The development of the strategic plan, Inspiring Inclusive Excellence was a collaborative effort and we would like to recognize the contributions of our UTSC community. Eight working groups led the process, consulting with hundreds of community members to bring together this plan.
Working Groups
TITLES REFLECT 2019 POSITIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS
Research & Scholarly Excellence
Zahra Bhanji (Co-Chair), Director, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research
Marc Cadotte (Co-Chair), Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Suzanne Erb, Chair, Department of Psychology
Barry Freeman, Interim Chair, Department of Arts, Culture and Media
Michael Lambek, Chair, and CRC Anthropology, Department of Anthropology
Julie McCarthy, Faculty, Department of Management
Mary Silcox, Vice - Dean Graduate, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean
Maliha Hasan, Grants and Sponsorship Officer, Office of Student Affairs
Wendy Phillips, Elder, Office of the Vice President & Principal
Andrew Egan, Manager, Web & Digital Technology, Information & Instructional Technology Services
Natashya Falcone, Graduate student, 2nd year PHD
Claire Caponegro, Undergraduate student, Public Policy
Community Connections, Partnerships, and Networks
Ahmed Allahwala (Co-Chair), Special Advisor to the Dean (Experiential Education), Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean
Brent Duguid (Co-Chair), Director of Partnerships and Legal Counsel, Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs
Christine Berkowitz, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies
Ann MacDonald, Director / Curator, Doris McCarthy Gallery & Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media
James MacLellan, Environmental Studies Program Director, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Hanno Rein, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Lynn Tucker, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media | Music
Hanno Rein, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Lynn Tucker, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media | Music
Melanie Blackman, Coordinator, Community Development, Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs
Kyomi Duncan Hastings, Senior Recruitment Officer, Admissions & Student Recruitment
Juanita Muise, Indigenous Outreach Coordinator, Student Life
Susan Soikie, Director, Arts & Science Co-Op
Regan Tigno, Alumni & Development Officer, Development and Alumni Relations Office
Annie Song, Undergraduate Student, Specialist, Arts Management
Regan Tigno, Alumni & Development Officer, Development and Alumni Relations Office
Annie Song, Undergraduate Student, Specialist, Arts Management
Deka Mohamed, Graduate Student, MSC Candidate, Cell & Systems Biology
Indigenous Peoples and Truth & Reconciliation
Joe Hermer (Co-Chair), Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Nadia Rosemond (Co-Chair), Senior Manager, Student Life & International Experience, Student Life
Maydianne Andrade, Vice-Dean Faculty Affairs & Equity, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean
Nicole Latulippe, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Juvenal Ndayiragije, Associate Professor, Centre for French and Linguistics
Juvenal Ndayiragije, Associate Professor, Centre for French and Linguistics
Karina Vernon, Associate Professor, Department of English
Zohreh Shahbazi, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream CMS (Mathematics) / Math and Stats Learning Centre Coordinator, CTL, Centre for Teaching and Learning & Math and Stats Learning Centre
Scott MacDonald, Global Mobility Coordinator, Student Life
Edwina Apaw, Manager, Administrative Operations and Business Officer, Department of Management
Romeo Fournier, Indigenous Academic Advisor/Career Strategist, Academic Advising & Career Centre
Megan Sheremata, Graduate Student, PhD Candidate Rajpreet Sidhu, Undergraduate student, Undergraduate student
Equity & Inclusion
Karima Hashmani (Co-Chair), Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Office of the Vice President & Principal
Phani Radhakrishnan (Co-Chair), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream OB/HR, Department of Management
Aisha Ahmad, Faculty, Department of Political Science
Mark Hunter, Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography
David Onley, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science
Suzanne Sicchia, Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health & Society
Nicholas Spence, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Fiorella Sabadin, Associate Registrar & Director Student Services, Registrar's Office
David Taylor, Academic Coordinator, Department of Management
Yi Huang, Undergraduate student, City Studies
Conor Anderson, Gradudate Student, PhD Candidate
Healthy Learning and Working Environment
Sheila John (Co-Chair), Assistant Dean Health, Wellness, Recreation, Physical Activity and Sport, Health & Wellness Centre
Nancy Johnston (Co-Chair), Associate Professor - Teaching Stream, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Brian Harrington, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Nicole Klenk, Associate Professor, DPES, Department of Political Science and Human Geography
Lola Rudin, Acting Deputy Chief Librarian, Coordinator, User Services, Liaison Librarian, Library
Michelle Silver, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health & Society
Billi Jo Cox, Project Coordinator & Assistant to the Director, Business Development
Patrick Lam, Health and Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Shahid Zafar, Staff Sargent, Police
Sauliha Alli, Undergraduate student, Neuroscience
Erik Dean, Graduate student, PhD Candidate
Collaborative, Synergistic, and (Inter)disciplinary Academic Programs
Hugh Laurence (Co-Chair), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream Strategy and Vice-Chair & Academic Director, MIB
Marg Lacy (Co-Chair), Senior Manager, Academic Advising & Career Centre
Shelley Brunt, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Biological Sciences
Leslie Chan, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Centre for Critical Development Studies
Paulina Rousseau, Acting Coordinator, Collections, Liaison Librarian, Library
Mark Schmuckler, Vice - Dean Undergraduate, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean
Andrew Westoll, Faculty, Department of English
Manaal Hussain, Program Advisor, Department of Arts, Culture and Media
Erika Loney, Manager, International Student Centre, Student Life
Courtney Raybould, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Arts & Science Co-Op
Tiantian (Tina) Zhao, Graduate Student, Department of Immunology
Transformative Teaching and Learning
Karen McCrindle (Co-Chair), Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning/Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Centre for French and Linguistics, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Varsha Patel (Co-Chair), Assistant Dean, Student Success, Academic Advising & Career Centre
Maria Assif, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of English
Heidi Daxberger, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
Sarah Fedko, Liaison Librarian, Departments of Geography; International Development Studies; Centre for Teaching & Learning, Library
Connie Guberman, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies
Steve Joordens, Professor, Department of Psychology
Roger Mantie, Associate Professor, Department of Arts, Culture and Media
Michael Souza, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Psychology
Tina Doyle, Director and Special Advisor to the Dean of Student Affairs on Campus-Wide Accessibility Issues, AccessAbility Services
Dave Fenton, Business Development Coordinator, Department of Management
Rochelle Welch, Coordinator, Camps, Retail & Conference Services
Olivia Podolak, Graduate student, PhD Candidate
Kush Shah, Undergraduate student, Management
Institutional Processes and Structures
Kathy Fellowes (Co-Chair), Academic & Learning Strategist, Academic Advising & Career Centre
Andrew Mason (Co-Chair), Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Paul Kingston, Professor & Director, Centre for Critical Development Studies
Neil Kortenaar, Professor, Department of English
Angela Hamilton, Interim Chief Librarian, Library
Samantha Hansen, Associate Professor, Department of Management
Sarah King, Associate Professor, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Jennifer Adams Peffer, Director of Architecture, Planning and Project Development, Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs
Christine Arsenault, Managing Director, Management and Management Co-op, Department of Management | Management Co-Op
Kimberley Tull, Director, Community Development and Engagement, Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs
Ahmed Hamam, Graduate Student, PhD Candidate
Nana Ama Temeng, Undergraduate student, Political Science