Standing Committee 2008/2009

 

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

STANDING COMMITTEES

2008 - 2009

Academic Appointments Review Committee 2008/09                                         Chair: Wisdom Tettey

Composition:

• Dean (ex officio, votes only in case of a tie)
• Four academic appointees holding appointments with tenure, at least one of whom must be from outside the Faculty, elected by a majority of the academic members of Faculty Council (voting)
• Up to two academic members appointed by the Dean (voting)
• The relevant Division Head or Heads (participating, non-voting)
• A representative of the Faculty Association (non-voting)
• One participating student representative (voting)
• Two year terms

Mandate: Reviews re-appointments of members of the Professorial Stream, extensions to appointments and tenure.  See APT 5.7 

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Wisdom Tettey	Chair  ex officio	votes only in case of a tie
Tamara Seiler	Head  ex officio	non-voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Head  ex officio	non-voting
George Melnyk	Tenured member, 2 year term, elected	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Geoff Cragg	Tenured member, 1 year term, elected	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Rebecca Sullivan	Tenured member, 2 year term, elected	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Tania Smith	Dean's appointee	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Lisa Panayotidis, Edu	External member, 1 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
	SU Rep	voting	2008-07-01 to
	TUCFA Rep	non-voting	2008-07-01 to

                                                                                               

Academic Selection Committee 2008/09                                                    Chair: Maria Bakardjieva    

The Academic Selection Committee is advisory to the Dean for all appointments (Contingent, Limited Term, Initial Term, or With Tenure) that are for more than twelve months duration.

• Elected by Faculty Council for each competition (except when one program is making more than one appointment in a given year, in which case the same committee remains for all appointments in that program).

Composition:

• Division Head (for whichever Division the position is being hired for), Chair (ex officio)
• Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) or delegate (ex officio)
• Associate Dean (Research) or delegate (ex officio)
• One member named by the Dean, normally Coordinator of the relevant program
• Two academic staff members in the Faculty elected by a majority of the academic members of Faculty Council, at least one of which is untenured
• One academic staff member from another Faculty and one alternate from another Faculty elected by a majority of Council.

Both genders must be represented.  The external committee member must be present for the Committee to conduct its business.  In addition, at least two voting members from Communication and Culture and the Chair must be present for quorum.  All members are voting.

Mandate:

• Establishes desired applicant characteristics and specialty
• Creates advertisement and determines placement
• Produces an initial short-listing with a clear ranking, based on relevant criteria
• Seeks to identify more than one short-listed candidate to foster a comparative process
• Seeks written references commenting on those factors relevant to the vacancy for all short-listed candidates
• Establishes applicant itinerary, presentation topics, and interview questions
• Conducts an interviewing process that compares short-listed candidates and provides for access to candidates by the members of the affected disciplines
• Ranks interviewed candidates that is based on relevant criteria and that identifies those who are qualified for the vacancy
• Term is one year

The Committee may choose, for good reason, to recommend no candidate to the Dean.  (See APT 4.3.7)

2008/09 Membership:                                                                      

                                                           

FILM Position: Extraordinary Procedures for Expedited Spousal Hiring (APT 4.8.14)

Assistant Professor effective July 1, 2009

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Maria Bakardjieva	Chair, Division Head	*All members are voting
Doug Brent	Associate Dean Undergrad (or Delegate)
David Mitchell	Associate Dean Grad (or Delegate)
Patrick Feng	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Gwendolyn Blue	Untenured, 1 year term		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
George Melnyk	Tenured, 1 year term		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Peter Deacon, Arts	External Member, 1 year term		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Gerry Hushlak, Arts	Alternate External Member, 1 year term		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30

                                                                                               

                                                           

Academic Appeals Committee                                                                    Chair: Margo Husby

The principles governing the hearing of appeals by the Faculty of Communication and Culture Committee on Appeals are:

•1)    That fairness should be applied to all parties in procedures and decisions

•2)    That sound academic decisions should not be overturned on the basis of non-academic technicalities and

•3)    That academic decisions should be made as close as possible to the level on which the academic competence resides

Fairness includes, but is not limited to:  such practices as all parties to the appeal having the opportunity to be heard, all parties to the appeal being made aware of the evidence considered by the committee and no individual sitting in judgment on an appeal at a higher level who has already been a party to the decision at a lower level.  It is recognized that unfairness can arise from either the misapplication of otherwise fair regulations or the strict application of regulations that are in them unfair.

Composition:  A Faculty of Communication and Culture Committee on Appeals shall be struck which shall consist of approximately twenty individuals from which will be drawn committees to hear specific appeals.  In what follows, ‘Committee' refers to the larger, parent body while ‘committee' refers to the specific group hearing a particular appeal.  These specific appeals committees shall consist of the following:

• Chair (either Chair or Associate Chair)
• Three faculty members named by the Committee Chair (or designate)
• One student named by the Students' Legislative Council
• Alternative members of the Committee shall act as replacements for members of the specific appeals committees who are unable to hear particular appeals or who are challenged because of conflict of interest

Members shall normally serve for a period of two years beginning May 1.  Terms shall be staggered so as not to have a complete turn over in membership at any one time.

A committee quorum shall consist of two faculty members, the Chair or Associate Chair, and a student, for a total of four persons.

Mandate: The Committee shall have authority to rule on any appeals related to academic matters normally under the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Communication and Culture and referred to it by the Dean.  Such matters include for example, requirement to withdraw, disputes pertaining to grades in courses within the administrative jurisdiction of the Faculty and eligibility to graduate with any degree offered b the Faculty of Communication and Culture.  (Appeals with respect to a specific course are the concern of the Faculty offering the course.)  Before any appeal regarding a course grade is referred to the Committee, the appellant must have sought resolution, where appropriate, with the instructor, the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) and the Dean.  The standard procedures for reappraisal of grades, initiated through forms available from the Service Stop, must precede any appeal to the Dean on a grade.  The Committee shall also have authority to hear appeals against denial of admission to the Faculty.

Each appeal at the Faculty level must be addressed in writing to the Dean and must include:

•1)    The decision being appealed

•2)    The grounds for the appeal

•3)    The remedy sought.

Grounds for an appeal would normally include alleged unfairness or bias on the part of an instructor, personal disability, illness, psychiatric and/or emotional problems, etc.  It is the responsibility of the appellant to submit in writing all relevant information available to him/her so that it can be considered at the appeals hearing.

At his/her discretion and depending upon his/her assessment of the case, the Dean (or designate) may either:

•1)    Refer the matter directly to the Chair or Associate Chair of the Committee on Appeals, or

•2)    Attempt to resolve the problem in a manner which he/she deems appropriate, provided that if the appellant is not satisfied with the proposed resolution he/she may request that the matter be then formally referred to the Committee on Appeals.

Time Limits:  Appeals shall be considered in the above manner against instructors' decisions or against rulings made by the Dean (or designate).  To be considered, any appeal must be received by the Dean within the time limit stipulated in the current University Calendar. The Faculty will normally respond to an appeal within one month of its initiation.

Procedural Guidelines for the Committee:

•1)    The Chair of Associate Chair shall decide of the letter of appeal provides grounds for a hearing by the committee.  If the Chair of Associate Chair decides that appropriate grounds have not been stated, the case will not be heard by the committee.

•2)    The committee shall be provided with the fully documented appeal submitted by the appellant.  It will itself determine and seek all additional information and documentation which it considers necessary for the achievement of a satisfactory and fair resolution of the case.  This will normally include statements from those responsible for the decision under appeal.  Both parties to an appeal shall be informed in advance of the time and place of the hearing and composition of the specific hearing committee.  Either party may challenge the committee's membership.  If the committee Chair (or designate) decides that the composition of the specific hearing committee would preclude a fair hearing, the composition will be changed and the parties notified.

•3)    An appellant has the right to challenge, for cause, any member of the hearing committee.  The validity of the challenge shall be judged by the Chair.  If the Chair is challenged, such challenge shall be judged by the remainder of the committee.  If the committee is equally divided in its opinion on the validity of the challenge, such challenge shall not be upheld.  Such cause may include current teacher/student relationships, evidence of bias, or any other factor likely to prejudice a fair hearing. The appellant has to inform the Chair of his/her desire to challenge a member of the committee at least three days prior to the scheduled date of the appeal hearing.

•4)    The committee shall provide an opportunity for the appellant and the person responsible for the decision under appeal (or his/her designee) to appear before it to present evidence, to ask questions of the other party (through the Chair) and to present a summary of his/her case at the conclusion of the hearing.  The committee may also seek interviews with other capable of providing helpful information.

If the appellant does not appear, the committee will proceed on the basis of his/her written submission.

The committee may, if special circumstances exist, allow the appellant and/or the person responsible for the decision under appeal to be accompanied by another individual to assist with the presentation of information.  The decision to do so will be made by the Chair or Associate Chair on petition in advance of the meeting.

In case of a group appeal, the committee, at its discretion, will normally provide the opportunity for a single spokesperson for the group to appear before it but may interview others at the hearing at its discretion.

To protect the confidentiality of student records, committee meetings shall not normally be open.  The presence of observers shall be at the Chair's or Associate Chair's discretion following receipt of specific requests, in advance of the meeting, relating to a particular appeal case.

•5)    A verbatim recording of the proceedings will not normally be made unless the committee considers this essential to assist it in its task.

•6)    Only members shall be present when the committee considers its final decision.  Three affirmative votes are required to uphold an appeal.

•7)    Through its Chair or Associate Chair, the committee shall report its decision to the appellant, the Dean, and the Registrar in writing without undue delay.  Its report should include a concise statement of the factors leading to the decision.

•8)    If in a particular case the committee wishes to suggest that useful action might be taken to improve Faculty regulations or procedures or to avoid the recurrence of certain problem situations appropriate recommendations or comments should be transmitted to the Dean in a separate memorandum.

•9)    Bearing in mind the possibility of further appeal at the GFC level, the committee Chair should retain adequate notes on the case in order to be able to respond to subsequent queries.

2008/09 Membership:

           

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Margo Husby	Chair	voting	2008-05-01 to 2009-04-30
TBA	Associate Chair, to be named by Chair	voting	2008-05-01 to 2010-04-30
As required	Faculty Member named by chair	voting
As required	Faculty Member named by chair	voting
Matt Bladek	Students Rep. named by Students Legislative Council

 

 

Co-operative Education Supervisory Committee                                                 Chair: Doug Brent

Composition:

• Associate Dean (Undergraduate), ex officio.
• Four members elected to three-year terms.  The Associate Dean (Undergraduate) may propose adjustments to the slate of candidates or postponement of terms if necessary to ensure a reasonable distribution of members representing different programs, but there is no pre-set ratio.  Members on leave may pass responsibility for their students to other members on an interim basis.

 

Note:  Election of the Coordinators will be staggered to ensure that the committee always has experienced people serving.

Mandate:

Associate Dean (Undergraduate):

• Maintain general oversight of the Co-op program
• Interview all prospective students and draw up provisional work term/academic term sequences
• Review all new applicants
• Divide up new students among committee members in roughly equal numbers but with some attention to fit with members' expertise
• Mentor committee members on a regular basis
• Attend all functions such as the integrative sessions
• Liaise with Career Services
• Deal with administrative matters as they arise

Members:

• Meet with each student individually at least once, preferably before the start of the first work term
• Answer questions from students about work term reports
• Read, assess and provide feedback on work term reports after the end of the work term.
• Return the work term report for rewriting if it is not acceptable
• Meet with each student individually to discuss the work term report
• Attend integrative sessions and similar functions
• Provide input into the structure of the Co-op program

2008/09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Doug Brent	Chair	voting
Chui-Ling Tam	Member, 3 year term	voting	2008-04-18 to 2011-06-30
Geoff Cragg	Member, 3 year term	voting	2008-04-18 to 2011-06-30
Lisa Stowe	Member, 2 year term	voting	2008-04-18 to 2010-06-30
Janet Hamnett	Member, 1 year term	voting	2008-04-18 to 2009-06-30

           

Curriculum Committee                                                                                         Chair:  Wisdom Tettey

Composition:

• Chair, Dean
• Seven ex officio positions:  Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Programs, Assistant Dean (Student Affairs), Division Head (Communication), Division Head (Culture); the Registrar, one Librarian representative (elected by IR Council for a two-year term).
• Four members drawn from program Coordinators and/or the heritage core elected by council for a two-year term.  Two members from each Division.

Note:  Election of the Coordinators will be staggered to ensure that the committee always has experienced people serving.

Mandate:

• Review course proposals and calendar changes
• Vet and implement larger program decisions brought forth by the Planning and Development Committee (PDC)

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Wisdom Tettey	Interim Dean ex officio	non-voting
Lynne Perras	Assistant Dean (Undergrad Programs) ex officio	voting
Doug Brent	Assoc Dean(Undergrad) ex officio	voting
David Mitchell	Assoc Dean (Research and Grad Programs) ex officio	voting
Mike Sekulic	Registrar's Representative ex officio	voting
Tamara Seiler	Head ex officio	voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Head ex officio	Voting
Christopher Thomas	Librarian Representative ex officio	voting
Edna Einsiedel	Member from Culture, 2 year term	voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Lisa Stowe	Member from Coms, 2 year term	voting	2008-01-01 to 2010-06-30
Cooper Langford	Member from Coms, 2 year term	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Lorry Felske	Member from Culture, Program Coordinator and/or heritage,  2 year term	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30

                                                                                   

Ethics Committee                                                                                                 Chair:  Barbara Schneider

Composition: The Ethics Committee shall be composed of the following:

• Assistant Dean (Research and Graduate Programs) who will serve as Chair
• Four faculty members who will be appointed by the Dean.
• They will all be voting members
• In appointing faculty members, the Dean shall ensure that, at least, two have experience in research involving human subjects.
• One graduate student
•  He/she shall be appointed by the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs
• His/her appointment will be equivalent to a Graduate Research Assistantship
• He/she shall be a non-voting member

Mandate:  The Ethics Committee shall be responsible for the following:

• Evaluating, and making recommendations to the Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (CFREB), regarding no-risk or minimal-risk applications submitted by graduate students in the faculty
• Evaluating, and making decisions, regarding no-risk or minimal-risk applications submitted by undergraduate students
• Evaluating, and making decisions, regarding no-risk or minimal-risk course-based protocols submitted by instructors in respect of courses offered by the faculty
• Educating and providing guidance to instructors and students in the faculty regarding research ethics
• Any other responsibilities assigned by the CFREB

Role of Chair:

• The chair is not required to read applications
• He/she shall guide the deliberations of the committee
• He/she shall assign responsibilities to members, in an equitable manner, based on procedures agreed to by the committee at its first meeting
• He/she shall communicate the decisions and/or recommendations of the committee to applicants or the CFREB within a week of the committee's meeting
• He/she shall vote only in the event of a tie among members of the committee
• He/she will be the liaison between the faculty committee and the CFREB

Role of Committee Members:

• They shall agree on a mechanism for assigning tasks which will guide attendance at meetings and deliberations of the committee
• They shall review, evaluate, and deliberate on  all applications assigned to them by the chair
• They shall attend all meetings of the committee as assigned by the chair
• Faculty members on the committee, including the chair, shall serve as advisors to instructors and students regarding research ethics
• The graduate student will serve as administrative assistant to the committee
• The graduate student will assist in educating students about research ethics
• New appointees are required to sit on, at least, one deliberation of the out-going committee

Meetings:

• The committee shall meet once a week to review applications, unless otherwise determined by the chair
• Four committee members (including the chair or designate, two faculty members, and the administrative assistant or designate) will form a quorum
• The committee will not sit between June 1 and July 31.
• The chair will serve as the contact person for all ethics-related matters during the period that the committee is not sitting.

Tenure of Membership:

• Faculty members on the committee shall serve for a period of two years, in the first instance, and their appointment is renewable for another year
• The graduate student will serve for one year, in the first instance, and can be re-appointed for another year
• Appointments shall be communicated to members by March 31^st of the year in which their appointments begin
• Membership shall be staggered in a manner that ensures that at least two of the appointed faculty members are retained from the previous year

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Barbara Schneider	Chair, ex officio	voting
Max Foran	Dean's Appointee	voting	2008-07-01 to2009-06-30
Lloyd Sciban	Dean's Appointee	voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Marcia Epstein	Dean's Appointee	voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Fiona Nelson	Dean's Appointee	voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Joanne Schmidt	Graduate Research Assistantship, to be named by Chair	non-voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30

 

Faculty Council                                                                    

Composition:

• President (ex officio)
• Dean (ex officio)
• All academic faculty (numbered positions) including shared and part-time appointments
• All coordinators who are not Faculty members

• Ten members appointed by the dean from among the Faculty's adjunct professors, sessional instructors, others teaching for it, and support staff
• Three students registered in Communication and Culture named by the Students' Union
• One graduate student registered in the Communications Studies graduate program named by the Communications Studies Graduate Students' Union (CSGSU)
• Associate Vice-President (Academic)
• Six representatives from among the Faculties of Continuing Education, Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Haskayne, Science, Social Sciences, and Social Work - the faculties from which representatives would be required to be determined by the Dean in consultation with the Planning Committee.  Representatives to be elected by their respective faculties
• Library Representative
• Registrar
• Alumni Representative
• Senate Representative

Mandate: Powers of faculty councils

29 (1)  A faculty council may

•(a)  determine the programs of study for which the faculty is established,

•(b)  appoint the examiners for examinations in the faculty, conduct the examinations and determine the results of them,

•(c)  provide for the admission of students to the faculty,

•(d)  determine the conditions under which a student must withdraw from or may continue the student's program of studies in the faculty, and

•(e)  Authorize the granting of degrees, subject to any conditions or restrictions that are imposed by the general faculties council.

See Post-Secondary Learning Act 29.1

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Harvey Weingarten	President  ex officio	*All are voting members
Wisdom Tettey	Interim Dean  ex officio
All Academic Faculty	Faculty members
All Program Coordinators - non Faculty	Program Coordinators
Kristine Ennis	Support Staff Rep		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Rozmin Jaffer	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Christine Sopczak	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Jennifer Myers	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Andrei Zlatescu	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Carol Wert	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
David Cataford	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Catherine Ford	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Cooper Langford	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Kelly Bergstrom	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Lee Tunstall	Dean's Appointee		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
	Rep from Education		2008-07-01 to
Chris Thomas	Library Representative
Ruby Ramraj	Rep from Humanities		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Lorne Jaques	Rep from Social Work		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Vassil Dimitrov	Rep from Schulich Engineering		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
	Rep from Graduate Studies		2008-07-01 to
Sandi Hirst	Rep From Nursing		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
	Rep from Social Sciences		2008-07-01 to
	Rep from Environmental Design		2008-07-01 to
Alfredo Louro	Rep from Science		2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Peter Deacon	Rep from Fine Arts		2008-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Teri Bryant	Rep From Haskayne (HSB)		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Matt Bladek	CC Student named by Students Union		2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
TBA	CC Students named by Students Union		2008-07-01 to
TBA	CC Students named by Students Union		2008-07-01 to
	CC Grad Student named by Coms Grad Students Union		2008-07-01 to
	Registrar Rep		2008-07-01 to
	Alumni Rep		2008-07-01 to
	Senate Rep		2008-07-01 to

 

Faculty Promotions Committee                                                                  Chair:  Wisdom Tettey

Composition:

• the Dean or delegate (who must not be the person who performed the function as Head), Chair (voting in the event of a tie, non-voting otherwise);
• the Division Heads (evaluators - non-voting)
• the Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs (voting);
• the Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Programs) (voting);
• one Faculty Association representative appointed by the Faculty Association Board of Directors (non-voting);
• one member of the full-time academic staff chosen at the Dean's discretion (non-voting);
• one participating student representative, the Students' Union Commissioner for Communication and Culture (voting); and
• Three members of the academic staff (voting) to be elected by members of the Faculty of Communication and Culture Council for a two year term; either one or two members are to be elected in alternate years so as to provide continuity.
• Two members of the academic staff to be elected by members of the Faculty of Communication and Culture Council to serve as alternates (voting).  Alternates will make themselves ready to attend FPC meetings on short notice but need not attend unless called upon to do so in order to preserve quorum if regular members are unable to attend or must absent themselves in the event of a conflict of interest or appeal.  Alternate members will be expected to be familiar with all materials prior to FPC.
• Both genders will be included on the Committee.  At least one voting member will be a member of the Instructor stream.

Mandate:

The regular assessment of the performance of all members of a Faculty, except Heads, Assistant Deans, Associate Deans and the Dean, shall be reviewed by a Faculty Promotions Committee or equivalent.

All recommendations involving promotion in rank of any academic appointee must be recommended by the Division Head to the Faculty Promotions Committee which will make recommendations to the Dean who will in turn make recommendations to the General Promotions Committee. This procedure shall include academic appointees holding administrative responsibility whose cases for promotion shall be considered initially by a Faculty Promotions Committee.

Quorum:

According to APD 6.4.8, quorum for a Faculty Promotions Committee shall be 51% where, excluding the Dean or other member who votes only to break a tie, the number of voting members is 8 or less. Since our Faculty Promotions Committee numbers 11 of who 6 are voting, quorum is 6 persons. In addition, we endeavour to have at least 4 of these 6 be voting members. It is also noted that the Committee cannot conduct its work without the presence of the TUCFA appointee.

(See APT 6.4)

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Wisdom Tettey	Interim Dean, Chair	ex officio, votes only in case of a tie
Doug Brent	Assoc Dean, Undergrad	ex officio , voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Communication Division Head	ex officio, non-voting
Tamara Seiler	Culture Division Head	ex officio, non-voting
David Mitchell	Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Programs	ex officio, voting
	Dean's Appointee	Non-voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Marcia Epstein	Member, 2 year term	voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Bart Beaty	Member, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Geoff Cragg	Member, 1 year term	Voting	2008-08-01 to 2009-06-30
Paul Stortz	Alternate Member, 2 year term	voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Gwen Blue	Alternate Member, 2 year term	voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
	TUCFA Rep	non-voting	2008-07-01 to
	SU Rep	voting	2008-07-01 to

Graduate Admission and Scholarships Committee                                            Chair:  David Mitchell

Composition:

Four Ex Officio members (all are voting)

• Chair:  Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Programs)
• Alternate Chair:  Assistant Dean (Research & Graduate Programs)
• Communication Division Head
• Culture Division Head

Four Elected members (voting) 

• 2 elected from Communication Division
• 2 elected from Culture Division
• all elected members must be cleared by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for basic "A" level supervisory status
• length of term: 2 years

Mandate: To make decisions related to graduate student admissions and the allocation of graduate student funding for both the Communication and Culture and Society graduate program streams 

• To make recommendations on policies related to graduate student admissions and funding
• To make PhD files available to all faculty members for comment prior to admissions decisions
• To liaise with:

• o Graduate Programs Office
• o Faculty of Graduate Studies
  
  

Meetings: 

• November:  SSHRC applications
• January: reading of application files
• February: admissions and scholarships decisions

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
David Mitchell	Chair	ex officio, voting
Barbara Schneider	Alternate Chair	ex officio, voting
Tamara Seiler	Culture Division Head	ex officio, voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Communication Division Head	voting
Cooper Langford	Member from Coms Division, 1 year term	voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Edna Einsiedel	Member from Coms Division, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Chloe Atkins	Member from Culture Division, 2 year term	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Regina Cochrane	Member from Culture Division, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30

                                                           

Graduate Programs Planning Committee                                                             Chair:  David Mitchell

Composition:

4 Ex Officio (all are voting, Chair only votes to break ties)

• Chair:  Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Programs)
• Alternate Chair:  Assistant Dean (Research & Graduate Programs)
• Communication Division Head
• Culture Division Head

4 Elected members (voting) 

• 2 elected from Communication Division
• 2 elected from Culture Division
• all elected members must be cleared by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for basic "A" level supervisory status
• length of term: 2 years

Mandate:

To advise:  on all matters related to graduate programs planning including

• Curriculum design and development
• Annual course scheduling
• FGS related policies

To liaise:

• externally with the Faculty of Graduate Studies
• internally with:
• Graduate Programs Office
• Undergraduate Communication and Culture Divisions
• Planning Committee

 Meetings:  monthly during fall and winter terms

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
David Mitchell	Chair	ex officio, voting
Barbara Schneider	Alternate Chair	ex officio, voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Communication Division Head	ex officio, voting
Tamara Seiler	Culture Division Head	ex officio, voting
Charlene Elliott	Member from Coms Division, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Patrick Feng	Member from Coms Division, 2 year term	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Paul Stortz	Member from the Culture Division, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Heather Devine	Member from the Culture Division, 2 year term	Voting	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30

           

Planning and Development Committee                                                             Chair:  Wisdom Tettey

Composition:

• Dean, ex officio
• Associate Dean, Research and Grad Programs, ex officio
• Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, ex officio
• Assistant Dean, Research and Grad Programs, ex officio
• Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, ex officio
• Division Head, Communication, ex officio
• Division Head, Culture, ex officio
• Faculty Budget Manager, ex officio

Meeting Frequency: Twice a month.

Reporting Structure

• Advisory to the Dean
• Reports in writing to Faculty Council
• Provides e-mail updates to faculty
• Division Heads report back to their Divisions

Mandate:

• Provides forum for information sharing among directors and coordinators
• Communicates key information with all faculty members.
• Monitors external environment
• Receives reports from GFC, Senate, PDCL committees and other activities relating to the Faculty
• Receives reports from Directors/Coordinators, Deanery
• Deals with graduate and undergraduate program concerns
• Sets direction and establishes Faculty development priorities
• Provides input to the Four Year Business Plan
• Identifies programs and fields within programs that are hiring priorities
• Consults with ACCESS grant proposers
• Vets PDCL proposals
• Vets Research plan

2008/09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
Wisdom Tettey	Interim Dean, Chair
Doug Brent	Assoc Dean Undergraduate Programs
David Mitchell	Assoc Dean Research and Graduate Studies
Barbara Schneider	Assistant Dean Research and Graduate Studies
Lynne Perras	Assistant Dean Undergraduate Programs
Tamara Seiler	Culture Division Head
Maria Bakardjieva	Communication Division Head
Barbara Romman	Financial Manager

                                   

Research and Scholarship Leave Committee                                                        Chair: TBA

Composition: The Research and Scholarship Leave Committee shall be composed of the following:

• Three faculty members, with continuing term appointments, elected by Faculty Council
• At least two members of the committee shall be tenured
• An elected alternate who shall serve in the event that one of the three members named above is unavailable

Mandate:

• Receive recommendations from Division Heads, after the Heads have reviewed staff members' applications, assessed the program of work, evaluated their eligibility, and taken into account the teaching/administrative/service needs of the Division
• Assess the program of work and the Heads' recommendations, (and appeals if any)
• Take into account previous sabbatical reports (if applicable)
• Make recommendations to the Dean, and provide a copy to the staff member if the fellowship is not being recommended.

Role of Chair:

• He/she shall guide the deliberations of the committee
• He/she shall communicate the decisions and/or recommendations of the committee to applicants or the Dean, as necessary

Role of Committee Members:

• Each member shall review, evaluate, and participate in deliberations regarding,  all applications submitted to the Committee by Division Heads
• They shall attend all meetings of the committee
• Members shall serve as advisors to faculty members regarding sabbatical fellowships and the application process

Meetings:

• The committee shall meet as many times as is necessary, after receiving recommendations from the Division Heads
• The meetings shall be held within the time-frame established by Human Resources for assessing applications
• The presence of all members is required to establish quorum

Tenure of Membership:

• Members shall serve for a period of two years, in the first instance, and are eligible for re-election to subsequent terms
• Members shall assume office on July 1 of the year in which they are elected and complete their tenure on June 30 of the second year
• Membership shall be staggered to allow for continuity in the work of the committee

 

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
TBA	Chair
Lorry Felske	Tenured member, 2 year term		2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Patrick Feng	Untenured member (not necessary to be untenured),  2 year term		2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Marcia Epstein	Tenured member, 2 year term		2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Lloyd Sciban	Alternate, 2 year term		2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30

                       

Research Policy and Development Committee                                           Chair: David Mitchell

Composition:

4 Ex Officio members (all are voting)

• Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Programs), Chair
• Assistant Dean (Research & Graduate Programs), Alternate Chair
• Communication Division Head
• Culture Division Head

4 Elected faculty members with continuing term appointments (voting)

• 2 elected from Communication Division
• 2 elected from Culture Division
• length of term: 2 years, renewable

1 representative of the Communication and Culture Graduate Students' Association

Mandate:

To facilitate research, enhance the Faculty's research and scholarly profile, and advise on matters related to research policy and collaboration. These responsibilities include:

• providing information related to funding sources
• facilitating mentorship programs for individual faculty members
• developing policies and initiatives to support graduate student research and related training
• coordinating the development of large-scale collaborative grant initiatives
• evaluating and providing advice on proposals for the establishment of research units within the Faculty
• allocating faculty conference travel support
• allocating funding for conferences, workshops, and symposia organized at the U of C under the leadership of a faculty member
• developing policies and initiatives regarding Post-Doctoral fellowships
• assessing post-doc fellowship applications
• developing policies and initiatives regarding Visiting Scholars
• assessing applications for Visiting Scholar status

• o assessing applications for Chairs, professorships and similar positions

• promoting and coordinating initiatives to publicize and share faculty and student research (eg., Triple-C)
• liaising with other bodies, within the Faculty and the University, in ways that ensure the realization of the above mandate. These bodies include, but are not limited to:

• o UofC Associate Deans Research Committee (ADRC)
• o UofC Research, Development Policy Committee (RDPC)
• o Faculty of Communication and Culture units such as:
• § Graduate Programs Office
• § Undergraduate Communication and Culture Divisions
• § Planning Committee

Meetings:  monthly during fall and winter terms

2008-09 Membership:

Name	Role	Voting	Term
David Mitchell	Chair	voting
Barbara Schneider	Assistant Dean Research and Graduate Studies	Voting
Tamara Seiler	Culture Division Head	Voting
Maria Bakardjieva	Communication Division Head	Voting
Charles Tepperman	Coms Member, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Michael Keren	Coms Member, 1 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Heather Devine	Culture Member, 1 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Chloe Atkins	Culture Member, 2 year term	Voting	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
TBA	Rep from C & C Graduate Students' Association

Communication and Culture Representatives on other Faculty Councils

Appointed by the Dean.  The suggested representatives are then are asked if they are willing to serve/continue.

 2008/09 Membership:

Faculty	Name	Term
Faculty of Education	Lisa Stowe	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Engineering	Richard Hawkins	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Environmental Design	Lorry Felske	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Fine Arts	Marcia Epstein	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Graduate Studies	Bart Beaty	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Humanities	Dawn Johnston	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Kinesiology	Geoff Cragg	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Law	Maureen Hiebert (F08)/Lyndsay Campbell (W09)	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Nursing	Tania Smith	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Science	Gwen Blue	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Social Sciences	Doug Brent	to 2009-06-30
Faculty of Social Work	Caesar Apentiik	to 2009-06-30
Haskayne School of Business	Paul Stortz	to 2009-06-30

 

Communication and Culture Representatives on Outside Committees/Associations Listed by Committee/Association:

Committee/Association	Name	Position	Term
Ad Hoc Review Committee for Non-Academic Misconduct	Lynne Perras	Member	2007-07-01 to 2009-07-01
Advisory Committee on Health, Wellness and Effectiveness (ACHWE --  Advisory to HR)	Marcia Epstein	Member
ASPP	Rebecca Sullivan	Committee Member
Canadian Communication Association (CCA)	Rebecca Sullivan	President
Board of Trustees for the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN)	Charlene Elliott	Member	Until 2011
Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board	Janice Dickin	Chair
Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board	Janice Dickin	Member
Executive Committee, Performance Studies Graduate Program	Brian Rusted	Member	Until 2009
Executive Council, Calgary Institute for the Humanities	Brian Rusted	Member	Until 2010
Faculty Association Representative	Regina Cochrane	Member (elected by our FFC)	2007-06-30 to 2009-06-30
Committee on Issues for Students with Disabilities	Lynne Perras	Member	to 2009-06-30
Committee to Hear and Decide Academic Misconduct Appeals	Margo Husby	Member
Committee to Hear and Decide Non-Academic Misconduct Appeals	Margo Husby	Member
Editorial Board, University of Calgary Press	Max Foran	Member
General Faculties Council	Wisdom Tettey	Member (elected by our FFC) Note L Sciban to attend in 08/09	2007-06-30 to 2009-06-30
General Faculties Council	Lloyd Sciban	Alternate Member (elected by our FCC)	2008-06-30 to 2010-06-30
Graduate Scholarship Committee -  Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies	Paul Stortz	Member	2007-06-30 to 2010-06-30
Learning and Instructional Development Subcommittee (LIDS), a subcommittee of APC	Tania Smith	Member
Library and Cultural Resources Academic Council	Heather Devine	Appointed by Dean	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Senate	Max Foran	Member (elected by our FCC)	2007-07-01 2009-06-30
Senate	Lloyd Sciban	Alternate Member (elected by our FFC)	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
TUCFA	Marcia Epstein	Rep for FPC and AARC for the Faculty of Fine Arts	2006-07-01 to 2008-06-30
TUCFA	Rebecca Sullivan	Rep for FPC for Humanities
TUCFA Board	Marcia Epstein	Member	2006-07-01 to 2008-06-30
University Research Grants Committee	Paul Stortz	Member	2008-09-01 to 2010-06-30
U of C Health, Safety and Security Committee	Marcia Epstein	Member
U of C Shastri Committee	Aradhana Parmar	Member	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30

 

Communication and Culture Representatives on Outside Committees/Associations Listed by Person (by Last Name):

Committee/Association	Name	Position	Term
Faculty Association Representative	Regina Cochrane	Member (elected by our FFC)	2007-06-30 to 2009-06-30
Library and Cultural Resources Academic Council	Heather Devine	Appointed by Dean	2008-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board	Janice Dickin	Chair
Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board	Janice Dickin	Member
Board of Trustees for the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN)	Charlene Elliott	Member	Until 2011
Advisory Committee on Health, Wellness and Effectiveness (ACHWE --  Advisory to HR)	Marcia Epstein	Member
TUCFA Board	Marcia Epstein	Member	2006-07-01 to 2008-06-30
TUCFA	Marcia Epstein	Rep for FPC and AARC for the Faculty of Fine Arts	2006-07-01 to 2008-06-30
U of C Health, Safety and Security Committee (UHSSC)	Marcia Epstein	Member
Editorial Board, University of Calgary Press	Max Foran	Member
Senate	Max Foran	Member (elected by our FFC)	2007-06-30 to 2009-06-30
Committee to Hear and Decide Academic Misconduct Appeals	Margo Husby	Member
Committee to Hear and Decide Non-Academic Misconduct Appeals	Margo Husby	Member
U of C Shastri Committee	Aradhana Parmar	Member	2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30
Ad Hoc Review Committee for Non-Academic Misconduct	Lynne Perras	Member	2007-07-01 to 2009-07-01
Committee on Issues for Students with Disabilities	Lynne Perras	Member	to 2009-06-30
Executive Committee, Performance Studies Graduate Program	Brian Rusted	Member	Until 2009
Executive Council, Calgary Institute for the Humanities	Brian Rusted	Member	Until 2010
Senate	Lloyd Sciban	Alternate Member	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
General Faculties Council	Lloyd Sciban	Alternate Member (elected by our FFC)	2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Learning and Instructional Development Subcommittee (LIDS), a subcommittee of APC	Tania Smith	Member
Graduate Scholarship Committee -  Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies	Paul Stortz	Member	2007-06-30 to 2010-06-30
University Research Grants Committee	Paul Stortz	Member	2008-09-01 to 2010-06-30
ASPP	Rebecca Sullivan	Committee Member
CCA	Rebecca Sullivan	President
TUCFA	Rebecca Sullivan	Rep for FPC for Humanities
General Faculties Council	Wisdom Tettey	Member (elected by our FFC) Note L Sciban to attend 08/09	2007-06-30 to 2009-06-30

 

Last updated November 6, 2008 BJR