REPORT TO SENATE ON PROGRESS TOWARDS ACADEMIC PLANS

SHEILA EMBLETON, VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC

June 24, 2004

STRATEGIC ACADEMIC PRIORITIES

• build on strengths in liberal arts, sciences, fine arts, environmental studies

• diversification into professional and applied studies

• growth in engineering and applied science (including ITEC)

• leadership in interdisciplinary health studies

• expansion of international programs and activities

• improved capacity for technology enhanced learning

• commitment to high quality graduate education

• enhanced profile as a leading research university

NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES

• building on strengths

– success of new programs: business and society, criminology

– new streams, highlighting strengths

– certificates

– expansion of degree options/flexibility

• professional and applied studies

– human resources management (undergraduate and graduate)

– innovative Executive MBA

NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES (cont’d)

• engineering and applied science

– new streams in FPAS: biochemistry, pharmaceutical and biological chemistry

– engineering program

– ITEC

• interdisciplinary health studies

– School of Health Policy and Management

– critical disability studies

– Nursing expansion and innovative MSc in Nursing

– opportunities for consolidation/expansion of health interests

NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES (cont’d)

• international

– International BBA

– TESOL certificate

– internships

• collaborative programming

– Design program with Sheridan

– Professional Writing program with Seneca

– York-Seneca joint program in Applied Biotechnology

– review of collaborative programs

– opportunities for inter-Faculty collaboration

• technology enhanced learning

OTHER PROGRAM AND ENROLMENT PLANNING ISSUES

• Double Cohort

– curricular planning

– student support

– follow-up studies

• Graduate Education

– Associate Vice-President Graduate

– enrolment planning

• General Education

– university degree

– York degree

PROGRESS TOWARDS REBALANCING AND DIVERSIFICATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN (UNDERGRADUATE FFTEs)

1999/2000

Arts, 49.4%

Atkinson, 18.1%

Education, 3.9%

FES, 1.0%

Fine Arts, 7.7%

Glendon, 4.4%

Osgoode, 2.9%

FPAS, 10.5%Schulich,

2.0%

2003/04

Arts, 45.8%

Atkinson, 21.4%

Education, 3.7%

FES, 0.9%

Fine Arts, 8.2%

Glendon, 4.7%

Osgoode, 2.4%

FPAS, 10.9%

Schulich, 2.0%

2005/06

Arts, 43.1%

Atkinson, 22.5%

Education, 3.4%

FES, 1.3%

Fine Arts, 7.0%

Glendon, 5.0%

Osgoode, 2.4%

FPAS, 13.1%

Schulich, 2.1%

Source: Office of Management Information

PLANNING FOR TENURE STREAM COMPLEMENT

- tenure stream appointments:

- support academic strengths

- advance strategic priorities

- support complement growth to teach increased enrolments

- provide replacements for retiring/departing faculty

- will continue to address the “deficit” in tenure stream appointments

- importance of making outstanding appointments

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS BY AREA OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2000-01 to 2003-04

Fine Arts, 28 (9%)

Environmental Studies, 6 (2%)

Humanities & Social Science, 101 (34%)

Pure & Natural Science,16 (5%)

Applied Science & Engineering, 38 (13%)

Law, 11 (4%)

Education, 11 (4%)

Business, 46 (15%)

Health-Related, 43 (14%)

Source: Office of the AVP Academic Resource Planning

DISTRIBUTION OF FULL-TIME FACULTY BY DISCIPLINE

1999/00

Humanities/Soc Sci46.2%

Business7.4%

Science-P ure/Natural

7.4%

Science-Eng/Applied

8.9%

Health Related

11.2%

Education3.3%

Law4.8%

Fine Arts8.0%

Env Studies2.7%

Multi Disc0.2%

2003/04

Humanities/Soc Sci

43.3%

Business8.9%

Science-Pure/Natural

5.8%

Science-Eng/Applied

11.3%

Health Related11.8%

Education3.3%

Law4.4%

Fine Arts8.0%

Env Studies3.0%

Multi Disc0.4%

Source: Office of Management Information

FULL-TIME COMPLEMENT: TENURE STREAM, 2004-05

* Includes conversions and external CRCs ** one appointment start date deferred to July 1, 2005 Source: Office of the AVP Academic Resource Planning June 24, 2004

FACULTY

APPTS AUTH

2004-05*

APPTS

MADE TO DATE

ON OFFER IN PROGRESS DELAY/UNSUCC/

CARRY FORWARD

05-06

AS 54 46 2 1 5

AK 49 34 4 7 4

ED 2 1 0 0 1

ES 3 3 0 0 0

FA 17 7** 3 5 2

GL 9 8 0 0 1

OSG 1 1 0 0 0

SC 19 16 0 1 2

SSB 12 7 0 2 3

LIB 4 1 2 1 0

TOTALS 170 124 11 17 18

FULL-TIME COMPLEMENT: CLAs, SRCs, TRUE VISITORS, 2004-05

FACULTY

CLA:

APPTS AUTH*

CLA:

MADE TO DATE

CLA:

ON OFFER

SRC:

OFFERS MADE 04-05

TRUE VISITORS:

OFFERS/SLOTS

AS 33 24 9 2** 3

AK 31 23 8 2** 2

ED 0 0 0 0 0

ES 0 0 0 0 0

FA 11 7 4 0 2

GL 3 2 1 2 2

OSG 0 0 0 0 0

SC 3 3 0 0 0

SSB 3 2 1 0 1

LIB 6 1 5 0 0

TOTALS 90 62 28 6 10* New, renewed, or continuing ** one full appointment and two cross-appointments

Source: Office of the AVP Academic Resource Planning June 24, 2004

FULL-TIME FACULTY TENURE STREAM COMPLEMENT HIRING PLAN

Source: Office of the AVP Academic Resource Planning

Full-Time Faculty Tenure-Stream Complement as of October 1, 2003Projected as of June 24, 2004

1,060

1,080

1,100

1,120

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,280

1,300

1,320

91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05

Year

FT

E

Represents:• 6 appts that started after Oct. 1, 2003 plus• 170 authorized searches, of which 17 were carried forward from 2003/04• A net increase of 135 over 2003/04, since 41 age-65 retirements are expected• Excludes 4 authorized searches in Library