AGENDA Graduate Education Council Tuesday, January 30, 2018 3:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Council Chamber, Galbraith Building Room 202, 35 St. George Street 1. Approval of the Agenda of Graduate Education Council – January 30, 2018 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Graduate Education Council - October 17, 2017 (Documentation Attached) 3. Business Arising from the Minutes 4. Dean’s Remarks 5. 10,000 PhD Survey Results 6. Motions (Documentation Attached) 6.1 SGS Regulation Reviews 7. For Information (Documentation Attached) 7.1 Post-Doctoral Fellows Annual Report 2016-2017 7.2 External Awards Report - 2016-2017 7.3 GCAC Annual Report – 2016-17
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AGENDA Graduate Education Council
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 3:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Council Chamber, Galbraith Building Room 202, 35 St. George Street
1. Approval of the Agenda of Graduate Education Council – January 30, 2018
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Graduate Education Council - October 17, 2017 (Documentation Attached)
Graduate Education Council Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 3:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Council Chamber, Room 202, Galbraith Building The Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education, Joshua Barker, called the meeting to order in his role as Chair of Council. He welcomed all new members, and gave a special thank you to all continuing members for their participation on Council throughout the year. 1. For Approval: Agenda of the Graduate Education Meeting of October 17, 2017 MOTION (duly moved by Luc De Nil and seconded) THAT the agenda of the Graduate Education Council meeting of October 17, 2017 be approved. The motion was CARRIED. 2. For Approval: Minutes of the Graduate Education Council Meeting of May 16, 2017 MOTION (duly moved by Luc De Nil and seconded) THAT the minutes of the Graduate Education Council meeting of May 16, 2017 be approved. The motion was CARRIED. 3. Business Arising from the Minutes At the May 16, 2017 meeting Professor Luc De Nil reviewed the editorial changes to the SGS Calendar and it can be confirmed that Rotman was consulted to ensure all programs were included in the calendar review. 4. Dean’s Remarks a. Orientation for GEC Members Distributed with the agenda was a brief summary describing Graduate Education Council (GEC). Historically, Council played a significant role in the approval of academic programs. Much of this work has now been shifted to faculties and the Office of Vice-Provost, Academic Programs. GEC now focuses on University-wide policies, regulations and guidelines affecting graduate studies. Proposals for new guidelines and documents reflecting best practices are brought to GEC for information or discussion. The Vice-Deans have Advisory Councils that report to them: Committee on Program Matters, (CPM) and Committee on Student Matters (CSM). Members are encouraged to contact the Decanal team with matters of interest for discussion at future meetings. More information on GEC can be found here, https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/facultyandstaff/Pages/Graduate-Education-Council.aspx. b. 2017-18 Priorities The Dean reviewed the Provost’s Priorities for 2017-18 as they relate to graduate education and career development. In conversations with UTGSU, three main priorities have been identified as priorities: Wellness, Funding, and Accessibility. Areas of focus for SGS will be Transparency, Graduate Professional Development, Wellness, Improving Access, Building Community and Enhancing SGS Communications. SGS’s overarching priority is to build community for graduate students
as a whole, so students feel supported from the moment they arrive at UofT. SGS is re-evaluating the communication processes from a student-centric perspective and identifying areas for improvement. One example is a set of communications to help clarify graduate student funding matters to be distributed to Chairs in preparation for upcoming Collective Bargaining discussions. 5. Report of the SGS Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education SGS Parental Grant – Parental grants were created for doctoral students in the funded cohort to receive $4,000 during the approved leave for one session or more. Birth mothers may be eligible for a second installment of up to $4,000 to support parental leaves of two sessions or more in duration. More information can be found here, https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Completion-Grants-Emergency-Funding.aspx. Funding Complaint Process – Graduate students in the funded cohort may submit complaints about the interpretation, implementation or compliance with University faculty and/or graduate unit policy regarding their individual funding packages. More information can be found here, https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Funding-Complaint-Process.aspx. Supervision Guidelines – Faculty Edition – Supervision Guidelines for faculty have been finalized and are posted on the SGS website, https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/innovations/bestpractices/Pages/Supervision.aspx. Website Review - As part of the communications review SGS has hired contractors to consult with graduate administrators, students, staff and the Council of Graduate Deans to gather feedback to aid in updating the website. Please send feedback to [email protected]. 10,000 PhD Project – This was a snap-shot study of job outcomes of 10,000 PhDs who graduated from the University of Toronto between 2000-2015. Data will allow SGS to assess and refine recruitment strategies to enhance graduate programming and ultimately reduce time to completion. It will also be used to better understand the diversity of employment outcomes, provide transparency for students and faculty and highlight the importance in promoting the value of graduate education to employers, government and other constituents. gradSERU Survey – (Graduate Student Experience in Research Universities) In March 2017 the University of Toronto participated in the gradSERU survey for students enrolled in graduate professional and research-stream programs. The results will provide useful knowledge for work SGS is doing to improve graduate student experience. 6. Motions for Approval a. Appointment to Graduate Academic Appeals Board (GAAB) Professor Elizabeth Smyth presented the motion THAT Graduate Education Council approve the appointment of student member, Melanie Markovic from Physiology, Division IV, to serve on the Graduate Academic Appeals Board for one year from October 17, 2017 to October 16, 2018. The motion was seconded by Charles Dalrymple-Fraser. The motion is carried. b. Admissions and Programs Committee (A&P) Membership Professor Elizabeth Smyth presented the motion THAT Graduate Education Council approve the appointment of divisional members to the Admissions and Programs Committee. Proposed member for Division I, Professor Alison Keith from the Department of Classics for a three-year term effective October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2020; for Division II, Professor
Anna Korteweg from the Department of Sociology, renewed for a one-year term effective October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018; for Division III, Professor Julie Audet from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering for a three-year term effective October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2020; and for Division IV, Professor Howard Mount from the Institute of Medical Science, renewed for a one-year term effective October 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018 The motion was seconded by Hugh Segal. The motion is carried. 7. Report of the Vice-Dean, Programs – Elizabeth Smyth SGS has established a working group to undertake a systematic review of select calendar regulations. Prior to the January 30th GEC meeting, members will receive documentation summarizing the revised regulations for discussion. Owing to the President’s priority on internationalization, SGS will further develop International Visiting Graduate Student (IVGS) protocols, Joint Education Placements, and International Doctoral Clusters. These collaborations with international universities will allow greater mobility for our students between and among research partners, enriching the graduate experience. 8. Report of the Vice-Dean, Students – Luc De Nil Professor De Nil provided an update on the revision of the Supervisory Guidelines. A working group was tasked with updating and revising the Guidelines to articulate SGS values and to make the supervisor – graduate student relationship as productive and effective as possible. In consultation with representatives from the Conflict Resolution Centre, Accessibility Services, and the Council for Students with Disabilities, sections have been expanded on topics of conflict resolution, accessibility and accommodation. These online documents can be found here https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/innovations/bestpractices/Pages/Supervision.aspx. To promote best practices in graduate supervision, a workshop will be offered on December 14th in partnership with the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation. 9. Updates from the School of Graduate Studies a. Josie Lalonde, Director, Student Academic Services Eforms – SGS is proceeding to convert the many paper forms used by students and administrators to an online tool. Forms include workflow and a tool that sends emails to students when a request has been approved/denied. Next Generation Student Information Services (NGSIS) – This is a university-wide platform modernization project that will eventually replace ROSI, and better integrate systems used throughout the university. The EASI team is converting ROSI programming language, rewriting 2 million lines of code and replacing the mainframe. User acceptance testing will begin in January with the plan to go live over the May long weekend. SGS Outreach to Graduate Units – A new Graduate Unit Advisor position has been introduced to reach out and develop connections and provide improved service to administrators and students. A Graduate Administrator Advisory Committee has been established to share best practices and identify emerging challenges to help steer the direction of various SGS initiatives. It has been helpful to receive feedback through this Committee, as well as through monthly roundtable discussions and Learning Cafes. Wellness Counsellors – A few years ago a full-time Wellness Counsellor joined the Student Services team. Saretta Herman is now on parental leave and will be replaced by Sean Martin. As Saretta consistently managed a full caseload, a second Wellness Counsellor position will be posted soon. The counsellors are available to listen and help students identify
strategies to address any issues they are experiencing. Appointments can be booked through Health & Wellness, http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Graduate-Counselling-Services.aspx. A member asked if it would be possible, along with the 1:1 appointments, to have a Wellness Counsellor come and meet with students to discuss general wellness strategies. Ms. Lalonde will follow up with Health & Wellness to see if training could be available for faculty to help them deal with situations where students come to them with issues. Conflict Resolution Center services are also available to faculty and staff who wish to speak to someone in a confidential manner to guide them, and point them to appropriate resources. More information is found here http://gradcrc.utoronto.ca/. 10. Other Business A member questioned the timing that student receive information valuable to their programs, specifically the Graduate Supervisory Guidelines currently included in information packages. There are many questions from the student perspective that need to be asked before they have a supervisor. The challenges is to provide a level of information that is generic enough to address circumstances encountered in this diverse environment. A member drew attendees’ attention to the Grad E-News, which functions as a wire service to convey important information directly to graduate students. The SGS Communications Officer reviews newsletters across the University and shares relevant graduate information with the broader university community. If members have information they wish to include in E-News, email [email protected]. 11. For Information: Distributed for information, with the agenda
a. Graduate Education Council Membership – 2017-18 b. Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters – Annual Report 2016-17
A member questioned the upward trend in plagiarism cases. UofT is trying to promote awareness at the undergraduate and graduate level, and reinforce there is a formal process to be followed to defend the integrity of the education we provide. It is incumbent on us as a community to educate the new members provide a clear and consistent message in what those policies they are. The University is trying to move in the direction of having a compulsory statement on Academic Integrity in course syllabi. We continue to communicate this information as it comes back to the student/supervisor relationship expectations and awareness of university policies.
c. Graduate Academic Appeals Board – Annual Report 2016-17 d. Use of SKYPE for FOEs
A copy of the September 18, 2017 memorandum distributed by Vice-Dean Smith was included. SGS now supports the use of SKYPE during Final Oral Examinations, in certain circumstances, without prior approval from the SGS Vice-Deans Office. Professor Elizabeth Smyth presented the motion THAT Graduate Education Council meeting be adjourned. The Dean thanks members for attending and for the lively and productive discussion. The meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.
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Appendix to the Minutes UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - GRADUATE EDUCATION COUNCIL
Record of Attendance – October 17, 2017
Present (Voting & Non-Voting Members) Aqrabawi, Afif Audet, Julie Barker, Joshua (Chair) Bascia, Nina Benjamin, Dwayne Berry-Crossfied, Brieanne (ex-officio) Brummell, Alice Buck, Leslie Cresswell, Jess Dalrymple-Fraser, Charles De Nil, Luc (ex-officio) Hu, Jim Kaplan, Allan Katz, Chaim Koga, Midori Labrie, Normand Lee, Chi-Guhn Locke, Marius Mahrt-Smith, Jan Markovic, Melanie McInroy, Lauren Pietropaolo, Nelly Rice, Keren Sabzalieva, Emma Segal, Hugh Skira, Jerry (ex-officio) Steeves, Craig Stevenson, Siobhan Strong, Kimberly Versace, Carmela Wachowich, Cameron Zhang, Jonny
In Attendance (Guests & SGS Staff) Demke-Brown, Angela Freeman, Jane Haley, Lisa Heximer, Dianne (Secretary to Council) Hurlihey, Victoria Lalonde, Josie Plata, Angelique Stathopoulos, Laura Stinchcombe, Kristen Absent Alford, Larry (ex-officio) Brooks, Dina Cote, Stephane Dubber, Markus Gertler, Meric (ex-officio) Goel, Vivek Gough, William Johnson, Linda Mabury, Scott Nelson, Sioban Packer, Jeremy Pirvulescu, Mihela Qudrat, Anam Quinonez, Carlos Ratto, Matt Schuman, Boaz Simpson, Andre Smyth, Liz (ex-officio) Silcox, Mary Somigli, Luca Regehr, Cheryl
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MOTION
Graduate Education Council Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Proposal to revise entry in SGS Calendar Regulations.
MOTION THAT Graduate Education Council approve the changes to:
• Section 4.2.2. (Eligibility of Students for Second Graduate Degree of Same Title);
• Section 4.2.5.1 (Transfers – Master’s to Doctoral); • Section 6.1.11.1 (Extension of Time for Completion of Degree
Requirements – Master’s Students), and; • Section 6.1.11.2 (Extension of Time for Completion of Degree
Requirements – Doctoral Students) in the SGS Calendar for the 2018-19 academic year.
Consultations
SGS Dean’s Leadership Group (January 16, 2018) Council of Graduate Deans (January 23, 2018)
Governance
Graduate Education Council approval is final for SGS Calendar regulations.
SGS Calendar 2018-19
Proposed Changes for GEC
Current SGS Calendar Wording Proposed Change Rationale for Change Editorial or GEC Approval
4.2.2 Eligibility of Students for Second Graduate Degree of Same Title
The University may confer upon a person more than one graduate degree having the same title, provided the degrees are completed in different disciplines of study.
4.2.2 Eligibility of Students for Second Graduate Degree of Same Title
The University may confer upon a student a graduate degree having the same title provided the degrees are completed in different disciplines of study as a previous degree, if that initial degree was obtained at a different institution. For students who already have obtained a University of Toronto degree, a second degree of the same name will not be conferred unless it is undertaken in a different field of study from the first.
At the May 2017 CSM/CPM meeting, it was suggested that clarification is needed to explain if this policy is applied differently to applicants from universities other than U of T. It needs to be made clear that applicants from other universities should not be prevented from obtaining a U of T degree, even if they already have the same degree from a different institution. At the same time, it must be made clear that U of T graduate should not be permitted to apply to the same U of T degree that they already have, unless it is undertaken in a different field of study from the first.
GEC
4.2.5 Transfers
4.2.5.1 Master's to Doctoral A student may be recommended for transfer from a master's program to a doctoral program. In such cases, the student will transfer to a five-year doctoral program with the years in the master's program being counted as part of the doctoral program. Courses may be excluded in the transfer. The total number of courses required for the doctoral program is the sum of the normal master's and doctoral course requirements, unless otherwise specified by the graduate unit. Where flexible-time is an approved option, a student may also be recommended for transfer to a flexible-time doctoral option with the years in the master’s program being counted as part of the doctoral program.
4.2.5 Transfers
4.2.5.1 Master's to Doctoral A student may be recommended for transfer from a master's program to a doctoral program. In such cases, the student will transfer to a five-year doctoral program with the years in the master's program being counted as part of the doctoral program. Courses may be excluded in the transfer. The total number of courses required for the doctoral program is the sum of the normal master's and doctoral course requirements, unless otherwise specified by the graduate unit. Where flexible-time is an approved option, a student may also be recommended for transfer to a flexible-time doctoral option with the years in the master’s program being counted as part of the doctoral program. Such a transfer must occur within 24 months of initial registration.
SGS currently records program transfers that are requested after the student has been in the program for 24 months in the Admissions & Programs Committee report as non-standard requests; however, the SGS Calendar does not mention that program transfers requested beyond 24 months are not permitted. Since such requests are considered non-standard, the policy must be clearly stated in the SGS Calendar. Note: The Student Services and ROSI Manual states that “SGS approval is required for transfer requests beyond 24 months.”
GEC
6.1.11 Extension of Time for Completion of Degree Requirements
6.1.11.1 Master's Students In exceptional circumstances, a master's student who did not complete all the requirements for the degree within the time limit specified in the degree regulations may be considered for a maximum of three one-year extensions provided that the graduate unit concerned so approves. The first two extension requests require departmental approvals; the third requires departmental and School of Graduate Studies approvals.
To apply for an extension, the student must complete the Program Extension form and present to the graduate unit concerned the causes for the delay and evidence that the remaining degree requirements may be completed within the period of the extension request. No registration beyond the extension period will be permitted.
6.1.11.2 Doctoral Students In exceptional circumstances, a doctoral student who has not completed all the requirements for the degree within the time limit for the doctoral degree is eligible to apply for four one-year extensions. The first two extension requests require graduate unit approvals; the second two require graduate unit and School of Graduate Studies approvals.
To qualify for an extension, the student must complete the Program Extension form and present to the graduate unit concerned the causes for the delay and evidence that the remaining degree requirements may be completed within the period of the extension request. No registration beyond the four-year extension period will be permitted.
6.1.11 Extension of Time for Completion of Degree Requirements
6.1.11.1 Master's Students In exceptional circumstances, a master's student who did not complete all the requirements for the degree within the time limit specified in the degree regulations may be considered for a maximum of three one-year extensions provided that the graduate unit concerned so approves. The first two extension requests require departmental approvals; the third requires departmental and School of Graduate Studies approvals.
To apply for an extension, the student must complete the Program Extension form and present to the graduate unit concerned the causes for the delay. If an extension request is made for a 3rd and final extension, the student and the department must each provide confirmation that the degree requirements can be met within the time limits of the final extension. No registration beyond the extension period will be permitted.
6.1.11.2 Doctoral Students In exceptional circumstances, a doctoral student who has not completed all the requirements for the degree within the time limit for the doctoral degree is eligible to apply for four one-year extensions. The first two extension requests require graduate unit approvals; the second two require graduate unit and School of Graduate Studies approvals.
To qualify for an extension, the student must complete the Program Extension form and present to the graduate unit concerned the causes for the delay. If an extension request is made for a 4th and final extension, the student, the supervisor, and the department must each provide confirmation that the degree requirements can be met within the time limits of the final extension. No registration beyond the four-year extension period will be permitted.
Many students who request a program extension will not complete the remaining degree requirements within the extension period requested; therefore, it is recommended that this statement be removed from this section of the SGS Calendar. Confirmation by both the student and the department that the degree requirements can be met must be included with a request for a final extension request. The change will also be reflected on the request form.
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Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) 2016-17
This report reflects PDF engagements at the University of Toronto (U of T) during the academic year from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. The Postdoctoral Fellows Office had records of 1,337 PDFs registered with the School of Graduate Studies during this period, both on-campus and at the affiliated teaching hospitals and other institutions. As PDF engagements begin and end at any time during the academic year, this report is cumulative. Data Collection The report uses the data collected within the Postdoctoral Registration System (PRS). The report captures the profiles of on-campus PDFs1 based on the data on the PRS. The report focuses on campus affiliation, hospital/other statistics, divisional representation, unit association, and faculty affiliation, as well as citizenship, gender, and stipend statistics. Campus/Hospital/Other Affiliation PDFs have a presence on all three U of T campuses, in 10 affiliated institutions, and in government and industry. Out of 1,337 PDFs, 1,149 (86%) are affiliated with the St. George campus. Increasing numbers of PDFs are engaged off-campus, at the teaching hospitals, the Fields Institute, various industries and government locations, or the ROM. Divisional and Departmental Statistics In keeping with past statistics, the greatest numbers of PDFs were engaged in Divisions III and IV, accounting for 88% of PDFs. Division III once again had the highest number of on-campus PDFs: 48% of all PDFs at U of T. In Division I, the Jackman Humanities Institute had the greatest number of PDFs (13). In Division II, the department with the greatest number of PDFs was Management (15 PDFs across three campuses). In Division III, the greatest number of PDFs were in Electrical & Computer Engineering (105). In Division IV, the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research had the most PDFs (82); this Centre is unique at the university in that all PDFs associated with the DCCBR carry out their research elsewhere, often at the Department of Physiology.
1 On-campus PDFs are defined as those who are paid through the UofT payroll system, whether or not the research is undertaken on or off campus, as well as PDFs on campus who are paid directly by a third party.
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Faculty/Institute/Centre Statistics The Faculty of Arts & Science continues to engage the greatest number of PDFs at 417 (35%), followed by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at 321 (24%) and the Faculty of Medicine at 283 (21%); these three faculties make up 80% of the total on campus PDF population. Trainee and Employee Statistics PDFs in the employment category are paid a salary solely from their Principal Investigator (PI) or from unit funds or a unit award. They are unionized employees receiving a T4 income statement and are part of CUPE 3902 Unit 5. Some PDFs have trainee status, the original category for all PDFs. These PDFs have applied for and won their own awards, which may or may not be processed through U of T, and receive a T4A income statement (if the award is from a Canadian agency); these PDFs are not part of the union. A further trainee category exists, consisting of PDFs whose funding is split between their own awards and payments by their PI/unit. These PDFs also receive T4A income statements, even for the funding from the PI. Employee postdocs account for 1,010 PDFs, or 75% of the postdoc population. Entirely externally funded PDFs accounted for 18% and “split-funded” postdocs comprised the remaining 7%. Division I is the only division that has more trainees than employees (62% are trainees). Stipend Statistics The average annual PDF stipend for the year 2016-2017 was $46,758 (median is $45,000). Divisions III and IV had fairly equal average stipends ($47,187 and $47,199 respectively). The average stipend for male PDFs is $45,858 and the average stipend for female PDFs is $44,736. In Division I only, female PDFs earn more than their male counterparts do. The largest wage gap is in Division II. Gender Statistics Male PDFs made up 63% of the SGS PDF population. The highest number of male on-campus PDFs are in the Physical Sciences Division (488) with the Life Sciences Division in second place (279). The Life Sciences Division has the highest number of female on-campus PDFs at 254 out of a total on campus presence of 496. Female PDFs out-number male PDFs in Division II only. Female PDFs are hugely outdistanced in the Physical Sciences; the other divisions are more balanced.
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Citizenship Statistics PDFs on work permits made up 53% of the SGS population representing 706 of the 1,337 PDFs. This is statistically the same percentage as last year. North Americans continued to comprise the greatest number of PDFs at 586 (44%), with Canadians in the majority (489). Asian PDFs continued to follow at 449 (34%), and Europeans were next at 236 (18%). The remaining 4% of the population was from South America, Australia and New Zealand, and Africa.
Comparison with 2015-2016 and 2014-2015 Statistics After a slight dip in numbers in the 2015-16 academic year (1,286), PDF numbers increased this year to surpass the 2014-15 total number of PDFs (1,300). The 2015-16 year has been the only year in the past decade that saw a slight decrease. Other statistics remain very consistent, across faculties and divisions, and with respect to campus affiliation and citizenship. Since the category of employee began in September 2013, approximately 75% have been in this category.
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Faculty of Applied Science and EngineeringFaculty of Arts and Science
Faculty of DentistryFaculty of Forestry
Faculty of InformationFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Music
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture,…Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of NursingLeslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Ontario Institute for Studies in EducationUniversity of Toronto at Mississauga
University of Toronto at Scarborough
PDFs by Faculty
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The University of Toronto External Award Report on Federal and Provincial Awards
Prepared by the Graduate Awards Office at the School of Graduate Studies for Graduate Education Council, January 2018
The University of Toronto is an active participant in both the Federal Tri-Agency Award (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, Vanier and Banting) and Provincial Award (OGS, QEII-GSST, OTS) competitions. This report will briefly explain the outreach, process and results of these competitions for the past five years.
Outreach and Workshops • The Graduate Awards Office at SGS offers a number of information sessions for students and Graduate
Administrators to prepare for the Tri-Agency and OGS application season on all three U of T campuses. Approximately 500 students regularly attend these sessions.
Process for Tri-Agency Doctoral Awards • Tri-Agency doctoral awards (NSERC & SSHRC) are announced by SGS in early September. • SGS establishes the deadline for submission of Tri-Agency doctoral award applications from the graduate
units to SGS. • SGS, in consultation with the Vice-Dean Students, determines the faculty quotas for the submission of
doctoral applications using a formula which is based on each unit’s success rate over the past three years and doctoral enrolment data.
• The SGS Awards Committee adjudicates, on behalf of the University, external and internal awards. The Committee is comprised of Graduate Coordinators from units not currently serving on either of the Committees on Program and Student Matters. Each Tri-Agency Award has a subcommittee(s) with discipline-relevant faculty members drawn from across the University.
• Committee members pre-read applications and attend scheduled adjudication meetings to determine which applicants will be forwarded to Ottawa to fulfill the quota given to U of T by the respective Tri-Agency.
NSERC Doctoral
Award Overview For 2017-18, three graduate-level scholarships were offered through NSERC for Master’s and Doctoral students:
• Canadian Graduate Scholarships Masters (CGS M): $17,500 value, awarded for 12 months • Post-Graduate Scholarships Doctoral (PGS D): $21,000 value, awarded for 24-36 months • Canadian Graduate Scholarships Doctoral (CGS D): $35,000 value, awarded for 24-36 months
Process • SGS received 267 doctoral applications for the 2017-18 competition. • The University of Toronto submitted 194 applications to NSERC and received 110 awards in the 2017-18
competition, which is a competition success rate of 56.7%. • The number of NSERC applications received nation-wide and the overall number of awards available has
risen since last year however, the overall success rate has increase to 46.63% • U of T’s percent of total awards increased from 11.98% in 2016-17 to 15.30% in 2017-18.
Highlights • U of T remains the university with the largest share of NSERC awards held nation-wide
Total applications Canada-wide 3175 1686* 1544 1586 1542
Total awards Canada-wide 1561 710* 662 701 719
Success rate 49.10% 42.10% 42.88% 44.20% 46.63%
U of T - applications reviewed at SGS 432 273* 266 255 267
U of T - applications forwarded (= quota) 350 204* 190 199 194
U of T - awards received 190 95* 74 84 110 U of T -Success rate of applications forwarded 54.30% 46.60% 38.95% 42.21% 56.70%
U of T - % of total awards nation-wide 12.30% 13.40% 11.18% 11.98% 15.30% *Note: Starting in the 2014-15 award year, only doctoral awards are included. Previously, Master’s and doctoral applications received a combined quota and were forwarded together to NSERC which accounts for the drop in Total awards Canada-wide from 1561 to 710.
NSERC Results by Award Type NSERC 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Award Overview Three graduate-level scholarships are offered through SSHRC for Master’s and Doctoral students:
• The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships (CGS M): $17,500 value, awarded for 12 months
• SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: $20,000 value per year, awarded for 12-48 months • Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarships (CGS D): $35,000 value per year, awarded for 36
months
Process • The number of SSHRC Doctoral applications received at SGS for the 2017-18 competition was 122
(increase over previous year). • The University of Toronto submitted 238 SSHRC Doctoral applications to the national competition and
received 122 awards; a success rate of 51.3%. • National statistics for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 award years are not yet available. U of T’s percent of
total awards for the 2015-16 award year is 13.0% down from the 2014-15 (13.5%). • The total number of Doctoral awards granted by SSHRC in 2015-16 (1005) has increased since 2012-13
(864).
U of T SSHRC Doctoral National Results
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
National - Total applications reviewed by SSHRC 1932 1947 1992 1982 2043 National - Total awards 975 1010 1005 905 860 Success rate of applications forwarded by U of T 10.77% 12.18% 13.03% 11.38% 13.60% U of T - applications reviewed at SGS 261 287 311 305 311 U of T - applications forwarded to SSHRC 214 221 231 230 238 U of T - awards received out of those forwarded 105 123 131 103 117 Total number of awards to be held at the university* 127 141 143 115 122 Total % of awards to be held at U of T 13.03% 13.96% 14.23% 12.71% 14.19%
% of total Awards 13.03% 13.96% 14.23% 12.71% 14.19%
CIHR
Award Overview • The CIHR Master’s Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSM):
$17,500 value, awarded for 12 months
Process • The CIHR Master’s Award was harmonized for the 2014-15 competition, full competition details can be
found in the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s level section • National results prior to 2014-15 are not easily accessible for comparative purposes • The Graduate Awards Office does not have statistics on the CIHR Doctoral competition as students
submit their application directly to CIHR however, the office does send a memo to graduate units with internal U of T processes determined by Research and Innovation
Highlights • Under the Tri-agencies harmonization process the CIHR Master’s level awards were significantly
increased starting with the 2014-15 competition. U of T had the number of CIHR Master’s awards increased from an average of 20 per year to 60 awards per year starting in 2014-15 through to 2016-17. As of 2017-18, UofT’s CIHR CGS M allocation is 74.
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program
Award Overview For 2017-18 the Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program was awarded through a harmonized process for all Tri-agencies:
• CIHR Master’s Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSM): $17,500 value, awarded for 12 months
• NSERC Master’s Award: Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGSM): $17,500 value, awarded for 12 months
• SSHRC Master’s Award – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGSM): $17,500 value, awarded for 12 months
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Process • The 2013-14 competition year was the first year of the Tri-Council Harmonization process for the Canada
Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program. The objective is to streamline the application and review processes for students and university administrators. The agencies now have common evaluation criteria, common review mechanisms, a common IT platform and common post-award policies and regulations. The harmonization process is expected to be applied to the doctoral awards however no specific timeline has been confirmed; final adjudication of the doctoral scholarships will remain with the Tri-Councils.
• Eligible Canadian universities received an allocation of awards, and administered the CGS M process internally.
• Starting with the 2013-14 competition, applicants had to apply online through the Tri-agency developed application platform, Research Portal. A common submission deadline of Dec. 1st was set by the Tri-Agencies for student applications.
• Faculties were given quotas with unit information for the number of applications they were eligible to recommend to SGS based on
o University’s allocation from the federal government o graduate unit’s 3-year success rate (i.e. percentage of awards held at the unit) o graduate unit’s master’s student population;
Highlights • Graduate units submitted 484 applications to SGS according to their quota • 281 scholarships (totaling $4,917,500) were awarded through five separate SGS Award Committee
reviews • New for 2017-18 – the Tri-Agency developed a new formula to calculate the number of awards received
by each eligible university in Canada. The university’s allocation is calculated per agency based on each institution’s proportion of total sum grant and award funding received by all institutions, currently data being used is from the 2011-2012, 2012-13, and 2013-14 fiscal years. The allocations will remain the same for the 2018-19 competition.
CGS M Results by Award Type
CGS M 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 to 2016-2017 2017-2018 to 2018-2019
UofT Canada U of T's Share UofT Canada U of T's
Share UofT Canada U of T's Share UofT Canada U of T's
CIHR NSERC SSHRC CIHR NSERC SSHRC CIHR NSERC SSHRC # received at U of T 391 711 502 426 690 547 403 721 491 # reviewed at SGS 115 198 184 90 180 199 109 143 232 Allocation/# of awards 60 110 125 60 110 125 74 74 133
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VANIER CGS
Award Overview Vanier scholarships are awarded through all Tri-agencies: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC.
• Vanier CGS (doctoral): $50,000 value, awarded for 36 months
Process • The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-
class doctoral students by offering them a significant financial award to assist them during their studies at Canadian universities.
• Vanier applicants must apply through only one university and winners must hold their award at the institution that submitted their nomination.
• International students are eligible for the Vanier awards. • U of T’s quota for submission of applications for the Tri Councils’ is 246, which is to be allocated over a 3-
year time period (2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18).
Highlights • Candidates who are nominated by a university where they have completed a previous degree are asked
to provide a compelling rationale, in the “Special Circumstances” section, as to why they have chosen the same/nominating university to undertake their PhD. The university was also required to provide an explanation, in the nomination letter.
Award Overview • Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships: $70,000 value, renewable for two years
Process • The purpose of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is to build world-class research capacity by
recruiting top-tier Canadian and international postdoctoral researchers at an internationally competitive level of funding.
• The fellowships are be distributed equally across Canada's three federal granting agencies: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC.
• 70 new two-year awards annually at the national level, with a total of up to 140 awards active at any one time.
• At the request of the Tri-Council, the number of nominations forwarded in the Banting competition was reduced by the Graduate Awards Office.
• At the University of Toronto, Faculty Research Offices were given a quota from SGS and asked to nominate their best Banting candidates starting with the 2012-13 competition.
Results
Banting PDF 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
# of applications submitted by UofT 57 59 53
Results by agency CIHR
NSERC
SSHRC
Total
CIHR
NSERC
SSHRC
Total
CIHR
NSERC
SSHRC
Total
PDFs at UHN 5 0 1 6 6 0 0 6 4 0 0 4
PDFs at UofT 2 3 2 7 2 4 4 10 2 4 2 8
Total awards 7 3 3 13 8 4 4 16 6 4 2 12
Comparative Results
Banting PDF 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Agency totals 23 24 23 70 23 23 24 70 24 23 23 70
Results by agency CIHR NSERC SSHRC Total CIHR NSERC SSHRC Total CIHR NSERC SSHRC Total
Awarded to UofT 2 2 2 6 2 4 4 10 2 4 2 8
UBC 5 0 1 6 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 4
McGill 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 5 4 4 2 10
McMaster 2 3 1 6 0 1 3 3 1 2 1 4
Alberta 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Waterloo 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
Western 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2
Queens 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
York 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2
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Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Award Overview • 3000 Ontario Graduate Scholarships are awarded annually province-wide; • Over 800 awards were allocated by the Province to be administered by U of T (the largest share of OGS
awards held province-wide; allocation was based on graduate enrollment); this included 21 OGS awards for International students;
• Master’s and Doctoral students in all disciplines are eligible to apply; • Maximum of $15,000 value per year ($5000 per term, to be awarded for a minimum of 2 terms).
Process • As of 2013-14 award year, universities have been responsible for the administration of all OGS awards
offered and held; • Students must submit a separate OGS application to each university to which they are seeking admission; • Current and prospective students applied through the centralized U of T online OGS application system
developed by SGS; • Faculties were given an allocation based on:
o University’s allocation from MTCU o graduate unit’s 3-year average success rate (i.e. percentage of awards held at the unit) o graduate unit’s population;
• Graduate units accessed and reviewed applications and nominated OGS recipients along with a reversion list in accordance with their allocation;
• SGS received lists of nominees, completed final eligibility checks, and issued official award offers.
Highlights • 4234 applications were submitted to U of T in 2017-18 (vs. 4042 in 2016-17). • Each university must award all of their allocated OGS awards. Unused allocations are to be returned to
the Ministry. As U of T has many more applications than allocated awards, the entire 839 awards were offered to students.
OGS 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-17 2017-18 Total number of initial offer of OGS awards by the Ministry 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000
U of T - awards received (as per initial successful list from MTCU) 806 802 808 822 839
U of T’s Share 26.87% 26.73% 26.93% 27.40% 27.97%
* Starting 2013-14, the 3000 awards have been given as fix allocations to universities for administration.
Award Overview • Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS): $40,000 value, renewable annually for a total of four years.
Process • The Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) provides significant financial support to attract the best qualified
international students to Ontario for PhD studies. • Starting in the 2011-12, the University of Toronto received 15 OTS awards. • Each year, an additional 15 awards are provided to U of T, reaching a steady state of 60 awards. • PhD admissions applicants are nominated by eligible graduate units. • SGS holds a central competition and awards the top candidates an OTS.
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST)
Award Overview • In 1998, the Ontario government introduced the QEII-GSST (originally named the OGSST), a merit-based
scholarship program targeted specifically toward graduate students in science and technology. Eligible Ontario universities receive an allocation of awards each year based on graduate enrollment in the science and technology disciplines;
• The program is supported through funds provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and by funds raised by the University of Toronto from the private sector.
• In order to guarantee funds from the private sector each year to meet the matching requirement, the University of Toronto, through a massive fundraising campaign, created 174 endowments to match and cover 1/3rd of each of the 174 awards the MTCU had allocated to the university in 2001; therefore each year U of T continues to award 174 awards as per the award records for each endowment;
• For the past three years the Province has been allocating approx. 150 QEII-GSST awards to be administered by U of T (the largest share of QEII awards held province-wide);
• Master’s and Doctoral students in disciplines of science and technology are eligible to apply; • Maximum of $15,000 value per year ($5000 per term, to be awarded for a minimum of 2 terms);
Process • Universities are responsible for the administration of all QEII awards offered and held; • Students must submit an OGS application to each university department to which they are seeking
admission and would like to be considered for the QEII-GSST; the OGS application acts with a dual purpose of an OGS application and a QEII-GSST application if the applicant indicates he/she would like to also be considered for the QEII-GSST competition;
• Current and prospective students applied through the centralized U of T online OGS application system developed by SGS;
• Graduate units have a fixed allocation based on the number of endowment accounts the unit was able to create when the QEII-GSST program was first introduced by the MTCU;
• Graduate units accessed and reviewed applications and nominated QEII recipients along with a reversion list in accordance with their allocation;
• SGS received lists of nominees, completed final eligibility checks, and issued official award offers.
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Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award
Award Overview • Three levels of this award: Master’s, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral; • Value of Master’s level award: $25,000 plus $1,000 research allowance; • Value of Doctoral level award: $35,000 plus $2,000 research allowance; • Value of Postdoctoral level award: $50,000 plus $5,000 research allowance; • The award recipients are determined by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).
Process • The purpose of the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars award is to foster the creation of new knowledge
about women’s health and its translation into improved health for women, more effective health services and products for women, and strengthen the health care system;
• Applicants must first submit applications to their graduate units; • Graduate units may submit to SGS one candidate for each of the three categories for the centralized SGS
competition; • U of T has a quota of two nominations for each award level to submit to COU; the top two candidates for
each level are determined by an SGS Awards Committee; • The Council of Ontario Universities reviews nominations submitted from all registered Ontario
universities to determine the recipients; • Due to the research stipend received by recipients, award payments are made through the Office of
Research and Innovation and processed by individual faculties and departments.
Results
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-17 2017-18
Master's Doctoral Post Doc Master's Doctoral Post
Doc Master's Doctoral Post Doc Master's Doctoral Post Doc
U of T - applications reviewed at SGS
12 15 7 15 17 6 13 16 5 14 17 5
U of T - applications forward
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
U of T - renewal applications
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total U of T awards 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Total U of T renewals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total Provincial awards including Renewals
2 3 1 4 3 2 3 4 2 1 6 3
U of T's % of total awards
100% 33% 100% 25% 0% 00% 33% 0% 50% 0% 0% 33%
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Autism Scholars Award
Award Overview • Two levels of this award: Master’s and Doctoral; • Up to one award at the Master’s level and the Doctoral level is given annually province wide; • Value of Master’s level award: $18,000; • Value of Doctoral level award: $20,000; • The award recipients are determined by the Council of Ontario Universities.
Process • The purpose of the Autism Scholars Award is to attract and retain pre-eminent scholars in the creation of
new knowledge concerning child autism and increase the province’s capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and to strengthen the treatment system;
• Applicants submit directly to the Graduate Awards Office by December 1; • All completed and eligible applications received by the deadline are forwarded to the Council of Ontario
Universities for adjudication; • Graduate Awards Office processes payment if a U of T applicant receives the award.
Results
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-17 2017-18
Master's Doctoral Master's Doctoral Master’s Doctoral Master’s Doctoral U of T - applications reviewed at SGS
4 3 5 10 9 7 4 11
U of T - applications forward
4 3 5 10 9 7 4 11
Total U of T awards 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total Provincial awards 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
U of T's share (%) of total awards 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
John Charles Polanyi Prizes
Award Overview • The John Charles Polanyi Prizes is a prestigious award honouring the achievement of John Charles
Polanyi’s receipt of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; • 5 Polanyi Prizes are awarded each year, one in each of the categories (mimicking the Nobel categories):
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economics; • The value of the prize is $20,000; • Recipients must have a postdoctoral fellowship or new faculty appointment; • Each University may nominate up to three applications per category
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Process • For the 2017 competition, applicants submitted through their graduate unit which confirms eligibility
before forwarding to the Graduate Awards Office; • Applications were reviewed for eligibility and completeness and completed and eligible applications were
forwarded to the COU; • An SGS adjudication was held only for the Physiology and Medicine category as SGS received more
applications than three applications permitted to be forwarded by the University. • COU adjudicates and selects recipients; • Award funds are distributed directly to recipients from COU.
Results
Polanyi 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
U of T - applications reviewed at SGS
8 6 8 7 5 15 15
U of T - applications forward
8 6 8 7 5 9 9
Total U of T awards 2 3 2 2 1 2 2*
Total national awards 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
U of T's share (%) of total awards 40% 60% 40% 40% 20% 40% 40%
*2017 results have not yet been announced publically, will be announced sometime in November 2017
Please note: The full version of this report is 39 pages long as it includes a detailed breakdown of registration activity by division and by department. The full report is available upon request by
Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC) School of Graduate Studies
2016-17 Year-End Report: Executive Summary In the 2016-17 academic year, the School of Graduate Studies’ Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC), offered 83 non-credit course modules, 54 workshops, 3 boot camps, 22 talks/workshops imbedded within graduate courses, and 614 Writing Centre consultations. A total of 5,152 graduate students from 80 different graduate programs participated in our programs, which is the highest number of students we have ever taught in a year (up from the previous high of 4,835). During this academic year, 2,276 graduate students enrolled in our courses (another new high), and 1,479 participated in workshops. Figure 1 below shows course demographics by content. Figure 2 shows course demographics by language status.
The disciplinary diversity in the demand for GCAC’s programs is revealed in the lists below of the top ten users, by department, for our courses, workshops, and Writing Centre appointments: Top Ten Users by Department:
Courses Workshops Writing Centre 1) OISE OISE Economics 2) MIE MSE Information 3) ECE Geography and Planning TST – Advanced Degree 4) Medical Science HPME HPME 5) Civil Engineering ECE Medical Science 6) Management Civil Engineering Management 7) Music Other/Unknown Anthropology 8) Chemical Engineering Music Geography and Planning 9) Computer Science MIE Public Health Sciences 10) HPME Chemical Engineering MIE Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Dr. Jane Freeman, Director Graduate Centre for Academic Communication Phone: 416 946-7314 E-mail: [email protected]
Total GCAC Participants in the 2016-17 Academic Year: 4369
UofT Students taught by GCAC faculty outside of GCAC: 713UofT Students taught in GCAC courses offered through IMS 50UofT Students taught in GCAC courses offered through FAS 20
Total student contact by GCAC in the 2016-17 Academic Year: 5152
Courses
Students enrolled by
division
% of course enrolment by
division1 - Humanities 281 12.67%2 - Social Sciences 722 32.55%3 - Physical Sciences 626 28.22%4 - Life Sciences 589 26.56%
1 - Humanities 152 24.76%2 - Social Sciences 207 33.71%3 - Physical Sciences 93 15.15%4 - Life Sciences 158 25.73%
Division
Division
Division
*Numbers reported in the 'Other' category reflect participants who did not provide information on their departments, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, etc.
281 13%
72232%626
28%
58927%
1 - Humanities
2 - Social Sciences
3 - Physical Sciences
4 - Life Sciences
22315%
41628%
37125%
40828%
614%
1 - Humanities
2 - Social Sciences
3 - Physical Sciences
4 - Life Sciences
Other*
15225%
20734%
9315%
15826%
1 - Humanities
2 - Social Sciences
3 - Physical Sciences
4 - Life Sciences
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Table 3: Percentage of course registration by department
A total of 2218 students from 79 departments registered for our courses.
DepartmentStudents
registered
% of total students
registered
Aerospace Science and Engineering 23 1.04%Anthropology 36 1.62%Architecture, Landscape, and Design 34 1.53%Art 22 0.99%Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 0.50%Biochemistry 22 0.99%Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering 35 1.58%Biotechnology 2 0.09%Cell and Systems Biology 17 0.77%Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry 62 2.80%Chemistry 26 1.17%Cinema Studies 2 0.09%Civil Engineering 83 3.74%Classics 1 0.05%Comparative Literature 4 0.18%Computer Science 61 2.75%Criminology 11 0.50%Dentistry 20 0.90%Drama 13 0.59%Earth Sciences 17 0.77%East Asian Studies 13 0.59%Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 19 0.86%Economics 31 1.40%Electrical and Computer Engineering 110 4.96%English 16 0.72%European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies 8 0.36%Exercise Sciences 19 0.86%Forestry 27 1.22%French Language and Literature 3 0.14%Geography and Planning 52 2.34%Germanic Languages and Literatures 3 0.14%Global Affairs 10 0.45%Health Policy, Management and Evaluation 57 2.57%History 19 0.86%History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 2 0.09%Immunology 20 0.90%Industrial Relations and Human Resources 7 0.32%Information 48 2.16%Italian Studies 14 0.63%Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology 20 0.90%Law 36 1.62%Linguistics 4 0.18%
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Table 3: Percentage of course registration by department
A total of 2218 students from 79 departments registered for our courses.
DepartmentStudents
registered
% of total students
registered
Management 74 3.34%Materials Science and Engineering 28 1.26%Mathematical Finance 4 0.18%Mathematics 10 0.45%Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 124 5.59%Medical Biophysics 25 1.13%Medical Science 87 3.92%Medieval Studies 1 0.05%Molecular Genetics 29 1.31%Museum Studies 10 0.45%Music 66 2.98%Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 23 1.04%Nursing Science 26 1.17%Nutritional Sciences 20 0.90%Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy 2 0.09%Ontario Institute for Studies in Education 291 13.12%Pharmaceutical Sciences 22 0.99%Pharmacology and Toxicology 14 0.63%Philosophy 7 0.32%Physical and Environmental Sciences 16 0.72%Physical Therapy 6 0.27%Physics 11 0.50%Physiology 31 1.40%Political Science 32 1.44%Psychology 27 1.22%Public Health Sciences 48 2.16%Public Policy and Governance 6 0.27%Rehabilitation Science 26 1.17%Religion 19 0.86%Slavic Languages and Literatures 2 0.09%Social Work 23 1.04%Sociology 23 1.04%Spanish 9 0.41%Speech-Language Pathology 3 0.14%Statistics 5 0.23%Toronto School of Theology - Advanced Degree Students 21 0.95%Women and Gender Studies 7 0.32%
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Table 4: Percentage of workshop attendance by department/group
DepartmentNumber of attendees
% of total attendees
Aerospace Science and Engineering 5 0.34%Anthropology 26 1.76%Architecture, Landscape, and Design 3 0.20%Art, Department of 12 0.81%Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 0.27%Biochemistry 7 0.47%Biomedical Engineering 12 0.81%Biotechnology 0 0.00%Cell and Systems Biology 16 1.08%Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry 41 2.77%Chemistry 17 1.15%Cinema Studies 5 0.34%Civil Engineering 50 3.38%Classics 0 0.00%Comparative Literature 2 0.14%Computer Science 26 1.76%Criminology 6 0.41%Dentistry 6 0.41%Drama 16 1.08%Earth Sciences 33 2.23%East Asian Studies 6 0.41%Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 22 1.49%Economics 16 1.08%Electrical and Computer Engineering 53 3.58%English 11 0.74%European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies 3 0.20%Exercise Sciences 5 0.34%Forestry 32 2.16%French Language and Literature 11 0.74%Geography and Planning 55 3.72%Germanic Languages and Literatures 1 0.07%Global Affairs 2 0.14%Health Policy, Management and Evaluation 55 3.72%History 5 0.34%History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 5 0.34%Immunology 7 0.47%Industrial Relations and Human Resources 5 0.34%Information 25 1.69%Italian Studies 7 0.47%Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology 15 1.01%Law 28 1.89%Linguistics 6 0.41%
A total of 1479 people attended GCAC workshops. Please note: Our workshops are open to all members of the U of T community (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, etc.).
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Table 4: Percentage of workshop attendance by department/group
DepartmentNumber of attendees
% of total attendees
A total of 1479 people attended GCAC workshops. Please note: Our workshops are open to all members of the U of T community (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, etc.).
Management 9 0.61%Materials Science and Engineering 57 3.85%Mathematical Finance 0 0.00%Mathematics 5 0.34%Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 43 2.91%Medical Biophysics 17 1.15%Medical Imaging 3 0.20%Medical Science 31 2.10%Medieval Studies 2 0.14%Molecular Genetics 10 0.68%Museum Studies 16 1.08%Music 49 3.31%Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 4 0.27%Nursing Science 30 2.03%Nutritional Sciences 10 0.68%Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy 2 0.14%Ontario Institute for Studies in Education 200 13.52%Other/Unknown 49 3.31%Pharmaceutical Sciences 32 2.16%Pharmacology and Toxicology 0 0.00%Philosophy 26 1.76%Physical and Environmental Sciences 19 1.28%Physical Therapy 6 0.41%Physics 5 0.34%Physiology 17 1.15%Political Science 10 0.68%Post Doc 12 0.81%Psychology 28 1.89%Public Health Sciences 35 2.37%Public Policy and Governance 2 0.14%Rehabilitation Science 22 1.49%Religion 9 0.61%Slavic Languages and Literatures 2 0.14%Social Work 19 1.28%Sociology 7 0.47%Spanish 2 0.14%Speech-Language Pathology 0 0.00%Statistics 1 0.07%Toronto School of Theology - Advanced Degree Students 23 1.56%Women and Gender Studies 3 0.20%
