Ed Krol Chair, Nominations Committee of Council AGENDA ITEM NO: 10.1

AGENDA ITEM NO: 10.1

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR DECISION

PRESENTED BY:

Ed Krol Chair, Nominations Committee of Council

DATE OF MEETING:

October 24, 2013

SUBJECT:

Nominations for Review Committee for the Vice-President Research

DECISION REQUESTED: That Council approve the following nominations to the Review Committee for the Vice-President Research: GAA members:

Marie Battiste, Educational Foundations, College of Education Oleg Dmitriev. Biochemistry, College of Medicine Robert Scott, Chemistry, College of Arts and Science Charlene Sorensen, Library Member of Council: David Parkinson, Vice-Dean, College of Arts and Science Background University search procedures for senior administrators call for the nomination of four members of the General Academic Assembly (GAA) and a member of Council who is a senior administrator to serve on the Review Committee for the Vice-President Research. As outlined in the search and review procedures for senior administrators, the Nominations Committee of Council nominates the Council member and the GAA members for this search committee and these nominations are voted on by Council. Nominations can also be made from the floor. Following the practice established last year, the Committee issued a Call for Nominations for this Review Committee membership. ATTACHMENT: Summary of Search and Review Committee composition List of recent Council appointments to search and review committees

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Review Committee membership: VICE-PRESIDENT Research Chair - the President

Ilene Busch-Vishniac

One member of the Board selected by the Board

TBA

One member of Senate selected by the Senate Nominations Committee

Nominated: Vera Pezer

One member of Council who holds a senior administrative position in the university

Nominated: David Parkinson

Four members of the GAA selected by Council

Nominated: Marie Battiste, Oleg Dmitriev, Robert Scott, Charlene Sorensen

Two members of Administration and/or Support Staff appointed by the President

TBA

The Provost and Vice-President Academic

Brett Fairbairn

The Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research

Adam Baxter-Jones

One graduate student selected by the GSA

TBA

One undergraduate student selected by the USSU

TBA

Definitions The University of Saskatchewan Act 1995 part seven, section 64 defines members of the General Academic Assembly as: (a) the president; (b) the vice-presidents; (c) the secretary; (d) the registrar; (e) all deans and directors employed by the university or an affiliated or federated college; (f) all faculty members; and (g) a number, set pursuant to subsection (2), of full-time students who are to be elected by the full-time students. Part one, section 2 (h) defines “faculty member” as a person who is employed on a full-time basis by the university or an affiliated or federated college and who serves as a professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer, full-time special lecturer, full-time instructor, librarian or extension specialist Availability The Vice-President Review Committee will be chaired by President Busch-Vishniac and intends to begin meeting in early November, 2013. Meetings will continue throughout the winter of 2013-14. 2

List of Recent Council Nominations For Presidential And Vice-Presidential Search And Review Committees October, 2013 Review Committee for VP Research GAA representatives: Council representative: January, 2013 Search Committee for VP Finance and Resources GAA representatives: Dean McNeill, Music Andrew Van Kessel, Animal and Poultry Science September 22, 2011 Review Committee for Provost and Vice-President Academic GAA representatives: Richard Schwier, Curriculum Studies Susan Whiting, Pharmacy & Nutrition Alex Moewes, Physics & Engineering Physics Gerald Langner, Music Council representative: Trever Crowe, Associate Dean CGSR May 19, 2011 Search Committee for President GAA representatives: Keith Walker, Educational Administration Winona Wheeler, Native Studies Michel Desautels, Physiology & Pharmacology Ingrid Pickering, Geological Sciences February 26, 2009 Search Committee for Vice-President Research Senior administrator who is member of Council: Janusz Kozinski, Dean of Engineering 4 GAA members: Marie Battiste, Educational Foundations, College of Education; Karen Lawson, Psychology, College of Arts & Science; Nazeem Muhajarine, Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine; Stephen Urquhart, Chemistry, College of Arts & Science Sept. 20, 2007 Review Committee for the President Roger Pierson, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Sheila Schmutz, Animal & Poultry Science Bob Lucas, Economics Joan Borsa, Women’s & Gender Studies

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