Committees

Faculty

Committees 2015-2016

  • POLICY COMMITTEE
  • ST. GEORGE CAMPUS COMMITTEES
    • PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE (St. George Campus)
    • SALARY COMMITTEE
    • TRANSFER CREDITS & STUDY ABROAD
    • COMPLEMENT PLANNING
    • UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
    • ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL
    • UTFA REPRESENTATIVE
  • TRI-CAMPUS COMMITTEES
    • INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
    • RESEARCH COMMITTEE
    • GRADUATE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
    • GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
    • GRADUATE APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE
    • GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS SUB-COMMITTE
    • GRADUATE PLACEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

POLICY COMMITTEE

Elected from among the St. George Campus faculty, with participation of the Chair of Historical Studies at UTM and the Chair of Historical and Cultural Studies at UTSC. Advises the chair(s) on policy-related matters concerning the St. George Department including such things as: working groups, opportunities and initiatives, appointments, retention, strategic complement planning and reviews, curricula, etc.

  • Nicholas Terpstra (chair)
  • Alison Smith (ex officio)
  • Jennifer Mori (ex officio)
  • Steve Penfold (ex officio)
  • Donna Gabaccia (ex officio)
  • Rebecca Wittmann (ex officio)
  • Paul Cohen
  • Sean Mills
  • Nakanyike Musisi
  • Melanie Newton

ST. GEORGE CAMPUS COMMITTEES

PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE (St. George Campus)
Reviews annual activity reports and advises on those faculty who are ready for promotion. Assists in the evaluation and preparation of the promotion dossier.

  • Nicholas Terpstra (chair)
  • Alison Smith
  • Joe Goering
  • Mark McGowan
  • Ronald Pruessen

SALARY COMMITTEE
Reviews annual activity reports to advise the chair in determining performance of faculty for annual PTR.

  • Nicholas Terpstra (chair)
  • Alison Smith (ex officio)
  • Jennifer Mori (ex officio)
  • Steve Penfold (ex officio)
  • Michelle Murphy
  • Piotr Wrόbel

TRANSFER CREDITS & STUDY ABROAD

  • Erin Black

COMPLEMENT PLANNING

  • Nicholas Terpstra (chair)
  • Alison Smith (ex officio)
  • Jennifer Mori (ex officio)
  • Steve Penfold (ex officio)
  • Doris Bergen
  • Carol Chin

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Plans and coordinates undergraduate course offerings for departmental approval; discusses ongoing curriculum renewal and proposes changes for departmental consideration; discusses other undergraduate issues as necessary

  • Jennifer Mori (Chair)
  • Vicki Norton (ex officio)
  • Nick Everett
  • Thomas Lahusen
  • Nhung Tran
  • Lucho van Isschot

ARTS AND SCIENCE COUNCIL

  • TBA

UTFA REPRESENTATIVE

  • Jennifer Jenkins

TRI-CAMPUS COMMITTEES

INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
Seeks to promote activities (lectures, conferences, workshops, etc) which promote collaboration among faculty members and advance and celebrate the intellectual life of the department.

  • Alison Smith (Chair)
  • Carol Chin
  • Tong Lam
  • Lisa Mar
  • Sean Mills
  • Melanie Newton

RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Offers advice to faculty members on their grant applications; seeks opportunities to strengthen the department research culture and the success of faculty members in winning grants.

  • Daniel Bender
  • Donna Gabaccia
  • Jennifer Jenkins
  • David Wilson

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
Chaired by a tenured faculty member, works closely with Associate Chair Graduate and Graduate Administrators to review graduate applications and determine offers of admission; liaises with prospective faculty advisors about responding to pre-application inquiries, messages of interest and campus visits, and assists the Associate Chair Graduate, in the recruitment of admitted students.

  • Paul Cohen (Chair)
  • Steve Penfold
  • Alison Smith
  • Jüri Kivimae
  • Julie MacArthur
  • Jeffrey Pilcher
  • Denis Smyth
  • Nhung Tran
  • Piotr Wrόbel

GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Plans and coordinates graduate course offerings for departmental approval; discusses ongoing curriculum renewal and proposes changes for departmental consideration; discusses other graduate issues as necessary.

  • Steve Penfold (ex officio)
  • Ritu Birla
  • Elspeth Brown
  • Isabelle Cochelin
  • Takashi Fujitani
  • Derek Penslar
  • Lynne Viola

GRADUATE APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE

  • Jan Noel
  • Li Chen

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS SUB-COMMITTEE
Advises the Associate Chair, Graduate in the awarding of internal fellowships; reviews graduate students’ applications and proposals assisting in the preparation of cover letters, CVs and dossiers for external fellowships.

  • Steve Penfold (ex officio)
  • Paul Cohen
  • Paula Hastings
  • Sean Hawkins

GRADUATE PLACEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
Assists and advises graduate students at all levels of their study to prepare for the job market including: workshops on the preparation of CVs, cover letters and teaching dossiers; individual consultations regarding job applications; mock interviews; support for AHA interviews in advance of and at the meeting; and preparation for campus visits.

  • Kenneth Bartlett (Chair)
  • Steve Penfold
  • Laurie Bertram
  • Carol Chin