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  • Probationary and Continuing Status Review – For Faculty (Online)

    This session is only for teaching stream faculty in continuing appointments who are prior to their continuing status review. Achieving continuing status is an important milestone in the life cycle of teaching-stream faculty. Understanding expectations and knowing what constitutes a complete and thorough file is critical. This session, intended for pre-continuing status faculty who are […]

    Free
  • Managing Teaching Assistants and Sessional Lecturers – for AAAs and Staff (Online)

    Calendar invite with Teams link will be sent a few days before the event.

    This session, offered by Labour Relations will provide Chairs, Directors, Associate Chairs, Vice/Associate Deans, TA Coordinators, and Administrative Staff responsible for the administration of CUPE 3902 appointments with the tools and information necessary for managing employees under the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 and Unit 3 Collective Agreements. Topics will include: performance management, accommodation, workload, leaves, […]

    Free
  • Hiring Teaching Assistants, Course Instructors, and Sessional Lecturers – for AAAs and Staff (Online)

    Calendar invite with Teams link will be sent a few days before the event.

    This session, offered by Labour Relations, will provide Chairs, Directors, Associate Chairs, TA Coordinators, and Administrative Staff responsible for the administration of CUPE 3902 appointments with the tools and information necessary for posting, hiring, and filling positions under the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 and Unit 3 Collective Agreements. Topics will include: subsequent appointment assignments, job […]

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  • Promotion in the Tenure Stream – For Faculty (Online)

    This session is for tenured faculty only. The University expects that most tenure-stream faculty will achieve the rank of Professor during their career at this institution. This session is intended for Associate Professors in the Tenure Stream who are preparing for promotion to Professor. We will discuss the process and timelines, how candidates may be […]

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  • Retirement Information Pre-recorded Video Series – 2025

    The retirement information pre-recorded video series is for faculty and librarians enrolled in the University Pension Plan, ages 54-72, who are thinking about retirement, who have entered phased retirement, or who have submitted their Notice of Intention to retire. These videos, available on February 28 until June 30, are an opportunity to learn more about […]

    Free
  • Promotion in the Teaching Stream – For Faculty (Online)

    This session is only for teaching stream faculty who have already completed their continuing status review and have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Teaching Stream. The University anticipates that many teaching- stream faculty will achieve the rank of Professor, Teaching Stream. This session is intended to help associate rank teaching stream faculty […]

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  • Administering Subsequent CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Appointments – for AAAs and Staff (Online)

    CUPE 3902 Unit 1 includes PhD and Masters students performing work primarily as TAs. There are instances where the performance of Course Instructorships, will be considered.  This session, run by Labour Relations, will provide Chairs, Directors, Associate Chairs, TA Coordinators, and Administrative Staff responsible for the administration of CUPE 3902 Unit 1 appointments with the […]

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  • Building the Momentum: Finding Your Post-Tenure Pathway (In-Person)

    This interactive panel, intended for associate professors who achieved tenure between 2020-21 and 2023-2024, is a conversation about exploring post-tenure pathways. Experienced faculty will share how they navigated the immediate post-tenure period. Lunch will be provided. Panelists: Tim Chan, Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, FASE and Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives Nasim Niknafs, Associate […]

  • Hosting International Collaborators – for All Faculties (Online, March 26, 10am-12pm)

    This session is open to academic administrators, faculty, principal investigators, and staff of all Faculties. Session Leaders: Hisani Kreiser, Senior Lead, Academic Immigration & Recruitment and Sophia Martins, Recruitment and Immigration Advisor with support from Olumide Bolu, Teresa Levitt, and Carolina Moreno do Nascimento Alme, Employment & Immigration Consultants Hosting international colleagues, researchers, expert knowledge […]

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  • Retirement Information Q&A Session – April 8, 2025, 1-3pm (Live, Online)

    The Retirement Information Q&A session is for faculty and librarians enrolled in the University Pension Plan, ages 54-72, who are thinking about retirement, who have entered phased retirement, or who have submitted their Notice of Intention to retire. This is a question & answer session only. Please review the Retirement Information Pre-recorded Video Series prior […]

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  • Recruitment & Hiring – for AAAs and Staff (Online)

    Calendar invite with Teams link will be sent a few days before the event.

    A unit’s ability to hire the best possible candidates for academic positions depends on effective management of the recruitment process. This session, for Chairs, Directors, Deans, and supporting staff, is intended to provide detailed information about the following topics that are critical to the success of this process:        Recruitment plan Faculty job […]

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  • Building the Momentum: Finding Your Post-Continuing Status Pathway

    This event has been postponed. We will announce the new date soon. Thinking about next steps after continuing status? This session, intended for Associate Professors, Teaching Stream who achieved continuing status status between 2020-2021 to 2023-24, is a conversation about post-continuing status pathways. A panel of teaching stream faculty will share how they have continued […]

  • Bias in the Context of Academic Reviews for AAAs, Assessors, and Members of Committees (Online)

    If your plans change after you register, please email vpfal.prof.dev@utoronto.ca.  Session Leaders: Maydianne Andrade, University Professor, Biological Sciences, UTSC and Founder and Co-Chair of Co-Chair of the Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence (TIDE) Bojana Stefanovic, Professor, Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine with support from Alison Keith, University Professor & Director, Jack Humanities Institute […]

  • Assessment of Teaching in Tenure, Continuing Status, and Promotion Reviews for Chairs, Directors, and Members of Teaching Evaluation Committees (Online)

    Calendar invite with Teams link will be sent a few days before the event.

    Please note: Sessions will not be recorded and the slides will not be shared. If your plans change after you register, please email vpfal.prof.dev@utoronto.ca.  The evaluation of teaching is a critical element in tenure, continuing status, and promotion reviews. Led by the Centre for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic […]

  • Probationary and Continuing Status Review – For Faculty (Online) – January 29, 2026, 1-3pm

    Calendar invite with Teams link will be sent a few days before the event.

    This session is only for teaching stream faculty in continuing appointments who are prior to their continuing status review. Achieving continuing status is an important milestone in the life cycle of teaching-stream faculty. Understanding expectations and knowing what constitutes a complete and thorough file is critical. This session, intended for pre-continuing status faculty who are […]