Message from the Provost: Consultation regarding Deanship of the Faculty of Education
12 September 2014
Dear colleagues in the Faculty of Education,
Thank you for meeting with me earlier this afternoon to discuss the upcoming national search for a Dean of Education. My sense of the Faculty’s thinking is as follows:
Timing: Launch national search as soon as practicable
External consultant: not needed
Search Advisory Committee (SAC): similar or identical structure to last year’s 10-person SAC: 3 elected faculty members from the Faculty of Education; 1 undergraduate Education student; and 1 graduate Education student; 1 APT or CUPE member from the Faculty; 1 appointed member of Deans’ Council; 1 external representative from the profession; 1 support person from HR; and myself as Chair. The election of faculty members would be carried out via the Dean’s Office as soon as possible; APT and CUPE staff would decide whom they wish to nominate; the student organizations would do the same; I will appoint a member of Deans’ Council; and I will approach an external representative nominated by the Faculty. I would like to have the SAC in place no later than the end of September. Responsibility and support for the search process will be in the Provost’s Office. The search will be governed by the provisions of University policy at http://www.uregina.ca/policy/browse-policy/policy-EMP-010-030.html .
Position profile: Faculty members to review the profile (attached) and provide suggestions to SAC about changes, if needed. SAC will redraft and provide final version to Faculty for information and any final input.
Please let me know if you have concerns or questions about any of these points. I look forward to working with you, and with a new SAC, to seek out and hire the best possible Dean for the Faculty of Education.
Sincerely,
Tom
Thomas Chase
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Rochelle Fenwick
Faculty Administrator
General Office (ED 384.1)
Faculty of Education
Ph: 585-4505
Fax: 585-4880
