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Summerlee, Mancuso share vision, goals, plans
Priorities for the University for the next year and beyond were discussed at the Oct. 7 Senate meeting.
The Senate Priorities and Planning Committee invited president Alastair Summerlee and provost Maureen Mancuso to share their vision, goals and plans for U of G. Senators then participated in discussions to identify possible goals and priorities for Senate's work.
The five objectives outlined by the president as part of a vision for the University's next five years are:
- improving Guelph's international reputation;
- demonstrating leadership in learning through transforming the undergraduate experience;
- enhancing U of G's research capacity;
- promoting Guelph's caring community; and
- restoring fiscal stability.
For her part, Mancuso identified four areas of academic priority for this year: integrated planning; the undergraduate learning experience; academic reorganization/restructuring; and accountability.
Senate also heard a presentation from Central Student Association academic commissioner Christi Garneau-Scott, who updated members on the process of selecting student representatives for program and curriculum committees.
In other business, Senate revised the bylaws of the newly renamed Senate Honours and Awards Committee to include responsibility for reviewing and presenting all Senate honours, including student medals awarded at convocation, university professors emeriti and honorary fellowships. Senate also endorsed the University's revised strategic research plan.
The membership slate for the selection committee for the dean of the College of Management and Economics (CME) was also approved. Chaired by Mancuso, the committee consists of CBS dean Mike Emes; Prof. Deb Stacey, chair of the Department of Computing and Information Science; B.Comm. student Gavin Armstrong; Prof. Julia Christensen Hughes, chair of the Department of Business; Prof. Jane Londerville, Marketing and Consumer Studies; Prof. Kris Inwood, Economics; and Diane Dobbins, manager of research and partnerships in CME.