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 University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Provost Jerry Tomberlin are pleased to announce the appointment of Patrice Smith as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs for a five-year term starting July 1, 2019.

鈥淧atrice is a natural leader who brings unique experience to the role of Dean,鈥� said Tomberlin, who chaired the search committee. 鈥淪he is a respected researcher, an enthusiastic instructor, and is passionate about 杏吧原创鈥檚 graduate student experience. Please join me in congratulating Patrice on this appointment.鈥�

Smith is a Professor of Neuroscience and currently serves as Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) in the Faculty of Science and as a faculty senator on 杏吧原创鈥檚 Board of Governors. She has previously served as President of the 杏吧原创 University Academic Staff Association (CUASA).

Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Ottawa and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University before joining 杏吧原创 in 2008.

An internationally recognized neuroscientist, Smith鈥檚 research specializes in understanding how the brain responds to injury and mechanisms to promote repair and recovery.

鈥淚 look forward to working with faculty, staff, students and the broader community toward facilitating excellence in graduate and postdoctoral training at 杏吧原创,鈥� said Smith.

Smith will succeed Matthias Neufang who, after much reflection, has decided not to seek renewal for a second term as Dean to allow him to focus more heavily on his research and his work with his own graduate students. Neufang has served as Dean since 2014.

鈥淚 would like to express my deepest gratitude to Matthias for his outstanding contributions during his term as Dean and for his innovative leadership in improving the graduate student experience,鈥� said Tomberlin.

鈥淚 would also like to thank the members of the search committee for their diligence in completing a successful search process and to everyone from the 杏吧原创 community who submitted comments and feedback throughout the process.鈥�

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The advisory search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs continues its work and remains on schedule. The committee has been meeting regularly. We have developed a job advertisement and position profile and will conduct interviews with shortlisted candidates in March. We welcome ongoing input at carletonfgpa@odgersberndtson.com.

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To All Members of the 杏吧原创 Community,

I am pleased to announce the constitution of the advisory search committee for the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. Thank you to all who submitted nominations for membership on this committee.

This advisory committee to the president held its first meeting on Nov. 21 and will continue to meet throughout the winter semester to review applications and interview candidates. The intended start date for the new dean is July 1, 2019.

We have retained executive search consultant Colleen Keenan from Odgers Berndtson Executive Search to assist us. You are welcome to submit nominations or suggestions to our search consultant regarding the challenges and opportunities you think the dean will face, and the ideal qualities and skills you think the committee should consider when reviewing candidates. Suggestions can be sent to carletonfgpa@odgersberndtson.com by Friday, Nov. 30.

The members of the committee are:

• Jerry Tomberlin, Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and Chair, FGPA Dean Advisory Search Committee
• Mohamed Al Guindy, Assistant Professor, Sprott School of Business (faculty representative)
• Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research and International) (senior administration representative)
• Jay Jennings, Institute of Cognitive Science (PhD student representative)
• Jonathan Malloy, Professor, Department of Political Science (faculty representative)
• Lin Moody, Graduate Communications and Strategic Enrolment Officer, FGPA (professional services staff representative)
• Julie Murray, Associate Professor and Supervisor of Graduate Studies, Department of English (faculty representative)
• Sangeeta Murugkar, Associate Professor, Department of Physics (faculty representative)
• Dorina Petriu, Chancellor鈥檚 Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering (faculty representative)
• Andr茅 Plourde, Dean, Faculty of Public Affairs (dean representative)
• TBD (master鈥檚 student representative)

Committee support: Colleen Keenan, Executive Search Consultant, Odgers Berndtson; Adele Haar, Manager, Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development (Human Resources representative); Rosemary O鈥橦earn, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic).

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

Sincerely yours,

Jerry Tomberlin
Chair
FGPA Dean Advisory Search Committee

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To all Members of the 杏吧原创 Community:

Prof. Matthias Neufang will complete his term as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs on June 30, 2019 and after much reflection, he has decided not to seek renewal for a second term. This will allow him to focus more heavily on his research and his work with his own graduate students.

After a one-year administrative leave, he will return to the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

On behalf of the 杏吧原创 community, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Matthias for his outstanding and valuable contributions during his term as Dean since 2014 and for his innovative leadership in improving the graduate student experience.

Over the last four years, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs has launched 16 new graduate programs leading to 32 degrees, accelerated pathways to master鈥檚 programs for 杏吧原创 undergraduate students, and a university-wide international dual master鈥檚 degree policy that allows students to complete their degrees at 杏吧原创 and an international partner institution.

Under his leadership, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs has seen significant growth in both graduate student enrolment and professional development opportunities. As shown in the excellent results of the 2016 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS), graduate student satisfaction at 杏吧原创 has not only improved, but it is similar, and in many aspects higher, than other institutions in Ontario.

Matthias was instrumental in launching the inaugural Ontario Council on Graduate Studies Celebration of Academic Excellence, a public event hosted by 杏吧原创 earlier this year that brought Governor General鈥檚 Gold Medal recipients together from across Ontario to present their research.

Matthias also served as chief negotiator for the 2015-鈥�18 collective agreement with the 杏吧原创 University Postdoctoral Union (CUPU 鈥� PSAC 77000) and the 2016-鈥�19 collective agreement with the 杏吧原创 University Teaching Assistants (CUPE 4600-1).

He previously served as Associate Dean (Programs and Planning) in the former Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in 2007 and 2008, and as Director and Co-Director of the Ottawa-杏吧原创 Institute of Mathematics and Statistics from 2004 to 2006.

We will constitute an advisory search committee shortly and have engaged Colleen Keenan from executive search firm Odgers Berndtson to assist us with this search. There will be an opportunity for community consultation later in the process.

We will continue to keep you informed throughout the search and will send an update once the advisory search committee has been constituted.

Sincerely yours,

Jerry Tomberlin
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

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