Student Experience
Overview
This working group will consider how entities can work together to support undergraduate students pursuing U of T degrees, including establishing service and support expectations and best practices, including consideration of where these services are best provided, and the provision of equitable services and supports across colleges for:
- Academic advising and wayfinding
- Co-curricular experiences (including experiential and international experiences)
- Student life
- Mental health
- Academic skills support
- Policy administration (e.g., Codes)
- Commuter students
The group will also review the role of the colleges in:
- Creating and sustaining inclusive and respectful learning, social, and working environments
- Involving graduate students
- Supporting student experience in first-entry divisions other than the Faculty of Arts and Science
- The role of Fellows in supporting the above
Membership
The Student Experience Working Group will include the following members:
- Sandy Welsh, Vice-Provost, Students (Co-Chair) (On leave October 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021)
- Micah Stickel, Acting Vice-Provost, Students (Acting Co-Chair while Professor Welsh is on leave)
- Dwayne Benjamin, Provostial Advisor on Recruitment, Enrolment, and Educational Space & Technology (Co-Chair)
- Markus Stock, Principal, University College
- Yvette Ali, Registrar, Victoria University
- Robert Batey, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Alana Boland, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Vicki Lowes, Director of Experiential Learning, Faculty of Arts & Science
- David Newman, Executive Director, Student Experience, Division of Student Life
- Lance McCready, Interim Director, Transitional Year Program
- Leah McCormack-Smith, Dean of Students, New College
- Support: Julia Smeed, Manager, Innovation Projects
Related Documents & Resources
Materials related to the Working Group will be posted here as they become available.