The Changing Professoriate in Ontario Colleges and Universities
On Friday, April 29, 2016 the Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ joined with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), as well as the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) to host a free, half-day symposium. This event brought together expert panels to discuss the shifting nature of academic work and changes to the professoriate in Ontario.
Agenda
Friday, April 29, 2016, 8:45 am – 1:30 pm
8:45 – 9:00
Coffee
9:00 – 9:20
Introduction and Welcome
Creso Sa (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½/UT)
9:20 – 11:00
Panel 1: Directions of Change
- Chair: Michelle-Ann Hylton (Manager, Policy Unit, MTCU)
- Glen Jones (Interim Dean, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½/UT)
- Katharine Janzen (Professor, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½/UT)
- Alan Weedon (Vice-provost, Western University)
- Wendy Cukier (Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ryerson University)
Welcome remarks from the MTCU – Helen Cranley
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:45
Panel 2: Elements of Change
- Chair: Anne Charles (Conestoga College, President CSSHE)
- James Brown (PEQAB)
- Greg Moran (HEQCO)
- Sandra Acker (Professor Emerita, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½/UT)
- Laurel Schollen (Vice-President, Academic, Fleming College)
12:45 – 1:30
Lunch and Networking
This event is sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario; and the Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½.
Organizing Committee: Lucia Padure (MTCU), Richard Wiggers (HEQCO), Leesa Wheelahan (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½), Creso Sa (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½) and Glen Jones (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½).