Agenda
Thursday, March 5, 2026
2:30 p.m.
This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice.
1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks
Chair Mike Zryd
2. Division of Equity, People and Culture
Presentation (.pdf)
Parissa Safai, Vice-President Equity, People & Culture
3. Launch of the Graduate Student Certificate in Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEDIA)
Presentation
Guests: Dalia El Farra, Advisor, Education & Communications, and Oliver Martin, Director Workplace Restoration & Culture, Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion
4. Minutes (Minutes of Previous Meeting February 5, 2026) (.docx)
5. Dean's Remarks
Dean Alice MacLachlan
6. The Graduate Supervision Capacity-Building Professional Development Fund
Associate Dean Academic Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
Supervision toolkit capacity-building fund (URL, pdf)
7. Changes to Faculty Regulations: Leave to Appeal
For discussion
Associate Director, Graduate Academic Affairs Wes Moir
Motion (.docx)
8. University Academic Plan
For discussion
Presentation (.pptx)
Dean Alice MacLachlan
University Academic Plan 2025-2030 Consultations (URL, pdf)
9. Reports from Faculty of Graduate Studies' Representatives to Senate Committees
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Senate Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee
Anne MacLennan, Senate Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee
Naomi Couto, Senate Executive Committee