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New Terms of Reference, 2013
Research and Innovation recently led the restructuring of the University Prizes and Awards Committee (UPAC). As a result, a new prizes and awards committee structure has been implemented with the goal of re-energizing prizes and awards programs across 污污草莓视频.
The Prizes and Awards Steering Committee for Deans and other senior administrators met for the first time in November 2013, to begin working on 污污草莓视频鈥檚 multi-tiered approach and overall strategy toward national and international prizes. A separate Coordinating Committee, which will take a hands-on approach to developing applications, began its work in December 2013.
UPAC Mandate
To support the nomination of members of the 污污草莓视频 academic community for prestigious international, national and provincial non-discipline-specific prizes, awards and public recognition memberships. The new University Prizes and Awards Committee will fulfill this mandate through the establishment of:
- A Steering Committee;
- A Coordinating Committee;
- Peer Review Working Group(s).听
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Steering Committee
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Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provides overall strategic advice and makes recommendations to the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation on priorities in nomination for prestigious prizes and awards
- Advises on new or emerging research themes and opportunities for Prizes and Awards
- Advises on strategies to promote prizes and awards
- Is available to advise on members for all of the working groups and activities of the Coordinating Committee
- Shall meet at least once per year
Membership
The Steering Committee shall be composed of:
- The Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) [RI], or designate, as chair;
- Associate Vice-Principals (RI), as appointed by the VPRI;
- A senior representative of the Office of Sponsored Research (RI);
- The Dean, the Associate Dean Research or a professor designated by the Dean, from each Faculty;
- Associate Provost (Academic Staff and Priority Initiatives);
- The Administrator, Prizes and Awards, Office of Sponsored Research (OSR);
- The Chairperson shall have the authority to invite other staff members of the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) to join the committee, as required.
Members 2017-2018
Martha Crago, VP-RI (Chair)
Nancy Ross, AVP-RI
Antonia Maioni, Dean, Arts
Paul Allison, Dean, Dentistry
Dilson Rassier, Dean, Education
Jim Nicell, Dean, Engineering (represented by ADR Beno卯t Boulet)
Anja Geitmann Dean, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Robert Leckey, Dean, Law
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean, Management
David Eidelman, Dean, Medicine (represented by ADR Shari Baum)
Julie Cumming, Interim Dean, Music
Bruce Lennox, Dean, Science
Ghyslaine McClure, Associate Provost
Olga Naiberguer, Office of Sponsored Research
Meredith Chatman, Office of Sponsored Research听
Coordinating Committee
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Roles and Responsibilties
- Works under the guidance of the Prizes and Awards Steering Committee
- Advises the VPRI on, and assists with, internal University-wide research awards for faculty
- Identifies prizes and award opportunities
- Works with the Faculties to identify appropriate individuals to nominate for prizes and awards
- Advises the VPRI on the institutional strategy to promote Prizes and Awards on both a University-wide level and on a prize-specific level (e.g. US academies, Royal Society (UK))
- Assists the Office of the Vice-Principal (RI) in meeting its targeted number of nominations by acting as an ambassador for the prizes and awards portfolio and encouraging nominations of meritorious individuals for prizes and awards
- Identifies prizes and awards competitions that would benefit from peer review services (e.g. Killam Fellowship, Killam Prize, NSERC Steacie Fellowship, Prix d鈥檈xcellence FQRNT, Sloan Fellowship, SSHRC Impact Awards)
- Consults with the Faculties to identify members of the 污污草莓视频 community to serve on the Peer Review Working Groups
- Identifies members of the 污污草莓视频 community to serve on selection committees for NSERC prize committees听 and other prize-granting organizations when possible
- Consults with the Faculties to identify members to serve on selection committees for prize-granting organizations, including, for example, Prize Committees of the Federal Tri-Councils and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec
- Shall meet approximately every 2 months
- The Chair and the Administrator, Prizes and Awards shall meet monthly
Membership
The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of:
- An Associate Vice-Principal (RI) as Chair, as appointed by the VPRI;
- The Chair, or a representative appointed by the Dean, of each Faculty and Departmental Prizes and Awards Committee;
- An academic representative from each Faculty which does not have a Prizes and Awards Committee, appointed by the Dean;
- The Administrator, Prizes and Awards, Office of Sponsored Research (RI).
Members 2017-2018
Nancy Ross, AVP-RI (Chair)
Jean Barrette, Physics, Science
Dorothy Bray, English
Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias, SPOT, Medicine
Beno卯t Boulet, Engineering
Meredith Chatman, Office of Sponsored Research
Allison Christians, Law
Jim Engle-Warnick, Arts
Vihang Errunza, Management
Alyson Fournier, MNI
Ichiro Fujinaga Music
Abraham Fuks, Medicine
Nancy Heath, Education
Salwa Karboune, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Patricia Kirkpatrick, Religious Studies
Paul Lasko, Biology
Olga Naiberguer, Office of Sponsored Research
Doina Precup, Science
Vijaya Raghavan, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Lloyd Whitesell, Music
Ji Zhang, Dentistry
Peer Working Group
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Roles and Responsibilites
- Peer review will be voluntary on the part of the nominee and the reviewer.
- Meetings shall be convened as needed for targeted prizes and awards; the work of the group can also be carried out offsite.
听The Peer Review Working Group shall:
- Review nomination documents to improve quality and increase chance of success;
- Provide constructive feedback and recommendations to the nominees and nominators;
- Act as a mentor to nominees and their nominators, Deans and/or Associate Deans Research, in developing prizes and awards portfolios.
Membership
The (Ad Hoc) Peer Review Working Groups shall be composed of:
- Individuals suggested by the Coordinating Committee in accordance with the particular prizes and awards under discussion;
- The membership shall include but not be limited to current and emeritus members of the 污污草莓视频 community and 污污草莓视频 alumni as well as members of the Federal Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC).听 Members will:
- Have expertise and experience in adjudicating prizes and awards through juried competitions via participation on award selection committees; and/or
- Themselves be past recipients of prestigious prizes and awards; and/or
- Have a history of mentoring academics and researchers in prizes and awards.