Prior to joining 91亚色, Irwin worked for the Government of Canada, both in Ottawa and Toronto, on national security priorities. In her 16 years with the federal government, she managed teams and projects in the national security space and has experience on issues impacting research security.

鈥淢s. Irwin has the vital skills and experience to safeguard 91亚色鈥檚 growing research and innovation enterprise and serve as its key liaison to government and agency officials on risk management and compliance,鈥� said Jennifer MacLean, assistant vice-president innovation and research partnerships. 鈥淗er direction on security issues will ensure 91亚色 researchers are well-protected in their international collaborations and are well-equipped to fulfill all government funding requirements.鈥�

In her new role in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI), Irwin will lead the development and implementation of the University鈥檚 research security strategy related to funding, partnerships, commercialization, data governance, cybersecurity and associated policies, procedures and programs.

She will advise 91亚色 faculty on security best practices, oversee the review of select research agreements and support the research community with adherence to rules and regulations related to the legal protection of intellectual property and export control.

鈥淚 am delighted to join 91亚色 and support its community of changemakers navigate the evolving landscape of research security protocols,鈥� said Irwin, who holds a master鈥檚 degree in international relations from the University of Warwick and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in history from Western University. 鈥淚 welcome the opportunity to champion the University鈥檚 interests in global research partnerships, strengthen institutional safety and security, and empower 91亚色鈥檚 innovative researchers to excel in their work.鈥�

Recently, in the face of new geopolitical realities, safeguarding the international research activities of Canadian universities has become more and more of a government priority, at both the federal and provincial level. Research-intensive universities across the country are in consultation with government funding agencies, Public Safety Canada, and groups like the Ontario Council of Ontario Research (OCUR) to establish greater alignment and coordination on new and emerging security guidelines.

鈥�91亚色 is dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of its researchers and their research partnerships. As an institution, we are known for our global engagement and our collaborative approach, which makes safeguarding research even more of a top priority for 91亚色,鈥� said Amir Asif, vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淚 am pleased to welcome Ms. Irwin to her new role as VPRI is committed to streamlining the funding process for our researchers and facilitating the ease of collaborations as much as possible. Our support enables our researchers to focus on what they do best: conduct purposeful research that advances knowledge and creates positive change.鈥�  

The appointment of an associate director research security is part of the University鈥檚 ongoing efforts to meet new government funding requirements and enhance the security of 91亚色 research.

Researchers with a security question or concern can contact Rebecca Irwin at researchsecurity@yorku.ca

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Dear Colleagues,

Over the past year, 91亚色, with the help of community members, has intensified its efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism at the University.

In February 2021, following meetings with more than 200 Black community members and other stakeholders, the University released two significant documents for further consultation: Addressing Anti-Black Racism: A Framework on Black Inclusion, and the accompanying Draft Action Plan on Black Inclusion.  A  was held in March 2021 to seek input from faculty, staff and students, followed by a subsequent round of consultations resulting in broad feedback and suggestions from community members across the University. An important theme throughout the consultations was the need for action even while recognizing that input would be ongoing and continue to shape annual priorities. 

We are therefore pleased to be announcing today the launch of 91亚色鈥檚 first Action Plan on Black Inclusion: A Living Document for Action. The framework and action plan are both available on the Addressing Anti-Black Racism at 91亚色 website. 

The action plan outlines a series of strong and accountable commitments informed by the input received, marking an important step that 91亚色 is making to combat anti-Black racism and provide equitable access to learning, teaching, research and professional environments. Commitments in the action plan include: hiring a minimum of 12 new Black faculty members by 2023; creating a new physical space to facilitate meetings among Black faculty, staff and students; increasing funding for scholarships, bursaries and other forms of financial aid in support of Black students; developing Black scholarship incentive grants to support research grant applications; and establishing a new, culturally safe tool for complaints about racial discrimination and harassment, available in English and French.

This work is already well underway, and we are pleased to report on some of the important steps that have already been taken at an institutional level as well as in local units:

•  have been welcomed to the University, with one additional Black faculty member confirmed for 2022. 
• A new  was launched specifically for Black and Indigenous applicants, with this year鈥檚 four recipients announced in August 2021.
• A  was launched by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.
• $150,000 has been committed to support Black scholars in 2021-22, and consultation has begun on the formation of a funding program for Black scholars, with the goal to launch by early 2022. As part of a $2.25 million commitment over the next three years to advance equity, diversity and inclusion through community engagement and research activities, $50,000 per year has been committed to Black community engagement projects and $250,000 per year to Black research and knowledge mobilization projects, beginning in 2022.
• $100,000 has been committed to support the activities of 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) and the Harriet Tubman Institute ($50,000 per research unit). 
• The Department of Community Safety has taken steps to undertake a review of services and to explore alternative community safety models.
• The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion continues to offer its  to community members, and to record numbers of participants.
• The  recruitment and student support hub was launched to support Black student achievement.
• The  was launched by the Glendon Race Equity Caucus. 
• New Human Rights Policy and Procedures were approved by the Board of Governors in June 2021.

We have committed to the Action Plan on Black Inclusion being a living document, open to review, and evolving over time. This approach allows us to move forward with the urgent action that is needed while at the same time appreciating that changes may be required as circumstances change. We will also be reporting back to the community on our progress in implementing the action plan on an annual basis. We anticipate that the first progress report will be released in February 2022.

We are also pleased to share that 91亚色 signed on to endorse the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education on Nov. 18, 2021. Endorsement of this charter is continued affirmation of 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to addressing the systemic anti-Black racism that pervades academia, and to fostering pan-Canadian communities of learning that build inclusive, substantive equality.

Bringing about systemic change is everyone鈥檚 responsibility. We call on all members of the 91亚色 community to read the Framework on Black Inclusion and Action Plan on Black Inclusion: A Living Document for Action, as well as the Scarborough Charter. We also encourage community members to identify actions in their individual, divisional and unit work to address anti-Black racism and white supremacy.

We recognize that this message or topic may have a personal impact for some. Should you feel that you might benefit from support, there are a variety of resources available to the 91亚色 community listed on the  and through the . 

Sincerely,

Rhonda Lenton
President and Vice-Chancellor

Sheila Cote-Meek
Vice-President Equity, People and Culture

Mise 脿 jour au sujet des actions pour lutter contre le racisme anti-Noirs 脿 91亚色

Chers coll猫gues, ch猫res coll猫gues,

Au cours de l鈥檃nn茅e 茅coul茅e, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, avec l鈥檃ide des membres de sa communaut茅, a intensifi茅 ses efforts pour lutter contre le racisme anti-Noirs syst茅mique 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅.

En f茅vrier 2021, 脿 la suite de r茅unions avec plus de 200 membres de la communaut茅 noire et d鈥檃utres parties prenantes, l鈥橴niversit茅 a publi茅 deux documents importants en vue d鈥檜ne consultation plus approfondie : Lutte contre le racisme anti-Noirs 鈥� cadre d鈥檌nclusion des personnes noires et le document connexe 脡bauche d鈥檜n plan d鈥檃ction sur l鈥檌nclusion des personnes noires. Une  a 茅t茅 tenue en mars 2021 pour recueillir les commentaires du corps professoral, du personnel et de la communaut茅 茅tudiante. Puis une s茅rie de consultations a permis de recueillir de nombreuses contributions et suggestions de la part des membres de toute l鈥橴niversit茅. Un th猫me r茅current tout au long des consultations 茅tait la n茅cessit茅 d鈥檃gir, tout en reconnaissant que la collecte des contributions serait r茅guli猫re et continuerait 脿 d茅terminer les priorit茅s annuelles. 

Nous sommes heureuses d鈥檃nnoncer aujourd鈥檋ui le lancement du tout premier Plan d鈥檃ction sur l鈥檌nt茅gration des personnes noires : un document 茅volutif pour passer 脿 l鈥檃ction. Le Cadre et le Plan d鈥檃ction sont disponibles sur la page Web de 91亚色 : Addressing Anti-Black Racism.

Le plan d茅crit une s茅rie d鈥檈ngagements forts et responsables, fond茅s sur les contributions re莽ues, marquant une 茅tape importante dans la lutte de 91亚色 contre le racisme anti-Noirs et vers la r茅alisation d鈥檜n acc猫s 茅quitable aux environnements d鈥檃pprentissage, d鈥檈nseignement, de recherche et de travail. Les engagements du Plan d鈥檃ction comprennent l鈥檈mbauche d鈥檃u moins 12 nouveaux membres du corps professoral noirs d鈥檌ci 2023; la cr茅ation d鈥檜n nouvel espace physique pour faciliter les rencontres entre les professeurs, le personnel et les 茅tudiants noirs; l鈥檃ugmentation du financement sous forme de bourses d鈥櫭﹖udes et autres types d鈥檃ide financi猫re en faveur des 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants noirs; le d茅veloppement de subventions d鈥檈ncouragement pour les travaux de personnes noires afin de soutenir des demandes de subventions de recherche; et la cr茅ation d鈥檜n nouvel outil adapt茅 aux r茅alit茅s culturelles pour les plaintes de discrimination raciale et de harc猫lement, offert en anglais et en fran莽ais.

Ce travail est en bonne voie, et nous avons le plaisir de rendre compte de certaines mesures importantes d茅j脿 茅t茅 prises au niveau institutionnel ainsi que dans les unit茅s locales :

•  ont 茅t茅 accueillis 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅, et un autre membre noir du corps enseignant a 茅t茅 confirm茅 pour 2022.
• Le nouveau  a 茅t茅 lanc茅 sp茅cifiquement pour les candidates et candidats noirs et autochtones. Les quatre laur茅ats de cette ann茅e ont 茅t茅 annonc茅s en ao没t 2021.
• Un programme de mentorat  a 茅t茅 lanc茅 par la Facult茅 d鈥檃rts lib茅raux et d鈥櫭﹖udes professionnelles.
• 150鈥�000 $ ont 茅t茅 engag茅s pour appuyer les universitaires noirs en 2021-2022. Une consultation a 茅t茅 lanc茅e sur la formation d鈥檜n programme de financement pour les universitaires noirs, dont le lancement est pr茅vu au d茅but de l鈥檃nn茅e 2022. Dans le cadre d鈥檜n engagement de 2,25 millions de dollars sur les trois prochaines ann茅es pour faire progresser l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, la diversit茅 et l鈥檌nclusion par le biais d鈥檃ctivit茅s d鈥檈ngagement communautaire et de recherche, 50鈥�000 $ par an ont 茅t茅 engag茅s pour des projets d鈥檈ngagement communautaire des Noirs et 250鈥�000 $ par an pour des projets de recherche et de mobilisation des connaissances des Noirs, 脿 partir de 2022.
• 100鈥�000 $ ont 茅t茅 engag茅s pour soutenir les activit茅s du Centre de recherche sur l鈥橝m茅rique latine et les Cara茂bes (CERLAC) de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 et du Harriet Tubman Institute de 91亚色 (50鈥�000 $ par unit茅 de recherche). 
• Le D茅partement de la s茅curit茅 communautaire a pris des mesures pour entreprendre un examen des services et pour explorer des mod猫les alternatifs de s茅curit茅 communautaire.
• Le Centre des droits de la personne, de l鈥櫭﹒uit茅 et de l鈥檌nclusion continue d鈥檕ffrir sa  le racisme aux membres de la communaut茅 et 脿 un nombre record de participants.
• Le p么le de recrutement et de soutien 脿 la population 茅tudiante  a 茅t茅 lanc茅 pour soutenir la r茅ussite des 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants noirs.
• Le  a 茅t茅 lanc茅 par le Caucus d鈥櫭﹒uit茅 raciale de Glendon. 
• De nouvelles politiques et proc茅dures en mati猫re de droits de la personne ont 茅t茅 approuv茅es par le Conseil d鈥檃dministration en juin 2021.

Nous nous sommes engag茅es 脿 ce que le Plan d鈥檃ction sur l鈥檌nt茅gration des personnes noires soit un document vivant, ouvert 脿 la r茅vision et 茅voluant dans le temps. Cette approche nous permet d鈥檃ller de l鈥檃vant en prenant les mesures urgentes qui s鈥檌mposent, tout en sachant que des changements peuvent 锚tre requis en fonction de l鈥櫭﹙olution des circonstances. Nous rendrons 茅galement compte 脿 la communaut茅 de nos progr猫s dans la mise en 艙uvre du Plan d鈥檃ction sur une base annuelle. Nous pr茅voyons publier le premier rapport d鈥櫭﹖ape en f茅vrier 2022.

Nous sommes 茅galement heureuses d鈥檃nnoncer que l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 a sign茅 le 18 novembre 2021 la Charte de Scarborough contre le racisme anti-Noirs et pour l鈥檌nclusion des Noirs dans l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur au Canada. L鈥檃doption de cette charte est une affirmation continue de l鈥檈ngagement de 91亚色 脿 s鈥檃ttaquer au racisme anti-Noirs syst茅mique qui est omnipr茅sent dans le milieu universitaire et 脿 favoriser les communaut茅s d鈥檃pprentissage pancanadiennes qui construisent une 茅galit茅 inclusive et substantielle.

La concr茅tisation d鈥檜n changement syst茅mique est la responsabilit茅 de tous. Nous invitons tous les membres de la communaut茅 de 91亚色 脿 lire le Cadre d鈥檌nclusion des personnes noires et le Plan d鈥檃ction, ainsi que la Charte de Scarborough. Nous encourageons 茅galement les membres de la communaut茅 脿 identifier des actions dans leur travail individuel, de division et d鈥檜nit茅 pour lutter contre le racisme anti-Noirs et la supr茅matie blanche.

Nous reconnaissons que ce message ou ce sujet peut avoir une r茅sonance personnelle pour certains. Si vous pensez avoir besoin de soutien, la communaut茅 de 91亚色 met 脿 votre disposition une vaste gamme de ressources r茅pertori茅es sur le  et offertes par le . 

Sinc猫res salutations,

Rhonda Lenton
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re

Sheila Cote-Meek
Vice-pr茅sidente de l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, des personnes et de la culture

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The initiative will help fund research excellence for interdisciplinary projects in strategic areas, including artificial intelligence and society, digital cultures and financial technologies (fintech), disaster and risk governance, as well as 91亚色鈥檚 new Markham Campus and the proposed Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct.

Today, 91亚色 announces the first recipients of the new CIRC funding valued at $150,000 per year over three years for each research cluster, through the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation.

鈥�91亚色 is a dynamic, research-intensive university that is committed to enhancing the well-being of the communities we serve,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, president and vice-chancellor. 鈥淲e work to address society鈥檚 most urgent demands by supporting research excellence, interdisciplinary knowledge translation, and collaborative partnerships that expand the influence of scientific discovery. The inaugural recipients of the Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Cluster grants are producing ground-breaking discoveries in a wide variety of fields; making impactful contributions towards 91亚色鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan and University Academic Plan, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and driving positive change in our local and global communities.鈥�

The projects are as follows:

Collaborative Technology for Healthy Living led by Professor Robert Allison of the Lassonde School of Engineering (Lassonde).

AI Systems: Engineering, Governance & Society led by Associate Professor Giuseppina D鈥橝gostino of Osgoode Hall Law School (Osgoode) with co-applicants Associate Professor James Elder of Lassonde and Professor Marin Litoiu of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS).

Digital Justice led by Associate Professor Patricio D谩vila of the School of Arts, Media Performance & Design (AMPD) with co-applicant Associate Professor Ganaele Langlois of LA&PS.

Digital Currencies led by Professor Joann Jasiak of LA&PS with co-applicant Associate Professor Henry Kim of the Schulich School of Business.

Indigenous Climate Leadership and Self-Determined Futures led by Associate Professor Deborah McGregor of Osgoode and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) with co-applicant Assistant Professor Angele Alook of LA&PS.

Partnership for Youth & Planetary Wellbeing led by Kate Tilleczek of the Faculty of Education with co-applicants Associate Professor Deborah McGregor of Osgoode and EUC, Professor James Orbinski of the Faculty of Health and Postdoctoral Fellow James Stinson of the Faculty of Education.

Disaster and Health Emergency Urban Systemic Risk Transformation Cluster led by Professor Jianhong Wu of the Faculty of Science with co-applicant Associate Professor Afshin Rezaei-Zare of Lassonde.

鈥�91亚色 is pleased to invest in interdisciplinary research clusters that will continue to facilitate our leadership in research that aims to have a transformative impact on society,鈥� said Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation. 鈥淭he CIRC funding is bringing together talented researchers from across disciplines to address questions of global importance, such as health and the environment, enhancing the diverse socioeconomic impacts of our research.鈥�

In addition, six other highly ranked proposals will each receive interim one-year funding of $75,000. These include proposals titled:聽Overcoming Epidemics: Transnational Black聽Communities Response, Recovery, and Resilience聽co-led by Associate Professor Sylvia Bawa and Assistant Professor Mohamed Sesay both of LA&PS, and Assistant Professor Oghenowede Eyawo of the Faculty of Health;聽91亚色-Water Urban Sustainable Ecosystem Interdisciplinary Research Cluster聽co-led by聽Professor Satinder Brar and Associate Professor Pouya Reza both of Lassonde;聽Youth, Gender Violence, Health and Gender Justice聽led by聽Professor Annie Bunting of LA&PS;聽Catalyzing Collective Action at the Intersection of Global Health and the Arts聽co-led by聽Professor Caitlin Fisher of AMPD and Professor Steven Hoffman of the Faculty of Health and Osgoode;聽From Colonial Genocide to Just Relationships: Building Interdisciplinary Research Excellence for Indigenous Futurities聽co-led by聽Professor Luann Good Gingrich of LA&PS and Assistant Professor Heidi Matthews of Osgoode; and聽New Pathways for Youth Thriving in Intersecting Contexts of Marginalization聽led by聽Associate Professor Jonathan Weiss of the Faculty of Health.

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Dear Colleagues,聽

I am delighted to inform colleagues in our Division of Advancement and across the University that, following an extensive national and international search process, 91亚色 has selected a new Vice-President of Advancement. The Board of Governors has accepted the recommendation of the search committee that Susana Gajic-Bruyea be appointed for an initial five-year term commencing January 1, 2022. 

Susana Gajic-Bruyea has 25 years鈥� experience in higher education advancement, most recently as the Associate Vice-President, Alumni Relations and Development at Western University in London, Ontario. Prior to her time at Western, Susana served at two universities in California 鈥� first as Executive Director, Advancement, University of California (Merced), and then as Vice-President for University Advancement at California State University (Stanislaus). She also spent ten years working in advancement at the University of Toronto, where she played a key role in the success of their first $1-billion fundraising campaign.  

Susana is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has an MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University. She is a member of and has volunteered with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She is also a proud mentor with the Women in Leadership Foundation. 

Please join me in welcoming Susana into the 91亚色 community. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank E. Louise Spencer for the vision and leadership she has brought to the role of Acting Vice-President, Advancement since her appointment in April 2021. 

Sincerely, 

Rhonda Lenton 
President & Vice-Chancellor 

Annonce au sujet de la vice-pr茅sidente de l鈥檃vancement

Chers coll猫gues,聽

J鈥檃i le plaisir d鈥檌nformer mes coll猫gues de la Division de l鈥檃vancement et mes confr猫res et cons艙urs qu鈥櫭� la suite d鈥檜n vaste processus de recherche national et international, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 a s茅lectionn茅 sa nouvelle vice-pr茅sidente de l鈥檃vancement. Le Comit茅 ex茅cutif du Conseil d鈥檃dministration a accept茅 la recommandation du comit茅 de s茅lection de nommer Susana Gajic-Bruyea pour un mandat initial de cinq ans 脿 compter du 1^er janvier 2022. 

Susana Gajic-Bruyea poss猫de 25 ans d鈥檈xp茅rience dans le domaine de l鈥檃vancement au niveau de l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur. Elle 茅tait tout r茅cemment vice-pr茅sidente associ茅e, Relations avec les dipl么m茅s et d茅veloppement, 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Western 脿 London, en Ontario. Avant de se joindre 脿 Western, Susana a travaill茅 dans deux universit茅s californiennes, d鈥檃bord comme directrice principale de l鈥檃vancement de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Californie (Merced), puis comme vice-pr茅sidente de l鈥檃vancement de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Californie (Stanislaus). Elle a 茅galement travaill茅 pendant 10 ans dans le domaine de l鈥檃vancement 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto, o霉 elle a jou茅 un r么le cl茅 dans le succ猫s de leur premi猫re campagne de collecte de fonds d鈥檜n milliard de dollars.  

Susana est dipl么m茅e de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto et poss猫de une MBA de la Ivey Business School de l鈥橴niversit茅 Western. Elle est membre 鈥� et a fait du b茅n茅volat aupr猫s 鈥� du Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), du Conseil canadien pour l鈥檃vancement de l鈥櫭ヾucation (CCAE) et de l鈥橝ssociation of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Elle est 茅galement fi猫re de faire du mentorat au sein de la fondation Women in Leadership. 

Veuillez vous joindre 脿 nous pour souhaiter la bienvenue 脿 Susana dans la communaut茅 de 91亚色. 

J鈥檃imerais 茅galement profiter de cette occasion pour remercier E. Louise Spencer pour la vision et le leadership qu鈥檈lle a apport茅s au r么le de vice-pr茅sidente int茅rimaire, Avancement, depuis sa nomination en avril 2021. 

Sinc猫res salutations, 

Rhonda Lenton聽
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re

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Dear Colleagues, 

It is with great pleasure that I inform colleagues from across the University that the Board of Governors has approved the re-appointment of Lisa Philipps as Provost & Vice-President Academic for an additional five-year term, commencing July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2027.

Professor Philipps has provided outstanding leadership as Provost & Vice-President Academic for the past four and a half years. She has led institutional initiatives including development of the University鈥檚 third Strategic Mandate Agreement with the province; collaborating with the Academic Policy, Planning, and Research Committee of Senate to craft the University Academic Plan 2020鈥�2025: Building a Better Future; preparing to launch distinctive new academic programs at the Markham Campus; advancing pedagogical innovation across the University; implementing the University鈥檚 first Faculty Complement Renewal Strategy; and positioning 91亚色 as a leader in advancing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Since March 2020, Professor Philipps and her team have played a central role in coordinating the University鈥檚 pandemic planning and response efforts. She has remained a strong champion of 91亚色鈥檚 commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and an advocate for our values and vision in the broader University sector.  

Professor Philipps joined 91亚色 in 1996 and is a Professor of Law in Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds an LLB from the University of Toronto and an LLM from 91亚色, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988. Her research encompasses taxation law and policy, fiscal policy, higher education policy, and feminist legal theory.

Prior to her appointment as Provost, Professor Philipps held a number of key positions here at 91亚色, including Assistant Dean (First Year) and Associate Dean (Research, Graduate Studies & Institutional Relations) at Osgoode Hall Law School. At the institutional level, in 2014, as part of the Academic and Administrative Program Review process, she chaired the Academic Task Force, which offered important recommendations on the quality and sustainability of academic and research programs, thereby providing guidance to academic planners across the University. She has also served as Chair of the (then) Senate Academic Policy and Planning Committee (2005鈥�2006), and from 2011 to 2014 was Associate Vice-President Research, with responsibility for supporting research intensification across the University and for liaising with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and community research partners.

Beyond 91亚色, Professor Philipps has provided expert legal advice to a range of bodies, including the Ontario Ministry of Finance as Special Counsel in 2015. In 2015鈥�16, she served as Interim Dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University, a new law school with a mandate to strengthen the Indigenous bar and prepare lawyers to practice in northern and rural communities. 

Please join me in congratulating Professor Philipps on her re-appointment. 

Sincerely,

Rhonda L. Lenton
President and Vice-Chancellor 

Annonce du renouvellement de la rectrice et vice-pr茅sidente aux affaires acad茅miques

Chers coll猫gues,聽

J鈥檃i l鈥檌mmense plaisir d鈥檌nformer mes confr猫res et mes cons艙urs de l鈥橴niversit茅 que le Conseil d鈥檃dministration a approuv茅 le renouvellement du mandat de Lisa Philipps en tant que doyenne et vice-pr茅sidente aux affaires acad茅miques pour un autre mandat de cinq ans commen莽ant le 1^er juillet 2022 et prenant fin le 30 juin 2027. 

Lisa Philipps a fait preuve d鈥檜n leadership exceptionnel en tant que rectrice et vice-pr茅sidente aux affaires acad茅miques au cours des quatre derni猫res ann茅es et demie. Elle a dirig茅 des initiatives institutionnelles, notamment l鈥櫭﹍aboration de la troisi猫me Entente de mandat strat茅gique de l鈥橴niversit茅 avec la province; elle a collabor茅 avec le Comit茅 du S茅nat sur la politique de la planification et de la recherche universitaires pour 茅laborer le Plan acad茅mique de l鈥橴niversit茅 2020-2025 : B芒tir un avenir meilleur; elle a pr茅par茅 le lancement de nouveaux programmes universitaires propres au campus Markham; elle a promu l鈥檌nnovation p茅dagogique 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle de l鈥橴niversit茅; elle a mis en 艙uvre la premi猫re strat茅gie de renouvellement des effectifs du corps professoral de 91亚色; et elle a positionn茅 l鈥橴niversit茅 en tant que chef de file de la promotion des 17 objectifs de d茅veloppement durable des Nations Unies. Depuis mars 2020, Lisa Philipps et son 茅quipe jouent un r么le central dans la coordination des efforts de planification et de r茅ponse 脿 la pand茅mie de l鈥橴niversit茅. Par ailleurs, la professeure Philipps d茅fend ardemment les engagements de 91亚色 en mati猫re d鈥櫭﹒uit茅, de diversit茅 et d鈥檌nclusion, ainsi que ses valeurs et sa vision dans le secteur universitaire au sens large.  

Lisa Philipps s鈥檈st jointe 脿 91亚色 en 1996 et est professeure de droit 脿 la Osgoode Hall Law School. Titulaire d鈥檜n LL. B. de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto et d鈥檜ne LL. M. de 91亚色, elle a 茅t茅 admise au Barreau de l鈥橭ntario en 1988. Ses recherches portent sur le droit et la politique de l鈥檌mposition, la politique fiscale, la politique de l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur et la th茅orie juridique f茅ministe. 

Avant sa nomination au poste de doyenne, la professeure Philipps a occup茅 plusieurs postes cl茅s 脿 91亚色, notamment celui de vice-doyenne (Premi猫res ann茅es) et de doyenne associ茅e (Recherche, 脡tudes sup茅rieures et Relations institutionnelles) 脿 la Osgoode Hall Law School. Au niveau institutionnel, dans le cadre du processus de r茅vision des programmes acad茅miques et administratifs, elle a pr茅sid茅 en 2014 le groupe de travail Academic Task Force qui a formul茅 d鈥檌mportantes recommandations au sujet de la qualit茅 et de la durabilit茅 des programmes acad茅miques et de recherche, fournissant ainsi des orientations aux planificateurs acad茅miques de toute l鈥橴niversit茅. Elle a 茅galement 茅t茅 pr茅sidente du comit茅 de planification et de politique acad茅mique du S茅nat (2005-2006) et, de 2011 脿 2014, vice-pr茅sidente associ茅e 脿 la recherche, charg茅e d鈥檃ppuyer l鈥檌ntensification de la recherche dans toute l鈥橴niversit茅 et d鈥檃ssurer la liaison avec le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines et des partenaires de recherche communautaires.  

Au-del脿 de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, la professeure Philipps a fourni des conseils juridiques sp茅cialis茅s 脿 une s茅rie d鈥檕rganismes, notamment au minist猫re des Finances de l鈥橭ntario en tant que conseill猫re sp茅ciale en 2015. En 2015-2016, elle a 茅t茅 doyenne par int茅rim de la Facult茅 de droit Bora Laskin de l鈥橴niversit茅 Lakehead, une nouvelle 茅cole de droit dont le mandat est de renforcer le barreau autochtone et de pr茅parer les avocats 脿 exercer dans les communaut茅s nordiques et rurales. 

Veuillez vous joindre 脿 moi pour f茅liciter la professeure Philipps pour son renouvellement. 

Veuillez agr茅er mes sinc猫res salutations.

Rhonda Lenton
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re

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La version fran莽aise suit la version anglaise.

Dear members of the 91亚色 community,

I am pleased to share that yesterday, the University鈥檚 Board of Governors approved Living Well Together: Keele Campus Vision and Strategy, a foundational document that sets a clear path forward for re-imagining more than 190 acres on 91亚色鈥檚 Keele Campus.  

Centered on the priorities identified within the University Academic Plan 2020鈥�2025: Building a Better Future, and underscored by our commitment to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we have an opportunity to strengthen our impact as a university, and to further our vision of providing a broad sociodemographic of students with access to a high-quality education at a research-intensive university that is committed to enhancing the well-being of the communities we serve.

Recent world events have influenced our thinking regarding sustainability, equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation. Living Well Together: Keele Campus Vision and Strategy embraces social and environmental responsibility, placing emphasis on projects that help us realize the aspirations of our academic plan, fulfill our commitment to being carbon neutral by 2049 or sooner, and leverage 91亚色鈥檚  to maximize the positive impact of such a large-scale project.

It is also inspired by our reflections over these past 18 months regarding the future of higher education and how to enhance efforts to utilize the resources we have to strengthen the student learning experience; support new programs in emerging areas of need; and intensify research, entrepreneurship, and incubation, while also meeting community needs. 

These uncertain times also serve as an important reminder that the plan must be a living document, open to revision as circumstances demand and shaped by ongoing consultation and engagement conversations within our community, with our surrounding neighbours and future neighbours, and with other important partners, like community groups, governments, and developers. 

Living Well Together: Keele Campus Vision and Strategy begins with the reinvigoration of the Harry W. Arthurs Common, the heart of the campus and the location of the 91亚色 subway stop. The plan also sets out four new neighbourhoods: a commercial centre, a high-tech district, a primarily residential district, and a mixed-use residential, commercial, and athletic neighbourhood adjacent to the Pioneer Village subway stop. Each of the new neighbourhoods will add complementary features and projects that support the University鈥檚 academic mission and deliver social benefits like affordable housing and community services 鈥� amenities that will serve the 91亚色 community, our neighbours, and new residents alike.

A 21st century university campus has an important role to play as an anchor institution 鈥� as a hub, as a resource for surrounding communities, and as a place to learn and grow. This is a once in a lifetime chance to envision, shape, and develop a truly community-engaged university campus: intentionally inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and welcoming to diverse communities.

With the 91亚色 Board of Governors having approved the new Keele Campus Vision and Strategy, we can move forward with the consultation and engagement on preparing a plan for how best to implement the strategy. I look forward to moving this exciting plan forward.

Sincerely,

Rhonda L. Lenton
President and Vice-Chancellor

Lancement de 鈥楤ien vivre ensemble : Vision et strat茅gie du campus Keele鈥�  

Chers membres de la communaut茅 de 91亚色,

Je suis heureuse de vous annoncer que le Conseil d鈥檃dministration de l鈥橴niversit茅 a approuv茅 hier le plan Bien vivre ensemble : Vision et strat茅gie du campus Keele, un document cl茅 d茅finissant clairement la voie 脿 suivre pour r茅imaginer plus de 77 hectares de terrain sur le campus Keele de 91亚色. 

Ce plan est centr茅 sur les priorit茅s d茅finies dans le Plan acad茅mique de l鈥橴niversit茅 2020-2025 : B芒tir un avenir meilleur, et sur notre engagement envers le respect des objectifs de d茅veloppement durable des Nations Unies. Il nous donne l鈥檕ccasion de renforcer notre incidence en tant qu鈥檜niversit茅 et de faire avancer notre vision de fournir l鈥檃cc猫s 脿 une 茅ducation de grande qualit茅 dans une universit茅 ax茅e sur la recherche et vou茅e au bien collectif 脿 un vaste bassin d茅mographique d鈥櫭﹖udiants, tout en nous engageant 脿 am茅liorer le mieux-锚tre des communaut茅s que nous servons.

Les r茅cents 茅v茅nements mondiaux ont influenc茅 notre r茅flexion sur la durabilit茅, l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, la diversit茅, l鈥檌nclusion et la r茅conciliation. Bien vivre ensemble : Vision et strat茅gie du campus Keele englobe la responsabilit茅 sociale et environnementale, met l鈥檃ccent sur les projets qui contribuent 脿 r茅aliser les aspirations de notre plan acad茅mique et 脿 atteindre la neutralit茅 carbone d鈥檌ci 2049 ou plus t么t et s鈥檃ppuie sur la  de 91亚色 pour maximiser l鈥檌ncidence positive d鈥檜n projet de cette envergure.

Il s鈥檌nspire 茅galement des r茅flexions que nous avons men茅es au cours de ces 18 derniers mois sur l鈥檃venir de l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur et sur la mani猫re d鈥檌ntensifier les efforts visant 脿 utiliser les ressources dont nous disposons afin de consolider l鈥檈xp茅rience d鈥檃pprentissage des 茅tudiants, de soutenir de nouveaux programmes dans des domaines de besoins 茅mergents et d鈥檌ntensifier la recherche, l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat et l鈥檌ncubation, tout en r茅pondant aux besoins de la communaut茅. 

Ces temps incertains nous rappellent 茅galement que le plan doit 锚tre un document 茅volutif, ouvert 脿 la r茅vision en fonction des circonstances et la pierre d鈥檃ssise des futures conversations de consultation et d鈥檈ngagement au sein de notre communaut茅, avec nos voisins et futurs voisins et avec d鈥檃utres partenaires importants, comme les groupes communautaires, les gouvernements et les d茅veloppeurs. 

Bien vivre ensemble : Vision et strat茅gie du campus Keele commence par la revitalisation du Harry W. Arthurs Common, le c艙ur du campus et l鈥檈mplacement de l鈥檃rr锚t de m茅tro 91亚色. Le plan pr茅voit 茅galement la cr茅ation de quatre nouveaux quartiers : un centre commercial, un district de haute technologie, un district principalement r茅sidentiel et un district 脿 usage mixte (r茅sidentiel, commercial et sportif) adjacent 脿 l鈥檃rr锚t de m茅tro Pioneer Village. Chacun des nouveaux quartiers ajoutera des caract茅ristiques et des projets compl茅mentaires qui soutiendront la mission acad茅mique de l鈥橴niversit茅 et qui offriront des avantages sociaux comme des logements abordables et des services communautaires, am茅nagements qui serviront 脿 la communaut茅 de 91亚色, 脿 nos voisins et aux nouveaux r茅sidents.

Un campus universitaire du 21^e si猫cle a un r么le important 脿 jouer en tant qu鈥檌nstitution d鈥檃ncrage, de plaque tournante, de ressource pour les communaut茅s environnantes et de lieu d鈥檃pprentissage et de d茅veloppement. C鈥檈st une chance inou茂e d鈥檌maginer, de fa莽onner et de d茅velopper un campus universitaire v茅ritablement engag茅 envers la communaut茅 : intentionnellement inclusif, 茅cologiquement durable et accueillant pour les diverses communaut茅s.

Le Conseil d鈥檃dministration de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 ayant approuv茅 la nouvelle vision et strat茅gie du campus Keele, nous entamerons le processus de consultation et d鈥檈ngagement en 茅laborant un plan pour la mise en 艙uvre de la strat茅gie. J鈥檃i h芒te de voir progresser ce projet passionnant.

Veuillez agr茅er mes sinc猫res salutations,

Rhonda L. Lenton
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re

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As captured in the newly released , 91亚色 has been successful in advancing our vision to provide a high-quality education at a research-intensive university informed by a clear set of core values. The rankings highlight solid progress in several important areas, including an impressive sixth-place ranking against all other comprehensive universities in Canada for the second consecutive year. 

Despite the complex challenges presented by the global pandemic, the rankings reflect 91亚色鈥檚 sharp focus on empowering our community to build a better future. Guided by the University Academic Plan 2020-25, 91亚色 is on a path for continued success in strengthening our impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and advancing our strategic priorities 鈥� 21st-century learning, knowledge for the future, from access to success, global engagement, working in partnership and living well together.

鈥�91亚色鈥檚 sixth-place ranking as one of Canada鈥檚 top comprehensive schools confirms to our students, and the broader community, that 91亚色 is providing the high-quality learning experience and research needed to produce the talent and innovation that will keep Canada competitive,鈥� said President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton. 鈥淥ver the past year and a half, 91亚色 has demonstrated that our reputation for relevant programming, critical inquiry, scholarship, knowledge translation and internationalization extends well beyond our campus walls.鈥�

91亚色鈥檚 rankings are up in key priority areas, including the national Reputation category, where we climbed two spots to 18 out of 49. The Reputation score is comprised of the following three categories, and 91亚色 showed improvements over last year in all of them:

• 13 out of 49 in the Leaders of Tomorrow category (up three spots);
• 17 out of 49 for Highest Quality (up five spots); and
• 20 out of 49 for Most Innovative (up one spot).

As a community, we are tackling complex global issues and preparing students for long-term success. This commitment is reflected in the Student Satisfaction section (Comprehensive University category), where there are noteworthy achievements, with 91亚色 up two spots in the Mental Health Services category, up three spots in Promoting Indigenous Identity and up five spots in Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault.

Individuals drawn to 91亚色 come inspired to drive positive change and are inspired by each other to do more. Many of our students pursue opportunities to strengthen their impact in their local communities and around the world, facilitated by the entrepreneurial activities and experiential education available in their programs. Looking forward, the University will continue to meet the changing needs of our students and of society through leading scholarship and research, creative new programming, and flexible learning options offered across our multiple campuses and in collaboration with partners in the private and public sectors. Together, we will relentlessly pursue our shared commitment to enhance the well-being of the communities we serve. 

There is much to be proud of and 鈥� importantly 鈥� more work to do.

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We are delighted to announce that the search for the deputy provost to lead our Markham Campus realization has reached a successful conclusion.

This is an important and exciting time in 91亚色鈥檚 evolution, as we bring to fruition plans for innovative teaching and research programs, physical space and partnerships for our new Markham Campus in 91亚色 Region, which will welcome its first cohort of students in September 2023. The new campus is situated in the fastest growing region in Ontario, and will offer students innovative, relevant, job-ready academic programming and research opportunities focused on digital media arts, engineering and technology, entrepreneurship, management, new media and communications.

Following an extensive search that attracted outstanding candidates, the search committee recommended the appointment of Dr.聽Gordon Binsted聽to the position of deputy provost Markham. We are very pleased that Dr. Binsted has accepted our invitation to take聽up a five-year term, commencing Jan. 1, 2022. On Oct. 12, on the president鈥檚 recommendation, the Board of Governors Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Governors, concurred with the recommendation for the appointment.

Dr. Binsted joins us from the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he has most recently served as dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Development at the Okanagan Campus. During his time as dean, which began in 2011, he has additionally served as associate provost, strategic health initiatives; interim dean, Faculty of Education; interim vice-principal of research for UBC鈥檚 Okanagan Campus; and interim vice-principal academic and provost for UBC鈥檚 Okanagan Campus. His extensive academic leadership experience at UBC has included a role as founding director of the university鈥檚 School of Health and Exercise Sciences, the development of new degree programs and the redesign of curricula, all while working to focus faculty time and resources on research intensification. Dr. Binsted鈥檚 efforts at UBC have included developing a campus-wide co-op program and a campus-industry incubator, as well as advancing supportive admissions for Indigenous learners. Prior to these leadership roles, Dr. Binsted taught at the universities of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Illinois Urbana-Champagne, and held roles as research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the Beckman Institute in Illinois.

Having made faculty and student renewal a top priority during his time as founding director and then dean, Dr. Binsted shepherded a ten-fold increase in faculty and student cohorts. He has built substantial international profile and recognition for his Faculty and department, in part by establishing formal mechanisms for mentorship and support of faculty as they move through their careers, including teaching, research and grant mentorship. In doing so, divisional research grant success increased by a factor of five, and research output by a factor of 10 in a decade. With extensive experience in collegial governance across the university system, Dr. Binsted is strongly committed to offering opportunities to students to expand their world view and see themselves as responsible to become leaders in their communities.

An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the widest sense, he supports 91亚色 taking on a national leadership role on reconciliation and the decolonization of the institution, and sees the new Markham Campus as an opportunity to further strengthen the University鈥檚 contributions to the social and economic well-being of communities in surrounding 91亚色 Region and beyond.

Dr. Binsted holds degrees from the University of British Columbia, McMaster University and the University of Alberta, where he completed his PhD in experimental psychology. His research explores the ways in which the human brain controls movement by detecting and using sensory information. He has published dozens of articles in the top journals in his field and has contributed book chapters and conference proceedings to significant publications and societies. He has received numerous research grants, including several from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. He has given more than 200 presentations at conferences and as a keynote speaker.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Binsted into the 91亚色 community.

Sincerely,

Rhonda Lenton 
President and Vice-Chancellor

Lisa Philipps 
Provost and Vice-President Academic

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LSF鈥檚 Virtual Climate Change Youth Forums program has been named a recipient of Canada鈥檚 Clean50 Top Project award. The annual award recognizes the contributions of projects towards a cleaner, healthier, innovation-based, low-carbon economy supporting all Canadians. Clean50 Top Projects were selected from more than 100 nominees, based on their innovation, their ability to inspire other Canadians to take action and, most importantly, their climate-action impact. 

尝厂贵鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; have historically been held as full-day, in-person experiences, but due to the impact of the pandemic, LSF decided to move the Youth Forums online.

鈥淲e knew that skipping a year wasn鈥檛 an option,鈥� says LSF President and CEO Pamela Schwartzberg, 鈥渟ince students needed access to the skills and knowledge provided in the forums. So, LSF created a multi-component virtual event series offered over a six-week period.

鈥淲hile creating a new delivery model, LSF also had to accommodate various school board privacy policies, teachers who were new to technology and virtual learning, events covering multiple time zones and a myriad of school schedules, and student learning at home, at school or a combination of both,鈥� says Schwartzberg. 鈥淥ur new Virtual Youth Forums still build a sense of community and connection among teachers and students from different schools. Most importantly, the forums engaged students in climate change issues, equipped them with skills and knowledge, and empowered them to take action.鈥�

The virtual events dramatically increased LSF鈥檚 audience and geographic reach, with 17,600 students from all of Canada鈥檚 provinces and territories receiving an opportunity to contribute to the fight against climate change by participating in an Action Project.

LSF is a Canadian charity founded in 1991. Working with businesses, governments, school boards, universities, communities, educators and youth across Canada, LSF鈥檚 programs and partnerships are helping students learn to address the increasingly difficult economic, social and environmental challenges of the 21st century. LSF has been located at 91亚色 since 1997.

Read about LSF鈥檚 Virtual Youth Forums by visiting the聽聽website. Registration is open for upcoming Youth Forums. To learn more, visit the聽.

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This is Scale AI鈥檚 first partnership with SEEC, a unit of the Schulich School of Business at 91亚色, and the funding amount is expected to grow in subsequent years.

SEEC鈥檚 Masters Certificate in Analytics for Leaders aims to provide participants with up-to-date learning in the areas of data, digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI). Scale AI is working to cement Canada鈥檚 foothold in the AI industry and train tens of thousands of professionals for the future, with a mission to accelerate the integration of AI across all Canadian organizations, large and small.

鈥淧artnering with Scale AI further enables the Schulich Executive Education Centre to offer career-transforming programs to professionals who need to acquire or enhance their digital, data and artificial intelligence acumen,鈥� said聽Rami Mayer, executive director of the Schulich Executive Education Centre. 鈥淪cale AI鈥檚 mission in advancing AI capability across Canada aligns with our own vision to offer cutting-edge training from coast to coast, in rural and urban areas 鈥� in essence, to all communities. With their financial support and our programs, we believe hundreds of Canadians can fast track their AI training, advance their career and have a positive impact on the Canadian economy.鈥�

This partnership will provide education and financial support from Canada鈥檚 top-ranked business school to help hundreds of Canadian professionals develop artificial and digital intelligence skills.

Julien Billot, CEO of Scale AI, said, 鈥淚magining and developing AI solutions to business problems is not enough. It is critical to have skilled professionals in the field to implement and give effect to these solutions on a daily basis. Enabling the development of a specialized workforce is therefore a key element of our industrial strategy whose goal is to help address current labour shortages, meet the needs of businesses and give Canadians access to interesting and well-paying jobs.鈥�

鈥淭he Masters Certificate in Analytics for Leaders is focused on addressing a current skill and knowledge gap in AI,鈥� said Murat Kristal, program director of the Centre of Excellence in Analytics at the Schulich Executive Education Centre and professor in the Schulich School of Business. 鈥淲e feel that a partnership with a Supercluster such as a Scale AI will truly accelerate upskilling in areas of artificial intelligence.鈥�

Interested participants can begin the application process by visiting . To be eligible, participants need to be employed in Canada by an organization with a registered office in Canada. Participants will need to supply a written attestation to the Schulich Executive Education Centre confirming they have not received nor expect to receive any other government financial assistance related to the tuition cost of the training program.

For more information on the Schulich Executive Education Centre, visit its .

For more information on Scale AI, visit its聽.

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