The Faculty of Arts and Science is embarking on a strategic planning exercise building on the successes of the Faculty and, based on input from students, faculty, staff, and the Dean’s Council, to facilitate a common vision and a strategic plan we can all work towards – together.
The Strategic Plan will articulate a common vision of what success for the Faculty of Arts and Science looks like five years from now, and identify what the Faculty needs to focus on for the next three years to get there.
The proposed timeline for the Strategic Plan is presented below. This is a guideline only, and may need to be adjusted based on input and feedback received from the community.
| October 2018 |
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| November 2018 | |
| December 2018 |
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| January 2019 |
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| February 2019 |
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| March 2019 |
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| April 2019 |
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The Strategic Planning Working Group consists of 1 faculty member from each cognate as elected by the cognate faculty members, 1 staff representative, the Dean, the Vice-Dean, an undergraduate student representative, and a graduate student representative. The working group will focus what questions will be asked during the process, reviewing and analyzing the data collected through the consultations and survey, and in collaboration with the Dean’s office staff, draft the final strategic plan for approval at Faculty Board.
Barbara Crow, Dean (Chair)
Gordon Smith, Vice-Dean
Marc Dignam, Science representative
Christine Sypnowich, Humanities representative
Marcus Taylor, Social Sciences representative
Zsuzsa Csergo, Social Sciences representative
Heather Drouillard, Staff representative
Leo Erlikhman, SGPS representative
Sagal Sharma, ASUS representative
Erik Lockhart (Facilitator, Smith School of Business)
| Date | Time | Meetings Objectives |
| November 2 | Initial Meeting | |
| January 21 | 9:00-12:00 | Vision and Priorities for FAS |
| January 28 | 1:00-4:00 | Developing Strategies |
| February 1 | 9:00-12:00 | Measuring our Success, Review Draft Presentation to Faculty Board |
| February 18 | 9:00-11:00 | Review of Draft Document |
| March 4 | 9:00-11:00 | Second Review of Draft Document |
| March 11 | 9:00-11:00 | Final Review of Document |
The purpose of the Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG) is to develop, on behalf of and in consultation/collaboration with all at the Faculty of Arts and Science, a 2019-2022 strategic plan for the Faculty. In doing so, the SPWG will look to build upon the University’s mission and vision, as well as identify key strategic goals and actions that the Faculty should focus on, at a Faculty-wide level, over the next 3 years.
Lisa Guenther (Philosophy), Adnan Husain (History), Samantha King (Gender Studies), Beverley Mullings (Geography), Dylan Robinson (Faculty of Arts and Science), Barrington Walker (History)
The Advisory Group composed of the above list of members, an ad-hoc group of interested and available faculty volunteers with relevant experience and scholarly expertise, came together to revise the draft FAS Strategic Plan through a diversity, equity, and inclusivity lens on three occasions. Initially in a meeting including Deans Crow, Jessup and Smith, and subsequently for two meetings of two hours each, the Advisory Group examined and discussed the Strategic Plan and devised new proposed language below. It has begun compiling action items it recommends the Faculty of Arts and Science take up to fulfill the vision and goals outlined in the Strategic Plan, and will meet to complete this work on April 10. The group will then forward its action items and add any other recommendations to the Dean’s office by April 12th.
The Advisory Group recognizes that the Strategic Plan provides an opportunity to articulate aspirational goals and commitments for the Faculty to achieve the structural transformations outlined since the PAC-Berry Report (1991), through the Henry Report (2004), the DARE Panel Report (2009), the Senate Educational Equity Policy Revision (2009), the DET Taskforce implementation priorities (2009-11) and, most recently, the ongoing PICRDI and TRC processes. Central to many of these past reports was the principle of embedding diversity, equity, and inclusivity more centrally into the mission, decision-making, priorities, and processes of the university at all levels rather than as an isolated, ancillary or adjunct set of considerations. The Advisory Group has attempted to do precisely this by making more specific and explicit the language and commitments expressed in the draft Strategic Plan. This approach has been necessary to emphasize the importance of, and to create the opportunities for recognizing, diverse forms of knowledge that have not historically been sufficiently represented or accommodated at the university.
The Faculty of Arts and Science is embarking on a strategic planning exercise building on the successes of the Faculty and, based on input from students, faculty, staff, and the Dean’s Council, to facilitate a common vision and a strategic plan we can all work towards – together.
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