodevelopanddemonstratethelearningoutcomesthroughvariousmethodsofassessment,suchas,assignments(OutcomesA,C,F,H,I),mid-termtests(OutcomesA,C,F,H,I),presentations(OutcomesB,D,G,H,E,I),andfinalexamination(OutcomesA,C,E,F,H,I),ascurrentlyoccurswithexistingHonoursprogramsinMathematicsandcoursesinFinance(OdetteSchoolofBusiness).Coursework:Thecourseworkwilladdressthedepthandbreadthofknowledgeinmathematical,statisticalandfinancialconceptsthroughbothindividualandgroupassessment(OutcomesA,E,F,G);toapplythescientificmethodasitrelatestoresearchandsocietalneeds(OutcomesC,D,H,I);describetherelationshipbetweenmathematicalconceptsandfinancialapplications(OutcomesA,B,C,D,H,I).C.4.2

For programs with a proposed experiential learning or co-op component: describe how the experientiallearning/co-opcomponentchangestheemphasisorthemeansofachievingtheintendedlearningoutcomesfortheprogram.

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C.4.3 ModeofDelivery(QAFsection2.1.5)Demonstratethattheproposedmodesofdeliveryareappropriatetomeettheneworrevisedprogramlearningoutcomes. Discuss online vs. face-to-face (e.g., lecture, seminar, tutorial, lab) modes of delivery, as well asspecializedapproachesintendedtofacilitatetheacquisitionofspecificskills,knowledge,andattitudes.

Alloftheprogramisdesigned,astheexistinghonoursprogramsinMathematicsandtheOdetteSchoolofBusiness,forinclassinstructionandtutorials.Thisallowsstudentstodevelopinterpersonalskills.C.5 StudentWorkload

Provideinformationontheexpectedworkloadpercoursecredit(3.0)ofastudentenrolledinthisrevisedprogram.(Forassistancewiththisexercise,proposersareencouragedtocontacttheCentreforTeachingandLearning.)

ExpectedWorkloadper3.0CourseCredit/Week Average Time the Student is Expected to Devote to Each

ComponentOvertheCourseoftheProgramperweekLectures 3hoursTutorials 1hour(mainlylowerlevelcourses)(ifapplicable)Practicalexperience N/AServiceorexperientiallearning N/AIndependentstudy VariesdependingoncourseReading and work for assessment, includingmeeting classmates for group work/projectassignments(essays,papers,projects,laboratorywork,etc.)

2 hours (but varies depending on course, and individualstudentbackground)

Studyingfortests/examinations 2 hours (but varies depending on course, and individualstudentbackground)

Other:[specify] ComparethestudentworkloadfortheproposedrevisedprogramwiththeworkloadfortheexistingprogramandothersimilarprogramsintheAAU.Theworkloadwillbeequivalenttothatofexistingprogramsinmathematics/statisticsandBCOMMwithfinanceconcentration.

D. MONITORINGANDEVALUATION(QAFsection2.1.6)

Describeandexplaintheappropriatenessoftheproposedmethodsofassessingstudentachievementgiventheneworrevisedintendedlearningoutcomesanddegreelevelexpectations.

CurrentassessmentmethodsareusedwithinexistingHonoursprogramsinmathematics/statisticsandBCommwithfinanceconcentration.Thereisanannualacademicstandingconsiderationgiventoallstudentsinallprograms on campus. Additional monitoring will occur in this particular program through the efforts of theundergraduatecommitteeinMathematicsandStatisticsdepartment.

Describetheplanfordocumentinganddemonstratingstudentperformancelevelanddemonstrateitsconsistencywiththeneworrevisedstatedlearningoutcomesanddegreelevelexpectations.

We are expecting an enrolment of 10 to 15 students in the proposed joint program. So, it will be easy to keepdocumentation of performance of these students. The department has an undergraduate academic advisorwhowouldadviseondifferentaspectsofthestudents’academicneedsandmonitortheirprogressandperformance.

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*5.5.5: SpanishforBeginners–RequestforWaiverofCourseDeletionItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: ProgramDevelopmentCommittee

MOTION: ThattheRequestforWaiverofCourseDeletionFormforthefollowingcourse,beapproved: 23-101SpanishforBeginnersIIAreasthatwishtorequestawaiverofacoursedeletionshouldforwarda'Requestforawaiverofthecoursedeletion'toPDC.Followingapositivereviewoftherequest,thecoursewillberemovedfromthepublishedCalendar,andplacedintoatwo-year course bank, as per the Senate resolution of March 21, 2002. Each request should provide the followinginformation:1. Faculty,Department,andProgramTitle FAHSS,LLC,ModernLanguages2. CourseNumberandTitle 23-101SpanishforBeginnersII3. Credithours,TotalContacthoursandDeliveryformat 3.0/36/classroom4. CalendarDescription

23-101.SpanishforBeginnersIIBasicskillsoflistening,speaking,reading,andwritingandanintroductiontoHispaniccultures.(Prerequisite:23-100or

equivalent.)5. Pre/co/anti-requisites

23-100orequivalent6. RATIONALEFORKEEPINGTHECOURSE

6.1 Thepurposeofthecoursewithintheprogramofstudy.The Department would like to retain the course 23-101 Spanish for Beginners II in the calendar as they areconsideringre-introducingtheintroductorycourse23-100SpanishforBeginnersIoverthecourseofthenextyear.

6.2 StudentDemandforCourse-aclearstatementonthestudentdemandforthecourse.

Since the only other course available for students in 23-102 Intense Spanish for Beginners (which is a verydemanding 6 credit course combining the content of 23-100 and 23-101 into one term), retaining this courseprovidesstudentswithanoptiontotakea3.0creditcourse.

6.3 RelationshiptoUnit'sStrategicPlanandtheUniversity’sStrategicPlan.Notapplicable.6.4 Explanationofwhythecoursehasnotbeenofferedoverthepastyears.

ThecoursehasnotbeenofferedoverthepastfewyearsbecausetheareahadintroducedamoreintensiveSpanishforBeginnersin2006.

6.5 WhetherthecoursewillbeofferedinFall2017.Ifnot,whywillitnotbeoffered? Itwillbeofferedinthenextfewyears.

7. RESOURCEIMPLICATIONSNone.

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*5.6.1: AdmissionPolicyforGraduatesofFanshaweCollege’sGeneralArtsandScienceCertificateItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: AcademicPolicyCommitteeMOTION: ThatapplicantswhohavecompletedtheGeneralArtsandScience(UniversityPreparation)Program

fromFanshaweCollegewithaminimumcumulativeaverageofB(3.0)beeligibleforadmissiontoFirstYearofanappropriateprogram.

Rationale:§ TheGeneralArtsandScience(UniversityPreparation)Programwhich isofferedthroughFanshaweCollege isa

preparatoryprogramthatallowsstudentstotransitionfromcollegetouniversitybycompletingand/orupgradingtheirU-levelsecondaryschoolprerequisitecoursesthatarerequiredforadmissiontocertainUniversityprograms.

§ ThisproposalwillprovidestudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedtheGeneralArtsandScienceProgram(atFanshaweCollege)theoptionofapplyingforadmissiontoyear1ofanappropriateUniversityofWindsorprogram.

§ Theaimofthis initiative istofacilitatetheadmissionsprocessandtransferofcreditsfromFanshaweCollege’sGeneral Arts and Science Program (a university preparation program) into a variety of University ofWindsorundergraduatedegreeprograms.ItisanticipatedthatthisinitiativewillincreasestudentrecruitmentofmaturestudentstoWindsorwhoareintheFanshaweCollegepreparatoryprogram.

§ Dr.GeriSalinitrihasreviewedthecoursesandsheindicatesthatFanshaweCollegehasprovidedcomprehensiveevidencethatallthecourseslistedmeettheOntarioMinistryofEducationrequirementsforGrade12UBiology,Chemistry, English, Calculus, Advanced Functions and Physics, and that this pathway provides an excellentopportunityforstudentstoupgradebeforeUniversity.

§ Admissionwillbesubjecttotheusualacademicrequirements.

CalendarDescriptionApplicantswhohavecompletedtheGeneralArtsandScienceProgram(universitypreparationprogram)atFanshaweCollegewithaminimumcumulativeaverageofB(3.0)willbeconsideredforadmissiontoFirstYearofanappropriateprogram.

Shouldchangesincoursecontentwarrantupdatestothecourseequivalencies,theOfficeoftheRegistrarincollaborationwiththeapplicabledepartmentwillhavethesereassessmentscompletedandupdatesappliedwhereapplicable.

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*5.6.1: AdmissionPolicyforGraduatesofFanshaweCollege’sGeneralArtsandScienceCertificateItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: AcademicPolicyCommitteeMOTION: ThatapplicantswhohavecompletedtheGeneralArtsandScience(UniversityPreparation)Program

fromFanshaweCollegewithaminimumcumulativeaverageofB(3.0)beeligibleforadmissiontoFirstYearofanappropriateprogram.

Rationale:§ TheGeneralArtsandScience(UniversityPreparation)Programwhich isofferedthroughFanshaweCollege isa

preparatoryprogramthatallowsstudentstotransitionfromcollegetouniversitybycompletingand/orupgradingtheirU-levelsecondaryschoolprerequisitecoursesthatarerequiredforadmissiontocertainUniversityprograms.

§ ThisproposalwillprovidestudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedtheGeneralArtsandScienceProgram(atFanshaweCollege)theoptionofapplyingforadmissiontoyear1ofanappropriateUniversityofWindsorprogram.

§ Theaimofthis initiative istofacilitatetheadmissionsprocessandtransferofcreditsfromFanshaweCollege’sGeneral Arts and Science Program (a university preparation program) into a variety of University ofWindsorundergraduatedegreeprograms.ItisanticipatedthatthisinitiativewillincreasestudentrecruitmentofmaturestudentstoWindsorwhoareintheFanshaweCollegepreparatoryprogram.

§ Dr.GeriSalinitrihasreviewedthecoursesandsheindicatesthatFanshaweCollegehasprovidedcomprehensiveevidencethatallthecourseslistedmeettheOntarioMinistryofEducationrequirementsforGrade12UBiology,Chemistry, English, Calculus, Advanced Functions and Physics, and that this pathway provides an excellentopportunityforstudentstoupgradebeforeUniversity.

§ Admissionwillbesubjecttotheusualacademicrequirements.

CalendarDescriptionApplicantswhohavecompletedtheGeneralArtsandScienceProgram(universitypreparationprogram)atFanshaweCollegewithaminimumcumulativeaverageofB(3.0)willbeconsideredforadmissiontoFirstYearofanappropriateprogram.

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Senate5.6.2: TranscriptNotation–BystanderInitiativePeerFacilitatorProgramItemfor: ApprovalForwardedby: AcademicPolicyCommitteeMOTION: ThatanotationbeaddedtotheAcademicTranscriptforstudentsintheFacultyofLawwhohave

completedtheBystanderInitiativePeerFacilitatorprogram.IntroductionIt is suggested that the Peer Facilitators for the Bystander Initiative, participating in an extra-curricular capacity,satisfythecriteriaofasignificant,non-credit,academicactivity.Theestimatedtimecommitmentandthelearningoutcomes are described below, as submitted by the Bystander Initiative Coordinator fromWomen’s andGenderStudies. The Bystander Initiative Coordinator will be the University of Windsor faculty member responsible forverifyingthatthelearningoutcomeshavebeensuccessfullysatisfiedbyeachcandidate.BackgroundOverthepasttwoacademicyears(2014-2015and2015-2016),theBystanderInitiativePeerFacilitatorprogramhasbeenrunatWindsorLawasacomponentofProfessorTanovich’sfirstyearcriminallawclass.StudentsinProfessorTanovich’s class who participated were required to attend four days of training inMarch and then to submit areflectiveessaywhichwasworthatotalof25%oftheirfinalgradeinthecourse.Approximately20studentswerepermittedtoparticipateeachyear.Asmallnumberofstudentsoverthepasttwoyears(approximately3)whowerenot inProfessorTanovich’sclassvolunteeredtoparticipateasPeerFacilitatorsaswellonapurelyextra-curricularbasis.Itwasanticipated that studentswhocompleted theMarchworkshopandwrote the reflectivepaperasapartofProfessor Tanovich’s class would continue with the final stage of training, to be held the following August, andwouldthenruntheBringing intheBystanderworkshopswiththefollowingyear’s firstyear lawcohort.However,there were students who completed theMarch training and reflective paper and, thus, obtained the academiccoursecredit,butdidnotgoontocompletetheentirePeerFacilitatorprocess(approximatelyonehalftotwo-thirdsofparticipantsdroppedoutoftheprogrambeforecompletingthefinalpartofthetraining).Thisacademicyear,theLawSchoolseekstocontinuetohavestudentsparticipateinthePeerFacilitatortraininginorder to continue the peer lead Bystander Initiative workshops in the next academic year. However, the PeerFacilitator trainingprogram isnot includedaspartof the curriculum in any course this year. Thus, studentswhovolunteertobePeerFacilitatorswilldosoonanextra-curricularbasis.TheprimaryadvantageofofferingthePeerFacilitatorprogramonanextra-curricularbasisisthatitcanbeopeneduptoanystudentwhereas,forthepasttwoyears,participationwaspredominantlyrestrictedtostudentswhowereinProfessorTanovich’sfirstyearcriminallawclass.Accordingly,itisproposedthatstudentswhovolunteertoparticipateinthetrainingandactasPeerFacilitatorsforthe Bystander Initiative on an extra-curricular basis receive a transcript notation on their academic transcript inorder to recognize this significant commitment and contribution. Studentswould only be awarded the transcriptnotation iftheycompletedallstagesoftheBystander InitiativePeerFacilitationtraining.Thus,anotherbenefitofthisarrangementisthatitwouldhopefullypreventpotentialdrop-outoftheprogrambetweentheMarchtraining(partonedescribedbelow)andthefinaltraining(parttwodescribedbelow).

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BystanderInitiative:ProgramDescriptionandLearningOutcomesforFacultyofLawThe following program description and learning outcomes have been provided by the Bystander InitiativeCoordinatorfromWomen’sandGenderStudies:TheBystanderInitiativeisatwo-parttrainingmodelthatpreparesmaleandfemalestudentstoleadsexualassaulteducationsessionsforfirstyearlawstudentsusingtheBringingintheBystander®program.Studentslearnwhyandhow to intervene to prevent sexual assault, and how to motivate others. The importance of personal andcommunityresponsibilityforsocialchangeisemphasized.In the first part of the training, students apply interdisciplinary theory and researchon sexual assault, bystanderintervention,socialnormsandsocialchange.This learningtakesplaceover two intensiveweekendsessions,withsupplementaryreading(approx.30hours).Learningoutcomes:§ Analyse and critique social discourses, stereotypes and myths that normalise gender inequality and gender

violence,withaparticularfocusonsexualassaultinuniversities.§ Critiquetherelationshipbetweenmasculinity,socialinequalities,powerandviolence.§ Identify interventionbarriers and strategies, andanalyzehow theyare addressed inbystander approaches, in

particular,theBringingintheBystander®workshop.§ Discuss and present on sensitive topics, drawing on a diverse sources of knowledge and expertise, such as:

activistandsurvivoraccounts,mediareports,andcaselaw.§ Practicecriticalself-reflectionandcollaboratewithothers.Inthesecondpartofthetraining,students learntodelivertheBringingintheBystander® workshoptofirstyearlaw students at the University ofWindsor. This learning takes place over one weekend (approx. 12 hours) withadditionalpracticesessionsduringtheweeksleadinguptotheworkshops.Learningoutcomes:§ Withpresentationpartner,developskillsneededtoleadBringingintheBystander®workshops§ Formulatehelpfulcriticalfeedbackforotherstudents.§ Practicecriticalself-reflectionandimplementfeedbackofferedbyotherstudentsandinstructor.§ Troubleshootdifficultsituationsandnavigatecomplexemotionalterrain.ValueforLawStudents:-Studentswillhoneskillsofpublicspeaking,groupfacilitation,positiverolemodelling.-Opportunitytoengageinpracticalcommunityleadershipwithasocialjusticefocus.-Valuableprofessionaldevelopmentexperienceforstudents’resumes.

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ReportoftheReviewCommitteeonEmploymentEquity(RCEE)September20161 BACKGROUNDTheRCEEwasformedin1987.Thecommittee’stermsofreference(ToR)areascontainedinArticle30oftheWUFACollectiveAgreement.Specifically:

30:04TheReviewCommitteeprovidedforinclause30:03shallberesponsiblefor:(i)identifyingwherethereisaseriousunder-representationofmembersofthedesignatedgroupsinanyAAUand/orLibrary;(ii)recommendingreasonablegoalsandtimetablesforhiringbyanyAAUand/orLibrarywhereseriousunder-representationofmembersofthedesignatedgroupsexists;(iii)reviewingactiontakenwithintheUniversitytoachievethehiringgoalsrecommendedunder(ii).

Lastyear,theRCEESeptember2015Reportcontainedseveralrecommendationsand“nextsteps”fortheadvancementofequityattheUniversity.AnupdateofthesehasbeenprovidedinachartinSection5ofthis2016Report.

TheEmploymentEquity&HumanRights(EEHR)Managerthatprovidedtheworkforcedataforthe2015Reportwaspromotedtoapositioninanotherunitinwinter2016.AnewEEHRManagerjoinedOHREAinJuly2016.ThismanagerhascontinuedprovidingRCEEwithcriticaldataandwiththekeyworkrequiredfortheimplementationoftheDEAPToolProject.

IntroductoryinformationabouttheDiversity&EquityAssessmentPlanning(DEAP)Toolwasincludedinthe2015Report.Briefly,itisanemploymentequitytooldevelopedbyQueen’sUniversity,andmadeavailabletoseveraluniversitiesacrossOntario.TheToolwascreatedtoassistunitsinunderstandingandutilizingtheirdemographicprofiles,assessingtheunit’sdiversityandclimate,identifyingneededresources,anddevelopingrelatedgoalsandtimelines(seehttp://www.queensu.ca/equity/educational-equity/deap).TheunitswillhavethesupportoftheEEHRManagerindeveloping,implementing,andassessing/re-assessinggoalsandtimelines.AspectsofthisinformationwillbeimportantfortheworkofRCEE.

Itshouldbenotedthat,whileanumberofotheruniversitiesarealsoundertakingtheacquisitionanduseoftheDEAPTool,theUniversityofWindsorisintheforefrontofimplementationbyinstitutionsoutsideofQueen’s.Asaresult,theEEHRManagerandtwoofourI.T.ServicespersonnelhavebeenworkingwithQueen’sontheadaptationofthetoolforuseexternaltotheirstructures,andinidentifyingandaddressingproblematicareas.Thishasmovedtheanticipatedlaunchtimelinefrommid-summer2016torolloutinlatefallandearlywinter2017.Testareashavebeenimplemented,andfurtherimplementationistakingplacewithprioritytounitsreceivingSPF50positions.

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2 ACTIVITIESANDKEYISSUESFOR2015-2016TheRCEEactivitiesandkeyissuescenteredon4mainareas.Firstly,thecommitteefocusedondata;specifically,acquiringandanalyzingthedata.Secondly,thecommitteeexploredpossibilitiesforenhancingequitybothcampuswideandthroughoutthevariousAAUs.Next,RCEEexaminedoptionsforenhancingtheequityinfrastructureoftheUniversity.Lastly,RCEEdiscussedseveralissueswhich,althoughnotpartofitsmandate,wereconsideredtohaveaninfluenceontheequityprofileoftheUniversitycommunityandultimatelyonrecruiting/attractingandhiring.The4nextstepsand1recommendationinsection6ofthisreportareorganizedaccordingtothesecategories.

Agendaitemsaddressedincommitteemeetingsincluded:

1) TermsofReferenceasContainedinWUFACA,Article302) RCEEReportingTimelines3) Review2015EEDataonFacultyMembers4) ProgressionChartsforDesignatedGroups5) Discipline-SpecificAvailabilityPoolData6) SPF50&NewFacultyHires—ConfirmSignificant/SeriousUnder-representationinData7) ProposedJobAdStatementreEECommitment8) TheDEAPTool(Diversity&EquityAssessment&Planning)Possibilities9) ReviewPastRCEEReports10) DetermineRequiredEEDataonFacultyMembers11) TheEmploymentEquityAct12) EquityAssessorServiceIncentives

AnitemthatwasnotedwastherequirementforthecommitteetoreviewtheimpactofnewhiresandretirementsduringtheprecedingyearnolaterthanJune30th.Pullingthedatathisearlywouldbeproblematic,asstartdatesfornewhiresaretypicallyJuly1andlaterandthereforewouldnotshowpriortothen.WhenbroughttotheattentionofthethenWUFAPresident,theresponsewasthattheintentionwastoensureitisconsideredandactionedannually;itismoreimportanttohavemeaningfulandusefuldatathantocheckaboxofsomethinghavingtechnicallybeencompleted.Asanextstepinregardstodatacollectionandreporting:

RCEEwillannuallyobtainfromOHREAthedataregardingnewhiresinJulythroughSeptemberinordertoreviewtheimpactoftheyear’snewhires.

RCEEhasextensivelyreviewedemploymentequitydataattheunitlevelandtheUniversitylevel.Therewereanumberofdiscussionsregardingthepurposeofcollectingandusingsuchdata.Itisimportanttonotethattheuseofemploymentequitydataisessentialinestablishingbenchmarks.Thedataprovidesinformationregardingthepresentrepresentationinordertosetgoalsforamelioration,whileprovidingameansbywhichpurposefulactioncanbeidentifiedandtaken,andprogressmeasured.

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Thekeyliesintheexpectationthattheemploymentequitydataaretobeusedthroughoutthehiringprocess.Thisbeginsinthestageofdeterminingwhatpositionsarerequired.Theunitsareprovidedthedatawiththeexpectationthatitisusedatallstagesinthehiringprocess.Thisincludesthecreationofthejobad,thegrid,outreach,committeedeliberations,andrecommendations.

RCEEengagedindiscussionsregardingtheongoingdifficultyofobtainingEquityAssessors(EA)toserveonappointmentscommittees.Inordertohelpaddresstheissue,theProvostandDeansagreedtoaskunitsthatreceivedanappointmenttonameanindividualtobeaddedtotheEAlist.Unitshavefolloweduponthiscommitment.However,acontinuingchallengeisgettingindividualsonthelisttotakeaturnonacommittee.

RCEErecommendsthatDeansandHeadsworkcollaborativelyandproactivelywithEquityAssessorsfromtheirunitstoensuretheEAsaremeetingtheircommitmentstoactivelyserveonacommittee.AnexampleofaproactiveapproachmightbeforEAstoreportannuallytheirEAserviceaspartofworkloadconsiderations.

Asmentionedearlier,anupdateoftherecommendationsandnextstepsfromtheRCEE2015ReportarecontainedinachartinSection5ofthis2016Report.Inaddition,itemsthatwerenotedforfollow-upfromthe2015ReportareincludedintheSummaryofCurrentNextStepsandRecommendationsinSection6.

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3 PROMISINGPRACTICESFEATURE–FACULTYOFLAWRCEEisincorporatinganewshortsectionintheannualreport,inwhichanacademicunitisfeaturedforanemploymentequityrecruitingpromisingpractice.Thisprovidesanopportunitytorecognizetheeffortsthatarebeingundertaken,forunitstoserveasaresourceforothers,andtoshareideasthatmaybeadoptedoradaptedinotherareasintheUniversity.TheunitthatisbeingfeaturedhereistheFacultyofLaw.

IthasbeenrecognizedthatthereisanabsenceorsevereunderrepresentationofIndigenousfacultyinalmosteveryAAUattheUniversity.In2016,theFacultyofLawhiredtwoFirstNationsfacultyintenure-trackpositions.Theirsuccessinrecruitingcanbeattributedtoworkthatstartedwellinadvanceofthehiring,aswellasmorerecentinitiatives.Othersareencouragedtocontactthemformoreinformationaboutsomeoftheearliereffortsthattookplace,particularlyinresponsetothefindingsandcallstoactionbytheTruthandReconciliationCommission(TRC).

TheFacultyofLawattheUniversityhasestablishedaTRCSteeringCommittee.Moreinformationonthecommitteecanbefoundathttp://www.uwindsor.ca/law/aboriginal/18/truth-and-reconciliation-commission.

InApril2016,therewasafour-dayAnishinabeLawCampfortheFacultyofLawatWalpoleIslandFirstNation.Ablogwassubsequentlywrittenfromtwovoicestoreflectupontheexperience.Readersareencouragedtovisitthesiteathttps://reconciliationsyllabus.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/reflections-on-the-anishinabe-law-camp-bkejwanong-territory/.

AtthefirstFacultyCouncilmeetingoftheacademicyear,theyheldasmudgeceremony.Thiswasimportantforsettingthetoneandthestagefortheproceedings.Inaddition,theirorientationofstudentsbeganwithasmudge.TherewasalsoalectureonAboriginalLegalTraditions,andarelatedtourandactivitiesledbytheAboriginalEducationCentre.Initiativeswillcontinuethroughouttheyear,andthereareplanstohaveanAboriginalArtsExhibitionin2017.

InclusionofIndigenousperspectivesandtraditionshavebeenintegratedintovariouscurricularareas.Therearethreecourses:1)AboriginalLaw;2)IndigenousLegalTraditions;and3)ResidentialSchools.TheyhavealsobegunincorporatingaspectsofIndigenouslegaltraditionsintoothercourses.

TheFacultyofLawisdemonstratingthatthecreationofanenvironmentthatattractsIndigenouscandidatesandothersfromdiversegroupsismoreimportantthanconventionalrecruitingpractices.Thisreflectsashiftthathasbeentakingplaceinemploymentequityphilosophybeyondrecruitingandretentiontoattractingandmeaningfulinclusion.

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4 DATARCEEhasbeenfocusingondataofthefacultyandlibrarianrepresentationofdesignatedgroupsovertheyears.Althoughthecommitteeexaminestheavailableprogressiondataforotherfaculty-relatedgroups(i.e.,LTA,AAS,SessionalLecturers,andSessionalInstructors),thefocusofthisreportisontenured/tenure-trackprofessorsandlibrarians.DatafortheotherfacultyrelatedgroupsiscontainedintheUniversity’sAnnualEmploymentEquityreports.

TheOverviewandchartsinthissectionwerecreatedforRCEEbytheEEHRManager.RCEEhasreviewedunit-specificdata,andindividualAAUswillbeprovidedwithsuchdata,however,theAAUdataisnotreleasedtothewiderUniversitycommunity.Thisisnecessaryduetothesmallnumbers,whichwouldpresentprivacyandconfidentialityconcerns.TheLGBTIdataforindividualFacultiesissimilarlynotreleased.Inaddition,becausethedesignatedgroupsexual/genderminoritiesisnotoneofthefourgroupsdesignatedbytheEmploymentEquityAct,thegovernmentdoesnotgeneratetheexternalworkforcedatarequiredtodeterminetheavailabilitypool/comparators.

ThissectionofthereportstartswithatableandchartthatisspecifictotheSPF50positions.Thechartprovidesthedataregardingthedesignatedgrouphireswithinthisinitiative,aswellasthedesignatedgrouphiresthroughregularfacultyhiresintheyear.

OVERVIEW

ThefollowingchartsprovideinformationontheUniversityofWindsor’sinternalrepresentationwithintheacademicranksof:AssistantProfessors,AssociateProfessors,FullProfessorsandLibrarians.(NB:AssistantandAssociateDeansandDeansarenotincludedinthesedata.)

ThesedataincludeinformationfromtheUniversityofWindsor’sEmploymentEquityCensus2006and2013,aswellasupdatedinformationfromtheself-identificationinformationuptoandincludingDecember2015.

TheexternaldatainformationforWomen,AboriginalPeoplesandVisibleMinoritiesarefromStatisticCanada’s2006NationalCensusand2011NationalHouseholdSurvey.TheexternalinformationforPersonswithDisabilitiesisfromthe2006ParticipationandActivityLimitationSurvey(PALS)andfromStatisticsCanada’sCanadianSurveyonDisability(CSD)(2012).

TheUniversityrecognizessexual/genderminoritiesasafifthdesignatedgroup.However,therearenoavailableexternaldataforcomparisonpurposes.

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SPF50Rnd1 46.67% 0.00% 13.33% 6.67%NonSPF50 22.22% 22.22% 11.11% 11.11%

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5 UPDATEOF2015REPORTNEXTSTEPSANDRECOMMENDATIONSThissectionoftheRCEEReportprovidesanupdateofthenextstepsandrecommendationsthatwereintheSeptember2015RCEEReport.Thenextstepsandrecommendationswereorganizedwithin5categories:Data,EnhancingEquity,EnhancingtheEquityInfrastructure,EquityItemsActionedatTimeofReport,andEquityItemsOutsideOurMandate.ThecategoriesofData,EnhancingEquity,EnhancingtheEquityInfrastructurearetheonlyonesincludedinthisstatusupdate.Item NextStepsandRecommendations Status1a. NextSteps:UniversityofWindsorworkforcedatadisaggregated

bysextoidentifywomenwithintheotherdesignatedgroupsCompleted

1b. NextSteps:UniversityofWindsordatadisaggregatedbyracetoidentifyspecificracialgroupsthatmaybeabsentwithinunits(Note:Ongoingitem,asOHREAisworkingtocreatemoredefinitivegroups.)

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1c. NextSteps:Discipline-specificdataontheexternalavailableapplicantpooltoeachAAU,foruseinthehiringprocess(Note:Ongoingitem,asdiscipline-specificdatahasbeenprovidedbyOHREAtounitsreceivingSPF50positions,andwillbeprovidedtootherAAUshiringin2017.)

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2a. NextSteps:RCEEtofollowupwithOHREAregardingprogressinprovidingassistancetounitsindevelopingandmonitoringequitygoalsandtimetables

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2b. NextSteps:TheUniversity’semploymentequityexpertise(e.g.,OHREA,HR,OfficeoftheProvost)bemadeavailabletoAAUsinworkingtomeettheirgoals,particularlyunitsrecruitingfromasmallavailabilitypool

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3a. Recommendation:Equitygoalsofunitsbeincludedinapplicationsfornewpositions.AdditionalweightbegiventoapplicationsthatincludeastrategyforimprovinganAAU’scurrentequityprofile

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3b. Recommendation:Inclusionofasentenceinalljobadsstatingtheexpectationofcandidatestohavealevelofproficiencyand/orcommitmenttoequityintheirpractice.Suchproficiencyand/orcommitmentwouldbeconsideredandweightedinallgrids

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4. PCEEreturntothepracticeofreviewingandapprovingpre(orshortlisting)andpost(post-interview)gridspriortousebyappointmentscommittees.Oncecommitteeapprovalhasbeengranted,ifnochangeshavebeenmade,agridthathasbeenapprovedwouldmerelybefiledwithPCEE,andnotrequirefurtherreview

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6 SUMMARYOFCURRENTNEXTSTEPSANDRECOMMENDATIONSThissectionoftheRCEEReportincludesnextstepsandrecommendationstowardsenhancingequityoncampus.Thenextstepsandrecommendationsareorganizedwithin3categories:Data,EnhancingEquity,andEnhancingtheEquityInfrastructure. Data

Thefollowingnextstepinregardstodatacollectionandreportingreflectsachangeintimeline:

1) RCEEwillannuallyobtainfromOHREAthedataregardingnewhiresinJulythroughSeptemberinordertoreviewtheimpactoftheyear’snewhires.EnhancingEquity

2) RCEErecommendsthatDeansandHeadsworkcollaborativelyandproactivelywithEquity

AssessorsfromtheirunitstoensuretheEAsaremeetingtheircommitmentstoactivelyserveonacommittee.AnexampleofaproactiveapproachmightbeforEAstoreportannuallytheirEAserviceaspartofworkloadconsiderations.

3) NextSteps:RCEEundertakesapracticeofcollectingemploymentequityrecruiting/hiringpromisingpracticestofeatureinreports.

EnhancingtheEquityInfrastructure

Thefollowingnextstepsarefollowinguponitemsfromthe2015RCEEReport:

4) RCEEwillfollowupwithAdministrationforanupdateonthestatusofRecommendations3aand3bfromthe2015Report.

5) RCEEwillfollowupwithAdministrationregardingthestatusofRecommendation1underEquityItemsActionedatTimeofReportfromthe2015Report.Specifically,“TheUniversityAdministrationexplorespecificinitiativessuchastheAcademicCareerAwardtoaddressextremeunder-representation,particularlyasfoundwithAboriginalfacultymembersandlibrarians.”RCEECommitteeMembers:KayeJohnsonVictoriaParaschakKarenPillonKatherineQuinsey

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Senate5.7.1: ReviewCommitteeonEmploymentEquity(RCEE)AnnualReport2015-2016Itemfor: InformationForwardedby: SenateGovernanceCommittee*Seeattached.

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ReportoftheReviewCommitteeonEmploymentEquity(RCEE)September20161 BACKGROUNDTheRCEEwasformedin1987.Thecommittee’stermsofreference(ToR)areascontainedinArticle30oftheWUFACollectiveAgreement.Specifically:

30:04TheReviewCommitteeprovidedforinclause30:03shallberesponsiblefor:(i)identifyingwherethereisaseriousunder-representationofmembersofthedesignatedgroupsinanyAAUand/orLibrary;(ii)recommendingreasonablegoalsandtimetablesforhiringbyanyAAUand/orLibrarywhereseriousunder-representationofmembersofthedesignatedgroupsexists;(iii)reviewingactiontakenwithintheUniversitytoachievethehiringgoalsrecommendedunder(ii).

Lastyear,theRCEESeptember2015Reportcontainedseveralrecommendationsand“nextsteps”fortheadvancementofequityattheUniversity.AnupdateofthesehasbeenprovidedinachartinSection5ofthis2016Report.

TheEmploymentEquity&HumanRights(EEHR)Managerthatprovidedtheworkforcedataforthe2015Reportwaspromotedtoapositioninanotherunitinwinter2016.AnewEEHRManagerjoinedOHREAinJuly2016.ThismanagerhascontinuedprovidingRCEEwithcriticaldataandwiththekeyworkrequiredfortheimplementationoftheDEAPToolProject.

IntroductoryinformationabouttheDiversity&EquityAssessmentPlanning(DEAP)Toolwasincludedinthe2015Report.Briefly,itisanemploymentequitytooldevelopedbyQueen’sUniversity,andmadeavailabletoseveraluniversitiesacrossOntario.TheToolwascreatedtoassistunitsinunderstandingandutilizingtheirdemographicprofiles,assessingtheunit’sdiversityandclimate,identifyingneededresources,anddevelopingrelatedgoalsandtimelines(seehttp://www.queensu.ca/equity/educational-equity/deap).TheunitswillhavethesupportoftheEEHRManagerindeveloping,implementing,andassessing/re-assessinggoalsandtimelines.AspectsofthisinformationwillbeimportantfortheworkofRCEE.

Itshouldbenotedthat,whileanumberofotheruniversitiesarealsoundertakingtheacquisitionanduseoftheDEAPTool,theUniversityofWindsorisintheforefrontofimplementationbyinstitutionsoutsideofQueen’s.Asaresult,theEEHRManagerandtwoofourI.T.ServicespersonnelhavebeenworkingwithQueen’sontheadaptationofthetoolforuseexternaltotheirstructures,andinidentifyingandaddressingproblematicareas.Thishasmovedtheanticipatedlaunchtimelinefrommid-summer2016torolloutinlatefallandearlywinter2017.Testareashavebeenimplemented,andfurtherimplementationistakingplacewithprioritytounitsreceivingSPF50positions.

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2 ACTIVITIESANDKEYISSUESFOR2015-2016TheRCEEactivitiesandkeyissuescenteredon4mainareas.Firstly,thecommitteefocusedondata;specifically,acquiringandanalyzingthedata.Secondly,thecommitteeexploredpossibilitiesforenhancingequitybothcampuswideandthroughoutthevariousAAUs.Next,RCEEexaminedoptionsforenhancingtheequityinfrastructureoftheUniversity.Lastly,RCEEdiscussedseveralissueswhich,althoughnotpartofitsmandate,wereconsideredtohaveaninfluenceontheequityprofileoftheUniversitycommunityandultimatelyonrecruiting/attractingandhiring.The4nextstepsand1recommendationinsection6ofthisreportareorganizedaccordingtothesecategories.

Agendaitemsaddressedincommitteemeetingsincluded:

1) TermsofReferenceasContainedinWUFACA,Article302) RCEEReportingTimelines3) Review2015EEDataonFacultyMembers4) ProgressionChartsforDesignatedGroups5) Discipline-SpecificAvailabilityPoolData6) SPF50&NewFacultyHires—ConfirmSignificant/SeriousUnder-representationinData7) ProposedJobAdStatementreEECommitment8) TheDEAPTool(Diversity&EquityAssessment&Planning)Possibilities9) ReviewPastRCEEReports10) DetermineRequiredEEDataonFacultyMembers11) TheEmploymentEquityAct12) EquityAssessorServiceIncentives

AnitemthatwasnotedwastherequirementforthecommitteetoreviewtheimpactofnewhiresandretirementsduringtheprecedingyearnolaterthanJune30th.Pullingthedatathisearlywouldbeproblematic,asstartdatesfornewhiresaretypicallyJuly1andlaterandthereforewouldnotshowpriortothen.WhenbroughttotheattentionofthethenWUFAPresident,theresponsewasthattheintentionwastoensureitisconsideredandactionedannually;itismoreimportanttohavemeaningfulandusefuldatathantocheckaboxofsomethinghavingtechnicallybeencompleted.Asanextstepinregardstodatacollectionandreporting:

RCEEwillannuallyobtainfromOHREAthedataregardingnewhiresinJulythroughSeptemberinordertoreviewtheimpactoftheyear’snewhires.

RCEEhasextensivelyreviewedemploymentequitydataattheunitlevelandtheUniversitylevel.Therewereanumberofdiscussionsregardingthepurposeofcollectingandusingsuchdata.Itisimportanttonotethattheuseofemploymentequitydataisessentialinestablishingbenchmarks.Thedataprovidesinformationregardingthepresentrepresentationinordertosetgoalsforamelioration,whileprovidingameansbywhichpurposefulactioncanbeidentifiedandtaken,andprogressmeasured.

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Thekeyliesintheexpectationthattheemploymentequitydataaretobeusedthroughoutthehiringprocess.Thisbeginsinthestageofdeterminingwhatpositionsarerequired.Theunitsareprovidedthedatawiththeexpectationthatitisusedatallstagesinthehiringprocess.Thisincludesthecreationofthejobad,thegrid,outreach,committeedeliberations,andrecommendations.

RCEEengagedindiscussionsregardingtheongoingdifficultyofobtainingEquityAssessors(EA)toserveonappointmentscommittees.Inordertohelpaddresstheissue,theProvostandDeansagreedtoarequirementforunitstonameanindividualtobeaddedtotheEAlistasaconditionofreceivinganappointment.Unitshavefolloweduponthiscommitment.However,acontinuingchallengeisgettingindividualsonthelisttotakeaturnonacommittee.

RCEErecommendsthatDeansandHeadsworkcollaborativelyandproactivelywithEquityAssessorsfromtheirunitstoensuretheEAsaremeetingtheircommitmentstoactivelyserveonacommittee.AnexampleofaproactiveapproachmightbeforEAstoreportannuallytheirEAserviceaspartofworkloadconsiderations.

Asmentionedearlier,anupdateoftherecommendationsandnextstepsfromtheRCEE2015ReportarecontainedinachartinSection5ofthis2016Report.Inaddition,itemsthatwerenotedforfollow-upfromthe2015ReportareincludedintheSummaryofCurrentNextStepsandRecommendationsinSection6.

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3 PROMISINGPRACTICESFEATURE–FACULTYOFLAWRCEEisincorporatinganewshortsectionintheannualreport,inwhichanacademicunitisfeaturedforanemploymentequityrecruitingpromisingpractice.Thisprovidesanopportunitytorecognizetheeffortsthatarebeingundertaken,forunitstoserveasaresourceforothers,andtoshareideasthatmaybeadoptedoradaptedinotherareasintheUniversity.TheunitthatisbeingfeaturedhereistheFacultyofLaw.

IthasbeenrecognizedthatthereisanabsenceorsevereunderrepresentationofIndigenousfacultyinalmosteveryAAUattheUniversity.In2016,theFacultyofLawhiredtwoFirstNationsfacultyintenure-trackpositions.Theirsuccessinrecruitingcanbeattributedtoworkthatstartedwellinadvanceofthehiring,aswellasmorerecentinitiatives.Othersareencouragedtocontactthemformoreinformationaboutsomeoftheearliereffortsthattookplace,particularlyinresponsetothefindingsandcallstoactionbytheTruthandReconciliationCommission(TRC).

TheFacultyofLawattheUniversityhasestablishedaTRCSteeringCommittee.Moreinformationonthecommitteecanbefoundathttp://www.uwindsor.ca/law/aboriginal/18/truth-and-reconciliation-commission.

InApril2016,therewasafour-dayAnishinabeLawCampfortheFacultyofLawatWalpoleIslandFirstNation.Ablogwassubsequentlywrittenfromtwovoicestoreflectupontheexperience.Readersareencouragedtovisitthesiteathttps://reconciliationsyllabus.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/reflections-on-the-anishinabe-law-camp-bkejwanong-territory/.

AtthefirstFacultyCouncilmeetingoftheacademicyear,theyheldasmudgeceremony.Thiswasimportantforsettingthetoneandthestagefortheproceedings.Inaddition,theirorientationofstudentsbeganwithasmudge.TherewasalsoalectureonAboriginalLegalTraditions,andarelatedtourandactivitiesledbytheAboriginalEducationCentre.Initiativeswillcontinuethroughouttheyear,andthereareplanstohaveanAboriginalArtsExhibitionin2017.

InclusionofIndigenousperspectivesandtraditionshavebeenintegratedintovariouscurricularareas.Therearethreecourses:1)AboriginalLaw;2)IndigenousLegalTraditions;and3)ResidentialSchools.TheyhavealsobegunincorporatingaspectsofIndigenouslegaltraditionsintoothercourses.

TheFacultyofLawisdemonstratingthatthecreationofanenvironmentthatattractsIndigenouscandidatesandothersfromdiversegroupsismoreimportantthanconventionalrecruitingpractices.Thisreflectsashiftthathasbeentakingplaceinemploymentequityphilosophybeyondrecruitingandretentiontoattractingandmeaningfulinclusion.

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4 DATARCEEhasbeenfocusingondataofthefacultyandlibrarianrepresentationofdesignatedgroupsovertheyears.Althoughthecommitteeexaminestheavailableprogressiondataforotherfaculty-relatedgroups(i.e.,LTA,AAS,SessionalLecturers,andSessionalInstructors),thefocusofthisreportisontenured/tenure-trackprofessorsandlibrarians.DatafortheotherfacultyrelatedgroupsiscontainedintheUniversity’sAnnualEmploymentEquityreports.

TheOverviewandchartsinthissectionwerecreatedforRCEEbytheEEHRManager.RCEEhasreviewedunit-specificdata,andindividualAAUswillbeprovidedwithsuchdata,however,theAAUdataisnotreleasedtothewiderUniversitycommunity.Thisisnecessaryduetothesmallnumbers,whichwouldpresentprivacyandconfidentialityconcerns.TheLGBTIdataforindividualFacultiesissimilarlynotreleased.Inaddition,becausethedesignatedgroupsexual/genderminoritiesisnotoneofthefourgroupsdesignatedbytheEmploymentEquityAct,thegovernmentdoesnotgeneratetheexternalworkforcedatarequiredtodeterminetheavailabilitypool/comparators.

ThissectionofthereportstartswithatableandchartthatisspecifictotheSPF50positions.Thechartprovidesthedataregardingthedesignatedgrouphireswithinthisinitiative,aswellasthedesignatedgrouphiresthroughregularfacultyhiresintheyear.

OVERVIEW

ThefollowingchartsprovideinformationontheUniversityofWindsor’sinternalrepresentationwithintheacademicranksof:AssistantProfessors,AssociateProfessors,FullProfessorsandLibrarians.(NB:AssistantandAssociateDeansandDeansarenotincludedinthesedata.)

ThesedataincludeinformationfromtheUniversityofWindsor’sEmploymentEquityCensus2006and2013,aswellasupdatedinformationfromtheself-identificationinformationuptoandincludingDecember2015.

TheexternaldatainformationforWomen,AboriginalPeoplesandVisibleMinoritiesarefromStatisticCanada’s2006NationalCensusand2011NationalHouseholdSurvey.TheexternalinformationforPersonswithDisabilitiesisfromthe2006ParticipationandActivityLimitationSurvey(PALS)andfromStatisticsCanada’sCanadianSurveyonDisability(CSD)(2012).

TheUniversityrecognizessexual/genderminoritiesasafifthdesignatedgroup.However,therearenoavailableexternaldataforcomparisonpurposes.

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