University of Waterloo

SENATE

Notice of Meeting

Date: Monday 28 March 2016

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Place: Needles Hall, room 3407

OPEN SESSION

3:30 1. Conflict of Interest Declaration

Consent Agenda

Motion: To approve or receive for information by consent items 2-5 below.

2. Minutes of the 22 February 2016 Meeting Decision

3. Reports from Committees and Councils

a. Graduate & Research Council Decision/Information

4. Report of the President

a. Recognition and Commendation Information

5. Reports from the Faculties Information

Regular Agenda 3:35 6. Business Arising from the Minutes

3:40 7. Presentation –

Maya D’Alessio, President, Graduate Student Association

Information

3:55

4:00

4:05

4:20

4:35

8. Reports from Committees and Councils

a. Amit & Meena Chakma Awards for Exceptional Teaching by a

Student Committee

b. Distinguished Teacher Award Committee

c. Executive Committee

d. Finance Committee

e. Graduate & Research Council

Information

Information

Decision

Decision

Decision

4:45 9. Report of the President Information

4:55 10. Q&A Period with the President Information

5:10

5:15

11. Report of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost

a. University Professor Designations

b. Undergraduate Admissions Update

Information

Information

5:25 12. Report of the Vice-President, University Research Information

5:30 13. Other Business Information

CONFIDENTIAL SESSION

5:35 14. Conflict of Interest Declaration

5:40 15. Minutes of the 22 February 2016 Meeting Decision

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21 March 2016 Logan Atkinson

JLA/kjj University Secretary & General Counsel

5:45 16. Business Arising from the Minutes

5:50 17. Report from the Nominating Committee for Honorary Degrees

Decision

6:00 18. Other Business

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Minutes of the Monday 22 February 2016 Meeting Present: Jean Andrey, Sandra Banks, Trevor Bechtel, Katherine Bergman, Graham Brown, John Burbidge, Lutz-Alexander Busch, Susan Cadell, Jennifer Clapp, Tara Collington, Mario Coniglio, Ray Darling, George Dixon, Bernard Duncker, Fraser Easton, Marlene Epp, David Edwards, Samir Elhedhli, Mavis Fenn, Wendy Fletcher, Allyson Francis, Jim Frank, John Garcia, Sally Gunz, Feridun Hamdullahpur, Anwar Hasan, Mark Haslett, Robert Henderson, Dennis Huber, Mike Hudson, Pallavi Hukerikar, Shelley Hulan, Craig Janes, Beth Jewkes, Greta Kroeker, Robert Lemieux, Christos Lolas, Paul Marriott, Rachel Mitchell, Barb Moffatt, Mohammad Nasif, Daniel O'Connor, Ian Orchard, Wayne Parker, Diana Parry, Douglas Peers, Angela Pereira, David Porreca, Tristan Potter, Chanakya Ramdev, David Rose, James Rush, Erin Sargeant Greenwood, Susan Schultz Huxman, Samantha Shortall, James Skidmore, Richard Staines, Gordon Stubley, Hamid Tizhoosh, Bryan Tolson, Barbara Veale, Johanna Wandel, William Watson, Stephen Watt, Alexander Wray Guests: Stephen Amirikah, Bruce Campbell, Jana Carson, Donna Ellis, Rocco Fondacaro, Stéphane Hamade, Sarah Hildebrandt, Jennifer Kieffer, Derek Madge, Nick Manning, Scott Nicoll Tamer Özsu, Chris Read, Ellen Réthoré, Daniela Seskar-Hencic, Allan Starr, Brandon Sweet, Marilyn Thompson, Alexander Wong Secretariat & Office of General Counsel: Logan Atkinson, Karen Jack, Melissa Zapletal Absent: Alanna Benson, Dong Eui Chang*, Eric Croiset, Maya D'Alessio*, David DeVidi*, Michael Drescher, Shikha Gandhi, Robert Gorbet, Marios Ioannidis*, Tom Jenkins, Karim S. Karim, Scott Kline*, Alysia Kolentsis, James Koo, Susan Leat*, Shoufa Lin, Michele Mosca*, Paul Murphy*, David Perrin*, Bruce Richter*, Mark Seasons*, Jay Shah, Neil Thomson, Olaf Weber* *regrets Organization of Meeting: Feridun Hamdullahpur, chair of Senate, took the chair, and Logan Atkinson, secretary of Senate, acted as secretary. Atkinson advised that due notice of the meeting had been given, a quorum was present, and the meeting was properly constituted. The agenda was amended by consent to bring the report of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost (originally item 12 on the agenda), forward to appear as new item 6 on the agenda, and to adjust the numbering of all subsequent items as a result.

OPEN SESSION

1. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST Senators were asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to the items on the agenda in open session. No conflicts were declared.

Consent Agenda Senate heard a motion to approve or receive for information the items on the consent agenda. O’Connor and Wray. Two corrections were noted in the materials submitted under the Consent Agenda. On page 9 of the materials, a comma was inserted after the word “Senate” and before the word “council” in the second last line of the report from Senate Graduate & Research Council. For page 10 of the materials, Senators were directed to the corrected page distributed to them at their places. The motion was amended to allow for these changes.

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2. MINUTES OF THE 18 JANUARY 2016 MEETING

Senate approved the minutes of the meeting. 3. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS

Graduate & Research Council. Senate received the report for information. Undergraduate Council • Changes to combinatorics and optimization. Senate approved changes to the minimum major

average as presented in the report. • Undergraduate Admission Requirements. Senate approved the changes to the English

language requirements for 2017 as presented in the report. • Academic Program Review Report (Germanic and Slavic studies). Senate approved the Two-

Year Report for Germanic and Slavic studies as presented in the report. • Academic Program Review Report (Bachelor of Social Work). Senate approved the Two-Year

Report for the Bachelor of Social Work plan as presented in the report.

Senate received the remaining item in the report for information.

4. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT Recognition and Commendation. Senate received the report for information. Honorary Degrees and Convocation Speakers. Senate received the memorandum for information.

5. REPORTS FROM THE FACULTIES Senate received the reports for information. The question was called, and the motion carried.

Regular Agenda At the invitation of Hamdullahpur, Wray introduced a delegation of international students, representing the “Why 9?” movement related to the Board’s recent decision to increase international tuition by 9%. The president called on Mugwe Kiragu to address Senate on behalf of the delegation. He spoke to the university’s reputation and the attraction it has for international students. But, he suggested, great disappointment is generated by the constant increase in international tuition. He addressed his comments to the value of the Canadian dollar and the impact it has on the ability of international students to pay tuition. He reviewed the history of international student tuition at the university, and made comparisons to select other institutions in Ontario. Finally, he asked what improvements in quality international students could expect as a result of a tuition increase that is four times the rate of inflation. According to the delegation, it is not clear that higher tuition fees actually translate into a better student experience for international students. He closed by appealing to the Board of Governors to reconsider its decision on this point. 6. REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC & PROVOST

2015-16 Operating Budget Update. Orchard provided an update on the status of the current budget. Slides used in Orchard’s presentation may be seen here: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat-general-counsel/sites/ca.secretariat-general-counsel/files/uploads/files/ian_orchard_senate_-_february_22_2016.pdf Most recent estimates suggest a deficit of about $1.221 million dollars for fiscal 2015-2016. Orchard specifically pointed out that a significant portion of the increase in salaries and wages relate to the hiring of new faculty members, intended to support enhanced quality of teaching and research at the university. Orchard also commented on the fact that the rate of inflation for university expenses is actually higher than the consumer price index, based largely in the increases in salaries and benefits.

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Orchard spoke to the rationale to increase international student revenue and some of the considerations that went into that decision by the Board of Governors for the 2016-2017 year. He referred to some of the programmes and services the university has in place to support international students. Orchard explained the process by which tuition fees are established, through consultation with the deans and through relying on extensive data generated by Institutional Analysis and Planning. He made some comparisons between the increases to be implemented at this university, and recent increases at other institutions in Ontario. Comparative data is used programme by programme, across the sector domestically, and in select universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. This information was available to the Board of Governors when it debated the question at its meeting of 2 February 2016. Senate heard a motion that Senate recommend to the Board of Governors that it reconsider its decision to approve an international tuition increase of 9%, and attempt to deliver a more responsible increase in tuition. Wray and Francis. Wray spoke to the difficulties facing international students, in the context of the uncertainty related to the budget process and the tuition framework. It was confirmed that the tuition increase applies to all four years of enrolment. There was comment from the international students’ delegation that the quality of international student is actually dropping due to various factors. In response to points raised by the delegation: clarification was provided to the effect that the ELAS program runs out of Conestoga College, and not the University of Waterloo, such that its revenues belong to the College; tuition for engineering programs at McGill University are actually higher than at the University of Waterloo. With respect to tuition planning for students already enrolled, the question has been discussed. For this current increase, it is not possible to limit the increase to entering students, but the question will continue to be considered in years forward. Orchard was asked whether there is a plan to inform students considering coming to this university that there may be increases in tuition during their programme of study. International tuition is posted online, and the Board of Governors does have a policy limiting increases to a certain ceiling. Our web sites will be reviewed to ensure that the message is sufficiently clear. The question was called, and the motion was defeated. Senate heard a motion that Senate task Dr. Ian Orchard, Vice-President Academic and Provost, with preparing recommendations on tuition policy in consultation with the Deans, and student senator caucus. Wray and Ramdev. Orchard advised that tuition policy is a policy of the Board of Governors, and it is now in existence. Orchard asked whether this motion is intended to address all tuition, and to whom would the committee report. In response, Senate was advised that the scope would be limited to international tuition. Students feel as though they’re left out in budget discussions, and would like to have a discussion respecting sustainable international tuition.

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A question was raised about the definition of the “student caucus,” and whether it even exists. It was pointed out that, because the Board has approved the tuition increase already, it is a difficult position for senators who also sit on the Board to take part in debate on these motions. The question was called, and the motion was defeated.

7. RESEARCH PRESENTATION

DR. ALEXANDER WONG, CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, DIRECTOR, VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING RESEARCH GROUP, SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERING Dixon introduced Dr. Wong. Wong spoke in particular about integrative imaging systems, correlated diffusion imaging, the compensated magnetic resonance imaging system, and a number of other significant technological advances. Wong answered a question about the potential for the development of more invasive technologies, and how this research is intended for medical uses only and not increased surveillance in other settings. He also addressed the possibility of false positives in the application of this technology. Slides used in the presentation may be seen at: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat-general-counsel/sites/ca.secretariat-general-counsel/files/uploads/files/wong_senatetalk.pdf.

8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES Evolution of Senate Membership. Atkinson advised that he had posted online a short explanation of how Senate membership has evolved relative to the Senate membership requirements in The University of Waterloo Act, 1972. The explanation can be found by following a link appearing with the Act on the web site of the Secretariat & Office of General Counsel. Residency language in Graduate Studies Calendar. This matter was deferred, to be raised later in the agenda under “Other Business.”

9. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS Executive Committee. Senate Bylaw 3, A bylaw relating to the selection of members of Senate (2nd reading). Senate heard a motion to approve the proposed amendment to Senate Bylaw 3. Skidmore and Henderson. Carried.

10. PRESENTATION – WORKING GROUP ON BIBLIOMETRICS’ WHITE PAPER DR. TAMER ÖZSU, ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH, FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS Özsu informed members about the work of the group studying bibliometrics at the university. He noted that in the white paper, Tim Kenyon ought to be listed as a member of the task force, and Mark Haslett ought to be listed as University Librarian, rather than Head Librarian. The task force was thanked for its thorough consultation and for integrating feedback into the white paper. Slides used in the presentation may be seen at: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat-general-counsel/sites/ca.secretariat-general-counsel/files/uploads/files/bwg_white_paper_presentation-senate.pdf.

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11. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

Hamdullahpur presented a short report on recent activities at the university, including: support for the international student delegation in coming to Senate and expressing their opinions and concerns; the issue of international tuition is a complicated one, but it is one of the very few areas where the university can generate additional income; congratulations to a number of university faculty for receiving recognition for their work; Jeff Casello has been named Associate Provost, Graduate Studies, and Ian Rowlands has been named interim Associate Vice-President, International; congratulations to Chris Lolas and his executive team for their re-election to their offices with the Federation of Students; thanks to FEDs and its leadership, and to GSA and its leadership, for the passage of the student referendum to support the expansion of the Physical Activities Complex and the Student Life Centre; congratulations on the success of the Research Talks; at the federal level, a stimulus package is likely to be announced at any time, for shovel ready infrastructure projects; the federal government is also asking for input on its pending budget, and the president appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance, representing the U15, to make a submission, focusing on restoring the funding level for the tri-agency granting councils and addressing research infrastructure challenges; review of the National Research Council, and associated reporting lines; the federal government is also keenly interested in “big science” projects, and more information will be released on these projects in due course; at the provincial level, the budget will be announced this Thursday and the president has been invited to be present; funding formula is currently under review, and it is hoped that changes will be coming forth shortly after the budget is announced.

12. Q&A PERIOD WITH THE PRESIDENT The president was asked if there are any plans for top entrepreneurs to come to campus to address the community. He responded that the university is working on this but it is difficult to attract top entrepreneurs due to their busy schedules. Questions were posed on operational concerns and transparency concerns for research centres and institutes under Policy 44, and whether the Deans and the Vice-President, Research have been hearing similar concerns. Dixon advised that faculty-level centres and institutes will be required to conform to Policy 44 as they come forward for renewal. With respect to university-level research centres and institutes, work is continuing to bring them into compliance with the policy. Some parts of this work are easier accomplished than others, and adjustments in the constitutions of those entities are underway. Discussions inside each centre or institute are quite thorough among the members of the institute, and Dixon is satisfied that the process is being properly undertaken in the institutes. The University Secretary & General Counsel was asked about the use of gender neutral language in the recent note to the community of the Vice-President, University Research search. Atkinson advised that a change would be made in the next notice. The University Secretary & General Counsel was asked about the gender balance on the Vice-President, University Research search committee. Atkinson noted that more attention would be paid to this issue as further search committees are established in the future. Dixon advised that the next research seminar will be given by Jennifer Clapp on 1 April 2016.

13. REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RESEARCH Senate received the report for information.

14. OTHER BUSINESS Frank spoke to the relationship between residency requirements for graduate students and program time limits, raised during the January meeting of Senate and brought forward to this meeting as

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Business Arising. He suggested that the source of the question may be confusion between these two time limitations.

Senate convened in confidential session. 23 February 2016 Logan Atkinson University Secretary & General Counsel Secretary to Senate

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Confidential minutes have been removed.

University of Waterloo SENATE GRADUATE & RESEARCH COUNCIL

Report to Senate 28 March 2016

Senate Graduate & Research Council met on 11 January 2016 and 8 February 2016, and agreed to forward the following items to Senate for approval and information. As well, Senate Undergraduate Council met on 13 October 2015 and 8 December 2015 and jointly recommends items 1 and 2 to Senate for approval. These items are recommended for inclusion in the consent agenda.

Further details are available at: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/committees-and-councils/senate-graduate-research-council

FOR APPROVAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW REPORTS

1. Motion: To approve the final assessment report for fine arts (Attachment #1).

2. Motion: To approve the two-year report for management sciences (Attachment #2).

FOR INFORMATION CURRICULAR MODIFICATIONS On behalf of Senate, council reviewed and approved new courses, course changes, course inactivations and minor plan changes for the Faculty of Arts (economics; peace and conflict studies; sociology), the Faculty of Engineering (management sciences; mechanical engineering), the Faculty of Environment (geography and environmental management; School of Environment, Enterprise and Development; planning), and the Faculty of Science (pharmacy; physics). Migration to New Common Template for Graduate Studies Academic Calendar In 2015, the Graduate Studies Office initiated a project to migrate the content of existing academic plans in the graduate calendar to a new common template, as well as a new web platform (WCMS). The aim of the project was to provide a common look and feel for all academic program calendar content that is robust and can fit the requirements and descriptions of every existing graduate academic plan. Prospective and current students as well as faculty and staff will benefit from clearer, more accurate and consistent program requirements, as well as more robust search functionality. Following outreach to the six faculties and the AFIW institutions, all units have subscribed to this approach and are adopting the common template over the course of early 2016.

At the 8 February 2016 meeting, Council approved on behalf of Senate minor changes to the calendar text of academic plans for the Faculty of Arts (all arts plans except English language and literature), Faculty of Environment (all plans), Conrad Grebel University College (theological studies), and St. Jerome’s University (Master of Catholic Thought). SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS On behalf of Senate, council approved the creation of the Christine & David Edwards Graduate Studies Travel Fund. /mg Jim Frank George Dixon Associate Provost, Graduate Studies Vice President, University Research

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Final Assessment Report of Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art, Art History and Visual Culture, Film Studies and Visual Culture), Master of Fine Arts (Studio Art)

December 2015

Introduction In accordance with uWaterloo’s Institutional Quality Assurance Process (IQAP), this final assessment report provides a summary and synthesis of (i) the external review of the three BA programs in Studio Art, Art History and Visual Culture, and Film Studies and Visual Culture and the MFA program in Studio Art, (ii) the program (department) response to the external review, and (iii) an implementation plan for improvements that lists specific actions, timelines, required resources and responsibility.

The Fine Arts Department was last reviewed in 2007. Although self-studies were prepared separately for the graduate (2006) and undergraduate (2007) programs, the two programs were reviewed by external reviewers at the same time in the fall of 2007. Recommendations from the last program review have resulted in improvements in curriculum, courses, admissions processes, library resources, space for students, involvement of faculty beyond the department and Faculty of Arts, and strategic faculty and staff appointments.

Self-Study Process and Site Visit The Chair of the Department of Fine Arts assumed primary responsibility for guiding the self- study process. Each faculty member, except those on sabbatical, was assigned one or more major sections of the self-study to complete. Staff were also involved in contributing to the self-study. Institutional Analysis and Planning provided the usual wide array of data required to support the self-study. The Centre for Teaching Excellence conducted three workshops with Fine Arts faculty members to create the UDLEs (in 2009) and GDLEs (in 2013-4) mapping charts. Student opinion was solicited through surveys. For current students, survey questions were appended to the Fall 2013 course evaluation forms for four key Fine Arts courses in Fall 2013. For undergraduate and graduate alumni, the department worked with the Office of Advancement. Current undergraduate and graduate students were also interviewed by the external reviewers as part of the review process.

The Department of Fine Arts submitted their self-study to offices of the Associate Vice President, Academic and Associate Provost, Graduate Studies on August 25, 2014. In addition to

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faculty CVs (volume II of the submission), a comprehensive set of appendices accompanied the report, including: degree requirements, course descriptions, a list of visiting artists and scholars, staff job descriptions, information on the University of Waterloo Art Gallery, the external reviewers’ report from 2007, the co-op report, and information on experiential learning, library resources, the MFA program, student awards and internships, course questionnaires, survey instruments and results, and the five-year plan for the Department of Fine Arts. The site visit was conducted November 20-21, 2014. The external members of the review team were Alex Poruchnyk, School of Arts, University of Manitoba and David Merritt, Department of Visual Arts, Western University. The internal member was Dr. Vivian Dayeh, Department of Biology. The review team met with program administrators and departmental faculty (including sessional faculty) and staff, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as the Faculty Dean and Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), the Associate Provost, Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President, Academic. The reviewers also visited numerous studios, resource centres, lecture theatres, art galleries and faculty and administrative spaces. The external reviewers’ report was received on January 2, 2015 and the department’s response and implementation strategy, with timelines, responsibilities and resource needs assessment was received on April 29, 2015 and approved by the Dean of Arts on May 15, 2015. This final assessment report is based on information extracted, verbatim in many cases, from the self-study, the reviewers’ report and the program response.

Fine Arts Programs Under Review

Bachelor program In 2011 the Department activated entirely new undergraduate curriculums in studio, art history and visual culture, and film studies and visual culture to keep pace with the changing nature of art scholarship and practice and the study of art and the visual image. The current bachelor programs are (i) Studio Practice, (ii) Art History and Visual Culture, and (iii) Film Studies and Visual Culture which are available through a variety of different bachelor programs (see below). The department has plans to merge the latter two programs in the near future into a new program called Visual Culture, a move strongly endorsed by the External Reviewers who indicated that the “planned Visual Culture designation will serve to align studies in this program with a growing number of programs adopting similar methodological approaches and nomenclature in Canada and internationally. It will also clearly differentiate the focus of the degree from film studies programs currently available through other universities in the region.” The currently available Bachelor programs are:

Three-Year General Fine Arts

Four-Year General Fine Arts

Honours Fine Arts (note all Honours Fine Arts programs offer students a choice in year 4 of either the Studio stream or the Studio Practicum stream)

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Honours Fine Arts, Arts and Business Regular

Honours Fine Arts, Arts and Business Co-op (note that the Fine Arts Department does not have a department co-op program. Fine Arts students participate in co-op through this plan.)

Joint Honours Fine Arts (note all Joint Honours programs are taken with another discipline program at the University of Waterloo)

The program also offers two minors (Fine Arts Studio Minor and a Visual Culture in a Global Context Minor) as well as two specializations which can be taken in conjunction with a Fine Arts major plan (Fine Arts - Teaching Preparation Specialization, and the Professional Practice Specialization);

Master of Fine Art Program The Master of Fine Art is the sole graduate offering, and is offered in four fields:

Painting

Sculpture

Electronic imaging (digital)

Drawing

However, hybridity across these fields and other fields (e.g. performance, sound art) also occurs, consistent with the nature of much contemporary art practice. Note: the MFA is still generally considered the terminal degree in Fine Art (although doctoral programs are increasingly on the rise).

Strengths and Challenges

General

Strengths

Department’s continued commitment to excellent pedagogy by offering a diverse, innovative and flexible curriculum that embraces a range of media and approaches to the study of studio practice and visual culture and by enhancing the student experience generally, as well as continuing to maintain a high level of research pursued by each member of faculty.

Committed faculty and sessional instructors who are active practicing artists and scholars of significant repute and who bring their professional experience and critical acumen into the classroom environment.

Strong faculty-student interaction

Program-related support appears efficiently maximized in light of the relatively tight human and physical resources currently available to the program

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Challenges

Faculty have heavy teaching loads (5 courses/year) as well as significant service demands related to administering and delivering the intricacies of both undergraduate and studio graduate programs, as well as the extra contact hours associated with the teaching of studio courses, 2.5 hours per course twice a week (with only limited technical support).

Staff complement (administrative assistants and technicians) remains small vis-à-vis the size of the student body and the complexity of the programs offered in Fine Arts, especially considering the MFA in the departmental offerings.

Until more recently, the location of the Department in East Campus Hall on Phillip Street, on the periphery of the main campus, resulted in isolation from the rest of the Faculty of Arts and the university as a whole. However, this situation is changing rapidly with the construction of the new Engineering buildings, as well as new student housing east of campus.

Specific to the BA

Strengths

Experiential learning opportunities: (i) undergraduate students in the final year of the honours studio program develop an independent body of work and participate in the honours graduation exhibition held in the University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG), (ii) availability of visiting artists, curatorial opportunities, field trips, work in local galleries and art institutions, workshops, and course trips abroad.

Challenges

The recent 40% increase in undergraduate student enrolment in Fine Art programs is stretching available resources. Space resources are sufficiently limited that the external reviewers recommended the “department consider restricting undergraduate enrolment until more campus space comes available.” Total undergraduate enrollments in 2007/08 were 1434; in 2013/14 they were 2015. Note that this data includes headcounts only, academic courses only, excludes Co-op, PD and work report courses and represents only the primary class components for each fiscal year. In 2007/08 14 sessional appointments were made. In 2013/14 18 sessional appointments were made.

Sessional instructors carry a significant portion of the course delivery in the Department, representing up to 40% of the teaching in the program over the past seven years.

Specific to the MFA

Strengths

Experiential learning opportunities: (i) Each MFA student has the opportunity to exhibit their solo thesis exhibition in UWAG or another appropriate professional space, (ii) Shantz internship for MFA students offers exceptional opportunity for study abroad.

Research and scholarly record of core faculty members is strong, and there is a notable diversity in the secondary and tertiary fields among the core faculty research areas.

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MFA students have a Pedagogy elective available to them, where under faculty supervision, students have the opportunity to design and deliver their own course material in their second year in the program. This also allows MFA students to build a teaching dossier prior to looking for a placement in another university or college.

Challenges

The MFA program at the University of Waterloo is amongst the smallest in the country, with only four students admitted each year for a total of eight students across the five-term program, due to various reasons: space, financial resources, technical and administrative support, already pressing demands on the faculty.

Summary of the External Reviewers’ Findings The Reviewers were unanimous and unequivocal in their support of the Fine Arts Department and its undergraduate and graduate (MFA) programs. The three-person review committee was “genuinely impressed with the energy and dedication of the faculty, staff and students” and acknowledged the breadth and depth of pedagogy and research within the Department. In particular, the committee was impressed with the creative and intellectual development that is central to the programs, delivered through a core academic structure buttressed by a diverse range of professional practice and experiential learning requirements and opportunities. The Committee emphasized the high national and international profile, strength and relevance of the faculty and sessional instructors, as well as their dedicated commitment to pedagogy. Furthermore, the reviewers “found the culture of the Department open, collegial, and respectful, with a remarkably consistent spirit of community and sense of common cause among the faculty, staff and students [that] enriches student experience and clearly sustains the program’s healthy retention numbers, as well as its attractiveness to recruiting students and faculty”. The External Reviewers did note, however, that the Department of Fine Arts faces substantial challenges. While the Department is no longer “technology starved” as it was described in the 2007 Program Review, lack of sufficient administrative and technical support, pressure on existing space, and faculty workload are hampering the Department’s ability to sustain the same level of vitality as it moves into the future. The external reviewers reported on their findings using the evaluation criteria set out in in Waterloo’s IQAP. They found the University of Waterloo undergraduate and graduate Fine Arts program consistent with the Faculty of Arts mission and academic plans. The external reviewers found the Fine Arts undergraduate degree level expectations to be appropriately developed throughout the curriculum from introduction, reinforcement and mastery. Admissions requirements for the undergraduate and graduate programs seem to be appropriate. Admission to the MFA program is an Honours degree in Visual Arts or its equivalent from a recognized university or art college, and a minimum of an 80% average and these requirements are consistent with comparable MFA programs in Canada.

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In light of the 2011 changes to the curriculum in the undergraduate Fine Arts program, the external reviewers noted the “value of comprehensive mechanisms introduced for guiding students through their degree milestones and program requirements…”. The external reviewers did make a number of recommendations concerning curriculum improvements to reduce redundancies and gaps, however, and these are noted specifically below as part of the program response documentation. Following from the 2007 review, the department has made significant advancements in adding and integrating new technologies in the studio curriculum, and according to the external reviewers, this is progressing very well. With only minor exception the external reviewers found the variable modes of program delivery to be effective and consistent with the programs’ learning outcomes. For the undergraduate program, assessment methods are consistent with the learning objectives for its students as set out in the self-study document and with similar programs across North America. Undergraduate studio work in the program is generally assessed on a project assignment basis and typically includes evaluation of communication skills in seminars, critiques, reports and other written assignments. Art History/Film Studies/Visual Culture courses generally assess achievement through essays, reports, exams and quizzes. The Graduate program has set out clear learning outcomes measured against a well-stepped five-term framework of professional study as students progress in their program. Assessment of students’ written, oral and visual performance takes place at measured intervals in each semester over this period and culminates in the oral defense of a professional body of work presented in a thesis exhibition. Students’ professional achievement is also assessed in the context of a pedagogy seminar and subsequent in-class teaching situations. These methods are appropriate and consistent with Fine Art MFA programs in North America. The external reviewers expressed significant concerns around the workload issues for faculty and staff and questioned the sustainability of the current situation. Based on information in the self-study, the “current technical and administrative support positions for the Fine Arts program in the University place it at the lowest tier among comparable Fine Art Department programs in Canada” – a concern that could eventually “impact the quality, level of ambition and safe conduct of students’ work in the program.” The program is well-supported by the university library, however, and the departmental Visual Resource Centre and the University of Waterloo Art Gallery. With respect to the latter, the reviewers noted “the fragility of its operations given an operating budget and staff resources that appear minimal in relation to most similarly mandated galleries across the country.” Student feedback from the survey and meeting during the site visit generally reflected well on the program, and students provided critical insights into program improvements which informed the reviewers’ report. Course evaluation scores, averaged for classes of all sizes, support students’ overall satisfaction with Fine Art courses over the past three years.

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Student quality is high for both undergraduate and graduate students based on retention rates and degree completion times. In fact, for the MFA program, the reviewers commented that “all students who entered the MFA program have successfully graduated with their degree since 1998 with the exception of one withdrawal.” Given the preceding, the reviewers were “surprised by the relatively small number of applicants seeking admission to the program over the past two years.” The alumni survey responses from students who completed undergraduate degrees indicated a wide breadth of careers, both related and in some cases, unrelated, to professional occupations associated with graduation from a Fine Arts program. Graduates of the MFA program since 2007 have had a high degree of success, reflecting very well on the professional preparation their program provides. The reviewers noted that most all of its graduates are continuing to work as artists over this period, with many acquiring full-time or sessional employment teaching at the post-secondary level.

Program Response to External Reviewer Recommendations Responses to 22 specific recommendations from the external reviewers follow. These responses include timelines for implementation of changes, responsibility for follow-through and indication of what resources are needed and how they will be provided. Responses are provided under 3 major categories: resources, curriculum, and teaching and assessment.

Resources: Recommendation 1: “the Appraisal Committee felt there was much to celebrate and

champion in the Fine Arts program and strongly recommend the Department continue to find ways to promote its distinct strengths and uniqueness on campus, as well as within the region and larger cultural community”.

Response: The Department instituted a faculty administrative position in public relations about three years ago and has strengthened its communication efforts through its websites, Facebook, Akimbo, etc. UWAG employed a part-time Audience Coordinator for two years which significantly increased UWAG’s profile (and, by extension, the Department’s) regionally and nationally. Unfortunately, this position was not ongoing. Plans for moving forward:

1. The Department plans to create a ‘splash-page’ that runs parallel and is linked to the

official UW site. The intent is to appeal to the art-focused audience that is the Department’s primary audience. Responsibility: Digital Media faculty members. Timeline: December 2016.

2. The Department will continue to enhance its profile by posting visiting artists’ talks, student exhibitions, MFA thesis exhibitions, etc. on its website and Facebook page. Responsibility: Visual Resources Curator and Digital Media faculty member. Timeline: in place and ongoing.

3. Re-establishment of the Audience Coordinator on a permanent, part-time basis, for both

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UWAG and Fine Arts. Responsibility: Dean of Arts and/or Vice-President Administration and Finance. Timeline: December 2018.

4. Assured ongoing funding for the Department to advertise its programs, 4th-year and MFA exhibitions in Canadian Art’s School Guide, Border Crossings and Akimbo (a national listserv for the national art community) to hit target audiences. Responsibility: Dean of Arts.

Recommendation 2: “the University, Department and University of Waterloo Art Gallery work together to determine the most effective means possible to place appropriate public signage identifying the location of the Gallery to the campus and larger community.”

Response: Lack of signage for UWAG and Fine Arts has been an ongoing issue, pre-dating the last Program Review, with no evident progress made since then. This circumstance is an obvious detriment to public outreach, with UWAG so conveniently located off busy Philip St. Responsibility: Dean of Arts; Plant Operations and Vice-President Administration and Finance.

Recommendation 3: “the reviewers strongly recommend that the University work with

the Department to find the means to increase technical support for the Fine Arts program. We would consider the addition of at least one 0.5 technical position critical to current program delivery. We also recommend the Department explore the feasibility of hiring appropriately skilled and trained graduate students or senior undergraduate students to aid with wood and metal shop supervisions”. For the print studio, the Reviewers wrote: “The reviewers were surprised to find the technically intensive printmaking shop relying on volunteer technical support. This arrangement suggests the Department has had to turn to provisional measures to support delivery of their program and raises in our eyes significant questions regarding the sustainability and appropriateness of such arrangements”.

Response: Hiring of graduate and/or senior undergraduate students in these roles is not feasible according to the University’s safety policies. The Department has identified areas in critical need of technical support: ceramics, metal, and print. Two 0.5 positions would address the deficiency. 0.5 technician in Ceramics and Metal: Currently the Ceramics Professor provides all

technical support. For metal, the Department currently hires a technician on an hourly basis to ensure appropriate support for technical instruction and safety for courses that involve metal, as well as for senior undergrads and MFA students working with metal.

0.5 technician in Print: Currently the Department relies on a volunteer to provide technical support in the Print Studio, as well as on the Print Professor. This arrangement is logistically and pedagogically untenable with the significant increase since 2011 in enrollments in print courses and students working in print at the senior undergrad and MFA level (in conjunction with our new hire in Print and the consequent revitalization of

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Print in the Department). Responsibility: Dean of Arts.

Recommendation 4: “the university considers the means of increasing Fine Arts studio space to meet the demands of recent enrolment and teaching area expansions. During the Appraisal Committee visit there was mention of possible future annexation of spaces in ECH currently occupied by other programs. In the reviewers’ view, this would be an ideal solution. In the interim, we feel the department consider limiting undergraduate enrolment growth until more campus space comes available.” Response: Since the last review, the undergraduate program in Fine Arts has grown by 40-45% (see Table 23A in the self-study). 2014-15 marked the largest senior Honours cohort (43) in the Department’s history,

and as a consequence, Fine Arts improvised; rather than working in open shared studio spaces, ten 4th-year honours students were tucked into borrowed space around ECH. The appropriate means of pedagogy has become untenable. The Department and Dean’s Office continue to make concerted attempts to secure more space.

Faculty-wide Plan Standardization and the lowering of the honours average to 70% is likely to have a significant impact, increasing pressure on the current space.

The current (shared) MAC lab is now beyond capacity and the conversion of a drawing studio for the creation of the lab has meant the remaining drawing studio is also at capacity. A ‘clean drawing room’, furnished with computers, multi-media equipment (see Reviewers’ suggestion, pp. 9-10) and drawing tables would address this need. The new undergraduate initiative between Fine Arts and Computer Science and the continued growth of the Stratford programs will further increase pressure on this type of studio space.

The MFA program has also been inhibited by lack of space; we are now in a situation of needing to grow the MFA program by two students a year, to use properly the endowment provided by Keith and Win Shantz. However, there is no space to accommodate any more graduate students and the Reviewers have noted that the existing MFA space is mediocre at best compared to other institutions.

The Reviewers’ recommendation to limit undergraduate growth until space can be found runs counter to the mission of the Department, Faculty and University. Responsibility: Dean of Arts; Associate Provost, Resources. Timeline: Ongoing.

Recommendation 5: “the Department considers revising the Experiential Learning course requirements to allow intern students the possibility of repeat assignments with employers and sufficient time to follow through on initiated projects.” Response: Currently, students can repeat internships at the same institution. Fine Arts is considering enhancing the length of the internships so students can work on more involved, meaningful projects. Longer term, the Department is committed to expanding

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the internship opportunities for undergraduate students and has identified national and international internship opportunities as a focus for fundraising and advancement. Additional administrative support is required before any expansion can take place; currently a faculty member handles all of the administration. Responsibility: Chair; Dean of Arts. Timeline: December 2016 for minor adjustments to local internships; December 2018 for longer term opportunities.

Recommendation 6: “The Faculty of Arts and Fine Arts Department work together to find a

way to offset the current workload of the Department Administrative Assistant, particularly during peak program enrolment periods.”

Response: The job description for the Fine Arts administrative assistant is 9 pages long; the position embraces undergraduate and graduate matters, building issues, enrollments, course trips, chair, exhibition, visitor and exhibition assistance, and much more. A comparative study revealed that Fine Arts at UW is underserved in terms of administrative support positions vis-à-vis comparable Fine Arts departments in Canada (see table 1.1, p. 13 in self-study). The level of administrative assistance has not kept pace with the increased student population in Fine Arts. Expansion of any aspect of either the undergraduate or graduate program is also predicated on the need for additional administrative support. (This is particularly urgent in the case of the MFA given the terms of the Shantz internship funding.) Responsibility: The Dean of Arts. While the addition of a 0.5 or 1.0 permanent position would be ideal, other options are being considered in light of budgetary constraints. Timeline: In place.

Recommendation 7: “The Department considers extending the weekly visits of a main campus librarian to the Visual Resource Centre to advise students in their broader research needs to promote the acquisition of information skills through in-class bibliographic instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Response: This initiative seems entirely plausible. Responsibility: Chair of Fine Arts, Dana Porter liaison librarianand the Fine Arts Visual Resources Curator. Timeline: In place.

Recommendation 8: “The Visual Resource Centre work with the University to enable Fine Art students to gain access to its holdings from remote locations.” Response: This is potentially feasible. Responsibility: Chair of Fine Arts, Dana Porter liaison librarian and the Fine Arts Visual Resources Curator. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 9: Concerning UWAG, “The University review its art collection holdings and consider hiring a third party consultant to undertake a systematic inventory and assessment, including appraisals and condition reports, in order to determine policies appropriate to the handling, storage, display, and insuring (or potential deaccessioning) of its contents.”

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Response: At present, UWAG has no administrative assistance except at a very minimal level provided by OSAP work-study students. This, combined with UWAG’s very small budget, precludes a proper assessment of the permanent collection. A third party consultant will result in highlighting the strengths of the collection – notably the strong focus on late 1960s/early 1970s Canadian Modernism. Responsibility: Dean of Arts; Vice-President, Administration and Finance.

Recommendation 10: “The Department considers the feasibility of providing Fine Arts

student interns with the opportunity of working with UWAG and the University permanent collection to develop appropriate interpretative signage for each piece from the permanent collection currently installed around campus.” (p. 20) Response: This is feasible. The UWAG Director/Curator has already worked with one student intern in 2014 to do an initial assessment of the permanent collection. Responsibility: Fine Arts Experiential Learning Liaison (Department member) and UWAG Director/Curator. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 11: “The Department work with the University to resolve issues associated with the implementation of the new UW Enrolment system in the Fine Arts program. The current system has placed inordinate pressures on the faculty and staff, frequently requiring manual enrolment of its students.”

Response: The Department is supported by the Arts Undergraduate Office in its ongoing dialogue with the Registrar’s Office to overcome the hurdles that impede students’ ability to enroll easily in their Fine Arts courses. While progress has been slow, some procedures have begun to be implemented. Similarly, the current scheduling system does not effectively serve the specific nature of Fine Arts studio pedagogy. While the Chair of Fine Arts has succeeded in maintaining ability to schedule courses, there is no guarantee this autonomy will continue into the future. Responsibility: Chair of Fine Arts, Associate Dean of Arts, Undergraduate, and Registrar’s Office (Systems and Scheduling). Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 12: “The Department limit further enrolment growth until such time that faculty workloads can be relieved through a reduction of required teaching loads or the creation of a further faculty position.”

Response: Faculty in Fine Arts teach 5 courses a year plus graduate supervision in a program that demands, by its very nature, high faculty-student interaction. This load is very high compared to other programs at UW and is at the highest end for Fine Arts programs in the country. Student demand on the existing courses is high and the Department is already reliant on sessional instructors to ensure enough courses are available. 2011 Fine Arts instituted an extensive overhaul of the curriculum,

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allowing faculty to go from teaching 6 courses a year to 5. Limiting enrolment growth is inconsistent with the mission of the Department, Faculty of Arts, and University thus we continue to identify ways to offset the pressure on the current faculty. Responsibility: Chair; Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies; Dean of Arts and Associate Vice-President, Academic. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 13: “The Committee recommends that the University examine its

promotion criteria in view of encouraging progress through the ranks and better reviews in supporting of faculty promotions, particularly promotion to the rank of full professor.”

Response: At least one faculty member is planning to apply for full professorship in 2016. For some, the potential impact of high teaching loads and faculty service on research output have discouraged them from considering moving forward. Responsibility: Dean of Arts and Vice-President, Academic.

Curriculum Recommendation 14: “The committee strongly supports the Visual Culture program plan

as it moves towards consolidation as an interdisciplinary degree with a home base in the Fine Arts Program. We recommend it going forward with developed and formally instituted protocols to guarantee the commitment of faculty, space, and resources necessary to sustain its viability over the long term. We further recommend the institution of a governing body constituted by core faculty to coordinate and guide its optimal and ongoing delivery as an integrated program.” Response: Plans for implementing the revised Visual Culture program are well underway and will become effective, with the Plan Standardization initiative, in Fall 2016. Responsibility: Visual Culture Working Group: (Prof. Joan Coutu and Prof. Boyana Videkanic). Timeline: implementation, Fall 2016.

Recommendation 15: “The appraisers recommend the Department examine the feasibility of implementing a Studio and Visual Culture Major Degree stream to respond to increased student demand for academic plan representative of a balance of courses drawn from the Studio and Visual Culture programs.”

Response: Currently a student cannot officially get a joint degree in Studio and Visual Culture because both programs are housed in the same department, although numerous students have completed the appropriate courses to get such a degree (the students’ diplomas and transcripts will say a major in either Studio or Visual Culture, but not both). Responsibility: The Chair and Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Fine Arts will initiate conversations with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate and the Registrar’s Office to determine a solution. Timeline: December 2016.

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Recommendation 16: “In revisiting their current studio course offerings, we recommend a Department Curriculum Committee review of the content of current course offerings with eye to further minimizing students’ experience of blind spots and redundancies of course content encountered by students’ in their progression through the program.”

Response: Redundancies are sometimes the perception of students, although the Department has kept an eye on potential overlap in FINE 100 and some of the 200-level courses. The Department Curriculum Committee is currently refining the curriculum implemented in 2011 to address ‘blind spots’, especially adding more technical courses in 3rd year and integrating the Arts and Business co-op students more effectively. Responsibility: Chair; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies. Timeline: implementation, Fall 2016.

Recommendation 17: “the Department continues its enhancement of professional practice workshops for the MFA students in order to assure their access to a broader set of professional skill sets.”

Response: The Department has increased the number of workshop opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. Grant writing and academic writing workshops have also been provided solely for the graduate students. The Department would like to formalize and expand these opportunities yet such opportunities are particularly vulnerable to funding issues. Responsibility: Chair, and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies; Faculty of Arts, including Advancement. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 18: “The Department restores offering the course Topics in Museums, Galleries and Curatorship (FINE 330) and considers making the course a requirement of the Professional Practice Specialization stream. We also recommend the Department consider renaming this Specialization stream to reflect its focus on gallery practices and to provide more explicit identification to potential employers after students graduate.”

Response: FINE 330 still exists and the plan is to run it on a fairly regular basis but this is conditioned upon sessional financing. The Professional Practice Specialization requires enhancement. Responsibility: Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Timeline: implementation, Fall 2016 with other refinements to undergraduate curriculum.

Recommendation 19: “the Department considers adding a media course to the core requirements of drawing and sculpture in the studio major program to balance students’ interdisciplinary skill sets of its students.” (p. 21)

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Response: This has become part of the discussion of the current Curriculum Committee. Responsibility: Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Timeline: implementation, Fall 2016.

Teaching and Assessment: Recommendation 20: “The Department continues to develop the MFA Pedagogy course,

particularly in the areas of pedagogical theory and through workshops in student engagement strategies and critiquing approaches and the development of teaching philosophies.” Response: This process is well underway. Responsibility: Associate Chair, Graduate, Fine Arts. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 21: “The Department considers adding MFA professionalizing workshops

(paralleling those offered in the undergraduate program).” Response: See Recommendation above, under Curriculum. The Department would like to formalize and expand the existing experiential learning opportunities. Responsibility: Associate Chair, Graduate Fine Arts; Faculty of Arts, including Advancement. Timeline: December 2016.

Recommendation 22: “As an alternative to the 20 still image documentation current required in support of MFA applications, we recommend the Department consider making explicit allowances for applicants to submit documentation of time-based media (i.e. media, video, sound, performance, installation etc.). This would fall in line with the broadened interdisciplinary orientation of the program and more effectively align with the goals of its evolving program”. Response: This was an oversight in the Department’s website and has already been corrected.

Additional Recommendation: Although not included in the concluding list of recommendations, the External Reviewers also suggested the Department consider parallel direct-entry admission into the undergraduate program. Such an initiative would attract “the most competitive and strongly identified applicants possible to the undergraduate program [and] would bring an enhanced profile and cultural benefits to the Department as a whole”. Response: The Department has considered this possibility, for the reasons above and to augment further admissions to the Faculty of Arts generally. However, the pressure on existing resources makes such an initiative untenable, which the External Reviewers acknowledge.

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Two Year Progress Report Management Sciences (MASc/MMSc/MMSC online/PhD and undergraduate option) February 2016

In 2013, Dr. Oded Berman (University of Toronto) and Dr. Mark Daskin (University of Michigan) completed their review of the Masters and Ph.D. programs as well as the undergraduate Management Sciences Option at the Department of Management Sciences. They provided a positive account of the department’s strengths in terms of the diversity its faculty and the strong mix of theoretical and applied research programs. They offered a total of 15 recommendations that helped the department achieve its strategic plan. Some of the recommendations were already in progress at the time of the review, and some other long-term recommendations were expected to happen over time. They finally listed seven issues that need to be reported in the two-year progress report. This report outlines the department’s achievements and future plans in response to the recommendations suggested by the reviewers.

1. Additional funding for research students, coming from industrial projects, and from revenue from additional professional students (recommendation1).

Funding is one of the perennial issues in terms of faculty research activities and financial support for graduate students. We are pursuing several ways to increase funding. In the annual review process, faculty members are encouraged to seek more than one funding source (e.g., more than an NSERC Discovery grant). We have also established some contacts with industry through the activities of our recently established Industry Liaison position. With this effort, the research funding in the department has increased during the past few years by 25%, from $887,146 in 2011/12 to $1,111,487 in 2013/14. As newly hired faculty members establish their research programs, we expect research funding to increase in the future.

2. Report on average number of courses taken by MASc and PhD students (recommendation 4).

Reviewers recommended to reduce the number of required courses for MASc to 5 courses in line with other programs in the Faculty of Engineering. In 2013, we reduced the required number of courses for MASc program from 8 to 5 courses, enabling them to spend more time on research.

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The MMSc students still need to take 8 courses to complete the program. Ph.D. students should complete 6 courses which include three core courses (MSci 603, 605 and 607).

General core courses (MSCI 603, 605, 607 for MASc and Ph.D., and additional MSCI 609 for MMSc) provide a common base for the different areas within the department, and are required for all students regardless of background. Students with adequate knowledge of these core courses are exempted, so that they pursue more advanced courses. Reviewers recommended to provide foundational courses in summer before fall entry, to help students who lack background knowledge on core courses. However, we don’t accept students who do not meet the minimum admission requirements, and thus do not provide any pre-term courses. For some very rare cases, we offer a conditional admission in which students should successfully pass specific mathematics courses (e.g., MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences and MATH 135 Algebra for Honours Mathematics) offered by the Center for Extended Learning at UW before being admitted to the program. However, this case is very rare and happens only a few times in the Online master’s program.

3. Greater diversity of graduate courses (recommendation 8)

We currently offer about 20 graduate courses per year for on-campus master’s and Ph.D. students, and about 10 graduate courses for online master’s students. In addition, supervisors often offer reading courses in their specialization areas, though these course offerings are not reported in the graduate statistics. By initiating new diploma programs such as Data Analytics, we hope to increase the number of graduate course offerings.

The proposal of the Graduate Diploma (Type 2) in Data Analytics was approved by the department on June 1, 2015, and by the Faculty of Engineering on November 17, 2015. It is being reviewed by the Senate Graduate and Research Council as of February 2016. Once all approval processes are complete, we plan to offer the Data Analytics diploma program starting Fall 2016. Two required courses for the diploma (MSCI 723 Big Data Analysis and MSCI 700 Prescriptive Analytics) are being offered in Winter 2016.

4. Create a Ph.D. internship program (recommendation 9)

We don’t offer a formal Ph.D. internship program. However, many students do often get internships through funding programs such as the Mitacs Accelerate program.

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5. List of employment of graduates on website (recommendation 10)

The department, in collaboration with the alumni office, is trying to collect and provide such information. We have a project in place to use this information for promotional purposes. In addition, some faculty have student placement information on their websites.

6. Suggest groupings of courses into domains of interest on website (recommendation 11)

Our faculty members are actively involved in all of the suggested areas in terms of research and teaching. In the department website we provide the list of courses by specialization or research theme. Students wishing to pursue a specialization area can easily acquire the information of the courses to be taken. The specialization areas currently listed in the website include Data Analytics, Energy Policy Analysis, Management of Technology and Innovation, etc. We plan to create a Masters of Management Sciences with a Diploma in Data Analytics, in response to increasing demand for data analysts in industry.

7. Change some topics courses to regular courses with course descriptions, to provide greater clarity for students (recommendation 14)

Based on students’ interests and availability of faculty resources, we keep adding new topics courses over the years. If demand for the courses continues over several years, we convert these courses into regular courses. In 2014, for example, we converted 5 topics courses into regular courses (MSCI 723 Big Data Analysis; MSCI 724 Design and Analysis of Information Procurement Mechanisms; MSCI 731 Matrix Analytic Methods in Stochastic Models; MSCI 734 Network Models and Applications; MSCI 744 Science and Technology Policy). Detailed course descriptions along with pre-requisites and anti-requisites are provided in the Graduate Studies Calendar.

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University of Waterloo

SENATE

Report of the President

28 March 2016

FOR INFORMATION

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Recognition and Commendation

Five researchers at the University of Waterloo were named Canada Research Chairs (CRC) this week.

Professor Raymond Laflamme, executive director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at Waterloo,

sees his CRC renewed for $1.4 million over seven years. His research on controlling quantum systems

using quantum error correction is critical to the development of robust new quantum technologies.

Harnessing the power of technologies at the atomic scale requires mechanisms to control these fragile, yet

powerful behaviours. Professor Sarah Burch, Geography and Environmental Management – new Tier 2

CRC in Sustainability, Governance, and Innovation – $500,000 over five years. Professor Burch will

examine how cities address climate change and transition toward resilient, low-carbon development while

investigating new ways of governing sustainability challenges and entrepreneurs as sources of innovation.

Professor Amir Khajepour, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering – renewed Tier 1 CRC in

Mechatronic Vehicle Systems – $1.4 million over seven years. Professor Khajepour will investigate new

mechatronics concepts to create innovative systems in order to develop new technologies in holistic

vehicle control, urban vehicles, anti-idling systems, and improve the efficiency of internal combustion

engines. Professor Ian Munro, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science – renewed Tier 1 CRC in

Algorithm Design – $1.4 million over seven years. Professor Munro will create information system

techniques to address time and space constraints and use advanced problem-solving algorithms to

improve the way data is organized. Professor Luke Postle, Combinatorics and Optimization – new Tier 2

CRC in Graph Theory – $500,000 over five years. Professor Postle will study the structural, topological,

and chromatic properties of graphs with a goal of developing applications in areas such as computer

science, communication, and transportation. (Daily Bulletin, 11 February 2016)

Waterloo alumnus makes Amazon top seller lists with collection of poems. With 324K followers on

Instagram and a best-selling collection of poems, Rupi Kaur is an emerging feminist artist touching on

issues of love, violence, and healing in women’s lives. With her recent collection of poetry, Rupi Kaur

has gone from self-publishing to landing on the Amazon top seller list for Canadian literature, alongside

literary icons like Margaret Atwood. Kaur’s book, Milk and Honey, also made it into the second spot for

the Amazon best seller list for poetry. Kaur, a recent University of Waterloo English grad, is drawing

hundreds of fans to her readings around Toronto and her online community has gone international with

posts of support. Mainstream media has also taken note with the Huffington Post calling Kaur’s work,

“beautifully honest poems read like the everyday, collective experiences of today's modern woman.” As

a Waterloo student, Kaur juggled her academic courses and co-op terms with performance gigs and

writing poetry on the side. Kaur, who graduated last year, said: “I explored my passion for writing at

Waterloo - I took writing breaks from my homework and became hooked.” (Waterloo Stories, 10

February 2016)

Linda Nazar was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions as a materials chemist

who has developed advanced battery systems for clean-energy storage. She is a professor in the

Department of Chemistry at Waterloo, is cross appointed to the Department of Electrical Engineering, and

is a researcher at the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology. Garry Rempel becomes a Member of the

Order of Canada for his contributions to the field of chemical engineering, notably for advancing research

in rubber technology. He is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and affiliated with the

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. Also a new Member of the Order of Canada is Carolyn Hansson,

for her contributions as a materials engineer whose efforts have reduced corrosion and improved the

performance of reinforced concrete structures. She is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering. Prem

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Watsa, chancellor emeritus, becomes Member of the Order of Canada, recognized for his achievements

as a business leader, and for his work as a volunteer and philanthropist. Ophelia Lazaridis, a Waterloo

alumna who served on the University's Board of Governors from 2009 to 2015, was named a Member of

the Order of Canada for her contributions as a community leader and philanthropist who focuses on

education and the arts. Other honorees include Lawrence Hill, an author who received an honorary

doctorate from Waterloo in 2011, becomes a Member of the Order of Canada, and Douglas Fregin, co-

founder of Research In Motion, Ltd. (now BlackBerry), recognized for his innovative advancements in

communications technology and for his many philanthropic endeavours. He is a generous donor to the

University and becomes an Officer of the Order of Canada. (Daily Bulletin, 12 February 2016)

Kinesiology Professor Lora Giangregorio received the 2015 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the

Promotion of Active Health at a ceremony on February 8 in Toronto. The award recognizes her clinical

research aimed at improving the management of osteoporosis through exercise, as well as her significant

outreach efforts in promoting physical activity. Professor Giangregorio’s work, with Osteoporosis Canada

and researchers in several countries, led to the development of the “Too Fit To Fracture” exercise and

physical activity recommendations for people with osteoporosis. (Daily Bulletin, 12 February 2016)

Zhongwei Chen, a chemical engineering professor and the Canada Research Chair in Advanced

Materials for Clean Energy, leads a team of engineering graduate students that is producing low-cost

nanomaterials for fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors. Their technology has the potential to lower the

costs of fuel cells by reducing or even eliminating the need for precious metals such as platinum and

palladium. Announced this week at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Professor Chen is one of six Steacie Memorial

Fellowship recipients. He plans to use his fellowship grant of $250,000 over two years to expand his team

and advance his research. Professor Chen’s partnership with the General Motors Global Research and

Development Centre has produced a patented technology for fabricated silicon-based lithium-ion batteries

with almost 10 times more energy. The technology would enable smartphones and other electronic

devices to last 40 to 60 per cent longer between charges and electric cars to drive 500 kilometres further,

as well as significantly reducing the weight of electric vehicles. (Daily Bulletin, 16 February 2016)

The University of Waterloo won an award in the Employee Engagement category at the Greater

Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards held Thursday, February 18.

“Each week, we hear stories from the University of Waterloo profiling student success, faculty research

and staff accomplishments,” says Associate Provost, Human Resources Marilyn Thompson. “Behind each

achievement is a group of talented, motivated and enthusiastic people working in ways that quite literally

will change our world. It’s especially reassuring to be recognized for our efforts to make our faculty and

staff feel valued and engaged.” (Daily Bulletin, 22 February 2016)

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University of Waterloo

REPORT OF THE DEAN OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES TO SENATE

March 28, 2016

FOR INFORMATION

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A. APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS

Adjunct appointments

Graduate Supervision and Research

GOOYERS, Chad, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, January 1, 2016 – December

31, 2018.

Research

WILLIS, Cameron, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, February 1,

2016 – January 31, 2019.

Special appointments

VANDERLEE, Lana, Lecturer, School of Public Health and Health Systems, May 1, 2016 –

August 31, 2016.

VINE, Michelle, Lecturer, School of Public Health and Health Systems, May 1, 2016 – August 31,

2016.

B. ADMININSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

FERRIES, Leeann, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences,

July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021.

GLOVER, Troy, Chair, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, July 1, 2016 – June 30,

2020.

MOURTZAKIS, Marina, Associate Chair, Applied Research, Partnerships and Outreach,

Department of Kinesiology, July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2019.

C. SABBATICAL

For approval by the Board of Governors

PERLMAN, Christopher, Assistant Professor, June 1, 2016 – November 30, 2016, “special

early” six months at 100% salary.

James W.E. Rush, Dean Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

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REPORT OF THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS TO SENATE

March 28, 2016

FOR INFORMATION

A. APPOINTMENTS

Definite Term Reappointments

WEHR, Paul, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020.

Adjunct Reappointments – Instruction

ARNOLD, Brian, Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance, May 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016.

FORGERON, Shaw, Lecturer, Department of Drama and Speech Communication, January 1, 2016 to April

30, 2016.

SRINIVASAN, Arun, Lecturer, Department of Drama and Speech Communication, January 1, 2016 to April

30, 2016.

Staff Appointments to Faculty

DI GRAVIO, Katrina, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, January 1, 2016 to April 30, 2016.

LESPERANCE, Gill, Lecturer, Department of Drama and Speech Communication, January 1, 2016 to April

30, 2016.

B. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Administrative Reappointment DANISCH, Robert, Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies, Drama, Department of Drama and Speech

Communication, January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

DEVIDI, David, Chair, Department of Philosophy, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.

C. SABBATICAL LEAVES

For approval by the Board of Governors:

BECK, James, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, six

months at 100% salary.

BLATHERWICK, David, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016,

six months at 85% salary.

CARTER, Angela, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016,

six months at 100% salary.

CARTER, Angela, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017,

six months at 73.67% salary.

COLLINGTON, Tara, Associate Professor, Department of French Studies, July 1, 2016 to December 31,

2016, six months at 98.9% salary.

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FABER, Riemer, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Studies, September 1, 2016 to August 31,

2017, twelve months at 97.5% salary.

FRIEDMAN, Ori, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, six

months at 85% salary.

KENNEDY, Duane, Associate Professor, School of Accounting & Finance, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017,

twelve months at 100% salary.

TAYLOR, S. Lynne, Associate Professor, Department of History, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, six

months at 85% salary.

TINGLEY, Jane, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, six

months at 100% salary.

WIRJANTO, Tony, Professor, School of Accounting & Finance, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, twelve

months at 93.3% salary.

Douglas M. Peers

Dean, Faculty of Arts

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University of Waterloo

REPORT OF THE DEAN OF ENVIRONMENT TO SENATE

March 28, 2016

FOR INFORMATION

______________________

A. APPOINTMENTS

Tenured

KEARNS, Suzanne, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental

Management, July 1, 2016. [BSc & MSc, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2000 & 2002;

PhD, Capella University, 2007.] Dr. Kearns comes to Waterloo from a tenured position at Western

University. Her research focuses on the human factors associated with the training of pilots, with a

particular focus on alternative forms of education and competency-based training. A trained

commercial pilot and current President of the University Aviation Association, Dr. Kearns will be a

tremendous asset to the Aviation program here at Waterloo.

Adjunct Appointments

Graduate Supervision and Research

LEWIS, Geoffrey, Associate Professor, School of Planning, February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018.

LOBB, David, Professor, Faculty of Environment, February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2019.

SHIPLEY, Robert, Associate Professor, School of Planning, March 1, 2016 to February 28, 2018.

Instruction

SEIRLIS, Julia, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development,

September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016.

Research

BERRY, Peter, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environment, January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.

Special Appointments

Instruction

LÉTOURNEAU, Marcus, Lecturer, School of Planning, May 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016.

LEWIS, Geoffrey, Lecturer, School of Planning, February 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016.

STIRBET, Hari, Lecturer, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, January 1, 2016 to

April 30, 2016.

B. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

CRAIK, Neil, Associate Director (Global Initiatives), Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy,

February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017.

DRESCHER, Michael, Undergraduate Officer, School of Planning, February 1, 2016 to June 30,

2019.

LARSON, Brendon, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Environment, July 1, 2016

to June 30, 2019.

C. RESIGNATION

LEWIS, Geoffrey, Associate Professor, School of Planning, February 1, 2016.

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D. RETIREMENT

SHIPLEY, Robert, Associate Professor, School of Planning, March 1, 2016.

E. SABBATICAL LEAVE

For Approval by the Board of Governors

LIN, Haiying, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, July 1,

2016 to December 31, 2016, at 85% salary.

Jean Andrey

Dean

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University of Waterloo

REPORT OF THE DEAN OF MATHEMATICS TO SENATE

March 28, 2016

FOR INFORMATION

___________________________

A. APPOINTMENTS (for approval by the Board of Governors)

Probationary-Term Appointments

WANG, Xiaoheng (BS, 2008, University of Waterloo; PhD, 2013, Harvard University),

Assistant Professor, July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2020. Dr. Xiaoheng (Jerry) Wang obtained his PhD

from Harvard in 2013 after winning the Governor-general silver medal as an undergraduate at

Waterloo in 2008. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton, working with the Fields

medalist, Bhargava. Wang's research is at the forefront of current work in arithmetic statistics, an

important geometric branch of number theory that has attracted some of the world’s strongest

mathematicians. His referees, all internationally renowned mathematicians, spoke in glowing

terms of his inspiring research and his future potential. In addition to being a fantastic researcher,

Wang is also an award winning teacher. As one of his referees said, he is an outstanding hire for

a top research institution.

Continuing Lecturer

BANERJEE, Surya, Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, September 1, 2016. Mr.

Banerjee will teach six courses per year and participate in departmental activities as required.

Visiting Appointments

FATIBENE, Lorenzo (Universita di Torino), Research Associate, Dept. of Applied

Mathematics, September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017.

JOWETT, Susan (Victoria University of Wellington), Researcher, Dept. of Combinatorics and

Optimization, March 1, 2016 – August 31, 2016.

KNIEBUSCH, Matthias (University of Applied Science Bremerhaven), Scholar, February 29,

2016 – September 7, 2016.

WANG, Zengyun (Hunan First Normal University), Scholar, Dept. of Applied Mathematics,

February 12, 2016 – February 11, 2017.

Adjunct Appointments

Instructor

BRUHN, Aaron, Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, May 1, 2016 – August 31,

2016.

Research

ALENCAR, Paulo, Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, January 18, 2016

– July 17, 2019.

PORTH, Lysa (Univ. of Manitoba), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial

Science, April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2019.

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Adjunct Reappointments

Research

ABRAHAM, Bovas (Professor Emeritus), Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, July 1, 2016

– June 30, 2019.

DICKSON, David (University of Melbourne), Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial

Science, January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2018.

LIPSHITZ, Stanley (Professor Emeritus), Dept. of Applied Mathematics, June 1, 2016 – May

31, 2019.

MENDIVIL, Franklin (Acadia University), Professor, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, April 1,

2016 – March 31, 2019.

Cross Appointments

NACKE, Lennart (Associate Professor, Drama and Speech Communication), in the David R.

Cheriton School of Computer Science, July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2018.

UNGER, André (Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences), in the David

R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2018.

Changes in Appointments

SALIGOGLU, Semih (BS, 2006, Yale University; PhD, 2015, Stanford University), Assistant

Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, (ref. Dean’s Report to Senate, Oct

2015),

From: January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2019

To: January 18, 2016 – June 30, 2019

Graduate Students reappointed as Part-time Lecturers

JONSSON, Robert, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, January 1, 2016 – April 30, 2016.

B. SABBATICALS (for approval by the Board of Governors)

LANDRIAULT, David (Associate Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science), July 1,

2016 – June 30, 2017 with 100% salary.

ZENG, Leilei (Associate Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science), May 1, 2016 –

April 30, 2017, with 100% salary.

Stephen M. Watt

Dean

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

REPORT OF THE DEAN OF SCIENCE TO SENATE

March 28, 2016

For information:

A. APPOINTMENTS

Tenured

NAGGE, Jeffrey, Associate Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy, January 1, 2016. [B.Sc.,

University of Waterloo (1995); B.Sc.Phm., University of Toronto (2000); PharmD, University of

Toronto (2004).] Dr. Jeff Nagge received undergraduate degrees in chemistry from University

of Waterloo and pharmacy from University of Toronto. He completed a Doctor of Pharmacy

degree at University of Toronto in 2004 as well as a residency in hospital pharmacy at McMaster

University. Dr. Nagge is a recognized expert in the therapeutics of cardiovascular drugs. He has

established a number of pharmacist-led primary care clinics in conjunction with the Centre for

Family Medicine, a family health team located on the UW Health Sciences campus. Dr. Nagge is

an outstanding clinician and educator who has received a number of teaching awards from medical

students and residents affiliated with the Centre for Family Medicine and McMaster

University. He will add significantly to the growing strength of the School of Pharmacy in the

clinical therapeutics of medications. His research related to implementation of

medication-related services in primary care is expected to serve as a model for other practitioners

across the country.

Adjunct Appointment

Undergraduate Instruction

PASETKA, Mark, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, January 1, 2016 to December 31,

2017.

Adjunct Reappointment

Undergraduate Instruction

NAKHLA, Nardine, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, January 1, 2016 to December

31, 2017.

Cross Appointments

LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Vasudevan, Professor, School of Optometry and Vision Science

cross appointed to Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 1, 2016 to December 31,

2019.

TSEN, Adam Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry cross appointed to

Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019.

Change in Appointment

KATZENBACK, Barbara, Assistant Professor, probationary term, Department of Biology.

Start date changed from September 1, 2016 to April 1, 2016, end date remains June 30, 2019.

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Special Reappointments

Undergraduate Instruction

McGRATH, Paul, Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, May 1, 2016 to August 31,

2016.

B. ADMINISTRATIVE REAPPOINTMENT

WAITE, Nancy, Associate Director, Clinical Education, School of Pharmacy, March 1, 2016 to

February 28, 2019.

FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

C. SABBATICAL

GLERUM, Moira, Professor, Department of Biology, early sabbatical, July 1, 2016 to

December 31, 2016, 85% salary arrangements.

LABRECHE, Tammy, Associate Clinical Professor, School of Optometry and Vision Science,

special early sabbatical, July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, 100% salary arrangements.

R.P. Lemieux

Dean

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MEMORANDUM

To: Senate

From: Senate Executive Committee

Date: 7 March 2016

Re: Senate Bylaw 2, paragraph 1.04(b)

It is the recommendation of Senate Executive Committee (“SEC”) that Senate bylaw 2, paragraph 1.04(b)

be amended to provide clarity on the circumstances under which the powers of Senate may be exercised

by SEC.

SEC discussed the matter at its meetings of 7 December 2015, 1 February 2016 and 7 March 2016.

Paragraph 1.04(b) of Bylaw 2 currently reads as follows:

The Executive Committee shall have the following powers and duties:

(b) To exercise the powers held by Senate, within the limits of The University of Waterloo Act,

1972, for what are normally considered routine matters, on those occasions when the agenda does

not, in the estimation of the Executive Committee, warrant a meeting of Senate. All such actions

are to be reported to Senate.

SEC recommends to Senate that Bylaw 2, paragraph 1.04(b) be amended to read as follows:

The Executive Committee shall have the following powers and duties:

(b) On those occasions when the agenda does not, in the estimation of the Executive Committee,

warrant a meeting of Senate, to cancel any such meeting of Senate, and to exercise the powers of

Senate, within the limits of The University of Waterloo Act, 1972, on all matters considered by the

Executive Committee in its discretion to be of sufficient urgency that they must be decided prior to

the next regular meeting of Senate, provided that the Executive Committee shall have no power

under any circumstances to repeal, amend or modify Senate bylaws, or to exercise Senate’s

responsibilities under Policies 45, 48, 50 and 68. All such actions are to be reported to Senate.

It is the opinion of SEC that the proposed amendment improves bylaw 2, paragraph 1.04(b) in the

following ways:

1. It specifically provides for the power in SEC to cancel a meeting of Senate where SEC feels that

the agenda does not warrant a meeting.

2. It limits the power of SEC to act for Senate only in circumstances of urgency.

3. It avoids the vagueness of the phrase “normally considered routine matters.”

4. It specifically excludes the power to act on behalf of Senate in certain named circumstances.

This proposed bylaw amendment is provided to Senate for first reading at its meeting of 28 March 2016.

Feridun Hamdullahpur

President & Vice-Chancellor

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University of Waterloo SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE

Report to Senate 28 March 2016

FOR APPROVAL ___________________________

The Senate Finance Committee met on 12 February 2016 to receive an update on the 2015/16 Operating Budget and to consider 2016/17 Operating Budget scenarios.

On 21 March 2016, the committee considered the proposed 2016/17 Operating Budget (Attachment 1), and endorsed the budget as presented.

1. Motion: That Senate recommend that the Board of Governors approve the 2016/17 Operating Budget, as presented in Attachment 1.

/mg Feridun Hamdullahpur Chair

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

2016/17 Operating Income Budget

Board, 5 April 2016

2015/16 Estimated Estimated

Base 16/17 % 16/17 $ 2016/17

16-02-02 Increase Increase Base Notes

$000 $000 $000

INCOME

Operating Grant

Basic Grant 209,572 209,572

Policy Levers (3,993) (3,993)

International Student Recovery (3,387) (814) (4,201) [1]

Graduate Growth 6,980 358 7,338 [2]

Undergraduate Growth 14,769 (190) 14,579 [3]

Quality Improvement Fund 9,433 66 9,499

Transfers to Colleges (13,590) 182 (13,408)

Performance Fund 2,107 (249) 1,858

Research Infrastructure 1,641 1,641

Clinical Programs 1,306 1,306

Access for Disabled 1,045 1,045

225,883 (0.3) (647) 225,236

Tuition

Undergraduate 320,706 30,675 351,381 [4]

Graduate 55,777 2,202 57,979 [5]

Transfers to Colleges (17,881) (513) (18,394)

358,602 9.0 32,364 390,966

Co-op Recovery 17,386 1,002 18,388

Student Services Fee 10,158 581 10,739

Research Overhead 8,500 8,500

Interest 8,000 8,000

Services to Colleges 3,685 44 3,729

Grant in lieu of Taxes 2,153 (15) 2,138

Miscellaneous Income 11,827 11,827 [6]

61,709 2.6 1,612 63,321

Total Income 646,194 5.2 33,329 679,523

NOTES TO 2016/17 OPERATING INCOME

[1] The $0.8M International Student Recovery increase reflects a completed phase-in of recovery for international students.

[2] The allocation is based on projected Fall 2016 FTE growth over the Fall 2007 FTE base. There is an expectation of modest eligible graduate

growth for Fall 2016. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) has indicated they will fund all growth up to the graduate

enrolment growth targets.

[3] The allocation is based on receiving full funding for the projected growth in 2016/17. The Undergraduate Growth grant value decreased due

to the expected decrease in overall undergraduate domestic enrolment from 2015/16.

[4] The $30.7M increase in undergraduate tuition results from continued international growth and overall tuition rate increase from prior year.

Under the current tuition framework, maximum tuition rate increases for new domestic students are: 3% in regulated programs and 5% in

deregulated programs, with an overall average increase of 3%. Tuition rate increases for international undergraduates is 9%, of which a

portion is used to offset International Student Recovery and the reduction to the Grant in lieu of Taxes.

[5] The $2.2M increase in graduate tuition reflects an average 1.8% domestic and 3.9% international tuition rate increase.

[6] Miscellaneous income estimates include: Health Services and Optometry OHIP and professional services income, application processing fees,

non credit tuition, other student related fees, rental income, and other general revenues. Many of these items have offsetting expenses.

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

2016/17 Operating Expense Budget

Board, 5 April 2016

2015/16 Estimated

Base % Incr $ Incr 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 % of

16-02-02 (Decr) (Decr) Base One-Time Total Income Notes

$000 $000 $000 $000 $000

EXPENSES

Salary and Wages

Current salaries and wages 380,770 380,770 380,770 56.0

Salary increase costs 17,910 17,910 17,910 2.6

Secondments 343 343 343 0.1

Total salary and wages 381,113 4.7 17,910 399,023 399,023 58.7 [1]

Benefits

Current benefits 81,585 81,585 81,585 12.0

Benefit increase costs 4,832 4,832 4,832 0.7 [2]

Faculty professional expense

reimbursement plan 2,047 340 2,387 2,387 0.4

Parental leave supplement 1,411 1,411 1,411 0.2

Total benefits 85,043 6.1 5,172 90,215 90,215 13.3

Total salaries and benefits 466,156 5.0 23,082 489,238 489,238 72.0

Student Support

Graduate incentive fund 401 401 401 0.1

Graduate student support 8,351 8,351 8,351 1.2

Senate matching scholarships 160 160 160

Support for international graduate students 7,495 923 8,418 8,418 1.2

Tuition set aside 21,262 818 22,080 22,080 3.2

Undergraduate scholarships/bursaries 9,070 1,580 10,650 10,650 1.6

Total student support 46,739 7.1 3,321 50,060 50,060 7.3

Income Sharing

Differential tuition 1,276 1,276 1,276

Graduate growth 1,223 1,223 1,223

Graduate international growth 207 207 207

International tuition 10,676 10,676 10,676

Total income sharing 13,382 13,382 13,382 2.0 [3]

Sub-total 512,895 7.8 39,785 552,680 552,680 81.3

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2016/17 Operating Expense Budget

Board, 5 April 2016

2015/16 Estimated

Base % Incr $ Incr 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 % of

16-02-02 (Decr) (Decr) Base One-Time Total Income Notes

$000 $000 $000 $000 $000

Academic development fund 5,209 2,755 7,964 7,964 1.2 [4]

Access for disabled 1,045 1,045 1,045 0.2

Base budget adjustment to reflect

overhead costs 4,236 4,236 4,236 0.6

Contingency reserve 1,000 1,000 1,000 0.1

Insurance 1,800 1,800 1,800 0.3

International fund 3,055 (3,055) 0 0 [4]

Library acquisitions 8,519 8,519 8,519 1.3

Municipal taxes 2,525 2,525 2,525 0.4

Programs holdback 27,366 (8,131) 19,235 19,235 2.8 [5]

Utilities 19,400 1,220 20,620 20,620 3.0 [6]

Sub-total 74,155 (9.7) (7,211) 66,944 66,944 9.9

Supplies and expenses 73,508 1,680 75,188 75,188 11.1 [7]

Expenditure reduction 0 0 0

Gross expenses 660,558 5.2 34,254 694,812 694,812 102.3

Cost recoveries and chargeouts (12,643) (12,643) (12,643) (1.9)

Manageable allowance (500) (500) (500) (0.1)

Estimated net expenses 647,415 5.3 34,254 681,669 681,669 100.3

Estmated income 679,523

Excess income over expenses (2,146)

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Board, 5 April 2016

NOTES TO THE 2016/17 OPERATING EXPENSE BUDGET

[1] The increase to salary and wages includes funding for new faculty and staff positions and

estimated salary increase costs based on salary settlements in place.

[2] The 5.9% increase in current benefit costs include: costs for new faculty and staff

positions – 2.0%; rate and premium changes in employer contributions for extended health

coverage, dental coverage, life insurance, CPP, employment insurance and workplace

safety insurance – 1.4%; and, costs associated with salary increases – 2.5%. [3] The ongoing income sharing balances represent additional amounts available in 2016/17 for

distribution. Income sharing for existing programs is allocated to the faculties on a slip-

year basis. Graduate growth allocations are funded on a calendar-year basis. The ongoing

cumulative income sharing amounts, including additional amounts for 2016/17, from

inception to date, are as follows:

$000

Differential tuition 19,805

Graduate expansion/growth 9,873

Graduate international growth 3,354

Undergraduate enrolment expansion 40,488

Graduate course based masters 7,285

International tuition 53,997

Total 134,802

To accommodate growth, academic support units receive supplemental budget increases.

[4] The academic development fund now includes the international fund, net of ongoing

allocations, to support all academic initiatives, including international.

[5] Undergraduate and graduate programs holdback is a portion of the grant and tuition related

to growth and held at the centre to support new initiatives and to generate the university

fund necessary for transition to the new budget model. The reduction reflects emerging

programs funds given to the faculties from other ongoing sources and eliminates an

expenditure reduction requirement.

[6] The utilities increase is a result of rate increases for electricity and water as well as the

inclusion of two new buildings (EC4 and EC5).

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NOTES TO THE 2016/17 OPERATING EXPENSE BUDGET

[7] The net increase to supplies and expenses includes costs associated with enterprise software

maintenance, new building maintenance and other miscellaneous adjustments.

Supplies and expenses is the total of non-salary budgets in faculties and academic support

units that are not specifically identified elsewhere in the budget. Based on 2014/15 actual

expenses, included in this number are the following items:

$millions

Equipment, maintenance and rentals 20.1

Travel and hospitality 11.4

Supplies 10.5

Computing, including software 8.6

Contracted services 7.5

Consulting 3.3

Telephone 3.0

Purchases for resale 2.7

Printing 2.2

Postage 2.0

Total 71.3

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February 2016

University of Waterloo GENERAL INFORMATION ON FINANCES

Fund Accounting

Universities use an accounting principle known as 'fund accounting’. Monies are segregated in several different funds, depending on their source and purpose. Each of these funds can be viewed as a 'bank account’ which receives income each year, from which various expenses are paid. Transfers between funds are subject to stringent rules. Operating Fund

Each year, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) reviews the Operating Budget, which describes projected income and expenses for the Operating Fund. A major source of operating income is the operating grant from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities (MTCU). The Basic Grant is allocated on the basis of an enrolment corridor system. The university must maintain average enrolment above its corridor floor in order to retain a share of the basic operating grant. The university also receives allocations for both undergraduate and graduate growth and these funds are shared with faculties and academic support units based on their activity levels. Over a two year period, commencing with the 2013/14 budget year, MTCU reduced enrolment based funding grants (includes the basic grant), referred to as “Policy Levers” in the budget document. The operating grant for undergraduate and masters level international students has also been reduced. The university receives several special purpose funds (e.g., Access for Disabled, Grant in lieu of Taxes) which must be used for specific expenses. Certain components, such as Research Infrastructure, are funded based on our share of funding from the federal granting councils (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC). Tuition fees form the other major source of operating income and exceed operating grant income. A portion of the tuition funds must be allocated to needs-based student assistance (shown under the heading ’Tuition Set Aside’ in the expense budget). A portion of the grant and tuition income is transferred to the Federated University and Affiliated University Colleges (with a percentage retained for services provided to the Colleges). Other sources of income include co-op and student services fees, overhead on research contracts, and interest on non-endowed funds held temporarily in university accounts. Miscellaneous income includes OHIP billings and professional services income in Optometry and Health Services, application processing fees, tuition for continuing education courses, and other general revenues. The largest expenditures in the Operating Budget are salaries and employee benefits for faculty and staff. Other major expenses include student support, utilities, library acquisitions, and supplies. Some special purpose funds are administered centrally by the Provost. The expense budget shows the base level of ongoing expenditures as well as temporary budget adjustments, if any, to recognize unusual expenses or savings in the current fiscal year. An operating surplus (deficit) occurs if operating income is greater than (less than) operating expenditures in a particular year. The 2015/16 Operating Budget (February 2016 BOG) shows a projected operating deficit of $1.2 million, after an expenditure reduction of 2.5%. Research Funds

The largest area of expenditure, after the Operating Fund, is research. The university administers, on behalf of researchers, about $157 million per year. The university acts as a trustee for these monies, and must ensure that they are spent for the purposes intended. The federal granting agencies (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC) provide for direct costs of research (e.g., salaries, supplies, equipment) and, through a multi-year commitment, provide funding to help offset the indirect costs arising from federally funded research. Ancillary Operations

The Ancillary Enterprises generate about $73 million annually and include Housing and Residences, Retail Services, Food Services and Parking. They pay the university operating fund for space, utilities, administrative services, maintenance, etc., and must maintain contingency funds for major repairs such as roof replacements and renovations. Additional annual contributions to the Operating Fund are made by Retail Services and Parking of $160,000 and $350,000, respectively. Trust & Endowment Funds

The university has many trust & endowment accounts, most of which support scholarships, Chairs, and student activities. Total endowment contributions (principal) amount to about $316 million (at cost). A percentage of the investment income only is expended each year for purposes designated by the donor and the remainder, if any, is used to preserve the ‘purchasing power’ of the fund, as the principal must be permanently maintained. Capital Funds

Each year, MTCU provides funding to support building repairs and related maintenance and alterations. This funding is intended to supplement each university's in-house maintenance program. Funding is allocated to the universities by formula, on the basis of their respective ‘space entitlements’. Strict guidelines apply, and projects must be submitted to MTCU for approval. From time to time, special government programs (e.g., CFI, ORF, Knowledge Infrastructure Program) may provide capital funding for construction or renovation costs, generally with a portion of the costs to be provided by the university. Commencing in 2007/08 the government is providing capital funding for new or enhanced physical space to support graduate growth. The total support available to Ontario institutions is $550 million and is allocated for a period of 20 years based on actual enrolment growth.

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2016-2017 Operating Budget

Supplementary Data

Fall Year One Enrolments and Targets ......................................................... SD1 †

Summary of FTE Undergraduate Enrolment ................................................. SD2 †

Summary of FTE Graduate Enrolment .......................................................... SD3

Historical and Projected BIU Teaching Units (BTU) by Faculty ..................... SD4 †*

Summary of Home Enrolment and Teaching Activity Indicators .................... SD7

Comparison of BIU Teaching Units (BTU) per FTE Faculty......................... SD10

Summary of Regular Faculty Appointments ................................................ SD11

Faculty Complement by Department ........................................................... SD12

Academic Support Staff Positions by Department ...................................... SD13

Glossary of Terms ....................................................................................... SD17

Notes: † The table includes data for the Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo. Throughout the tables the symbol ° is used to identify terms defined in the Glossary. * Historical and Projected BIU Teaching Units (BTU) Graphs.

Prepared by Institutional Analysis & Planning, March 8, 2016

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Fall 2012Actual

Fall 2013Actual

Fall 2014Actual

Fall 2015Target

Fall 2015Actual

Fall 2016Target

Fall 2012Actual

Fall 2013Actual

Fall 2014Actual

Fall 2015Target

Fall 2015Actual

Fall 2016Target

University of WaterlooFall Year One Enrolments° and Targets°

as at February 2016 (Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)SD

1

Applied Health Sciences

Health Promotion 29 17 14 19 16Co-op

Health Studies 95 88 98 55 71 58

Kinesiology 193 123 135 126 158 132

Recreation & Leisure St 94 86 89 67 65 71

382 326 339 262 313 277

Health Promotion 11 16 19 13 19Regular

Health Studies 57 71 77 69 72 69

Kinesiology 52 104 96 94 69 94

Recreation & Leisure St 18 22 21 24 24 25

127 208 210 206 178 207

509 534 549 468 491 484

Arts

Accounting & Financial Mgmnt 292 393 318 304 398 305Co-op

Arts 1 1 1 1

Arts and Business 280 327 325 404 321 350

572 721 644 708 720 656

Arts 646 601 446 551 406 478Regular

Arts and Business 86 79 46 65 51 54

Global Bus & Digital Arts 89 130 124 105 130 118

Independent Studies 3 1 1

Social Development 84 92 71 86 83 86

908 903 688 807 670 736

1,480 1,624 1,332 1,515 1,390 1,392

Computing & Financial Mgmt

Computing & Fin Management 38 44 42 42 41 41Co-op

38 44 42 42 41 41

38 44 42 42 41 41

Engineering

Architecture 76 76 82 78 76 78Co-op

Biomedical Engineering 42 52 55 56

Chemical Engineering 147 154 146 152 137 150

Civil Engineering 115 145 123 133 120 131

Computer Engineering 168 216 227 192 267 191

Electrical Engineering 212 189 181 211 155 207

Environmental Engineering 66 70 59 76 75 74

Geological Engineering 35 26 30 33 41 33

Management Sciences 70 89 86 79 66 76

Mechanical Engineering 224 239 207 227 218 220

Mechatronics 142 148 196 175 192 184

Nanotechnology Engineering 121 106 116 116 114 117

Systems Design 93 100 81 95 87 96

1,469 1,558 1,576 1,619 1,603 1,613

1,469 1,558 1,576 1,619 1,603 1,613

Notes:

The report includes full-time 1A and 1B students registered in the fall term only. Students admitted in the winter and spring. ESL students and non-degree are excluded.University College students are included in the Faculty of Arts, and were included in the Faculty of Mathematics up to 2013/2014. Bachelor of Social Work, Optometry and Pharmacy are excluded as they are 2nd entry programs.

Totals may not add due to rounding.° Term is defined in Glossary.

Environment

Env & Resource Studies 62 63 66 69 70 65Co-op

Environment & Business 107 105 129 116 95 115

Geography 55 60 45 53 38 53

Geomatics 28 74 49 50 60 52

Urban&Regional Planning 104 130 123 118 124 115

356 432 412 406 387 400

Env & Resource Studies 22 16 11 17 8 6Regular

Environment & Business 1 2 5 4

Geography 37 47 42 57 44 53

Geomatics 3 3 8 9 9 10

Integrated Studies 34 30 32 38 23 38

International Development 31 25 49 42 47 43

Urban&Regional Planning 1

128 123 148 163 135 150

484 555 560 569 522 550

Mathematics

Business 116 101 130 110 118 115Co-op

Chartered Accountancy 56 53 50 55 53 65

Computer Science 325 265 419 333 299 333

Fin. Analysis & Risk Mgmt 129 92 95 112 123 117

Mathematics 347 438 405 428 433 426

973 949 1,099 1,038 1,026 1,056

Computer Science 117 89 77 84 47 62Regular

Fin. Analysis & Risk Mgmt 12 16 12 13 15 13

Mathematics 227 311 356 229 279 236

356 416 445 326 341 311

1,329 1,365 1,544 1,364 1,367 1,367

Science

Chartered Accountancy 11 12 16 10 20 10Co-op

Life Sciences 254 367 281 271 283 270

Physical Sciences 170 229 222 164 239 165

Science 6 10 18 48 12 47

Science & Business 64 80 59 87 75 87

505 698 596 580 629 579

Life Sciences 257 284 220 251 242 282Regular

Physical Sciences 20 29 30 23 44 38

Science 254 239 264 273 209 275

Science & Business 4 3 7 20 7 20

535 555 521 567 502 615

1,040 1,253 1,117 1,147 1,131 1,194

Software Engineering

Software Engineering 136 151 135 129 123 126Co-op

136 151 135 129 123 126

136 151 135 129 123 126

Total Fall Year One

4,431 4,879 4,843 4,784 4,842 4,748Co-op

2,054 2,205 2,012 2,069 1,826 2,019Regular

6,485 7,084 6,855 6,853 6,668 6,767

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Source: Undergraduate Forecast - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

University of WaterlooFall Year One Enrolments° and Targets°

4500

4750

5000

5250

5500

5750

6000

6250

6500

6750

7000

7250

7500

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Target Actual

current year

SD1a

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University of WaterlooSummary of Undergraduate FTEs°

as at February 2016 (Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

12.13Actual

13.14Actual

14.15Actual

15.16Forecast

15.16Actual

16.17Forecast

SD2

Total Undergraduate Enrolment

Part-Time

Faculties

Monitoring of the accuracy of the undergraduate forecast over the past decade indicates that the forecast underestimates enrolment by about 2.1%. Adjusted 16.17 enrolments are: Total 29,112 Co-op 16,476 Part-Time 986 (adjusted totals are reflected in graph SD2a). Income projections are similarily adjusted.Renison data are Bachelor of Social Work.

Totals may not add due to rounding.° Term is defined in Glossary.

Notes:

Source: Undergraduate Forecast - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

RegularApplied Health Sciences 937 1,092 1,128 1,089 1,181 1,103

Arts 4,980 4,907 4,550 4,633 4,263 4,363

Engineering 256 233 220 263 196 194

Environment 970 817 796 671 790 698

Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics 2,639 2,726 2,673 2,638 2,666 2,608

Renison 137 136 137 110 129 120

Science 3,105 3,193 3,170 3,230 3,285 3,290

13,024 13,104 12,674 12,634 12,510 12,376

Co-opApplied Health Sciences 893 891 952 866 970 909

Arts 1,886 2,079 2,002 1,968 2,169 1,994

Computing & Financial Mgmt 105 111 109 95 116 97

Engineering 4,903 5,107 5,287 5,295 5,330 5,563

Environment 1,157 1,275 1,305 1,268 1,317 1,271

Mathematics 3,422 3,554 3,871 3,806 3,997 3,858

Science 1,582 1,824 1,987 1,929 2,114 1,973

Software Engineering 427 459 484 464 471 472

14,375 15,300 15,997 15,691 16,484 16,137

443 458 433 453 451 467On-Campus

475 458 501 476 488 499Distance Education

918 916 929934 939 966

Applied Health Sciences 1,831 1,983 2,080 1,955 2,151 2,012

Arts 6,866 6,986 6,552 6,602 6,432 6,357

Computing & Financial Mgmt 105 111 109 95 116 97

Engineering 5,159 5,340 5,507 5,558 5,526 5,757

Environment 2,127 2,092 2,101 1,938 2,107 1,969

Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics 6,061 6,281 6,544 6,444 6,663 6,467

Renison 137 136 137 110 129 120

Science 4,687 5,018 5,157 5,159 5,399 5,263

Software Engineering 427 459 484 464 471 472

27,400 28,406 28,671 28,325 28,994 28,514

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The graphs above depict the UG Forecasted FTEs after a 2.1% adjustment is applied. Source: Undergraduate Forecast - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

University of WaterlooSummary of Undergraduate FTEs°

Undergraduate Enrolment

800

850

900

950

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,150

1,200

06.07 07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

Part-

time

FTEs

Part-time FTEs

current year

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

18,000

19,000

20,000

21,000

22,000

23,000

24,000

25,000

26,000

27,000

28,000

29,000

30,000

06.07 07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

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FTE

s

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Total Co-op

current year

SD2a

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12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 15.16 16.17Actuals Actuals Actuals Forecast Actuals Forecast

Master'sApplied Health Sciences 226 289 296 314 299 330Arts 413 457 462 498 450 433Engineering 860 849 801 834 796 882Environment 231 268 281 278 281 293Mathematics 330 353 357 366 356 395Optometry 21 12 6 7 8 13Science 252 251 244 254 244 263Theology 12 16 18 18 18 18

Total 2,343 2,495 2,464 2,569 2,453 2,626

DoctoralApplied Health Sciences 96 104 111 114 119 120Arts 266 265 266 265 262 259Engineering 681 686 672 651 665 666Environment 97 103 107 108 123 138Mathematics 278 273 268 282 285 291Optometry 17 22 24 19 23 22Science 262 259 278 289 284 292

Total 1,696 1,712 1,726 1,728 1,761 1,787

Grand Total 4,039 4,207 4,189 4,297 4,214 4,412

Notes:

Master's enrolment includes graduate-level, non-degree, diploma and certificate programs and Year 1 of 3-Year PhD.Students enrolled in the former full-cost recovery Masters programs are included and actual historical data are restated.Graduate programs offered at the Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo are included with their home Faculty. Master of Social Work is included in AHS FacultyMaster of Peace and Conflict Studies is included in Arts FacultyThe Graduate FTE forecast used in the 2016/2017 Operating Budget differs slightly from the figures above, to use a conservative projection.

Totals may not add due to rounding.

° Term is defined in the Glossary.

Source: Graduate Forecast - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

University of WaterlooSummary of FTE Graduate Enrolment°

as at February 2016 (Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

06.07 07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

FTE

s E

nrol

led

Graduate Enrolment

Masters PhD Total

SD3

Current year ->

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Sources: Undergraduate and Graduate Forecasts, BTU Table - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis Planning

Total BTUs Prelim Projected07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

Applied Health Sciences 2,242 2,447 2,518 2,584 2,736 2,867 3,406 3,447 3,592 3,553Arts 12,213 12,507 13,224 13,716 14,196 14,427 14,884 14,631 14,556 13,617Engineering 10,886 11,420 12,163 12,330 11,349 11,778 11,834 11,982 12,201 12,676Environment 2,281 2,565 2,895 3,280 3,675 3,768 3,767 3,722 3,823 3,794Mathematics 8,193 8,383 9,344 9,796 10,516 10,702 10,889 11,162 11,930 11,685Science 7,439 7,812 8,359 8,963 9,194 9,113 9,468 9,747 10,052 10,149Social Work (BSW) 129 192 204 230 259 318 380 439 441 355Theology 33 42 52 43 35 29 47 44 44 47Total 43,416 45,369 48,760 50,943 51,960 53,001 54,676 55,174 56,638 55,877

Year One Enrolment°Undergraduate BTUs Prelim Projected Actual Actual Target°

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17 Fall 14 Fall 15 Fall 16Applied Health Sciences 1,433 1,492 1,516 1,548 1,620 1,673 1,949 1,990 2,108 1,962 549 491 484Arts 10,546 10,610 11,299 11,698 12,086 12,258 12,610 12,304 12,308 11,415 1,353 1,411 1,413Engineering 7,543 7,679 8,159 8,447 7,960 8,374 8,703 9,117 9,286 9,587 1,644 1,665 1,676Environment 1,596 1,724 2,070 2,430 2,669 2,683 2,536 2,492 2,565 2,400 560 522 550Mathematics 6,977 7,072 8,026 8,553 9,177 9,443 9,663 9,955 10,674 10,354 1,633 1,449 1,451Science 6,050 6,418 6,978 7,487 7,710 7,785 8,190 8,474 8,818 8,794 1,117 1,131 1,194Social Work (BSW) 129 192 204 230 259 318 380 439 441 355 0 0 0Total 34,272 35,187 38,253 40,391 41,479 42,534 44,032 44,770 46,199 44,869 6,855 6,668 6,767

EstimatedGraduate BIUs Prelim Projected % Change % Change % Change

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17 in 14.15 in 15.16 in 16.17Applied Health Sciences 809 955 1,001 1,037 1,117 1,194 1,457 1,457 1,484 1,591 0.0% 1.8% 7.2%Arts 1,667 1,897 1,924 2,018 2,110 2,169 2,274 2,327 2,249 2,202 2.3% -3.4% -2.1%Engineering 3,343 3,741 4,004 3,883 3,389 3,404 3,131 2,865 2,914 3,089 -8.5% 1.7% 6.0%Environment 686 840 825 850 1,007 1,085 1,231 1,230 1,258 1,393 -0.1% 2.3% 10.8%Mathematics 1,216 1,311 1,319 1,243 1,339 1,259 1,225 1,208 1,256 1,331 -1.5% 4.0% 5.9%Science 1,389 1,395 1,382 1,476 1,484 1,327 1,278 1,274 1,234 1,355 -0.3% -3.1% 9.8%Theology 33 42 52 43 35 29 47 44 44 47 -8.0% 0.5% 7.2%Total 9,144 10,182 10,507 10,552 10,481 10,468 10,643 10,403 10,439 11,008 -2.3% 0.3% 5.5%

MSW and MPACS programs commenced in 2012/13. Totals have been added to their respective faculties (AHS) and (Arts).

SD4

Social Work (BSW), Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Peace and Conflict Studies (MPACS) and Theology are included in the report in order to incorporate all programs at the Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo.

The decline in Engineering from 10.11 to 11.12 is due to the responsibility for the Engineering PD program moving to WatPD beginning in Winter 2011.

Totals may not add due to rounding. Historical data are restated.

Fall year one enrolment excludes new year one admits for winter and spring, ESL and non-degree students admitted to second-entry programs.Undergraduate BTUs in Computing and Financial Management and Software Engineering are credited to the Faculty instructing the students.Graduate BIUs include students in the former full-cost recovery programs and excludes ineligible students, both domestic and international.

University of WaterlooHistorical and Projected BIU Teaching Units (BTUs)°

by Faculty (Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

Actual BTUs are based on undergraduate courses taught and graduate enrolments. Preliminary BTUs are based on estimated undergraduate courses taught and final graduateenrolment data. Projected BTUs are based on forecasted enrolments and historical BTUs generated per FTE registered.

BIU° Teaching Unit (BTU): BTUs are funding units defined by the University of Waterloo for internal use. They are a measure of the government operating grant generating capacity of a Faculty. In contrast with the BIUs claimed to government in which the Faculty receives credit for students registered, BTUs give undergraduate credit for student term courses taught. Student term courses taught are converted to BTUs using the average course load and BIU weight for students registered in that Faculty. Graduate BIUs° and BTUs are equivalent.

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2015.16 BTUs are based on estimated 2015.16 undergraduate courses taught and final graduate enrolment. 2016.17 BTUS are based on projected enrolments.

Undergraduate BTUs in Computing and Financial Management and Software Engineering are credited to the Faculty instructing the students.

Graduate BTUs include students in the former full-cost recovery programs and exclude ineligible international students.

The decline in Engineering from 10.11 to 11.12 is due to the responsibility for the Engineering PD program moving to WatPD beginning in Winter 2011.

Historical data are restated.

University of WaterlooHistorical and Projected BIU Teaching Units (BTUs) Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo (AFIW)

February 2016

SD5

32,000

36,000

40,000

44,000

48,000

52,000

56,000

60,000

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

BTU

S

Year

Total (Including AFIW)

8001,2001,6002,0002,4002,8003,2003,6004,0004,400

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

BTU

S

Year

Applied Health Sciences

8,8009,600

10,40011,20012,00012,80013,60014,40015,20016,000

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17B

TUS

Year

Arts

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2015.16 BTUs are based on estimated 2015.16 undergraduate courses taught and final graduate enrolment. 2016.17 BTUS are based on projected enrolments.

Undergraduate BTUs in Computing and Financial Management and Software Engineering are credited to the Faculty instructing the students.

Graduate BTUs include students in the former full-cost recovery programs and exclude ineligible international students.

The decline in Engineering from 10.11 to 11.12 is due to the responsibility for the Engineering PD program moving to WatPD beginning in Winter 2011.

Historical data are restated.

University of WaterlooHistorical and Projected BIU Teaching Units (BTUs) Including Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo (AFIW)

February 2016

SD6

5,6006,4007,2008,0008,8009,600

10,40011,20012,00012,800

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

BTU

S

Year

Mathematics

5,4006,0006,6007,2007,8008,4009,0009,600

10,20010,800

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17B

TUS

Year

Science (including Optometry)

7,2008,0008,8009,600

10,40011,20012,00012,80013,600

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

BTU

S

Year

Engineering

1,2001,6002,0002,4002,8003,2003,6004,0004,4004,800

07.08 08.09 09.10 10.11 11.12 12.13 13.14 14.15 15.16 16.17

BTU

S

Year

Environment

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University of WaterlooSummary of Home Enrolment And Teaching Activity Indicators

by Faculty (Excluding Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

2011.12 2012.13 2013.14 2014.15 2015.16Applied Health Sciences

Undergraduate Fall Year One 440 509 534 549 491Home Enrolled FTEs° 1,707 1,831 1,985 2,081 2,151FTEs Taught° 1,112 1,154 1,350 1,350 1,418

Masters FTEs° 198 219 258 256 258Doctoral FTEs° 98 96 104 111 119BTUs° 2,731 2,835 3,281 3,287 3,421

Arts Undergraduate Fall Year One 1,275 1,293 1,400 1,170 1,185

Home Enrolled FTEs 5,838 5,970 6,042 5,682 5,527FTEs Taught 8,147 8,077 8,376 8,141 8,043

Masters FTEs 352 404 437 442 434Doctoral FTEs 267 266 266 266 262BTUs° 11,654 11,686 12,172 12,005 11,888

Engineering Undergraduate Fall Year One 1,458 1,537 1,634 1,644 1,665

Home Enrolled FTEs 5,222 5,354 5,577 5,763 5,761FTEs Taught 4,053 4,195 4,429 4,632 4,713

Masters FTEs 809 860 850 801 796Doctoral FTEs 661 681 687 672 665BTUs° 11,250 11,647 11,838 11,982 12,201

Environment Undergraduate Fall Year One 543 484 555 560 522

Home Enrolled FTEs 2,142 2,127 2,092 2,109 2,107FTEs Taught 1,670 1,707 1,584 1,555 1,602

Masters FTEs 206 231 270 281 281Doctoral FTEs 93 97 103 106 123BTUs° 3,615 3,768 3,741 3,692 3,785

Mathematics Undergraduate Fall Year One 1,349 1,363 1,463 1,633 1,449

Home Enrolled FTEs 5,952 6,081 6,566 6,841 6,957FTEs Taught 5,634 5,705 5,877 6,139 6,587

Masters FTEs 306 330 354 357 356Doctoral FTEs 277 278 273 268 285BTUs° 10,338 10,447 10,731 11,162 11,930

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University of WaterlooSummary of Home Enrolment And Teaching Activity Indicators

by Faculty (Excluding Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

2011.12 2012.13 2013.14 2014.15 2015.16Optometry

Undergraduate Fall Year One 0 0 0 0 0Home Enrolled FTEs 401 407 402 398 399FTEs Taught 401 406 402 393 395

Masters FTEs 20 21 12 5 8Doctoral FTEs 18 17 22 24 23BTUs° 1,288 1,297 1,263 1,226 1,247

Science, including PharmacyUndergraduate Fall Year One 1,016 1,040 1,253 1,117 1,131

Home Enrolled FTEs 4,218 4,281 4,620 4,767 5,000FTEs Taught 3,988 4,026 4,267 4,469 4,636

Masters FTEs 244 252 252 244 244Doctoral FTEs 274 262 261 278 284BTUs° 7,896 7,816 8,222 8,521 8,805

TotalUndergraduate Fall Year One 6,081 6,226 6,838 6,672 6,442

Home Enrolled FTEs 25,479 26,050 27,284 27,641 27,902FTEs Taught 25,004 25,270 26,286 26,679 27,394

Masters FTEs 2,135 2,317 2,434 2,386 2,377Doctoral FTEs 1,689 1,696 1,715 1,725 1,761BTUs° 48,771 49,495 51,248 51,875 53,276

2015.16 BIU Teaching Units (BTUs) and FTEs Taught are based on estimated 2015.16 undergraduate courses taught and final graduate enrolment data.Graduate BIUs include students in the former full-cost recovery programs and exclude ineligible international students.Undergraduate BTUs and FTEs Taught in Computing and Financial Management and Software Engineering are credited to the Faculty instructing the students.Computing and Financial Management Fall Year One and Home Enrolled FTEs are shown equally in Math and Arts.Software Engineering Fall Year One and Home Enrolled FTEs are shown equally in Math and Engineering.The decline in Engineering from 10.11 to 11.12 is due to the responsibility for the Engineering PD program moving to WatPD beginning in Winter 2011.MSW and MPACS program totals have been excluded from their respective faculties (AHS) and (Arts).Totals may not add due to rounding. Historical data are restated.° Term is defined in the Glossary.

Sources: Various student databases - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

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University of WaterlooComparison of BIU Teaching Units° (BTUs) per FTE Faculty° (Excluding Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

Year

AppliedHealth

Sciences Arts Engineering Environment Mathematics Optometry Science Total

FTE Faculty2010.11 60.3 285.7 268.4 69.1 195.3 37.2 147.1 1063.12011.12 63.9 292.0 277.4 69.8 201.0 37.0 148.1 1089.22012.13 68.3 303.3 288.9 74.3 217.4 38.3 151.0 1141.52013.14 70.7 322.5 295.3 80.6 226.3 39.4 150.7 1185.42014.15 75.2 339.9 298.6 83.2 234.2 38.9 159.4 1229.4

BIU Teaching Units (BTUs)2010.11 2,584 11,183 12,253 3,271 9,628 1,295 7,668 47,8812011.12 2,731 11,654 11,250 3,615 10,338 1,288 7,896 48,7712012.13 2,861 11,710 11,647 3,768 10,447 1,297 7,816 49,5452013.14 3,400 12,224 11,834 3,732 10,729 1,263 8,205 51,3862014.15 3,443 12,053 11,982 3,692 11,162 1,226 8,521 52,080

Teaching Ratios(BTUs per FTE Faculty)

2010.11 42.8 39.1 45.7 47.3 49.3 34.9 52.1 45.02011.12 42.7 39.9 40.6 51.8 51.4 34.8 53.3 44.82012.13 41.9 38.6 40.3 50.7 48.1 33.8 51.7 43.42013.14 48.1 37.9 40.1 46.3 47.4 32.1 54.4 43.32014.15 45.8 35.5 40.1 44.4 47.7 31.5 53.5 42.4

Faculty Teaching RatiosCompared with the UW Average

2010.11 0.95 0.87 1.02 1.05 1.10 0.78 1.16 1.002011.12 0.95 0.89 0.91 1.16 1.15 0.78 1.19 1.002012.13 0.97 0.89 0.93 1.17 1.11 0.78 1.19 1.002013.14 1.11 0.88 0.93 1.07 1.09 0.74 1.26 1.002014.15 1.08 0.84 0.95 1.05 1.13 0.74 1.26 1.00

Notes: Graduate BIUs include students in the former full-cost recovery programs and exclude ineligible international students.

Teaching ratios for Optometry are lower than for other departments due to the number of faculty required for clinical teaching.Clinical teaching requires student:faculty ratios of 2:1 or 3:1.

MSW and MPACS program totals have been excluded from their respective faculties (AHS) and (Arts).° Term is defined in the Glossary.Historical data are restated.

Sources : UW Financial Statements, various years - Finance; FTE Faculty - Human Resources Mgmt System; BTU Table - Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

2014.15 BIU Teaching Units (BTUs) are based on estimated 2014.15 undergraduate courses taught and final graduate enrolment data.

The FTE for faculty is calculated as the operating expenditures on faculty salaries (from the Audited Financial Statement) divided by the average nominal salary of full-time faculty.

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SD11 University of WaterlooSummary of Regular Faculty Appointments (Excluding Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo)

Tenured Probationary Continuing Definite Total Tenured Probationary Continuing Definite

Applied Health Sciences2010/2011 36 12 2 2 52 76% 19% 3% 3% 6,232$ 119,852$ 2011/2012 41 15 2 2 60 76% 19% 3% 3% 7,230$ 120,497$ 2012/2013 40 18 1 4 63 72% 22% 3% 3% 7,672$ 121,774$ 2013/2014 36 22 2 7 67 64% 25% 3% 8% 8,367$ 124,885$ 2014/2015 39 21 4 7 71 64% 23% 3% 7% 8,845$ 124,575$

Arts2010/2011 151 65 8 19 243 68% 23% 3% 6% 28,062$ 115,482$ 2011/2012 160 68 8 23 259 69% 22% 3% 6% 30,381$ 117,300$ 2012/2013 169 68 9 28 274 69% 20% 4% 7% 32,805$ 119,726$ 2013/2014 181 65 13 28 287 71% 18% 4% 7% 35,882$ 125,024$ 2014/2015 181 69 17 26 293 70% 19% 5% 6% 37,452$ 127,821$

Engineering2010/2011 181 69 8 12 270 73% 21% 3% 3% 35,481$ 131,410$ 2011/2012 190 71 13 12 286 73% 20% 4% 3% 38,044$ 133,022$ 2012/2013 198 69 14 13 294 74% 19% 4% 3% 40,961$ 139,324$ 2013/2014 202 63 13 12 290 76% 18% 4% 3% 41,928$ 144,580$ 2014/2015 207 58 16 15 296 76% 16% 5% 4% 44,259$ 149,522$

Environment2010/2011 42 21 0 4 67 71% 25% 0% 4% 7,610$ 113,584$ 2011/2012 44 19 1 3 67 74% 21% 0% 4% 7,782$ 116,143$ 2012/2013 47 20 1 4 72 74% 21% 4% 8,502$ 118,079$ 2013/2014 53 20 1 2 76 77% 20% 4% 9,391$ 123,572$ 2014/2015 56 18 1 1 76 80% 18% 4% 9,879$ 129,989$

Mathematics2010/2011 133 31 13 19 196 75% 13% 6% 6% 25,212$ 128,632$ 2011/2012 146 20 12 24 202 80% 8% 5% 8% 26,118$ 129,298$ 2012/2013 150 20 14 32 216 78% 7% 6% 9% 28,503$ 131,957$ 2013/2014 149 22 17 30 218 77% 8% 7% 9% 29,941$ 137,342$ 2014/2015 145 25 19 27 216 75% 9% 7% 8% 30,389$ 140,690$

Optometry2010/2011 15 3 7 3 28 58% 9% 24% 8% 3,734$ 133,359$ 2011/2012 15 3 8 3 29 56% 27% 8% 3,857$ 133,016$ 2012/2013 21 3 2 4 30 74% 8% 4,162$ 138,719$ 2013/2014 22 4 2 3 31 74% 8% 4,503$ 145,259$ 2014/2015 21 5 3 1 30 74% 8% 4,665$ 155,507$

Science (excl. Optometry)2010/2011 90 39 7 4 140 72% 22% 17,235$ 123,111$ 2011/2012 100 40 8 5 153 73% 20% 19,096$ 124,811$ 2012/2013 111 33 10 4 158 77% 16% 20,466$ 129,532$ 2013/2014 109 31 10 4 154 77% 15% 20,672$ 134,237$ 2014/2015 112 28 9 5 154 79% 14% 21,530$ 139,808$

Total2010/2011 648 240 45 63 996 72% 20% 4% 5% 123,659$ 124,031$ 2011/2012 696 236 52 72 1056 73% 18% 4% 5% 132,508$ 125,481$ 2012/2013 736 231 51 89 1107 74% 17% 4% 5% 143,070$ 129,241$ 2013/2014 752 227 58 86 1123 74% 16% 4% 5% 150,685$ 134,181$ 2014/2015 761 224 69 82 1136 74% 16% 5% 5% 157,019$ 138,221$

Notes:

Full-time faculty as at April 1st of the year. Includes Faculty Deans. Excludes those on less than 100% load except leaves where the faculty member receives full salary. Excludes full-time senior administrators.Percentage of total salary dollars figures have been suppressed where the count is less than 6 to ensure confidentiality.This summary differs from SD12 (Faculty Complement) as this report does not include open positions but does include definite term appointments.

Source: Human Resources Mgmt System; Institutional Analysis & PlanningPrepared by: Institutional Analysis & Planning

Number of Full-Time Faculty Total Full-Time Faculty Salary

Costs (000)

Average Nominal Salary

Percentage of Total Salary Dollars

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University of Waterloo

Faculty Complement by Department

(Including Open Positions)

September 2011 September 2012 September 2013 September 2014 September 2015

Applied Health Sciences

Dean's Office 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Kinesiology 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0

Public Health & Health Systems, School of 20.0 21.8 24.0 26.7 28.7

Recreation & Leisure Studies 14.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0

54.0 57.8 61.0 62.7 65.7

Arts

Accounting & Finance, School of 38.8 38.5 38.5 42.5 42.5

Anthropology 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0

Classical Studies 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Dean's Office 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0

Drama & Speech Communication 14.0 14.0 15.0 18.0 19.0

Economics 29.1 28.6 29.6 30.1 30.1

English Language & Literature 22.0 23.0 25.0 26.0 28.0

Fine Arts 8.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 10.0

French Studies 9.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 13.0

Germanic & Slavic Studies 11.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0

History 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0

Philosophy 13.0 14.7 14.7 15.7 15.7

Political Science 20.9 19.4 22.4 21.4 21.4

Psychology 40.3 40.3 39.3 39.0 39.0

Religious Studies 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Sociology & Legal Studies 15.5 15.5 15.5 16.5 17.5

Spanish & Latin American Studies 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

260.6 261.0 269.0 279.2 283.2

Engineering

Architecture, School of 19.0 19.0 21.0 21.0 21.0

Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and

Technology Centre 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0

Chemical 34.0 34.0 34.5 36.5 36.5

Civil & Environmental 39.2 40.2 40.7 41.8 41.8

Dean's Office 5.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0

Electrical & Computer 86.5 88.5 89.5 90.5 93.5

Management Sciences 28.3 27.3 28.3 28.3 29.3

Mechanical & Mechatronics 54.0 54.0 55.0 56.0 57.5

Systems Design 25.0 25.3 25.3 25.3 28.3

294.0 299.3 304.3 309.4 318.9

Environment

Centre for Knowledge Integration 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Dean's Office 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5

Environment, Enterprise & Development, School of 9.7 11.7 13.9 16.4 16.0

Environment & Resource Studies 12.5 14.0 13.0 15.0 16.0

Geography & Environmental Management 23.1 25.1 27.1 27.6 27.6

Planning, School of 15.6 14.6 15.6 15.6 16.0

64.4 68.9 74.1 80.1 81.1

Mathematics

Applied Mathematics 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 27.0

Combinatorics & Optimization 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 29.0

Computer Science, David R. Cheriton School of 72.0 73.0 74.0 74.8 75.8

Dean's Office 10.5 10.5 10.5 12.1 12.1

Math Business and Accounting * N/A N/A 2.0 2.0 2.0

Pure Mathematics 21.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 25.0

Statistics & Actuarial Science 41.0 43.0 43.0 46.0 46.0

196.5 200.5 205.5 211.9 216.9

Science

Biology 39.5 40.5 42.5 42.5 43.5

Chemistry 41.6 41.6 41.6 41.6 42.6

Earth & Environmental Sciences 19.0 20.0 21.5 21.5 21.5

Optometry, School of 31.0 31.0 32.0 32.0 32.0

Pharmacy, School of 16.0 16.0 17.0 19.0 20.0

Physics & Astronomy 34.5 35.0 36.5 39.0 39.0

181.6 184.1 191.1 195.6 198.6

Total Faculty Complement 1051.1 1071.6 1104.9 1138.9 1164.4

* Significant changes:

2014/15

no significant reporting changes

2013/14

Math Business and Accounting was established May 2013

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University of Waterloo

Academic Support Staff Positions by Department (Including Open Positions)

October 2011 October 2012 October 2013 October 2014 October 2015

Faculties

Applied Health Sciences 37.6 38.3 41.8 42.3 43.3

Arts 100.7 105.6 109.6 107.3 109.3

Engineering 212.3 220.9 226.7 219.1 227.6

Environment 42.4 42.4 45.7 46.2 47.5

Mathematics 111.4 111.8 111.8 111.8 111.8

Science 139.5 140.7 148.7 154.0 157.8

Faculty Subtotal 643.8 659.6 684.3 680.7 697.3

Office of the President 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Vice-President, Academic & Provost 103.0 119.0 127.0 403.0 409.6

Associate Provost, Graduate Studies 20.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0

Associate Vice-President, International 4.0 6.0 9.0 14.0 14.0

University Secretary & General Council 44.0 44.0 47.0 49.0 51.7

Vice-President, External Relations 86.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Vice-President, Advancement N/A 76.0 79.5 79.5 79.5

Vice-President, University Relations N/A 20.0 21.0 32.5 31.9

Vice-President, University Research 52.8 60.8 63.0 67.0 72.0

Vice-President, Administration & Finance 454.7 466.7 475.7 489.0 502.0

Associate Provost, Resources 243.4 275.5 279.2 13.2 13.1

Associate Vice-President, Academic 51.0 53.3 57.3 59.0 77.9

Associate Provost, Human Resources 36.9 36.4 41.4 46.0 49.8

Associate Provost, Students 104.3 117.0 119.3 120.5 119.1

Chief Information Officer 147.0 162.0 169.0 175.0 177.0

Non-Faculty Subtotal 1,350.0 1,463.6 1,516.3 1,576.7 1,627.6

Total Academic Support Staff 1,993.8 2,123.2 2,200.6 2,257.4 2,324.9

General Notes:

Excludes Ancillary Enterprise staff.

* Significant changes:

2015/16

The Writing Centre reports to the Associate Vice-President, Academic (previously reported to Student Success Office)

Equity Office staff complement was established in June 2015

2014/15

Communications & Public Affairs was renamed Marketing & Strategic Communications

Co-op Education & Centre for Career Action reports to Vice-President, Academic & Provost

Library reports to Vice-President, Academic & Provost

Secretary of the University was renamed University Secretary & General Council

Secretariat was renamed Secretariat & Office of General Counsel

WatCACE staff complement was established

2013/14

Math Business and Accounting was established May 2013

Office of Development & Alumni Affairs was renamed Office of Advancement

2012/13

Effective May 2012 Vice-President, External Relations was split into 2 roles; Vice-President, Advancement

and Vice-President, University Relations

Effective July 2012 Associate Provost, Information Systems & Technology was renamed Chief Information Officer

Effective 2012 WatPD staff complement was established

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University of Waterloo

Academic Support Staff Positions by Department (Including Open Positions)

October 2011 October 2012 October 2013 October 2014 October 2015

Applied Health Sciences

Dean's Office 16.0 15.5 18.0 17.5 18.5

Kinesiology 14.1 14.3 14.3 15.3 15.3

Public Health & Health Systems, School of 4.5 5.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Recreation & Leisure Studies 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

37.6 38.3 41.8 42.3 43.3

Arts

Accounting & Finance, School of 5.3 6.5 9.0 9.0 9.0

Anthropology 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7

Arts Computing Office 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.0

Arts Language Laboratory 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Classical Studies 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Dean's Office 25.3 25.8 24.8 25.3 25.3

Drama & Speech Communication 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.1

Economics 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0

English Language & Literature 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5

Fine Arts 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5

French Studies 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0

Germanic & Slavic Studies 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

History 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Independent Studies 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6

Interdisciplinary Studies 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0

Philosophy 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Political Science 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Psychology 20.3 20.3 20.3 18.8 17.8

Religious Studies 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Sociology & Legal Studies 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Spanish & Latin American Studies 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Stratford Programmes 1.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0

Women's Studies 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

100.7 105.6 109.6 107.3 109.3

Engineering

Architecture, School of 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0

Conrad Business, Entrepeneurship and Technology

Centre 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Chemical 16.5 17.5 19.5 19.5 20.5

Civil & Environmental 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 17.5

Dean's Office 28.6 33.1 34.8 38.3 41.8

Electrical & Computer 44.1 45.1 46.2 46.1 46.1

Engineering Computing 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0

Engineering Undergraduate Office 24.5 25.5 25.5 13.5 12.5

Environmental Engineering 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Geological 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Machine Shop 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0

Management Sciences 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3

Mechanical & Mechatronics 30.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 32.7

Society, Technology, & Values 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

Systems Design 9.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 11.0

212.3 220.9 226.7 219.1 227.6

Environment

Centre for Knowledge Integration 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

Dean's Office 14.8 14.8 15.5 16.0 17.0

Environment, Enterprise & Development, School of 1.7 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

Environment & Resource Studies 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3

Geography & Environmental Management 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0

Mapping, Analysis & Design 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0

Planning, School of 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9

42.4 42.4 45.7 46.2 47.5

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University of Waterloo

Academic Support Staff Positions by Department (Including Open Positions)

October 2011 October 2012 October 2013 October 2014 October 2015

Mathematics

Applied Mathematics 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Combinatorics & Optimization 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Computer Science, David R. Cheriton School of 44.8 45.8 45.8 45.8 45.8

Dean's Office 25.6 25.6 24.6 26.6 26.6

Dean of Math Graduate Office 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

Math Business and Accounting * N/A N/A 2.0 2.0 2.0

Math Faculty Computing Facility 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0

Pure Mathematics 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8

Statistics & Actuarial Science 8.7 8.7 8.7 6.7 6.7

111.4 111.8 111.8 111.8 111.8

Science

Biology 21.5 21.5 21.5 22.5 22.5

Chemistry 20.5 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0

Dean's Office 18.0 18.5 23.2 26.0 27.5

Earth & Environmental Sciences 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

Optometry, School of 15.0 15.2 14.0 15.5 14.5

Optometry Clinic 18.8 18.8 21.3 20.3 22.3

Pharmacy, School of 15.0 16.0 18.0 18.0 19.0

Physics & Astronomy 11.7 11.7 10.7 10.7 11.0

Science Technical Service 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0

GW Centre - Chemistry 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

GW Centre - Physics 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

139.5 140.7 148.7 154.0 157.8

Office of the President 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Vice-President, Academic & Provost 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

Co-op Education & Centre for Career Action * N/A N/A N/A 146.6 149.7

Institutional Analysis & Planning 12.0 15.0 16.0 18.0 19.0

Library * N/A N/A N/A 124.4 125.4

Registrar 87.0 99.0 105.0 108.0 109.5

103.0 119.0 127.0 403.0 409.6

Associate Provost, Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies Office 20.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0

20.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0

Associate Vice-President, International 4.0 6.0 9.0 14.0 14.0

4.0 6.0 9.0 14.0 14.0

University Secretary and General Counsel *

Secretariat & Office of General Counsel * 10.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0

Conflict Management & Human Rights 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.7

Equity Office * N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.0

Safety Office 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0

UW Police 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0

44.0 44.0 47.0 49.0 51.7

Vice-President, External Relations * 3.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Communications & Public Affairs * 12.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Office of Development & Alumni Affairs * 71.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

86.0

Vice-President, Advancement * N/A 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Office of Advancement * N/A 73.0 76.5 76.5 76.5

76.0 79.5 79.5 79.5

Vice-President, University Relations * N/A 4.0 4.0 8.0 8.0

Marketing & Strategic Communications * N/A 16.0 17.0 24.5 23.9

20.0 21.0 32.5 31.9

Vice-President, University Research

Office of Research 52.8 60.8 63.0 67.0 72.0

52.8 60.8 63.0 67.0 72.0

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Academic Support Staff Positions by Department (Including Open Positions)

October 2011 October 2012 October 2013 October 2014 October 2015

Vice-President, Administration & Finance 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Bookings 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Central Stores 29.7 29.7 29.7 30.0 31.0

Finance 36.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 38.0

Plant Operations

Hourly Labour 325.0 337.0 344.0 354.0 363.0

Physical Plant 49.0 50.0 51.0 53.0 56.0

Procurement and Contract Services 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0

454.7 466.7 475.7 489.0 502.0

Associate Provost, Resources 9.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0

Co-op Education & Centre for Career Action * 110.0 138.7 143.2 N/A N/A

Library * 124.4 125.8 124.9 N/A N/A

WatCACE * N/A N/A N/A 0.6 1.5

WatPD * N/A 9.0 9.0 9.6 9.6

243.4 275.5 279.2 13.2 13.1

Associate Vice-President, Academic 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0

Centre for Teaching Excellence 17.0 18.3 18.3 20.0 20.0

Centre for Extended Learning 32.0 33.0 37.0 37.0 46.0

Writing Centre * N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.9

51.0 53.3 57.3 59.0 77.9

Associate Provost, Human Resources 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Human Resources 32.0 30.5 35.5 40.0 42.0

Organizational & Human Development 3.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.8

36.9 36.4 41.4 46.0 49.8

Associate Provost, Students 2.3 2.3 1.3 2.3 3.3

Athletics & Recreational Services 33.0 35.0 35.0 32.0 32.5

Counselling Services 19.3 21.7 22.1 23.1 27.4

Health Services 25.0 24.4 25.7 26.3 25.9

Student Success 22.8 31.6 33.2 34.8 28.0

UW Theatre Centre 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

104.3 117.0 119.3 120.5 119.1

Chief Information Officer *

Information Systems & Technology (IST) 147.0 162.0 169.0 175.0 177.0

147.0 162.0 169.0 175.0 177.0

Total Academic Support Staff 1993.8 2,123.2 2,200.6 2,257.4 2,324.9

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University of Waterloo Senate Finance Committee

2016-2017 Operating Budget

Supplementary Data - Glossary of Terms Student Basic Income Unit (BIU) BIUs are funding units defined by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). Each student reported to the government for funding purposes generates a specified number of funding units (BIUs) depending on the program of registration and the level of study. Undergraduate weightings in non-medical programs are from 1.0 to 3.0; masters, 3.0 to 4.0; and doctoral, 6.0. BIU Teaching Unit (BTU) BTUs are funding units defined by the University of Waterloo for internal use. They are a measure of the government operating grant generating capacity of a Faculty. In contrast with the BIUs claimed to government in which the Faculty receives credit for students registered, BTUs give undergraduate credit for student term courses taught. Student term courses taught are converted to BTUs using the average course load and BIU weight for students registered in that Faculty. Graduate BIUs and BTUs are equivalent. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Graduate Enrolment Graduate students normally register for three terms per year. With three terms of registration a full-time student generates 1.0 FTE and a part-time student 0.3 FTE. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Undergraduate Enrolment Full-time undergraduates normally register for two terms per year. Full-time students generate 1.0 FTE with two terms of registration. Part-time FTEs are calculated by dividing the total courses taken by 10, the expected average two-term course load. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Undergraduates Taught This is a measure of the number of full-time equivalent students taught by a Faculty. It is calculated as the number of term courses taught by a Faculty divided by the average course load of full-time students registered in that Faculty. Home Enrolled Undergraduate Home enrolled undergraduates is the full-time equivalency of students registered in the Faculty. Year One Enrolment Year one enrolment is the count of full-time students registered in the fall term at the year one level. This includes students who are repeating, have changed from part-time to full-time, or have transferred from another program. This excludes students admitted in the winter and spring, ESL students, new admits to non-degree and students admitted to second-entry programs. Year One Enrolment Target The year one enrolment target is the total number of year one students expected to be registered on November 1st. The year one target, applications and applicant confirmation/registration history are used to determine the number of offers of admission to be issued. These targets are reviewed annually by the Faculty deans and associate deans.

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SD18 Faculty Average Salary - Fiscal The fiscal average salary is used in analyses involving fiscal year expenditures. When the salary year and fiscal year coincide, the nominal and fiscal average salaries are equivalent. When they do not coincide, the fiscal average salary is calculated as a weighted average of the nominal salaries paid during the fiscal year. For example, for a fiscal year beginning May 1 and a salary year beginning July 1, the fiscal average salary is 2/12ths of the May 1 nominal average salary plus 10/12ths of the July 1 salary. Average Salary - Nominal The nominal average salary is the average salary of full-time faculty, including lecturers and Faculty deans. Included are faculty with appointments of at least one year if the faculty member is sup-ported by operating funds or is an instructor. The nominal salary (or base salary) excludes sti-pends, sessionals, and professional allowances. Faculty on leave are included in the average at full salary. Faculty Complement The faculty complement is the number of ongoing faculty positions (filled and open) for which the university has made a budgetary commitment. This number is distinct from other counts of full-time faculty such as those reported to Statistics Canada and in "Summary of Faculty Appointments" in this document. The latter two report full-time appointments of at least one year if the faculty member is supported by operating funds or is an instructor. Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Faculty The FTE for faculty is calculated as the operating expenditures on faculty salaries (from the Audited Financial Statement) divided by the average nominal salary of full-time faculty. The inclu-sion of all expenditures on faculty salaries adjusts for leaves, sessionals, and adjunct and part-time faculty. Staff Academic Support Staff Positions (Staff Complement) The staff positions reported are ongoing positions (filled and open) supported by operating funds, for which the university has made a budgetary commitment. The full-time equivalency of part-time positions is calculated based on the annual hours worked. Financial Operating Expenditures Operating expenditures used in the tables are those reported in the Financial Statement as expenditures from operating funds. In cases where the Financial Statement does not provide sufficient detail, these expenditure data have been obtained from detail reports that support the Financial Statement. Budget The budget is the ongoing operating budget as reported for financial planning purposes. Total University Operating Income The total operating income is budgeted income, excluding the grant in lieu of municipal taxes. The income is net of transfers with the UW Colleges.

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University of Waterloo SENATE GRADUATE & RESEARCH COUNCIL

Report to Senate 28 March 2016

Senate Graduate & Research Council met on 8 February 2016, and agreed to forward the following items to Senate for approval. These items are recommended for inclusion in the regular agenda. Further details are available at: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/committees-and-councils/senate-graduate-research-council FOR APPROVAL ______________________________ NEW ACADEMIC PLAN Faculty of Engineering Management Sciences

1. Motion: To approve a new Type II graduate diploma in data analytics as described in Attachment #1.

Rationale: The diploma is designed to provide students with deep quantitative skills and technical expertise that enable them to help organizations to reap the most benefit from data, offering graduate-level, course-work based professional education in this emerging area. The diploma is expected to attract professionals and managers throughout organizations and across different industries, as well as students, and will provide a preliminary foundation for students who plan to do applied research in data analytics.

CHANGES TO ACADEMIC PLANS Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Engineering

2. Motion: To amend the masters of engineering plan in mechanical engineering, adding a milestone for

research seminar attendance and requiring student to draw from a selection of core courses, as presented. (underline = new text) … Degree Requirements • Eight one-term (.50 unit weight) graduate level courses (or courses acceptable for graduate credit) and a

mandatory CR/NCR communications course (normally to be taken in the first term of the program). The communication course can be waived at the discretion of the department. [A maximum of three 500-level courses may be counted for credit.]

• At least 2 out of the 8 required courses must be taken from the following list of ME graduate core courses: o ME 620 Mechanics of Continua o ME 621 Advanced Finite Element Method o ME 631 Mechanical Metallurgy o ME 632 Experimental Methods in Materials Science o ME 649 Control of Machines and Processes o ME 640 Autonomous Mobile Robotics o ME 651 Heat Conduction o ME 652 Convective Heat Transfer o ME 653 Radiation Heat Transfer

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• MEng students completing 1 of the 3 GDip program options are allowed to use their GDip mandatory

courses to count toward 2 of the 8 core courses. • MEng students must attend at least 4 MME research seminars.

…

Rationale: The changes aim to ensure that students gain extensive knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts within the discipline along with awareness of current problems and issues in professional fields, while also coming to recognize the complexity and breadth of engineering knowledge required in professional practice and thus appreciate the need for engagement in life-long learning.

Faculty of Environment Geography and Environmental Management

3. Motion: To add a part-time option to the Master of Climate Change plan. Rationale: Presently the plan allows changing to part‐time status only after the three core courses are completed. A change to allow a fully part-time option comes in response to student demand, particularly from professionals working full-time.

/mg George Dixon Jim Frank

Vice-President, University Research Associate Provost, Graduate Studies

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

GRADUATE EXPEDITED PROPOSAL OF THE

GRADUATE DIPLOMA (TYPE 2) IN

DATA ANALYTICS

Submitted to the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance

November 2015

VOLUME I – PROPOSED BRIEF

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Program Name: Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics Degree Designation: Master of Management Sciences (MMSc) Date of Review: October 2015

The rapid developments in information and computer technologies have enabled the generation, storage and processing of large amounts data that was out of reach a few years back. Data is believed to be key to the next wave of management innovation, productivity, and growth. However, there is a shortage of professionals who can glean meaningful insights from data to make effective decisions. Canadian Business (2015) reports that in spite of the increase in the number of data professionals in Canada, 53% of large Canadian organizations identified the lack of talent as the biggest impediment to successful completion of big data projects. A 2011 report by the McKinsey Global Institute indicates that the United States alone could face a shortage of 1.5 million managers and analysts who have the knowledge and expertise to take full advantage of big data and make faster evidence-informed decisions.

To provide its graduate students with the skill set to take advantage of opportunities in this emerging area, the Department of Management Sciences (MSci) is seeking approval of a new Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics (GDDA) which is awarded to Master of Management Sciences (MMSc) students who have successfully completed a focused set of courses in Data Analytics. The GDDA will be awarded to candidates who are already admitted to the MMSc program, so the Diploma meets the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance of Graduate Studies definition of a Type 2 Graduate Diploma. Upon successful completion of four courses in data analytics, MMSc students will be awarded the GDDA. 1. Objectives According to the Management Sciences Vision 2015 Plan, “introducing MMSc specialization” is identified as a key strategy. The proposed GDDA is one step to achieve this objective. The GDDA is designed to provide students with deep quantitative skills and technical expertise that enable them to help organizations to reap the most benefit from data and succeed in today’s highly competitive world. Given the structure of the program, the GDDA will have the same broad academic and institutional objectives as the existing MMSc program, namely

• to offer graduate-level, course-work based, professional education in the emerging area of data analytics,

• to attract professionals and managers at all levels of organizations and across different industries, as well as students who are eager to learn and contribute to analytic skills in data analytics,

• to provide a preliminary foundation for students who plan to do applied research in data analytics and,

• to compete with other top universities in this area.

As a Type 2 Diploma program, the GDDA follows the existing curriculum and requirements of the MMSc, so the existing graduate Degree Level Expectations apply to it (Table 1).

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Table 1: Mapping of learning outcome with the Graduate Degree-level Expectation 1.

Depth and breadth of knowledge

2. Research and scholarship

3. Level of application of knowledge

4. Professional capacity/ autonomy

5. Level of communication skills

6. Awareness of limits of knowledge

To develop greater breadth and depth of knowledge related to both the technical and practical aspects of data analytics

x x x x x

To have a clear understanding of knowledge and awareness of current business and societal problems and issues in the areas of data analytics.

x x x

To develop the capacity to apply existing body of knowledge and insights through critical and hands-on analysis of specific problems and issues in data analytics

x x x

To conduct critical analysis of novel issues or new applications related to data analytics by demonstrating the ability to synthesize and apply existing literature and information.

x x x x

To make data-driven decisions in complex and uncertain situations with appreciation of the broader implications of applying knowledge to particular contexts.

x x x x

To recognize the limits of personal competence and appreciate the potential contributions of other interpretations, methodologies, and disciplines

x x

To develop the ability to clearly communicate specific ideas, analyses and conclusions, both orally and in writing, to a range of audiences including relevant decision makers in data analytics.

x x x

To exercise personal responsibility and accountability, displaying ethical behavior with integrity and responsibility.

x

2. Admission Requirements As a Type 2 Diploma, the GDDA will not have its own admission requirements. Students will apply to the existing MMSc program and be admitted according to the admission requirements of the Department of Management Sciences, https://uwaterloo.ca/management-sciences/applying-graduate-studies-management-sciences. These are summarized as follows:

• A four year Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with a minimum 75% average from an accredited university.

• Some of the required courses will need a background in calculus and probability.

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• Students who have obtained their prior degrees from countries other than Canada should review the minimum equivalent qualification information in the Admission Guide for International Applicants.

3. Structure The structure and length of the GDDA are the same as the existing MMSc program. All MMSc students should complete 8 courses to receive the degree and the expected duration of the degree is one year (three terms). Upon entering the MMSc program, students can decide to pursue the GDDA by taking several specified courses. All MMSc students should take 4 core required courses.

• MSCI 603 Principles of Operations Research • MSCI 605 Organizational Theory & Behaviour • MSCI 607 Applied Economics for Management • MSCI 609 Quantitative Data Analysis for Management Sciences

Students who wish to obtain the GDDA should take 4 additional courses, three required and one elective.

• MSCI 719 Operations Analytics • MSCI 723 Big Data Analytics • MSCI 718 Statistical Methods for Data Analytics • Pre-approved elective course

Detailed topics of the three required courses for Data Analytics are listed in the appendix. A typical course plan is: Term General MMSc MMSc with Diploma in

Data Analytics Note

Fall • MSCI 603: Principles of Operations Research

• MSCI 605: Organizational Theory & Behaviour

• MSCI 609: Quantitative Data Analysis for Management

• MSCI 603: Principles of Operations Research

• MSCI 605: Organizational Theory & Behaviour

• MSCI 609: Quantitative Data Analysis for Management

Core required courses for all MMSc students.

Winter • MSCI 607: Applied Economics for Management

• Elective course 1 • Elective course 2

• MSCI 607: Applied Economics for Management

• MSCI 719: Operations Analytics

• Elective course 1

Bold courses are required for Data Analytics

Spring • Elective course 3 • Elective course 4

• MSCI 718: Statistical Methods for Data Analytics

• MSCI 723: Big Data Analytics

Bold courses are required for Data Analytics

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4. Program Content Data analytics enables managers to enhance traditional descriptive analytics of explaining what has happened with predictive analytics to foresee what will happen under various future scenarios, and with prescriptive analytics to design best policies and actions under different circumstances. Predictive and prescriptive analytics enable organizations to transform insight into foresight and most importantly make transformative decisions to significantly improve business performance.

Management Sciences is a multidisciplinary department with expertise in Information Systems, Applied Operations Research and Statistics, and Management of Technology. Information Systems faculty have expertise in data warehousing and management, data visualization, as well as information retrieval. Operations Research and Statistics faculty have expertise in statistical modeling and simulation, forecasting, and optimization. Technology Management faculty have expertise in behavioral aspects of social media and human-generated data. The department can leverage the strengths of its pillar areas of research to offer comprehensive data analytics courses.

• Operation research and analytics: MSCI 603 (Principles of Operations Research) and MSCI 719 (Operations Analytics)

• Information system: MSCI 723 (Big Data Analytics) and an elective course • Statistics: MSCI 609 (Quantitative Data Analysis for Management Sciences) and MSCI

718 (Statistical Methods for Data Analytics) • Management of Technology: MSCI 605 (Organizational Theory & Behaviour) and

MSCI 607 (Applied Economics for Management)

Several universities (e.g., York University, Queen’s University, and University of Ottawa) offer similar programs, either in business schools or at the departments of statistics. Our program provides a balanced curriculum that focuses on the three key expertise areas needed for data analytics. Through targeted coursework in operations research, information systems and statistics, and management of technology, students will be well prepared to transform businesses with evidence-based decisions. 5. Mode of Delivery All courses for the GDDA within the MMSc program, both online and on-campus, use a wide variety of teaching and learning methodologies (e.g., cases, lectures, student presentations, in-class group discussion) designed to provide students with deep quantitative skills and technical expertise to analyze big data and to improve the performance of organizations using evidence based decision-making. 6. Assessment of Teaching and Learning Assessment of Teaching At the end of each course, students evaluate both the course material and the instructor through Course Critiques. The course evaluation forms are distributed to the students for completion at a time when the instructor is not present, to provide students with anonymity. Completed evaluation forms are handed in and then processed by the Registrar's Office. Instructors receive the original completed questionnaires containing student comments and a summary of the scores for each question, and they routinely consider this feedback when preparing for their next course offering. Teaching and other course-related issues are

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addressed by the Department Chair with the faculty member. In addition, if there are issues during the term, students are invited to bring them to the attention of the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Research, who will assist the students in resolving them with the faculty member. Assessment of Learning Throughout the MMSc program, a variety of assessment methods are used to assess each student’s technical and enabling competencies.

• Class Participation: A student's advance preparation and level of in-class engagement comprise the student’s grade for this component of a course. Class participation requires the student to demonstrate initiative and competence and to orally communicate effectively and efficiently.

• Class Presentations: Presentations are designed to develop the student’s ability to present and discuss a topic in front of a group. In addition, they force a student to examine ideas and information critically, to identify key issues, and then to orally communicate their analysis effectively and efficiently.

• Written Assignments: Written assignments provide a student with the opportunity to identify issues, gather and analyze information, develop ideas, solve problems and make decisions. They must then concisely and clearly communicate their analysis and recommendations in writing

• Examinations: Examinations require students to apply what they have learned in a course to identify and analyze issues, solve problems, and make decisions, then to clearly and concisely present their analysis in writing, often under time constraints.

7. Resources for All Programs The GDDA is expected to have minimal effects on the existing degree programs with regard to faculty capacity and course offerings. In the short run, the potential increase in intake students can be managed within the existing department human and physical resources. Most of the required courses for the GDDA are existing courses currently being offered to graduate students, and new courses can easily be accommodated by the current faculty members. Furthermore, offering new graduate courses for the GDDA program nicely fits in Management Sciences Vision 2015 Plan. In the long run when the program leads to a substantial increase in MMSc enrollment, it is anticipated that more resources will be required. However, it is anticipated that increased institutional support with a large number of graduate students can support any increased needs in resources. 8. Resources for Graduate Programs Only As discussed above, the interdisciplinary nature of the department expertise can leverage the strengths of its different areas of research to offer a comprehensive data analytics program that covers all three important categories of analytics. The GDDA within the MMSc program is offered to course-based students who are expected to be financially self-supporting, and there is no need for extra resources for financial assistance. There is also little impact on the extra supervisory load for faculty members. It will serve, however, as a vehicle to identify research-capable students and to provide initial training for potential students to pursue thesis-based degrees (Master of Applied Sciences and Ph.D.). The table below presents a list of potential faculty members to teach the required courses.

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Name Degrees Title Teaching responsibilities Hossein Abouee Mehrizi

Ph.D. Assistant professor, Canada Research Chair in healthcare operations

MSCI 719 (Operations Analytics)

Lukasz Golab Ph.D. Assistant professor, Canada Research Chair in information systems

MSCI 723 (Big Data Analytics)

Brian Cozzarin Ph.D. Associate professor MSCI 718 (Statistical Methods for Data Analytics)

These courses are required for the GDDA, on top of the core required courses for the MMSc program listed below: Name Degrees Title Teaching responsibilities Rob Duimering Ph.D. Associate professor MSCI 605 (Organizational

Theory & Behaviour)

Samir Elhedhli Ph.D. Professor MSCI 603 (Principles of Operations Research)

Bon Koo Ph.D. Associate professor MSCI 607 (Applied Economics for Management)

Qi-Ming He Ph.D. Professor MSCI 609 (Quantitative Data Analysis for Management Sciences)

As documented in their CVs, the faculty members have a proven record of

accomplishments, in both teaching and research. They have been actively involved in curriculum developments through novel pedagogies while being committed to utilize active learning methods in their lectures. Their commitment to teaching has resulted in enviable evaluations in their course. 9. Quality and Other Indicators The proposed GDDA is structured to ensure each student acquires theoretical, practical and professional skills commensurate with a graduate diploma program, as indicated in learning outcomes and its mapping to the program structure (see Table 1). The courses and requirements of the GDDA are fully congruent with the learning outcomes of the already approved MMSc program at the Department of Management Sciences.

The Department of Management Sciences has a unique faculty body with expertise in areas of data analytics and with a wide range of applications. Each required course will be taught by an expert in the area as will be demonstrated by the CVs of the faculty members (see Volume 2).

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University of Waterloo SENATE

Report of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost March 28, 2016

FOR INFORMATION __________________________ University Professor Designation The 2016 University Professor designation: Linda Nazar (chemistry). Waterloo has awarded this distinction to 22 other individuals: Garry Rempel (chemical engineering), Mary Thompson (statistics & actuarial science) and Mark Zanna (psychology) in 2004; Terry McMahon (chemistry), Cam Stewart (pure mathematics) and Robert Jan van Pelt (architecture) in 2005; Phelim Boyle (accountancy) and Ian Munro (computer science) in 2006; Ken Davidson (pure mathematics), Keith Hipel (systems design engineering) and Jake Sivak (optometry) in 2007; Roy Cameron (health studies & gerontology) and Flora Ng (chemical engineering) in 2008; Ellsworth LeDrew (geography & environmental management) and Ming Li (computer science) in 2009; Stuart McGill (kinesiology) and Janusz Pawliszyn (chemistry) in 2010, Robert Le Roy (chemistry) in 2011, François Paré (french studies) in 2012 and Douglas Stinson (computer science) in 2013; William Cook (combinatorics and optimization), and William Coleman (political science) in 2015. UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR The University of Waterloo owes much of its international reputation and stature to the quality of its eminent professors. UW recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence through the designation “University Professor”. Once appointed, a faculty member retains the designation until retirement. Not counting retirees, it is anticipated there will be one University Professor for approximately every 60 full-time regular faculty members, with at most two appointments each year. Such appointments are reported to Senate and the Board of Governors in March and April respectively, and are recognized at Convocation. Selection Process 1. Annually, nominations will be sought from Faculty deans, directors of schools and department chairs,

as well as from the university community generally. A nominee shall have demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence in a particular field or fields of knowledge. The individual who nominates a colleague is responsible for gathering the documentation and submitting it to the vice-president academic & provost before the December break. The University Tenure & Promotion Committee will act as the selection committee; its decisions are final.

2. A nomination must be supported by at least six signatures from at least two UW departments/schools and must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and a short, non-technical description of the nominee’s contributions.

3. A nomination must also be accompanied by letters from the nominee’s Dean, and from at least two and no more than five scholars of international standing in the nominee’s field from outside the University. The scholars are to be chosen by the nominee’s Chair/Director in consultation with the Dean and the nominator. The letter of nomination should explain why these particular scholars were chosen.

4. Letters soliciting comments from scholars shall be sent by the Chair/Director. Scholars shall be asked to comment on the impact and specific nature of the nominee’s most influential contributions, addressing their responses directly to the Vice-President, Academic & Provost.

5. The dossiers of unsuccessful nominees remain in the pool for two additional years. The appropriate Dean should provide updated information each year.

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University of Waterloo Report of the Vice-President, University Research

28 March 2016 Research Communications

o Next ‘Research Talks’ scheduled for April 1; Jennifer Clapp, CRC in Global Food Security and Sustainability, Trudeau Fellow and Professor in School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability.

Institutional Research

o ORF-RE Round 8 o Nine applications submitted by Waterloo with a total request of $32,578,312. Waterloo’s share is

$22,120,553. o 14 submitted by other university partners. Waterloo’s share is $653,326.

o CFI-JELFs o Five submitted for a requested CFI total of $488,715.

Funding Agencies & Non-profit Sponsors

o Rhona Hanning, SPHHS, has been awarded a CIHR Pathways team grant ($637k total) for her project “Refining a scaling up strategy for bringing local healthy food to school through learning circles in First Nations and Metis Communities”.

o A record number of CIHR applicants to the recent CIHR open competition (36 applications from all 6 Faculties).

Research Partnerships Highlights o Successful Biomaterials-Biomanufacturing Industry Forum (January 19), approximately 90 attendees including

30 companies. o Large and mid-size projects:

o A. Khandani, E&CE (Huawei) – NSERC Strategic $640,000, NSERC CRD $1,004 ,295 o T. Jennewein, Physics & Astronomy, (CSA) $500,000 o C. Eliasmith, Philosophy, Sys Des Eng, (USAF) US $1.02M o Z. Chen, Chemical Eng, (Newtech) $3M over 3 years o D. Hammond, SPHHS, (Public Health Agency of Canada) $1M over 3 years

Waterloo International

o Ian Rowlands appointed Interim Associate Vice-President International as of February 15. o Priorities in the short-term:

o Communications (both internal and external) o WI functioning and structure o Strategic planning

Office of Research Ethics

o Finalized coordinated ethics review agreements using template developed for WLU – Western, Conestoga, Grand River Hospital, Cambridge Memorial, St. Mary’s; ongoing discussions with McMaster and Guelph. Anecdotal evidence that streamlining administrative burden leads to increases is multi-jurisdictional research. Prior to coordinated review had average of 2 per year with WLU, after coordinated review have average of 15 per year; 1 multi-jurisdictional protocol last year with Western, since coordinated review (two months ago) have four.

o Completed construction of Phase 3 of CAF; additional space allows us to further enhance centralization of all rodent housing and provide additional procedure rooms which will decrease the need to transport animals across campus.

o Initiated five optional (subscribe, unsubscribe option available) listserves to “push out” information to researchers where information is time sensitive and relevant to the type of research they are involved with

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(i.e. Health Canada regulated clinical trials, animals, social science and humanities, biomedical) and an additional listserv which focuses on key issues associated with the responsible conduct of research. Enhanced supports made available dealing with authorship disputes (online cases, videos, linking to international standards, best practices for resolving disputes). Take up has been steady with two to three new faculty members joining each day.

o Dealt with 34 allegations of irresponsible conduct of research in 2015. However, only three were significant/referred to an investigation committee (baseline is 3 significant files in 2011). Increase in volume of allegations received likely due to broader definition of breach in the new RCR framework, higher profile within organization due to training outreach, enhanced likelihood of reporting to central contact since perceived as neutral third party.

o Implemented revised process for research integrity investigation committees to reduce delays and better meet compliance obligations.

o Completed first draft of “Role of PI” resource document for faculty. o Continued website redesign to assist faculty with meeting their compliance obligations in a less cumbersome

manner and which will make key information more accessible to researchers; focus group with representation from all 6 Faculties and affiliated institutions planned for March 22.

D. George Dixon Vice-President, University Research

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