Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life

Bias in the Context of Academic Reviews for AAAs, Assessors, and Members of Committees - Q&A and Case Study Workshop (Online)
2023-09-22 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
Session Leader: University Professor Maydianne Andrade

This live, interactive Q&A is intended for Provostial, SGS, and Decanal assessors; members of any committee that involves peer assessment (e.g., search, PTR, tenure, continuing status, promotion); as well as Deans, Vice and Associate Deans, Principals, Chairs and Directors. Please note that we are unable to accommodate staff, students, post-docs, sessional lecturers or clinicians at this session.

Pre-work: Faculty members who are serving on an upcoming committee are encouraged to review: 1) the recording of the 2022 workshop and 2) the Unconscious Bias Modules 1 & 2 and Module 3 through SuccessFactors before attending this workshop.
The goals the pre-work & this Q&A session is to:

Provide you with the tools to identify bias
Introduce you to some practical strategies to help you interrupt bias in the moment
Discuss what a unit might consider/discuss/put in place to help mitigate bias in academic review processes and assessments

Please note: A registration confirmation email will be sent only to the person registering; however, all registered attendees will receive the Teams link and all relevant materials a day or two prior to the session.
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Advancement Process for Sessional Lecturers – for AAAs and Staff (Online)
2023-09-28 14:00 - 16:00 | 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, and Administrative Staff responsible for the administration of CUPE 3902 Unit 3 appointments with the necessary information to manage and conduct the processes for advancement to Sessional Lecturer II, and advancement to Sessional Lecturer III.
Please note: A registration confirmation email will be sent only to the person registering; however, all registered attendees will receive the meeting link and a day or two prior to the session. The session will not be recorded and the slides will not be shared.
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