The Faculty Council has established standing committees and sub-committees to support its mandate. These committees review policy matters within their areas of responsibility and provide recommendations to the Faculty Council. Their duties are defined by Council and each reports at least annually to Council.
The Standing Committees of Council include:
Executive and Planning Committee (E&P)
The Executive and Planning Committee shall make informed recommendations to Council on long-range academic planning and comprehensive policies for the Faculty. The Committee provides the Dean with advice on topics related to the overall functioning of Faculty of Health matters within the scope of governance and ensures materials to be presented to Council are complete and ready for collegial review.
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC)
The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee shall review and recommend to Council approval or other action regarding the Faculty's regulations and practices on degree requirements for all years of study, all undergraduate programs, and Faculty-level legislation, including:
- New or changes to certificates
- New or changes to courses
- New or changes to programs of study, and
- Other matters relating to academic policy and planning
Committee on Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI)
The Committee on Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion shall provide coordination on any academic activities (e.g. policies, procedures, practices, programs) under the purview of the Faculty of Health Council to identify any barriers to enabling full participation in aspects of campus life including research, teaching, learning, and working.
Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards (CEAS)
The Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards shall oversee academic policy, academic standards, and policies and practices related to examinations and faculty- level undergraduate awards.
Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards Subcommittee for Panel Hearings
The Sub-committee of Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards shall adjudicate appeals of decisions on cases of academic misconduct through panel hearings.
Petitions Committee
The Petitions Committee shall receive and act upon student academic petitions and appeals, and make recommendations on policy matters and procedures relating to student academic petitions and appeals.
The Committee meets in panels for consideration of petitions and appeals against previous committee decisions.
Committee on Tenure & Promotions (T&P)
The Committee on Tenure and Promotions makes recommendations, as required, on Faculty and University policy concerning tenure and promotions. It liaises with the Senate Committee on Tenure and Promotions to confirm the list of tenure and/or promotion candidates scheduled for consideration, ensures that timelines are maintained and makes regular reports to Council on the disposition of files by category.
Research Awards Committee (RAC)
The Research Awards Committee shall make recommendations and provide advice to Council on policy matters related to research, innovation, and creative scholarship. It will promote and celebrate research and creative scholarship at the Faculty level. It will adjudicate Faculty level competitions and programs.
Teaching Awards Committee (TAC)
The Faculty of Health Teaching Awards Committee (TAC) will review the nominations for Teaching and Educational Leadership, Pedagogical and/or Curricular Innovation awards, and recommends recipients to the Dean, who makes the final decisions. TAC also recommends candidates for the Distinguished Fellowship in Learning and Teaching Excellence (FLTE) position to the Dean. Results will be announced at a meeting of the Faculty of Health Council. TAC reserves the right not to make a recommendation in a category, if they determine that nominations do not meet the category standard.
Graduate Committee
The Graduate Committee shall review and recommend to Council on graduate degree requirements, new or revised diplomas, programs, courses, regulations, and broader policy and planning. It will review quality assurance and program reports, forward proposals to Senate, report actions to Council, and collaborate with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The Committee will also promote graduate research and creative scholarship and adjudicate Faculty-level graduate competitions and awards.