Whether you provided input through the feedback form, attended a consultation session or sent an email to the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, we genuinely appreciate your participation and sharing your perspective.

By joining us throughout this process, you've provided input that will inform our strategic planning, ensuring that TMU’s Academic Plan articulates our community’s commitment to the university’s evolution. 

Phase 1 of the process took place over the fall 2023 and winter 2024 semesters. It included initial consultations and conversations with stakeholders from across the university to assess the values and priorities of the current academic plan, evaluate what worked, and what to improve. 

Phase 2 took place over the winter and spring 2024 semesters and included another series of consultations and town halls. This phase focused on identifying strategies, actions and resources that will be needed to implement the academic plan.

Phase 3 started in summer 2024 and involved sharing the draft plan with the community for feedback. The final academic plan was then presented to and approved by TMU’s Senate in November 2024. The plan will be released in January 2025 and implementation will begin in winter 2025.

As an integral part of the consultation process, the Provost has formed an advisory group consisting of select TMU faculty, librarians, staff and students with representation from across the university. 

The advisory group offers a range of knowledge and experience and will provide expertise throughout the academic plan process.

Advisory group members:

• Ashley Patora, Student Senator
• Carl Kumaradas, Vice-Provost and Dean, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
• Caroline O'Brien, Associate Professor and Chair, School of Performance, The Creative School
• Dave Atkinson, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts
• Dejan Delic, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science
• Donatus Oguamanan, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
• Ebrahim Bagheri, Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
• Graham Hudson, Interim Dean, Lincoln Alexander School of Law 
• Hetu Virajkumar Patel, Student Senator
• Isaac Garcia-Sitton, Executive Director, International Student Enrolment, Education and Inclusion
• Jen Gonzales, Executive Director, Student Affairs
• Jennifer Martin, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and SRC, Faculty of Community Services
• Joanne Dallaire, Elder and Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
• Joseph Medaglia, Associate Professor and Chair, School of Fashion, The Creative School
• JP Silva, Manager, Office of Zone Learning
• Kateryna Metersky, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
• Kelly Kimberley, Head, Borrowing and Lending Services, TMU Libraries
• Laleh Samarbakhsh, Associate Professor and Chair, Finance, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Lamya Amleh, Professor and Program Director, First-Year Engineering Office, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
• Linda Koechli, Acting Dean, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
• Lisa Barnoff, Interim Associate Dean, Equity and Social Accountability, School of Medicine; Faculty Liaison, Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion; Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services
• Marcia Moshe, Senior Advisor to the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, MD Program Proposal Development, School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
• Medhat Shehata, Professor and Associate Dean, Teaching and Outreach, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
• Michael Mihalicz, Indigenous Advisor, Office of the Dean and Assistant Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Monica McKay, Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
• Murtaza Haider, Professor, Department of Real Estate Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
• Naomi Adelson, Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
• Nima Naghibi, Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts
• Sean Kheraj, Vice-Provost, Academic
• Shari Hodges , Interim University Registrar, Office of the Registrar
• Stefania Impellizzeri, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science

To build consensus on the objectives of the academic plan, a series of engagement activities took place throughout the fall 2023 and winter/spring 2024 semesters. These consultations included large and small group meetings, both virtually and in-person to ensure accessibility for all community members. These engagement activities were an opportunity to reflect on how to advance our academic plan to respond to the needs of our current and future environment.