Amber Butler has indicated her intention to seek a second term as University Librarian, following the conclusion of her current term on June 30, 2026.

An advisory committee  has been formed as part of the renewal process.

The 杏吧原创 community is invited to share their comments and perspectives by April 22, 2026. All comments submitted to the committee will be treated as strictly confidential and will be reviewed solely by the committee. Respondents may elect to have their comments anonymized. More information is available on the website.

This is an important matter for the University and your input is critical. As the process moves forward, we will continue to provide updates on the University Librarian Renewal webpage.

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this important process.

Sincerely,

L. Pauline Rankin 
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, University Librarian Renewal Advisory Committee 

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Dr. Brenda O鈥橬eill has stated her intention to seek a second term as the Dean of the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs.

An advisory committee comprised of faculty, staff and students has been formed as part of the renewal process. The 杏吧原创 community is invited to聽听产测听November 14. All comments received by the committee will be treated in strictest confidence.

This is an important matter for the University and your input is critical. As the process moves forward, we will continue to provide updates on the Provost鈥檚 Executive Search and Renewal webpage.

Sincerely,

L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, Faculty of Public and Global Affairs Decanal Renewal Advisory Committee

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杏吧原创鈥檚 search for a Dean in the Sprott School of Business is progressing and a聽. Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Dean of Sprott is a member of 杏吧原创鈥檚 senior administration and is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership of a talented, broad and diverse group of faculty and staff.

Further information can be requested by contacting聽Kathy Rahme聽(krahme@boyden.com) and聽Collin Ritch聽(critch@boyden.com).

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

We have embarked on the process of selecting a Dean of the Sprott School of Business. We have engaged Boyden, a global executive search firm, to assist us with this search and an advisory search committee has been formed.

Consultation with the campus community is an integral part of this comprehensive search. On behalf of the committee, I invite you to offer information through a by Oct. 21. Boyden will hold all responses in strict confidence.

This is an important matter for the university. Your input is critical and will help to inform the search process. I would ask you to take the few minutes required to help us with this request.

We will continue to provide updates as the search progresses. All updates will be posted on 杏吧原创鈥檚 .

Sincerely, 

L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, Sprott School of Business Decanal Search Advisory Committee

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杏吧原创 University Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Jerry Tomberlin and Provost L. Pauline Rankin have announced that Dr. Larry Kostiuk鈥檚 appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED) has been renewed for a five-year term, ending June 30, 2029.

鈥淟arry鈥檚 creative leadership and accomplishments throughout his term as Dean have been pivotal to enhancing the outstanding reputation of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering and Design,鈥� said Provost Rankin, who chaired the renewal advisory committee. 鈥淭hank you to the members of the renewal advisory committee for their dedication to this process and please join me in congratulating Larry on his well-deserved reappointment.鈥�

In his first term as Dean of FED, Dr. Kostiuk was instrumental in overseeing a substantial expansion of the faculty complement in FED. He also led the launch of the Engineering Design Centre, a 25,000 square-foot collaborative space dedicated to undergraduate students, and the Women in Engineering and IT (WiE&IT) Program, which aims to address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Prior to his initial appointment as Dean of FED in 2019, Dr. Kostiuk served as Associate Vice-President (Research) after a transformative decade as Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. While in the Office of the Vice-President (Research), he also led Future Energy Systems, a $75-million research initiative launched by the University of Alberta under the Government of Canada鈥檚 Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Dr. Kostiuk holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. After obtaining his PhD, Kostiuk completed Postdoctoral Fellowships at the University of Cambridge and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., where he returned to work on special projects as an invited scholar.

 鈥淚t has been a great privilege to serve as Dean of Engineering and Design for the last five years,鈥� said Kostiuk. 鈥淣ot everything goes as planned when the middle years were spent in the shadow of COVID. I am very proud of all the staff, students, and academics, especially those just launching their careers at 杏吧原创 during these times, in achieving success in our transformative endeavours to grow our reputation as a research and educational institution. I am excited to work with everyone to continue to build on our accomplishments, and thank 杏吧原创 for this renewed opportunity.鈥� 

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To all members of the 杏吧原创 community,

Dr. Larry Kostiuk has stated his intention to seek a second term as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design.

An advisory committee comprised of faculty, staff and students has been formed as part of the renewal process. The 杏吧原创 community is invited to  by end of day on June 5. All comments will be treated in strictest confidence. Note that names and email addresses will not be shared with the advisory committee.

This is an important matter for the university and your input is critical. As the process moves forward, we will continue to provide updates on the .

Sincerely,

L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, Faculty of Engineering and Design Decanal Renewal Advisory Committee

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杏吧原创鈥檚 search for a Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is progressing and a聽. Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Dean of FASS is a member of 杏吧原创鈥檚 senior administration and is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership of a talented, broad and diverse group of faculty and staff.

Further information can be requested by contacting聽Kathy Rahme聽(krahme@boyden.com) and聽Collin Ritch聽(critch@boyden.com).

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

We have embarked on the process of selecting a Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. We have engaged Boyden, a global executive search firm, to assist us with this search and an search advisory committee has been formed.

Consultation with the campus community is an integral part of this comprehensive search. On behalf of the committee, I invite you to . Boyden will hold all responses in strict confidence.

This is an important matter for the university. Your input is critical and will help to inform the search process. I would ask you to take the few minutes required to help us with this request.

We will continue to provide updates as the search progresses. All updates will be posted on 杏吧原创鈥檚 .

Sincerely,

L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Decanal Search Advisory Committee

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To all Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

We are very pleased to announce that two outstanding members of our community have accepted important leadership roles at 杏吧原创:

Maria DeRosa Appointed as Dean of Science

Dr. Maria DeRosa has been appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Science, for a term ending June 30, 2027. Since August 2021, Maria has served as Interim Dean in the Faculty of Science where she has already demonstrated remarkable strategic leadership.

Maria is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Biochemistry, and the principal investigator of the Laboratory for Aptamer Discovery and Development of Emerging Research (LADDER), a research facility funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund and the Ontario Research Fund. She previously served as Associate Dean (Recruitment and Retention) in the Faculty of Science from 2018 to 2020, and as Chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2020 to 2021. She has received several awards for her outstanding teaching and research contributions, including the John Charles Polanyi Research Award, an Ontario Early Researcher Award and a Capital Educators鈥� Award.

Betina Appel Kuzmarov Appointed as Associate Vice-President (International)

Dr. Betina Appel Kuzmarov has been appointed as Associate Vice-President (International) for a five-year term effective July 1, 2022. Betina currently serves as the chair of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Department of Law and Legal Studies, where she has been a faculty member since 2006. She previously served as Clerk of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Senate, and Associate Dean (Students and Enrolment) in the Faculty of Public Affairs. She also served as one of four co-chairs for the university鈥檚 current Strategic Integrated Plan. A trained lawyer, her research interests lie in the area of international law, as well as law and religion. Her research and training all focus on aspects of international law or transnational legal issues. In addition to her legal background, she brings practical understanding of the value of international mobility, having been both an international student and an international visiting scholar.

Betina will succeed Dr. Karen Schwartz, who has successfully completed four years in this position. Along with the Advisory Committee on Internationalization, Karen developed an to map a course to our further enhanced global ambitions. She currently co-chairs the Centre for Community Engagement鈥檚 Strategic Planning Task Force and the 杏吧原创 committee overseeing the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement application, and has previously served on the task force guiding the university鈥檚 Strategic Integrated Plan. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Karen for the outstanding contributions that she has made to 杏吧原创 throughout her career.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who assisted and provided advice during the selection processes for both of these important appointments. Please join us in congratulating Maria and Betina on their appointments!

Sincerely,

Benoit-Antoine Bacon
President and Vice-Chancellor

Jerry Tomberlin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Rafik Goubran
Vice-President (Research and International)

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

The advisory search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Science has now been formed and a list of members is available online. Thank you to all who submitted nominations for membership on this committee. This advisory committee to the president will continue to meet throughout the search process to review applications and interview candidates.

Consultation with the campus community is an integral part of this comprehensive search. On behalf of the committee, I would ask you to take a few minutes to provide your input in the search by completing a  if you have not done so already. We have extended the deadline to Sept. 24, 2021 in order to gather additional responses. The inclusion of your name is optional and our executive search consulting firm, Laverne Smith & Associates Inc., will hold all responses in strict confidence. Your input is critical and will help to inform the search process.

We will continue to provide updates as the search progresses. All updates will be posted on 杏吧原创鈥檚 Academic Executive Search website.

Sincerely,

Jerry Tomberlin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Chair, Faculty of Science Dean Advisory Search Committee

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