Governance
The Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Council
Graduate education at Toronto Metropolitan University is overseen by the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Council (YSGPS Council). The council deals with such issues as the development and evaluation of new graduate programs and policy that is relevant to graduate programs and students. The council is comprised of the dean of graduate studies as well as affiliated faculty members from each of Toronto Metropolitan University’s faculties, graduate program directors and students.
The Vice-Provost and Dean
The Vice-Provost and Dean of the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (YSGPS) is responsible for the leadership and vision for the growth and maturation of graduate programs at Toronto Metropolitan University; chairing the Council of the School of Graduate Studies; and all administrative matters related to budgets, student and personnel matters, external liaison and strategic planning in the school. The dean is an ex-officio member of all graduate council committees.
Committees
There are various committees and sub-committees related to admissions and studies, appeals, scholarships and awards, and so forth.
YSGPS Council 2024-25
YSGPS Chair: Dr. Carl Kumaradas, Vice-Provost and Dean, YSGPS
Dr. Janet Koprivnikar, Interim Associate Dean, Programs, YSGPS
Dr. Nancy Walton, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, YSGPS
Faculty Representatives
FCS - Annette Bailey, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Internationalization
FOS - Russell Virre, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
FEAS - Mehrab Mehrvar, Interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (until Dec. 2024) and Miljana Horvat, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (starting Jan. 2025)
TRSM - Fei Song, GPD Management (MScM | PhD)
ARTS - Todd Girard, GPD Psychology (MA | PhD)
The Creative School - John Shiga, GPD Media and Design Innovation (PhD)
Graduate Program Director YSGPS Council Members
Songnian Li - Civil Engineering (MASc | MEng | PhD)
James Tiessen - Master of Health Administration (Community Care) (MHA(CC))
Andrew Laursen - EnSciMan (MASc | PhD)
Jason Boyd - Literatures of Modernity (MA)
Chun-Yip Hon - Occupational and Public Health (MSc)
Sibo Chen - Professional Communication (MPC)
Russell Richman - Building Science (MASc | MBSc | PhD)
Student YSGPS Council Members
Doctoral Student Rep: Eslam Muhammed (Civil Engineering PhD student)
Masters Student Rep: Mahnoor Fatima (Biomedical Engineering MSc student)
TMU Graduate Students Union Representative
Bahareh Chaichypour, (Physics PhD student)
President, Toronto Metropolitan Graduate Students' Union (TMGSU)
Programs and Planning Committee (PPC) Membership
Chair: Dr. Carl Kumaradas, Vice-Provost and Dean YSGPS
Dr. Janet Koprivnikar, Interim Associate Dean, Programs YSGPS
Dr. Nancy Walton, Associate Dean, Student Affairs YSGPS
FCS - Annette Bailey, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Internationalization
ARTS - Melanie Knight, Interim Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
The Creative School - Jean Bruce, Associate Dean, Graduate Education
TRSM - Murtaza Haider, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
FOS - Russell D. Viirre, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
FEAS - Mehrab Mehrvar, Interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (until Dec. 2024) and Miljana Horvat, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (starting Jan. 2025)