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Be part of the conversation at the president's town hall Sept. 21

fmaquito — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Don’t forget to join President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the rest of the senior executive team at the President’s Town Hall on Wednesday for an interactive dialogue bringing 91��ɫ faculty, staff and students together.

The town hall will take place Sept. 21, from 11am into the noon hour, in the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, Keele campus. All students, faculty, staff and parents are welcome.

Right: 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri

Shoukri will talk about the growth and evolution of 91��ɫ, its recent successes, and the opportunities and challenges moving forward, followed by a Q&A period with the entire executive team.

The Q&A will include Shoukri, Gary Brewer, vice-president finance & administration; Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation; Patrick Monahan, ; Jennifer Sloan, vice-president university relations; and Robert Tiffin, vice-president students. The Q&A will be moderated by 91��ɫ law Professor , director of the 91��ɫ Centre for Public Policy & Law.

The town hall will also be available to watch via webcast through the president's website.

In addition, questions can be sent in advance by e-mail to the president at mshoukri@yorku.ca and via Twitter using the hashtag #yutownhall.

Republished courtesy of YFile– 91��ɫ’s daily e-bulletin.

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91��ɫ President to hold town hall with faculty, staff and students Sept. 21

fmaquito — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Seeking answers to questions is what a university is all about. What has 91��ɫ accomplished this year? Where are we going from here?

Join President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the rest of the senior executive team at the President’s Town Hall – an interactive dialogue bringing 91��ɫ faculty, staff and students together.

The town hall will take place Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 11am into the noon hour, in the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, Keele campus. All students, faculty, staff and parents are welcome.

Right: 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri

Shoukri will talk about the growth and evolution of 91��ɫ, its recent successes, and the opportunities and challenges moving forward. Then it’s your turn to ask questions to the entire executive team.

Joining Shoukri for the Q&A period will be Gary Brewer, vice-president finance & administration; Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation; Patrick Monahan, ; Jennifer Sloan, vice-president university relations; and Robert Tiffin, vice-president students. The Q&A will be moderated by 91��ɫ law Professor , director of the 91��ɫ Centre for Public Policy & Law.

Can’t attend in person? There is more than one way to participate. The town hall will be available to watch via webcast through the president's website.

In addition, questions can be sent in advance by e-mail to the president at mshoukri@yorku.ca and via Twitter using the hashtag #yutownhall.

Republished courtesy of YFile– 91��ɫ’s daily e-bulletin.

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91��ɫ Centre for Public Policy and Law leads Canada's delegation at inaugural labour rights forum in Beijing

fmaquito — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:00:00 +0000

The (YCPPL) has been chosen by the Government of Canada to organize and lead the first ever Canada-China Industrial Relations & Labour Rights Forum in Beijing.

The forum, which focuses on industrial relations, workplace discrimination and human rights issues, will be held today and tomorrow at the Beijing Conference Centre. YCPPL was awarded a major grant of $100,000 from the of (HRSDC) to organize the forum, which will bring together some of Canada's top thinkers in industrial and labour rights with key policy-makers and thinkers in China.

Right: Lesley Jacobs

"The Canada-China Forum is the first of its kind and reflects a new initiative of the Government of Canada in the realm of recalibrating their relationship with China involving university-led research units," says political science Professor Lesley Jacobs, director of YCPPL.

"Working with government officials in Canada and the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing, this event will bring together a 17-person Canadian delegation, including academics, senior government officials, representatives from human rights commissioners, and delegates from business, labour and NGOs, to provide a dynamic platform for an important comparative discussion of industrial relations and workplace rights with a view to relating these issues to international labour standards," says Jacobs.

In addition to Jacobs, 91��ɫ Professor Lorne Foster, director of the Master in Public Policy, Administration & Law program, will also be a principal investigator on this project. Jacobs and Foster, along with political science Professor Daniel Drache and Patrick Monahan, 91��ɫ's vice-president academic & provost, are in Beijing for the forum. Monahan will make the welcoming remarks to the delegates gathered in Beijing.

Canada’s ambassador to China, David Mulroney, along with a representative from the United Nations International Labour Organization and various Chinese dignitaries, will also deliver speeches to forum delegates.

"Being asked to lead such an event is a tremendous achievement for YCPPL and 91��ɫ," says Jacobs. "It offers an opportunity to demonstrate the dynamism and excellence of 91��ɫ researchers and their research."

YCPPL encourages research on the role and impact of law in the formation and expression of public policy. More specifically, the centre focuses on constitutional, institutional and legal aspects of the public policy, as well as the international and transnational dimensions of law and public policy.

For more information, visit the website.

Republished courtesy of YFile – 91��ɫ’s daily e-bulletin.

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Professor Sheila Embleton receives 91��ɫ International Faculty Award

fmaquito — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Sheila Embleton, Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is this year's recipient of the 2010-11 91��ɫ International Award.

Embleton was nominated by 91��ɫ Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan for her leadership in being “a strong proponent for internationalization” and for providing a “broad and deep foundation on which we can build.”

Right: Sheila Embleton

“I'm thrilled at the award, and thrilled to be part of the team that has really moved 91��ɫ, in the last decade, from being ‘in the pack’ as far as international is concerned, to being an undoubted leader in Canada,” said a delighted Embleton.

“It was during her term [as vice-president academic from 2000 to 2009] that her greatest impact was felt,” Monahan noted in his nomination document. “She created the position of associate vice-president international and appointed its first incumbent [Adrian Shubert]. She also created an annual competition for funds, in order to stimulate and promote innovative international projects in support of research, teaching and the student experience. Under [her] leadership in partnership with the AVPI, 91��ɫ’s position as a leader in Canada in internationalization was enhanced and solidified.”

Some of Embleton’s accomplishments in this area include: expansion of 91��ɫ’s language curriculum, supporting the establishment of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) award-winning 91��ɫ International Internship Program (YIIP); establishment of the 91��ɫ International Mobility Award to help support students with exchange and study abroad expenses; establishment of numerous exchange agreements with universities abroad; helping to introduce the Letter of Recognition program as a complement to a student’s academic record; helping expand the CBIE award-winning Emerging Global Leadership Program into the Caribbean; and contributing to the development of a number of programs incorporating international dimensions and opportunities including the international bachelor of science and bachelor of arts programs.

She has also played an important role as an adviser to numerous government agencies and has helped develop and strengthen 91��ɫ's global academic ties, in India in particular. She spent a year as president of the and is now president of the . She had a long and distinguished international career before she became the vice-president academic. In 1999 she was named a Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose by the government of Finland for contributions to Canadian-Finnish relations; and in 2005 received the CBIE International Leadership Award.

“I truly believe internationalization enhances the University’s reputation. 91��ɫ is actually quite well known and well respected in Germany and in India, for example,” said Embleton. “But the real reason is for our students – all that is said about needing to educate students to be the global citizens of tomorrow – I think it's absolutely true, and absolutely essential to our students' futures, to get some solid exposure to things international now and to develop those competencies – wherever they will end up working.”

Award Ceremony to be held March 25

Embleton will receive her award at 91��ɫ International’s annual Cultural Gala on March 25, along other members of the 91��ɫ community recognized by 91��ɫ International. Tickets are still available at their office at 200 91��ɫ Lanes. Cost for each ticket is $5 and a donation of three non-perishable canned food items, or $10 without a donation. All canned food collected will be donated to the 91��ɫ food bank.

"We are very pleased to present these awards to outstanding members from our University’s community,” said , 91��ɫ’s associate vice-president international. “Once again we have outstanding faculty, staff and students doing fabulous work to promote internationalization at 91��ɫ and beyond our borders, too.

"Internationalization is pervasive and integral to all teaching and learning at 91��ɫ. These awards recognized people and groups that continue to raise the international profile of 91��ɫ,” said Wright, who was a 91��ɫ International faculty recipient in 2006-2007 when she was a professor at Schulich School of Business.

More information is available on the website.

Submitted by Edward Fenner, 91��ɫ International

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Search committee seeks input on criteria for new VP research & innovation

fmaquito — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:00:00 +0000

The search committee to appoint a vice-president, research & innovation will soon commence a comprehensive international search for a successor to Professor Stan Shapson.

The search committee will be drafting an advertisement to announce the start of the search, which will appear shortly in various publications and websites. In addition, the committee is working on a position profile to describe the priorities over the next five years, and what they are seeking in candidates in terms of experience, background and qualifications. The committee is soliciting input on the following questions in order to help shape the position profile:

What are your aspirations for the VPRI portfolio over the next five to 10 years? What do you see as the issues and challenges facing the University during this period?
What do you think the search committee should be seeking in a leader in terms of professional background and experience, personal attributes, qualifications and credentials?

91��ɫ community members can send their confidential suggestions to the search committee by e-mail (see below) or directly to the search firm, no later than Wednesday, Nov. 3.

Search committee members:

91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, committee chair, at mshoukri@yorku.ca,
Patrick Monahan, vice-president academic & provost, at provost@yorku.ca,
Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Allan Hutchinson, at hutch@yorku.ca,
Barbara Crow, professor of communication studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), at bacrow@yorku.ca,
History Professor Jonathan Edmondson, LA&PS, at jedmond@yorku.ca.
Wendy Taylor, professor of physics and astronomy, Faculty of Science & Engineering, at taylorw@yorku.ca,
Roger Keil, directory of the City Institute and professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, at rkeil@yorku.ca,
Psychology professor Fran Wilkinson, Faculty of Health, at franw@yorku.ca,
Janusz Kozinski, dean, Faculty of Science & Engineering, at Janusz.Kozinski@yorku.ca,
Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues, chief of staff and secretary to the committee, at ijade@yorku.ca.

Or directly to the search firm, e-mail yorkvpri@jwasearch.com.

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Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan on showdown in Canada's Parliament

fmaquito — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Patrick , Vice-President Academic & Provost of 91��ɫ and one of Canada’s foremost constitutional law experts, spoke to CBC's 22 about on a range of issues. They passed a motion that . They asked the Speaker of the House to find the Prime Minister and three cabinet ministers in if they refuse to hand over the documents. It's a show-down with high stakes for everyone involved ... a power struggle with constitutional implications.

The segment runs approximately .

Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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Osgoode Hall Law School appoints Professor Lorne Sossin as new dean

fmaquito — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

91��ɫ has appointed Professor Lorne Sossin as dean of its Osgoode Hall Law School.

Sossin, who most recently taught at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, will begin a five-year term on July 1.

Right: Lorne Sossin

Prior to joining the University of Toronto, where he served as associate dean in the Faculty of Law from 2004 to 2007, Sossin was a faculty member at Osgoode Hall Law School and an associate-in-law at Columbia Law School in New 91��ɫ City. He is also a former litigation lawyer with Borden & Elliot (now Borden Ladner Gervais) and a former law clerk to the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

“I am so pleased that Professor Sossin has accepted our offer to become the next dean of Osgoode and I’m very much looking forward to working with him,” said President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “He brings many strengths that will help build 91��ɫ’s reputation and ensure that our students receive the best legal education in Canada.”

Sossin holds doctorates in law from Columbia University and in political science from the University of Toronto. His teaching interests span administrative law, public administration, professional regulation, civil litigation, ethics and professionalism and legal process. He received a 2008-2009 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Award for Teaching Excellence.

"I'm thrilled to be coming home to Osgoode,” Sossin said. “I look forward to working with faculty, staff, students and alumni to further enhance Osgoode's leadership and innovation in legal education."

Shoukri also acknowledged the dedication of Osgoode’s interim dean, Jinyan Li.

“I’d like to thank Professor Li for her steady hand and leadership during this process,” Shoukri said.

Sossin will succeed former Osgoode Dean Patrick Monahan, who has taken on a new role as 91��ɫ's vice-president academic & provost.

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